Night 5 of the 6 shows in 7 days stretch had us viewing Bully and Strand of Oaks at Zanzabar. Unlike Headliners, the doorman isn’t overtly recognizing us, so that has now become my personal mission. (addendum: this may have been accomplished this weekend- Vern and I are working on this first name basis thing). … More Strand of Oaks- Another Hoosier who likes Louisville
The second night of our week long concert bender got rolling with the first night of Lucero at Headliners. Accompanied with PBR tall boys and my dad visiting from Fort Wayne, Britt and I enjoyed a smokey and glutinous evening with the Memphis legends (and yes I just went there with the barbecue reference). The … More There’s nothing wrong with a little grit and grime from Lucero
It is unbelievable that we have already made it to the second to last WFPK Winter Wednesday of the season- thankfully, it appears these cold, dreary months are flying by because of how busy we have been. The line-up for this month included local artist Joan Shelley and Matthew Ryan. We have talked a lot about … More More local talent on display at January’s Winter Wednesday
Congratulations are due to Louisville band Twin Limb on several accounts. First, it was just announced that the duo, turned trio, will be heading out on the road with Houndmouth next month. Second, Twin Limb is a first for this blog- this is the first multiple post band for us (Brittany saw them at Decca … More Twin Limb’s additions add up
Prior to starting this, we listed out all of the Louisville shows (not including other cities, or, for the most part, festivals) so we could come up with some categories. We found it crazy that we’d been to more than 60 shows this year. With our teaching schedule, it’s pretty awesome that we’ve been so … More ‘Best of 2014’ Shows in Louisville
I convinced Brittany to delay her return to New Hampshire for Christmas because we couldn’t miss the awkwardly amazing men of Trampled By Turtles. Even though their show competed with Dave Chappelle down the street at the Louisville Palace, we (along with a sold out crowd) were more than happy with our decision to see … More TBT: The best bunch of flannel wearing, bearded dudes on the strings
As has become custom, Duke made plans for Brittany and me one early morning on the way to school. This week, Brittany was the timely caller winning us tickets to Headliners for Hard Working Americans. The all-star group was put together by Todd Snider, and includes names like Dave Schools (of Widespread Panic), Neal Casal … More Hard Working Americans jam on at Headliners
A good friend of mine (with great music taste) who recently started casually following this blog, sent me a text last week encouraging me to check out The Whigs at Zanzabar. He said they were one of his favorite bands and a show we shouldn’t miss. It was already on our list, but that suggestion … More The Whigs cause some damage at Zbar
New York based, true party band, Spirit Animal impressed a small but willing crowd at Haymarket Whiskey Bar last night. The bands’ well designed and expertly crafted hard to describe, pop-funk-rock sound was incredibly entertaining as was their epic dance moves. Lead singer Steve Cooper is a sight to see- his overt charisma could woo any … More Spirit Animal sneaks into Louisville and makes a raucous
Saturday was a full day for live music in Louisville, which meant we had a packed schedule. Do502 once again was killing it with a special show with Olivia Jean. The Nashville based band made its Louisville debut at the brand new Bermuda Highway Boutique (which hosted its first live show.) The crowd was small, … More A Louisville kind of Saturday
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