A quick listing of some upcoming shows at ZaZoo's. See you there! #QuickPost Thurs 9 - Appalatin w/ Rebekah Jean - $3 Fri 10 - Nappy Roots, Skyscraper Stereo, Scanner feat. Yng Steve, Jalin Roze, DJ Eldawg - $15 in advance, $20 DOS, 8PM Sat 11 - Houndmouth, Justin Lewis, Gunnar & The Grizzly Bears, Andrew Combs, $8, 9PM Thurs 16 - Appalatin w/ Heather Styka - $3 Fri 17 - Andy D, The Flyswatters, French [...]
A quick listing of some upcoming shows happening at Uncle Slayton's. See you there! #QuickPost THE REAL NASTY, SONS OF FATHERS, DOUGLAS LUCAS & THE WHISPERS Wednesday, February 8 8:30 PM / 8:00 doors $5 @ the door / 21+ with ID Southern Rock, Groove, Jam [...]
Remember when we told you about that cool new guitar exhibit at the Louisville Science Center? Well, they are having a spring concert series as part of the exhibit! Some great Louisville bands will be performing, and we are sorry we missed one of them last week. Apologies, Kri and Hettie. You should definitely check it out, it's a cool exhibit, great bands, fun times. Lineup is below, and a terrible first attempt poster I made featuring a photo of one of the guitars in the exhibit. I'd show you more photos of the exhibit, but that would ruin the [...]
The Shins' new album Port of Morrow is out March 20th. As expected, they'll be doing a bit of touring including a stop in Louisville on June 9th. The Shins w/The Antlers at Iroquois Amphitheater Louisville, KY Saturday, June 9 $30 Presale page (code: MORROW) The presale runs until 10pm on Thursday. General sale begins [...]

Here are a few photos and videos from a fantastic evening at Headliners with Louisville's own Cheyenne Marie Mize. Enjoy. Continue reading PHOTO + VIDEO: Cheyenne Marie Mize @ Headliners 1/28 at Backseat Sandbar .

Get ready all of you kids who are headed to SXSW this year. Why are we writing about a festival in Austin you ask? Well, it could be for a number of reasons including the fact that Natives, Oh My Me, and Idiot Glee are all performing, or that our sister blog WeListenForYou is throwing a daytime party as they did last year , but, in this particular instance, it's because we're excited about a film from Gill Holland's production company The Group Entertainment (Flow, Con Artist, Beautiful Darling, etc) that is going [...]

HENDERSON! A couple of guys who are some of our favorite people will be coming (somewhat close) to our area. The very funny comedians, and brothers, The Sklar Brothers will be performing at The Comedy Attic in Bloomington, IN from Thursday, February 16 through the 18th. You will have five chances to see them there, and we recommend going at least three times. If you are not familiar with the Sklars then click your mouse on the link below to visit the calming shores of their fantastic podcast Sklarbro Country (part [...]

This is a post. This is a post to announce Demetri Martin's show at the Loiusville Improv on February 9. This is you. This is you reading this post. This is you buying tickets to go to the show . This Is A Book - Demetri Martin wrote it. This is Demetri Martin's website . This is his official Twitter page . This is the end of the post. Who: Demetri Martin [...]

I had the chance to see The Black Belles at their first ever live performance at Third Man Records on Halloween of 2010 and was blown away. Since then they have released a solid full length album, and a personal favourite 73 with one Stephen Colbert . Things have been bright and shining for the women in black so far, and now you have a chance to see them. Along with The Black Belles will be the fine ladies of Bleached , so this show is like a Paul Giamatti film - a Win [...]

You should go see this show. Really, you should. See you there. Who: Amen Dunes w/ Zak Riles and Dane Waters What: A quite solid Louisville concert When: Thursday, January 26 @ 9pm Where: Zanzabar (Zbar) (You know) Why: Again, we said so How: TAXI! (Not the show) Important links: Amen Dunes facebook page Zak Riles facebook page [...]
Very exciting news on the Forecastle front. Forecastle has announced a collaboration with My Morning Jacket on this year's event. In addition to headlining Saturday night of the festival, the band will collaborate with producers on festival sights, sounds and experiences, as well as charitable aspects of the event. And with AC Entertainment's involvement (think Bonnaroo), the remainder of the lineup is sure to be just as incredible. The magic happens July 13th-15th. Over 75 additional artists will be announced in the upcoming weeks, including the Friday and Sunday night headliners. Tickets will go on-sale January [...]
Very exciting news on the Forecastle front. Forecastle has announced a collaboration with My Morning Jacket on this year's event. In addition to headlining Saturday night of the festival, the band will collaborate with producers on festival sights, sounds and experiences, as well as charitable aspects of the event. And with AC Entertainment's involvement (think Bonnaroo), the remainder of the lineup is sure to be just as incredible. Over 75 additional artists will be announced in the upcoming weeks, including the Friday and Sunday night headliners. Tickets will go on-sale January 27 at 12p EST, including [...]
Huge news for Louisville music fans today as Forecastle Festival announced that for their special 10th anniversary show, hometown heroes My Morning Jacket will not only headline the festival, they will also have a hand in curating the lineup. The official statement: January 24, 2012 Dear Forecastle Travelers ~ The Forecastle Festival is thrilled to announce that My [...]

Portugal. The Man are coming to Lexington's Busters. We first became big fans in 2008 following the release of Censored Colors and even moreso in 2009 after seeing his acoustic set at Bonnaroo. The support for the Lexington show will be The Lonely Forest. And if you can't make the Lexington show, you've got another chance to catch them at the Vogue in Indianapolis. Buy Tickets! Doors 7; Show 8; $18 adv / $20 dos; 18+ Additional Dates below: Portugal. The [...]

Who: Gangly Youth, Day Creeper, Tender Mercy What: Your favorite Louisville music When: Friday, January @ 9:00pm Where: Harley's ( Google Map ) Why: We said so How: Walk. Wear snowshoes. Well, if it snows. Important links: Gangly Youth FB Page Day Creeper FB Page Tender Mercy FB Page [...]

You should see Cheyenne Marie Mize, Silver Tongues , and Dare Dukes on Saturday the 28th at Headliners Music Hall ! Doors are at 8:00, tickets are only $5, and I will not accept any excuse of why you won't be there. Unless, of course, you are below the age of 18. Cheyenne has a new vinyl coming out soon , and a new song you can listen to right now! Song, pre-sale for vinyl, and important links located below. See you there! Listen to: Cheyenne Marie Mize - Wishing Well [...]
Tweet vaso link Nerves Junior, the undisputed kings of the indie blogosphere parking lot of 2011, have, in conjunction with Zach of We Listen For You, released a video for their track "Swimmer's Ear" from their debut album, As Bright As Your Night Light . Sadly, however, it features zero swimming, as I was hoping for bikini clad women throughout. Instead they all opted for my close second idea, a futuristic vision of a man who can control other people's life [...]

The New Vintage Showcase presents: The Grand Opening of HAYMARKET WHISKEY BAR 331. E. Market St (502) 442-0523 HOURS: 4pm - 2am, Mon through Sun Haymarket Whiskey Bar will celebrate it's grand opening Saturday, Feb. 4 with live, old-time music by The Whiskey Bent Valley Boys and The Shovel Bums . Haymarket Whiskey Bar prides itself as Louisville's most intimate music room and only venue in [...]
The Louisville Science Center is putting on a really cool exhibit titled GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World which is being kicked off by the event Science with a Twist: The Biggest Gig of the Year . We are really excited to see this, and we want you to see it too. We have 5 tickets to give away to the Fan Club Party [...]

You know those times when you look back at a concert poster from years ago and think, "that would have been a killer show"? Well, 80s thrash metal heavyweights Anthrax and Testament are coming to melt your faces off in a couple weeks. Anthrax is one of the most prolific and iconic bands of the 1980s thrash metal explosion. At one point they were dubbed one of the "big four", alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer. The famously-goateed Scott Ian will be playing with the Anthrax you know and love from the days when you [...]