Music

800 lb. Gorilla is an Indianapolis based rock group. The band pulls together funk, jazz and electronica influences to create a driving, danceable sound. A four-piece band, 800lbG places rock-solid lead guitar, funky keyboards and sax on top of a drums-and-bass rhythm section. The band’s original music blends indie-esque songcraft with funky, jazzy improvisation. SETLIST 1.) Rad Boy 2.) Commander Wax pts. 1&2 …

Raised in Brazil and living in Bloomington, Leverett Craig recently dropped his classes to focus more on music. He was drawn to music growing up and began writing his own songs several years ago. While his influences include indie, folk, country, and blues, his unique deep and slow vocals were inspired by early blues icons such as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ …

Lead singer of the local band The Warm Bloods, Steve Plessinger plays on Local Live to share his solo music and how he got started as a musician. His music uses elements of 70s rock and country held together by gritty Southern Indiana songwriting to craft wholesome and humble songs. SETLIST 1.) Puget Sound 2.) Endless Seasons 3.) Belle of …

Plateau Below shares work from their recent and upcoming releases in this live performance before their show at The Bishop on July 12. Raised in Booneville, Singer songwriter Logan Carithers’ lyrics express his love hate relationship with the rural Midwest. Joined by Jacob Gumbel on bass and back up vocals, Travis Brown on guitar and Kate Samson on drums, Plateau …

Seven is a post-rock nightmare brought to the live screen; a director for the cinema of sound, producing lofi electronic beats mixed with ambient electronics. Using a PO-33 KO sampler, a Korg Kaossilator, a Korg Monotribe, a Yamaha keyboard, a TR-909 emulator and laptop, Seven crafts his own beats in his bedroom, bringing them to the radio for the first …

Jared Spoonmore returns to Local Live with 5 new tracks since his last performance in January. His solo project, Blood Red Moon, mixes acoustic guitar with heavy metal riffs and vocals to create a dynamic range of emotions through his music. SETLIST 1.) Loose Cannon 2.) Green Jacket Hotel 3.) Rattlesnakes and Earthquakes 4.) Save Your Soul 5.) Hamms CREDITS …

On this special edition of Local Live, the Monroe County Civic Theater performs select songs from their upcoming production, “The Show Must Go On: A Queen Cabaret”. SETLIST 1.) We Are The Champions 2.) Crazy Little Thing Called Love 3.) Fat Bottomed Girls 4.) Jealousy 5.) Killer Queen 6.) The Show Must Go On CREDITS Host: Spencer Heuring Engineers: Kate …

1. Kadhja Bonet – Childqueen 2. La Luz – Floating Features 3. Snail Mail – Lush 4. The Jayhawks – Back Roads and Abandoned Motels 5. Evening Standards – Evening Standards 6. John Coltrane – Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album 7. Alexa Wiley & The Wilderness – Planted 8. Petal – Magic Gone 9. Tracyanne & Danny – …

The Amanda Webb Band joined Saturday’s Child July 14. Hailing from the moonshiner hills of Brown County, Indiana, this brand of smooth bourbon blues is a mix of multiple genres influenced by the European Blues tradition. Classically trained at the prestigious IU Jacobs School of Music, raised on rock n’ roll, and steeped in back wood bluegrass jams, Amanda Webb …

1. Jerry Miller – Miller Time! 2. John Dehner and The Enthusiasts – One Year 3. Charles Lloyd & The Marvels + Lucinda Williams – Vanished Gardens 4. Neko Case – Hell-On 5. Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel 6. Tower of Power – Soul Side of Town 7. Los Texmaniacs – Cruzando Borders 8. Ana Egge …