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,…
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…
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…
The first day of Forecastle Festival in Louisville offered on and off drizzle and some of the coolest temps one could ever expect to have in July in Kentucky — and it offered some tremendous performances in a glorious setting.…
For a taste of the dizzying breadth of Forecastle Festival in Louisville this year, check out these three Spotify playlists, one for each day. There were a few bands that I couldn’t find on Spotify, and the playlists run more…
If you’re a regular reader of hissing lawns, you might already have noticed that we’re branching out. The long-term plan is that at least half of the posts on this blog will have direct relevance to the Savannah music scene,…