The Join will perform at the Bluebird in Bloomington tomorrow, March 4. The band is actually a combination of members from two different bands, The New Deal and the Disco Biscuits. It was founded by the drummer and keyboard player of The New Deal — the other members rotate in and out depending on tour scheduling and geographical factors. The music is electronica-based and highly improvisational.... 

Tomorrow night starting at 8 p.m. Endiana will be opening for Split Lip Rayfield at Radio Radio. Split Lip Rayfieldconsists of three “bad-asses” that contribute to a sound unlike any other. They venture to find a medium between bluegrass and punk rock, and they are pleased with their success in doing so. (Please refer to the YouTube clip included in this post.) SLR has been making their... 

Jay-Z is coming to Indianapolis and he…will….blow….your….mind! Jay-Z will be at Conseco Fieldhouse on March 20, 2010, for his Indianapolis concert. The concert starts at 8:00pm and tickets range from about $40-$100, and they will sell out! So get them NOW! You can get them at www.ticketmaster.com. New special offer when you buy your Jay-Z tickets with Ticketmaster.com. Get... 

Today, iTunes reached a milestone when it sold its 10 billionth song. That’s right — in just over nine years, its customers have downloaded over 10 BILLION songs. That number doesn’t even include movies, TV shows, and podcasts, which Apple has added to its store in recent years. I know there are people out there who aren’t big fans of iTunes (I don’t know any, but apparently... 

Cornmeal will perform at the Bluebird in Bloomington on Thursday, February 18. The band has a very unique style. While most of their songs are bluegrass-based, they often include elements of country, R&B, jazz, and even funk and disco. They blend their Americana and folk roots with modern jam-band influences to create a sound all their own. Cornmeal is a staple in the Chicago music scene, and... 

It is rare for me to listen to a female singer and actually like what I hear. I don’t know if it is the fact that I feel most of their voices all sound the same, or the thought of them writing lyrics that they could never relate to. But when I first heard the voice of the band I am sitting with today I practically fell off my chair. Not only does her voice give you chills but the instrumentals... 

February 19th at 8 Second Saloon Gretchen Wilson will be performing for all the redneck women like her, in Indy! Doors open at 6 p.m. and Jai Baker will be opening for Wilson at 8:45 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 and table or rail seating is $25 to $28. For those of you that are not familiar with Gretchen Wilson, she is the beer drinking, dirt-bike riding, rough-neck cowgirl, who idolizes... 

Country star Luke Bryan will perform at the Bluebird in Bloomington this Friday, February 12. Bryan, who released his second album last fall, is a rising star in the country music world. His most recent single, “Do I,” peaked at number two on the country charts, and once he’s finished with his solo tour, he’ll be joining Jason Aldean on the Wide Open 2010 tour. As his popularity... 

Country rock singer Robert Earl Keen will perform at the Bluebird in Bloomington on Thursday, February 11. Keen has been performing since the early 1980s, building a local following in Austin, Texas that has steadily grown to into a national fanbase. His music is particularly popular among tradition and alt-country fans, as well as folk and the college radio crowd, making him perfect for Bloomington. Although... 

Electronica band The New Deal will perform at the Bluebird in Bloomington on January 28. The three-piece band has a drummer, guitarist, and keyboard player, and they all work together to compose a modern electronica sound. After frequent touring in the late 1990s and early 2000s, they’ve slowed down a bit in the last few years, so if you’re hoping to catch them live, you’d better be at the Bluebird...