Seeing a band twice in one week is a pretty unlikely thing. Seeing them in a festival environment and then in a general admission ballroom makes for a compelling comparison. Catching several artists in this way, all in a week radius… well I’m pretty luck to say I’ve done it. TV on the Radio was one band in … More We know TVOTR and they know Louisville
Even though we had a music junkie’s dream weekend, and were pretty worn out, our streak was set to continue. We literally jumped off the plane, showered and got ready for this highly anticipated show: Milky Chance was in town for a sold out event at Headliners. Milky Chance has certainly gained notoriety for their … More An organic & electronic drum combo helps Milky Chance stand out
Last year’s Shaky Knees experience was so spectacular that we jumped on the super early bird tickets for this years fest. The 2014 lineup included some of our favorites (Houndmouth, Jason Isbell, The Lone Bellow) as well as a few that ended up becoming some of best finds of the year (San Fermin, Apache Relay, … More Live Music Lou does Shaky Knees: 2015 edition
We’ve been to our fair share of early week events at Headliners and each time it blows my mind when the venue is filled. This tells me patrons are not afraid of a little work week concert-going, especially if the band is of a high caliber. The Mountain Goats were in town for a Tuesday night … More A lesson in quality song writing
The Communion Residency Tour has developed into a community built by and for musicians to showcase young, rising talent. Louisville is one of 9 cities in the US to host the monthly series, and for as long as I’ve lived in town, it’s taken place at Zanzabar, one of our stomping grounds. Last week, Communion brought … More A showcase of authentic talent: Communion Louisville
Katie Toupin made the comment this was her favorite show they’ve ever done- last Thursday we were in the same boat. The crowd’s adoration and support for the local band Houndmouth (now becoming nationally acclaimed) was felt by all, as the room was at max capacity with family, friends and faithful fans. [Aubrey] I can’t even … More Houndmouth’s visit home
The Mercury Ballroom has certainly had several sell outs, but this may have been the first one we’ve actually been at- it made the already difficult-to-navigate space nearly impassable. Add in the very dedicated fan base of Dr. Dog here in Louisville, and we only managed to get a spot in eye-line of the band upstairs after the encore. … More Dr. Dog’s aural and optical Flamingo Hotel
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
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
First let me say that I started writing this before I knew Brittany was writing her post about upcoming shows. I guess this shows how creepily in sync we are. I realize that it is not even technically winter yet, and not to wish away the next several months or anything (Happy Thanksgiving by the way!), … More Is it festival season yet??
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