Hangout Fest // Gulf Shores, AL // Preview 5.17-5.19.19 FESTIVALS PREVIEW by Charles Yamabe - December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Article by: Charles Yamabe The first time I attended Hangout Festival I deemed it as one of my favorites. Hangout is ideally located on the beach in sunny Gulf Shores Alabama. While the rest of the Northern U.S. is just starting to wake up from winter, the warmth and sunshine is
Gary Clark Jr. // Live the Louisville Palace Theater // 11.4.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - November 12, 2018 Photos and Article by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- Muddy Waters said it: "The blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." Parent and child, two apparently separate generations of music come together with Gary Clark Jr. This guy is successful and comfortable with both and everything in
Good Charlotte // Live @ Express Live! // 11.2.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Columbus, OH – November in Ohio. It can swing either way…cold and bitter, or brisk and chilly. On this November 2 evening, the crowd that formed outside Express Live defied the brisk, chilly and gray day. After all, Good Charlotte was set to perform, and fans had
Chris Robinson Brotherhood // Live @ The NorVa // 10.27.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - November 2, 2018 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA: In a relaxed flowy jam session that extended through two sets at the NorVa, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood spun a dreamy web that enveloped the audience in a glow of love, peace, and good times. Promoting latest release Barefoot in the Head,
Steely Dan // The Palace Theater // 10.3.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Photos and Article by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY-- Steely Dan, the ever-morphing entity of musicians at the peak of their skills, came to town again. They played to a full house and they killed, as usual. The band has been making Louisville a regular stop because its usually a guaranteed sell
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 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
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
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
Morbid Angel // Live @ Bogarts // 4.24.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 2, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – On April 24, 2018, Bogarts hosted an evening of death metal bands headlined by Morbid Angel, with enough head-banging energy to satisfy the staunchest metal enthusiast. Not your ordinary Tuesday night fare. Five bands performed on this stop of Morbid Angel’s Kingdoms Disdained Tour,
