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…
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…
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…
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…
I wouldn't be here at all; I'd be in Los Angeles, or at your mom's house eating all the sandwiches.
Sex in the City
Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers x Remo Drive x So Much Light @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on July 30th, 2024 — Nearly a year ago to the day, I was wedged into a sold-out Hobo Johnson show at The Hi-Fi in Fountain Square. Hobo returned to the Circle City with a vengeance and a lovely set of supporting acts. Opening the…