Fishbone // Live @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall // 8.26.23 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - August 31, 2023 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville KY- Louisville's Old Forester's Paristown Hall played host to an iconic phenomenon that transcends generations. Fishbone, known for pioneering the fusion of punk, funk, ska, and metal proved that their music is as vibrant and relevant as ever. With frontman Angelo Moore leading
ZZ Top // Live @The Louisville Palace Theater // 4.8.2023 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - April 17, 2023 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville KY-- ZZ Top brought their iconic Texas blues-rock repertoire to a small but heroically dedicated audience at the Louisville Palace Theater. This was the second date on this piece of their "Raw Whiskey" tour and the first time the band has played in Louisville
Goo Goo Dolls // Live @ The Palace // 11.9.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - November 23, 2022November 25, 2022 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville KY— The Goo Goo Dolls Chaos in Bloom tour hit the road in August after the band's three year hiatus, sponsored by covid. I got the sense that the audience, just like me, was a little tentative at the opening of the performance Saturday night
Buddy Guy // Live @ The Palace Theater // 2.25.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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
Machine Head // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 2.12.20 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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
Mannequin Pussy // Live @ Zanzabar // 12.17.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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
The Bourbon & Beyond Festival // Live @ Highlands Festival Grounds // 9.20-22.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 7, 2019 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.
Interpol // Live @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall // 8.8.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- Interpol was celebrating the first anniversary of the release of Maurader, their August 2018 album, and the tour that has filled most of their time for the past year. In addition, this was only the second show at Old Forester's Paristown Hall, a
