Music/Local Music

In 2021, Louisville native/Los Angeles-based artist Ian Johnson’s music career was on fire. As the frontman for his alt-rock/pop punk/hip hop musical project Arrested Youth, Johnson had already amassed hundreds of millions …

So my assignment was to come up with my ten favorite local songs of 2024. An easy enough task, or so you’d think, but that’s not how my brain works. So I turned what should have been a quick and fun task into a complex, ove…

There is no doubt in my mind that we would have a Hometown Heroes banner reading “Mia’s Louisville” hanging up prominently in the city right now if Mia Zapata’s story did not have such a tragic, early ending. As a vocalist,…