Comedy Rockers, The Fuglees, Return to Indy for New Year's Eve

INDY TOP 10 LIVE:
SPECIAL NEW YEAR’S EVE EDITION

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 INtake Weekly.

Text by Steve Hayes

1. Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band
w/ Jason Webley & Mandy Marie and the Cool Hand Lukes

9 PM, Spin Nightclub, $15

Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band has grown from a beloved local act to a nationally known group gaining popularity through hard touring. They already have a busy 2008 planned with a schedule that includes a six-week stint opening for Celtic punk band Flogging Molly. Before setting out on tour, they’ll bring their rural blues sound to Spin Nightclub for a New Years Eve party also featuring Jason Webley and Mandy Marie and the Cool Hand Lukes.

2. Punk Rock Night New Year’s Eve
w/ Acid Green, Crypto Kats, The Fuglees, Toxic Reasons

10:30 PM, Melody Inn, $10

Punk Rock Night never skips a chance to throw a good party. They conclude 2007 with a night of bands that could easily headline any other Punk Rock Night event. Toxic Reasons is one of Indy’s best known and longest running punk acts. The recently reformed Acid Green brings their heavy sound to the affair. Revved-up psychobilly from the Crypto Kats and hilarious power pop from the Fuglees completes the night.

3. Latex Novelties, Atomic Bombay, The Gizmos

9 PM, Locals Only, $15

Indy’s old school punk fans might have a hard time choosing between this show and the Punk Rock Night event. The Gizmos and Latex Novelties were among the first punk bands to form in Indiana. The Gizmos formed in Bloomington and featured future Vulgar Boatmen front man Dale Lawrence. Latex Novelties came from Indy and brought a more glam style to their music. Bloomington surf rockers Atomic Bombay complete a bill for people ready to party like it’s 1979.

4. Here Come the Mummies w/ DJ Marcus

9 PM, The Vogue, $40

Nashville, TN’s Here Come the Mummies don’t need an excuse like New Year’s Eve to pack the Vogue with fans. Every visit by the mummified funk-rock band is a sure sell out at the Broad Ripple nightclub. The band takes the stage at 11 PM with the club’s usual dance fare filling the hours leading to the live music. The night is also a celebration of the Vogue’s 30th anniversary as a music venue.

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The Leisure Kings

IMN OnTrack:The Leisure Kings

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.

The duo known as the Leisure Kings are strong enough to carry an evening’s entertainment on their own. Songs from yacht rock to metal arranged lounge-style? Yep, it’s there. Firebreathing? Indeed. Casiotone? They make it happen. A Leisure King show is all that, and so much more..

You can sample a veritable cornucopia of Leisure Kings tracks at their website, and you can see them live Saturday, December 29th at the Jazz Kitchen. Be prepared, though - their already overwhelming musical force will be augmented at this show by a full swing band in the form of The Red Baron and his Midtown Blowers.

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Pravada will be at the Melody Inn on Friday, Dec 28

INDY TOP 10 LIVE: Dec 20-30, 2007

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 INtake Weekly.

Text by Steve Hayes

1. Dorsey, Rebuilt, Little Voice
9 PM, Saturday December 22, Radio Radio, $5

With our annual New Year’s Eve Top 10 coming next week, we’ve expanded the list to cover shows up to that date. The list kicks off with the finale for the Independent Band Collective’s launch weekend. The group of a dozen local acts banded together for mutual artistic and promotional support. Other launch shows come on Thursday and Friday. Visit myspace.com/indiebandcollective for a listing of participating acts and show lineups and locations.

2. Demiricous, The Dream is Dead, Trenches, Thin Fevers
10:30 PM, Saturday December 29, The Melody Inn, $8

Punk Rock Night closes out their weekly Saturday night showcases for 2007 in a big way. Demiricous arrived on the national metal scene in 2006 when their album “One,” came out on Metal Blade records. They’ve recently toured coast-to-coast in support of their follow-up, “Two (Poverty).” Hardcore act The Dream is Dead, another group with plenty of touring experience, joins them. Fellow Indy acts Trenches and Thin Fevers round out the lineup.

3. Pravada, Grampall Jookabox, Jorma & the Movie Bare
9 PM, Friday December 28, The Melody Inn

Local event promoter Jimmy Pruitt brings his annual holiday party to the Melody Inn for a night featuring some of the city’s best known indie acts. Pravada makes a rare appearance to headline the event. Grampall Jookabox spent most of the fall touring the eastern U.S. They return with their experimental Americana sound they’ve dubbed “Jungle Folk.” Jorma & the Movie Bare rounds out the festive night.

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The Leisure Kings

EPISODE 122: The Indianapolismusic.net Podcast

First, best wishes to you and your important folk at the end of this Gregorian calendar year and the beginning of the next. Celebrate away, party people. For your pleasure, this podcast supplies tracks from Demiricous, American Bang, Grampall Jookabox, The Leisure Kings, Chevy Downs, Marla Hansen, Rob Dixon and Triology, Little Voice, Eisenhower Field Day, and Kory Quinn. Whew. We’re blowing it all out for the new year. Enjoy!

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)!

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 -

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Kory Quinn

IMN OnTrack: Kory Quinn and the Comrades

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.

Kory Quinn and the Comrades know their roots, and they’re sticking close to them. Quinn cites “60’s Folk, Good Ole Rock and Roll, and Big Beat Blues” as influences on his MySpace page, and all of those show up in his acoustic-based songwriting. Quinn, the Comrades in his band, and his other comrades in the Indie Band Collective kick off a weekend of premiere shows for the group with an appearance at Locals Only Thursday, December 20th.

Check out Quinn’s track “You Don’t Hold Me Down”, and visit his MySpace page for more information.

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EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Silverchair @ The Music Mill 12/11

Photographs by Nicole Green

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INDY TOP 10 LIVE: Dec 13-19, 2007

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 INtake Weekly.

Text by Steve Hayes

1. Rob Zombie w/ In This Moment

7:30 PM, Wednesday December 19, Murat Egyptian Room, $35

Rob Zombie has spent most of this decade splitting time between making movies and making records. On the music side, he’s known for his grooving metal sound. On the film side, he’s become a respected director of horror films, including his 2007 remake of “Halloween.” This tour finds Zombie splitting time in a different way. He’s headlining a number of dates, including this Indy stop, while also serving as an opener for Ozzy Osbourne on other tour dates.

2. Plain White T’s w/ Virgin Millionaires

8 PM, Thursday December 13, The Vogue, $12

Another radio station-sponsored holiday event, this one promoted by WRZX FM-103.3, brings Plain White T’s to Indy along with local favorites Virgin Millionaires. Plain White T’s rocketed to #1 with their acoustic hit “Hey There Delilah,” a single that was originally released in 2006 but found its audience this year. Virgin Millionaires return to the stage after spending much of 2007 recording their big label debut album, due to release next year.

3. Indy Uprising Christmas Party w/ The Elms

9:30 PM, Saturday December 15, Radio Radio, $7

It can be tough on a local band to go it alone. The work needed to get a crowd to a show cuts into rehearsal and writing time. To help focus more time on music, Indy bands are starting to form collectives to share fans. Indy Uprising is a collective of some of area rock acts. This showcase gathers The Elms, Mardelay, Win With Willard, The Last Good Year, and Henry French and the Shameless for a holiday event.

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Rob Zombie

EPISODE 120: The Indianapolismusic.net Podcast

Yes, the Dancing Santas are back, if only in name. And Rob G. comes back, mostly because we tricked him. And we geek out for a good long while on a good many topics. Sit back and drink this podcast in deeply. Tracks from Virgin Millionaires, Rob Dixon and Triology, Otis Gibbs, Abner Trio, Cocaine Wolves, Seamstress Scavengers, Win With Willard, and Henry French.

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)!

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 -

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IMN OnTrack: Win With Willard

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.

It’s been a busy time for the folks in Win With Willard. They’re mastering their new album, and their strong pop songwriting skills and live performances took them to the Battle At Birdy’s last week. As if that weren’t enough, they’re fomenting an uprising as you read this. Check out Win With Willard at Radio Radio Saturday, December 15th, along with The Elms, as part of the Indy Uprising Christmas Party.

To get your mind right, listed to the track “Sympathy” from their MySpace page. The song features keyboard work from fellow Hoosier and Island Records artist Jon McLaughlin.

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The Kooks

INDY TOP 10 LIVE: Dec 6-12, 2007

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 INtake Weekly.

Text by Steve Hayes

1. The Kooks w/ Autovaughn

8 PM, Tuesday December 11, The Vogue, $15

The Kooks are the latest new faces to appear in the ongoing British Invasion of pop music. The power pop quartet derives influence from earlier Brit bands like The Kinks and The Jam. Just one album into their career, they’ve already placed six singles on the British charts and two in the U.S. This show is sponsored by radio station WTTS-FM and benefits children’s reading programs through the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. Autovaughn opens.

2. R Kelly w/ Keyshia Cole & J. Holiday

7:30 PM, Saturday December 8, Conseco Fieldhouse, $49.50-79.50
R&B icon brings his “Double Up Tour” to Indy this weekend to close out what’s been a busy year for the star. In May he released “Double Up,” an album that went to #1 on the charts and placed three singles on the R&B charts. It’s rumored that he plans to have another new record out in 2008. Kelly also released 10 new “chapters” in his hip-hopera video series, “Trapped In the Closet.”

3. Battle of Birdy’s Finals

8:30, Saturday December 8, Birdy’s, $10

The six-month odyssey that is the IndyMusicScene.com Battle of Birdy’s kicked off in May with 105 bands signed up for a chance to win the big prizes that come to the winner. This Saturday the final six bands perform and the 2007 winner will be crowned. Expect a huge crowd of fans, friends, family, and other well wishers out to support Win With Willard, Beta Male, Jacob Myrian, The Last Good Year, Mardelay, and Thrive.

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