IBJ launches ‘After Hours’ newsletter focused on arts, entertainment
“After Hours” will be written by veteran pop culture reporter Dave Lindquist, who joined IBJ in October to cover the arts, restaurants and retail.
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Def Leppard, Motley Crue to share bill at Lucas Oil Stadium
The hard rock bands, accompanied by Poison and Joan Jett, will play the ninth public concert at Lucas Oil Stadium since the venue opened in 2008.
Indy 500 Snake Pit unveils artist lineup for 2022 comeback party
Following pandemic cancellations in 2020 and 2021, the Indy 500 Snake Pit concert is set to roar back with Martin Garrix, Deadmau5 and more.
Q&A with Matthew Fecher, providing the building blocks for electronic music
The software developer moved to Denver, where he organized music festivals, and Atlanta, where he co-founded AudioKit Pro, a company that makes apps used on Apple’s mobile operating system. But he came back to Indianapolis last year.
Vinyl record plants struggle to keep up with resurgent demand
Although online streaming accounts for most music-industry revenue, vinyl pressing plants can’t keep up with the renewed desire for records—the format considered obsolete after the rise of compact discs in the late 1980s.
Photos: Doja Cat shows she’s more than a fair-weather phenomenon
Saturday’s concerts on Monument Circle featured R&B and hip-hop artist Doja Cat and indie pop trio AJR. IBJ’s Mickey Shuey was there to capture the shows in pictures.
Cold won’t stop Monument Circle shows for championship weekend
Although the game will be played indoors, many big fan events will be outside—including concerts on Monument Circle, an aerial dance troupe, a zipline, and a “Touchdown Bag Jump.”
Eagles add Gainbridge Fieldhouse to 2022 tour plans
Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with touring members Deacon Frey and Vince Gill, will visit Indianapolis in March with a performance of “Hotel California” in its entirety.
Aerial dancers on side of Salesforce Tower added to national championship festivities
Fans of Doja Cat and Twenty One Pilots will look up to see dancers descend from the 49th floor to the 23rd floor of Salesforce Tower.
Indiana music venues make strong comeback, but uncertainty remains for 2022
Pandemic-related closures and capacity limits affected music venues throughout Indianapolis and the nation, but live music made a comeback.
Colts owner Irsay ‘reunites’ Beatles with purchase of Paul McCartney bass guitar
On Dec. 11, Irsay set a new record for an auction price paid for a bass guitar, bidding $471,900 for the instrument McCartney played in the 1970s and 1980s.
Vampire Weekend, Lord Huron to headline new festival in Garfield Park
Ohio-based Elevation Festivals will add WonderRoad to a music festival portfolio that includes annual events WonderStruck in Cleveland and WonderBus in Columbus.
Foo Fighters, Keith Urban highlight predicted comeback season at Ruoff Music Center
Following a pandemic-affected roster of 25 concerts in 2021 and just three shows in 2020, the Noblesville amphitheater already has 10 shows on the schedule for 2022. Owner Live Nation is predicting a record year for the live-music industry.
Q&A with Tobi Lynn, a radio host with ear for new music
Since August, she’s hosted a daily radio show at Internet-based station Amazing Radio. The show, which airs at noon on weekdays, features indie pop, with a focus on Los Angeles- and West Coast-based artists.
Pandemic leads three couples to launch rock-music school
Opening a physical location for a collaboration-based company might appear risky during the peak months of the pandemic. But for Indianapolis-based Rock Garage, it seemed like the only way to go.
Promoter MOKB partners with venue Pavilion at Pan Am
Indianapolis-based concert and event promoter MOKB Presents announced Thursday that it has reached an exclusive deal with The Pavilion at Pan Am to handle the venue’s public concert and entertainment schedule.
IBJ Podcast: Chatterbox owner explains why iconic bar waited until this month to reopen
The historic Chatterbox Jazz Club on Massachusetts Avenue downtown is so tiny that opening under pandemic restrictions would have meant just 20 or so people could be inside. That’s no way to make money. But now, the restrictions are gone and the club is about to reopen.
Former ISO concertmaster takes same role at Carmel Symphony Orchestra
Violin virtuoso Zachary DePue built an international following while at the ISO from 2007 to 2018, but was just as well known for his side projects, including Time for Three, a classical/bluegrass/pop crossover group.
Indoor concerts about to return to Indianapolis-area venues
Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis, The Palladium in Carmel and The Vogue in Broad Ripple are among the venues that are getting back to business starting as soon as Friday.
Vogue teams with Holliday Park for outdoor concert series
The Vogue on Friday announced it was partnering with the Holliday Park Foundation for a weekend summer concert series called “Rock The Ruins,” with shows at at Holliday Park from June to September.