69°F8:55 AM British band Fanfarlo returns to Louisville's Zanzabar on Thursday, March 22, touring behind their recent release, Rooms Filled with Light, which follows up their debut effort from 2009, Reservoir. Led by Simon Balthazar, the young quintet made a positive impact on critics and fans alike with an accomplished first album, and their second outing is no sophomore slump.
Kentucky Center presents An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt on Sunday, March 11 at the Brown Theatre. Always a popular draw in Louisville, these two well-known singer-songwriters bring their songs and stories to town for an intimate show (no Large Band accompanies Lovett this time).
Thursday, March 8th, Reverend Horton Heat will hold service at Headliner’s Music Hall with Larry & His Flask and The Goddamn Gallows on their "Stewed, Screwed, & Tattooed" tour. The Reverend has a nearly endless touring ethic and musical style that’s equally as rooted in Southern tradition as it is in breaking it. Their appeal lies somewhere between the mosh pit, revival, and a good, ol'-fashioned barn-raising, where boundaries between audience and performer become almost disappear.
Legends of 80/90's indie rock, The Lemonheads, will hit the rewind button on Monday March 5 at Headliner’s Music Hall. The band will be playing " It's a shame about Ray " in it’s entirely with special guests The Shining Twins and Dear Meet. A must for all of their fans and as well a unique opportunity to (re)discover them!
I bet you were thinking the same thing that I did when I heard Van Halen was coming to Louisville. I thought, wow, these guys are getting up there in age. Will Diamond Dave still be able to pull off those high notes, not to mention all of those high KICKS! Will Eddie Van Halen be able to keep his fingers moving across the frets of his guitar with the same lightning fast speed as he did when I was listening to them while driving around in my camaro back in the day?
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.