Author: bill

Thomas Wynn and The Believers + The Black Cadillacs at The Jinx – photos

Another excellent show booked by the folks at MusicFile Productions/Savannah Stopover: The Black Cadillacs and Thomas Wynn and The Believers at The Jinx last night. It was a night of great energy and musicianship, and some of us are hoping…

The Weeks – new music + photos from Forecastle Festival 2014

The Weeks headlined the Savannah Stopover 2014 community concert in Ellis Square, and I’ve had their songs running through my head ever since. I’m not the only one: fans who love the band’s fresh take on southern rock are kind…

inaugural Parklife Music Festival in Atlanta features Jake Bugg, The Lone Bellow, more

From Melissa Ruggieri at The Music Scene on Access Atlanta: The upstart event, co-promoted by Eddie’s Attic and Bowe Inc., will take place in the “central park” area of Atlantic Station stating at 2 p.m. Sept. 7. Topping the lineup…

Matrimony – photos from Forecastle Festival 2014

When I saw that Matrimony was kicking off the final day of Forecastle Festival 2014 with an early set on the big Mast Stage, I knew that was one day when I was going to arrive early. I’ve been following…

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – photos from Forecastle Festival 2014

On Saturday afternoon at Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings brought their A game. Jones kicked off her shoes, kept dropping her earrings, impersonated Tina Turner, and — as usual — sang her heart out. It…

Outkast – photos

A whole lot of people have said more interesting things than I’ll ever say about Outkast’s return to the stage, so I’ll just throw this out there: I have a great deal of admiration for Andre 3000 and Big Boi…

Twenty One Pilots – photos from the 2014 Forecastle Festival

Who are the kids listening to? A lot of them are listening to Twenty One Pilots, the duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun who know a few things about putting on a show. They walked onto the hands of…

Against Me! – photos from Forecastle Festival 2014

I knew Forecastle Festival 2014 was going to be something special when Against Me! electrified a large crowd at the Boom Stage early on Friday afternoon. The band tore through their set, young and old in the crowd sang along,…

Forecastle Festival 2014 recap + photos

The consensus around the grounds of Forecastle Festival at Waterfront Park in Louisville over the weekend was that the 3-day event isn’t nearly as widely known as it deserves to be. But this year’s lineup — including Beck, Outkast, Jack…

Forecastle Festival day 2 brings more great music to the Louisville waterfront

Just a quick post about day 2 of Forecastle Festival in Louisville yesterday. I covered as much ground as possible on Saturday and caught a number of bands that I wasn’t familiar with. And I didn’t get quite the diversity…