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…
It comes in waves and I'm pulled below / It's not subjective, it's clinical // Drown myself in the undertow / Of all my imbalanced chemicals.
Full Circle
Movements @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on March 24th, 2025 — This Monday, nestled somewhere between the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx in The Egyptian Room, post-hardcore legends Movements delivered an ultratight set of pop-punk bliss on the final…
I cut you in, don't let it go to your head; I cut you in, part-time friend.
Cut You In
Jerry Cantrell @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on February 19th, 2025 — What an incredible night of guitar-dazzled rock in an historic concert venue known for its ornate, Egyptian-inspired decor and intimate atmosphere, holding…
Ritual sacrifice at the altar of the altar of the fucking dollar; the machine needs blood, the show must go on.
The Altar/Mary
Silverstein @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on February 10th, 2025 — We saw a moderately large crowd converge on the Egyptian Room in preparation for the fully booked line-up of post-hardcore performances. Starting the night out were 2 openers, Arm’s Length and Split…
I think you ought to know that I intend to hold you for the longest time.
The Longest Time
Billy Joel & Sting in Indianapolis on February 8th, 2025 — Despite this being my first time seeing a live concert at Lucas Oil Stadium, I was in awe at the energy radiating within the building for each and every minute of the performance. I am extremely…
You gotta do the things you wanna do; bone your step-sister, climb the Matterhorn, find some horny cougars and shoot some cougar porn, baby.
The End
Steel Panther x Stone Horses @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on December 3rd, 2024 — The crowd in the Egyptian Room was tiny but mighty on a deeply chilly Tuesday night, but this intimate experience meant everyone was up close and personal to Michael Starr and the rest of Steel Panther, (genital) warts…
Babble, burble, banter, bicker, bicker, bicker, brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo; It's only talk.
Elephant Talk
BEAT @ The Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN on October 30th, 2024 — This author is a big fan of King Crimson, but did not get a chance to see them until the 2000s, long after they had recorded some of their best…
And she spoke words that would melt in your hands. And she spoke words of wisdom.
Undercover Martyn
Two Door Cinema Club x Quarters of Change @ Everwise Amphitheater, IN on October 2nd, 2024 — This was my first (and likely last) show of the season at Everwise Amphitheater, as the cooling weather shifts the majority of upcoming shows…
The places that you’ve come to fear the most is the place that you have come to fear the most.
Dashboard Confessional x Boys Like Girls x Taylor Acorn at Old National Centre’s Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN on September 22nd, 2024 — I had the pleasure of attending Dashboard Confessional’s Fall Tour 2024 with special guests Boys Life Girls and Taylor Acorn at the last minute. Had I realized I’d be attending this, I would have…
If you should die before me, ask if you can bring a friend.
Still Remains
Stone Temple Pilots x Live x Soul Asylum @ Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN on September 15th, 2024 — I started college in 1994 and STP’s Purple and Live’s Throwing Copper were the soundtracks of my freshman year. Soul Asylum had been…