1. Flaming Lips – Bonnaroo Music Festival/Forecastle Festival Hands down, the Flaming Lips are the best band I’ve seen all year long, and maybe even in the top five that I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure why I waited until 2010 to finally see them - I discovered them over ten years ago when I was in …
Tag Archive: Spoon
Jul
12
2010
Forecastle Day Three Review
The annual Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky wrapped up late Sunday evening (technically it was early Monday morning), to a crowd of just over ten thousand people who fought through three days of sweltering temperatures to see any number of the one-hundred plus bands that were on the bill, including headliners and jam band road warriors Widespread Panic and alternative rock …
Jul
07
2010
25 Acts to See at Louisville’s Forecastle Festival
Against Me! The Florida folk-punk band released their fifth studio album (White Crosses) last month and are playing Sunday on the East Stage from 10:30-11:50 Bassnectar The heavy tempo, electronica project of Lorin Ashton is playing Saturday on the West Stage from 9:00-10:15 CAKE The California alt rock band who was an integral part of …
Jan
10
2010
Some Albums to Look for in 2010
Arcade Fire Without a doubt, this Canadian indie rock megaband is by far the best of the younger bands I’ve seen in concert. Sure they’ve been around since ’03, but have only released two albums, but those albums (Funeral, Neon Bible) are amongst the best albums of the past decade. And that’s not just my …