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
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
Since we saw him at the beginning of 2014 for a sold out Headliners show, we haven’t been able to get Jason Isbell out of our heads. He’s got a bit more of a country sound than we’re normally attracted to, but his songs are real and his voice is so soothing that we have … More Jason Isbell and Shovels & Rope ring in 2015 at the Palace
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
Overheard on Twitter: “Can’t explain last night to you if you weren’t there. You’ll hear about it. Amazing. Louisville hip-hop is alive.” We couldn’t agree more. Louisville rappers Jalin Roze, 1200, Skyscraper Stereo, Dr. Dundiff and Bird Zoo all collaborated for an event at Headliners unlike any other show we’ve been to around town. How … More Just the beginning: Louisville hip hop stuns crowd
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
Every so often, I will hear a song on WFPK that immediately catches my attention and becomes an obsession for a couple of days. A few examples: “Change” by Banks, “Since Last Wednesday” by Highasakite, and “Stolen Dance” by Milky Chance… you get the idea. Well, a few weeks ago, I heard “Gooey,” and immediately … More Entranced by Glass Animals
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