So it brings us back to this; Something's got to give. So are you listening? Or are you coming around again?
All Deliberate Speed by Mae
Mae x The Spill Canvas x Ace Enders @ Deluxe at Old National Centre, IN on October 26th, 2025 — On Sunday night in Indianapolis, we made it 2005 again through science or magic. George W. Bush was president, the coolest phone in America was a hot pink Motorola Razr, and the Chicago…
Share with me 'cause I need it right now, Let me see your insides or write me off 'cause I'd rather stop now. If you won't open up, you won't open up.
Nose and Kisses
The Used x Best Noodles in Town @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on November 1st, 2025 — The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre always feels so intimate given its relatively small space. It was a chilly night to venture out for a concert, but it was so worth it to experience night one of The Used’s 25th anniversary…
I've been here so very long, and every word is calculated, never questioned or debated. All these practiced poses I could wreck it if I had to, but I'm the wreck so what would that do?
Masterpiece Theatre I
Marianas Trench x The Summer Set x Senses @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on September 21st, 2025 — For American fans of the Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench in the early 2000s, the idea of ever getting to see the band perform live seemed like a far-off dream. At least that was my…
The worst of the wildlife wears clothes and can pray...
A Poem
La Dispute x Gliterrer x tummyache @ Deluxe at Old National Centre, IN on September 20th, 2025 — After a three year absence, I returned to Deluxe at Old National Centre on a beautiful late-summer evening joining countless other devoted fans in the intimate basement venue. Even arriving…
...and I'll teach myself to live with a walk-on part of a background shot, from a movie I'm not.
Apple Shampoo
blink-182 x Alkaline Trio x Drug Church @ Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN on September 18th, 2025 — It was a full-blown time warp on a warm-but-manageable weekday evening in September, pulling thousands of fans through decades of pop-punk memories while proving they’re still eager to…
Octoped, you've got six hands too many, and you can't keep them to yourself!
Get Your Hands Off Of My Woman (Motherfucker)
The Darkness @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on September 16th, 2025 — Stepping into the light, The Darkness transformed Indianapolis into a glam rock wonderland during a raving Tuesday night show in September, proving why they’ve endured as one of Britain’s most…
It's just a curve upon the lips, the hips; just the satisfaction of the twist, the twist; Nothing the matter with a kiss, a kiss.
A Kiss
The Driver Era x VALÉ @ Everwise Amphitheatre, Indianapolis, IN on June 3rd, 2025 — Last week, Everwise Amphitheater in Indianapolis was electric as The Driver Era—brothers Ross and Rocky Lynch—played to a sold-out crowd of 6,000 fans. For many of us who grew up watching Disney Channel, this night…
The greater the power, the more the abuse, you are the hand, I worship the bruise. If romance is dead, I guess I'm a necrophiliac.
Hungover in Jonestown
Amigo the Devil x Tele Novella @ The Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN on May 17th, 2025 — …there was already a line of eager fans down the block – many sporting brightly colored hair, tattoos, and fancy cowboy hats. Groups of delightful weirdos…
Glaciers melt as we pollute the sky; a sign of devastation coming.
Another Way To Die
Disturbed x Daughtry x Nothing More @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN on April 9th, 2025 — Disturbed returned to Indianapolis on a cold and dreary night with a vengeance, bringing their massive The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. It was a night filled with roaring…
Have you passed through this night?
Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky x Pat and the Pissers @ The Deluxe at Old National Centre, IN on April 1st, 2025 — ‘Power tripping off twenty minutes / The world’s so small when you’re the center of it.’ Indianapolis punk band Pat and the Pissers has gained local celebrity in the…