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So we’ve left the stage and then come back on to the awkward clapping of all – let the special podcast postscript episode commence! Steve and Ryan run down the top 10 shows of 2011 and then comment a little about IMN and the podcast and thank a bunch of people and stuff. It’ll make more sense if you just listen to it.

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Thanks for everything, y’all.

The Whigs

EPISODE 296: The Indianapolismusic.net Podcast

Yep, our show is #1. No, we’re not ashamed. So there you go. In addition to our blather about our own event, you can hear tracks from The Whigs, Stephen Kellogg, Jascha, Extra Blue Kind, Jorma and Movie Bare, Dehli 2 Dublin, Xiting the Systm, and Jukebox the Ghost.

BUT WAIT! WE’RE NOT DONE TALKING ABOUT OURSELVES! Download this special episode for tracks from ALL OF THE BANDS playing the IMN 10th Anniversary Class Reunion, including:

• The Spin
• The Common
• Pop Lolita
• Lunar Event
• Paging Raymond
• Loretta
• Citizens Band
• Extra Blue Kind
• Lines of Nazca
• Nowheregoodfast

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Once again, all music on this podcast came from authorized downloads from artist or record company sites or from the Indy MP3 Collection.Theme provided by Background Trash. For all of your background trash needs, go to Background Trash.–Steve Hayes and Ryan Williams –

Margot & the Nuclear So & So’s

Indy Best Bets Live: Dec 22-28, 2011

Weekly best bets for the Indianapolis music lover. The Indy Top 10 Live is compiled by a selection panel of local print, radio, and internet journalists and is new every Thursday online and in print in Indy Metromix.

Text by Steve Hayes

1. Chevy Downs w/ Otis Gibbs, Endiana, Voodoo Sunshine

8 PM, Friday December 23, Birdy's, $12

Our final list covers the rest of 2011, including Indy's New Year's Eve shows. This list topper is one of the last big events before Christmas. With Hoosier expatriates coming home for the holidays, bands of the past can get back together with wayward members for reunion shows. Roots rockers Chevy Downs, featuring an all-star lineup of local talent, reform to headline a night that also features Otis Gibbs visiting his old home from his current Nashville, TN address.

2. Margot & the Nuclear So & So's

8:15 PM, Saturday December 31, Deluxe at the Amber Room/Old National Centre, $25 – 65.00

The Old National Centre debuts a new venue on New Year's Eve with Margot & the Nuclear So & So's headlining an indie rock celebration at Deluxe. The basement space offers an opportunity for patrons 18 and older to ring in the New Year with the Indy-born band. Those 21 and over can upgrade their ticket and enjoy libations in the adjacent Amber Room. Vacation Club, John Rambo & the Vietnam Wars, and Memory Map also perform.

3. Toxic Reasons, Creepin' Charley & the Boneyard Orchestra, Vodka DeMilo, Dan Glenzig, Ask

9 PM, Saturday December 31, Radio Radio, $15

Radio Radio's New Year's Eve party offers a lineup featuring local punk rock royalty. Toxic Reasons dates back to the late 70's and still performs sporadically, powered by local rockers Bruce Stuckey and “Tufty” Clough. Punk Rock Night founder Greg Brenner shows off his own rock skills as he plays front man for Vodka DeMilo. Dan Glenzig features ex-Sloppy Seconds guitarist Danny Thompson while Ask is the latest project from Zero Boys' Paul Mahern.

4. Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band w/ The Cox Brothers

9 PM, Saturday December 31, The Bluebird (Bloomington), $15 – 20.75

Though the absence of college students makes Bloomington feel like a ghost town during winter break, you can bet the Bluebird will be packed on New Year's Eve. Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band welcomes 2012 at the near-campus venue. The rural blues revivalists make the short trip from their Bean Blossom, IN residence to perform. The show concludes a busy year for the trio that included multiple tours of Europe.

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Neko Case

EPISODE 330: The Indianapolismusic.net Podcast

And more, much more than this, we did it our way. This is the last one, folks, so enjoy it while you’ve got it. This episode has tracks from Chevy Downs, Otis Gibbs, Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos, Toxic Reasons, Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Rob Dixon, The Last Domino, Christian Tayor, Greg and Kriss Ziesemer, and These City Limits. Thanks, all.

By the way, we’re listed now on iTunes and Podcast Alley, Odeo, and Podcast Pickle, so tell your friends. It’s easier than ever to subscribe to our little slice of audio heaven.

A) Subscribe using this link and a podcast aggregator ..OR..

B) Download directly by right-clicking and saving ..OR…

C) Listen to the PODcast in the IMN mediaplayer (Located in the upper-right corner of the page) or on WFYI’s HD2 channel! You can also stream the channel at WFYI’s website.

Once again, all music on this podcast came from authorized downloads from artist or record company sites or from the Indy MP3 Collection.Theme provided by Background Trash. For all of your background trash needs, go to Background Trash.– Steve Hayes and Ryan Williams –

Otis Gibbs

IMN OnTrack: Otis Gibbs

IMN OnTrack takes a closer look at one track a local artist has put on the web for your perusal, and give you a little history behind the music as well. We're timing this look to coincide with that artist's performance in the coming week, but our real goal is to get local music on your computer or portable media player. Think of this like the musical equivalent of a food court sample.

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Otis Gibbs returns home for the holidays this Friday for a show with the reunited Chevy Downs, Endiana, and Voodoo Sunshine. Treat yourself to a show featuring some of the best folk music to ever come from Indianapolis.

Musical Family Tree has a sampling of tracks available, and you can keep up with the man himself at his website.