Touring musicians to come to Bloomington this summer
Summer break is rapidly approaching, and for those who can afford to scrounge up a wad of cash in the name of music, a number of artists will tour through Bloomington venues in the coming months.
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Summer break is rapidly approaching, and for those who can afford to scrounge up a wad of cash in the name of music, a number of artists will tour through Bloomington venues in the coming months.
“Underground” is a term often used to describe independent artists who make music that flies under the public’s radar, unless it’s used to describe TD’s CDs and LPs. Then it’s literal.
Before Liam O’Neill was creating rhythms with an analog drum synthesizer and acoustic kit, he was hitting board game lids and overturned pots with two sticks his father, a carpenter, had made for him.
On the morning of last year’s CollinsFest, genre-hopping band Double Standard was preparing to perform its only two gigs of the year, guitarist Ari Williams said.
The Tourniquets fully intended to release their new album a year ago, vocalist and guitarist Wes Cook said.
Some bands record their demos at home. Some pay for studio time.
Founding member of The Main Squeeze, Ben Silverstein, compared his band’s influences to a “melting pot,” but the post-funk and soul rockers have at least one love in common: hip hop.
Adam Sweet, a former punk rock bassist covered in tattoos, said he now spends many evenings serving pizza to groups of sorority girls.
For teenagers in New York, rock music is kind of nerdy, Sunflower Bean drummer Jacob Faber said.
For indie band Nap Eyes, the recording process is almost as relaxed as the music, lead singer Nigel Chapman said.
When Bloomington celebrity cat Lil BUB released an album last year, some people were surprised it didn’t suck, BUB’s owner Mike Bridavsky said.
Before Curtis Roush could make it to Bloomington, he had to face his girlfriend’s parents.
Ethan Helfrich just inherited a music label from a man he’s never verbally spoken to.
Worries of a sophomore album slump were hard to avoid for the Lone Bellow.
There’s a different kind of bunny coming to town just in time for Easter.
Jason Henn said he is used to performing for rowdy audiences in dark venues.
Before Chicago-based garage rock band Twin Peaks was playing music festivals like Pitchfork and Lollapalooza, it was just another gang of teenage friends.
WAXEATER’s album art, tour van and frontman’s forearm tattoo have something in common — Anne Frank.
Mike Adams has been getting reprimanded for giggling on the job since he worked at Dairy Queen as a teenager.
When Sean McClure organized the first Fight of the Folks benefit concert three years ago, his biggest challenge was finding a snappy name.