(photo courtesy of BMX Plus! Magazine) The Historic Southgate House is hosting a benefit tomorrow night for a fellow “Colonel” of mine, Covington Catholic alumnist Kyle Weisenberger. While I didn’t know Kyle personally, I knew his older brother Kevin, who graduated with me in 1999. Just as the Covington Catholic motto states, “With a spirit that will not …
Tag Archive: Southgate House
May
06
2011
Apr
23
2011
Interview with Nashville’s Jason White
(photo courtesy of JasonWhiteMusic.com) Former Janglers front man sheds light upon the darkness with latest solo release I recently came across a singer/songwriter by the name of Jason White. Last night he performed a rather intimate show to a small crowd in the now smoke-free Southgate House ballroom. Before he took the stage last night, I had the opportunity to sit …
Apr
22
2011
Show Preview: Jason White & David Mead
(photo courtesy of Shelley Mays, The Tennessean) “What I hope is that people can listen to this record and hear that it’s homespun. That the songs were written very carefully and come from a sincere place, and the process was very organic and genuine.” – Jason White Jason White with David Mead Southgate House Friday, April …
Apr
17
2011
Black Angels with Suuns
The Black Angels mark their return to the Historic Southgate House tonight, this time featuring Suuns, an equally dark and psychedelic noise rock band from Montreal. The Black Angels bring a new(er) batch of songs this time around, coming from last year’s Phosphene Dream, their third full-length effort. As one blogger puts it, their live show has become …
Mar
29
2011
Show Review: Kaki King
To say that Kaki King wowed her audience last night at the Southgate House would be the understatement of the year. The thirty-one year old guitar virtuoso delivered two sets of nearly all instrumental compositions to her quiet, attentive crowd of a couple hundred or so. Ms. King performed eighteen songs on numerous acoustic guitars that were on …
Mar
27
2011
Show Review: Rock and Roll’s First Lady, Wanda Jackson
Rock and Roll’s First Lady Gives Performance for the Ages Though money is a little tight right now, I made a last minute decision to attend last night’s Wanda Jackson show at the Southgate House anyways, which was by far the best $20 I’d ever spent. In fact, that money would have been well spent had Mrs. Jackson …
Mar
26
2011
Queen of Rockabilly: Wanda Jackson
“I’m just so grateful to him for believing in me and encouraging me to stretch myself…I kept saying, ‘Elvis, I’m just a country singer. I can’t sing like you.’ He said, ‘Sure you can. You need to be doing it.’” – Wanda Jackson, on the encouragement from former boyfriend Elvis Presley ******************************************************************************* It’s not often …
Mar
25
2011
Artist Profile: Chamberlin
Last night at the Southgate House I had the great pleasure of checking out a couple bands fresh off last week’s South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. One of those bands was Chamberlin, the self-proclaimed “biggest band from Vermont that even no one there has heard of.” To simply put it, they had the harmonies of both Dawes and Delta …
Mar
24
2011
Or, The Whale, Chamberlin and Alone at 3am at Southgate House
Last night I caught a few bands at the Southgate House, and left the venue most impressed by the performance of one Laura Stevenson & the Cans. The New York-based folk band played a nice mix of soft ballads and indie rock anthems, but what really set them apart from a lot of other bands of this kind was the voice …
Mar
11
2011
Business As Usual For J. Roddy Walston
Before they make their way to Texas next week for South by Southwest, J. Roddy Walston & the Business are stopping here tonight for a show at the Historic Southgate House in Newport, Kentucky. The piano-driven, indie rock four-piece from Baltimore write catchy, melodic, upbeat songs influenced by Southern rock, Little Richard and 70′s boogie rock bands like The Faces. …