Anderson’s Paramount Theater features vintage hard rock with Thunderstruck: America’s AC/DC Tribute and Sabbath – The Complete Black Sabbath Experience By: Kevin Vickery I made my way back to downtown Anderson to the historic Paramount Theater last week to see two tribute acts that perform the music of a couple of my favorite bands growing […]

By: Kevin Vickery  Let’s start with the term, “Yacht Rock” and make sure we’re all on the same page.  It’s a term that’s been coined since 2005 to describe the sound and style of the music from the 1970s-80s that back then we would have called, “soft-rock ”, “light-rock”, or even, “adult-oriented rock”.   The emphasis of this […]

“Murder on the Orient Express” is a crowd pleaser at Indy’s Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. By: Kevin Vickery  In full disclosure, I must admit that prior to last week,  I had never read Agatha Christie’s classic, “Murder on the Orient Express” from 1934, nor had I seen any of the movie versions from 1974, […]

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, […]