91.9 WFPK announces the launch of Louisville’s favorite concert series on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The WFPK Waterfront Wednesday® Concert Series is a monthly free concert on the Big Four Lawn in Louisville Waterfront Park, located next to the Big Four Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge.
The concerts take place on select Wednesdays of every month, April through September. Dates for the 2015 season are: April 22, May 27, June 24, July 29, August 26 & September 30. The Big Four Lawn “opens” at 5 pm, and the music begins promptly at 6 pm.
The first installment of the summer series will feature Shakey Graves, JD McPherson, and Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers. Artist announcements will be made as concert dates approach. Visit WFPK.org for the most updated information.
We’re bringing Shakey Graves back to Louisville following his Avett Brothers afterparty at the Mercury Ballroom in October. “As Shakey Graves, Alejandro Rose-Garcia plays a gnarly composite of blues and folk…. Gritty groans and sexy moans carry his stories of both accepting and trying to overcome personal challenges masked with old-timey Western imagery.” — Hilary Saunders, Paste Magazine
JD McPherson will bring his retro-rooted sounds to the Waterfront. The music of JD McPherson is “pure-and-simple party music, make-out music and get-down-and-shake-it music, harboring the sort of simple riffs and hooks that easily hop across the decades.” — BBC
The show will open with Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers. “On record and live, Nicki Bluhm and her band the Gramblers cover a lot of ground; you hear Laurel Canyon folk, classic honky-tonk, horn-fueled soul, ebullient country-rock, Fleetwood Mac-brushed folky pop, and rootsy rock. Across it all, Bluhm and her players manage to be classic but not retro; the music is inescapably redolent of sounds you’ve heard before, while coming across as something that sounds like more than simply the sum of past parts.” — Stuart Munro, Boston Globe.
New in 2015, a menu of gourmet specials by Chef Alan Hall of Festival Cuisine will rotate monthly. April’s menu will feature Beef Brisket & Kimchi Tacos, Pulled Pork Po Boys, Bourbon Barrel Smoked Meats, and regular favorites including several vegetarian items.
Parking Information
Due to construction caused by the KY/IN bridges project, some streets immediately surrounding the event area may be inaccessible. A map with parking locations will be available on WFPK.org closer to the first event date.
The 2015 WFPK Waterfront Wednesday season is made possible by the generous support of Goose Island Brewing Company, MINI of Louisville, Republic Bank, and Passport Health Plan.
Additional support for April’s event comes from Old 502 Winery and KitchenAid.
Special thanks to Friends of the Waterfront.