Scott Recker

FRIDAY, OCT. 13 Colter Wall Louisville Palace Tickets start at $77 | 8 p.m. Colter Wall has carved an interesting space out for himself in the world of alt-country, armed with a voice that’s in the realm of Johnny Cash and a heart that belongs to a different century.

In what’s already been a clunky campaign filled with disjointed messages and half-baked attacks, Daniel Cameron has been stumbling through the home stretch of the governor’s race as he starts to grapple with the reality of the hardline right-wing politics and tactics that he has aligned with. Polls indicate that Cameron, the Republican gubernatorial candidate and Kentucky’s current attorney general, has largely struggled to gain momentum against incumbent Andy Beshear as the Nov. 7 election near…

Friday, Sept. 8 The Nude Party Headliners Music Hall $18 | 8 p.m. The Nude Party blasts breezy, bluesy, Rolling Stones-adjacent rock and roll that matches a cool swagger with a country sensibility.

Every Saturday night from Sept. 23 to Oct. 28, Holiday World will light up the sky with a 400-drone show. Halloween in the Sky runs during the theme park’s Happy Halloween Weekends, which also includes rides, Halloween-themed shows and a 12-acre corn maze.

The cities of Dayton, Cincinnati, Lexington and Louisville have teamed up to throw Tom Waits Weekend, a four-day tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter. The multi-city collaboration begins in Dayton on Aug. 31, then moves to Cincy on Sept. 1, crosses state lines to Lexington on Sept. 2, and hits Louisville for a final night on Sunday, Sept. 3 at Shippingport Brewing.

The Louisville-born hip-hop star Jack Harlow is bringing back his “No Place Like Home” tour for the third year in a row, but the concert stops look a little different this time. Last year, he played at the Yum Center, and two years ago he did five nights at five different iconic Louisville venues, but this year he’s focused on other cities in the state.

The Shamrock Pet Foundation is hosting the 30th-anniversary version of its flagship fundraiser, Art For The Animals, on Thursday, Oct. 12 at Mellwood Art Center. The party takes place from 6-10 p.m. and will feature art for auction from Kentuckians such as Rodney Hatfield, Jeaneen Barnhart and Doug Miller.

If you’ve already missed some of the region’s major conventions this year, take a trip to PopCon Indy, which is celebrating its 10th annual event this month. Held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, PopCon Indy kicks off on Friday, Aug. 25 this year and runs through Sunday, Aug. 27.

The Speed Art Museum’s high-end bourbon auction, Art of Bourbon, returns on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Attendees will be able to bid on rare bourbons, “dusties” and VIP experiences.

FieriCon Louisville — a bar crawl where people dress up as the frosted-tipped, flame-shirt-wearing internet fashion icon and Food Network star Guy Fieri — is set to return to Louisville on Saturday, Aug. 26. Although last year’s event hit downtown and NuLu, this year’s version is heading to the Shelby Park/Schnitzelburg/Germantown neighborhoods.

Sis Got Tea, a tea shop and event space on Barret Avenue, is looking to expand its outdoor space and increase its accessibility through a GoFundMe campaign. The store’s overarching mission is to create a “safe, sober, accountable space in Louisville, particularly for Black folks and LGBTQ+ folks.” Sis Got Tea, which opened its cafe in April of this year, is now looking to make some additions, and they are asking the community for a little help. One of the goals is to add ramps to the fr…

Friday, Aug. 4 Seven Sense Festival Headliners Music Hall $15-$50 | Times vary This two-day festival features three stages and plenty of talented acts including...

The Louisville Ballet is set to perform “Lady M” from Aug. 2-6 at The Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. “Lady M” is a ballet based on “Macbeth” by Roger Creel.

In a world of uncertainty and chaos that’s driven by poisonous politicians and tech fascist cringe lords, sometimes it’s an alt-weekly’s job to highlight feats of delightfully weird pop-culture genius that bring down the stress levels. Luckily, Holiday World has just announced a gravy-themed rollercoaster.

Friday, July 28 Death Grips Paristown Hall Tickets start at $48 | 8 p.m. The experimental hip-hop of Death Grips is both abrasive and revolutionary....

The first annual Louisville Black Chef Showcase is set to take place at The Henry Clay (604 S 3rd St.) from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13. The tasting event will feature more than a dozen local chefs, including Chef Henry Wesley of 8Up Elevated Drinkery and Kitchen; Chef Allen “Smooth” Hubbard of Martini’s Bistro; Chef Lamont Bobo; Chef Devon Rosenblatt of Kentucky International Convention Center; and Chef Cadesia Victor of North of Bourbon.

The company Fever, a live-entertainment discovery platform, has been throwing candlelight concerts across the globe, and now there are plans to bring the concept to Louisville. A run of three monthly concerts, where thousands of candles will illuminate the stage, will start at The Kentucky Science Center on Saturday, Oct. 7.

After more than a year of debate, the iconic Hogan’s Fountain Pavilion at Cherokee Park will be demolished this week due to structural concerns that the city government has deemed as dangerous. Last week, the Louisville Metro Government issued an emergency demolition order for the gazebo, which was built in the mid-1960s and is sometimes referred to as the “Witch’s Hat” because of its unique shape.

It only takes a few seconds of listening to one of her songs to realize that Louisville’s Chanson Calhoun is a special singer. Her vocal work is pristine, but it also has a lot of charisma and versatility, while her music merges pop, R&B, hip-hop and jazz in exciting ways.

ACT Louisville Productions and Pandora Productions are teaming up to produce the popular musical “The Prom” in Louisville this August, and they’re including an immersive audience experience where ticket buyers become part of the story. “The Prom” follows four Broadway actors who travel to a conservative Midwest town to help a student who was banned from taking her girlfriend to her high school prom.