Punk band The Gaslight Anthem knows how to put on a show and doesn’t think twice about what day of the week it is. Was it really a Monday? The atmosphere at Headliners last week would have fooled anyone. Devout followers crammed toward the front of the stage and along the upper balcony to be … More Tenacity + heart: Ingredients for an energetic, fun-loving band
The basics of The Lone Bellow, at first, are nothing that stand out as particularly extraordinary. Two guys and a girl, some guitars, mandolin, drums, keys… pretty basic. Their songwriting is honest and catchy and they are good looking people. But seeing this group perform live takes The Lone Bellow to a whole other level. … More 3rd time’s a charm – The Lone Bellow returns to a sold out crowd
When I hear “Rusted Root” I immediately travel back in time to one of my favorite childhood movies. You know the one, and you know the song. While the band waited until the encore to satisfy everyone’s desire for it, the wait was well worth it. Rusted Root dished out funky rock anthems all night … More A show too good for even the best of whistlers
The Punch Brothers have been a favorite of mine for a few years, so when I discovered they’d be playing just a couple hundred miles away in Music City, I immediately jumped at buying tickets. For living so close (it’s only about 3 hours with minimal traffic), we have spent little to no time in … More Punch Brothers deliver bluegrass brilliance at the Mother Church
I feel pretty comfortable saying that we’re becoming “regulars” at Zbar, even if it is just within the last few months. When you’re at the point that you’re on a first name basis with the bouncer and at least one bartender, you can call it that, right? As a “regular,” I was impressed at the crowd … More Complex, gritty, resilient: American Aquarium delivers at Zbar
Normally we write about music happenings around Louisville, but I think it’s also important to be supporting all kinds of arts around town. Last weekend we attended the second to last performance of At the Vanishing Point, a play put on by Actors Theatre. We were especially interested because we knew that cellist Ben Sollee … More At the Vanishing Point brings audience to the banks of Beargrass Creek
For the final Winter Wednesday of the 2014-15 season, WFPK called in two sets that brought a capacity crowd to the Clifton Center. Hailing from Grand Rapids, Michigan, opening band the Soil & the Sun offered a change of pace from the other Winter Wednesday openers this year. The seven-piece band is able to produce … More WFPK strays from the usual for final Winter Wednesday
Fowlerfest 2015. Steve Fowler, you must be one pretty cool dude to not only have a night dedicated to you at Zanzabar, but to have Frederick the Younger, Spirit Animal, and Kaleidico all play for you. We haven’t actually met you yet in person, but when we do, we’re hoping we can absorb some of that … More Life goals: Our faces on balloons and shows just for us. Fowlerfest 2015.
We saw them from afar at Shaky Knees last year. Food and a seat drew us away from the main scene for a little while in the middle of that Saturday afternoon. Still, as Cold War Kids took one of the smaller stages, the crowd was large, rowdy, and very into them. Mercury Ballroom offered a more … More Another return to the Ville for Cold War Kids
Our excitement started last May when we bought the tickets on a whim after seeing a friend post about the event on Facebook. I hadn’t heard any other news about it earlier (odd, right?), but sure enough, it was confirmed that Ben Folds was coming to Louisville and would be performing with the Louisville Orchestra. … More Ben Folds and the Louisville Orchestra make magic together
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