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Daily Email - Friday - 07/18/2025

July 18, 2025

Cheers to the weekend! Oxygen gets thin at 8,750 feet, but the music hits harder. Score VIP access to the Telluride Jazz Festival to witness Kamasi Washington, Kokoroko, and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe deliver soul-crushing performances surrounded by towering Rocky Mountain peaks. Front-row luxury seating, premium cocktail sessions, plush hotel refuge, and $600 flight assistance included for this three-day summit of jazz excellence. ENTER TO WIN!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Join Waterfront Botanical Gardens for the 3rd Annual FREE Kaleidoscope Family Festival on 8/23. This free event offers a lively blend of entertainment, activities, and refreshments that everyone in your family will enjoy. Get more details now!*

  • Comedian (and bourbon aficionado) Jim Gaffigan is coming back to the Ville with new bourbon-specific stand up material and he’s going to film his performances, 10/7-10/9 at the Bomhard Theater. Hot tickets! Grab ‘em now!

  • Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is bringing his Twilight Override Tour to Headliners for an intimate performance on 10/30, with special guest Sima Cunningham. Tickets on sale today.

  • Country singer-songwriter Margo Price just announced a new album, Hard-Headed Woman, and a new tour (Wild at Heart), which will be making a stop at Headliners on 11/21. Rattlesnake Milk is also on the bill. Get tix now!

  • Hide your moms and crank the bass! Yung Gravy is bringing the drip and the beats to Old Forester’s Paristown Hall on 12/6 and it’s about to get extra saucy. Tickets available now.

DAY TRIPPER, YEAH!

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Photo: courtesy Giphy

Louisville is freakin’ AWESOME! Festivals… distilleries… breweries… museums, and more! But sometimes you just need a brief change of scenery. And it just so happens that the Derby City is centrally located to SEVERAL other cool places! Pack a bag. Grab some snacks. Check our guide. And plan your getaway for the day!

TONIGHT

⚾ Louisville Bats vs St. Paul Saints

Tonight, 7/18-Sunday, 7/20 @ Louisville Slugger Field (times Vary) 

Our hometown Triple-A affiliate for the Cincinnati Reds takes on the Minnesota Twins minor league team. Promotions include Mash & Bash Night and Military Appreciation Day.

🎶 Built to Spill & Yo La Tengo

Tonight, 7/18 @ Iroquois Amphitheater (7:30PM) 

These two indie rock bands, who’ve been going strong for several decades now, have reunited and join forces for a massive 2025 Summer Tour.

🌻 Bicentennial Park Summer Concert Series

Tonight, 7/18 @ Bicentennial Park (6PM)

Singer-songwriter Candi Jenkins and Ariana & The Bourbon Britches are this week’s performers for the free Friday shows.

🩷 Let’s 86 Cancer w/ Empty V

Tonight, 7/18 @ Headliners (7PM)

Party to the music of the 80s, the greatest decade ever, with proceeds going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Empty V provides the tunes you grew up on watching MTV.

🎤 The Crane Wives

Tonight, 7/18 @ Mercury Ballroom (8PM)

This Michigan indie-folk outfit utilizes three-part harmonies, eclectic instrumentation, and a passion for songcraft to make their unique sound.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Lots of Just Announced shows in the Louisville area. Check out our list and get those tickets early!

  • Consider a stay at one of Kentucky’s luxurious, boutique hotels.

“Just a bunch of guys gettin’ in the car, no matter who’s drivin’ or for how far. Feels so good, feels so alive, no backseat drivers tellin’ us how to drive. Me and the boys.” - NRBQ