Let’s “Make Some Noise”, Christmas-time style as I offer my favorite holiday songs of all time! By: Kevin Vickery I must admit that when it was suggested to me that I should do a review of my favorite Christmas/holiday songs for this column, I thought it would be an easy article to write. I believe […]

“Wicked” scores big at the box office in its first two weeks debuting on the big screen By: Kevin Vickery  “Wicked” or, “Wicked Part 1” as it is titled on screen is breaking box office records as it makes its way into its third week in theaters nationwide. The movie entered its second weekend of […]

Kacey Musgraves’, “Deeper Well World Tour” features Nickel Creek and Lord Huron By: Kevin Vickery I must admit that when my friend, fellow columnist and Kacey Musgraves super-fan, Blaise (The Baker) Doubman told me that he had won two free tickets to see her current, “Deeper Well” tour in Columbus, OH from an internet promotion […]

The Dead South bring their variety of modern bluegrass music to The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre By: Kevin Vickery I first became aware of The Dead South a few years ago when I heard their song, “In Hell I’ll Be in Good Company” from their first album, “Good Company”. I was instantly hooked […]

Cameron Crowe’s, “Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party” makes big screen debut 40 years after release By: Kevin Vickery  When you hear the name, Cameron Crowe, you probably think of his blockbuster hits spanning from the 80’s through the early 2000’s like “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, “Singles”, “Say Anything”, “Jerry Maguire”, and “Almost Famous”.  Being […]

Make Some Noise column has now been making noise for a full year By: Kevin Vickery It hardly seems possible but it’s true. I started writing this column for The Courier Times (or Curious Times as my friend, Carol calls it) one year ago this month.  With that in mind, I thought it seemed appropriate […]

Final installment of 2024 Henry County Concert Series features Cornfield Mafia and local artists, John Thompson & Jasper Wright By: Kevin Vickery  The Henry County Concert Series held at The Arts Park Pavilion in New Castle concluded on Friday, September 20th with a headline performance from Johnson County’s Cornfield Mafia along with New Castle’s own, […]

ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour” delivers classic rock super-sets at Ruoff Music Center By: Kevin Vickery  On Saturday, September 14th I was supposed to attend my 35th High School reunion in Middletown but those plans were uprooted when I was presented with free tickets to see ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd […]

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band delivers big damn good show at Indy’s Hi-Fi Annex By: Kevin Vickery I first became aware of this group over twenty years ago when I lived in Knightstown and started noticing paper fliers all over town for a show at the town square featuring Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band.  I […]

Sammy Hagar’s, “The Best of All Worlds Tour” brings the sounds of vintage Van Halen to Ruoff Music Center  By: Kevin Vickery Before even discussing the show, I feel like I need to give a little bit of the back story on the history of Van Halen for readers who may not understand the full […]