ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN I was tired. And I was already a day late. Make that a day in a half, thanks to road construction and a lovely detour through winding Kentucky back roads. Part of America I wouldn’t otherwise see, Clark W. Griswold would have said. But I wasn’t headed to Walley World; … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY RACHEL WATERS Another Forecastle Festival is in the books, and great times were once again had in Louisville, Kentucky. You can read our review here, along with some other photos by Jason Gonulsen. All the photos in this post are by Rachel Waters. Enjoy. RUN THE JEWELS ODESZA *repeat repeat JACK HARLOW … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen Forecastle Festival, one of our favorite festivals on the planet, is back in 2016 with a spectacular and deep lineup featuring The Avett Brothers, Alabama Shakes, Ryan Adams, and Death Cab For Cutie. The festival will be held in Louisville at Waterfront Park on July 17 through July 19. Level 1 … Read more
Photo courtesy of bandofhorses.com We are the ever-living ghost of what once was. Band of Horses have sort of gone Hollywood on us. Well, not really. But in the video below, we’re treated to special acoustic performances of “No One’s Gonna Love You” (as beautiful as ever) and “Heartbreak on the 101” beside the “Hollywood” … Read more
Tomorrow we’re hitting the road to Louisville, Kentucky to cover Forecastle, a three-day music festival taking place on 85-acre Waterfront Park. The lineup, as you might have seen, is terrific and deep, led by headliners OutKast, Jack White, and Beck. The festival also features a Bourbon Lodge, Kentucky Landing featuring craft beer, and is augmented … Read more
Jack White closing out Day Two of Forecastle | All photos by Jason Gonulsen Day Two of the 2014 Forecastle Festival featured electric sets by Jack White, Jason Isbell, and Band of Horses. Isbell stole the day leading off with Southeastern’s “Flying Over Water,” while White played to thousands opening with The White Stripes’ “Dead … Read more
Jenny Lewis at Forecastle | All photos by Jason Gonulsen The final day of the 2014 Forecastle Festival was packed with some heavy hitters, including Beck, The Replacements, and Jenny Lewis. Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day jammed with Paul Westerberg and The Replacements, while Reignwolf rocked like no other all weekend. Please enjoy these … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen 2014 was my first Forecastle Festival, which was also happened to be my first music festival of the year. There are a few more on the agenda, but they’re all gonna have a hard time measuring up to my time spent in Louisville with Jack White, Jenny Lewis, Jason Isbell, … Read more
The 11th annual Forecastle Festival at Waterfront Park in Louisville will feature a heavy stack of heavyweights: The Black Keys, The String Cheese Incident, The Avett Brothers, The Flaming Lips, Alabama Shakes, Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, among many more (see full lineup below). We’ve never had the pleasure … Read more
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN It’s time. Time to set sail for another Forecastle Festival. One of our favorite festivals, no doubt about it. If you can’t feel comfortable about being yourself at Forecastle, then … scratch that … you WILL feel comfortable. Here’s a playlist of what is to come over the next three days, … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN “Saw the Stones one time,” my Uber driver said. I’m on the way to my fourth consecutive Forecastle Festival in Louisville, and the stories keep coming. I sit back and listen. “See, back then it was different. People I knew, they started climbing that scaffolding near the stage while the … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY RACHEL WATERS Please enjoy this gallery of Forecastle Festival photos by Rachel Waters.
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Louisville’s own My Morning Jacket headlined Day Two of Forecastle, and they didn’t disappointed during their two and a half hour set. They opened with “Believe” and closed with “One Big Holiday.” Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen. TWIN PEAKS EARL BURROWS CHRIS STAPLETON ROBERT RANDOLPHÂ SHOVELS AND ROPE … Read more
Johanna Soderberg of First Aid Kit | PHOTO BY RACHEL WATERS The 2015 Forecastle Festival has concluded, and here are our photos from the final day of action. We’ll post a recap on our favorite sets soon. PHOTOS BELOW BY JASON GONULSEN OVER THE RHINE FIRST AID KIT TWIN PEAKS THE LONE BELLOW DIARRHEA PLANET … Read more
Forecastle Festival kicked off yesterday with an absolutely blistering set of tunes by Houndmouth, who quite frankly stole the show. Sam Smith was also excellent, although his set was cut short due to high winds approaching the area. All photos by Jason Gonulsen and Rachel Waters. HOUNDMOUTH SAM SMITH THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM KIESZA CAGE THE … Read more
The Ohio River flows alongside the Forecastle Festival in Louisville | Photo by Jason Gonulsen It’s time for another trip to Louisville, which for me means it’s time once again for another Forecastle Festival. Besides all of the great music on hand, one of the listed “activities” is a Bourbon Lodge. Yeah, you could say … Read more
ZZ WARD at Forecastle Festival 2015 | PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN ZZ Ward has a new album to share called This Means War (Hollywood Records; due September 18), and perhaps you’ve heard its first single, “Love 3X.” And if you haven’t, the singer-songwriter-producer from Roseburg, Oregon has already made a video for it. Let’s take … Read more
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN We’re all in this together. I mentioned this last year, but it’s so, so true. We’re in it together to endure the heat index, which reached a stifling and relentless peak on Sunday. To escape the 60 mph winds and approaching rain, which cut Sam Smith’s stellar set short and made … Read more
The first wave of acts for the 2015 Forecastle Festival has been announced, and the music festival held at Waterfront Park in Louisville will be anchored by My Morning Jacket, Sam Smith, Widespread Panic, and Modest Mouse. Other notable acts and Speakers in Code favorites include Tweedy (featuring Jeff Tweedy of Wilco), Houndmouth, Cage the … Read more
Hello! Lots to get to today as we prepare to cover Forecastle Festival in Louisville this weekend. Before we get to our “Most Anticipated Sets” of the weekend, let’s run through the necessary stuff first. –Get your tickets here. (Weekend Passes + Single Day tickets are available.) –Create your schedule here. –See the Late Night … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Five moments. That’s misleading, of course. Forecastle is filled with them, and the fans are the life blood that power the show that always must go on. This is a music festival that doesn’t feel VIP-ish. I’ve never felt more comfortable eating a corn dog and tater tots with a … Read more