While the IU Block Party is a huge event for incoming freshmen, welcome week performances exist beyond the limits of the Sample Gates for off-campus students.
For upperclassmen and especially those who are 21 years old and older, venues across Bloomington continue the excitement of this year’s commencement with various acts, musical and more.
Singer-songwriter Clayton Anderson is bringing country music to the Bluebird Nightclub during welcome week.
According to the Bluebird website, Anderson has opened for country stars Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Jimmy Buffet and Kenney Chesney. One of Anderson’s most recent appearances was at the Indy 500 Legends Concert with Keith Urban and Dustin Lynch.
Anderson will perform at 9 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Bluebird located at 216 N. Walnut St.
Those who want to hear well-known hits live can catch cover band Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press at the Bluebird as well.
According to Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press’s website, no genre is off limits. The cover band performs a repertoire that varies from Taylor Swift and Queen to Wilson Philips and Hall & Oates. Attendees might also hear selections from a variety of shows and movies, like “Les Miserables,” “The Golden Girls,” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
Rod Tuffcurls and the Bench Press play at 9p.m. Aug. 19 at the Bluebird, located at 216 N. Walnut St.
Those looking for laughs over melodies can find comedian James Davis at the Comedy Attic.
On June 28, Davis’s own show “Hood Adjacent with James Davis” premiered on the Comedy Attic, following his time writing for “The Late Late Show with James Corden” and acting in Kevin Hart’s show “Real Husbands of Hollywood.” According to Davis’s website his comedic style falls between urban and mainstream comedy, lending his perspective on contemporary topics.
Davis will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 17 and 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Aug. 18 and 19 at the Comedy Attic located at the corner of Fourth Street and Walnut.
For those interested in alternative and underground music, Cincinnati band the Tillers are playing at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Bishop located at 123 S. Walnut St.
According to the Bishop’s website, the band was awarded CityBeat Magazine’s Cincinnati Entertainment Award for best Folk and Americana act for five consecutive years. According to the Bishop's website, though the Tillers’s music is classified as folk, their punk influence sets them apart from other folk acts.
