Indy's music scene

A compilation of interviews and articles covering a variety of Indiana's musicians

May 19, 2009

Metal band I Exist chases windmills

Fan base blows up after band's new wind-farm video goes viral

No More Goodbyes

Band almost broke up, but remembered they liked each other

Neon Love Life

All-chick rock band makes music, mentors aspiring rocker girls

Win With Willard

Muncie-born band develops a "catchy" new sound

Meet the band: Kramus

Indy rockers forge on after the unexpected death of their vocalist

Back to the Academy

Fry brothers return to their pre-Margot roots

Strings add up for Emily Wells

Former local prodigy builds career on West Coast

KJ Testin on the rise

MySpace Music calls local singer KJ Testin one of the best unsigned acts around

Indy quintet No1Zero

No1Zero has been sharpening its snarling rock 'n' roll

Punk-rock band reunites

As Split Lip, they almost made it. As Chamberlain, they're plugged in for a reunion.

Sitting Down With Foster's Branch

The local band grinding away at their own craft to make it work. That's the story of Foster's Branch and, in their case, it's so far, so good.

Ben Masbaum

When Lafcadio vocalist-bass player Ben Masbaum is asked to define indie rock, he talks about preserving a tradition.

Jill Weiss

Indie rock means more than fashion and posturing to We Are Hex vocalist Jill Weiss

Chris Bauchle

Same as Sunday vocalist Chris Bauchle identifies with the part of indie rock that turns musicians into do-it-yourself entrepreneurs.

Grey Granite

Indie rock represents freedom to Grey Granite, who describes his style as hip-hop/electro/soul/rock

The in sound from way out

Everything, Now! combines melodic, fun music with otherworldly lyrics

Q&A with Thunders vocalist Ryan Reidy

Thunders are re-releasing their EP on March 12 at the Melody Inn

Celestial beats

Monica Largy has partnered with local singers for Indy's Angels, an all-girl show

At ground zero

Fire-breathing titans of Indiana punk rock, the Zero Boys, are at it again

Indy record label brings the noise

An interview with Joyful Noise Recordings owner Karl Hofstetter

Hi Red Center release show

Just how does a band from New York find their home in Indianapolis?

Meet the band: The Dockers

The punk band is approaching its 69th show, a Feb. 14 Punk Rock Night celebration of its new album

Everything, Now! Discusses The Local Scene

One of the brightest stars in the local music sky has to be Everything, Now! The Muncie-turned-Indy act continue to grab from seemingly every genre to create a sound as diverse yet cohesive as anything on the national scene.

Novelties back in black (and pink)

Naptown's first punk band rises again

He hit the right notes to inspire hip-hop vote during election

Local M.C. Jason "alpha" Wright turns poetry into rhymes in "Obama, ’08 (Do The Knowledge)"

The road to somewhere

The rock band starts the year with a benefit show for a friend

Twin Cats prowl on the funky side of jazz

Several years ago, twin brothers Adam and Seth Catron caught a James Brown show -- and their imaginations caught fire.

Meet the band: Haste the Day

Haste the Day spent several years and two full albums moving away from mosh pit metal and toward more accessible hard rock.

Meet the band: Red Light Driver

The members of Indy rock band Red Light Driver aren't interested in being the next big thing

Gates of Slumber

Blues-inspired heavy metal band not all gloom and doom

Straight No Chaser

Viral video launches Hoosier a cappella group toward pop stardom

Healing Sixes

Local quartet talks to us about their 10-year history

Jon McLaughlin travels back to the future

Hoosier pop singer digs up inspiration in the '80s

Grampall Jookabox finds urban groove

Adventurous folk singer draws on hip-hop influences

Meet the band: Gay Black Republican

Politics gets punked when the band's bassist sounds off about the band's platform

Meet the band: The Elms

Rock band hooks into temper of the times

McLaughlin talked to Metromix about life on the road, public image and his silver-screen debut

Band profile: Sweet Dilemma

Sweet Dilemma is a rock band that works hard at making an impression

Although flute player Vicki Waterman and harp player Jennifer Midkiff don't trace any Irish or Scottish heritage in their respective family trees, they're active purveyors of Celtic music as members of Alair

Q & A: Former Pacer and jazz man Wayman Tisdale

Former Indiana Pacers forward Wayman Tisdale has turned his love of jazz and the bass guitar into a second career since his NBA days

Local musicians balance talent with sex appeal

Indianapolis may not be a glamour capital of the music industry, but several Hoosier acts make libido a large part of their work and imag

Musician profile: Frank Bradford

Bradford discusses music, spirituality and Rick "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" Derringer's guitar cameo on his album

Band profile: Cynthia Layne

Layne shares the story behind her influences, her record label and her collaborators

Singer-songwriter Noah East says most of his songs are based on a former girlfriend, who broke things off six days before he planned to propose

Musician profile: Guitarist-vocalist Claude Brissart

Before and after his stab at stardom, Brissart has worked steadily within the Indianapolis music community

Band Profile: Blaknote

Blaknote explores soundscapes similar to the work of Linkin Park, Papa Roach and Tool

Rising stars of Indy Jazz

These young musicians have a good chance of being heard for years to come

Singer-songwriter Josh Garrels

A mix of surf-infused folk, Afro-Caribbean hip-hop, and Southern spirituals

Band profile: Vestiges of Ecstasy

Singer Mia Kileen discusses the new band, record and inspirations for her lyrics

"When I go to rock shows, I feel happy, I feel celestial and I feel lighter than my bones."

Meet the band: Sisters

In the age of cheap media and instantaneous, free worldwide distribution, a band's first recording might make or break it

Taylor recently talked to us about discovering his musical talent in the military and why he likes to play late at nigh

Band Profile: Mandy Marie Luke

Mandy Marie Luke is just about the smilin'est guitar player Indianapolis has ever seen

The trials and tribulations of Virgin Millionaires

A day with Virgin Millionaires reveals their past problems and future intentions

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