ROMP Music Festival // Live @ Yellow Creek Park // 6.28-29.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Nick Durcholz - July 9, 2018May 27, 2019 Article and Photos by: Nick Durcholz Owensboro, KY -- Every summer for the past 15 years, a small, but beautiful park in northwestern Kentucky becomes a bluegrass music mecca for four days. Spearheaded by the International Bluegrass Music Museum, also located in Owensboro, it is the premier musical event in the entire
Movie Review: SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018) FEATURED MOVIES/TV by Josh Bradley - July 6, 2018 Article by: Josh Bradley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enH3xA4mYcY In the surreal, alternate-reality Oakland where Sorry To Bother You takes place, the most-watched TV show is a gameshow called I Got the S#*@ Kicked Out of Me. Each week, 150 million people nationwide tune in to watch willing contestants get brutally bloodied for a chance to
Movie Review: Sicario: Day of the Soldado FEATURED MOVIES/TV by Alice Ginevra Micheli - July 5, 2018 Article By: Alice-Ginevra Micheli In terms of questionable sequels, this is one of the clearest examples in recent memory. Coming from a seemingly stand-alone well-rounded political thriller, the fact that another in the same universe was soon to follow was baffling even for the most experienced moviegoers. With expectations low and its
Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks // Live @ Zanzabar // 6.22.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY—When Stephen Malkmus comes to town, lots of fans hope to see some version of '90s indie rock icons, Pavement, his first band on the map. What a large portion of Zanzabar’s sold out crowd here in Louisville didn’t seem to realize was
Mamby on the Beach // Chicago, IL // 6.23-6.24.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Charles Yamabe - July 2, 2018 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe It comes as no surprise that Mamby, Chicago's most tropical music festival, has pulled off yet another successful production of its breathtaking beachside festival. Located at Oakwood Beach on Chicago's southside, Mamby combines Hip Hop, Electronic Dance Music, and Alt/Pop Rock. The pristine location leads
Of Montreal // Live @ Headliners Music Hall // 6.16.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - June 26, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- June is Pride month across the country and signs of the 18th annual Kentuckiana Pride Festival weekend were all over town. Louisville has been widely proclaimed a "top 10" LGBTQ friendly city not just in the U.S., but globally. The day's
My Introduction to Pantera: A Brief Reflection // RIP Vinnie Paul FEATURED MUSIC by E. Jourdain, Jr. - June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Article by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Photos by: Linda Carlson, Nicholas Durcholz, Abigail Buckler (featured photo: Linda Carlson) Instead of doing a review and reflection about the life of the late, great Vincent Paul Abbott, I decided I would just start writing about how I got into the music Vinnie was a part
The Black Dahlia Murder & Whitechapel // Live @ The NorVa // 6.19.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 22, 2018June 23, 2018 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- The front doors were literally shaking at the NorVa on Tuesday ... and metal layered upon metal continued to shake the very structure of the building as a 5 band lineup plowed through the evening, leaving the audience sweaty and exhausted and
Jam Sandwich RVA // Live @ Mayo Island // 6.16.18 FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Sean Chagnon - June 22, 2018 Article and Photos by: Sean Chagnon The James River, formerly known as the Powhatan River by America’s Natives and subsequently named for King James I of England, runs from its source in the Allegheny Mountains of Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. Along its course, it passes through the heart of Virginia’s
Steel Panther // Live @ House Of Blues Boston // 6.14.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Richard Knowles - June 22, 2018 Article and Photos by: Richard Knowles Boston, MA -- Leopard print pants, hair spray, and a sense of humor that would make Larry Flynt blush. This is Steel Panther. The glam metal rockers from Los Angeles, California brought their Sunset Strip Live tour to the House Of Blues Boston last week and