The writers walked off the job May 2 over issues including the size of staffs on shows, long-term payment for their work and the use of artificial intelligence in scripts.
“I don’t believe any of us ever, in our wildest dreams, would think 38 years later there would still be a need to do Farm Aid,” singer John Mellencamp told IBJ about the concert that benefits independent farmers.
Creative work is being done quickly and at an affordable price, thanks to AI software that generates text, images and other media. But drawbacks of AI include work that’s generated without compensation and attribution for source material.
Jordan Munson used AI to create audio and then fed it into a Disklavier, the modern equivalent of a player piano that relies on computer files rather than perforated paper rolls to deliver music.
The guitarist will do double duty at Saturday’s Farm Aid at Ruoff Music Center, playing in bands of John Mellencamp and Jim Irsay.
The project will give the building a new name, the Museum Experience Center, and add immersive exhibit spaces.
When Bob Ross painted “A Walk in the Woods,” no one knew he would go on to star in more than 400 episodes of “The Joy of Painting,” most of which was filmed and produced in Muncie, Indiana.
The announcement completes a hiring process that lasted nearly four years and sparked historic changes at Newfields art museum and gardens.
October festival will open with a screening of “The Lionheart,” a film that explores the aftermath of Dan Wheldon’s on-track death in 2011.
The Grammy and Tony Award winner who attended Northrup High School in Fort Wayne will sing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Strait, who last performed locally in 2011, and “Tennessee Whiskey” singer Stapleton plan to kick off their 2024 stadium concert tour in Indianapolis.
The HGTV home-improvement show is airing its last season, and Mina Starsiak Hawk says she’s not sure of her next steps. But one thing seems likely: She won’t be redeveloping or building houses regularly in Indianapolis anymore.
A weekend punctuated by high-profile concerts begins Friday with a free show featuring John Mellencamp and Stephen Stills.
The second All IN Music & Arts Festival is planning “Dreamsets” to celebrate songs popularized by the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
Butter, an event that requires no fees paid by artists and collects no commissions on sales, displayed work by 49 Black artists.
Organizers of the 22nd edition of Tonic Ball on Thursday unveiled the quartet of honored artists and the date for this year’s event.
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.
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.
Beginning Thursday, Palladiscope shows lasting 12 minutes will play every half-hour nightly beginning at dusk and continuing through 11 p.m.
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.
