Chandelier Ballroom w/ Everything Now & Slothpop @ The Bishop Thursday, September 15 9 p.m. $5 18+ Chandelier Ballroom is a four-piece rock act from Bloomington bringing a relatively fresh outlook to the sweaty local scene.
Tuesday's Indiana Forest Alliance benefit concert at The Bishop was an intimate evening. Jefferson St.
An Horse w/ The Broderick & You're a Liar @ The Bishop Wednesday, September 21 9 p.m. $6 advance/$8 doors 18+ Australian duo An Horse will bring their quirky brand of indie pop to The Bishop next Wednesday, supported by locals The Broderick and You're a Liar.
For the week of 9/5-9/11/11: 1. Beirut, The Rip Tide (Pompeii) 2. The Horrible Crowes, Elsie (Side One Dummy) 3.
If you came to the Disappears show at The Bishop looking for a "normal" rock show with leather and falsetto or a solid set of songs precisely following modern song structure, you came to the wrong place. Disappears, a Chicago-based rock band on the rise with a new noteworthy addition (drummer Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth), were what you'd expect from a band inspired by Youth that just added one of their members. Though the band resembled Sonic Youth based on their intense, repetitive drum lines and eccentricities on guitar, they had a unique sound controlled mostly by lead singer Brian Case's echoed-out vocal stabs throughout each song. While the show wouldn't appeal to a more mainstream college rock fan, Bonnaroo types would have loved the atmosphere of the show and the ever pounding echo of great bass lines - though somewhat repetitive - and original, "out there" vocals. Unfortunately, their music may induce a headache at first listen.
For the week of 8/29-9/4/11: 1. Beirut, The Rip Tide (Pompeii) 2. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Mirror Traffic (Matador) 3.
Disappears w/ J&Y & Tammar at The Bishop Wednesday, September 7 9 pm $5 18+ Disappears is a Chicago band that plays high-energy garage rock with heavy doses of noise and fuzz.
For the week of 8/8-8/14/11: 1. Tig Notaro, Good One (Secretly Canadian) 2. Gilian Welch, The Harrow & The Harvest (Acony) 3.
Thumbing through my Twitter feed Thursday night before heading over to The Bishop, one of Bloomington's finest music venues, I did a double take when I read Spirit of '68s tweet: "Due to a delay in Nashville, DOM will not be playing The Bishop tonight." "Uh...what?" I thought to myself.
For the week of 8/01-8/07/11: 1. Tig Notaro, Good One (Secretly Canadian) 2. Gillian Welch, The Harrow & The Harvest (Acony) 3.
EDM CD Release Show W/ Dreamers of the Ghetto @ The Bishop July 20 9pm $5 18+ EDM (Formerly known as the artist Early Day Miners) are a band based in Bloomington.
For the week of 7/11-7/17/11: 1. Washed Out, Within & Without (Sub Pop) 2. Gillian Welch, The Harrow & the Harvest (Acony) 3.
Gang Gang Dance w/ Nguzunguzu & Total Freedom at The Bishop Thursday July 14 9:30 pm $12 adv / $15 doors 18+ Gang Gang Dance are a quintet based in New York City and luckily for you they're coming to The Bishop tonight.
For the week of 7/4-7/10/11: 1. Gillian Welch, The Harrow & the Harvest (Acony) 2. Tune-Yards, W H O K I L L (4AD) 3.
Thousand Arrows W/ Eleanor Murray and Sam Lowry @ The Bishop Saturday, July 9 8pm $5 18+ Pete of Thousand Arrows is moving to Portland, so this will be his last show as a local.
Step Dads W/ Ultra Ultra, Morrow, and White Lodge @ The Bishop Monday, July 11 8PM $4 18+ Mondays are the worst; the beginning of the week is a drag, so why not do something fun?
Bear Hands w/ The Broderick & The Calumet Reel Sunday July 10 @ The Bishop 9pm $6 18+ There are so many bear bands, sometimes it's hard to keep them all straight.
Liturgy w/ Dope Body & Drogba @ Russian Recording Friday July 8 9pm $8 all ages Brooklyn, "black metal" band Liturgy have been noted for their intense live shows and transcendent, crushing records.
Husband-and-wife duos have proven to be appealing in the indie world. While some like Mates of State have found success with an excessively saccharine sound, Handsome Furs' prove with its latest album, Sound Kapital that it's okay to go a shade darker. With this third release, Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry manage to marry synth-pop with atmospheric guitars and keyboard.
On a day distinctly American, a Brit celebrated U.S. patriotism in high style. Florence Welch filled The Lawn at White River with sparklers, fireworks, and powerful vocals during the July 4th outdoor show. Welch, of the eponymous Florence and the Machine, floated through the evening in an ethereal yellow gown, dividing her time between spinning, galloping, and leaping across the stage.
