Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Rock Heartbeat: Hero Jr. on Indy nightlife
Posted by Katherine Coplen @tremendouskat on Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 9:15 AM
Indianapolis rock band Hero Jr consists of brothers Evan and Matthew Haughey and bassist Dave DuBrava. Together, they aspire to be the hardest working band in Indiana, and possibly the country, by touring hundreds of dates a year and constantly recording.
They'll have one of those dates in Indianapolis this Thursday at Deluxe at Old National Centre to support Gentlemen Hall at the NUVO Nightlife Party.
In their spare time (of which they have relatively little), the brothers Haughey flip houses and lifeguard at the Natatorium. The band, which is signed to Paul Mahern's Desa Records, will release a new album this summer, in between a three-leg tour.
NUVO: What's your favorite place to see a show in Indy?
Evan Haughey: My favorite place to see a show is definitely Radio Radio.
NUVO: If you were going to take someone out for a night in Indy, where would you take them? (Consider music, food, drinks, crowd, etc.)
EH: I would take them to the Red Lion for dinner, Radio Radio for a show and the Brass Ring for drinks after. Can you tell I have lived in Fountain Square for five years and love it?
NUVO: Who's your favorite band making the bar/club rounds right now? Favorite DJ?
EH: I really love Goliathon! Those boys are super hard working and really know how to put on a show.
NUVO: You're about to leave on a tour across the US. How do you react to people who still know Indy as "Naptown?"
EH: I react like this: "Ummm, do you live under a rock? There are so many wonderful things to do here in Indy indoors and out. If you think that there is nothing to do than you just don't want to have fun and you should move!
NUVO: What's your favorite drink in town?
EH: I love an old fashioned root beer float. (Editor's note: Perhaps at Mug n Bun!)
NUVO: Are you acquainted with any of the burlesque troupes around? We've got them in spades in Indy. Are you a Creme de la Femmes fan? Angel Burlesque?
EH: I love any and all Burlesque events. (Who doesn't?) White Rabbit Cabaret is my favorite place to check out a show.
NUVO: Favorite late night spot to work in town?
EH: Murphy Building, because it is never really closed. I spend a lot of 3 a.m. nights writing and recording music in that space
NUVO: What is your weirdest Indy nightlife experience?
EH: Not sure I can really even type anything here that would make the paper. Sorry — lame, I know!
NUVO: Tell me about your solo work.
EH: I lived in Bloomington for a few years, working with my mentor Paul Mahern and recording constantly. It was a great place to be working creatively. Right now, I'm focused on Hero Jr.'s tour.
NUVO: If you were going to open a club/bar/venue in Indy, what would it be like?
EH: Again, not to sound like a broken record, but I just love the feel of Radio Radio. It's not too big, not too small and they have some of the best nationally touring bands in there every night
See Hero Jr. this Thursday with Gentlemen Hall at the NUVO Nightlife Guide party at Deluxe.
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