5.12.22

by Michael W. Bright - May 14, 2022

Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY-- Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill and literally dozens of local orchestral players pulled it all together last night for the what became the perfectly performed, arranged, paced concert, in Louisville, in many years. The Eagles "Hotel California," concert was

Buddy Guy // Live @ The Palace Theater // 2.25.22

by Michael W. Bright - March 1, 2022

Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY--Blues music is alive and well. In fact it may even occupy a greater space than it did two years ago, pre-Covid. We're all sick and tired of being sick and tired. At the same time we desperately want to celebrate SOMETHING! So when the center

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

by Michael W. Bright - September 14, 2021September 15, 2021

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

by Michael W. Bright - August 28, 2021

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

by Michael W. Bright - June 21, 2021

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

by Michael W. Bright - February 22, 2020

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

by Michael W. Bright - February 9, 2020

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

by Michael W. Bright - January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

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

by Michael W. Bright - December 31, 2019January 4, 2020

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

by Michael W. Bright - November 2, 2019

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