Tauk with Peridoni at The Madison Theater

Tauk played The Madison Theater with Peridoni this weekend and rocked the stage. These two bands have had a lot of good momentum this and are playing several festivals this spring and fall. This show was moved from Madison Live to the Madison Theater as there was a great turn out. Check out their schedule at www(dot)taukband(dot)com.

Images by Doug Siegel
www.dougsiegelphotography.carbonmade.com

 

My Morning Jacket Comes Home with a Two Night Run at Iroquois Amphitheater in Louisville

My Morning Jacket came home to play Thursday and Friday night in Louisville, Kentucky at The Iroquois Amphitheater. This venue was fabulous as far as location, sound, and crowd. Not to mention that MMJ is from Louisville, so most fans were there from the beginning of their existence, which has now become triumphant. Almost every major periodical has labeled My Morning Jacket as one of the best live bands of any genre of music. Jim James and every member of the band was playing like it could be their last show with intense energy and showmanship.

Iroquois Amphitheater is an old theater in the woods with a new wooden roof that blocked a little rain Thursday night. Both nights here in Louisville were completely sold out. The opening band, Twin Limb, put on a great set as well. Jim James came out with them and played Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You," which sounded angelic.

The capacity crowd was in great spirits and people came from all over for these performances. We had friends in town from Colorado, Portland, California all the way to Vermont. Jacket played most of their best songs off of every album to date including their newest album, Waterfall. They also dazzled two Prince covers, "Purple Rain" and "Raspberry Beret" as well as the late David Bowie's "Young Americans." They played with high energy both nights and the conversations of everyone leaving the venue was to the tune of, "are you kidding me, that was unbelievable." Jacket is playing limited shows this summer and is making a few festival appearances including Shakey Knees and Lockn. They are also playing a run at Red Rock in Colorado.

Images by Doug Siegel
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Pearl Jam Rocks Out at Rupp Arena

Pearl Jam played another great night of music at Rupp Arena last evening. The band played another 3 hour show to loyal fans from all over the country. Fresh off headlining New Orleans Jazz Fest, they kept the energy up and delivered a whopping set of music. Pearl Jam is on their way to play Philadelphia, Madison Square Gardens in New York, and Fenway Park in Boston. They will then headline Bonnaroo and end their tour at Wrigley Field in Chicago. It has been a pleasure to be one of their tour photographers. Check them out at PearlJam(dot)com...and the Rupp Arena setlist and official write-up from the  band's management below...

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Widespread Panic and My Morning Jacket Close Out Nights Two and Three at Forecastle Festival

It was another great year of music in Louisville at the Forecastle Festival. Just starting to sort through thousands of photos from this year's festival and am working backwards, putting Widespread Panic and MMJ as the first bands edited. More to come from Forecastle 2015.

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The 2014 Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky

Forecastle Festival had another successful year in Louisville, Kentucky. Forecastle is put on by AC Entertainment, the same group that puts on Bonnaroo, Outsidelands, Mountain Oasis and several other great festivals. A Forecastle is a superstructure at the bow of a ship where the crew is housed. This is where the workers unwind after a hard day of work in unruly waters. Everyone came together and had a great time on the banks of the Ohio River with a lineup including Jack White, Beck, Outkast, The Replacements, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Gary Clark Jr., Band of Horses, Ray Lamontagne, Spoon, Nickel Creek, JJ Grey and Mofro, Reignwolf, The Black Lips, Lucius, Jason Isbell, Jenny Lewis, Brett Dennon, 21 Pilots, Against Me!, Spanish Gold and about 50 other acts. The Bourbon Tent, with over 20 of Kentucky's Finest Distilleries, was a huge hit as well. There were also great late night parties with Moontaxi, Jim James, and several other notable acts. Check out more of my coverage at Unsung Melody, The Blue Indian, and Nashville's Tennessean. Some bands are not included in this article due to artist release. Reignwolf coverage will be in RollingStone.com in Emerging Artists section next month.

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The Dandy Warhols with The Warlocks in Louisville at the Mercury Ballroom

The Dandy Warhols (Portland) and Warlocks (Los Angeles) played in Louisville at the Mercury Theater after Derby Day Weekend. This show was fantastic!!  We talked to people from all over the region who came in for this show. The Dandy Warhols are off to Europe for the rest of the summer and The Warlocks are off to tour with the Ravonettes. We had a good time hanging out with both bands in Louisville. (The lighting at this show was all over the place and we only got to photograph 2 songs, so images aren't great)

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Rebelution at the Madison Theater

Rebelution came to the Madison Theater on February 8, 2014 to play for a sold out crowd last Saturday night. I noticed that there were lots of Cincinnati Bengals running around before the show. It turns out they were having an end of the season party upstairs in the balcony for the performance. Domata Peko, a defensive tackle for the Bengals, introduced the team and brought about 8 other team members up on stage to kick off the night. The home town crowd went wild and Rebelution went into a great set of old and new songs. See what the band is up to at www.rebelutionmusic.com

Images by Doug Siegel