All IN musicians hope to wake up echoes of the Beatles at fairgrounds
The second All IN Music & Arts Festival is planning “Dreamsets” to celebrate songs popularized by the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
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Indiana State Museum, Newfields acquire art at Butter, where sales top $285K
Butter, an event that requires no fees paid by artists and collects no commissions on sales, displayed work by 49 Black artists.
From Rihanna to the Police: Tonic Ball reveals its honored acts
Organizers of the 22nd edition of Tonic Ball on Thursday unveiled the quartet of honored artists and the date for this year’s event.
After bouncing back from health problems, drummer plays music all over the map
Indianapolis-based Devon Ashley, who has played with artists in just about every musical genre, has survived three brushes with death and is about to head off on a European concert tour with New Age musician Simrit Kaur.
‘Grown-up’ Butter fine art fair expecting 10,000 attendees at the Stutz
The third annual Butter fine art fair has a director for the first time, a role made necessary by the event’s growing reputation, bigger physical footprint and its growing attendance.
Carmel set to premiere $2M projection performance on Palladium
Beginning Thursday, Palladiscope shows lasting 12 minutes will play every half-hour nightly beginning at dusk and continuing through 11 p.m.
I Made Rock ’N’ Roll initiative to launch Black music festival in Indianapolis
Cultural firm GangGang and concert company Forty5 unveiled plans for I Made Rock ’N’ Roll during a Rock the Ruins show in Holliday Park on Friday night. Organizers said the festival will be the first of its kind in the United States.
Percussive Arts Society convention extending its stay in Indianapolis through 2028
The Percussive Arts Society International Convention has been presented each November in Indianapolis since 2009, aside from a few exceptions.
Vinyl record artist Lobyn Hamilton taking a spin at Newfields
Lobyn Hamilton prepared six music-themed “flag” collages for a Newfields exhibition titled “What I Have You Have.”
Hard Truth, Mellencamp Whiskey call partnership a ‘no-brainer’
Brown County’s Hard Truth Distilling Co., in partnership with the recently founded Mellencamp Whiskey Co., is releasing a new whiskey collection specifically celebrating and supporting Hoosier farmers.
Plainfield taking plunge with $8.4M expansion of Splash Island
Town officials want to add three water slides, a splash pad and rental cabanas to the water park in time for its opening next spring.
Swift victory: How Lucas Oil Stadium became a stop on history’s biggest tour
In some ways, the work to land three Taylor Swift concerts at Lucas Oil Stadium next year began 15 years ago when country star Kenny Chesney headlined the first concert in the building a month after it opened.
IndyFringe show explores love on the (volcanic) rocks
“That’s Hot,” a play set in Iceland starring Glickman as Helena and Matthew Walls as Rudiger, will be presented during three weekends of IndyFringe, which begins Aug. 17 and runs through Sept. 3.
Craft brewery King Jugg plans Broad Ripple production site
The brewery will take over part of a former auto body repair shop to produce beverages sold at King Jugg’s Fishers location.
Drum Corps International extends contract with city by five years
The extension was announced Thursday during the the DCI World Championships event, which began Monday and culminates Saturday with the finals at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Rock bands to converge for Back Alley Ballyhoo in Fountain Square
Atlanta-based Lunar Vacation and Indianapolis-based Cairo Jag preview the Back Alley Ballyhoo psych rock festival.
Taylor Swift concerts announced for Lucas Oil Stadium
Music superstar Taylor Swift is planning to bring her The Eras Tour to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in 2024.
From ‘Good Bones’ to IndyGo videos, Jake Huber helps Indiana look sharp
The videographer has produced five seasons of “Music in Transit,” an online series that showcases music performances on an IndyGo bus, and has worked on all eight seasons of the “Good Bones” HGTV home renovation show.
Jim Irsay announces encore of memorabilia exhibition, concert at Lucas Oil Stadium
The concert and exhibition of pop culture artifacts owned by the Indianapolis Colts owner follows a similar event staged last year before the beginning of the NFL season.
Rudy Sarzo to bring Quiet Riot to Indiana State Fair as a labor of legacy
Bass player Rudy Sarzo is back in the lineup of Quiet Riot, the band that shook up the music scene by emphasizing “Metal Health” in 1983.