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The 2017 season of Live on the Green wraps up this weekend with a three-day finale running the nights of Thursday, Aug. 31 and Friday, Sept. 1 and concluding with an all-day lineup on Saturday, Sept. 2, all expanded to two stages for double the incredible acts. This season has been one for the books already, boasting…
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It’s been a sad week for those in the local music scene, as our friends over at Fond Object lost co-founder Jeff Pettit last weekend. As a result, Fond Object’s Riverside Village will be closed over the weekend as they try to take stock and gear up for a memorial celebration of Jeff’s life…
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Bon Iver, the musical juggernaut of Justin Vernon, released their third LP, 22, A Million, last year to significant acclaim, despite the fact that the largely experimental record veered away from the reflective, folk leaning two previous album. For Emma, Forever Ago brought the national spotlight on Bon Iver in 2008 with the radio smashes…
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It’s a bit of a scaled down weekend around town, but that only refers to an brief dip in major headlining acts and outdoor festival events, because the local options are plentiful and wallet friendly. Is everyone just gearing up for the big eclipse on Monday? Probably. Of course, living in Music City, there are…
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Tomato Art Fest is the big show stealer this weekend with musical events (and a world record attempt) happening on Friday and Saturday. If you aren’t a fan of the big crowds (or fruit-vegetables), fret not fearless music lover, this weekend is still spacked to the gills with shows both big and small happening…
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It’s lining up to be a big year for local candy surf rockers *repeat repeat. They just wowed us (and the local media) at this year’s Forecastle Festival, and seemingly caught the eye of many at this year’s Firefly Festival. All of this providing the perfect momentum for the release of their sophomore LP, Floral…
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As we’ve been saying every year since our first time covering in 2013, Louisville’s Forecastle Festival is one of our absolute favorite music fests- not just in the region, but in the whole country. It’s not the the biggest or flashiest event of its kind, and you’ll frequently find its performers at many other festivals, but it…
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It’s a weekend of record releases, buzzy touring bands, and a first time festival in Music City (not to mention Birmingham’s Secret Stages is celebrating their 7th year with a killer lineup, chock full of Nashville talent). We are still in the “slow” summer months, but there is plenty to chose from to satiate…
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Eclectic rockers Primus are gearing up to release their first studio album in six years (assuming you discredit their reimagining of the music of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory three years ago), and have reassembled the classic lineup for their first album together since 1995’s Tales from the Punchbowl. Legendary bassist and vocalist Les…