Perhaps my favorite band to come out of the Hoosier state in recent times is Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s. My introduction to them came after reading a positive review in “Spin” for “Not Animal” – the album which featured “Broad Ripple is Burning,” one the band’s most well-known singles. I loved this …read more.

[weaver_youtube CIY2RJfnU2o rel=0] On their debut LP, “Travelers,” Shiny Shiny Black, an up-and-coming band from Goshen, combine the sort of road weary Americana of the Drive-By Truckers with the hookey melodic sensibilities of the Eagles. Frontman Nathan Butler has been backing up regional acts as a drummer for many years, but he’s breaking out in …read more.

Coat of Arms and Dylan Stillman are finishing up their January residency at Courthouse Coffee in Warsaw this Saturday, Jan. 25. The show starts at 7 p.m., and it’s free. Coat of Arms is comprised of Kennedi, 16, and Kaylee, 14, Koozer – sisters from Pierceton. On the band’s website, Kennedi describes Coat of Arms’ …read more.

[weaver_youtube i72FBeKBVmQ rel=0] Plaxton and the Void, Kosciusko’s Got Talent winners (see the winning video above), are putting on a “thank you show” Saturday, Dec. 28, at Courthouse Coffee East (2858 Frontage Road) in Warsaw. “This is our first show since winning the Kosciusko’s Got Talent video competition,” shared Dave McCall, the bands bassist, on …read more.

Back in the late 80s/early 90s there was this thing called indie rock. It was not mainstream, polished or particularly poppy. Typically it was noisy, adventurous, DIY productions with insightful lyrics and experimental sonics. Bands like Pavement, The Pixies, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Sonic Youth, and Archers of Loaf, played deep, dynamic, racous, exhilarating music. …read more.

The current musical landscape is vast and disparate. Never in the history of music have so many different styles coexisted. A few artist have tried to meld various genres, but the music typically ends up sounding contrived or over-reaching. Occasionally, however, someone comes along who is up to the challenge. Enter Ryan Lott, the creative …read more.

[weaver_youtube 7p0YbsvDwg0 rel=0]   In this day and age there’s no shortage of female-fronted electro pop acts. Numerous bands like Phantogram and Purity Ring (not to mention pop stars such as Lady Gaga) have garnered critical acclaim by exploiting the style. However, the trouble with many of these groups is inconsistency. Most of these groups build …read more.

Gamenight is one of those bands that you’ll hear and wonder, “why aren’t these guys huge?” The quartet from Knoxville, Tenn. has been playing intellectual, somewhat proggy indie rock for nearly a decade. “Pets, Pets,” the group’s long-awaited, second full-length, due on Aug. 27, offers plenty of great tunes that should get these guys the kind …read more.