Your guide to Bloomington's live entertainment
POSTED ON February 02 AT 09:30 PM BY bradsand
Bloomington Electronic Presents Speed of Sound
Second Anniversary Showcase
feat. Audiodics, Ersatz Modem, Shy Guy Says, Dioxin One
@ Rachael’s Cafe
Friday, February 3
8:30 [...]
POSTED ON February 02 AT 09:15 PM BY bradsand
The Bears of Blue River
w/ Gabe Liebowitz (of Dastardly)
@ The Bishop
Friday, February 3
8 p.m.
$5
18+
Chicago melodic rockers The Bears of Blue River will take to the Bishop stage [...]
POSTED ON January 31 AT 11:14 PM BY bradsand
XV
w/ Oreo Jones and DJ Wally Wonder
@ The Bishop
Wednesday, February 1
10 p.m.
$12
18+
In an event backed by the Dope Couture clothing label, indefatigable rapper XV will bring [...]
POSTED ON January 30 AT 01:41 PM BY bradsand
For the week of 1/23-1/29/12:
1. Guided By Voices, Let’s Go Eat the Factory (GBV inc.)
2. Various, Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan (Amnesty Intl)
3. Racebannon, [...]
POSTED ON January 30 AT 02:27 AM BY bradsand
If you haven’t seen already, our friends at the Indianapolis Star have posted a complete list of Super Bowl parties taking place in the Circle City over the course of the [...]
POSTED ON January 30 AT 01:03 AM BY bradsand
Nathan Vollmar and Will Claytor are the brains behind Bloomington-based video production company Nineteenth State, and their latest project is their most high-profile yet. [...]
POSTED ON January 29 AT 11:30 PM BY bradsand
Full disclosure up front – because of some glitch with the camera I used to shoot this show, I can’t get any of my Anthrax pictures onto the computer. Please enjoy some [...]
POSTED ON January 27 AT 04:51 PM BY Steven Arroyo
Listening to Los Campesinos! is a fun and exhausting experience. The band never lets up in any of their songs; even the sad ones sound like high energy pop anthems that you want [...]
POSTED ON January 26 AT 07:49 PM BY jueisner
Paper Diamond is on the rise, and he shined last night at the Bluebird. He brought his electronic revolution to an anxious and loud crowd that happily received his music. My body [...]
POSTED ON January 26 AT 07:40 PM BY bradsand
Anthrax
w/ Testament, Death Angel
@ The Egyptian Room
Friday, January 27
7:30 p.m.
$25
All Ages
When American thrash metal’s Big Four (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax) [...]
Weekend staff blogs about this season's television programs
POSTED ON February 03 AT 05:36 PM BY Brad Sanders
Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat: If you don’t love Kristen Schaal, there’s something seriously wrong with you. She’s [...]
POSTED ON February 03 AT 11:49 AM BY Matt Lyles
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Abrams and crew decided to shake things up for the Alcatraz squad this week. Instead of a [...]
POSTED ON February 02 AT 09:11 PM BY Katelyn
Image courtesy of NY Mag
The Knope 2012 team capitalizes on the momentum Leslie’s campaign has gained and holds a focus [...]
POSTED ON February 01 AT 04:45 PM BY vtorline
It’s been two weeks since Finn popped the question to Rachel, opening the possibility for all sorts of drama, but first things first: the formal Trouble Tones [...]
POSTED ON February 01 AT 04:30 PM BY Nicole Montella
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Nick and Julia, Nick’s new girlfriend, start getting serious, but without a label. Jess at [...]
POSTED ON January 31 AT 09:56 PM BY bameche
Time’s flying by this season. This episode opened in 1918 in Amiens, France with the English troops waiting nervously to start a siege on the Germans. [...]
POSTED ON January 31 AT 04:59 PM BY lkreiser
The Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue brands Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jessica Chastain as the faces of the industry’s future. (Vanity
[...]
POSTED ON January 29 AT 09:08 PM BY Brad Sanders
I watch a lot of sports-related television. In fact, it’s the only television I watch on an actual television, thanks to Hulu and, erm, dubiously legal [...]
POSTED ON January 28 AT 06:10 PM BY Brad Sanders
At its peak, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! was one of the best, most subversive comedies on television. Bizarrist auteurs Tim Heidecker and Eric [...]
POSTED ON January 28 AT 04:50 PM BY Brad Sanders
I suppose we can blame NBC’s scheduling department for making the two-episode week for 30 Rock the same week they were airing the back half of a [...]