6.28-29.18

by Nick Durcholz - July 9, 2018May 27, 2019

Article and Photos by: Nick Durcholz Owensboro, KY -- Every summer for the past 15 years, a small, but beautiful park in northwestern Kentucky becomes a bluegrass music mecca for four days. Spearheaded by the International Bluegrass Music Museum, also located in Owensboro, it is the premier musical event in the entire

Trampled by Turtles // Live @ The Ryman Auditorium // 5.18.18

by Nick Durcholz - May 20, 2018June 22, 2018

Article and Photos by: Nick Durcholz Nashville, TN – These Minnesota boys, beatified in the contemporary world of bluegrass, got a chance to scream their searing sermon in the mother church Friday saving many-a-soul. Hiss Golden Messenger opened filling the sacred sonic space with gorgeous lyrics and a chill, nostalgic tone. A perfect

Beck // Live @ Ascend Amphitheater // 5.6.18

by Nick Durcholz - May 10, 2018

Article and Photos: Nick Durcholz Nashville, TN -- There’s no better place to showcase the cacophonous heart of Beck than inside the contemporary, aural ribcage that is Ascend Amphitheater in downtown Nashville. The cool, calm after a spring rain storm was cut by searing spice straight out of New Orleans. The Preservation

Dean Lewis & Brett Dennen // Live @ Headliner’s Music Hall // 2.26.18

by Nick Durcholz - March 6, 2018March 6, 2018

Article and Photos by: Nick Durcholz Louisville, Ky – Just as the sun finally emerged after a seemingly endless spree of dejected days, Dean Lewis & Brett Dennen shone brightly on the intimate stage in bluegrass country. Mr. Lewis skillfully blended accessible and interesting instrumentation with sharp, highly emotive vocals. While the

The Devil Makes Three // Live @ Marathon Music Works // 2.2.18

by Nick Durcholz - February 5, 2018February 5, 2018

Article and Photos: Nick Durcholz Nashville, TN -- A forlorn and funky psalm diffused like roadhouse incense into the cutting crisp air of the Music City on Friday night, perfectly embodying - while also displacing - the fiscally fetid, moronically merciless shadow our country has fallen under. Heavy indeed, much like the

Flobots // Live @ Hi-Fi / Indianapolis, IN / 1.13.18

by Nick Durcholz - January 18, 2018January 18, 2018

Article and Photos by: Nick Durcholz Indianapolis, IN -- Winter Storm Hunter’s frigid phalanges were loosened on the Circle City this weekend as Tropidelic and Flobots turned the Hi-Fi into an aural furnace. Tropidelic started off strong searing through the snow and ice with skaggae tunes and warp-speed rhymes. Not sure if

Hatebreed // Live @ Diamond Pub Concert Hall // 12.1.17

by Nick Durcholz - December 9, 2017December 9, 2017

Photos & Article by Nick Durcholz Louisville, KY -- Hotter then chestnuts roasting on an open fire, redder than Rudolph’s nose, heavier than the big man’s bag and louder than a choir of (Lucifer’s) angels. This was the night of December first in Louisville at Diamond Pub Concert Hall. Three other bands including