Consequence of Sound: Forecastle 2015 Recaps

On the opening night of this year’s Forecastle Festival, a severe thunderstorm swept through Louisville, Kentucky, causing Sam Smith to cut his headlining set short and the entire festival crowd to be evacuated from the grounds. The other two days of the...
Hopscotch Festival Photo Essay

Hopscotch Festival Photo Essay

More than once the sentiment echoed that Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC must be what South By Southwest was 15 years ago. Indeed, both festivals offer an urban playground during a mild weather season, wherein a church, courtyard, or art museum can serve as a music...
Consequence of Sound: Forecastle 2014 Photo Essay

Consequence of Sound: Forecastle 2014 Photo Essay

The festival that started as a small local affair in a city park has grown over the past decade into one of the largest annual music festivals in the Midwest. This year, Forecastle Festival saw record attendance – to the tune of 80,000 people – and one of the most...
IMPOSE: Secret Slint Show Photo Essay

IMPOSE: Secret Slint Show Photo Essay

Anyone with a cursory interest in American indie rock of the last 30 years would be completely remiss to not list Slint’s surprise spring show in their hometown as the year’s best – their first Louisville appearance in almost a decade. Of course,...

Cropped Out Fest 2012 Photo Essay

Photography for my old music blog, The Decibel Tolls, featuring Louisville’s great DIY fest Cropped Out. Coverage included Jandek, Lil B, David Liebe Hart, Neil Hamburger, R. Stevie Moore, and...