The Courier-Journal trumpeted a redesign on the Scene magazine on this Saturday’s edition and so it is, flipping completely over to a ‘Lifestyle’ pullout, with lots of ‘air’ [read: 'Less content'] around articles, making them oh, so bite-size.
J. L. Puckett’s column has added a ‘Left of the Dial’ item, focusing on an [...]
Courier-Journal Music Editor J. L. Puckett calls new VHS Or Beta CD “Incandescent” in a Sound Effects column subtilted “Ahead of the Curve.” Not only that, VOB’s “On The Road” Diary by Mark Palgy gets run in Velocity. Call that effective marketing.
William C. “Bill” Sullivan, 67, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 23, 2007. He was the founder of First Quality Banjo Supply and the co-owner of First Quality Music with his sons.
The October issue of Louisville Music News will be delivered to Louisville and Southern Indiana locations over the next three days.
From the Elizabethtown News Enterprise: “Robert Joseph “Bobby” Lanz, Jr., 57, of Louisville, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, at his residence. The funeral Mass is at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church, with the Rev. Dick Sullivan officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 6 p.m. to 7:30 [...]
C-J Music Section Covers Emanuel, Wilco, Elvis Costello Reissue
J. L. Puckett at the Courier-Journal has a review of the new Emanuel CD, which was premiered at Headliners last night. Puckett also has a rave-up review about the Wilco/Dr/ Dog concert at Slugger Field. Finally, on Saturday, Puckett burned up print space reviewing the [...]
An email arrived this morning (Sunday) reporting that longtime Louisville performer Bobby Lanz had died on Saturday. More information will be passed along as it becomes available.
The Wall Street Journal’s Joseph De Avila has an interesting article about music fans buying “presale” passwords from fan club members in order to buy concert tickets early. Just in case you were wondering why all the tickets were ’sold-out’ thirty seconds after going on sale…
Barack Obama weighed in on the consolidation in [...]
Andrew Bird’s one-man show at the Brown Theatre Tuesday did not go unremarked or unreviewed.
Fall Festival Overload
As it is September, the pace of live music and particularly music festivals quickens. This weekend proves to be no exception, with the kickoff of the Adelante Latin Festival at the Jazz Factory. The C-J’s J. L. Puckett has a solid write-up. The Adelante Festival runs all week.
Puckett also previews tomorrow’s [...]