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Michael W. Bright enjoyed a 30 year career in rock radio, both on the air and in management, most notably as Program Director at seminal Alternative Rock icon WFNX in Boston. He currently lives on a small farm outside of Louisville, Kentucky with his huge family.

The Railbird Festival // Live @ Keeneland // 8.28-29.21

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Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright   Lexington, KY--A "railbird" is a horse racing fan who perches on the rail that circumscribes a race track, hanging as close as possible to the action. I would be hanging at the edge of the stage for the Railbird Festival 2021. My Morning Jacket

Ribberfest with John Mayall // Live @ Madison, Indiana // 8.20.21

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Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright   Madison, IN -- When there’s a Summer festival boasting barbecue and blues you kinda figure that a few pigs are gonna get hurt. And as far as the blues, Well COVID has dealt out a mess of blues. Getting to hear live blues music

Ben Sollee and the Jesse Lees // Live @ Headliners // 6.13.21

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Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright   I suppose we all make the mistake of presupposing that we know what expect when we go to see a cello concert. We would be wrong. Ben Sollee and The Jesse Lees layed out a set that wound through soul, hip-hop, and smokin' high energy

Machine Head // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 2.12.20

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Article and Photos by Michael W. Bright   Louisville, KY-- Machine Head put it all out there. This night’s show marked four months into the band's Burn My Eyes 25th Anniversary tour, celebrating the release of their debut album, 1994's, Burn My Eyes, an album roundly hailed as one landmark in metal history. To mark

Snoop Dogg // Live @ The Palace Theater // 1.25.20

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Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright   Louisville, KY - Two acts had slowly raised the temperature in the theater. Then, at the penultimate moment, before the mercury would have shattered the glass, just as planned, Snoop Dogg snuck onto the stage and exploded under a shimmering spotlight. Every seat at the Palace

Welshly Arms // Live @ Zanzabar // 1.17.20

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Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright   Louisville, KY -- Welshly Arms is a guitar-driven, rock, hard rhythm and blues outfit that spends more time playing in theaters and arenas than on the small stage in Club Zanzabar, where a hundred or less fans were left, blown away, with their mouths hanging

Mannequin Pussy // Live @ Zanzabar // 12.17.19

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Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright   Louisville, KY -- Don't think about it too hard. Once you get comfortable with this band's name it becomes easy to surrender to the raw energy, visual display, and fearless abandon that's at the core of Mannequin Pussy.  If you walked into Zanzabar's performance space

Southern Culture on the Skids // Live @ Headliners // 10.19.19

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Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright   Louisville, KY - Think of every offensive, nasty, and downright unjust cliche you've ever heard about the South or Southerners and put it to music. Stir in a big dose of surfin' guitar and you will end up with something like Southern Culture on

The Bourbon & Beyond Festival // Live @ Highlands Festival Grounds // 9.20-22.19

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Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright   Louisville, KY - Weather history would eventually reveal that this three day festival would be part of Louisville's hottest and driest September in recorded history. Hydrate, hydrate, take breaks in the shade whenever possible, use sunscreen, and most of all -- don't forget to...hydrate.

Buddy Guy & Kenny Wayne Shepherd // Live @ Iroquois Amphitheater // 8.24.19

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Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright   Louisville, KY --The biggest question pertaining to Saturday night's Buddy Guy and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band performance was always going to be, "who's on first?" Buddy Guy, at age 83, could still command a venue, fill plenty of seats, and hold us in the

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