Concert Review: Fall Out Boy — What Former Emo Kids Do on a Sunday Night

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: Death Cab for Cutie — They Will Possess Your Heart

Death Cab for Cutie @ TCU Amphitheater, Indianapolis on May 31st, 2023 — Ben Gibbard and crew made an amazing return to Indianapolis on May 31st  at the TCU Amphitheater, along with special guest Lomelda, on a beautifully rain-cooled evening with one of the most beautiful golden hours we’ve had so far this year. 

Concert Review: Highly Suspect — Come Out Where the Music is Playing

Highly Suspect @ Old National Centre’s Egyptian Room on March 3rd, 2023 — As part of their victory lap Blue Weekend tour (which kicked off in the US in fall 2021), Wolf Alice made their way back to The Deluxe in Indianapolis for the first time since 2016. Accompanying the British alt-rockers was Charlie Hickey, an artist so new that his tour predates the release of his debut album, Nervous at Night. 

Concert Review: WOLF Alice — My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fairy Tale

Wolf Alice @ Old National Centre on April 5th, 2022 — As part of their victory lap Blue Weekend tour (which kicked off in the US in fall 2021), Wolf Alice made their way back to The Deluxe in Indianapolis for the first time since 2016. Accompanying the British alt-rockers was Charlie Hickey, an artist so new that his tour predates the release of his debut album, Nervous at Night. 

Vans Warped Tour 2018: Good Bye, and Good Night

If this is indeed the final iteration of the Vans Warped Tour, it ends exactly how I would’ve imagined it: my voice gone from a day of singing along to my favorites, a headful of memories of all the good times I had throughout the day, a smile on my …

Concert Review: Make Pop Punk Great Again

Waterparks @ Deluxe at Old National Centre on November 25th, 2017 — “Four bands from all over bringing a fun night of pop punk and uniting a group of strangers better than an angry, narcissistic carrot. That’s how to you make punk (and America) great again.

Concert Review: The Joys of a Midwest Kid

Lily and Madeleine @ Deluxe at Old National Centre on February 25th, 2017 — “It’s about how much you feel each note, each lyric, each little detail from start to finish. Not many people do it like they do.”