Festival Review

  • [REVIEW + PHOTOS] Bonnaroo 2024 | June 13-16

    [REVIEW + PHOTOS] Bonnaroo 2024 | June 13-16

    Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Elizabeth Marsh. Three summers out from an unprecedented two-year break- one due to the pandemic and another due to weather- it feels safe to say that Bonnaroo is really, truly back in full-from, with this year’s fest boasting all of the excitement, fantastic performances, and positivity we’ve come…

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  • [REVIEW + PHOTOS] Forecastle 2018

    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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  • [REVIEW + PHOTOS] Pilgrimage Festival 2016

    Photo by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Many of our region’s best festivals were already firmly established before we ever started covering them. Many others we watched emerged with promise, only to disappear after one year, a testament to just how hard it is to pull off an event at this scale, in an increasingly saturated summer music…

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  • [REVIEW + PHOTOS] Pilgrimage Festival 2015

    Photo by Mary-Beth Blankenship. New festivals are as nerve-wracking as they are exciting, especially for those involved in putting them together. Not only are you faced with scrutiny and legions of first-time attendees who will form opinions as things continue to get settled, but also bands and press both rooting for you and simultaneously judging…

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  • [REVIEW + PHOTOS] Forecastle 2015

    Photo by Mary- Beth Blankenship. Last weekend, we returned to Louisville, Ky., something of an annual tradition for the No Country crew for several years running, for Forecastle Festival. A three-day celebration of music, art, and activism set on the banks of the Ohio River, Forecastle is more than just a junior version of Bonnaroo. Though the…

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