Bourbon and Beyond Music & Food Festival // Champions Park // 9.22.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Article by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY --A truncated festival has nothing to do with elephants. It has everything to do with rain, flooding, and a full day of music... canceled. This year's second Bourbon and Beyond Music and Food Festival was a little less music, but plenty of Kentucky's favorite
The Bourbon and Beyond Festival is Back, 9.22-23.18 FESTIVALS MUSIC PRESS RELEASE by Michael W. Bright - September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 Article by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY— Can we handle another music Festival? That’s like asking us if we can handle more Bourbon. The answer to both is a resounding YES! Add to that combination fabulous food from every category, award-winning chefs, master bourbon distillers, camping, and plenty of parking (and toilets!) and you
Marilyn Manson // Live @ The Palace Theater // 8.5.18 CONCERT REVIEWS MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - August 11, 2018August 14, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY - Marilyn Manson took a break from this summer’s, “Twins of Evil: The Second Coming Tour,” co-headlining with Rob Zombie, to play four solo shows that fell right in the middle of “…Evil.” Sunday night’s performance at the Palace Theater also fell right
The Wailers // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 7.13.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 20, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY - It was Friday, July 13th, the first day of the Forecastle Festival weekend and the Wailers were playing a late night after-party. The lady at the door pointed to my Bob Marley and the Wailers tour t-shirt and asked me if
Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks // Live @ Zanzabar // 6.22.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY—When Stephen Malkmus comes to town, lots of fans hope to see some version of '90s indie rock icons, Pavement, his first band on the map. What a large portion of Zanzabar’s sold out crowd here in Louisville didn’t seem to realize was
Of Montreal // Live @ Headliners Music Hall // 6.16.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - June 26, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- June is Pride month across the country and signs of the 18th annual Kentuckiana Pride Festival weekend were all over town. Louisville has been widely proclaimed a "top 10" LGBTQ friendly city not just in the U.S., but globally. The day's
Parkway Drive // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 5.10.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - May 17, 2018August 28, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- The very large guy standing next to me wearing a black Parkway Drive tour t-shirt looked at me and said,"Hold on!" He didn't mean "stop," he literally meant "hold on," to something, anything that would brace me against the impending onslaught.
The Mavericks // Live @ The Iroquois Amphitheater // 4.27.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - May 7, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- Described as Tex-Mex, Americana, even traditional neo-country, which frankly sounds like a contradictory description, the Mavericks first came to international attention when their second and third albums both broke into the top 10 Country Album charts in the United States and Canada, going
BUSH // Live @ The Palace // 4.18.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - April 22, 2018April 25, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY— Twenty six years on (except for eight years off in the middle) and still going strong, BUSH, one of the first hard acts to be anointed "post-grunge," has emerged from a winter hibernation to restart their year-long campaign in support of last year's
The Velcro Pygmies // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 3.24.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - March 28, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY— Being on the road is tough work for any band, no doubt about it. When you’ve been on the road for more than 20 years, the work has got to be something you love, something with rewards. The Velcro Pygmies are a