The Kentucky Vampires

Louisville, Kentucky

Dark Castle Fest 2024

The Kentucky Vampires

The Kentucky Vampires will be returning for Dark Castle Fest 2024! Last year was so much fun, we couldn’t resist another round.

The Kentucky Vampires are a four member Gothic Rock band with roots in the city of Louisville, Kentucky. They deliver dramatic songs about ancient times, acts of sorcery and dark romance. Helping to spread the revival of Gothic Rock in its evolved contemporary form while remaining true to the origins of traditional Gothic Rock history. Soon after creating their first self titled album in 2018, they began work on their second album “Crimson Curse” released in 2020.

The band ended up on uncertain hiatus after the pandemic with members separating a bit to pursue other projects and personal endeavors but new material is in development with a future release not far away.

While live performances will remain rare for the time being, Dark Castle Fest began a new era for Louisville’s own original Gothic Rock torchbearers. Check out The Kentucky Vampires on Bandcamp or wherever you choose to listen to music. They can be found on all of the usual platforms.

Sponsors

Aurora Gallery and Boutique

Aurora Gallery and Boutique was founded in 2022 by Lyndi Lou, Alexandra Rumsey and Mia Farrugia. The gallery is artist, woman and queer owned, located at 1264 S. Shelby Street in Louisville, KY. Aurora does monthly exhibitions highlighting the work of local and regional creatives, and hosts large open submission art shows multiple times a year with over 100 participating artists involved. Aurora’s boutique has over 100 artists represented as well, and showcases terrariums, bone art, jewelry art, ceramics, as well as enamel pins, stickers and much more. Aurora also hosts arts and craft classes and pop up art shows frequently.

The Hive

The HIVE, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for people with diverse abilities through family supports, local and state advocacy, and our Clubhouse programming. Our Clubhouse hosts daily learning experiences in the arts, independent living activities, science, mental health, and fun stuff like pool parties, cookouts, and inclusive community meetups. The HIVE was founded by the mother of a son with multiple disabilities and is rooted in the belief that every person is a multidimensional, complex, and valuable human being with gifts to share who deserves to feel valued. We love you for who you are, how you are, and where you are.

Moon Coil Media

Moon Coil Media is the premier PR & artist management agency specializing in the following genres: goth, industrial, ebm, darkwave, post-punk, synthpop, horror punk, deathrock & extreme metal.

Pale Moon Tattoo

Pale Moon Tattoo was founded by artists and husband and wife Ryan and Alexandra Rumsey. Seeing a need for a safe and inclusive environment for their then co-workers and now independent contractors they opened Pale Moon to the public May of 2020 in the height of the global pandemic. Pale Moon has eight tattoo artists all specializing in different styles of tattooing and artwork. They frequently host tattoo flash specials, and have participated in several charitable tattoo events and art auctions.

Third House Communications

Third House Communications is a boutique record label from Louisville KY, with a heavy focus on the darker corners of the music world. “Doom, punk, hardcore, industrial, minimal noise, metal, it all falls into our interests. Digging up lost gems from Louisville’s past, and the freshest cuts from around the world, putting it on wax in small runs.” Knowing these cats like we do, just gonna say you’re gonna want to keep an eye on this record label because it’s just getting fired up. It’s in the stars. Great things happening.