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Concert Review: Rainbow Kitten Surprise x Medium Build

Rainbow Kitten Surprise x Medium Build @ Everwise Amphitheater, IN on September 9th, 2024 — Monday night was a perfect night for a concert at the ever beautiful White River State Park. It was a cooler night that warmed up quickly once the concert began and fans couldn’t…

Concert Review: Glass Animals x Kevin Abstract

Glass Animals x Kevin Abstract @ Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN on August 23rd, 2024 — Excitement was high on Friday night as fans packed Ruoff in anticipation of seeing English electronic-rock band Glass Animals. Many fans were dressed in space…

Concert Review: Metric

Metric @ The Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN on June 27th, 2024 — This evening at Broad Ripple’s The Vogue Theatre on Thursday night started out fairly chill with woman-led band Venus and the Flytraps. The California-based garage punk band started with a…

Concert Review: PVRIS x Pale Waves x Sizzy Rocket

PVRIS x Pale Waves x Sizzy Rocket @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on June 12th, 2024 — PVRIS fans were excited on Wednesday, June 12th when frontwoman and now-solo band member Lynn Gunn came to the Egyptian Room. PVRIS had two openers: solo artist Sizzy Rocket and English rock band Pale Waves. The audience was dressed mostly in black in an…

Concert Review: Noah Kahan — Stick Season in Indianapolis

Fall Out Boy & Bring Me The Horizon @ Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN on July 16th, 2023 — I first saw Fall Out Boy in concert when I was 14 and they were just coming off of hiatus a decade ago now. While I will never forget that show, and how much it meant to me to see a band I loved perform after years of being in limbo, I do not think my 14 year old “emo kid” self would have been prepared for the show that I saw tonight.

Concert Review: AJR — Pretend You Know This Song

AJR @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN on April 12th, 2024 — It was a dreary, rainy Friday in Indianapolis, but still fans came out to pack the stands of Gainbridge Fieldhouse in anticipation of seeing AJR and Dean Lewis. With nearly 11,000 tickets…

Concert Review: Postmodern Jukebox — A Blast From The Now

Postmodern Jukebox @ Old National Centre’s Egyptian Room on March 7th, 2024 — POSTMODERN JUKEBOX carried spectators into the past on Thursday night with their electronic swing covers of popular modern songs. Walking into the Egyptian Room before the show, one would immediately understand the vibe as they were surrounded by hundreds…

Concert Review: P!nk —A Performance Nothing Less Than Fucking Perfect

P!nk @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN on November 7th, 2023 — On Tuesday night, downtown Indianapolis was packed as fans swarmed Gainbridge Fieldhouse for a much-anticipated show: P!nk. There was a hustle and bustle of excited moms and daughters alike, all eager for the show to start. Outside, a lone saxophonist…

Concert Review: Chappell Roan — Two Hours of Peace

Chappell Roan @ The Deluxe at Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on October 8th, 2023 — On Sunday night, if one were to descend the steps of Old National into the downstairs Deluxe, they would find the stairs littered with red feathers, presumably shed from a feather boa. This is how they would know they were in the right place: headed to Chappell Roan’s show…

Concert Review: Half Alive — I Find That Everything I Am Is Everything I Should Be

Half Alive featuring Thomas Headon @ The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on September 22nd, 2023 — half•alive came onto the stage at 9:00pm sharp to the roaring of the crowd in the Egyptian Room. They opened with “Tip Toes” but, possibly to the surprise of those who hadn’t seen them live before, started with the band hidden behind a large white sheet. For the entirety of the first song…