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Concert Review: Avatar — Your Shadow Has a Voice of its Own

Concert Review: Avatar x Conquer/Divide x Oxymorrons @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on May 8th, 2024 — The Egyptian Room had a lighter crowd than normal (only at about half capacity), but those that came out were absolutely all in for this show. Many donned clownish face paint and crazy dress in anticipation…

Concert Review: Slowdive x Drab Majesty — Welcome the Highs and Count the Stars

Concert Review: Slowdive x Drab Majesty @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on May 5th, 2024 — The Egyptian Room was a different vibe than I am used to seeing on Sunday May 5th; it held a more ethereal quality with a crowd of older adults nursing PBRs and overpriced cocktails. Many gripped merch…

Concert Review: Dethklok x DragonForce x Nekrogoblikon — Mutilation on a Sunday Night

Concert Review: Dethklok x DragonForce x Nekrogoblikon @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on April 14th, 2024 — Old National Centre was the place to be this past Sunday night for goofy, irreverent metal acts and an overall enjoyable night out. The sold-out show attracted numerous fans who dressed up and painted their…

Concert Review: Avenged Sevenfold — Beyond Death and Borne on the Wind

Avenged Sevenfold x Poppy x Sullivan King @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN on March 19th, 2024 — Fishnets and black hoodies were out in full force Tuesday night to celebrate the return of M. Shadows and crew to Indianapolis, as it has been a decade since they were last in town. Their first new…

Convert Review: Silversun Pickups — Promise in the Dark You’ll be My Nightlight

Silversun Pickups @ The Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN on February 29th, 2024 — It has been almost 2 years since I have last attended a show at The Vogue, one of the “most popular and storied music venues of the Midwest”, and the vibes several years after lockdowns ended are very different. I found out a few weeks ago…

Concert Review: KISS — Let’s Just Be Glad for the Time Together

KISS @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN on November 25th, 2023 — Paul Stanley was ill with the flu nearly the entire week before KISS was due to perform their final show in Indianapolis on November 25th. I can say with almost 100% certainty that all the fans set to attend the show were constantly checking venue notifications and refreshing their browsers in anticipation…

Concert Review: John Mayer — It’s Just Another Shot in the Dark

John Mayer @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN on October 17th, 2023 — Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the absolute largest concert venue in Indianapolis, and somehow, it felt just as small and intimate as some of the smallest theaters in the city (once you got past the layers of security and hordes of fans). The Pacers’ home court was absolutely full of plush seating arranged in tidy rows and…

Concert Review: Disturbed x Breaking Benjamin x Jinjer

Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin & Jinjer @ Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN on September 2nd, 2023 — The crowd at Ruoff was definitely more diverse than I anticipated; there were metalheads of all ages, but there were a surprising number of families, including a several sweet little grandmas. This was probably the most active pit I’ve seen in a while as well. There were the obligatory beach balls, but I think it must have been someone’s birthday as well, as security confiscated multiple balloons. It had been blazing hot all week…