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 Friday with support from Dastardly's Gabe Liebowitz.
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 his stylings to the Bishop stage with the help of Oreo Jones and local DJ Wally Wonder.
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.
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 next week.
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.
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.
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 sing along to.
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.
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) joined forces to play a handful of dates in 2010 and 2011, it was unequivocally awesome.
Los Campesinos! w/ Parenthetical Girls @ Bluebird Nightclub Thursday, January 26 9:30 p.m. $13 21+ Welsh rockers Los Campesinos!
Paper Diamond w/ The M Machine @ Bluebird Nightclub Wednesday, January 25 10 p.m. $5 21+ After cycling through my iTunes library and stumbling once again upon Paper Diamonds' first EP, "Levitate," I was overcome with nostalgia.
For the week of 1/16-1/22/12: 1. Various Artists, Intended Play (Matador / True Panther) 2. Mikal Cronin, Tide/You Gotta Have Someone single (Goner) 3.
Spirit of '68 Promotions and WIUX are teaming up to bring rock n' roll savings to IU students. The two fine organizations have launched a student discount program for special concerts in Bloomington over the course of the spring.
Landlocked Music was packed to the gills last night as locals *ask set up a makeshift stage in the corner and commenced to rocking through an hour-long set celebrating the release of their new single, "Painted Hole/Best Friends." After a few microphone-related electrocutions, the set was underway and didn't let up for a second until the final note of the last song. *ask opened with a rousing version of Bowie's "Suffragette City," then launched into a high-energy set split pretty evenly between covers and originals.
During an initial listening of Kam Kama's new album, The Tiled House, I wasn't impressed. But it's funny, because I have never been impressed the first time I hear the music that I come to like the most. After listening to the album on repeat for a day, I sat down to listen to each track one final time before writing this review. The music is genuinely good; Kam Kama is certainly among the best bands in Bloomington, if not the best. Learn more about Kam Kama and where you can listen to the new album, The Tiled House, after the break.... The first track, Halfway Motel, is the highlight of the album.
The Travelin' McCourys w/ Jeff Austin, Billy Nershi @ Bluebird Nightclub Friday, January 20 7 p.m. $15 21+ Once you're done getting rocked by *ask at Landlocked Friday evening, come get, erm, bluegrassed a few doors down at the Bluebird.
*ask @ Landlocked Music Friday, January 20 6:30 p.m. Free All ages "Painted Hole / Best Friends" is the debut single from local rockers *ask, but it's far from its collaborators' first foray into recorded sound. Each member of the band is a veteran of the indie scene, and the new seven-inch is the culmination of a creative union that was long destined to happen. The vinyl-only single brings *ask together with engineer Dan Figurelli for two cuts of infectious rock 'n' roll. On Friday, the band will play a free show at Landlocked Music promoting the release.
Open Sex w/ Magician Johnson, Stagnant Pools @ The Bishop Thursday, January 19 9:30 p.m. $5 18+ Serially un-Googleable - seriously, like, don't even try - and thus not pictured locals Open Sex (alternately Thee Open Sex) will bring their psych rock weirdness to the Bishop stage in a union of three great Bloomington bands.
Sticky and the Bs w/ Busman's Holiday @ The Bishop Wednesday, January 18 9 p.m. $2 18+ If you know the Bloomington live music scene, you probably know Andy Goheen, or have at least seen his name.
Dolfish w/ Adultery Brothers, Great Future @ The Bishop Tuesday, January 17 9 p.m. $5 18+ Ohio singer-songwriter Max Sollisch goes by Dolfish on stage, and he'll be bringing his twangy, hollow-bodied take on the punk aesthetic to the Bishop stage Tuesday night.
