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17 Things To Not Miss At Forecastle 2019
There’s always a lot happening at Forecastle: Dozens of bands on multiple stages, plus food, drinks and other entertainment scattered throughout the Great Lawn at Waterfront Park. Forecastle 2019 — which runs this weekend, Friday, July 12-14 — will mark the music festival’s 17th year. Below are 17 things that we’re looking forward to this…
You Have Three Songs To Impress Me: Photos From Forecastle
There was a lot of grumbling going on about how Forecastle’s lineup this year wasn’t strong. Complaints included that there was a lack of stand-out artists and that the bands might not be worth having to brave the heat. These aren’t completely unfair opinions, but festivals are for finding new bands, while enjoying the ones…
The ‘Other Forecastle’ is selfies, dancing (and lots and lots of teens) at Party Cove, Ocean Stage
The Other Forecastle starts under the Interstate 64 West overpass on the east end of the festival grounds. You’ll know you’ve reached it because the age range plummets from early 20s and above to what looks like the sidelines of a high school football game. These 15- to 19-year-olds have glittery chests and open button-downs,…
10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (7/15)
TUESDAY, July 16 Ice Cream Run Iroquois Park $3 nonmembers | 5:30-8:30 p.m. Nothing provides more motivation for a run than the promise of guilt-free calories afterward. Iroquois Hill Runners are providing ice cream from Southside Drive Pic-Pac if you finish its evening 5K in Iroquois Park. Registration starts at 5:30 p.m., and the race…
Notes From Forecastle: Tyler Childers, Boa And More From Day 3
Boa As I sat waiting for the local band Boa to start Sunday, a neighboring couple also clamoring for shade from the sun asked, “Do you know who this is? What do they sound like?” I responded, “It’s Boa and they are in the realm of psych rock.” A blank stare. “It’s smooth, like lots…
Notes From Forecastle: Teddy Abrams & Friends, Vegan Eats And More From Day 2
Tiny House Sessions When I first heard Israel Nash play guitar, we were in a tiny mobile home together on the edge of the Ohio River. Well, technically, we were at Forecastle, Louisville’s music festival that draws a ballpark of 60,000 people. But, in this Tiny House Session, operating in a temporary mobile house behind…
Notes From Forecastle: GRLwood, BioGlitz And More From Day 1
GRLwood On a hot Friday afternoon in July, “Masturbation” got us started. That’s typical for how GRLwood, Louisville’s own (self-named) “Kentucky Fried Queerdos” likes to kick off their set –– cranking up the heat, and stirring up a little discomfort. Rae Forester, 27, and Karen Ledford, 24, were finally experiencing Forecastle for the first time:…
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (7/12)
FRIDAY, July 12 Man Man w/ Rebecca Black + Ouzelum Zanzabar $18 | 10:30 p.m. If you’re not going to Forecastle, the must-see musical event of this weekend is catching Rebecca Black of “Friday” infamy opening up for the experimental pop group Man Man. It turns out, Black has made some pretty good music since…
Black Friday: Former viral star Rebecca Black opens up about ‘Friday’ and touring
It had to be an unimaginably difficult, fascinating year for Rebecca Black in 2011. The then 13-year-old put together a video for a canned song written and produced by an LA-based youth talent agency, teeming with the sentiments and sophistication appropriate for, you know, a young teenager. Though juvenile, its bubblegum, infectious chorus created an…
GRLwood’s Defiant Spirit Shines On New Album About Big Issues
When the pair of self-dubbed “Kentucky fried queerdos” — otherwise known as GRLwood — performed their song “Bisexual” at Louisville’s Pride Festival in June, a mosh pit broke out close to the stage. “A lot of times at Pride,” singer Rej Forester said, “there’s pop music — people twerking and dancing. So I was shooketh.”…
Indie-Pop Band Lucius Back On Tour After Side Collaborations
After spending a few years collaborating with renowned artists such as Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe are shifting their focus back to their four-piece band, Lucius. This summer, they’re playing festivals across the country, including Forecastle. “We haven’t been doing the festival circuit as much with the band, and we’re…
Six Bands To See Before 6 P.M. At Forecastle
Most of us have already formed our opinions about Forecastle’s headliners, and we’ve already weighed whether we’re excited to watch each one, or if we’re just going to spend entire sets trash posting on Twitter so the notifications pump serotonin into our galaxy brains. But, the smaller names that play earlier in the day can…
Teddy Abrams & Friends Are Adding Rock Elements To A Classic Composition At Forecastle
For the last half-decade, Forecastle has booked Louisville Orchestra conductor Teddy Abrams to perform each year, and he has consistently delivered the most unique sets at the festival. In the past, Abrams has structured his set like a variety show, bringing out local rock and hip-hop acts to play their songs or covers with a…
8 Albums You Should Listen To Before Forecastle
If you pay a couple hundred bucks to get into a music festival, it’s important to see not only the bands that you want to see, but also to listen to bands that you’ve never heard of. Maybe you’ll discover someone new. Or maybe there’s a band that you haven’t listened to in awhile that…
Focus, People… Focus!
What do Mitch McConnell, Matt Bevin and the John B. Castleman statue have in common? They’re each at the center of superficial, highly publicized political battles — a lot of nattering over a lot of nothing that affects, or barely affects, people’s lives. First, Gov. Bevin created a rap video about U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine…
Bevin’s Laziness Is Beshear’s Opportunity
Go easy on me, mate — I’m feeling a trifle groggy. Either you did some actual work, and you’re so unused to it you’re in deep shock, or you got Brahms and Liszt. The chances of the former are close to zero, so I’ll put my well-earnt on the latter. Fair dibs. Yes, I got…
Psst… Billy Reed — The South End Can Afford Dreams
You may have heard a rumor that The South End can’t afford the luxury of dreams. I don’t think this is a new stereotype (at least for my neck of the South End), but it was perpetuated most recently by WAVE3 commentator and self-proclaimed “South Ender,” Billy Reed. I’d argue that the most reliable indicator…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best and Most Absurd
Thorn: Bernheim pipeline battle brings out strange bedfellows Louisville Gas & Electric Co. plans to use eminent domain to take land for a pipeline in Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. The utility says the pipeline is needed to fuel development. Bernheim says it would harm endangered fauna. Companies can take private land — your land.…
New City Budget — Ouch! Downtown Composting Out
Green District Salads on South Fifth Street goes through 48 heads of iceberg lettuce and 72 hearts of romaine in a day. And almost every bit of the restaurant’s food discard, from the cores of that lettuce to the tops of strawberries, ends up in a brown, city-sponsored organic waste bin. The central business district’s…
‘Shrek The Musical,’ Like The Movie But More
A full musical adaptation of a popular movie about an ogre, a princess and a donkey who go on a road trip? A clever, laughing subversion of fairy tale tropes that still ends with a delightfully happy ending? “Shrek the Musical” has fun written all over it. And if there’s one thing that Derby Dinner…
Comedian Jordan Goodwin: ‘It Got Super Awkward’
Comedian Jordan Goodwin was originally drawn to theater, but, as he said, “You had to audition and have a resume.” So, comedy it was. This weekend, however, Goodwin returns to his first love when he performs his original play, “Jordan’s World: Ultimate Football.” He describes the show as: “A coming-of-age story about a man who…
Comic Book Reviews: ‘Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ and ‘Excellence’
‘Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Writer Tom Taylor and artist Juan Cabal Review by Krystal Moore, The Great Escape Louisville This title has continued to use out-of-the-ordinary storytelling while still staying true to the character and his origins and comics in general. It has tackled issues such as homelessness and the loneliness of the elderly, even as…
The 502 Bar & Bistro, A Jewel In Norton Commons
For any chef, an invitation to cook at James Beard House in New York City is an honor devoutly to be wished, as Shakespeare’s Hamlet said. To get there before turning 30 marks a young chef as a rising culinary young gun. Now, meet Louisville’s Chef Ming Pu, 29-year-old executive chef at The 502 Bar…
Opa For Ouzo!
The Greek word “opa” doesn’t have one true meaning but also means everything. Rather, it’s an emotional expression. It’s exclaimed during weddings or celebrations whilst smashing plates into oblivion — yes, the scenes depicting Greek culture in movies aren’t embellishing that. But it’s also a word used when an accident happens, like “oops,” or to…
Savage Love: Quickies
Q: My fiancé and I have been in a relationship for 11 years. His best friend is one of his exes, and that has always bothered me. What do I do? —Needing Guidance After Getting Engaged A: You could make up your mind to get over it, NGAGE. Or you could threaten to break off…
