Tall Heights
2020-02-13 20:00 - 23:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
About Tall Heights
Tall Heights have relentlessly built a career from the ground up. Starting as buskers on the streets of Boston and now performing in packed venues across North America, Europe, and beyond, the duo has distilled their sound in an organic and unselfconscious way. The unmistakable DNA of their music draws on many elements, but the blend of their two distinct voices, in both harmony and unison, is what elevates it and separates it from the pack.
Hailing from the Boston area, Paul Wright and Tim Harrington met each other in their hometown of Sturbridge through Tim’s older brother. The friendship blossomed in high school when they both took up the guitar and began working on music together. It didn’t take long for them to see the potential hidden in these casual jam sessions. As Paul recalls, “Tim transformed from kid brother to musical collaborator over the course of a summer.”
Tall Heights is now set to release two highly-anticipated singles, ‘Keeps Me Light’ and ‘Under Your Skin’, both mixed by Grammy-nominated engineer Damien Lewis. Following on the success of their viral single ‘Spirit Cold’, this new material captures a similar authentic and meaningful energy, but also shows a side we have not yet seen of the pair. The self-produced project, recorded in their simple home studio, captures that raw moment between albums, delivering some of their most honest and heartfelt work to date. Written and recorded in a reflective lull between hectic periods of touring, the new tracks reaffirm Tall Heights’ commitment to a singular sound and an equally rare friendship.
Combining Paul’s lifetime of classical training, Harrington’s spontaneous artistic instincts, and the prismatic union of their unique voices, Tall Heights’ sonic imprint is in a category all its own.
Tall Heights’ recordings have amassed over 275 million streams. They regularly serve as Ben Folds’ backing band, and have toured alongside CAKE, Judah & the Lion, Colony House, and The Paper Kites. They’ve also performed on both Conan in 2016 and CBS Saturday Morning in 2018. ‘Under Your Skin’ and ‘Keeps Me Light’ are due for release fall 2019.

Mike Doughty Tells Your Future
2020-02-12 19:00 - 23:00
Mike Doughty, the force behind seminal 90s band Soul Coughing, accomplished solo artist and author, will tell your future on tour this February. Doughty, along with long time collaborator Andrew “Scrap” Livingston and drummer Stephen Chopek, will test the limits of their clairvoyance as they interact with the crowd and respond to online submissions unique to each show. Expect an exceptional full set from the trio every night, celebrating Doughty’s vast repertoire spanning 25+ years.
Doughty has released 11 albums in the 21st Century alone, including Haughty Melodic and Stellar Motel, in addition to a memoir, The Book of Drugs (a second one, I Die Each Time I Hear The Sound, is due out in 2020). Under the monikers UUL and Dubious Luxury, Doughty explores electro produced tracks and his opera, Revelation, was recently staged in conjunction with WNYC. He has posted well over 150 weekly new songs for his Patreon subscribers over the past few years. And, finally, Doughty enjoys playing in three improvised-music bands in Memphis, where he lives: Moticos, Baby Men, and Spooky Party.

Pavel & Direct Contact
2020-01-31 20:00 - 23:30
About Pavel & Direct Contact
Pavel & Direct Contact is known for its energetic, fiery performances, much in the vein of the modern pyrotechnicians of today’s Latin Jazz world. Led by Internationally-known Dominican pianist and Chicago Music Awards Nominee, Pavel Polanco-Safadit, Direct Contact brings an unforgettable experience of Latin Jazz, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, and Latin-infused American pop song.
With a combined experience from around the globe, the band members have played throughout the Americas, the Carribean, Europe and Asia. The band is composed of Indy Jazz Hall-of-Famers, studio musicians, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra players, and International artists. These professional musicians have shared the stage with legends such as Ray Charles, Peter Erskine, Kenny G, Dave Valentin, Max Weinberg, Patti LaBelle, Roscoe Mitchell, Gunther Schuller, The Who, The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Ben E. King, and Henry Mancini.
Pavel & Direct Contact features vibrant horns, Latin rhythms, and vocals in both Spanish and English. In 2010, Direct Contact released their first album The Other Side. Since then, they have produced three recordings with AireBorn Records: Rush Hour (2017), D’la Calle(2018), and Americanisao (2019). These compositions by Steve Dokken and Pavel feature David Allee, Leah Crane, Rob Dixon, Pedro Fernandez, Matt McGraw, Freddie Mendoza, Andre Rosa-Artis, and the late Raul Padro. Along with their latest single “Vida Compartida,” they can be found on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and Google Play.
With dancing shoes or not, you will be immersed into a world of entertainment. Host of WFYI’s Cultural Manifesto, D.J. Kyle Long will be joining the band to bring music after doors open and in between sets.
Instagram: @pavel.directcontact

Magic City Hippies
2020-01-25 20:00 - 23:30
About Magic City Hippies
If you’re playing in Miami, you’ve got to get bodies moving.
Over the years, the city has been home to Latin pop royalty and ascendant Soundcloud rappers; played host to bass-booming EDM fests and the golden years of disco legends. It’s also why Miami’s latest genre-defying dynamos, Magic City Hippies, are primed to take their infectious indie-funk around the world.
“We’re always out to entertain people,” promises singer-guitarist Robby Hunter. “Miami is a nightlife city,” he adds with a tinge of excitement. “People are oriented towards staying out all night. Anything you do has to make them dance.”
As Magic City Hippies approach the Aug. 16 release of their standout debut album Modern Animal — a mosaic of poolside grooves and lingering, sun-kissed melodies — the trio’s origin story remains central to its crowd-pleasing mission statement.
First it was just Hunter — hustling the Miami streets, plugging his guitar and looping pedals into whatever power source he could find. Sometimes crowds formed; sometimes others joined in. On a good night, he’d maybe earn a hundred bucks. The next stop was Barracuda Bar & Grill, a popular Coconut Grove dive where Hunter became a regular performer and forged a sublime chemistry with the rest of Magic City Hippies’ present-day lineup: guitarist John Coughlin and drummer-producer Pat Howard. They began playing ‘90s rock and hip-hop covers to weekend warriors and college crowd regulars, before live-testing their first original tracks in 2011. “There was something special when we played those sets,” Howard remembers. “We’d go for four hours, not even rehearsing. Then Robby came to the table with some originals.”
The easygoing psych-rap nugget “Corazon,” released when they were still called Robby Hunter Band, shot to No. 1 on the Hype Machine in 2013; after shifting to Magic City Hippies, “Fanfare,” the swaggering opening track off 2015’s Hippie Castle EP, topped Spotify’s Global Viral 50 chart, thanks to a burgeoning online fanbase. With brothers Ferny (keyboard) and Guillermo Belisario (bass) added to a now-indomitable live lineup, Magic City Hippies embarked on extensive tours supporting bands like Hippo Campus and Moon Taxi. Crowds doubled and tripled, confidence soared. Still unsigned and completely independent in their approach, Magic City Hippies pushed distractions aside and worked tirelessly towards their first LP.
“We’ve been touring for three years,” Hunter says. “The album has a lot to do with the toll it’s taken on our relationships and lives.” No kidding: Robby was fired from a full-time job and ended a relationship of over eight years. Swirling single “SPF” comes to terms with a cheating partner through beams of Toro Y Moi-inspired Auto-Tune and bass licks. “What Would I Do” rides a catchy bossa hook towards the sonic equivalent of a Miami sunset. The sultry “Modern Animal” explores the liberation of open relationships through an irresistible Tame Impala rhythm and a safari of synthesizers. Clearly, inspirations abound — Hunter occasionally raps a la Odelay-era Beck or Anthony Kedis when he’s addicted to the shindig — but their self-described “indie funk” sound remains uniquely their own. “People always say it’s hard to find another band we sound like,” Howard says. “I’m proud of that — any song could be a single.”
Modern Animal is set to crown Magic City Hippies as one of streaming’s ascendant indie bands, while taking their captivating live show to major festivals like Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and BottleRock, alongside plenty of North American headline gigs through 2020.

LO-FI: Philia
2020-01-25 18:00 - 22:00
PHILIA W/ BONUS POINTS, ROSSTEAUX @ LO-FI LOUNGE INDIANAPOLIS
DOORS: 6:00 PM, SHOW: 7:00 PM
AGE RESTRICTIONS: 21+
GENERAL ADMISSION, LIMITED SEATING
Important Notice:
– Due to events happening in HI-FI and LO-FI Lounge during the same time, LO-FI door, show and set times are subject to change. We try to avoid this but want to make sure artists in both rooms experience minimal sound conflicts. If a change occurs, we will message all attendees immediately.
– All tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable with the exception of event cancellation or time change by venue.
– Support acts are subject to change.
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About Philia:
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Philia Live Band is a funky-electronica band from Indianapolis, IN formed by producer/ drummer Dan Giffin. Dan hand picked some of indy’s finest musicians on saxophone, keys, and bass after moving to Indianapolis from NYC, where he studied electronic music. Fans describe Philia as a tasteful blend of Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic, and if Griz were a regular at The Jazz Kitchen…The band brings a blissful, dance-able performance crossing the boundaries of jazzy-funk infused EDM.

About Bonus Points:
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Bonus Points is an upcoming powerhouse in the chillhop/ future funk scene. St. Louis based producer Chris Burkart has quickly made a name for himself with over 11 million Spotify streams and opening for some of today’s hottest electro-funk acts across the USA. His blissful, danceable grooves leave you feeling fresh and wanting to hear more. Prepare to meet one of your new favorite producers.

About Rossteaux:
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Rossteaux is a new house producer breaking into the Indy scene. He spent years working on his own music while doing lighting and visual design for major artists like Pentatonix, and installations for events like Lost Lands Music Fest and others. Now he is finally paving the way with his own fresh new art, bringing tech-house grooves and redefining his own style of house music.

SOLD OUT: Demiricous
2020-01-24 20:00 - 23:30
This event is currently sold out, but we’ve partnered with Lyte to provide fans a safe and easy way to return or request tickets to the show. Find fan tickets here.
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About Demiricous
Established in 2001, Demiricous quickly gained notoriety in the local Indianapolis metal scene with their uncompromising, relentless brand of thrash metal. After releasing 2 demos in 2003 and 2004, the band gained the attention and signed with MetalBlade Records.
Following the Worldwide releases of the critically acclaimed One(Hellbound) and Two(Poverty) the band toured extensively and shared the stage with such bands as Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Chimaira, King Diamond, Dismember, Exodus, Grave, Ringworm, Deicide, etc. After playing hundreds of shows and gaining thousands of fans worldwide, the band decided to go on hiatus in 2011.
In 2016, Demiricous reunited for a one-off reunion show at the Vogue Theater of epic proportions. The reunion show left the members of Demiricous with a sense of unfinished business. In the Spring of 2019, the original members, Nate Olp, Ben Parrish, Scott Wilson and Dustin Boltjes came together to begin writing new material and continue their trend of unrelenting and aggressive brand of pure American thrash metal.
Demiricous is back. You have been warned.

North Mississippi Allstars
2020-01-23 19:00 - 23:00
About North Mississippi Allstars
A forgotten roll of film inspired a musical accompaniment, the North Mississippi Allstars’ new record Up and Rolling. Shot before the turn of the century, the photographs resonate with the music of four families from the Mississippi hills. The album captures the communal spirit upon which the band was founded.
In 1996, a photographer from Texas, Wyatt McSpadden, traveled to North Mississippi looking to photograph local musicians. Brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson had grown up just south of Memphis and cut their teeth playing experimental rock & roll together, as well as the roots repertoire pioneered by their father, Jim Dickinson, a legendary producer (Big Star, the Replacements) and session player (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan). Their feet were firmly planted in the North Mississippi mud and music scene, and they were excited to show Wyatt around their community, to introduce him to the musical families of Otha Turner, RL Burnside and Junior Kimbrough.
Their first stop was Otha Turner’s farm. Then in his late eighties, he was the last living fife and drum musician in the hills — “and a friend to all,” Luther exclaims. “He looked sharp that day, still in his Sunday best and ready for a good time.” They all sat together on Otha’s fabled front porch, which was something like a classroom for the elder Dickinson brother. The two would sit for hours, the kid playing guitar while the old man made up lyrics on the spot. That’s how “Call That Gone” came into the world, decades before the Allstars recorded it for Up and Rolling.
After Otha treated Wyatt to an impromptu concert featuring his family band of drummers, the fife player sent them down to Junior Kimbrough’s nightclub. They crossed the county line to see Junior and his Soul Blues Boys perform electrified, multigenerational cotton patch blues in their own unique style. Later that evening RL Burnside showed up, took the bandstand with beer in hand, and proceeded to tear the house down. “Wyatt was so smooth nobody felt he was taking photos,” Luther recalls. “No one was self-conscious or posing. Wyatt had a cloak of invisibility.”
Once the Peavey amps were turned off and the jukebox unplugged, Cody and Luther parted ways with the Texan. Wyatt shared a handful of the images with Otha and the Dickinsons but no one saw the remaining photographs for decades. Wyatt’s images were forgotten. The Dickinsons had other matters demanding their attention — namely, a new band they envisioned as a loose collective of local musicians who would play the community’s repertoire.
A month after Wyatt took those photos, the North Mississippi Allstars made their Memphis debut, incorporating their father’s concept of roots music as a framework for improvisation and blending experimental/psychedelic excursions into Hill Country anthems. As Luther tells it, “after NMA first shook em’ down in Memphis, RL Burnside hired me to tour with him in ’97. A natural momentum began building up that slowly led to Cody and I hitting the road full-time. Our lives changed forever with the release of Shake Hands with Shorty in 2000. The music that rings thru the hills carried us away and became our home away from home as we began touring around the world. In orbit, we lost track of time and of ourselves.”
Shake Hands with Shorty made the Allstars one of the most celebrated roots acts around. In 23 years they’ve released ten studio albums, three of which were nominated for Blues Album of the Year Grammys. (Luther has notched another four nominations in various categories on top of that.) More important, they’ve played countless shows in front of avid crowds, touring alongside Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, Mavis Staples, and John Hiatt, among many others. Says Luther, “I’m grateful to work together as a family — with Cody, the musicians we roll with and the people who support our live shows. Together, we keep this music up and rolling.”
All those years of touring took the Dickinson brothers far away from their North Mississippi home and the people who taught them this music. “The elders passed on in our absence — Junior, Otha, RL, our father,” Luther says. “Every time we returned home, it was less recognizable.” In 2017 Wyatt tracked the brothers down and shared those photographs with them. “The images stopped me in my tracks and blew my mind. The music that changed our lives was captured in these photographs. Cody and I wanted to set the music free and record an album to accompany these photographs illustrating what Mississippi music sounded like in 1996 — and what it sounds like now. The fantasy of what music could have been on the radio that day in ’96 was the portal for the new original songs we recorded for this soundtrack. ‘Drunk Outdoors’, ‘Up and Rolling’, ‘Bump That Mother’, and ‘Living Free’ sing about life in Mississippi, be it our memory, reality, or dream for the future.”
Inspired by Wyatt’s images, the Allstars returned home to their family recording studio, the Zebra Ranch, to make the record they heard in those photographs. “We trimmed back the wisteria, emptied the traps, and swept out the old barn. Firing up the tube amps and the old computers, we began conjuring up modern Mississippi music, ancient and futuristic.”
Along with originals, they covered some of their favorite songs by these local heroes, with help from Cedric Burnside and Sharde Thomas, Otha’s granddaughter. “She was only a child when she became his apprentice and heir to the bamboo throne of fife and drum music,” says Luther. “Now she’s the Queen of the Hill Country and my favorite singing partner.” In addition to duetting with him on RL’s raunchy “Peaches,” she also sings with Luther on Otha’s “Call That Gone.” “She read over her grandfather’s lyrics and proceeded to nail it in one take. It was like she was singing from the collective soul of her family.”
Cedric Burnside, RL’s grandson and two-time Grammy nominee, is featured on two tracks. “It’s an honor to play with Cedric. “Out on the Road” was a highlight of the RL tour we played together in ’97 and he sang his heart out on the new version.”
“When we make a record,” says Luther, “we invite the people close to us at the time to join us. Recording with the musicians we are touring with or hanging with help capture a record’s time frame.” The great Mavis Staples takes them all to church on the old spiritual “What You Gonna Do?” Jason Isbell joins to record a tune that has been in the Dickinson family for years: “Our father recorded ‘Mean Old World’ with Duane Allman and Eric Clapton during the Layla sessions. Jason invited me to record an acoustic, slide guitar duo version. Cody came up with the new arrangement and wanted to record an electric version with Jason and Duane Betts, using Mean Old World as a vehicle to lay down an epic statement about modern-day roots rock guitar.”
As Cody puts it, “It’s all inclusive. Everyone is invited, the bar is always open, and drinks are on the house. But it’s important to us that we stay true to the vision of Hill Country music. There is incredible talent here in North Mississippi, so I’m always learning. The best thing about being in this band this long is developing a sound and identity that is unique. That’s truly a blessing, so we do our best to keep the music honest.”
While inspired by the community and music of that Sunday more than 20 years ago, Up and Rolling is the sound of modern Mississippi. Luther hopes, “the music is rooted, but spreads evasively from the kudzu jungle grown over Junior’s concrete slab and Otha’s porch boards thru the Zebra Ranch’s razor wire chain link fence. Transcending time and space, music reaches out into the dark of night like the wisteria vine, looking for free-hearted souls to latch onto and wedge into the foundations of hate, slowly tearing down walls a generation at a time.”

Black Pumas (SOLD OUT)
2020-01-20 19:00 - 23:00
This event is currently sold out, but we’ve partnered with Lyte to provide fans a safe and easy way to return or request tickets to the show. Find fan tickets here.
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Sometimes, a mystical, life-changing connection can be closer than you think.
In 2017, Grammy Award-winning guitarist/producer Adrian Quesada had recorded some instrumentals in his Austin studio, and he started looking around for a vocalist — he knew a lot of singers, but he wanted something different. He reached out to friends in Los Angeles, in London, but nothing seemed right.
Meantime, Eric Burton had recently made his way to Texas. Born in the San Fernando Valley, he grew up in church and then got heavily involved in musical theater. He started busking at the Santa Monica pier, where he brought in a few hundred dollars a day and developed his performance skills. Burton traveled through the Western states before deciding to settle down in Austin — setting up his busking spot on a downtown street corner, at 6th Street and Congress, for maximum exposure.
A mutual friend mentioned Burton to Quesada, saying that he was the best singer he had ever heard. The two musicians connected, but Burton took a while to respond (“My friends were like ‘Dude, you’re a mad man, you need to hit that guy back!’“) Finally, he called Quesada, and started singing to one of the tracks over the phone. “I loved his energy, his vibe, and I knew it would be incredible on record,” he says. “From the moment I heard him on the phone, I was all about it.”
The results of that inauspicious beginning can now be heard on the self-titled debut album from Black Pumas, the group that Quesada and Burton assembled, which has become one of the year’s most anticipated projects. Described as “Wu-Tang Clan meets James Brown” by KCRW, Black Pumas were the winner of Best New Band at the 2019 Austin Music Awards.
Quesada and Burton both return, over and over, to this almost mystical connection they felt from the beginning. It’s this sense of common purpose, of shared vision, that gives Black Pumas its focus and power — and that points to great things ahead.
“It’s so seamless, it’s like we’re musical brothers to some degree,” says Burton. “It feels so easy to meld together that what’s most important for us now is to continue to look for new sounds — to make sure we’re feeding ourselves the knowledge to continue to evolve. Every time we get together, it’s better than the last time.”

Yola: Walk Through Fire World Tour
2020-01-18 20:00 - 23:30
About Yola
Walk Through Fire, the debut album from Yola, establishes her as the queen of country soul from the first note. The Dan Auerbach–produced album is a contemporary twist on a traditional sonic tapestry of orchestral strings, fiddle, steel, and shimmering tremolo guitars. Walk Through Fire is a career-defining and genre-bending release from one of the most exciting emerging British artists in music today. Yola’s arresting vocals captivate with sincere tales of heartache and loves lost, forgotten, and broken.

Juliana Hatfield
2020-01-17 20:00 - 23:30
Juliana and her band will be performing fan favorites from her solo catalog and most recent album Weird, along with select covers from the recent Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John and Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police.

Terrapin Flyer
2020-01-11 20:00 - 23:30
About Terrapin Flyer
Terrapin Flyer is a Chicago based Grateful Dead band that for the last 20 years has become one of the top touring Grateful Dead bands in the United States. The band has a core revolving cast of top musicians who all aspire to keep the spirit and the music of The Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia alive. Hundreds of notable musicians have crossed paths with the band, but among them are a who’s who of top names in the jamband world. Since the band first was formed, it has often included former members of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band as special guests.
Terrapin Flyer has toured with Jerry Garcia Band’s Melvin Seals since 2004 and with Melvin they have delved deeply into the Jerry Garcia Band catalog. They have also toured with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Tom Constanten from The Grateful Dead, who they have hosted The Grateful Dead Night with the Chicago White Sox for several years. They also did many tours with Vince Welnick from the Grateful Dead before he passed in 2006. The band also actively tours without special guests utilizing top musicians in an evolving cast of the best talent in the Grateful Dead extended family of musicians.

Battle of the Bands: Semifinal #1
2020-01-08 19:00 - 23:45
The MOKB Presents Battle of the Bands Semifinals takes place at the HI-FI every Wednesday in January! Each night features 6 local artists, across a broad spectrum of genres, competing to advance to the Finals at The Vogue. Ultimately, one local band will take home the ultimate grand prize of $10,000 cash, a touring van, vinyl pressing, studio time and more. A mix of fan and judges votes will determine who advances each night. More information, official rules and band registration can be found here. Check back in mid December for the full Semifinal schedule.
Semifinal #1: Semifinal #1 w/ Brother O’ Brother, Old Revel Minds, Forstory, Jake Schlegel, Old Revel Minds, JSP, manners, please.
Tickets available at the door for $12 starting at 6 PM.
***A limited number of presale tickets are available with a promo code — contact your favorite band for their code. All other tickets will be available at the door on the night of the show.
Set order will be randomly drawn before soundcheck.

Christian Taylor & Friends Holiday Throwdown
2019-12-27 19:00 - 20:00
Christian Taylor is celebrating the release of his latest EP with a holiday throwdown featuring some of his closest friends.
DOORS: 7:00 PM, SHOW: 8:00 PM
AGE RESTRICTIONS: 21+
GENERAL ADMISSION, LIMITED SEATING
Important Notice: All tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable with the exception of event cancellation. Support acts are subject to change
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About Blue Moon Revue:
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Blue Moon Revue is a true rock n roll band in every sense of the word. Mixing the diverse musical backgrounds of the bands members into a style all their own, Blue Moon Revue formed back in 1999 when a couple of Indiana University students wanted to get together and play the kind of music they loved.
While most college bands call it quits after graduation, these guys remained friends and continued making music together. The strength and longevity of that relationship has been essential to the band’s songwriting and development over the years.
Now calling the great city of Indianapolis their home, Blue Moon Revue has toured nationally and shared the stage with many other notable acts such as Santana, Galactic, OK GO and The Meat Puppets to name a few.
About Jomberfox:
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Making sounds and doing fox stuff since 2013. New album “The Variety Age” comes out July 14th 2018.

Tropidelic
2019-06-06 19:00 - 23:30
“Every single second is a blessing if you count them all,” sings frontman Matthew Roads. You can hear the sincerity in his voice; the joie de vivre that oozes from everything Tropidelic does is apparent. When they take a stage, their synergy flows member to member—horns blow, knees kicked high and grins are passed from one man to the next. Almost immediately, it spreads to the crowd, lifting hands in the air as their feet begin to move. The pulse collectively becomes that of one.
The six-piece band from Cleveland, Ohio may be far from any tropical islands, but that doesn’t stop them from dishing out an interesting mix of reggae, hip-hop and high energy funk for audiences across the country. Tropidelic has a deep and widespread appreciation for music that can be heard in each note. Some of the members are hip-hop heads, while others are into metal, funk or reggae. Each of these genres lends something to their collective sound. “We pride ourselves in being original in our musicality and personality as a band,” says Roads, “but also in not taking ourselves so seriously that it ruins the fun.”
For their 2017 release, “Heavy is The Head”, Tropidelic carefully vetted what songs made it to the record, and featured songwriting efforts from multiple members. Sound engineer Cary Crichlow, who has worked on the last four releases from the band, returned to get the job done. “Our socio-political views vary as much as our musical tastes and always seep into the music” says Roads. “There’s certainly a lot that needs said, but on this record we tried to be well-rounded and touch on a broad scope of emotions.” The release debuted at #1 on the iTunes reggae charts on November 10, 2017.
These seasoned road dogs can be found spreading their soulful sound across the country in both intimate venues and music festivals, having shared the stage with and supported such acts as 311, Slightly Stoopid, The Dirty Heads, Pepper, The Flobots and Wookiefoot. Previously, Tropidelic has been featured at Electric Forest, California Roots Music & Art Festival, Reggae Rise Up and Warped Tour.

Eilen Jewell
2019-03-14 19:30 - 22:30
About Eilen Jewell
Eilen Jewell laughs when told her label’s president called her a musicologist. But she confirms she and her husband and bandmate, Jason Beek, have a passion for studying American music.

“We really love to uncover the past. It’s almost like digging for buried treasure,” she says. “For me, that’s where music is at. I like all kinds of music as long as there’s the word early in front of it.”

For her new album, Down Hearted Blues, on Signature Sounds, they unearthed 12 vintage gems written or made famous by an array of artists both renowned and obscure, from Willie Dixon and Memphis Minnie to Charles Sheffield and Betty James. Then, like expert stonecutters, they chiseled them into exciting new shapes and forms, honoring history while breathing new life into each discovery.

Chrome Sparks
2019-02-10 19:00 - 23:00
About Chrome Sparks
Chrome Sparks, born Jeremy Malvin, grew up in Pittsburgh and spent formative time in Ann Arbor before settling east in Brooklyn and converting a legion of supporters to his deftly hybridized sound, including Pitchfork, Dancing Astronaut, Indie Shuffle, and FADER. He released his self-titled debut with Counter (a Ninja Tune imprint) in Spring 2018, hitting #1 on the Apple Electronic chart, supported across Spotify playlists and receiving heavy airplay from Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 Music. The video for album single ‘O, My Perfection’ was shared with giphy stickers that have become a viral hit with 80m views. Since the record came out, he’s played at a one-off, special performance with Diplo at the Mad Decent Block Party in Pakistan and performed live for an Adult Swim FishCenter session. He’s also made his own Splice pack, where producers can download samples he’s created.
Chrome Sparks first burst into electronic music consciousness in 2012 with “Marijuana,” a Bandcamp compilation track turned Internet phenomenon (organically rocketing to #1 on HypeMachine and racking up over 30 million cumulative streams to date). Since then he’s released three EPs via Future Classic (including subsequent breakthrough track “Moonraker”), remixed London Grammar, Chet Faker, Porter Robinson, Fred Falke and Blackbird Blackbird among others, and played sold out shows throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

(SOLD OUT) G. Love & Special Sauce
2019-01-17 19:30 - 22:30
About G. Love & Special Sauce
Garrett “G.Love” Dutton, Jeffrey “The Houseman” Clemens and Jimmy “Jazz” Prescott are celebrating their 25th year as touring and recording artists. With over 15 records released, this pioneering band has been an influence to artists such as Jack White, Jack Johnson, The Avett Brothers, Slightly Stoopid and many more. With their signature blend of Delta Blues, Hip Hop, Funk, Rock and Roll and Jazz, The Special Sauce have literally created their own funky stew of American music. Expect a high energy mashup of funky beats and songs written from the front porch to get the world smiling and dancing to the positive message of Love and the Blues.

Foxing
2019-01-13 19:00 - 23:00
About Foxing
Conor Murphy – vocals // Ricky Sampson – guitar // Eric Hudson – guitar Josh Coll – bass // Jon Hellwig – drums

The members of Foxing will be the first to tell you that 2015 was a strange year for them. It started off normal enough: The rising quintet from St. Louis, Missouri began the year with plans to write their follow up to 2013’s much loved debut T he Albatross ( Triple Crown Records), which bears much in common with inventive post-rock groups like Sigur Rós and Explosions In The Sky while still retaining an exciting, emotional edge. It was at that point when things started to get murky.

“I read a really scathing review of our album that was very, very cutting,” begins bassist Josh Coll, one half of Foxing’s songwriting team alongside vocalist Conor Murphy. “The thing about that review was it spoke to me because everything that person was saying about our band were the things that I thought when I was feeling really low, in a moment of weakness or depression. It sent me spiraling. I had this idea on tour, like, ‘Why don’t we get away? Not have any cellphones or internet.’”

The band made plans to decamp to a secluded cabin in northern Vermont in February to write what would become Dealer, initially worried the sessions would result in failure. “We had just gotten done with the longest stretch of touring we had ever done, and tensions were very high,” Coll explains. “None of us have spent that long together in one particular place,” Murphy elaborates. “On tour, you can get away. With this, we’re all in the same house all the time. It made us all grow a lot closer to each other in a lot of ways.”

After having left the cabin with a batch of demos in hand and plans to record in Seattle with well respected producer Matt Bayles (Minus The Bear, Mastodon) weeks later, the band began doubting their work. “We had about six weeks before we went into the studio, and we started re-working the songs. That was a huge challenge for us,” Coll says. “When we went to Matt, the only thing he had heard were the cabin demos, and we came to him with these completely different songs,” remembers Murphy. “There was a lot of Matt telling us, ‘You guys have to remember why those songs were great in the first place, and why you took so much time to record them when you were up there.’”

The end result, Dealer, is an incredible piece of art that feels honest and true, emotionally resonant at its core and brutally honest in its lyrics. “On our last record, we really worked in tandem on those lyrics, editing each others’ stuff, but there were times when we felt uncomfortable with this record lyrically a lot,” Murphy admits.

“At one point, I told Josh what I wanted to write about, and it was something really dark for me. And we matched each other with how dark we wanted to be and how vulnerable we wanted to be. It’s hard to edit someone’s lyrics when they’re talking about the darkest moment of their life.”

While Murphy and Coll keep their lyrics vague enough to be open to interpretation, it’s clear the duo are digging much deeper than your typical lover’s lament on tracks like the lush “The Magdalene,” the chaotic storm of “Eiffel” and the fragile apology found in “Three On A Match,” which finds Murphy repetitively pleading, “I’m sorry.” Their bandmates match their lyrical intensity with equivalent musicianship, and the result is a record that couldn’t have come into existence without the struggle and self doubt that came from both being in this band and just being a live.

“We’re always in this weird looming feeling of ‘Everything’s falling apart,’ or ‘Everything’s gonna fall apart,’” says Coll. “Some people might say that’s good for the art, but I don’t think it’s that great.” He laughs. “I think I could’ve written the same lyrics without that.”

“We’re a band, and someday we won’t be a band,” Murphy says, reciting Foxing’s unofficial motto. “Dealer felt like it was make or break. If we don’t do something that we can be proud of and other people can be proud of, this is all for nothing and we might as well not be doing it.”

LO-FI First Fridays: The Abandoned x Artist Martin Kuntz
2018-11-02 19:00 - 22:30
About The Abandoned
The Abandoned is New Rock, infused with blues and a sweet crunch. It stirs up a colorful mixture of guitar-driven songs that capture the energy, the urgency, and the excitement of what comes next, while celebrating the sounds that made today possible.

Elysian Brewing Presents

Adam Hood
2018-10-19 19:00 - 22:30
THIS SHOW IS IN THE LO-FI LOUNGE ABOVE HI-FI! ENTER THROUGH THE BACK DOORS BEHIND RED LION AND GO UPSTAIRS TO SUITE 217!
About Adam Hood
Solo artist. Frontman. Behind-the-scenes songwriter. For more than a decade, Adam Hood has left his mark both onstage and in the writing room, carving out a southern sound that mixes equal parts country, soul and American roots music.
It’s a sound that began shape in Opelika, Alabama. Raised by working-class parents, Hood started playing hometown shows as a 16 year-old, landing a weekly residency at a local restaurant. He’d perform there every Friday and Saturday night, filling his set list with songs by John Hiatt, Hank Williams Jr, and Vince Gill. As the years progressed, the gigs continued — not only in his home state, but across the entire country. Eventually even landing himself a three-year nationwide tour opening for Leon Russell.
These days, though, Hood is no longer just putting his own stamp on the songs of chart-topping country stars. Instead, many of those acts — including Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Anderson East, Josh Abbott Band, Lee Ann Womack & Brent Cobb — are playing his songs.
In 2016, Hood signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Nashville and GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dave Cobb’s Low Country Sound. All while remaining adamantly focused on his own career, playing around 100 shows annually promoting third solo release, Welcome to the Big World, and now his newest release, Somewhere in Between.
A showcase for both his frontman abilities and songwriting chops, Somewhere in Between shines a light on Hood’s strength as a live performer. He recorded most of the album live at Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studios over two quick days. Teaming up with friend and producer Oran Thornton (Miranda Lambert’s Revolution, Angaleena Presley’s Wrangled) their goal was to create something that reflected the raw, real sound of his concerts, where overdubs and unlimited takes are never an option. The result is a record that reflects Hood’s working-class roots, mixing the upbeat thrill of his roadhouse roots-rock songs with the contemplative, stripped-down sway of his country ballads.
Joining him in the studio were guitarist Pat McLaughlin, bassist Lex Price, and drummer Jerry Roe. All of whom captured their parts in just a handful of live takes while Hood simultaneously tracked his vocals. Stripped free of studio trickery and lushly layered arrangements, Somewhere in Between is an honest, story-driven record. One that’s both relatable and deeply autobiographical, with Hood writing or co-writing ten of the record’s eleven tracks, alongside friends like McLaughlin, Brent Cobb — who also appears on the electrified “She Don’t Love Me” — Josh Abbott, Jason Eady, and plenty of others.
Somewhere in Between is an album that finally finds Hood telling his own story. A dedicated family man, he wrote “Locomotive” — a heartland anthem, full of Telecaster twang and sunny swagger — after watching his young daughter develop her motor skills while playing with a set of blocks. Balancing his life as a relentless road-warrior, Hood penned highway ballad “Downturn” about a life filled with wanderlust and long drives from gig to gig.
As a blue-collar songwriter, Hood shines a light on everyday experiences — from family and friends to the thrill of Friday nights. Partly because he’s stuck to his roots. The native Alabaman still lives in the Yellowhammer State and celebrates America’s rural pockets with songs like “Keeping Me Here” and “Real Small Town,” two songs filled with images of main streets, open landscapes, hard times, and good people.
“It’s southern music,” he says, grouping Somewhere in Between’s wide range of music under an appropriate banner. “That’s what it represents: the soulful side of southern music, the country side of southern music, the genuineness of southern culture, and the way I grew up. One of the t-shirts I sell at every show simply says ‘Southern Songs,’ and It’s a good summary of what I do. It’s what I’ve always done.”

LO-FI First Friday: The Josephines x Bridge Collective Presents: Fall
2018-10-05 19:30 - 22:30

The Songs of Soul & Seed
2018-09-22 21:00 - 23:30
Holler On The Hill Presents | Official After Party
The Songs of Soul & Seed
A Tribute to Indiana Farms & Forests

Join us for this very special Holler on the Hill tribute. Whiskey Wolves of the West will serve as the backing band while festival artist join them on stage and cover their favorite songs paying tribute to farms & forests.

Candemonium
2018-05-01 18:00
This event CAN be the best thing you do all week during CBC. It CAN also be a good excuse to go drink beer, listen to music and hang out with a ton of beer industry folks. It CAN also be a very tough ticket to get, because 90% of the participating breweries have never been poured in TN before. But thanks to #CBC2018 being in Nashville, they CAN all be found under one roof for this one night CAN beer throw down party. Be there if you CAN!

Participating breweries: Sun King Brewery, Jackalope, Wiseacre, DC Brau, Melvin, Creature Comforts, Austin Beer Works, Revolution, Surly, Half Acre, Rhinegeist, Burial Beer Co., Modern Times, Firestone Walker, Westbrook

Presented By: Bounty Beverage, Hand Family Companies and Sun King Brewery

Return of the Mac - Mac & Cheese Fest - Indianapolis - 2 Sessions
2018-02-04 11:00 - 18:00
Return of The Mac, Indy’s first festival dedicated to the golden goodness we all love, mac & cheese. Sample cheesy creations from Indy’s favorite restaurants while chefs put their own spin on everyone’s favorite comfort food. Indianapolis Return of the Mac is now a World Food Championship Qualifier. The winning chef will take home the Golden Noodle trophy and an automatic bid to the 2018 WFC.
Session 1: 11AM to 2PM (VIP), 12PM to 2PM (GA): Sold Out
Session 2: 3PM to 6PM (VIP), 4PM to 6PM (GA) : On sale now for $25 general admission and $40 VIP Early Entry.
Visit Return of the Mac’s website for a full listing of chef’s and participating Restaurants.
Kids 6 and under are free when accompanied by an adult with ticket. Each ticket grants access to unlimited sampling and a full bar for 21+ guests. This is an all ages event. A limited amount of tickets are available for this event.
