Music

Musician Mark Bingham talks Orbit Room residency, the music industry and showing up

By Lilly Luse · Friday, April 4,2025 12:09 p.m.

The Bloomington musician, composer and producer reflects on a 60-year career.

Tiara Abraham: IU’s teenage doctoral student

By Kendall Geller · Thursday, April 3,2025 4:36 p.m.

The 19-year-old opera singer was IU’s youngest master’s recipient from the class of 2024.

Girls Rock Bloomington to host youth songwriting and zine workshop

By Abby Whited · Wednesday, April 2,2025 6:29 p.m.

The project is in partnership with University Collections at the McCalla School.

COLUMN: Lucy Dacus is in love on ‘Forever is a Feeling’

By Abby Whited · Wednesday, April 2,2025 4:11 p.m.

The indie musician released her fourth solo album on Friday.

COLUMN: A playlist for National Poetry Month

By Sydney Weber · Wednesday, April 2,2025 9:16 a.m.

These seven songs use lots of wordplay and poetic devices.

‘Amped at IU’ exhibit brings renowned guitar maker to Bloomington

By Emerson Elledge · Monday, March 31,2025 9:17 a.m.

Chris Martin is the sixth generation of Martins to operate their family business.

COLUMN: 5 songs to add to your spring playlist

By Lily Saylor · Thursday, March 13,2025 2:10 p.m.

Get in the spring mood with these warm weather tunes.

Behind starsfadingoutquietly’s first EP

By Lilly Luse · Tuesday, March 11,2025 3:06 p.m.

The Indianapolis-based hardcore band released its self-titled EP in January.

COLUMN: ‘Mat Kearney (still drowning in nostalgia)’ makes for easy listening

By Sydney Weber · Wednesday, Feb. 26,2025 11:23 a.m.

Kearney’s ninth album adds six songs to the contents of 2024’s “Mat Kearney.”

A cappella group Resting Pitch Face qualifies for the ICCA semifinal

By Ishwari Dawkhar · Wednesday, Feb. 19,2025 10:18 a.m.

Resting Pitch Face won the 2025 ICCA Midwest quarterfinals.

Bring your favorite vinyl records for Fossilized Frequencies show and tell

By Violet Kingsbury · Monday, Feb. 17,2025 4:47 p.m.

Music enthusiasts brought their favorite vinyl records and enjoyed coffee and doughnuts.

Meet Jack Kilby, the man behind Bloomington’s monthly record show and tell

By Emerson Elledge · Thursday, Feb. 13,2025 10:44 a.m.

“Record Show & Tell” occurs at 1 p.m. every third Saturday in the McCalla Building.

COLUMN: The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ shines a light on immersive storytelling

By Joaquin Baerga · Tuesday, Feb. 11,2025 6:47 p.m.

His latest album took me to a different place.

COLUMN: 5 songs to add to your Valentine’s Day playlist

By Lily Saylor · Monday, Feb. 10,2025 12:32 p.m.

Dedicate these love songs to that special someone.

Q&A: Local band Prairie Scout talks creative process behind new album ‘What’s Ahead is Behind Me’

By Lilly Luse · Saturday, Feb. 1,2025 9:44 p.m.

: The Bloomington indie rock band pulls back the curtain on what inspired their debut.

COLUMN: Prairie Scout’s debut 'What’s Ahead is Behind Me' looks for answers in the natural world

By Lilly Luse · Wednesday, Jan. 29,2025 1:16 p.m.

The Bloomington indie rock band’s debut album comes out Jan. 31.

COLUMN: Mac Miller’s ‘Balloonerism’ encapsulates his life with true vulnerability

By Miranda Miller · Sunday, Jan. 26,2025 3:11 p.m.

Miller’s second posthumous album looks into the mind of the genius himself.

With the release of their EP, ‘Demo 2024,’ local punk band C.O.I is just getting started

By Lilly Luse · Thursday, Jan. 23,2025 5:40 p.m.

The hardcore punk band talks the new tape, their DIY ethic and the scene.

COLUMN: Are vinyl records pushing out CDs?

By Peyton Smith · Thursday, Jan. 16,2025 10:25 p.m.

Music fans discuss CDs' decline as vinyl's resurgence reclaims its place in listening trends.

COLUMN: 4 of my favorite albums released by female artists in 2024

By Abby Whited · Tuesday, Dec. 31,2024 5:54 p.m.

In no particular order, these are the albums I loved the most this year.

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