Audience Spotlights: Leaders of Louisville’s Arts Groups

Louisville’s vibrant arts scene thrives on the vision and passion of its leaders, each shaping the city’s creative landscape in unique ways. To celebrate the kick off of Audience Magazine in print, we caught up with seven trailblazing leaders of local arts organizations to explore their inspirations, challenges, and hopes for the future. From fostering community engagement to pushing the boundaries of artistic expression, these visionaries reveal what it takes to keep the arts alive and flourishing in Louisville.

Each interview is available to read or listen to in its entirety below. Enjoy and see you at a show soon!

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Broadway in Louisville: Come From Away Returns for Special 3-show Performance – January 11 & 12, 2025

Broadway in Louisville is excited for the return of the hit musical, Come From Away, January 11 and 12 for three special performances.

The critically acclaimed Broadway musical tells the remarkable true story of what transpired in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, during the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The show, written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, opened on Broadway in 2017 and quickly gained widespread praise for its powerful message of kindness, humanity, and resilience in the face of tragedy.

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(Review) Houndmouth Returns to Louisville – Sat. Nov. 16 – Louisville Palace

(Review) When Houndmouth made their return to Louisville Saturday, November 16 at the Louisville Palace, we knew it was going to be a great concert. It seems that anything at the Palace is always a treat and this concert was no exception. The band had great energy and played several of their more popular hits aw well as some new ones. Fan favorites including the opening song, Darlin’ and then rolling thru to Black Gold. The full set list of eighteen songs also included McKenzie, Miracle Mile, Good for You and My Cousin Greg with a four song encore that ended the night with Sedona.

This was the last night of their tour and could tell they were happy to be home and their on stage performance prooved it.

 

Houndmouth makes their return to Louisville Saturday, November 16 at the Louisville Palace for what we think will be another fun and energetic show from the New Albany, Indiana-based band. Known for their soulful blues and rock sound blending Americana, folk, and rock influences, recent concert reviews indicate the band is playing great together with fan favorites like “Sedona”, “My Cousin Greg”, “Golden Age” and more. Their sound blends to catchy melodies with fun spin offs in each song, but not quite to the extent of a jam band.

They always put on a great show and being the last show of their current tour, this should be a great night. (Spotify Artist Channel)

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Japanese Style Drum Sensation TAIKOPROJECT Comes to Kentucky Center November 10

TAIKOPROJECT is an acclaimed ensemble that has redefined the art of taiko, or Japanese drumming, by infusing it with a distinctly modern, American style, and is coming to the Kentucky Center Bomhard Theater, Sunday, November 10.

Founded in Los Angeles in 2000, TAIKOPROJECT combines the deep cultural roots of traditional Japanese taiko with fresh, innovative techniques and dynamic performances. Since their debut, they’ve developed a reputation for breaking barriers in the art form, balancing reverence for tradition with a desire to push taiko into new, uncharted territory.

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Audience Interview: Cash or Trade Ticket Platform Co-Founder – Dusty Rich

In this Audience Interview, we are excited to dive into the world of digital ticketing and how to navigate the process and what has become the norm for concerts, events, festivals, and really any live performances. There are certainly pro’s and con’s to the digital ticketing world, but in the end, I think it’s here to stay. To get an inside perspective on some of the best practices for ticketing in today’s landscape, as well as an alternate outlet for face value tickets, we caught up with one of the founders of the online ticket trading platform, Cash or Trade. Brothers Dusty and Brando Rich launched Cash or Trade in 2009 as a user-friendly ticket platform to buy, sell, and trade concert tickets for real fans of music that was kind of built and cultivated for fans and buy fans. From what started as a ticket trading bulletin board in a Phish show parking lot, has grown into over 500,000 users and a integrated fan experience for a much better price.

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Grateville Dead Music Festival Returns October 18-20 to Waterfront Park

Louisville’s tribute to Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead Dead returns to Louisville for a weekend of great music, local vendors, food, drinks and family fun.

Now in its 10th year, the GrateVille Dead Music Festival will return to the Brown-Forman Amphitheater at Waterfront Park October 18, 19 and 20. The three-day music festival serves as Louisville’s celebration of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead and is chalked full of local and regional Grateful Dead tribute bands celebrating the band’s music. Headlining this year’s lineup is Kentucky Grateful Dead Tribute Band, Born Cross-Eyed, along with Pink Talking Fish and award-winning bluegrass group, Mama Said String Band.

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