Aubrey: It’s fairly safe to say that a dream was fulfilled this past weekend: attending Lollapalooza. Since high school, when I first heard of this remarkable weekend of the best that the music industry has to offer, I’ve wanted to go. I worked hard for our Friday tickets and am able to say that I … More Live Music Lou does Lollapalooza 2015
For a Monday night, there was a lot of hazey stuff going on at Headliners. (Literally, though. Our camera kept fogging up.) The Oxford, England gents of the indie psych band Glass Animals were in town for what turned out to be a sweaty and sultry evening. Front man Dave Bayley noticed and commented that Louisville was … More Drip.
It must be a pretty badass feeling to know that all of the ladies want to be you, and all of the dudes (and prob. ladies too, to be honest) want to be all over you. That chick would be none other than the beautiful and talented Grace Potter. She returned to Louisville a couple … More Grace is up to some fabulous solo stuff
Summer is winding down for us teachers, so we are making sure to take full advantage of our free time and are hitting as many shows as possible before things pick back up for us. Friday night we had the opportunity to catch two acts making their first ever stops in Louisville. We started with … More A few new ones to Lou
***Side note: Do502 and Live Music Lou have both made their way up to Chicago for some good ol’ Lollapalooza merriment – therefore, this week’s preview is being published on our website for the time being. CHEERS! From what we can tell, Strive is a new organization in the 502 that speaks to the things … More The Do502 Live Music Lou Weekly Preview: STRIVEFEST at La La Land
It has taken a lot to fully recover from the full weekend we had, but by Wednesday, we were itching for a good ol’ Zanzabar show. On the lineup for this hump day event were Eau Claire, WI’s Aero Flynn and Lafayette, LA’s GIVERS. Aero Flynn’s story is a winding and complex one. Eau Claire has … More Our kind of rest and recovery
Crescent Hill Radio plays all local bands all of the time. With help from Apocalypse Brew Works, they formed a mini festival a couple of years ago to feature those local bands – hence, Poorcastle was born. This was our first time attending the event, and though we were only able to attend Sunday, it’s … More Poorcastle year 3: A huge local success
We all made it. Three days, dozens of shows, pounds lost in sweat and another Forecastle Festival in the books. This was our first Forecastle as Live Music Louisville and we had an absolute blast covering the weekend. Day three was another good one and here are some of our thoughts: ***side note: be on … More Forecastle Day 3 Recap
The crowds were definitely out for the Saturday lineup, culminating in a majestic My Morning Jacket set. Here are some big highlights: Dr. Dundiff did it right. If you missed the Dr. Dundiff set on the Ocean Stage, I’m very sorry. What Roman Aprile pulled off was something else and unlike anything else you will … More Forecastle Day 2 Recap
Day 1 of Forecastle may be hard to top. If the obnoxious heat and terrifying storm didn’t knock you off your game, set after set was potentially as good as it could have been. Here are our major takeaways from Friday at Forecastle: The ladies effing killed it. There were a lot of female-headed bands … More Forecastle Day 1 Recap
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