Past ISC Events & Shows

Friday, May 16th @ 7pm Songwriters in the Round Show - May

First of a monthly series. Mays featured artists are Bill Price (The Brains Behind Pa),
Frank Dean (Sindacato) & Brent Bennett (Brent Bennett & The Movers).

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Friday, June 20th @ 7pm Songwriters in the Round Show - June

Junes featured artists are Cara Jean Wahlers, Jason Wilber (John Prine Band)
Marc Jeffares, & Stasia Demos (Middletown).

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Friday, July 18th @ 7pm Songwriters in the Round Show - July

Featured artists are Kate Lamont & Doug Sauter (Blueprint Music), Cliff Snyder
& Greg Ziesemer (The Spud Puppies).

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Friday, August 15th @ 7pm Songwriters in the Round Show - August

Featured artists are Krista Detor, Gideon Wainwright & Bobbie Lancaster.

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Friday, September 19th, 7pmSongwriters in the Round Show - September

Featured artists are Tim Brickley, Chad Mills & Luke Austin Daugherty.
 
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Friday, October 10th, 9pm @ Radio Radio ISC Presents Justin Townes Earle - October

***SPECIAL*** date, time & location!!!
This show features a songwriters round with Mandy Marie (The Cool Hand Lukes) , Cliff Snyder & Joe Pug followed by a performance from Justin Townes Earle. 
Click their names to learn more!

Justin Townes Earle may be the son of Grammy award winning Steve Earle & namesake of legendary Townes Van Zandt but he puts on a show 100% his own.  Don't miss this amazing show.

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Saturday, October 25th, 3pm @ Boulevard Place Cafe Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe

Broad Ripple Music Festival

The Broadripple Music Festival happens only once a year and it is THE local music event of the year.  Keep your eyes out for the Broad Ripple Music Festival guide published by NUVO in October for music events at over 20 venues and 100+ musical acts.  The ISC portion of the Broadripple Music Festival will take place at Boulevard Place Cafe.
 
Admission is $6 or $3 with a stamp from another BRMF venue.  All access wristbands are available for $10.  For more information on the festival and other venues involved visit here - http://broadripplebuzz.ning.com/

Featuring:
8pm - Bill Price (of Brains Behind Pa) w/ Grover Parido (of Blueprint Music) 
7pm -  Kit Malone (One night only!!!  Out of retirement!!! ) 
6pm - Cliff Snyder
4pm -  Sean Smith 
3pm - Gideon Wainwright
Click their names to learn more!

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Sunday, November 9th, 7pm @ The Indy Hostel

ISC Presents Adam Carroll & Owen Temple

***SPECIAL*** date, time & location!!!
This show features Adam Carroll  & Owen Temple   
With a special opening set from  Johnnie and The Hayburners
Click their names to learn more!

Adam & Owen hail from San Marcos & Austin, TX respectively.  Robert Earl Keen has called Adam's songwriting "Almost John Prine-like."  No Depression has said Owen Temple "has a curl of Townes Van Zandt's spoken-word style of singing, wich lifts the sincerity and power of his lyrics."  Both of these gentlemen are remarkable writers who we're lucky to have in Indy.

When?? - Sunday, Nov 9th @ 7pm - $7 at the door
Where?? - The Indy Hostel
4903 Winthrop Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46205

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Friday, November 21st, 7pm @ Boulevard Place CafeSongwriters in the Round Show - November

Featured artists are Brandon Whyde, Lynsey Smith & Lovely Houses
Click their names to learn more!

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Monday, December 8th, 8:30pm @ Birdys ISC Presents Hayes Carll - December

***SPECIAL*** date, time & location!!!
Lost Highway recording artist Hayes Carll makes his first trip to Indy!  Hayes recently won the Americana Music Association song of the year with "She Left Me For Jesus."  Find out why Hayes shares a label with greats like Elvis Costello, Lyle Lovett, Van Morrison & Willie Nelson.   Visit http://www.hayescarll.com and listen up.

When?? - Monday, December 8th @ 8:30pm - $10adv / $12 day of show
Where?? - Birdy's Bar & Grill
2131 East 71st St.
Indianapolis, IN 46220

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ISC Songwriters Round - December

** Friday, December 19th, 7pm @ Boulevard Place Cafe - $5 **

Featured artists are Sarah Grain , Tom Roznowski & Tad Armstrong
Click their names to learn more!
 
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ISC & Standard Recording Presents Those Darlins, Kentucky Nightmare & Dorsey

** Friday, January 9th, 9pm @ Radio Radio - $5 **

***SPECIAL*** date, time & location!!!
Where?? - Radio Radio
1119 E. Prospect Street
Indianapolis, IN 46203 
 
Those Darlins  BEST OF NASHVILLE & NEXT BIG NASHVILLE PICK "If history has taught us anything, it's that punk rock and old-time country music have more in common than anyone would have ever suspected. The Murfreesboro, Tenn., trio known as Those Darlins illustrate this truism. [They] banded together over their love of The Carter Family's deadpan, crazed music and bring an energy to live performance that recalls the antics of punk heroes such as The Cramps...If the folks who ran the Grand Ole Opry had any sense, Those Darlins would be hawking Goo Goo Clusters and stirring up audiences with originals such as "The Whole Damn Thing," a tale of unrepentant chicken-eating." -EDD HURT, Nashville Scene
 
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ISC Songwriters Round - January

** Friday, January 16th, 7pm @ Boulevard Place Cafe - $5 **

Featured artists are Tim Grimm , Cliff Snyder & John Barney
Click their names to learn more!
 
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ISC Presents Kristy Kruger & Dylan Sneed

With an opening set from Dustin Clark

** Monday, January 19th, 7pm @ The Indy Hostel - $5 **

***SPECIAL*** date, time & location!!!
Where?? - The Indy Hostel
4903 Winthrop Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46205 
 
Kristy Kruger was named Best Female Singer in the 2006 Dallas Observer Music Awards and The Dallas Morning News describes Kristy as "one of the most eclectic singers in the Dallas music scene. Imagine a female Tom Waits, produced by Daniel Lanois." Krugers 3rd album, “An Unauthorized Guide to the Human Anatomy” won Best Female Singer/Songwriter Album of the Year at the Just Plain Folks International Independent Music Awards. Ira Glass, Host of Public Radio International's "This American Life" had this to say about Kristy – “One of my favorite interviews this year. Way more comments about her than say, our coverage of Iraq.”

Dylan Sneed threw off the confines of corporate America back in 2006 and has never looked back.  The Dallas Observer says - “[No Worse For The Wear] is by far [Dylan’s] best release as it incorporates elements of the literate emotionalism of Paul Simon and James Taylor and the earthy candor of The Band and Townes Van Zandt. Sneed's songs are inherently spiritual with narratives that pose some big questions about devotion and relationships, both personal and mystical.”
 
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Thursday, January 29th, 7:30 pm @ Locals Only - $7

ISC Presents Joe Pug & Cara Jean Wahlers

***SPECIAL*** date, time & location!!!
This show features Joe Pug  & Cara Jean Wahlers   

Remember Joe Pug who opened for the Justin Townes Earle show??? He was amazing and now he’s back as a headliner!!

If you didn't see Joe I can tell you this. I've never had so many people tell me how excited they were by an artist. Of all the ISC shows I think I've gotten more positive feedback on Joe Pug than any other. Don't miss this chance to find out why.

Our friend Cara Jean Wahlers (who takes all your money at boulevard place) will be opening the show with her new string section. www.myspace.com/carajeanwahlers

When?? - Thursday, Jan. 29th @ 7:30 pm - $7 at the door
Where?? - Locals Only, Art and Music Pub
2449 East 56th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
 
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Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe, My Old Kentucky Blog & Standard Recording Presents
Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore

** Tuesday, February 17th, 7:30pm @ Locals Only - $6 **

***SPECIAL*** date, time & location!!!
Where?? - Locals Only
2449 E 56th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46220 
 
Ben Sollee  Ben has found considerable success in recent years through his ability to bend. In 2007, he was named one of NPRs Top Ten Unknown Artists of the Year. His distinctive cello technique and soulful voice have been marinating for years in his work with avant-garde bluesman Otis Taylor, The Sparrow Quartet, (featuring banjo-master Bela Fleck), and on the internationally known Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour.

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ISC Songwriters Round - February

** Friday, February 20th, 7pm @ Boulevard Place Cafe - $5 **

Featured artists are Suzette Weakley , Joe Peters & Bobby Clark
Click their names to learn more!
 
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ISC Songwriters Round - March

** Friday, March 20th, 8pm @ Indy Hostel - $5 **

Featured artists are Ann McWilliams , Kit Malone & Musikanto
Click their names to learn more!
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Thursday, April 30th, 7:30 pm @ Locals Only - $10

ISC Presents Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart +
Cliff Snyder Band

***SPECIAL*** date, time & location!!!


When?? - Thursday, April 30th @ 7:30 pm - $10 at the door
Where?? - Locals Only, Art and Music Pub
Non-smoking show
2449 East 56th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
 
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Saturday, May 16th, 8 pm @ Earth House - $5

Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe

This show features Joey Welch (Born Again Floozies) , Cara Jean Wahlers, and Linda McRae

The Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe will be celebrating it's birthday on Saturday, May 16th @ Earth House. May of 2008 was the very first Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe show. One year later the show still goes on. Of the 18 ISC events that have taken place in the last twelve months we've had some great music, wonderful audiences, many sold out shows and much more to come.

Saturday, May 16th, 8 pm - $5 Suggested Donation
Earth House
237 N. East St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
 
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ISC Presents Justin Townes Earle

** Friday, June 5th, 9pm @ Radio Radio - $10/$12 **

www.futureshock.net/radioframeset.html - For address and more

Featuring an opening set from John Bowyer 
Click their names to learn more!

Justin Townes Earle may be the son of Grammy award winning Steve Earle & namesake of legendary Townes Van Zandt but he puts on a show 100% his own.  Don't miss this amazing show.
 
Last time Justin visted we sold out Radio Radio, get your tickets right here - $10adv / $12 day of show:
 
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ISC Presents A.A. Bondy + Holly Miranda

** Tuesday, June 16th, 9pm @ Radio Radio - $8 **

www.futureshock.net/radioframeset.html - For address and more

A.A. visits us on his way back from Bonnaroo.  His music grabbed me right away and you won't want to miss this show.  I think this one has the makings of a really great night.
 
Get your tickets right here - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/67685
 
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ISC Songwriters Round - June

** Saturday, June 20th, 8pm @ Earth House - $5 **

www.earthhousecollective.org - For address and more  

Featured artists are Aaron Michael Sears  , Marcy Hook & Eric Lambert
Click their names to learn more!
 
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ISC Presents Ryan Bingham + Jesse Dayton 

** Friday, July 10th, 9pm @ Radio Radio - $10/$12 **

www.futureshock.net/ radioframeset.html - For address and more


Ryan Bingham (Lost Highway Records) has spent most of his life on the road, first on the rough-and-tumble rodeo circuit, then moving from town to town on the equally volatile roadhouse musical circuit. Those travels have given him plenty of material to draw from - and plenty of reason to stop for a moment to dig in his heels and take a stand.
 
Get your tickets right here - $10adv / $12 day of show:
 
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ISC Songwriters Round - July

** Saturday, July 18th, 8pm @ Earth House - $5 **

www.earthhousecollective.org  - For address and more 

Featured artists are  Shelby Kelley, Cari Ray & Sara Petite
Click their names to learn more!
 
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ISC Presents Joe Pug + The Low Anthem + Cliff Snyder Band 

** Thursday, August 6th, 8:30pm @ Locals Only - $8 **

www.localsonlyindy.com - For address and more


Joe Pug returns!  We first met Joe last year when he opened the ISC Presents show with Justin Townes Earle.  This is his 3rd visit to Indy, this time with a full band!  Since we saw Joe last he's been out on the road with Joe Ely, Susan Tedeschi, Steve Earle & more.  The Low Anthem combine pump organ, clarinet, horns and amazing harmony for a one of a kind show.  Their music must be heard to understand, play the video below, that will say more than my attempt at words.
 
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ISC Presents The Duke & The King + Cara Jean Wahlers 

** Thursday, August 13th, 8:30pm @ Locals Only - $10 **

www.localsonlyindy.com - For address and more


What's in a name?  The Duke & The King (featuring Simone Felice of The Felice Brothers) are the two roving charlatans from The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, (which Simone read for the thirteenth time as Robert scratched out his signature vocal harmonies by the woodstove), a couple classic American grifters who's lay was to masquerade as European royalty, put on bad accents, find a bandstand, dress up like Romeo and Juliet, stage on an obscene parody and skip town after the first act, ultimately getting them tarred and feathered. And so the name is a reminder, a sort of scarlet letter they'll happily paint over their hearts to help them keep it honest, the music, the poetry
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ISC Songwriters Round - August

** Saturday, August 15th, 8pm @ Earth House - $5 **

www.earthhousecollective.org  - For address and more 

Featured artists areJamie Nichole, Bobbie Lancaster & David Wierhake
Click their names to learn more!
 
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Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe

Indy Fringe Festival

The Indianapolis Fringe Festival is in it's 5th year.  A big, bold and bodacious celebration of alternative theatre and performance arts!  53 performers. 270 shows. Six stages. And 10 days of splashy spectacle, provocative pageantry and outrageous outbursts of off-beat theatrical fun. - http://www.indyfringe.org/  This year the Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe was tapped to book one night of music for the Fringe Fest.
 
** Friday, August 28th, 5pm @ 748 Massachusetts Ave. - Outdoor stage & tent - FREE **
 
Featuring:
8pm - Tad Armstrong
5pm - Jascha  
Click their names to learn more!
 
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ISC Presents Malcolm Holcombe + Cliff Snyder 

** Thursday, September 10th, 9pm @ Radio Radio - $8 / $10 **

www.futureshock.net - For address and more

 

*** Get your tickets right here - $8adv / $10 day of show: ***


"Some singers have an old soul, but Malcolm Holcombe's has always felt downright primordial. Across the ages, he has developed a rugged state of grace that's all his own." -- No Depression 
 
"You'll find the loneliness, chill and beauty of an Appalachian early morning in North Carolina native Malcolm Holcombe's latest recording. His road-wizened voice, somewhere between Utah Philips and Tom Waits, sings unflinchingly of hard times and hard work. "Layin' rock, drivin' a nail, drivin' a truck, deliverin' mail", sings Holcombe, extolling the satisfaction of the day laborer in "Doin' His Job". Doc Watson-style finger-picked guitar is the sole accompaniment, and the sparseness of the arrangements serves to higlight the lyrics." -- Performing Songwriter Magazine
 
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ISC Presents Hoots & Hellmouth + Annie & the Beekeepers + Lynsey Smith 

** Saturday, September 12th, 9pm @ Radio Radio - $5 **

www.futureshock.net - For address and more


"Annie Lynch and the Beekeepers owes much of its sound to the lilting country and bluegrass melodies of its forebears, but its musical palette is diverse enough to include a touch of New Orleans Dixie clarinet and some gorgeously resonant cello playing." – The Boston Globe

 

On Hoots & Hellmouth -

"....the next great punk stringband....theirs could be the first gold album in this brave new subgenre." - No Depression

 

“4 To Watch. Where soul meets barnstomp.  Their shows are not to be missed".” – Paste Magazine

 

“The Hoots' blend of alt-country, rock, and gospel was amplified only by their own considerable joy…the disparate trio proved that showmanship is more about attitude and energy” - Boston Globe

 

"The band's debut album, H&H, is marked by rambunctious energy, a welcome sense of humor, a hint of old-time string bands." - Washington Post

 

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Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe

A Leg To Stand On

A Benefit Concert for Dannyn Peterson, recent amputee and supporter of acoustic music
 
** Saturday, October 10th, 8pm @ The Indy Hostel - 4903 Winthrop Avenue **
$5 suggested donation, any ammounts accepted,
 
You may know Dannyn from all the acoustic shows she attends.  You may know her from all the times she's worked the door at ISC events.  You may, like me, know her from being a great human being.  Even if you don't this is an event that helps.  I'm not a believer in nameless, faceless benifits but I am a believer in helping a friend, a neighbor and an active music supporter. 
 
Featuring:
Tad Armstrong, Stasia Demos, Jessi Curtis, Cara Jean Walers, Cliff Snyder & Cari Ray
 
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Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe

Broad Ripple Music Festival

** Saturday, October 17th, 6pm @ 921 Broad Ripple Ave. **

 

The Broadripple Music Festival happens only once a year and it is THE local music event of the year.  Keep your eyes out for the Broad Ripple Music Festival guide published by NUVO in October for music events at over 20 venues and 100+ musical acts.  The ISC portion of the Broadripple Music Festival will take place at La Jolla's Wasted Space. 
 
Featuring:
9pm - Deep Cricket Night  
7pm - Tony Marshall 
Click their names to learn more!
 
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Segment of Society & ISC Presents Lindsay Mac

** Tuesday, October 27th, 8pm @ Radio Radio - $5 **

www.futureshock.net/radioframeset.html - For address and more

 

Lindsay Mac is a girl you’ll not likely forget. The obvious is that she is the girl who straps her cello to her body. Like a guitar, she strums and plucks it while singing. “A classical education gone horribly wrong” is usually the gist of the local headline. Yet what you’ll remember about this musician might not be the obvious. Beneath the headlines the single most valuable bow in Mac’s indie-music-making quiver is her songwriting.

 
"I want to run into the streets and force people to hear this genius girl with her strapped on cello." - Indie-Music.com