Chuck D @ Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Tuesday, February 21 7 p.m. Free All Ages Okay, so when one of the greatest MCs of all time comes to Bloomington on Tuesday, it won't be to perform a rap show.
Jump the Shark w/ Minute Details and The Black Guys @ The Bishop Tuesday, February 19 9 p.m. $5 18+ Straight out of Broad Ripple, Jump the Shark will be gracing Bloomington with their smooth rock 'n roll presence at the Bishop Tuesday night.
1. Dr. Dog, Be the Void (Anti) 2. Heartless Bastards, Arrow (Partisan) 3. Rockin' Horse, Yes It Is (Sing Sing) 4.
Charles Bradley @ The Bluebird Sunday, February 19 8 p.m. $15 21+ It's rare that a legend as bona fide as Charles Bradley comes to Bloomington, but the Screaming Eagle of Soul himself will be gracing the Bluebird stage Sunday night in support of his solo debut, No Time for Dreaming.
It's always rather difficult to talk at length about folk music. The tradition of the music itself is somewhat to blame for this.
"Dream pop" and "playful sex" - the English translation of Asobi Seksu - are not two terms that one would instantly identify with screaming guitar and synth harmonizing over vicious rock drums.
Jessie Smith & Ryan McGiver @ Rachael's Cafe Thursday, February 16 8 p.m. $5 All ages Sought-after vocalist and guitarist Ryan McGiver will be bringing a taste of the Emerald Isle to Rachael's Cafe when he plays his blend of traditional Irish and American music this Thursday.
Lera Lynn w/ The Calumet Reel @ The Bishop Thursday, February 16 9:30 p.m. $8 18+ Houston-born, Georgia-based singer-songwriter Lera Lynn will bring her finely honed southern folk to the Bishop stage Thursday.
We here at Live Buzz are a bunch of hopeless romantics, or at least we can say we are on Valentine's Day.
For the week of 2/6-2/12/12: 1. Dr. Dog - Be the Void (Anti) 2. Jack White - Love Interruption 7" (Third Man) 3.
Asobi Seksu w/ Stagnant Pools, Chandelier Ballroom @ The Bishop Wednesday, February 15 9:30 p.m. $10 18+ For the second time in just a few months, Brooklyn dream pop group Asobi Seksu will headline at the Bishop, going on after local phenoms Chandelier Ballroom and Stagnant Pools.
Drekka w/ Canid, Circuits des Yeux @ The Bishop Sunday, February 12 9 p.m. $5 18+ Bluesanct Records boss and local music luminary Michael Anderson will bring his long-running electronic project Drekka to the Bishop stage Sunday night.
The pre-show, mingling minutes at the Bishop saw the hesitant appearance of patrons trickling in in all types of styles; combat boots and short plaid skirts, hooded blazers and striped bow ties, plaid scarves and wedges.
Historically, grindcore isn't a genre whose fan base has typically been very open to experimentation.
Cheyenne Marie Mize w/ Mary Okie @ The Bishop Thursday, February 9 9:30 p.m. $6 18+ Called "a grab-bag singer-songwriter of styles, ranging from snarling, twisted guitar jams to violin-accented noir-folk" by the A.V.
Deleted Scenes w/ Living Well @ The Bishop Wednesday, February 8 9:30 p.m. $6 18+ Washington, D.C.'s Deleted Scenes will bring their lo-fi, surf-worthy indie rock to the Bishop stage Wednesday night as the band's U.S.
Better Than Something: Jay Reatard @ The Bishop Tuesday, February 7 8 p.m. $5 18+ In the months before his untimely 2010 death, interviews with Memphis garage rock icon Jay Reatard started to get dark.
For the week of 1/30-2/5/12: 1. Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas (Sony) 2. Lana Del Rey, Born to Die (Interscope) 3.
Bloomington Electronic is one of the most hugely enthusiastic local music collectives I've ever had the pleasure of being aware of, and the organization's monthly Speed of Sound showcase had its second anniversary at Rachael's Cafe Friday night.
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 p.m. Free before 9 p.m., $3 after All Ages For two years, Bloomington Electronic has been putting on monthly electronic music showcases at a number of venues around town, and Friday's might be their biggest yet.
