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Ring in America's 250th Eve with the Dead. 🌹 🇺🇸 HYRYDER live at @TheBrightside Friday July 3rd Doors 7 / Show 8 $15 GA Wave that flag and let it roll. ⚡️ 🎫 www.thebrightsidedayton.com/event-detail...

Happy Slow Maze Day to all you haters out there 🖕

There's nothing like full immersion into a 3 hour Necks album 🌿

May 2026

Bloomington fans have lined up ahead of Phoebe Bridgers' pop-up show on Thursday evening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. https://fox59.com/news/entertainment/phoebe-bridgers-to-host-bloomington-show-on-thursday-as-part-of-pop-up-tour/ 

Just In: Phoebe Bridgers, a Grammy Award-winning indie rock musician, is bringing her pop-up tour to Bloomington on Thursday. https://fox59.com/news/entertainment/phoebe-bridgers-to-host-bloomington-show-on-thursday-as-part-of-pop-up-tour/ 

"In many ways, libraries remain one of the few public spaces where every Ohioan belongs, regardless of income, age or ZIP code. That universal accessibility may be our greatest strength." I think this applies to Indiana as well. Libraries are a necessary part of the community.

Basic / Chris Forsyth’s WHAT IS NOW :: Both/And aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/05/26/b... Forsyth stretches outward in different directions, moving from hypnotic groove and motorik interplay to thornier, open-ended collective improvisation that rewards patience, curiosity, and total immersion.

Important stat: first no-hitter in MLB history to include a Santa Claus belt

April 2026

Today, 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 — the trombonist, composer, and vocalist who has been celebrated as one of the leading lights of a “new class of jazz artists pushing the music forward” ( via @npr.org ) — announces 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚, their debut album with International Anthem, out on LP, CD, and digital download June 12.

Ford: Of the inductees, who are your favorites? Sparks: Luther Vandross. You? Ford: Either Wu Tang or Sade

A Bloomington-based music company, encompassing some of the biggest independent record labels, will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a series of concerts in late August. fox59.com/news/enterta...

Happy 25 year anniversary to Mikhail Gorbachev throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game at my high school in college station, texas

New Concert Announcement: Waxahatchee with Kathleen Edwards on June 20 at Switchyard Park in #Bloomington as part of the Granfalloon Concert Series. #Indiana

One hell of a way to drive into work this morning.

Johnny Blue Skies dates just dropped!

First quarter of 2026

March 2026

Live and Acoustic, a new album from @trey.com, is a collection of stripped-down performances recorded last year on his sold-out 2025 Spring Acoustic Tour. It arrives via Rubber Jungle Records this Friday → ffm.to/liveandacous...

I need all twenty minutes of this today youtu.be/TLOWuLaQTVQ?...

"Marianne Brandt Ashtray" is the new collaborative single from A Place For Owls and denver emo band Buddy Bench! It's the last track on Buddy Bench's forthcoming EP "Homes Like Cells, Bodies Like Ashtrays" which releases 4/6/26.

Includes a Sept. 13 date at Turntable in Indianapolis.

Adam Dunn is the first one that came to mind.

Natural Information Society and Good Flying Birds?!?!?!?! Great lineup once again for the Levitt VIBE Indianapolis Music Series. fox59.com/news/enterta...

Happy #OpeningDay - and go #Astros!

Vampirism doesn't sound too bad. Immortality? At least I'll catch up on my Letterboxd watchlist. After winning four Academy Awards, Ryan Coogler's SINNERS is finally making its way to the Kan-Kan for three screenings on March 29, 30 and April 1! No foolin'! Ticket link in bio.

A dual threat. Can I tell you about someone else who was two things at once

RIP Chuck Norris, dead at 86 after a warehouse shootout

"All right, here are your exams. 50 questions, true or false." "True." "Homer, I was just describing the test." "True." "Look, Homer, just take the test and you'll do fine." "False."

Can't believe that Horse Lords is coming to Yellow Springs, Ohio on July 14 - quickly became one of my most anticipated shows this year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xIr...

One of the measures of a great band is "How good are your B-Sides?" During the Yankees Hotel Foxtrot era, Wilco was releasing songs like "Cars Can't Escape" as B-Sides or bonus trucks. Inane output. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWIQ...

New Concert Announcement: Big Thief at Rock The Ruins in #Indianapolis on Aug. 11. Can't wait for this one.

One of the coolest jams I've seen at a show. So glad they posted this one.

Eggy - Whitestown, IN - 3/7/2026 thecarton.net/setlists/egg...

February 2026

Was listening to two very different bands yesterday (Dave Matthews Band and Gogol Bordello) and one theme came up in the lyrics of a song by each. DMB: "The future is no place to place your better days" Gogol: "There was never any good old days, they are today..." Make today the best you can yall

SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!! Hyryder comes back to The Brightside in Dayton on February 28th! dayton937.com/entertainmen...

WE ARE SO BACK www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

THE PHISH FROM VERMONT RETURNS TO CENTRAL INDIANA!

New show alert: Airshow at The Mousetrap in Indianapolis on April 3. Seen these guys multiple times at the Mousetrap and they kill it every time.

@boniverwi.bsky.social's Eaux Claires Festival announces the lineup for its 2026 comeback edition, with headliner "Bon Dylan"

players reporting to spring training in 2026-

A music venue on the near southeast side of Indianapolis is hosting a benefit concert, raising funds for the "weird and wonderful space" through a difficult time. https://fox59.com/news/entertainment/indianapolis-independent-concert-venue-to-host-first-ever-benefit-show/

Happy Accidentally, The Best Samson Ever Day Also the best Keith/Donna-era Scarlet>Fire Check out 1978-02-05 (Uni Dome, U. of Northern Iowa) by Grateful Dead on @relistenapp relisten.net/grateful-dea...

January 2026