August 3, 2012 - 1:01pm
Nashville break-out band Moon Taxi slaps Forecastle in the face with its incredible live show and surprisingly mature songwriting.
Moon Taxi is not a jam band. They may look young and eager, and may be known for their dynamic live shows, and lead singer Trevor Terndrup may have the vocal stamina and timbre of great jam rockers who have come before him. But Moon Taxi, a quintet out of Nashville that formed while the...
July 29, 2012 - 8:02pm
Andrew Bird provided the sweetest, strangest performance of the Forecastle Festival, treating the pre-MMJ crowd to an unusually lovely set of songs. Is it possible his intricately constructed musicality went over a few heads?
Was there anyone stranger to place in the Forecastle line-up slot immediately preceding My Morning Jacket than Andrew Bird? The distinctive multi-instrumentalist from Chicago has been working the indie circuit for years now – sixteen, to be exact – and has managed to remain wholly...
July 29, 2012 - 8:02pm
Definition-defying Dr. Dog treated Forecastle fans to a rollicking good time, bringing their legendary live act to the Waterfront and leaving grinning fans in their wake.
Dr. Dog is one of those quirky, rambunctious bands you can’t pinpoint, stylistically or otherwise, that makes for the perfect outdoor festival experience. Not a jam band, but not a Beatles tribute act either, their newest album Be the Void has shaken off critics who claim they’re...
July 29, 2012 - 8:02pm
My Morning Jacket delivered everything promised of their highly anticipated Forecastle Festival performance and more, marking their return to their hometown as "one for the ages."
“Modern-day Louisville to me is a very happy place,” Jim James wrote in a recent article for Louisville Magazine, reminiscing about his childhood in the River City and ruminating on the future. “I feel very excited to be a part of this wonderful and wide family of new friends and...
July 29, 2012 - 8:02pm
Tanlines puts its own twist on dance and experimental pop, and will be treating Forecastle to its breezy beats this Friday, July 13, at 6 p.m. on the Red Bull Ocean Stage.
Brooklyn is the current uncontested progenitor of inventive indie bands, and Tanlines is one of the more exciting acts to explode from this scene in recent years. This stand-out electronic duo puts its own twist on dance and experimental pop, and will be treating Forecastle to its breezy...
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