If you live anywhere near Savannah and love rock and roll, you should think about getting yourself to The Jinx tonight (Friday, 7/24) for Niche‘s release of Heading East on the Retro Futurist label. Check out the event details. $10…
Month: July 2015
The Revivalists at Forecastle Festival 2015 – photos
I had heard enough of The Revivalists from New Orleans to know that I wanted to see the 7-piece soul/rock band at Forecastle Festival last weekend, but I wasn’t prepared for the sheer energy of the afternoon set. This video…
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds at Forecastle 2015 – photos
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds is a big soul and funk band from Brooklyn, but as I watched them on the WFPK Port Stage last week at Forecastle Festival in Louisville, I assumed they were based in the deep…
Larry Jack’s Magical Music Tour – 7/23/15 – 7/28/15
Hey guys, This looks like another busy week around town. here are several good shows on most nights. Thursday has an early show from two fine bands, COEDS & Carpet Coats at Civvies Grand Opening. Friday brings several good shows stretching…
check out this arrangement of “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” from the Savannah Music Festival’s Stringband Spectacular
Every year regular attendees rave about the Savannah Music Festival‘s Stringband Spectacular — it’s a culmination of the festival’s Acoustic Music Seminar — but the show still hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves. The problems might be that the performers…
Parker Millsap at Forecastle Festival 2015 – photos
This Parker Millsap KEXP session is a year old, but I’m sharing it here because it begins with the delightfully perverse “Quite Contrary”, which was one of the highlights of Millsap & co.’s set on the opening day of Forecastle…
Houndmouth at Forecastle Festival 2015 – photos
OK, I’m late to the Houndmouth fan club, but the band from New Albany, Ind. (across the Ohio from Louisville) was one of my favorite acts at Forecastle Festival 2015. Such a talented and versatile foursome, and the new album…
White Reaper at Forecastle Fest 2015 – photos
Ahead of last weekend’s Forecastle Festival in Louisville, I obviously sampled music from all the bands I didn’t know, including White Reaper. I immediately loved the garage rock sound, so I added them to my list. I had no idea…
Shovels & Rope – photo gallery from Forecastle Festival 2015
Carrie Ann Hearst is 7 1/2 months pregnant, but she seemed to relish the sun and heat on Saturday afternoon in front of a huge crowd at Forecastle Festival along the banks of the Ohio River in Louisville. Hearst and…
Forecastle Festival wrap-up + photos from day 3
On the final afternoon of Forecastle Festival 2015, I finally stopped by the Forecastle Foundation booth near the Mast Stage in Louisville’s gorgeous, sprawling Waterfront Park. The Forecastle Foundation seems both idealistic and pragmatic in its approach to environmental preservation…