Performances

Charli XCX headlines Block Party concert for Welcome Week

By Haley Miller · Sunday, Aug. 22,2021 6:11 p.m.

Singer Alex Banin and local band Manic Pixie also performed at the Union Board event.

SNL comedian Melissa Villaseñor to perform at The Comedy Attic

By Emma Uber · Monday, June 7,2021 3:05 p.m.

Comedian Melissa Villaseñor will perform in Bloomington on Friday and Saturday.

IU vocal coach Tislam Swift to perform at People’s Park on Thursday

By Julianna Wigsmoen · Wednesday, June 2,2021 6:54 p.m.

Tislam Swift will perform “Souls of Black Folks: The Sequel” from 4:30-6 p.m.

Three Bloomington bands to compete in final round of Battle of the Bands on Thursday

By Emma Uber · Wednesday, June 2,2021 3:41 p.m.

The bands will perform live at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater with a limited in-person audience.

Church hosts virtual concert to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County

By Emma Uber · Thursday, May 20,2021 2:52 p.m.

The concert features local performers, including Jenn Cristy and King Bee and the Stingers.

Jacobs School of Music weekly e-concerts feature classical music from African diaspora

By Saab Sahi · Monday, April 26,2021 6:19 p.m.

This week’s music is Margaret Bonds’ “Spiritual Suite.”

Storyteller Antonio Rocha to present ‘The Immigrant: Celebrating 30 Years in the U.S.A.’

By Nadia Scharf · Monday, April 19,2021 1:50 p.m.

The performance will be a combination of mime and spoken word to be presented Saturday.

Cardinal Stage walkabout radio series will present ‘Sherlock in Btown’ in April

By Lexi Lindenmayer · Wednesday, March 3,2021 12:52 p.m.

The radio play series will include two Sherlock Holmes mysteries set in Bloomington.

Black Voices: IU African American Arts Institute ends Black History Month with music, dance

By Agness Lungu · Monday, March 1,2021 12:38 p.m.

The African American Arts Institute developed new ways to teach and perform online.

IU Singing Hoosiers will present ‘Hoosiers: Live At Home’ on WFIU

By Lexi Lindenmayer · Monday, Feb. 22,2021 4:32 p.m.

The show features music, storytelling and sketch comedy.

Jacobs junior Kieran Brown releases three Christmas songs in time for holidays

By Swarna Gowtham · Sunday, Dec. 13,2020 7:17 p.m.

The songs on the EP include “Winter Wonderland” and “I’ll be Home for Christmas.”

COLUMN: Your October Playlist: 10 spooky season song recommendations

By Hannah Dailey · Thursday, Oct. 15,2020 11:26 p.m.

Wallows, girl in red and Phoebe Bridgers deliver on the autumnal anthems.

Indianapolis band Huckleberry Funk to perform Saturday at IU's Dunn Meadow

By Celeste Ovelton · Monday, Oct. 12,2020 2:30 p.m.

The band performs R&B and soul music with some funk, hip-hop and rock.

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Artists lose revenue, find new ways to perform during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Madison Smalstig · Sunday, Oct. 11,2020 11:47 p.m.

Newcomer was scheduled to perform at about 100 venues. Her entire year was canceled.

Bloomington's Cardinal Stage company introduces radio theater

By Trisheena Harris · Friday, Oct. 2,2020 11:58 a.m.

Walkabout Radio Plays are interactive, recorded stories with scenes corresponding to outdoor locations.

Country musician Clayton Anderson to perform in Dunn Meadow on Friday

By Katharine Khamhaengwong · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2020 8:05 p.m.

The IU grad and performer will play at 8 p.m. Friday.

COLUMN: ‘Enola Holmes’ wasn’t the best

By Zach Hsu · Monday, Sept. 28,2020 3:12 p.m.

The Netflix mystery doesn’t have a whole lot going for it.

Canceled events, performances take a mental toll on IU artists

By Catie Ryan · Friday, Sept. 25,2020 3:57 a.m.

How canceled events affected IU freshmen artists' senior years of high school.

IU Ballet Department transitions to ‘masked ballet’ due to COVID-19

By Raul Moreno · Friday, Sept. 25,2020 3:54 a.m.

The department has reimagined instruction, requiring its students to dance with masks.

Here’s what to expect from Bloomington's first virtual Lotus Festival this weekend

By Lizzie Kaboski · Wednesday, Sept. 23,2020 11:48 p.m.

The event will feature global artists and performances from previous Lotus festivals.

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