Dec 12th, 2006: "Forecastle Update" by The Louisville Courier-Journal - Angie Fenton

"The Belvedere will be the central location for the sixth annual Forecastle Festival, which will rock the waterfront on July 27 and 28.. read more>>

August 29th, 2006: "Forecastle Sets Sail" by The Louisville Courier-Journal - Angie Fenton

"Next year's Forecastle Festival will be held July 27-28 at Louisville's Waterfront Park. The festival -- named "one of the top 101 things to do in America" by SPIN magazine -- will feature panels, speakers and films focusing on Midwest environmental issues, an expanded extreme sports park, and performances from dual national acts.. read more>>

July 28th, 2006: "Forecastle Festival" by The Lexington Herald Leader - Michael Tunis

"It's named for the bow of a ship, the base structure where the crew is housed. But Louisville's Forecastle Festival has some pretty hefty goals for dry land. Namely, it wants to be Kentucky's answer to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. It hopes to be a Midwestern beacon for established indie bands and up-and-coming artists as well as a promotional vehicle for environmental activist groups.. read more>>

July 26th, 2006: "Forecastle Grows Up" by LEO Weekly - Michael Lichvar

"The second Forecastle Festival, in 2003, was my first. I was 16 years old. Money was tight, as it is now, so the idea of seeing two of my favorite Louisville bands — Irina and Your Black Star — for free, in a park a block away from my best friend’s house, sounded like a better idea than Einstein’s theory of relativity. The festival is all grown up now, and it’s no longer Louisville’s little secret.. read more>>

July 26th, 2006: "Forecastle: Ready to Rock" by Velocity Weekly

"J.K. McKnight might be a bit of an eccentric, but what he's done with the Forecastle Festival, Louisville's premiere music, art and activism showcase, should register as a major accomplishment.. read more>>

July 23rd, 2006: "The Best Nights Out This Month: The Forecastle Festival" by SPIN MAgazine

"The Best Nights Out This Month: The Forecastle Festival" by SPIN Magazine..read more>>

July 22th, 2006: "Full Steam Ahead: JK's McKnight's homegrown Forecastle Festival goes nationwide" by The Louisville Courier-Journal - Jeffrey Lee Puckett

"JK McKnight walked away from last year's Forecastle Festival in a delirious daze. More than 5,000 people had come to Cherokee Park on a gorgeous July day for nearly 12 hours of free music, art exhibits and sociopolitical activism. The turnout set a park attendance record -- and firmly established Forecastle as a vibrant annual attraction with the potential to take its three-pronged message nationwide.. read more>>

July 18th, 2006: "Charting the Couse: JK McKnight is determined to make Forecastle a major Music & Arts festival" by Velocity Weekly - Joshua Hammon

"Hanging posters and stacking handbills at the University of Louisville a few weeks ago, J.K. McKnight's very hectic present collided with his very distant past.. read more>>

July 18th, 2006: "Forecastle: The Show will go on" by Velocity Weekly

"If you just can't decide whether or not to attend the Forecastle Festival later this month, here's a slice a news that might light a little fire under your ass.. read more>>

June 26th, 2006: "Art, Activism, and Rock n' Roll"" by Louisville Magazine

"Equal parts musicians, visual artists and brochure-peddling activists, the fifth annual Forecastle Festival sails into the Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center. The term "Forecastle" derives from.. read more>>

June 9th, 2006:"Summer Music Festivals: Forecastle" by Matt Jordan

"If you hadn’t guessed, Kentucky isn’t exactly a hotspot for music. Sure, we’re currently home to My Morning Jacket, VHS or Beta, half of the Apples in Stereo and one Pavement member, but that doesn’t mean any bands ever want to play here. So to combat the lack of concerts, some masterminds in Louisville thought it might be a good idea to.. read more>>

May 24th, 2006:" Forecastle" by LEO Weekly

"This homegrown festival has come a long way from its humble Tyler Park beginnings and handful of bands in 2002. This year promises to be the biggest yet, expanding to two days and featuring Apples In Stereo (Friday) and Sleater-Kinney (Saturday) as co-headliners. Tons of fine Louisville bands share the bill, like Scott Carney and Heavy Friends, Follow The Train, The Glasspack, ARCH, Cabin, The Photographic, and many more. Also, in keeping with the "Music.Art.Activism" tag, there will be a bunch of artists and environmental activism organizations on hand.

May 11th, 2006: "Forecastle Fest docking at Mellwood" by The Courier-Journal

"All-female rockers Sleater-Kinney will headline Forecastle Festival 2006. Touted as “the largest gathering of musicians, artists and activists in the Midwest,” the celebration will take over the Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center July 28 and 29. Sleater-Kinney – which frequently tours with Pearl Jam and the White Stripes and will play Lollapalooza following its debut in Louisville – will be joined by.../font>.. read more>>

May 10th, 2006:"Sleater-Kinney to play Forecastle" by Velocity Weekly

"The Forecastle Festival has secured Sleater-Kinney as a headliner for this year's fest. The festival, which will be held July 28 and 29 at the Mellwood Arts Center, will also feature local acts Your Black Star, Cabin, Follow the Train, Fire the Saddle and many more..... read more>>

July 29th, 2005: "Forecastle 2005 Expands and Expounds" by Jeffrey Lee Puckett

"JK McKnight started the Forecastle Festival with less than $1,200 and a lot of generous friends in the art, music and activism communities. Dedicated to promoting ecological concerns through environmental activism, it flourished for three years in Tyler Park -- but McKnight wanted to see how far he could take it this year. "I wanted this year to be three times as big as last year's festival," said McKnight, who raised $60,000 in sponsorship money.. read more>>

July 25th, 2005: "The Proclaimer: JK McKnight fuels music, arts, and activism festival" by Sean Rose

"It started as a bumpy ride down Broadway. The old Volvo, a grey 1985 740 sedan, was shaking on fumes, struggling to a five-mile-an-hour roll just 50 feet from a gas station. “Come on Volv,” implored its owner, JK McKnight. “I’ll never do this to you again. McKnight, 24, is a Louisville musician and the founder of this Saturday’s Forecastle festival, a one-day event that shines its light equally on music, art and activism. Forecastle has moved from Tyler Park, where it began three years ago, to Cherokee Park, and with its biggest-name musical headliner yet.. read more>>

July 20th, 2005: "From humble beginnings to a bona fide festival, Forecastle is about to hit stride" by Stephen George

"In the summer of 2000, one of the bands I’d played with in high school and a little ways into college, Jake & the Rubber Band, played a show in Tyler Park on a sweaty Saturday afternoon. Also on the bill were Chester, a Lexington band fashioned after the Velvet Underground, and local punks the Cobalt. Our guitarist booked the show.. read more>>

Dec 1st, 2004: "Art Bop merges the art/music experience" by Stephen George

"Breakdancing has always fascinated me. The extreme twists and bends give the human muscle some idea of its maximum, full-throttle gyro-capabilities. Not that breakdancing has a whole lot to do with this column, but there were two guys doing it last Friday at Art Bop, the newest addition to the FAT Friday Gallery Hop on Frankfort Avenue.

Louisville musician/promoter JK McKnight, who came up with the idea for Art Bop after his neighbor mentioned wanting to make use of the vacant apartment above his Frankfort Avenue clothing store, originally envisioned... read more>>

August 1st, 2004: "Listen to the Purty Moozik" by The Savannah Underground

"McKnight may be something of an anomaly among the ranks of the "typical" indie rock singer-songwriter. First and foremost, his tunes are not self-conscious. His lyrics are most often confident and direct, and he doesn't waste time...read more>>

July 16th, 2004: "Music, art, politics will mingle freely at festival in Tyler Park" by Jeffrey Lee Puckett

"Making assumptions about FORECASTLE 2004: Election Year Special, is easy. Collect a bunch of bands, most of which are young and outside the mainstream, and pair them with a long list of artists. Toss in a bunch of nonprofit organizations. Stage an outdoor festival in the Highlands.

To most, that would spell liberal. Very liberal. But organizer JK McKnight has a larger vision, represented by... read more>>

July 14th, 2004: "Harmonic Convergence: Forecastle brings city’s music, art and politics together for a day" by Stephen George

"In 14th century nautical terms, the forecastle was the forward region of a merchant ship, often shaped and always protected like a castle. A captain perched on it could see for great distances, map out courses and foresee looming enemies. Inside it, the sailors ate, drank, slept and cavorted. The forecastle was the place where everyone came together.

In 21st century Louisville, Forecastle is a music, art and political exhibition over one summer day at Tyler Park. Forecastle showcases... read more>>

May 26th, 2004: "JK McKnight wins 4th Prize @ the International Songwriting Competition's SongPrize" by ISC SongPrize

"Party, Beach Town Life", written by JK McKnight and performed by The Vixen Red on their "Sunrise and Nightfall in the Equestrian Sea" EP, has won 4th prize in the 2004 ISC "SongPrize" awards in Nashville, TN." _read the honorable mention>>

May 18th, 2004: "Music as varied as McKnight and day" by Stephen George  (Double Review of "JK McKnight" and "Sunrise and Nightfall in the Equestrian Sea")

"If there's one thing local singer-songwriter JK McKnight should be lauded for, it is for being prolific. In the past month he has released two E.P.s: one by his band, the assaulting Vixen Red, and another by himself, appropriately titled JK McKnight.

He's been on the road for weeks at a time, floating through the region in a beat-down '84 Volvo, its trunk and back seat stuffed with an elaborate stage set that...  read more>>

July 23rd, 2003: "We Saw You" by Brian Bohannon  (Feature review of JK McKnight's summer rock festival: Forecastle 2003)

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