SOUNDCHECK An Evening of English Country Dance, Garfield Park Arts Center, all-ages The Peacock Effect EP Release Show ft. The Underhills and Jesse Lacy, The Bishop, 18+
FRIDAY LEGENDS Cher, Pat Benetar This diva’s currently on her Dress to Kill tour, and we’re taking it seriously. Like, very seriously. We think Cher could easily kill us, with her clothes or all other manner of ways. Please take mercy on us, Cher. We are your humble servants. Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St., 8 p.m., prices vary, all-ages EDM Excision Make em’ bounce! Excision does it with robotic sounds and heavy bass. Massive drops can’t hurt his cause either. By encompassing a different style of dubstep, one that sounds like a machine trying to speak its language to you, he’s found himself carving a new path through the electronic music trail. A trail ripe with opportunities to move forward. One that his bouncing fans have followed furiously, anxiously waiting for what’s next. And at the end of the show, he’ll have you volunteering to bounce at his next shows too. Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., 9 p.m., prices vary, all-ages LEGENDS Booker T. Jones Remember our interview with Booker from last week? Here’s a lil taste of it again before the show: “I see music as a free art form and I take it as a compliment when someone samples my music. I liked that Jay-Z record and it really stuck me because it was so creative. I would’ve never thought of using those chord progressions like that. I constantly go back and listen to the music of Beethoven, Brahms and Sibelius. That music is public domain now and available free of charge. We live in this world for a short time, we’re just passing through. So I think music and art should be free.” Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., 8 p.m., prices vary, 21+ LADIES Wonder Women Indianapolis Music Barfly guy Wayne Bertsch is putting on this show to give a lil love
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to the ladies of Indy’s music scene (and to coincide with his April gallery show meditating on the best DC superhero, Wonder Woman). On the lineup are four of Indy’s strongest voices, including Jenn Cristy, Veseria, Mina and The Wondrous Flying Machine and Kaleidostars. If you’ve been paying attention to Barfly at all in the last few years you know Wayne is obsessed with these groups. Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St., 8 p.m., $6, 21+ FESTS Jamtron 2014 We appreciate the collegial vibe that Indy’s hard rock and jam scenes have; we appreciate it even more when they involve local visual artists in their shows. So you can bet we really appreciate Jamtron, a mini-fest going down this Friday at the Trap, where No Pit Cherries, Sugar Moon Rabbit, Dell Zell and Audiodacity will bring seven live painters along to celebrate art, music and community. Mousetrap, 5565 N. Keystone Ave., 10 p.m., $5, 21+ ROCK Buffalo Killers, Clear Plastic Masks Lebanon, Ohio’s Buffalo Killers are still burning bright after eight years and several albums. GIYL (Go If You Like): Neil Young + The Grateful Dead, shows on tiny stages, brothers in bands together. DO317 Lounge, 1043 Virginia Ave #215, 9 p.m., 21+ SINGER-SONGWRITER The Hostel Takeover Series with Lisa Walks Walks is playing out on her debut EP
Ferus Avem, a catchy collection of tunes anchored by her soulful voice. Indy Hostel, 4903 Winthrop Ave, 8 p.m., $5, all-ages Josh Gracin, 8 Seconds Saloon, 21+ Jeremy Vogt, Jon Martin, Books and Brews, 21+ Night Moves with Action Jackson and DJ Megatone, Metro, 21+ Join The Dead, Dead Man’s Grill, Bionic Monks, The Greg Blackman Band, Rock House Cafe, 21+ Cool Hand Lex, Sensu, 21+ Gramatik, DJ George Garcia, Bluebird (Bloomington), 21+ Johnny Dial, Madame Walker Theatre, all-ages Model Stranger, Pravada, Party Lines, Simple Ghost, Melody Inn, 21+ September Sky, The Protest, Decibel, Into the Divine, Hoosier Dome, 21+ Sleeping Bag, S.M. Wolf, Sir Deja Doog, Christian Taylor, address unlisted, all-ages Jazz Nonet from Cracow Poland, Latvian Community Center, all-ages Knight Fusion: A Little Knight Music, Marian University Theatre, all-ages Heywood Banks, Brown County Playhouse, all-ages Rise, 247 Sky Bar, 21+ Ben Lumsdaine Quartet, Chatterbox Jazz Club, 21+
SATURDAY DJS Spring Swing Festival and Food Drive The first of two sweet fests happening this Saturday is Keepin’ It Deep’s spring celebration featuring a massive lineup of tag team sets. We’ll run it down in the order they provided. On the decks NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 04.09.14 - 04.16.14 // MUSIC 31