Scene and Heard

Weezer

Friday, June 11  2010, 8:00pm

 The iconic American alternative rock band has sold more than eightmillion records in the US since ’92. With songs like Buddy Holly, Beverly Hills, and Pork and Beans they have spent decades making crowds rock.

 Their songs can be heard all over the radio, commercials and on television. Weezer has garnered world-wide appeal and has had consistently sold out tours even when the band played under secret names.

You don’t want to miss this performance on June 11, 2010 at 8pm. Tickets available through ticketmaster.com or by calling 800.745.3000.

Elizabeth, IN (March 15, 2010) – Horseshoe Casino Hotel announces the 3^rd Annual Outdoor Summer Concert Series with the biggest names in entertainment set to perform. Kicking off this summer long affair will be the classic rock band Chicago on May 21, 2010.

Ticket holders will enjoy a large beer garden, terrific food offerings, and fantastic music by some of the biggest names in entertainment including George Jones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Earth, Wind and Fire, Sheryl Crow, Moody Blues, BB King, Trace Adkins plus a few more acts yet to be announced.

“This venue presents a truly unique concert experience unlike anything else in the Kentuckiana market. Horseshoe is proud to present some of the most well known names in music entertainment within an intimate setting,” said Eileen Moore, Senior Vice President and General Manager.

Tickets for all shows go on sale March 20, 2010 at 11 a.m. Tickets are sold through Ticketmaster or at the Horseshoe Box Office. Guests must be 21 or older to attend all shows.

5/21 Chicago

5/22 George Jones

5/30 Lynyrd Skynyrd

6/5 Earth, Wind and Fire

6/12 Sheryl Crow

6/19 Moody Blues

7/4 BB King

7/16 Trace Adkins

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John Mayer recently stated after a backlash of controversial interviews to  ” just play my guitar”. He did just that Saturday evening bringing  his 2010-2011 World Tour to Freedom Hall. Playing to a crowd of 12,000 fans, Mayer dug deep into his catalogue of hit songs dusting off ,” No Such Thing”  that had been left off his set lists in recent years. The highlights of the show  were songs, “Waiting on the World to Change, and “Gravity”.  He also mixed in songs from other artists such as Bill Wither’s, ” Ain’t No Sunshine”, Journeys, ” Don’t Stop Believing” and finishing his encore set with “Crossroads”.

During the show,Mayer told his fans, “I used to perform just to make it in this business, now I perform for you”. Viewed by many as a writer of pop love songs, Mayer showed why Rolling Stone Magazine selected him as one of the upcoming guitar gods. Many of  his guitar solos lasted over four minutes, containing riffs similar to his hero, Stevie Ray Vaughn.

The music was mixed with Mayer’s interaction with his fans, reading twitter messages from fans at the show, leading a C-A-T-S and C-A-R-D-S cheers, and praising excellent opening act Michael Franti and Spearhead, ” I have to play well every night just to keep up with those guys.”

Mayer’s mouth and studio music may not appeal to the normal rock in roll crowd.  But seeing his live show will change that. The stage , featuring a large background screen , beautiful lighting, and an excellent sound system create a first class performance. He was backed up by his excellent band featuring his drummer, Steve Jordan and former guitarists for The Pretenders and  Paul McCartney’s touring bands, Robbie McIntosh.

To see more photos visit http://mikeseye.phanfare.com

Rodrigo Y Gabriela played a splendid concert the Brown Theatre, Sunday evening to over 1300 appreciative  fans.

Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero hail from Mexico City but have lived in Ireland for the past ten years.

Their lighting fast Latin-infused instrumental guitar music is difficult to label. A mix of Latin, pop, rock, jazz, and heavy metal all done with acoustic guitars.

The pair began in a Mexican Thrash band “Tierra Acid” until finding their unique sound in the streets and bars of Ireland.

Since this was their first visit to Louisville , they seemed surprised to see a full house of knowledgeable fans very  familiar of their music. Some of which came from Indianapolis to see the show.

They played songs from 2006 Rodrigo and Gabriela, an album that sold over 600,000 copies, worldwide and from their newest release 11:11.

Joe Bonamassa will be performing live

Friday, Apr 30th, 2010 @ 08:00

Lexington Opera House

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!

Click Here to Purchase

Saturday, May 29th @ 7:30pm
The Brown Theatre
All Ages
Reserved Seating
$35

Tickets On Sale 3/13 @10am

The Swell Season, the Oscar-winning duo of Frames frontman Glen Hansard and Czech ingénue Marketa Irglova, are putting the finishing touches on ‘Strict Joy,’ (Oct 27/Anti- Records), the follow-up to their beloved, surprise hit 2007 film and gold-certified soundtrack ‘Once.’ The twelve new, original songs on ‘Strict Joy’ were recorded last year and document a time of great change and tumult.

The Swell Season generated a wave of acclaim during the 2008 awards season including two Grammy nominations and an Oscar win for Best Original Song, for their hit single “Falling Slowly.” The duo performed the song on the Oscars telecast, and Irglova provided one of the most memorable and poignant moments of the evening when host Jon Stewart called her back to the stage after a commercial break to give her acceptance speech. The success of ‘Once’ also led to a sold out world tour for The Swell Season which was captured for an upcoming documentary.                                                                                     http://www.theswellseason.com

Tickets can be purchased at The Kentucky Center box office,
www.kentuckycenter.org or by phone (502) 584-7777,
(800) 775-7777 or TTY (502) 562-0730

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will return to Louisville, KY for a show at Freedom Hall on May 12. Joe Cocker will support.
The Freedom Hall show is the first gig Tom and The Heartbreakers have played in Louisville since the opening night of the Dogs With Wings Tour in support of Wildflowers on February 28, 1995.

The public ticket onsale for Louisville will be March 15 at 10am EST and Highway Companions Club Presales begin March 9.

Nederlander Entertainment and Freedom Hall gave Louisville music fans a trip back in time Friday evening. Billed as the “Can’t Stop Rocking Tour”, 38 Special, REO Speedwagon , and Styx, performed hit after hit to the predominatly baby boomer audience.

The show started promptly at 7:00 p.m. with38 Special kicking the night of with an rowdy set filled with the onstage antics of Donnie VanZant, brother of Ronnie and JohnnyVan Zant  of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame. In fact, the bands bass player, Larry Junstrom was the intial bass player for Skynyrd.  VanZant entertained the crowd with his high energy kicks, spins  and twirls involving the audience in every song. But it was Don Barnes  soulful voice and  excellent guitar that turned up the heat, ending the set with the bands most memorable hits, “Caught up in You” and “Hold On Loosley”.

REO Speedwagon followed 38 Special to the stage and proceeded to churn out their classic songs from their catalogue of over 30 years. Lead singer Kevin Cronin, mentioned he enjoying  playing in Louisville in the 70’s and 80’s, “We always have had strong audience support for the band here”.

Many band member changes have occured over the years but original member keyboardist Neal Doughty,  and long time members, vocalist Kevin Cronin,  and bassist Bruce Hall kept the music fresh and exciting. The band satified the rockers with “Golden Country” and kept fans singing along to ballads such as” Can’t Fight This Feeling”. An encore of “Riding the Storm Out” and “157 Riverside Avenue” finished off a great set of music.

Styx headlined the show with an all out attack on the hall playing classic songs from their many gold and platinum albums. Lead by the dual guitars of Tommy Shaw,and  James Young with excellent vocals from Shaw, Young and Lawrence Gowan, Styx kept the fans standing the entire set .

From the show’s start with ‘Miss America” and classics like, ‘Suite Madam Blue”, “Crystal Ball”and “Come Sail Away”, the band showed their excellent musicianship.

The band members are  fantastic showman tossing in surprises singing , The Beatles, ” I am the Walrus ” and bringing guest star Chuck Panozzo, the original bassist of the band. The show ended crowd favorites, “Blue Collar Man” and “Renegade” while  overhead explosions of confetti covered the crowd.

It’s not often you can return to your past and leave thinking this was better than I remember. This night was one of the special times!

See more photos @ http://mikeseye.phanfare.com

38 Special's Donnie VanZant and Don Barnes

REO's Kevin Cronin and Dave Amato

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Join Horseshoe Casino In, for a FREE SHOW with the New Country Q 103.1 Kickin’ Country Music Series . Every Thursday offering FREE live entertainment to guests in Legends starting at 7:30 pm.

The third Thursday of the month will feature an up and coming Country artist so don’t miss your chance to see these rising Country stars. Come any other Thursday to catch a free live show featuring a local Country artist.

New Country Q 103.1 will broadcast live from Legends once a month and will air live interviews with our artist for the night, as well as give listeners a chance to win VIP prizes ranging from dinner for four to a reserved VIP table to see upcoming shows in the Kickin’ Country Series.

David Nail will be kicking the series off on February 18th.

$12.00 buckets of beer (5 bottles) will be offered as the beverage special in Legends.

Feb 18 – David Nail
David Nail’s album, I’m About To Come Alive, is a collection of songs that captures the highs and lows and the hometown flavor of his own experiences. “I wanted to take something from the people who’ve inspired me,” he says, “but also put myself in there, and just make something I could be proud of. It’s definitely a moody record, there’s definitely going to be some heartbreak in there, definitely going to be some dark times. But there’s music you listen to when you’re feeling good, and music you listen to when you’re down and out, and I think this is a record that satisfies both needs.”

Opening for David Nail will be Jason Eustice
www.myspace.com/jasonaeustice

Feb 25 – Witchita Rose

Mar 4 – Josh & Holly
http://www.joshandhollymusic.com/live/

Mar 11 – Michael Goodman
http://www.myspace.com/michaelgoodmanexperience

Mar 18 – TBA

Mar 25 – Pure South

April 1 – Trick Nickel

April 8 – Gina Emerson and Backcountry