Concert Review: Alestorm x Elvenking

Concert Review: Alestorm x Elvenking @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on April 20th, 2024 — This was my first show at The Deluxe which is an amazing venue in the basement of the Old National Center. It reminds me of a lot of venues in nearby cities where I have been lucky enough to catch good metal shows. I was…

Concert Review: Dethklok x DragonForce x Nekrogoblikon — Mutilation on a Sunday Night

Concert Review: Dethklok x DragonForce x Nekrogoblikon @ Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on April 14th, 2024 — Old National Centre was the place to be this past Sunday night for goofy, irreverent metal acts and an overall enjoyable night out. The sold-out show attracted numerous fans who dressed up and painted their…

Concert Review: Postmodern Jukebox — A Blast From The Now

Postmodern Jukebox @ Old National Centre’s Egyptian Room on March 7th, 2024 — POSTMODERN JUKEBOX carried spectators into the past on Thursday night with their electronic swing covers of popular modern songs. Walking into the Egyptian Room before the show, one would immediately understand the vibe as they were surrounded by hundreds…

Concert Review: An Evening With Haken

Haken @ Old National Centre’s Egyptian Room on February 22nd, 2024 — An Evening with Haken in support of their album Fauna, Upon walking in, it felt as if the room was a little large for the crowd as the chair seating didn’t even fill half of the room. But once the show started that feeling completely dissipated as the excitement and energy…

Concert Review: Chappell Roan — Two Hours of Peace

Chappell Roan @ The Deluxe at Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on October 8th, 2023 — On Sunday night, if one were to descend the steps of Old National into the downstairs Deluxe, they would find the stairs littered with red feathers, presumably shed from a feather boa. This is how they would know they were in the right place: headed to Chappell Roan’s show…

Concert Review: Half Alive — I Find That Everything I Am Is Everything I Should Be

Half Alive featuring Thomas Headon @ The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN on September 22nd, 2023 — half•alive came onto the stage at 9:00pm sharp to the roaring of the crowd in the Egyptian Room. They opened with “Tip Toes” but, possibly to the surprise of those who hadn’t seen them live before, started with the band hidden behind a large white sheet. For the entirety of the first song…

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.