Radio Radio presents Bottoms Up Burlesque and The End Times Spasm Band tomorrow night. Enjoy!
The White Rabbit Cabaret presents Super Happy Funtime Burlesque tonight. Sensing a theme?
Indy's Jukebox provides necessary burlesque counterpoint with the metal of Biorhythm, Fleshsuit, Freemason, and more. Tomorrow night, take in Debo Jenkins.
The Hoosier Dome welcomes Loma Prieta, Birds in Row, Casque, Marital Roles, and bleachdrinker. Tomorrow night, the venue hosts Tesla Armada, Caelume, and Pessoa.
And there's live jazz and lounge music at Maria's Pizza and the Brass Ring all weekend long. Enjoy!
So our first house show didn't start out as OUR house show, but the original location of the house show fell through and we gave this wandering orphan event shelter for the evening. The original host handled all the invites (although we also welcomed some neighborhood friends in for the fun of it). Even the food came pre-acquired, so we literally just had to open the doors and move some furniture.
Luckily, the band Faux Fix turned out to be both wonderful musicians and excellent people all around, and I was able to share some geeky moments over our common affection for the SoftStep. We witnessed a fantastic hour-plus show, they distributed some CDs and such (extremely important for a band on the road), and more folks got to hear their music (light but affecting electronic music with folky leanings - extremely likable).
So some quick tips from what we learned:
- Invite more than you think will show to ensure a full house
- Good food goes a long way
- Pleasant flexibility goes a long way
- Working with good people makes all task extremely easy
If anything, shows like this prove you don't have to restrict house shows to simple acoustic affairs or louder shows at larger places. Faux Fix knows how to travel light yet create a full, layered sound.
Radio Radio has one show this weekend, and it's sold out. Congrats to Delta Spirit and Water on their packed house tomorrow night!
The White Rabbit Cabaret is full of burlesque this weekend - have at it!
Indy's Jukebox presents Dead Birds Adore Us, 9th Circle Symphony, and Losing September tonight. Tomorrow, you can see The Elixers with Those Crosstown Rivals and MG and the Gas City 3.
The Hoosier Dome brings in Winslow, Follow And Feel, Holy Mackenzie, and Full Monte tonight. Tomorrow, take in the CD release show for Pretending We're Monsters, as well as Of Wolves & Angels, ForeverAtLast, The Voice of Hayden, and It's Safe, I Swear.
It's Swing Night at the Fountain Square Theater tonight with the Ball State Big Band, and there's live jazz and lounge music at Maria's Pizza and the Brass Ring all weekend long. Enjoy!
I owe this blog a post about house shows, and one is coming next week. My wife and I hosted a transplant house show earlier this weekend, and I want to share what we learned (as well as an appreciation for my neighborhood for coming in to see it).
Man, it's St. Patrick's Day out there this weekend. I'm not sure I'd want to face those crowds, either. To wit, Radio Radio is closed Friday and Saturday.
The folks at White Rabbit Cabaret fear not. They hosts The Kemps, Rooms and Skyhunter Saturday night.
The Hoosier Dome presents Bleach Drinker and Gnarwhale tonight. Tomorrow night, you can see Details Details, Of Arizona, and Teenagers from Outer Space.
Indy's Jukebox brings you the magic of the Dockers tonight, along with Blick, Drop Dead, and Haruspex. Tomorrow includes the Elixers, Those Crosstown Rivals, and MG and the Gas City 3.
And there's always the live jazz and lounge music at Maria's Pizza and the Brass Ring all weekend long. Enjoy!
Radio Radio presents Katie Herzig and Andy Davis tonight. Tomorrow gets all fret ninja with the Candyrat Guitar Night, featuring Ewan Dobson, Gareth Pearson, Ryan Spendlove, and Craig D'Andrea.
The White Rabbit Cabaret hosts the pianoke of NOISE! tonight and the Real Talk Dance Party tomorrow night.
Indy's Jukebox brings in Misunderstood tonight. Tomorrow, it's Made Alive, Youthguard, and KILLING RILEY. Sunday rounds out with Prospect Hill.
The Hoosier Dome spends their weekend with Rodeo Ruby Love and End Times Spasm Band tonight and The Day After!!! with Giants at Large tomorrow.
It's Swing Night tonight at the Fountain Square Theater with the DePauw University Jazz Ensemble. Did I see a jazz ensemble on Wabash College's music page? Right. Okay. And don't forget the live jazz and lounge music at Maria's Pizza and The Brass Ring all weekend long. Enjoy!
Radio Radio runs 15 bands on and off of their stage this weekend. 9 bands play the Beta Cell Bash to benefit juvenile diabetes research tonight, and the Cash Smash has 6 bands pay tribute to the Man in Black.
The White Rabbit Cabaret hosts She Does is Magic, The Bonesetters and Laura K. Balke tomorrow night.
Indy's Jukebox presents a most metal weekend. Tonight, take in Ritual, Betrayer, Expecting Casualties, and Solar Being. Tomorrow, the mighty Gates of Slumber pummel you into submission.
The Hoosier Dome features Don't Call It A Comeback, Drop The Anchor, Breaking New Lines, and Glorious Rebellion tonight. Tomorrow, watch JT Woodruff of Hawthorne Heights, Mitch Vice of It's All Happening, Cody Almond of Don't Call It A Comeback, Will Sharaya, and Matt Enemy Must Die.
I'll step out a bit and also recommend the Girls Rock Indy fundraiser at Talbott St. tonight, too.
And, of course, live jazz and lounge music at Maria's Pizza and the Brass Ring all weekend long. Happy First Friday!
Not the site at all, mind you - just my ability to actually put together an album in one month. Not sure if I'm going to blame a rather busy freelance writing schedule this month or the fact that I'm a first-time songwriter in this regard, but there it is. Got starts on three songs, nothing recorded, and definitely not the 14 tracks FAWM expected. So, I'll continue it into March. Nobody says I have to stop writing, no? Look for results on Soundcloud as they become available.
Radio Radio brings on a big weekend:
- Friday: Stephen Kellogg and The Sixers, Chris Koza, and Katrina
- Saturday: The California Guitar Trio - GREAT SHOW HERE!
The White Rabbit Cabaret has a great show tonight - take in The Dwellers wwith The American Syndrome, Mr. Clit & the Pink Cigarette and Mad Anthony.
Indy's Jukebox presents Shed tonight.
You can also check out So Many Dynamos at The Hoosier Dome tonight.
It's Swing Night at the Fountain Square Theater tonight with The Boilermaker Jazz Band, and there's live jazz and lounge music at Maria's Pizza and the Brass Ring all weekend long. Enjoy!
Radio Radio has a full weekend - tonight, they bring in Slothpop, Union Tree Review, and Grandkids for your dreamy indie rock pleasure. Tomorrow, you can go a little rootsier and louder with Heartless Bastards, Hacienda, and Devin Therriault.
The White Rabbit Cabaret gets all rockabilly tonight with Art Adams and Davey Jay Sparrow and His Well-Known Famous Drovers. Tomorrow, take in Mark Alexander & The Good Shame, Peter Terry & The City Profits, and The Dapper.
Indy's Jukebox stays loud with Freemason, Off Balance, Court St. Scrappers, and The Gestalts tonight. Tomorrow, enjoy The New Finland Radicals, Hanger Head, Maravich, and King Deuce.
Could the Hoosier Dome be any busier this weekend? Look at the list below:
- FRIDAY: Trip N Balls, Bullet Hell, Crippler, The Purple Peanut Armada
- SATURDAY: The Hiatus Flux ( Fire Starter CD release), Pretending We're Monsters, Of Wolves & Angels, Velero, We Came From Nowhere
- SUNDAY: My Cardboard Spaceship Adventure, Don't Call It A Comeback, Glorious Rebellion
And there's always live jazz and lounge music at Maria's Pizza and the Brass Ring all weekend long. Enjoy!
Gah, too busy this week. Trying to keep up with a sub gig, FAWM.org, and two custom-publication books leaves me a little drained. Such is life. Here's what's going on with music in my neighborhood this weekend:
Radio Radio presents the album release for Everything, Now! tonight, with America Owns the Moon, Learner Dancer, and Vacation Club. This show is free, please act accordingly.
White Rabbit Cabaret hosts Cheyenne Marie Mize and Andrew Combs tonight.
Tonight, Indy's Jukebox gets all loud and weird with Dead Man's Grill, Apostle of Solitude, Dead Man's Switch, Pragmatic, and Mr. Clit and the Pink Cigarettes. Tomorrow, you can take in Solumun Grundy. Note the spelling, people.
At the Hoosier Dome, you can see Junior Battles, It's All Happening, and Wringer tonight. Tomorrow, list to Nick Vampire's Birthday Show with Brooklyn Vampire and Mr. Clit and The Pink Cigarettes.
It's Swing Night at the Fountain Square Theater tonight with the Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra. And there's always live jazz and lounge music at Maria's Pizza and the Brass Ring all weekend long.
