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Terrapin Hill Fall Festival features music, kids’ activities, ag education
An intimate yet world-class music, art and camping festival cradled amongst the scenic rolling hills of central Kentucky opens Friday. The Terrapin Hill Fall Festival is unique. It is not just another concert, but a
Barefoot Manner
The music of Barefoot Manner started at the turn of the millenium as a bluegrass trio. Walter Hensey, Dave Kleiss, & Shawn Chase would get together and combine their love of music with their desire
Peak Summit peaked out
The Peak Summit Groove and Dance Festival has a nice problem in that it has become too popular. The annual music and art festival, held at several St. Matthews clubs simultaneously, doesn't have room to
Bottoming Out in Lonely Pits and Living It Up at Peak Summit: Lavos has One Hell of a Ride
By Ellis Trip "Six-forty-six? ... Are you gonna have a ride at six-forty-six?" When Lavos says this, I don't know what exactly it is I see in his eyes. I know his soul is in
Headline: SOUND EFFECTS
SubHead: Jam bands, art and DJs are ready to climb Peak Byline: Jeffrey Lee Puckett For fans of the jam-band aesthetic, the following paragraph is the good-news equivalent of someone handing them a stack of
Strange Daze at the St. Matthews Peak Summit Groove and Dance Festival
By: J. Ellis Coffman It's a little after eight o' clock, and I'm starting to worry. There's no band, and worse, there are no people. I'm sitting in Ye Old Dutch's Tavern, across from the
Glad to Meet You
By Billy Bartley Gladstone's self-titled debut powerfully blends a wide range of rock sounds to deliver a jam band potpourri of an album. Their style is similar to The Grateful Dead's, Widespread Panic's, and Phish's.