Back in the 80s. a certain British pop band once proclaimed “Everybody Wants to Rule The World.” Twenty-five years later, over 60 local Indy bands will gather in a bar on the other side of the world to make their case on why they should rule the Indy Music Scene.  In a contest spanning several months and mostly determined by fan votes, only one question remains: Whose side are you... 

RIB TICKLING TRIVIA & Fun Facts!!! Rib fiends will have approximately 2,460 minutes during the four-day feast to savor enough ribs to hold them over until next year’s Indianapolis Rib America Festival! Master Grillers from across the United States will have a “bone to pick” over whose ribs are the best. 637,000 watts of electricity will be used to keep the Budweiser Music Stage... 

It was a beautiful night on the lawn last Sunday for a great concert by John Mayer and The Avett Brothers. A set that drew largely from his latest album, Battle Studies, which, lets be honest, is way different, and maybe…not as great, as his other stuff, Mayer still managed to put on a show with enough variety to please even the most fair-weather fan (see complete set-list below). The best moments... 

Like the name of their album would suggest, things have come “Full Circle.” From humble beginnings to becoming one of the biggest bands of the 90s.  From bitter break-up new beginnings for other pursuits.  From publicized mishaps to redemption.  Now that they’re back to square one, they’re out to prove they’re still the kings of the modern rock world. And what... 

Last night, the State Fair went hip-hop. A stage that typically sees the biggest names in country music was instead taken over by one of hip-hop’s most rising stars: Drake. After support from Tino, Jumpsmokers, New Boyz, and Iyaz, Drake finally took the stage around 10:00 P.M. and opened strong with “Forever,” a collaborative single Drake did earlier this year with Lil Wayne, Eminem, and Kanye... 

Ok first off I thought that the new Eminem album was amazing and that it couldn’t get any better…. then I saw the music video for Eminem’s song “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna. This is one of the hottest videos out in a long time. Even better is that it has Transformers’ Megan Fox and Lost’s Dominic Monaghan (Charlie) burn the house down in the new... 

From Bloomington to the Tennessee Mountains to the Lockerbie Square, Murder By Death is on the road (almost non-stop) touring in support of their latest effort “Good Morning, Magpie.”  This included a stop last Saturday at Indy’s Earth House along with mewithoutYou and Buried Beds. Before the show began, I got the chance to sit down with frontman Adam Turla to discuss their new... 

“It’s All Crazy!  It’s All False!  It’s All a Dream!  It’s Alright!” That statement does more than just drop the name of the album they’re touring in support of.  It also describes the feeling amongst the crowd that came out to welcome mewithoutYou to Indianapolis.  Of course, they didn’t come alone.  Along for the short 10-date ride includes... 

Every once and a while, a band comes around that changes the foundations of music. One band started their own genre back in 2000 and have continued paving the way in Nu-Metal for the last 7 years. It started with a Hybrid Theory but went on to reach their Meteora. They went on to countdown their own Minutes to Midnight and finally will be bringing us into their world of A Thousand Suns. Linkin Park... 

The anticipation had finally consumed me. Along with dentists offices, waiting for a concert to begin is one of the most restless periods in my life, and last night at Radio Radio was one of those moments. I found myself passing the time by anxiously harpooning the floating lime in my Gimlet with my stirrer straw until the bitter fruit was totally unrecognizable; then I’d scamper up to the bar,... 

New Zealand – Home to many things important… …Of which I can only think of one at this moment: Keith Urban. Singing in the country accent, but talking in the Aussie accent, the singer of songs like “Somebody Like You,” “Makin’ Memories of Us,” and “Sweet Thing” has been breaking hearts of women for almost more than a decade now. Some women... 

Our Scene Don’t Suck Fest is tomorrow.  The Good Fight Agency and Indy Miles of Money are bringing us a show featuring 16 of the finest all-ages bands in the city on two stages in one convenient all-day music package coming to you from The Irving.  Proceeds from the show will go to benefit Cystic Fibrosis research.  Supporting local music and charity.  Does it really get any better... 

From rural Brown County to the AP/Advent Stage, The Reverend Peyton and his Big Damn Band is bringing a little blues to the very crowded punk rock summer camp better known to the masses as the Vans Warped Tour.  Hot off the release of their new album “The Wages,” Rev. Peyton will be appearing on tour all summer long. Before he took the stage, IndyConcerts.com was fortunate enough to have... 

The Last Girl on Earth tour stop in Indianapolis has been cancelled! Live Nation posted: Due to a change in Rihanna’s schedule, she can no longer appear in Indianapolis. Rihanna apologizes to her Indianapolis fans and hopes to make it up to them on the next tour. Rihanna with special guest Ke$ha were previously scheduled to perform at Verizon Wireless Music Center on Tuesday, August 3rd. Fans...