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…
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…