The 2011 Randomville Year in Review

December 29th, 2011 by Mackenzie McAninch

Ah, it’s that time of year again for me to write about another year of Randomville. The holidays usually make it difficult to find the time to write this piece each year. I’m just amazed I got it done before January this year! Before I reflect back, I’d like to mention a few of the [...]

Singles Club: December 2011

December 24th, 2011 by Various Staff

We decided to round out the year by asking several of our writers to bring one of their favorite songs of the year to the table. Listen to each song and read along with each review. Plus, we have one guest reviewer: Santa Claus! Speaking of year-end stuff, it’s not too late to vote for [...]

CincyChic, and beyond?

October 5th, 2011 by Brian Halloran

“And a blind man on the corner said it’s simple, like flipping a coin. Don’t matter what side it lands on if it’s someone else’s dime” Jewel, “Down So Long”   As Amy Scalia sat there listening to her favorite artist sing these words in concert in 2006, it finally struck her that all the [...]

Forecastle Festival 2010 in review

July 16th, 2010 by Brian Halloran

As the strains of their 1982 hit “I Melt With You” rang out across Waterfront Park in downtown Louisville on Saturday (July 10th), the weather was cooperating fully, as half clothed, sweating hippies danced away in the blazing heat to a band that in its heyday appealed mostly to the “Valley Girl” crowd.  But today, [...]