Concert Reviews

21 Apr. 2009

Concert Review: Chris Cornell at the Vogue….from guest writer Matt Irick


 I had some questions I wanted answered Wednesday night at Chris Cornell’s sold out show at the Vogue: How will Cornell’s new Timbaland produced album, Scream, translate to the stage?  How will an early 90’s Seattle grunge-rocker  balance his iconic past, and controversial present?  What kind of band will he have backing him?  Does he still have the fire, …

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07 Apr. 2009

Concert Review: Rain – a tribute to the Beatles ~ Guest writer Matt Irick, a must read!


A couple Fridays ago Rain was in concert at Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University, in Indianapolis. Rain is a tribute band to the world famous Beatles, the history of Rain actually predates the Broadway hit “Beatlemania”, from which Rain’s all-star cast was recruited. When Dick Clark searched for the musicians to record the sound track …

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06 Apr. 2009

Concert Review: Legends at Talbott Street


Okay, okay, so it’s not a traditional concert, but this past Saturday several girlfriends and I were venturing out for yet another bachelorette party, and we were looking for something different than our usual scene.  First we considered the Northside, but we weren’t really digging the strip mall bar scene that the Northside has to …

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23 Mar. 2009

Concert Review: Lil’ Wayne at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis


Most of Indianapolis was well aware when Lil’ Wayne entered its boarders, fans were lined up and have been waiting for weeks to see the rapper in concert in Indianapolis. This was definitely one of the most atisapated concerts in Indy for a while. I even talked to some people that had driven almost 10 …

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25 Feb. 2009

Concert Review: Tyrone Wells


Rock music, chanting and yodeling; what do these three things have in common?  Usually the answer would be nothing.  But Saturday night at Birdy’s Bar and Grille I was proven wrong. Keaton Simons kicked the night off with a rocking start on guitar bringing the packed house to its feet.  Simons, who has played and …

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21 Feb. 2009

Concert Review: Mudvayne


This past Friday, February 20th, 2009 Indianapolis had a special visitor.  There were actually three special visitors.  Coming off of Avenged Sevenfold the night before, the Egyptian Room at the Murat Theater located downtown hosted In This Moment, Non-Point, and Mudvayne.  Having not toured since their last album, which was released in 2005, Mudvayne was …

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