Wednesday night’s events were lined up to be a big one from the beginning. And a little snow (by that I mean 10 inches) wasn’t going to stop us from getting to it all. Bermuda Highway, Katie Toupin’s (Houndmouth) side gig here in town, has been bringing in some friends to play small, free shows inside … More Even the weather couldn’t stop this night
Brittany literally could not stop raving about them after her first run in. I don’t know where I was that October night, but I certainly wasn’t at Haymarket for a visit from Chicago based Sidewalk Chalk and from Britt’s retelling, I missed out. Thankfully for me, less than six months later, this Louisville favorite was … More Who even knew you could crowd surf at Haymarket?
The International Association for the Study of Popular Music, or IASPM for short, held it’s annual US convention here in Louisville last week. This means a bunch of musical masterminds from across the country were in town to talk about all kinds of popular music on a scholarly level. In hindsight, and with that in mind, the outwardly random line-up for … More A hodgepodge of artists and music intellectuals
Bluegrass fans might be some of the most devout fans of any genre. The crowd at Headliners last week, amid the intense snow and chilling winds, was out of control for a Thursday night with Greensky Bluegrass. It wasn’t the largest crowd in any way, but it may have been one of the most active … More Their own sort of Michigan bluegrass: Greensky Bluegrass
If you didn’t know, Fleetwood Mac was in town this past week on their most recent reunion tour, “On with the Show”. And even though it has been (almost) more years than I’ve been alive since they’ve been releasing any new music with regularity or even been on good terms as a whole, the KFC … More Crossing another one off of “The Wall”
A WFPK dandy and packed Zanzabar equals a solid Saturday night with The Apache Relay, even if it is the most hated day of the year for single gals like us. Zbar hosted another sold out doozie with this Nashville based band who apparently has some serious ties to our city. We struggle working with … More Friends and/or fans in high places for The Apache Relay
Thursday’s are the new Friday. Both my emotional state and event calendar seem to be matching this sentiment. We’ve had a couple pretty big Thursday’s since the new year and I expect this trend to continue. We went into the night with a lofty goal of hitting three separate shows across the city, including stops … More It’s a three-show kind of night
Shovels & Rope might as well relocate from their beloved Charleston to Louisville. The duo has been here three times in the past five months, twice since the new year, and they’ll be back for Forecastle in July. Our city has definitely opened its arms to this lovely couple as Headliners welcomed them back on Wednesday for … More Back again, Shovels & Rope sells out Headliners
Do502 teamed up with WFPK and Leo Weekly as well as Louisville’s top notch local music venues (Mercury Ballroom, Headliners Music Hall, Zanzabar and The New Vintage) to put on an inaugural Free Week. Starting January 27th with a kick off party at Haymarket Whiskey Bar, local music fans were able to check out established … More #FreeWeekLou takes over the city’s music scene
Joe Henry rounded out our epic week of shows last Tuesday night at Headliners. Honestly, we probably would have sat this one out if we didn’t have the frequent flyer pass, but having it means there is no excuse not to go. Accompanied with a clarinet/saxophone player, who just so happens to be his son … More Story time with Joe Henry and his guitar
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