The Green Room Rockers, Prizzy Prizzy Please, Eisenhower Field Day
Locals Only
Thursday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m., $6, 21+

What do Lafayette ska, Bloomington punk and Indianapolis indie-rock all have in common? One eclectic show at Locals Only Thursday, Jan. 31.

Lafayette’s ska band The Green Room Rockers will kick off the show with their groovy rock-infested melodies. Their feel-good vibe reflects reggae and soul influences, but they’ve managed to put their own homegrown spin on it.
The Rockers have a reputation as one of the most soulful ska bands in the area, and released their debut record, Hoosier Homegrown, in November 2007. “As far as I’ve noticed, if you got soul in your music ... people dig it,” Rocker Mark Cooper says. “So we’ll just keep grinding and hopefully people catch on.”

The Rockers are returning from an East Coast tour, and you can check out their performance on NYC public access ska TV show Checkerboard Kids via YouTube.

Bloomington-based Prizzy Prizzy Please are a group of avant-garde punk-rock experimentalists with quirky lyrics and an oddball stage show. They’ve already put out three records, their most recent being a self-titled, nine-track affair on Let’s Pretend Records that’s been acclaimed locally. They’re known for wild live acts that are as energetic as they are loud.

Eisenhower Field Day will close off the night with a series of blistering indie-rock songs. Their music has been compared to ’90s college rock bands, and they evoke the artistic and laid-back vibe of that time period. John Harmon of Red Light Driver said they sound “like Superchunk and Husker Du running through a field of flowers.”
Eisenhower began writing and playing together in 2001, and have since released an EP and a full-length record. Their second album is due out this May, and they’re planning an East Coast tour for later this year.

One thing all three bands have in common is their desire to make Indy a more accessible place to hear music. Noah Butler of Eisenhower said, “So many national bands pass us by, and we’d love to see both buzz bands and under-the-radar acts wanting to play here because we have great venues, eager and supportive crowds and a talented pool of local openers.”