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Weekly Concert Calender
August 2nd, 2009
Posted in Indie Summer, Local Music, Weekly Concert Calender
Sunday, August 2
Sunday nights typically seem like the kind of night to spend at home relaxing in front of the tube or with the family, but this is one night where, if you’re a music fan, you’ll have the choice of two big shows. Gil Mantera’s Party Dream is back at the Southgate House, this time with a couple of excellent local bands: Eat Sugar (hailed “the next local band likely to succeed”) and Enlou. The show is at 8:30 pm in the ballroom, with tickets $10 in advance or $13 at the door.
But if you’ve got nothing going on, say around 5 pm, you may want to head to Northside Tavern. “Music for the Mountains”, sponsored by Ohio Citizen Action, features several local acoustic, country and folk acts like Daniel Martin Moore, Peter Adams and the Tillers. For the complete schedule, go here. Classical Revolution will be happening in the bar’s front room. It’s free and starts at 9 pm.
Monday, August 3
Billy Catfish is this week’s host of the ever-popular Open Mic Night at the Southgate House. It’s always free and fun, and everyone’s always friendly.
Tuesday, August 4
You won’t want to miss the show Tuesday night at the Southgate House – Deerhunter, Dan Deaconand No Age. Dubbed the “Round Robin Tour”, this show is one of only seven in the country that will see all three bands collaborating together. Also on the bill are White Rainbow, Ed Schrader and Infinite Body. It’s only $13 at the door but $10 if you get them before that. The show starts at 9 pm. If you happen to find yourself getting bored at any point, head up-upstairs to the parlour to catch Underbelly, a show featuring several of the area’s best stand up comedians doing everything except comedy. Find the full lineup here.
Wednesday, August 5
Pixies founding member, Kim Deal, returns home (kind of) with the Breeders. They’ve put out two releases over the past two years: Mountain Battles
Indie rock band, the Airborne Toxic Event, are still milking their phenomenal 2008 self-titled debut album, which includes hit songs like “Sometime Around Midnight” and “Gasoline.” They also released an EP a couple months ago called Happiness Is Overrated, which coincidently is the name of their most recent single. Opening the show is the young, local indie/roots-rock trio, Hazle Weatherfield, who put out their first album early in the year. Mad Hatter – 8 pm – $15. (Critic’s Pick)
It doesn’t get much better than an intimate gig with Wussy’s Chuck Cleaver and Lisa Walker. They’re the Artist in Residence this month at the Southgate House, which is always free in the lounge. Speaking of intimate gigs from the frontmen of local bands, Jason Snell of the Chocolate Horse will be playing for free at 10 pm at Northside Tavern.
Thursday, August 6
Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band return for their 42nd sold-out performance at Riverbend. He has only played two other venues more than Riverbend: the Tweeter Center in Boston and Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion. Parrotheads will be backing up 275 East at rush hour, but maybe as early as noon.
New York’s Moving Mountains play the Mad Hatter with local indie pop and rock bands All the Day Holiday, Still Pioneers, Static Vessels, Okay Lindonand Bottom Line. Doors at 8 pm ($8) or $7 in advance.
Friday, August 7
Tool brings their psychedelic light show to a sold-out PNC Pavilion. Not much new with them as they’re still playing their popular stuff from the ’90s as well as material from their last album, 2006’s album, 10,000 Days. Opening the show are brother, stoner rock duo, Tweak Bird.
Son Volt(that other band formed from the ashes of Uncle Tupelo, led by Jay Farrar) drops into town exactly a month after their latest release, American Central Dust
The three free shows of the night include another stellar lineup on Fountain Square, when Brooklyn’s experimental, indie pop brother/sister duo, the Fiery Furnaces serve as this week’s major label headliner. Also playing are former Greenhornes/Soledad Brothers member, Brian Olive, Fists of Love featuring former Heartless Bastard Mike Weinel on bass and the Chocolate Horse. (Critic’s Pick)
Jake Speed and the Freddies are at Northside Tavern at 9 pm, while the Tillers and 46 Long play at Arnold’s.
Saturday, August 8
One of the hottest alternative rock groups of the 90’s, Collective Soul, is still going strong. Their eighth studio album, Rabbit, comes out at the end of the month and includes the new single, “Staring Down.” Opening the show is Nashville’s Beatles/Eagles/U2-influenced rock/pop group, Safety Suit. 8 pm at Bogart’s.
With their debut album hitting stores last month, Bad Veins are still churning out the older favorites you’ve come to know like “Gold and Warm” and “The Lie”, some newer tunes that haven’t seen as much life like “Go Home” and “The Ending” and the popular one that didn’t make the final album cut, “Fake Baby.” Also playing are the up-and-coming, Minneapolis indie-pop band now, now every children, Hazle Weatherfield and “L.A. by way of South Africa” indie-rock band, Civil Twilight. In the Southgate House ballroom at 9 pm. $8 in advance or $10 at the door.
Psychedelic, punk rock band, Wh!te G!rls, bring their adrenaline-fueled live show to the Northside Tavern. With Cleveland’s Stimulus Package at 10 pm.
Take A Drive
Sunday, August 2
“Heroes of Woodstock” featuring Big Brother & the Holding Company, Canned Heat, Country Joe McDonald, Jefferson Starship and John Sebastian.
Kettering, OH
Fraze Pavilion
6:30 pm
$30-$40
Tuesday, August 4An Evening with Joan Baez
Kettering, OH
Fraze Pavilion
8 pm
$20-$25
If you missed Crosby, Stills & Nash last Friday at PNC Pavilion, they’re coming to Indianapolis’s Lawn at White River State Park. Check out the Enquirer’s Bill Thompson’s review of last week’s show, to see what they played and didn’t play.
Wednesday, August 5
(Critic’s Pick)
Band of Horses with Cass McCombs
Louisville, KY
Headliners Music Hall
Thursday, August 6
Silversun Pickups with Cage the Elephantand Manchester Orchestra
Columbus, OH
LC Pavilion
The Breeders with Times New Viking
Indianapolis, IN
The Vogue
The Low Anthem with Joe Pug
Indianapolis, IN
Locals Only
Friday, August 7
Robert Earl Keen with the Greencards and Sara Watkins
Kettering, OH
Fraze Pavilion
7 pm
$20-$30
Tori Amos with One Eskimo
Indianapolis, IN
Murat Theatre
Saturday, August 8
(Critic’s Pick)
The Decemberists with the Heartless Bastards
Indianapolis, IN
Murat Theatre
Son Volt
Indianapolis, IN
The Vogue
Bonnaroo 2009 Artist: Joe Pug
March 24th, 2009
Posted in Bonnaroo 2009
A former UNC playwright student, Joe woke up one day and realized he wasn’t happy with the direction he was going. So he packed up his things and headed for Chicago.
He worked as a carpenter by day, and at night, broke out a guitar he hadn’t played since his high school days. Already having plans for a play he was writing, he took those ideas and created “the sublime lyrical masterpiece” that would become the Nation of Heat EP.
These songs were recorded on a limited budget, but that was okay. All Pug needed was a mic, a guitar and harmonica. His wholeheartedness would shine brightly through every note he sang, and the rest as they say, was history.
Fast forward to May 2008, where Joe would play his first headlining slot, at the widely known Schuba’s Tavern. Two weeks later, the EP was finally released, and would eventually establish him as one of his generation’s most respected songwriters.
He has since toured with the likes of Todd Snider, Susan Tedeschi, Kasey Chambers and James Hunter. His full-length debut album will be recorded this year.
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