The Drive By Truckers (DBT) have an art to their song. Their style of music is the art of story telling. An interview with Patterson Hood, vocalist/ writer, gives insight into the life of song.
Lori Brownstein (LMB): The press has said that Go Go Boots has the most happiness out of all the records, not joy but happiness. Can you elaborate on this statement?
As life grows more difficult, the deeper the economy dives, and the hurt cuts harder, the more music is needed. Music is our collective experiences, celebrations and sorrows. The Drive-By Truckers (DBT) http://www.drivebytruckers.com helps deliver these stories and give to the listener new memory paths of sound and soul. The music of DBT will be in Louisville on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Headliners Music Hall http://headlinerslouisville.com.
It was 1986 and heavy metal was king. Big hair, spandex, high heels and ripped shirts were the rule. I was leaning against my 1977 baby blue, Honda Civic hatch back when I heard Anthrax for the first time. It was a cool, crisp fall day, we were parked in Cherokee Park and skipping school. My friend David was along for the ride and had a new cassette tape. He popped in the tape and turned the volume up as loud as he could. The cassette, Spreading the Disease, was thrashing through the air. A small crowd gathered and we moshed. We wore our bruises like a badge of honor.
Anthrax http://anthrax.com continue to prove they are Heavy Metal masters. The band, with original singer Joey Belladonna, return to Louisville with Testament and special guest Death Angel Sunday, January, 29 at Expo Five for an all ages show. Anthrax shows the Metal world they still have it with their new album Worship Music. Worship Music has received praises of music critics world wide and been touted as one of the best Metal albums of 2011. This album is a work that pays respect to the men that inspired the band.
Quiet Hollers, Highlonesome and Bosco will be taking the stage at the Magnolia (Mag) Bar on Friday 13th at 9 p.m.
Punk rock is alive and well! I had the pleasure of being entertained by the Straight A's, Rude Weirdo, David Grubbs, Brett Eugene Ralph's Kentucky Chrome Revue and the Web at the Bard's Town Theater on December 30, 2011. These local musicians pushed the envelope of sound, engaged the audience and compelled me to listen.
Malian musician Yaya Diallo leads an evening of music and dance Saturday, September 30 at 7:00 at the Wyatt Center for the Arts at Bellarmine University. Special guest performers include Djembe Kala, the “Day and Knight” Bellarmine hip-hop dance group and students from St. Francis of Assisi.
This year marks the seventh annual concert of this kind.
In an earlier article I discussed the man that made Churchill Downs a reality. However, what my main question now is about the track itself, once it was built what did that mean for the city of Louisville.
