Insurance seller chases music dreams with jazz label
Al Hall started Owl Studios in 2005 to promote local musicians and has expanded its roster of performers to 16.
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Music for All summer camp moving to Ball State
The Music for All Summer Symposium will bring about 1,600 students and teachers to campus June 18-25, 2011. Ball State is
to host the camp at least through 2015.
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis releases iPhone app for virtual front seat
The app will feature news, past laureate recordings, videos and access to the 2010 schedule, IVCI officials said.
Jazz festival will move to OptiPark in Broad Ripple
The ever-evolving Indy Jazz Fest will return this year, Sept. 18, but at the Opti-Park in Broad Ripple.
LOU’S VIEWS: Feinstein more than fine at Great American Songbook Competition
High school vocal competition soared in second year. Winner landed New York gig.
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra women’s committee adopts more inclusive name
The 800-member group hopes to attract more men to its ranks.
Team owners leading symphony’s $100M capital campaign
Jim Irsay and Herb Simon join to co-chair fund-raising committee for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, which has encountered
financial troubles the past few years.
LOU’S VIEWS: Theatrical distractions abound, both in audience and in wings
Complaints of cell phones, texters and candy wrappers are common. But what about seeing into the wings?
Ticket giveway: Mahler and the ISO
Indianapolis Symphonic Choir will be joining the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for its first performance of the piece since
1987.
Indy premiere wins Pulitzer (yes the Pulitzer) Prize
Jennifer Higdon’s Violin Concerto had first hearing courtesy of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Vogue owner’s bankruptcy may force sale of venue
A mix of business and personal woes have pushed Steven Carter Ross, the longtime owner and manager of the Vogue nightclub,
into personal bankruptcy. Now a judge must decide whether Ross can keep the popular Broad Ripple music venue, or if he must
sell it to satisfy his creditors and his estranged wife.
Old National name to adorn Murat for three years
The century-old Murat Centre will be named the Old National Centre for the next three years. Event promoter Live Nation on
Tuesday put the new name in royal blue lettering above the marquee of the entertainment venue downtown.
Old National Bank puts name on Murat Centre
The voice-mail system at the Murat already greets callers with this message: You have reached the Old National Center, a Live
Nation venue.
Scoop: ‘Office’ worker to perform at Cabaret
Malora Hardin–Jan from “The Office”–just booked for The Cabaret.
LOU’S VIEWS: Dylan tribute Bob-bob-bobs along
This week, a Bob Dylan tribute at the Athenaeum and tell-all tales at Theatre on the Square.
LOU’S VIEWS: A new attraction wants to drum up business
Thoughts on Rhythm! Discovery Center and Bands of America.
Symphony reports record shortfall of $2.8 million
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra CEO Simon Crookall said he’s expecting a smaller but still significant gap of $1.3 million
in the 2010 budget year.
LOU’S VIEWS: Teaching the ISO new tricks
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra combined magic and music with “Mysterioso.”
New downtown museum invites visitors to bang a drum
The Percussive Arts Society plans to open an interactive museum at Washington and Illinois streets downtown.