Concerts usually aren’t described as bittersweet. They’re either incredible or bleh…most of the time the former. The Wooks’ Saturday, March 2nd, performance at the Burl was bittersweet – bittersweet and incredible. Seeing a show at the Burl is always fantastic. Kentucky’s fueling a musical Renaissance right now, and the Burl
Read MoreMain Street Pineville, Bell County Tourism, and Pine Mountain State Resort Park have teamed up to announce the conception of Bell County’s first ever music festival: The Laurel Cove Music Festival. The event will take place at the iconic Laurel Cove Amphitheater in Pine Mountain State Resort Park, just south
Read MoreIn my humble opinion, there’s no one writing better songs right now than John R. Miller. The West Virginia native has been an underground icon for years now, and is the walking, talking definition of a song-writers songwriter. It’s no coincidence that his touring buddy Tyler Childers is always letting
Read MoreKentucky Country Music is proud to be a partner with the Kentucky Takeover music showcase at Marathon Music Works in Nashville. The Kentucky Takeover will feature Kentucky based musicians on March 15th, to coincide with the SEC Tournament. The ALL AGES show will feature Senora May, Jericho Woods, James Sayne
Read MorePremier independent festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents continues to show its love for Louisville with a third addition to a massive fall festival series in the one-of-a-kind city. Hometown Rising, the first-ever Country Music & Bourbon Festival, will make its debut Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15 at Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center, combining two of Louisville’s cultural cornerstones—great
Read MoreWith 2018 being water under the bridge, we not only get to reflect what an awesome year it was for music in Kentucky, but get to look ahead to an amazing year of concerts and festivals throughout the bluegrass. To help plan your weekends, we here at Kentucky Country Music
Read MoreTwo years ago, I {John Grace} was having a conversation with Mainstreet Pineville Director, Jacob Roan. He had just finished completing substantial renovations to the Bell Theater, which is a beautiful, 1950’s style movie theater in courthouse square in downtown Pineville. It had gone from being left vacant and in
Read MoreKentucky country music icon, Loretta Lynn, will celebrate her birthday this April with a once-in-a-lifetime music event. On the heels of one of the most deeply personal albums of her career, Wouldn’t It Be Great (Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment), the 2019 GRAMMY nominee celebrates this year’s birthday being honored by her friends. Alan Jackson, Brandy
Read MoreThe ascension of Tyler Childers from regional honky-tonk troubadour to country music royalty has seemingly happened over night, and has been amazing to witness. That’s because in two short years he’s gone from playing wayside bars and dives to completely selling out three nights at the iconic Louisville Palace Theater
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