Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

Event Description

This is an album release show for the band Kentucky! In a dim corner of a small-town kitchen, the old radio still hums—its dial gently drifting, as if searching for whispered secrets buried between distant stations. This is where Jordan Holman, known to the world as Kentucky, sets the stage for something that feels almost otherworldly, like a signal carried on a faint, ethereal frequency. Based now in Almonte, Ontario, he finds himself drawn to transmissions arriving at odd hours—fully formed melodies, instructions in dream language, or fragments of lyric caught in that charged space just before dawn. Born in Edmonton, he was raised with music woven deep into the fabric of his childhood, and by his teenage years, he’d traded the violin for a guitar, staying up late to dissect records as if they contained some ancient magic. He once traveled across Canada, the U.S., and even the U.K., performing in DIY bands, savouring a deal with Universal Music Canada, and glimpsing the big stages he’d always imagined. Yet that initial taste of stardom proved illusory, slipping away until life itself nearly slipped from his grasp. When his heart stopped in 2020, it was a sudden hush on the airwaves—terrifying, but also an opening for a new signal to break through. Kentucky emerged in 2023, marked by the debut single, “Wonder,” a piece of music that captured something beyond mere sound: a bittersweet glow, a rekindling of an old, essential magic that once made the great artists seem touched by other worlds. Eight more releases followed, including “America, The Beautiful,” each one like an artifact from that mystical static, part of a carefully charted path leading from darkness toward a more illuminated horizon. By 2024, Kentucky’s live performances—over 100 shows across Ontario, Quebec, and back home in Edmonton—carried a visceral energy. Just a man, his guitar, and an audience, all drifting together toward a shared frequency. He works alone, writing, producing, mixing, and mastering his songs, guided by influences such as R.E.M., The Tragically Hip, and Peter Gabriel. Through acoustic rock and indie folk, he seeks to restore the elusive enchantment that once adorned music, reminding us that art can transcend time and place, whispering universal truths with a spectral elegance. Now, with the debut album Second Chance Music slated for Spring 2025, Kentucky stands at the threshold of something both deeply personal and cu... more...