Band of Horses, Cass McCombs to play Halfway to Forecastle :: Music News :: Articles

Festivals just aren’t as impressive as they used to be. Once, the word would conjure up images of revelry, rock, and fires started by Limp Bizkit fans, but somehow, the thrill is gone. That is, of course, unless said festival is Louisville’s Forecastle Festival. Why single out this particular event? Because it’s the only festival that holds a concert to celebrate the fact that it’s still six months away.

Yes, essentially Forecastle is holding a pre-festival festival, which is obviously amazing. Maybe more amazing than burning pyres of portable bathrooms. But what really propels Halfway To Forecastle to stratospheric levels of amazingdom is that it’s all for a good cause. The concert, which will take place on Jan. 26 at Louisville’s Headliners Music Hall, will benefit Jimmy Levan, a Louisville BMX legend who recently sustained a serious head injury. Band of Horses, Cass McCombs, and many others will be there to do their part and to start the six month countdown.

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