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Soundcheck, Nov. 4-10

sshoger — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:17:22 -0500

Thursday

Aussie commie rock
The Grates, Pravada
Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St., www.futureshock.net
9 p.m., $6 door, $8 advance, 21+

The Black Crowes go ramblin'

asculley — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:53:46 -0500

The Black Crowes didn’t play it safe when they recorded their new two-album set, Before The Frost…/Until The Freeze....

The Swell Season: from film to stage

asculley — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:34:08 -0400

Glen Hansard figured out a good way not to have to deal with the pressure of following up a hit album that featured an Oscar-winning song, “Falling Slowly.” He pretty much made the new Swell Seaso

Soundcheck, Oct. 28-Nov. 3

editors — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:59:16 -0400

Soundcheck, Oct. 28-Nov. 3

Wednesday

Hard rock
Tesla
Egyptian Room, 502 N. New Jersey St.
7:30 p.m., $25-35 advance, $30-40 door (without ticket fees), all-ages

A younger Cash, still on the road

rnichols — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:21:59 -0400

Tommy Cash is sitting in the car, on the phone, having just pulled into his Hendersonville, Tenn. driveway. From Indianapolis, I ask if he wants to go inside before we talk.

Soundcheck, Oct. 21-27

editors — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:45:43 -0400

Wednesday

Blues rock
Joe Bonamassa
Hilbert Circle Theater, 45 Monument Circle, www.indianapolissymphony.org
8 p.m., $37.50-45, all-ages
See Go and Do, pg. 17.

The thrilling escape of Cage the Elephant

wcoggeshall — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:59:25 -0400

Matt Shultz, vocalist for ramshackle rockers Cage the Elephant, has been compared to Tasmanian devils and Bible Belt preachers for his frenzied live performance.

Soundcheck, Oct. 14-20

editors — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:02:03 -0400

Thursday

Bluegrass
Tommy Ramone’s Uncle Monk
Rachael’s Café, 300 E. 3rd St., Bloomington
7 p.m., $15, all-ages

GWAR vs. cybernetics

wcoggeshall — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:59:36 -0400

Oderus Urungus, lynchpin of intergalactic metal mavens GWAR, states the truth: “When you’re GWAR, outrageous things tend to follow you around.”

Last dance for blues trio Saffire

msocey — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:23:39 -0400

The women of Saffire: The Uppity Blueswomen — pianist Ann Rabson, guitarist Gaye Adegbalola and bassist Andra Faye — have thankfully booked an Indianapolis venue for their farewell tour.