VAMT Pick Your Poison Avatar Mercury Ballroom // Louisville, Kentucky April 27th 2017 Words & Photos by Emily May Avatar, currently touring with In This Moment, made a on-off stop for a sold-out headlining show in Louisville, Ky on April the 27th. Having heard about their incredible live show, they Continue Reading
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Soft Cell Portraits – Saint Mesa – Nightly // 04.22.17 Louisville, KY
Soft Cell Portraits Saint Mesa Nightly Zanzabar // Louisville, Kentucky April 22nd 2017 Words & Photos by Emily May Nightly, an electronic duo based in Nashville, TN, performed in Louisville, Ky on April 22nd. Louisville is home to the Kentucky Derby and this same evening saw the city as host Continue Reading
Slothrust – Highly Suspect // 04.21.17 St Louis, MO
Slothrust Highly Suspect The Pageant// St Louis, MO April 21st, 2017 Words & Photos by Emily May I had the pleasure of seeing Highly Suspect perform in St Louis on April the 21st to an enthusiastic and sold out crowd. Having seen them twice before, I knew that I was Continue Reading
Interview: Nightly
Nightly, an electronic band based in Nashville, TN, was formed by cousins Joey Beretta and Jonathan Capeci in 2015. Having risen to popularity after uploading their debut single “XO” to Soundcloud, Nightly quickly caught the attention of several record labels. They signed to Interscope records shortly thereafter and released their Continue Reading
Periphery // Louisville, KY 4.12.17
Periphery The Contortionist Norma Jean Infinity Shred Mercury Ballroom// Louisville, KY April 12th, 2017 Periphery, a Washington DC-based progressive metal band, made a tour stop in Louisville, Ky recently. Fresh off heels of their Grammy nomination for their song “The Price Is Wrong”, they performed to a nearly sold out Continue Reading
Easy Action – Dinosaur Jr // 03.22.17 Louisville, KY
Easy Action Dinosaur Jr Headliners Music Hall // Louisville, Kentucky March 22nd 2017 Photos & Words by Emily May I had the pleasure of catching Dinosaur Jr play to a sold-out crowd at Headliners Music Hall. I have had a great love for this band since I was in high school, having Continue Reading
Mikeala Davis – The Staves // 03.06.17 Louisville, KY
Mikeala Davis The Staves Headliners Music Hall// Louisville, Kentucky March 6th, 2017 Words & Photos by Emily May The English folk-rock trio The Staves made a stop in Louisville, KY on their current US tour to a packed house! The nearly sold-out crowd was treated to a variety of songs, Continue Reading
Esme Patterson – Lucero // 03.04.17 Lexington, KY
Esme Patterson Lucero Manchester Music Hall // Lexington, Kentucky March 4th 2017 Words & Photos by Emily May Lucero performed the final night of their current tour to a sold out crowd in Lexington, KY on Saturday night. They were in high spirits, ending the tour with a packed house. Continue Reading
Justin Furstenfeld // 02.06.17 Louisville, KY
Justin Furstenfeld Headliners Music Hall// Louisville, Kentucky February 6th, 2017 Photos & Words by Emily May Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October brought his Open Book Tour to Louisville, KY on February the 6th. It was an incredibly personal evening, in which Justin performed an acoustic solo set to a packed Continue Reading
The Shadowboxers // Louisville, KY 1.21.17
The Shadowboxers The Pass Zanzabar, Louisville, KY 1.21.17 Photographs and words by Emily May Nashville-based Pop/Soul/R&B band The Shadowboxers ended their most recent tour in Louisville, KY on January the 21st. Seeing as many of the shows on the tour were sold out, it wasn’t a surprise to see a Continue Reading
Pop Evil // Louisville KY 1.10.17
Pop Evil Red Sun Rising Badflower Mercury Ballroom//Louisville, KY 1.10.17 Photos and words by Emily May Pop Evil kicked off their Rock ‘N’ Roll Now Tour in Louisville, KY on Tuesday night . They put on an energetic performance to a sold out venue of eager fans and were very engaging Continue Reading
The Weepies // Louisville, KY 12.17.16
The Weepies Headliners Music Hall// Louisville, KY December 17th, 2016 Photos and words by Emily May The Weepies are an American indie pop duo consisting of husband and wife singer-songwriters Deb Talan and Steve Tannen. Although they sometimes tour with a band, they brought their Completely Acoustic and Alone tour Continue Reading