The fast-approaching Crave food + music festival has sealed its musical lineup with the addition of hometown favorite The Wooks.
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Matt Wickstrom is a music journalist and photographer documenting Lexington and central Kentucky's thriving music, arts and entertainment scene and a 2017 graduate of the University of Kentucky's School of Journalism and Media. Wickstrom is a former editor at the Kentucky Kernel, the university's independent and student-run newspaper, and has had stories appear in the Lexington Herald-Leader and Chevy Chaser Magazine, The Jamwich and more in addition to Big Blue Tunes. Wickstrom also hosts a radio show Wednesdays from 9-10 a.m. on 93.9 WLXU Lexington Community Radio highlighting local music and events.
Most comprehensive bluegrass music documentary ever made to air on PBS Aug. 30
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music offers a comprehensive look at bluegrass — its origins, the pioneers who shaped its sound, and its worldwide appeal.
THAT’S A WRAP: Railbird Fest Top 10
From Brandi Carlile to Tyler Childers and Johnny Conqueroo, here’s the 10 best things we saw at the inaugural Railbird Festival.
BEST BETS: Aug. 16-18
Two Lexington summer traditions and wiener dogs are off and running in this week’s round up of the top non-music events in Central Kentucky for the weekend ahead.
Ivy Rye tops eclectic lineup for 5th annual LexiFest Festival
LexiFest Festival will return to Proud Mary BBQ for its fifth installment on Sept. 1 led by hip hoppin’ rockers ivyrye, among others. Find out who else will join them after the break.
Tyler Childers partners with Hope In The Hills for second annual “Healing Appalachia” benefit concert
Tyler Childers will once again partner with Hope In The Hills to host the second annual “Healing Appalachia” benefit concert on September 28 at the State Fair of West Virginia.
Tyler Childers’ “Country Squire” tops Billboard Country Albums chart
Tyler Childers’ critically acclaimed new album Country Squire debuted this week at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
REVIEW: Railbird Fest Day Two
Tyler Childers, St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Kelsey Waldon helped to lead the charge during a stacked day two of Railbird Festival.
REVIEW: Railbird Fest Day One
The Raconteurs, Brandi Carlile and Billy Strings topped day one of Railbird Festival.
LISTEN: Kelsey Waldon has stern words for religion on “Sunday’s Children”
Kelsey Waldon calls out hypocrisy in religion in “Sunday’s Children,” the second single from her upcoming album “White Noise/White Lines.”
