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Musical Family Tree’s inaugural event of their Listen Local summer series. Pay what you want – all proceeds go to the Indianapolis Parks Foundation. All-ages, Upland beer on hand.

That single day of wild partying in the IMS infield – like Mardi Gras, Woodstock and Spring Break combined – disappeared in the ‘90s to make way for new sets of bleachers. But as of 2010, the Snake Pit is back, baby.

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TRUMPETISSIMO WITH ALLEN VIZZUTTI Seattle-based trumpeter Allen Vizzutti has chops for miles, a technically facile musician who pops up on YouTube playing something impossibly fast (“Carnival of Venice,” for one). THE PALLADIUM, 355 CITY CENTER DR., (CARMEL), 7:30 P.M., $15-35

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The Murat Theatre hosts Luenell Campbell, the legendary comedian and actress who’s appeared in several comedic roles on television and film.

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Kimmel, a grad student at K hen beginning a development projIIUPUI, has been blogging ect, much praise is given to the idea about public transit for NUVO a of extending the planning process ssince early 2012. to the neighborhood. The residents in the neighborhoods hold meetings and charrettes to develop ideas, renderings are drawn and dreams are made into beautiful foldout envisioning plans. Everyone feels happy and BETTER BLOCK INDY: EVENT proud and hopeful that one day, someday EAST WASHINGTON ST. in the future, those plans might actually, maybe, be taken into account by someone, EAST WASHINGTON STREET anyone, who has the ability to maybe actualBETWEEN RURAL AND OXFORD ly do something with them. And then they’re N O O N -5 P . M . / S A T ., J U N E 8 often forgotten. Or five years later, they are in FACEBOOK.COM/BETTERBLOCKS.INDY need of being updated.

BETTERBLOCK.ORG What if city planning methods took on a different approach? What if neighborhood summits became hands-on envisioning neighborhood and city plans. It is a part of the processes, where mock neighborhoods Near Eastside Quality of Life Plan, Complete were built and lived in, if only for a day?

Streets policies, bus rapid transit and various Would planning get done faster, cheaper, economic development initiatives. Maybe better, more efficiently? Would public buythere’s such a thing as too many plans. When in become less of a problem? you’re sitting in a room, meeting after meetNeighborhood-led approaches are nothing, discussing “what ifs,” perspective of realing new in Indianapolis, but neither are those ity begins to get lost. That’s the benefit of a long and painful urban planning practices Better Block; it brings all the ideas, plans, and that seem to be the usual method of improvstudies close enough to envision it as reality. ing this city.

This approach is a cheap way to use Imagine what it would be like if the planexisting resources to plan a city. The hope ners drove around the neighborhoods and for this sort of project is that it will eventufound paths along the streets where people ally become permanent, but there is no have trampled down grass and made artiinitial cost in the “study” and people can ficial sidewalks. How much more efficient would the sidewalk planning be if they knew What if city planning methods took exactly where people walked and what routes the local peoon a different approach? ple actually used to get where they were going?

Not only sidewalks, but think about crosswalks, bike lanes, bus lanes, busitry things to see how they work and adjust nesses, parking spots, gardens and other them based on lessons learned. Feedback civic spaces. is quick, impact is lasting and implementaThat is what the Better Block movement tion builds community in a new way. is attempting to do on the Near Eastside.

You could take this model and use it for Paired with the work of the East anything. How about a mock transit corridor Washington Street Partnership, the Better where, if only for a couple days, a BRT lane Block event, which will run from noon to 5 ran up and down Fall Creek Parkway? What p.m. on June 8, aims to convert one block if all proposed bike lanes were temporarily of the corridor into a vision for the future: painted and people could practice riding and a living scale model of how the street could driving, then give their input based on actual look, feel and be cared for by the neighuse of that amenity? What if you and I would borhood. The benefit of a one-day Better go out and do any random pop-up project?

Block is that it transcends the conceptual Like guerilla gardening or painting in transit rendering in favor of an experience that lanes. What if we said, “screw the pace of people can feel and touch. It focuses on the the city, let’s just get this done ourselves?” ground-level experience rather than the There’s something to be said for the sense of top-down aerial map. Rather than just sugpride and place that happens when this takes gesting new commercial spaces or right-ofprecedence over the top-down approach. ways, it actually opens shops and reconfigBetter Block isn’t a charrette or rendering, ures travel lanes on a small, testable scale. it’s actual people doing things that you can The block of East Washington designated actually see. The people on the Near Eastside for the living demonstration, between Rural don’t wait for the city, they do it themselves. and Oxford streets, is mentioned in several Why don’t we all?

Pictured: Kiely Holden, Karl Hofstetter, Reagan (the mascot), David Woodruff, Corey Barnes, Shawn Woolfolk, Brendan O’Donnell JOYFUL NOISE This independent record label celebrates ten years of unconventional formats and fascinating local and national artists this year. And there’s plenty of achievements to celebrate in 2012 alone: new acquisition Kishi Bashi was named NPR’s best new artist of the year. The label achieved worldwide distribution and released a celebrated flexi-disc series featuring artists like The Melvins and Sufjan Stevens. But most exciting for Indy residents is the permanent show space-cum-office-cum-record store in Fountain Square’s Murphy Arts Center. Joyful Noise has received acclaim for their dedication to analog formats and high-quality, extremely limited releases. Their support of talented local artists (including Sleeping Bag, Marmoset and Memory Map, among others) is just the cherry on top.

Pictured: Jessica & Michael Bricker PEOPLE FOR URBAN PROGRESS Indy’s ultimate re-purposers, PUP’s work can be seen throughout the city. On a grand scale, they take what others would throw away, and turn into useful and meaningful items. Their first project was salvaging the RCA Dome roof, which gave birth to many items – bags, wallets and other accessories made out of roof material, along with shade canopies. Most recently, they salvaged Bush Stadium’s seats and have begun installing them in IndyGo bus stops. But their projects extend beyond that to such endeavors as car sharing, yellow grease recycling, solar panel installation on brownfields, plus infographics that show the common person how they might negotiate our city’s government.

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WHAT HAPPENED? Indiana veterans who have registered disability claims with the Veterans Administration in Indianapolis face some of the longest processing wait times in the nation. According to an interactive digital map published by the Center for Investigative Reporting, which uses VA data to track claim backlogs. 16,378 veterans were waiting for disability benefits to be processed by the local VA as of May 13, 2013 — down from nearly 20,000 in late March. As of December 2012, more than 9,000 people had waited for more than a year. The average wait time for claims in the Indianapolis office is 443 days — 105 days longer than the national average. For first-time claimants the wait time is much higher at 612 days.

Nationwide, the Veterans Administration faces a backlog of benefits claims that is estimated to have topped 1 million this spring, according to the CIR report. Veterans who wish to contribute their backlog stories to the ongoing project should visit http:// tinyurl.com/VetClaimbacklog. CIR is using American Public Media’s Public Insight Network to connect veteran sources with journalists working on the story nationwide.

Checkout the conversation via Twitter at #VAbacklog.

THE SPECTER OF MILITARY SUICIDE ALSO LOOMS …

In 2012, suicide took more soldiers than did enemy combatants in Afghanistan — a total of 349 men and women, according Congressman André Carson’s office.

Carson has authored two pieces of legislation in an attempt to address the issue. The Military Suicide Reduction Act would require mental health checks in combat zones, while the Military Mental Health Empowerment Act would provide soldiers with educational materials about the mental health services available to them, outlining their right to privacy and attempting to deconstruct stigmas associated with seeking treatment.

Millions of veterans live with memories of war. As of 2011, about 21.5 million military veterans were living the U.S.: 5.1 million served in the Gulf War; 7.5 million served in Vietnam; 2.4 million served in the Korean War and 1.8 million served in World War II, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 Community Survey.

Another ongoing challenge in serving veterans , one that is often related to untreated mental illness, is how to address the number of veterans living on the streets. In January 2012, a research team identified 351 veterans living on the streets, in shelters and safe havens in Indy. Researchers pointed out that veterans, who represent about 8 percent of Indiana’s population, made up 21 percent of the city’s homeless population.

Problems with drugs and alcohol were widespread throughout the group, while other issues included physical disabilities and HIV/AIDS. The Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation is currently collecting donations of shower-ready flip flops, boxer shorts, briefs and white T-shirts of all sizes, plus t-shirts sized 3x and larger and fishing poles for a special event for the veterans with Mayor Greg Ballard at Eagle Creek on June 1. Another opportunity to serve those who served is by attending the HVAF’s 20th Anniversary Dinner and silent auction, set for 5:30 p.m., June 13 at the JW Marriott.

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Pacers coach outlines the game plan heading into the Eastern Conference finals

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ndiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel is busy preparing his team for the Eastern Conference finals, a best-of-seven series beginning Wednesday night against the Miami Heat, the reigning NBA champions.

Before heading to Miami for Game 1, Vogel took some time after practice Monday to check in with NUVO. NUVO: Are you aware of the buzz and excitement that you and the team have brought back to Indy?

VOGEL: Yes I am. I feel it everywhere I go, every time I leave my house, going to the store or the mall or restaurants. I get a lot of compliments and thanks for turning the team around and for bringing Pacer basketball back to the forefront. You know, buzz is the right word for it. It started with the playoffs a couple years ago against the Bulls. People saw the future that we had and now all the young players have grown into their own and each of the last couple of years it just got greater and greater.

NUVO: You just defeated the New York Knicks. Can you select two key moments from the series that stand out to you?

VOGEL: I think the first moment was in Game 1. We had just won the elimination game in Atlanta and we clinched that series on their home court. We knew we had an uphill battle against a New York Knicks team who were playing as well as anybody in the NBA the last six weeks of the season. We went in there with such poise and composure, in light of a hostile environment, and steal Game 1 in the series. It really was the difference of us winning that series. You have to win one game on their court, and the home team held serve the rest of the series.

Definitely in Game 6 when New York was making their final charge and really raising the level of their play … Carmelo had 39 points and they were perfect from the freethrow line, making 13 three-pointers, five in the third quarter, and really trying to take back control of the series. Then Carmelo goes up to dunk it and Roy Hibbert comes out of nowhere and has one of the best blocks the NBA playoffs have ever seen. And from that point forward we controlled the game.

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Pacers Coach Frank Vogel says coaches he has served under in the past, including Jim O’Brien and Rick Pitino, have had a “great influence” on his approach to coaching. Vogel also admires Phil Jackson’s leadership style. Above all else, Vogel says, the team’s success depends on its togetherness.

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NUVO: How are you preparing for playing a team like the Heat?

Heat. Both teams are terrific defensively at forcing turnovers and that’s been a weakness of ours at certain points this year. We were able to sort of solve those issues by Game 6 in the Knicks series where we only had nine turnovers. That has really been the greatest point of emphasis, taking care of the basketball. The outcome of a turnover will be different with the Heat because if you turn the ball over it’s going to be a dunk show, (laughs), so that’s the biggest thing we have to do is take care of the basketball.

VOGEL: We are just preparing for all their strengths and weaknesses. I think the New York series helped us prepare for the Miami

NUVO: Can you compare the preparation for a player like Michael Jordan in the playoffs versus what you are doing now getting

NUVO: When your team is showing signs of slacking or poor play is there a go-to message you deliver to them?

VOGEL: LeBron is more of a facilitator. He’s a pass-first guy that finds a way to play highly efficient and can score in bunches as well. Michael was just a dominate, pure scorer. We had the idea that a team can beat any “big three.” The Heat are playing as a team and LeBron has a lot to do with that. They’re not just the big three. They play a team brand of basketball and that’s a big reason for their success.

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INDIANA FEVER SEASON OPENER As the Pacers fight for a spot in the NBA championship the Indiana Fever, the reigning WNBA champions, are preparing to kick off their 2013 season in a match against the Atlanta Dream.

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Coach Vogel in action. Preventing turnovers is a top priority against the Heat.

VOGEL: We always rely on our togetherness.

Things are going to be going good at times and bad at times throughout the course of the game or season. We just have to make sure we always strive for our togetherness. We feel like togetherness is something that you achieve, not something that you put together with contracts in the summertime. It’s something that everybody has to work for. How do you play for each other? How do you respect your teammates in the locker room? That’s just always the message. When any situation comes up where we’re struggling, we just have to make sure we stay together and play harder than the other team.

NUVO: Do you get much sleep during the playoffs?

VOGEL: (Laughs) I don’t really get enough sleep, probably. I do make sure I try to manage it the best I can because you have to have a sharp mind to coach this game, especially at this level. As much as you’re tempted to continue to grind, it is important to get your rest and make sure you are mentally sharp as well.

NUVO: How is the chess match between coaches different in the playoffs?

VOGEL: The playoffs are more of a chess match because you’re playing the same team over and over again. There are less moving parts than the regular season. In the playoffs, it’s the same weapons one game they will have the next game, so you

Eastern Conference finals Wed., May 22: at Miami Fri., May 24: at Miami Sun., May 26: at Indy Tues., May 28: at Indy Thurs., May 30: at Miami * Sat., June 1: at Indy * Mon., June 3: at Miami * TV, radio: TNT, WFNI-AM 1070 (All games start at 8:30 p.m.) *If necessary For ticket information, visit Pacers.com/playoffs have to analyze and anticipate the moves they’re gonna make while at the same time evaluating what moves you have to make.

NUVO: Which coach has been the most influential to your coaching style?

VOGEL: The guys I worked for, Jim O’Brien and Rick Pitino, had a great influence on me. From the standpoint of studying the NBA game I was always a big fan of Phil Jackson and his approach. Obviously he had great players, but there were a lot of coaches with great players that didn’t win at the level he did. That was a big reason why I hired [Pacers associate head coach] Brian Shaw. He was as close to Phil as anyone could be and I thought I could rely on that experience and it’s been awesome.

NUVO: Indy 500 ... ever been?

VOGEL: I have not. I say I’m going to go every year and something always comes up that I don’t end up going, but I do plan on going one day.

NUVO: Favorite driver?

VOGEL: Ed Carpenter, being a local hero, is someone that I like to see do well.

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Date: May 31 Place: Bankers Life Fieldhouse Tickets: Standard admission is $32, but tickets can range from $17-$70. Buy online at ticketmaster.com Opening Bonus: Championship Ring Ceremony NUVO: What are some of your favorite things?

VOGEL: I’m big on the backyard barbecue and entertaining neighbors. Letting all the kids run around in backyards in our neighborhood in Carmel. I’m a pizza-holic, it’s my favorite food. Just cheese and pepperoni, I like to keep it simple.

NUVO: What music are you into? Any songs you listen to in the car on your way in before a big game to help motivate you?

VOGEL: Songs that motivate me ... well, I’ve always been a fan of the song, “I Got a Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas, but not in the car though. There really is not music I listen to before a game to get pumped up.

I’m kind of a mainstream guy. I listen to the Smiley show in the morning, and I like the kind of music they play.

NUVO: Name three famous people you would like to sit down and have dinner with?

VOGEL: Phil Jackson, obviously a coaching icon. Jerry Seinfeld is an incredible legend from a comedy stand point and I’m a huge fan of that show, and Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors ... and President Obama, add him too.

Mark Dubec’s career includes stops in California and Indiana working as a TV host, film critic, and entertainment reporter. Check him out on Twitter @markdubec and at markdubec.com.

GET INVOLVED Crown Hill Memorial Day As efforts continue to better serve veterans at home, war continues abroad. The 145th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Crown Hill Ceremony will feature a roll call for eight Hoosier servicemen since last Memorial Day: Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua E. Witsman,23, of Covington, May 30, 2012, Helmand province, Afghanistan; Marine Lance Cpl. Hunter D. Hogan, 21, of Norman, June 23, 2012, Helmand province, Afghanistan; Army Spc. Nicholas A. Taylor, 20, of Berne, July 16, 2012, Jannan, Wali Kot district, Afghanistan; Army Spc. Sergio E. Perez Jr., 21, of Crown Point, July 16, 2012, Jannan, Wali Kot district, Afghanistan; Marine Lance Cpl. Alec R. Terwiske, 21, of Dubois, Sept. 3, 2012, Helmand province, Afghanistan; Army Sgt. Kyle B. Osborn, 26, of Lafayette, Sept. 13, 2012, Muqer, Afghanistan; Marine Sgt. Bradley W. Atwell, 27, of Kokomo, Sept. 15, 2012, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan; and Army Sgt. Tristan M. Wade, 23, of Indianapolis, March 22, 2013, Qarah Bagh district, Afghanistan. Rest in Peace.

A patriotic concert from the Indiana Army National Guard’s 38th Infantry Division Band begins at 1:30 p.m.

The main ceremony, which will begin at 2 p.m., will feature the roll call, an honor guard, Taps, a 21-gun salute, Gov. Mike Pence and keynote speaker Brigadier General Jeffery W. Hauser, the Assistant Adjutant General of the Air, Indiana National Guard. Other events throughout the day include a 12:45 p.m. Civil War Memorial Service with live re-enactors at the cemetery’s Confederate Mound, the resting place of more than 2,000 Union soliders. At 3 p.m., a one-hour walking tour will commence. See CrownHill.org for more details.

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DJS AFROJACK, DIPLO, TOPHER JONES SPIN SUNDAY IN IMS INFIELD KATHERINE COPLEN • KCOPLEN@NUVO.NET For a few decades, the most raucous, scandalous parties in Indianapolis started at 5:30 a.m.

That’s when the gates to the Snake Pit, the party space housed inside Turn One of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, opened yearly during the Indy 500.

At this point, the Pit is a bonafide urban legend, complete with whispered tales of a no-holds barred bacchanal whipped into a frenzy by the rush of speeding cars.

Streaking, stripping, brawling, boozing, smoking, sexing: the Snake Pit of the ‘70s and ‘80s had it all. But the ‘90s brought changes to the track, and, well, the Snake Pit never quite had the approval of the IMS brass.

So it was plowed away, to make way for new support buildings and bleachers inside the infield. That single day of wild partying – like Mardi Gras, Woodstock and Spring Break combined – disappeared to make way for a more restrained party in Turn Three.

But it’s the new millennium, baby. And the Snake Pit is back. It’s back.

The New Pit We’ll catch you up to speed: 2013’s incarnation of the Snake Pit is less brawling bikers and more music festival.

“It was definitely a challenge to bring back the Snake Pit, internally and externally. I’m very passionate about it and I’ve put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into building it,” said Jesika Gunter, manager of event marketing at the Speedway.

Gunter is more than just an employee of the track – she’s the great-granddaughter of Tony Hulman, and one of many members of the Hulman-George family currently working at the track.

“At first, my family kind of rolled their eyes,” said Gunter of her determination to revive the Pit. “I understand why we had to put the Snake Pit to sleep after decades of chaos. It got out of control, and the times had changed. The generations changed, society changed, the Snake Pit changed.

“Whichever turn it is in, the Snake Pit has and always will be where the youth are,” said Gunter. “The reason we named the party today the ‘Snake Pit’ was to celebrate it – the history. IMS is all about history, so why not create

something fun for a new generation to honor it?” said Gunter.

Yes, there’s relics of the Pits of old, including bikini contests and a mechanical bull. And new activities like a silent disco, face-painting stations, volleyball courts and a massive water slide are scattered across the infield. But the main attraction is the music.

“I have always felt like music is the way to draw new fans, and it’s were my heart has always been,” said Gunter.

This year, two of the top DJs and producers in the world will grace the stage, accompanied by a rising Indy native who’s quickly gathering legend status of his own.

There’s a plethora of ways to party in the Pit — the exclusive Cobra Cabanas come to mind, with their private bars and lounges overlooking the stage — but we think the best way to celebrate is to get dirty in the general admission area, like the vipers of yesteryear. To prepare, read our guide complete with interviews from a few of the DJs slotted to take the stage on Sunday. And pack your sunscreen. Come on guys, remember your sunscreen.

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ARE THE DUTCH TAKING OVER THE WORLD OF EDM?

The massive success of producers like Afrojack, Sidney Samson, Tiesto and Fedde le Grand sure make it seem so.

And, to us, Afrojack — legally known as Nick van de Wall — is on top of them all.

“I’ve never played in Indianapolis,” the plantinum-selling artist wrote to us, en route to Europe one day this week. “So I’m excited to be there and see all of the fans who come out to the Snake Pit. As most people know by now, I love fast cars, so heading to Indy 500 is exciting not only to perform there, but to see the race.”

Afrojack doesn’t just love fast cars — he’s a collector of the fastest around. He recently added a Ferrari 458 to his collection (unfortunately, he wrecked the pretty machine just 45 minutes after getting the keys).

His vast car collection and worldwide recognition is all due to his meteoric rise in the EDM community and breakthrough Top 40 hits with David Guetta, Beyonce and Pitbull in the last two years.

“The collaborations with hip-hop art-

ists are really taking off,” said Afrojack.

“And I think as more mainstream musicians start collaborating, EDM will be everywhere.”

If EDM is everywhere, Afrojack will be everywhere too. When we spoke, the producer was flying back to his native Holland, but he’s spent the last few years skipping all over the globe.

“The craziest fans are definitely in Australia, USA and Mexico,” said Afrojack. “Though EDM is also gigantic in Europe, it’s been there so long that people are used to it a little. Even your peanut butter sandwich gets served with EDM sauce [in Europe].”

His travels have acquainted him with top producers across the globe, including Diplo and David Guetta, but he’s got a soft spot for Steve Aoki, with whom he’s currently collaborating as “Afroki.” We inquired when the next time we could see the pair onstage together might be: “Who knows!” said Afrojack. “I guess you’ll have to come to all of the shows and find out! Aoki an and I have a lot of fun an together, so it’s been to ccool working on music ttogether and bringing to back something fun for b tthe fan.”

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DIPLO (LEGAL NAME: THOMAS WESLEY PENTZ] IS A STAR MAKER

He’s a renaissance man. He’s a label mogul. He’s … named himself after a dinosaur.

Born in the Deep South and raised in various cities sprinkled across it, a young Diplo internalized the tropical sounds that bleed across US borders. After breaking into the scene by throwing massive parties while at Temple University in Philly, he set up a studio/creative space that allowed him room to explore his variety of musical interests — and that diversity became his calling card.

Diplo’s musical influences can’t be measured. Early collaborator M.I.A. — with whom Diplo recorded Grammynominated “Paper Planes,” among a large collection of other tracks — says their music both has a “homelessness” to it, a smattering of worldly influences all pieced together into a irrepressibly catchy style.

He’s worked with other multiculturally influenced artists like Santigold and Elephant Man. But ground zero of Diplo’s multiplicitous syle is his first major collaboration, Major Lazer. Diplo and English producer Switch headed to Jamaica to record an album’s worth of music featuring a Jamaican artist on every track. The collection of bangers sent a jolt of electricity from the Caribbean straight

to the clubs in New York City, and everywhere in between.

After his mid-2000s breakthrough with M.I.A., Diplo’s grabbed time with Beyonce (“Run the World (Girls)”), Snoop Dogg — who credits a trip to Jamaica for his reincarnation and rebirth as Snoop Lion — No Doubt and Usher. He’s also collected a host of genre-defying artists on his own imprint, Mad Decent.

Diplo shines a light on what’s happening inside clubs in pockets around the world, picking out little-known genres and exposing a legion of music lovers to new styles. He celebrates what is different, unexpected, unique about the world of music and highlights what’s the same: our eternal quest for a good beat.

His latest release as Major Lazer (which now includes Jillionaire and Walshy Fire, who both hail from the Caribbean) is a new set of songs called Free the Universe on Mad Decent. He’ll be touring into the summer.

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der if there’s a way to integrate the sounds of the cars into your set somehow.

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JONES: I don’t know, but I know that the cars won’t be going. I’ll be playing 8:30 – 10 a.m. It’s probably going to be the earliest show I’ve ever played in my life. Not like, “Hey, you’re playing at 6 a.m. as the closing slot for an event.” Nope, I’m playing the third slot of an event that opens at 5 a.m.

It’s going to be so early, but so much fun.

It’s going to be very interesting. I hope that people are still standing by my set.

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SPINNING IN THE SNAKE PIT UNTIL THE LAST LAP “We wanted to support the local and up-and-coming DJs as well, but it’s hard sometimes because there are many DJs in Indy, and I happen to like most of them on a personal level!” said Gunter.

She settled on three locals to help open and close festivities at the Pit. And, like Topher, these slots might be the earliest Buck Rodgers and Gabby Love have ever played. The Dub Knight will close out the day, for the sun-addled, boozy crowd.

DJ BUCK RODGERS 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Fresh off a win at the Indy qualifications for the Red Bull Thre3style comps and a second place win in the Chicago regionals, 2013 seems like it might be the year for DJ Buck Rodgers. He holds residencies at Blu Lounge on South Meridian and in Bloomington at Dunnkirk and is planning on releasing an EP later this summer.

DJ GABBY LOVE 7 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.

Gabby Love takes after her grandmother, who was an international music sensation on violin and on piano. But her talent’s on the stacks; she’s often seen at clubs like Social, Sensu and RA. THE DUB KNIGHT 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Jake Marsh, better known as The Dub Knight — as in, a bass version of Batman — is on a mission to kill Top 40 music in the clubs. He’s a bass devotee with spots in clubs all over and festival appearances piling up. In the past year, he’s opened for Krewella and Flux Pavilion, with more high-profile gigs to come.

SNAKE PIT Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th St. Sunday, May 26 FREE with wristband and race day ticket 7 a.m., all-ages Log on to Nuvo.net to find out how to snag a wristband.

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NUVO: The race brings out all kinds of people — many of whom wouldn’t know what EDM stood for, let alone what it sounds like. What’s the most successful way you’ve found to explain the kind of music that you make to someone who has no clue?

LUCKY FOR US, TOPHER JONES HAS STAYED REALLY CLOSE TO HOME

The Zionsville High School grad and DePaw University student packed up his crates of records and set of turntables and went up to Chicago a few years ago, where he settled into the house scene and started producing monster hits like “Brohammer” and “Lost It All.” His melodic big room house has long, energetic build-ups and dashes of dirty, dirty bass.

After inking a major deal with Ultra Records, Jones set off releasing a set of singles that have kept Chicago clubs on fire. But Jones is planning to release a set of more cinematic songs in the very near future that could keep be even better than his monster club jams. We caught up with him over the phone last week to talk about his memories of Indy.

NUVO: You’re an Indy native – what does it mean for you to come back and play one of the city’s most celebrated events?

JONES: You know, it’s pretty cool. I think what makes it really special is that I’ve actually never been to the race on Race Day. I’ve been to a bunch of the practice days — Carb Day, all that stuff. But I’ve never been to the actual race. For someone who grew up 30 minutes from there, having the first time I get to experience the race when I’m playing a show there is really unique and special to me.

NUVO: The Snake Pit is all about having one, big insane party. It starts … pretty early.

JONES: I saw that the gates open at 5:30 a.m., and I was thinking to myself, “Who in their right state of mind wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to start this party?” But there’s no other town that could do it besides Indianapolis during the 500.

NUVO: I read in a previous interview that you received your first set of turntables when you were 14. Do you remember

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where you got those and where you shopped for records in the city?

JONES: My first pair of turntables, I ordered them online. I asked for them as a joint Christmas and birthday present, and then I would buy records at a record store called Evolving Records that was down in Beech Grove. I would go down there all the time and buy records there. LUNA Music, Muzique Boutique, those were the places where I would also go and buy records. As the Internet became a bigger and bigger deal, it was easier to find stuff online if I couldn’t find the records in Indianapolis.

It was fun, driving 45 minutes down to Beech Grove, spending three hours searching through records. I miss those days.

NUVO: You come back to Indianapolis often to perform; what DJs and producers in town are some of your favorites?

JONES: You know, I haven’t kept up too much with who the up and comers in Indianapolis are, but I do know that Slater Hogan and John Larner are just doing a great job of getting the talent into the city and keeping things going.

[Keepin’ It] Deep Thursdays at Blu Lounge and all of the other stuff they’re involved in as well — it’s so important to have people like them who have knowledge and experience and credibility keeping things going in the city. They’ve done a great job of giving dance music a voice in Indianapolis and I don’t think they get enough credit for what they’ve done. Any show that happens in Indianapolis, I think is due to what they’ve done, and their efforts and credibility in the industry.

NUVO: I’m sitting inside looking out of the window talking to you, and there’s someone using a leaf blower just outside and it’s so loud — not unlike the cars at the track. I won-

JONES: I think the way I explain it is this: It’s dance music, so you get people to dance. It’s made for nightclubs. Then they ask, “What instruments do you play?

How does the music come about?” And I tell them, I’m conducting an orchestra when I write a song, where I’m writing all of the musical pieces for each individual instrument, and then I also get to make the sounds of each instrument. So, I’m like an orchestra conductor when I write the songs, and then I get to play them out live.

So that’s the best way to explain to people, if they don’t understand synthesizers, computers, how all that works.

But you can say, think of an orchestra and think of all the different instruments and how each section has a different part, a different melody to play. [So], instead of having violins and clarinets, I make a sound that’s appropriate for what I’m looking for in that melody. I’ve used that to explain what I do to my 80-year-old grandma, and she’s kind of picked up on it. So I think, well, if I can explain it to her, I can explain it to anybody.

NUVO: The way you describe the process of producing as an orchestra reminds me of another interview that you recently did about having unreleased music that’s more like M83, Sigur Ros — these orchestral, grand soundscapes. Have you thought any more about releasing that?

JONES: With where I’m at with my record deal with Ultra, we have two more singles and then either I’ll do an album with them or we go our separate ways. We’re not sure [yet] what’s going to be the best for both parties, so if the album comes about, they’ll definitely be on the album. 100 percent. It’s stuff that’s meant for an album and I think that it’s some of my favorite music that I’ve ever written.

But, being a DJ and a dance music producer, people are expecting stuff that they can play in clubs and at shows, so if I was to release those as a single, people wouldn’t really know what to do with them. They’d say, well, that’s really pretty and cool, but I’m not really sure what I can do with this as a DJ. But it will be really great stuff for an album and hopefully the right time will come when we can put these out. I can’t wait to share them with the world because I think it’s some of my favorite stuff I’ve ever done.

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eigning Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti wants to hold up four fingers in Victory Circle on May 26.

“I’m being greedy,” he confesses. “In this job, you always want more. But I think when you stop wanting that next championship, that next race win, that next Indy 500 – when you stop having that desire, it’s time to go home.”

At 39, he realizes he’s close to the end of his IndyCar career, but the three-time winner at Indy and four-time series champion isn’t done with the record book yet. “I’d love to win a bunch more races; I’d love to win another Indy.”

Motivational therapy It isn’t going to be easy. Two DNFs (did not finish) in four races dropped him to 13th in the 2013 Indy Car standings.

Last year began in similar fashion, but May delivered victory when it counted most. “We definitely were not where we wanted to be to start with. Scott [Dixon} and I qualified 15th and 16th.”

Known as a technical driver who spends a great deal of time working on setup, Franchitti prefers to have the car do as much of the work as possible. “The more you can get the car to your liking, the faster you’re going to go.”

Getting the car to his liking was difficult last year, despite extensive testing with the new Dallara DW-12. He laughes at suspicions of sandbagging. “You could see by my sleeping two hours a night how much sandbagging was going on! I was trying to figure out myself what the hell was going on.”

Franchitti would like to skip last year’s struggles and go straight to Victory Circle. With the highly successful Target Chip Ganassi Racing team behind him, it’s possible.

“Everyone knows his job; it’s a well-oiled machine,” he says.

“Chip and all the team have high expectations,” Franchitti

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states – not for results, but for effort. It’s a twoway street. “I expect the same from the team.”

Of course, he laughs, there’s “nothing like winning races to build a team. Results help build morale.” But it goes deeper than that, and he knows it. “When the guys see you do as much as they do – when you work hard, it creates a team environment.”

Learning his craft Franchitti is his own biggest critic, ahead of only his engineer, Chris Simmons, he claims.

Together since 2009, the two have pushed each other to success.

But Franchitti needs no outside push; his motivation comes from within and he continually absorbs valuable lessons, even during a year in NASCAR. New skills he acquired for stock cars are now applied to Indy cars. He learned to race the car he was given. “I used to like a car [set up] very specifically. If it wasn’t this way, I would struggle. Since I’ve been back, I learned to deal with more issues.”

When he’s not in a car, the genial driver, whose “Sunday” name is George Dario Marino Franchitti, supports several charities for animals and children, including St. Jude, to which he and the team donated winnings after the young son of his crew chief, Barry Wanzer, succumbed to cancer. “Our racing family is very supportive of each other. We put our lives into it.” In fact, he says one of the “coolest things” about winning is sharing it with his team, family and friends.

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ince 1997 Mark One Composites, Inc. has been a destination for teams in need of carbon fiber work, drivers in search of energy-absorbing custom-molded seats and race team members eager for a pick-up game of basketball after work. But now a unique attraction lures racers to the Park 100 business.

The Cruden Hexatech 6-DOF simulator allows drivers to learn new tracks in a realistic format, explains Jeff Mowins, owner and president of Mark One. For example, he says, Takuma Sato used it to learn Watkins Glen.

As it teaches, it also hones skills. Elongated hydraulic shocks, part of the “six degrees of freedom” electromechanical motion system that mimics the forces a driver feels in the cockpit, elevate the cockpit within sight of three 42-inch screens that project an accurate and realistic image of the selected race track, thanks to the integration of hardware and Cruden’s own in-house customizable Racer Pro software. Racing pedals, a formula-style steering wheel with paddle shifters and seat belts that replicate the tension exerted on a driver add to the proper “feel.”

Car and driver Beyond driver familiarization, the Cruden simulator can be used for car optimization. Drivers can get a feel for changes in car settings.

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include chassis, wheelbase/track, tires, suspension, drive train (engine, gearbox, differentials and drive shafts), aero loading, aero draft, steering, brakes and driver aids such as traction control and ABS. Using the simulator as a set-up tool saves time during testing, which has become particularly important in a series that limits on-track testing. “There are no testing limits for the simulator,” Mowins states. Replacing on-track testing with simulator sessions saves time and money; there are no travel expenses or fuel and tires to buy – nor are there weather restrictions.

One of Mowins’ ideas is to create a simulator center like the ones at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the world’s largest indoor theme park, I-WAY in France and Vortex Racing in Canada so drivers can compete against each other in real time.

While Dumbreck considers the racing simulator “the big news in motorsport since 2009,” Mowins believes it also incorporates an element often overlooked in today’s racing: fun.

One of a kind There are few professional racing simulators – and only one in Indianapolis.

“The technology is widely adopted in F1 and throughout Europe,” says Claire Dumbrek, director for Propel Technology Ltd., a marketing agency representing Cruden, “but in the U.S., it’s still new.” Keen to breach this market, Cruden knew that if it was serious about penetrating the U.S. market, it must be in Indianapolis because the teams most likely to adopt this technology are in IndyCar. Dumbreck says Mark One was the logical choice because “Jeff is well-connected with the teams.”

An average of two drivers a week practice in the simulator at Mark One. Mowins would like to see a few engineers in it so they can feel the effect of changes to the car. He has also proposed that aspiring Indy Lights drivers be allowed to log hours less expensively on the simulator in order to earn their licenses. “The business is changing,” he says.

“You have to think outside the box.”

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ndyCar’s 2012 Rookie of the Year Simon Pagenaud is a perfectionist. “There are a lot of areas to improve,” he reflects. “The first one is qualifying. To be on pole, I’m going have to put my tricks all together over one lap! It’s my job to work on that and help the team prepare the car for that lap that’s going to count. I can also improve my fuel consumption, my pit stop and car position in the pit, my race car on ovals and [my] feedback to the team.”

After a partial 2011 season in which he had little time to get accustomed to the teams and the car, Pagenaud gained confidence at Schmidt Peterson Motorsports last year. The continuity of working with the same team and the addition of French teammate Firestone Indy Lights champion Tristan Vautier gives a further boost. “We can now focus on details, and improve ourselves in a defining manner,” Pagenaud says. Working closely with engineers Ben Bretzman and Nick Snyder, team manager Rob Edwards and strategist Robert Gue, he says, “I enjoy the technical aspect of racing.”

Last year, he was “a little nervous” about the ovals.

“I realized there was a lot more to it than you can see from the outside. It’s an art that requires a lot of work and understanding of the tactics, how the car is handling throughout a stint, and how the track is evolving, placement in traffic, understanding dirty air.” It was at Iowa Speedway where he grasped what oval racing was about. “It took me a good 30 minutes to get my

MOTORSPORTS AND MONEY About 400,000 people are expected to visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to watch the Indy 500 this year; nearly 7 million people worldwide will tune in to watch the race. All together, the Indy Chamber estimated that the Speedway’s racing events bring more than $510 million to Indiana’s economy each year. In addition, more than 500 motorsports companies are based in the state, employing more than 10,000 people.

Local educators are also plugged into the racing scene: seven institutions of higher learning offer head around it and then suddenly we were rocketing from last to the front.”

He hopes to do the same in this year’s Indianapolis 500. “I hope I’ll get to taste the milk before I get too old,” says Pagenaud. “I have been dreaming about IndyCar my whole career.”

The 28-year-old driver, who came up through the ranks in Europe prior to capturing the Champ Car Atlantic Championship in 2006, is intensely focused.

“Every morning I wake up thinking, ‘today I have got to push more’ and ‘how can I do a better job than yesterday?’ I want to be the best. It’s my inner motivation and what keeps me working every day.” Tied for 10th in the points, Pagenaud is positioned for a competitive May.

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ill Skaggs, the managing director and founding member of local improv troupe IndyProv, attributes his group’s longevity to its ever-changing lineup, which performs shows weekly, if not more often. “There’s always new blood, and that rejuvenates everyone, changes the dynamic of the group,” he says.

The troupe will celebrate its 10th anniversary Thursday with a show at one of its many stomping grounds, Talbott Street, featuring reality TV drag queen Pandora Boxx, who rose to fame on RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag U. With 30 members and 200 different improvisational games to work with, no two IndyProv shows are the same. As member David Bahr puts it: “When I’m explaining it to people, I always start off with, ‘Have you ever seen that Drew Carey show?’” (“The Price is Right?” interjects member Rob Miller.) “Ha. Whose Line Is It Anyway?, which is well-known enough that most people know what improv is these days.”

“We’re all comedy nerds,” explains Skaggs. “We’re like Trekkies saying ‘Oh my God, did you see SNL last night? Part of the bigger picture is to make this a comedy community. There wasn’t much of a scene in town 10 years ago. Now, we’re a nonprofit and we do work with a lot of different organizations, give classes, do corporate training and we perform all over the Midwest.”

“He’s constantly thinking of ways to get Indyprov in front of people,” adds member Shannon Samson of Skaggs. “He’d have us perform on a street corner if he thought three people would walk by! And he’s actually made us do that.”

The IndyProv crew looks forward to the Pandora Boxx show as a chance to interact in a new way. “Pandora’s sort of a nerd, too, which is why we were drawn to her.

She has a Harry Potter costume, for god’s sake!” Skaggs says. “When most of the RuPaul girls do a show, they go to a bar and lip sync and do three songs and that’s it. Nobody’s ever done something like this.

We’ll be interacting with her and have a special thing planned just for her.”

For her part, Pandora’s life hasn’t quite been the same ever since shooting to fame as one of the show’s most popular performers. “I had done drag for a long time, and it was very fulfilling, but it wasn’t really going anywhere anymore,” she says. “I didn’t feel happy and creative, and I was going to quit. But what I did resonated with

NoExit’s CARNY*BALL A fundraiser for NoExit featuring performances by the company, silent auction, costume competition, DJ Action Jackson, dancing, more dancing and the official 2013-14 season announcement.

White Rabbit Cabaret, May 23, 8 p.m., $20 (after-party $8 from 10:30 p.m.)

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the fans of the show. It’s been an amazing, crazy experience.”

A true modern-day cross-genre entertainer, she’s conquered stage, screen, music, television and several forms of online media. “I’m always looking for new kinds of outlets. Sometimes it’s a little crazy and unrelenting. It’s a little intimidating because I don’t want to let people down. I don’t try and think too much about being a role model, but I get all these amazing emails and messages from adults and kids. If I had grown up seeing a show

like Drag Race, my life would have been different because I could have seen people with experience like me.”

As one of the show’s most popular contestants, voted Miss Congeniality, she’s picked up a good-girl reputation slightly at odds with the cattiness normally associated with reality TV. “I’ve told some of the other girls that are thought of as bitches that they actually have it easier, because you can only go up from there,” she jokes. “If you meet someone and they’re nicer than you think, it’s a bit easier – ‘Oh, god, I thought she’d be a bitch but she was so nice after all!’ Me, I’m nice, but nobody’s nice 100 percent every single day, and I’m a little more quiet and reserved and shy if you meet me in person. Sometimes people might mistake that for being bitchy, but I’d never be bitchy with a fan.”

Her travels have also made her aware of just how much impact those RuPaul-hosted shows have had during a time when gay rights have made huge strides. “You almost feel like the movement has just started because we’ve gained so much ground in the last couple of years, but it’s been a long struggle to get here,” she says. “And I think a show like Drag Race is a big help. It shows gay life, that we’re drag queens but we’re also boys who have lives outside of it.”

She says she follows in the footsteps of a long line of glamorous and sometimes bawdy entertainers: “All my icons are women comedians. Carol Burnett was at the top of my list, along with people like Goldie Hawn, Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler. It’s an endless stream of amazing actresses and comedians. I was always drawn to comedy. I think it comes from realizing if I made people laugh, they’d accept me more. Once you get that first laugh, it’s in your blood. It’s like a drug. You’re hooked.”

e The ICO’s new home base, Butler’s Schrott Center, offers more bloom and slightly more resonance than its former home; moreover, the larger stage affords more breathing room. Saturday’s program was highlighted by guest pianist Dudana Mazmanishvili, who delivered a splendid account of Mozart’s last piano concerto. Her fingerwork, phrasing, tempos and the nuances she added to them were as good as I’ve heard for this autumnal work. The program opened with Villa-Lobos’s Bachianas Brisilieras No. 9, which showed the ICO strings at their best, and closed with an exemplary performance of Copland’s Appalachian Spring. —Tom Aldridge Schrott Center for the Arts, May 18 Ute Lemper w The Berlin-raised Lemper can knock out a Brecht/Weill-style songspiel with the best of em, but her style owes as much to jazz, as evidenced by growling blue notes and brilliant scat solos (nobody plays the mouth MARK SHELDON trumpet like Lemper). A convincing actress with a versatile voice gruff and pretty at turns, Lemper did a nice job translating parts of given songs, while performing enough in the original language to satisfy adventurous listeners. A nifty, spirited medley drawing on both Brecht/Weill and Kander/Ebb closed the show; a heartbreaking “Ne Me Quitte Pas” provided the encore. —Scott Shoger The Cabaret at the Columbia Club, May 16 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra e A program featuring eight works is unusual enough, but when those selections are (almost) all for strings and led by the concertmaster instead of a conductor, we have the makings of a unique concert (two years in planning). The program’s highlight had de Pue soloing and leading his strings in Vitali’s Chaconne in G Minor, as orchestrated by Respighi. The Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence finale was disappointing (hardly the composer’s best work), but de Pue and his string players the hearty applause; their careful preparation was evident throughout the program. —Tom Aldridge Hilbert Circle Theatre, May 16

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OPENING Epic A 3-D computer animated film by the director of Ice Age and Robots, voiced by Colin Farrell, Beyonce Knowles, Christoph Waltz, Aziz Ansari and Pitbull.

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Fast & Furious 6 Dwayne Johnson makes Vin Diesel an offer that proves quite appealing — to clear Vin’s criminal record if he does one last job — in the latest installment of the crowd pleasing action series.

The Hangover Part III Reportedly the final film in the comedy series, with Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong reprising their roles.

CONTINUING Mud e A coming-of-age story with a suspense tale woven in, along with bits of mysticism and an ominous feel that builds slow and steady. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols, who proved himself a master of ominous movies with 2011’s excellent Take Shelter. His screenplay has a couple of bumps, but is structurally sound. His movie celebrates the physicality of river life while offering well-drawn characters deftly-portrayed by a strong cast, including a frequently shirtless Matthew McConaughey.

Iron Man Three t Robert Downey Jr. makes Iron Man Three. His Tony Stark is funny, caustic and seriously traumatized by life as a superhero. His personal journey is interesting and rewarding. The rest of the movie is a mess, with an overwritten, underwhelming story featuring two notably un-super villains.

When Downey interacts with those close to him, the movie works. The rest of the action epic is just noise and computer-animated clutter. In wide release. (PG-13) The Company You Keep t An investigative drama involving a group of Weather Underground members and sympathizers being pursued in contemporary times over the killing of a security guard back in their activist days. Like most Robert Redford-directed films, it is reserved in tone, even during heated moments. The movie starts off strong, but becomes predictable and contrived towards the end. It works better as a showcase for an impressive group of older actors, including Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie, Nick Nolte and Chris Cooper.

The Great Gatsby u Director Baz Luhrmann’s take on Gatsby is filmed in Annoy-a-Vision, an everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach where the filmmaker ladles excess on glitz on clutter on razzmatazz. The story is set in the 1920s but the music is contemporary. Leonardo DiCaprio does what he can with the title role, and Tobey Maguire only exhibits his infuriating smirk once or twice. Neither actor should be judged too harshly; how hard it must have been to establish depth of character in Luhrmann’s wading pool of an adaptation.

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POILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from the movie. For instance, the villain is Khan. You know how everyone connected with Star Trek Into Darkness has spent the last few months saying that the villain of the film would not be genetically-engineered superman Khan Noonien Singh? They were lying. Mind you, the film’s version of Khan isn’t faintly like the version created by Ricardo Montalban in the Star Trek TV episode “Space Seed” and more memorably in the ripping good movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . But they use the name.

In Wrath, Montalban’s Khan became one of cinema’s great villains. Decked out into well-styled long hair and Road Warrioresque clothing with the front cut way down low so you could see his massive, bulging pecs, Khan taunted and seethed and raged.

He took William Shatner’s famed hamminess and dared to up the ante.

Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) plays Khan in the 2013 version, only for the first hour he pretends to be Commander John Harrison, a Starfleet officer gone rogue.

Cumberbatch is very skilled at talking in menacing tones and screaming. He serves as a perfectly fine bad guy, so why slap the burden of the Khan name and legacy on him?

Because director J.J. Abrams (Lost) and his writers (Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and

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Damon Lindelof) continue to treat their version of the series as a smorgasbord, that’s why. In their first reboot they wrote in an alternate time line twist that allows them to pick and choose bits of Star Trek characters and storylines and then twist them however they see fit. Fair enough and some of it works, but some decisions are simply puzzling.

Before I continue, I should mention that I thought Star Trek Into Darkness was mostly fun as I watched it. It was later that creative decisions started nagging at me.

Back to the puzzling part. Abrams and company seem to think that Trek fans will be delighted to encounter so many references from the TV series and previous movies scattered about with new timeline twists. Not in the case of Khan. Evoking the original character and giving us the new all-grim-and-‘roid-rage version is like popping in a Van Halen disc expecting David Lee Roth and getting Sammy Hagar instead.

And once new Khan’s identity is revealed, his storyline goes from dumb to dumber.

As for the Enterprise crew, not much has changed since the last movie. James Kirk (Chris Pine) remains an intergalactic cocksman prone to acting without thinking and justifying his actions afterwards (the film opens with Kirk and company saving some nice aliens with painted faces by ignoring the Prime Directive and foisting a new

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spaceship-based belief system on them).

Spock (Zachary Quinto) squabbles with his girlfriend Uhuru (Zoe Saldana) in front of others, which seems inappropriate for both his Vulcan and human sides. He gets to yell “Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!” this time and does it with vigor.

As with the original series and the movies, Bones (Karl Urban) gets surly, Scotty (Simon Pegg) gets exasperated and Sulu (John Cho) gets nothing, while Chekov (Anton Yelchin) seems more whiny than usual.

Oh, did I mention that Bones cures death?

Yeah, there’s a noble sacrifice as in Wrath of Khan (with a kicky twist, natch), but it’s quickly undone, because the doctor’s experiments with Tribbles and geneticallyenhanced superman blood results in a shot that cures death. So Starfleet’s got that going for them. Wonder what humanity will do with this serum, which could CHANGE LIFE AS WE KNOW IT ON A FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL? My guess is they’ll never mention it again.

Star Trek Into Darkness is fun and full of action. Just don’t think. And pretend it’s not Khan.

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eeping true to the Star Wars campingout-all-night, fanboy spirit, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, a traveling exhibition that combines film memorabilia with hard science, makes its grand opening this week at the Indiana State Museum with a midnight showing beginning at 11:59 p.m. May 24. It’ll then run through Labor Day on regular museum hours. The show combines props and costumes from all six films with exhibits demonstrating the real-world applications of some of the film’s design concepts, including robotics, lasers and space travel.

Speaking as a member of the generation for whom the release of Star Wars was the defining cultural event of our lifetimes, it would’ve been a little hard to imagine that the way-cool, explodo-filled space opera that filled screens and broke our parents’ bank accounts might actually be taken seriously someday. And now here we are in a world where the White House cracks Death Star jokes on occasion. It turns out that for every kid who stared in open-mouthed awe the first time the Millennium Falcon made the jump to lightspeed and promptly went looking for the toy, there was another who was thinking “I bet I can make that happen …”

“A lot of scientists remember Star Wars and what a great influence it was, getting them interested for the first time,” Traci Cromwell, manager of the exhbition, says.

“We’re going to be able to show real-world artifacts and lots of cool and exciting things that are going on in places like medical research, travel and Antarctic expeditions.

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mon thing. A lot of these technologies are being used today and people don’t even think about how it’s out there.”

For an additional $5, the exhibition includes a full-sized cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. “Four people at a time can sit and watch through the windshield for a journey through space narrated by C-3P0 and R2-D2,” Cromwell says. “We have models of all the ships in the series that were used in actual filmmaking, from an X-Wing to two versions of the Millennium Falcon: one that can fit in the palm of your hand and one that’s several feet wide.”

She says the entire exhibition is focused on being as interactive and up-close as possible. “You can be right next to costumes the movie actors wore, and be next to something that was part of the whole raw experience of this series,” Cromwell says. “We expect it will take people about an hour and a half to make it through the whole exhibit.

There’s lots of hands-on interaction for both parents and kids. You can build a robot, ride the equivalent of a landspeeder and do all kinds of cool things. I think people will remember it for a long, long time.”

The entire summer will feature exhibitionrelated events, including three lectures from Rose-Hulman professors about the influence of Star Wars on their own careers and fields, baseball night at Indians field, and monthly fan days in June, July and August.

The exhibit calls the Museum of Science in Boston its permanent home; once it leaves Indianapolis, it moves to California and than it’s back home to Boston. “When it’s done, that might be your last chance to see it in the Midwest,’ Cromwell says.

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n the years prior to Prohibition, the Home Brewing Company, located in downtown Fountain Square, ran an annual peak capacity of 60,000 barrels. About a century later, Indiana City Brewing is set to open in Home Brewing’s original bottling house.

“We found the building completely by chance,” says Indiana City founding owner and brewer Ray Kamstra. “The aesthetics of the building and its location were what first piqued my interest and once I learned of its history, I knew it was meant to be. We are honored to build our brewery in this building with such rich beer history.”

With his wife Leslie as co-founder, Kamstra began planning Indiana City over two years ago. “During that time I worked on perfecting several of my best recipes, developed business plans and built relationships with professionals in the brewing industry,” says Kamstra.

“My inspiration for Indiana City came from homebrewing, visiting microbreweries across the country and meeting brewers who have a real passion for well-crafted beer.”

Kamstra launched Indiana City with a successful Kickstarter campaign, exceeding his $30,000 goal with contributors generating $35,191 in 29 days. He also connected with other local and national initiatives supporting craft brewing development through funding and networking. And he worked to get the word out on the grassroots level, bringing growlers to share at Tomlinson Tap Room during the National Beer Bloggers conference last year and continuing to make his brews available at festivals and other events for philanthropic causes. Wherever he showed up, his invitation was to follow his brewery’s progress on Twitter (@IndianaCityBeer) and Facebook (facebook.com/IndianaCityBeer).

Kamstra’s twin interest in the arts led him to plan for the Indiana City Brewing to be “an outlet for local artists to display their work, perform, collaborate and expand local creative expression. The visual arts will be woven into every beer we brew. We understand the important role of visual arts in the craft beer experience. When you smell and taste a beer you’re experiencing the artistry of the

BY HOWARD HEWITT

If the same old Chardonnay, Riesling, or Pinot Grigio is getting you down, try something different.

Italian Vermentino, Argentina’s Torontos and Spain’s Macabeo are great whites with different flavor profiles. Grenache Blanc is the fourth-most planted white wine grape in France and becoming more popular each year as a single varietal wine. It’s often used in traditional Rhone and Southern France blends. It’s also a great alternative to the usual suspects.

Tablas Creek, Paso Robles, has championed Rhone whites for years. Oregon’s Joe Dobbes has become a huge fan and terrific producer more recently. “I was making a Rhone blend for one of my Southern Oregon customers,” Dobbes explained during a Chicago marketing event. “It was Marsanne, Rousanne, Viognier and Grenache Blanc.

Lo and behold, they had two tons of Grenache Blanc left over and said ‘Hey Joe, do you want it?”

“I want rich full-flavored, varietal fruit in my whites. I started in Germany in in 1985 and those white aromatics really helped formulate me.” The Grenache Blanc is made “with no new barrels, no malolactic fermentation, and no filtration. The wine has great clarity and great richness in the mouth.” Dobbes looked at the landscape and saw Oregon winemakers selling Pinot Noir, most with a Pinot Gris but not many other choices.

“I got tired of having to sell my Dobbes luxury label at a discount and thought we were going in the wrong direction. We decided to hang our hat a bit on Grenache Blanc, a specialty wine for a high-end retailer or restaurant. You’re not going to see this everywhere.”

The wine retails from Dobbes’ tasting room at $26. Besides Dobbes and Tablas Creek, try a Domaine Virgile Joly Grenache Blanc widely available in the Midwest and East Coast. Price points range from midteens to mid-$20 for these dynamic white wines.

Read Howard W. Hewitt’s wine blog at howardhewitt.net.

EVENTS Paella and wine dinner The Jazz Kitchen kicks off a new food/beverage pairing series on Thursday with a paella and wine dinner. The four courses: Meat and cheese board (serrano ham, chorizo, Spanish cheeses) with JK red sangria; Peruvian ceviche with Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc; paella (scallops, mussels, shrimp, etc.) with Marques de Riscal Proximo Tempranillo; and carmel flan with Payana Malbec.

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brewer who made it. The visual aesthetic of the label on the bottle or the tap handle it was poured from affects that experience, too. Done well, we believe visual art heightens that experience and leads to an even greater respect for beer.” Designer Aaron Scamihorn is presently at work on a series of art concepts for the brewery’s year-round brands; his design for Yacht Rock can be seen at indianacitybeer.com.

Indiana City will open as a production brewery hosting a rotating lineup of food trucks during taproom hours, filling growlers for carryout and pouring pints of beer. Currently distribution is limited to craft beer bars, including Red Lion Grog House, Tomlinson Tap Room and Twenty Tap. With assistant brewer Dustin Dahl, Kamstra is offering three flagship brews and six seasonals. Yacht Rock is a lightbodied, crisp, slightly tart and lightly hopped Belgian-style wheat ale. Shadow Boxer is a full-bodied ale with mild

roasted grain aroma, coffee flavor and moderate spicy hop bitterness. Beyond the Pale, a well-balanced ale, offers high hop flavor and citrusy-pine aroma.

Seasonals include Jaw Tap Double IPA, Mimi’s Tabernacle Breakfast Stout, Devil’s Due American Pale Ale, Hoovillain Kolsch-style Ale, Smithy Porter and Cratchit’s Holiday Ale. “Our small-batch, hand-crafted approach celebrates the art and tradition of brewing,” Kamstra explains.

“Starting on the foundation of traditional styles, we take it up a notch with specialty spices, aromatic hops and increased alcohol to create big ales. The name Indiana City is the literal definition of Indianapolis; it highlights a sentiment of mine. I take great pride in Indy’s growing arts scene and beer culture. I want Indiana City to grow in this community as the community grows along with it, one pint at a time.”

Strawberries on the Square This Friday, there will indeed be strawberries (from 11 a.m. until they sell out, served with cake, ice cream, whipped cream and water) on the square in Franklin, and the auxiliary events are worth checking out as well, including Franklin Heritage’s garage sale (from 8 a.m.), a classic car cruise-in (5 p.m.), screenings of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Artcraft Theatre) and live music by Ben Shively and Pet Monkey in the evening.

Downtown Franklin, May 24, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., discoverdowntownfranklin.com Sounds of Summer: Pizza & Wine Mallow Run opens its 2013 summer concert series Saturday with music by Cari Ray and the Loaners, pizza by the slice and complimentary wine tasting in the tasting room (larger quantities available for purchased by the glass or bottle).

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e These City Limits’ For the Rest of This Life... . is an awesome album. I loved the punchiness behind both the lyrics and music. It teetered on a lot of different edges of genres including punk, synth-rock, alternative and a little bit of hardcore. It was essentially an album that spun everything that is good about each of those genres into a really great whole.

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t’s 2008, and Dave Prowse and Brian King are frustrated. After years of attempting to break into the live music scene in Vancouver, the duo’s band Japandroids hadn’t progressed much past their humble, DIY beginnings. They decided to end on a high note: the release of their first full-length Post-Nothing, a few final shows and then a quiet dissolution.

Best laid plans, right? Cue Prowse’s and King’s surprise when Canadian label Unfamiliar Records insisted on signing the group, promoting the album and sending the pair off on an extensive tour. Great reviews came quickly, followed by the interest of Polyvinyl Record Co., the next year. And Japandroids were off.

“I think we’re a good band,” says Prowse one day on the phone. “Obviously. But there are a lot of good bands out there and it’s still kind of a shock to me, knowing how close we came to just getting ready to give up and try something else. Being so close to doing that and all the things we’ve experienced since? It’s daunting.”

They followed the success of PostNothing with a second acclaimed album, Celebration Rock. It was another set of frantic, throwback garage rock filled with cues for raucous singalongs in the crowd.

But now, this band that didn’t expect to see a life past 2008 is faced with an entirely new set of problems: what do you do when you become too successful that it begins to challenge your artist integrity?

“Frankly it’s been shocking how great the reception has been to Celebration Rock,” says Prowse. “I think we were hoping that people would like it, maybe as much as

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Post-Nothing? … The idea that on the next record even more people would find out about our band seemed so surreal. But that’s what happens!”

With great popularity comes great responsibility, or something like that. A recent tour with The Gaslight Anthem through Europe has got Prowse thinking about being vigilant to his fans and material.

“We’re starting to make that jump where we’re playing bigger and bigger venues and that kind of worries me,” says Prowse. “As a music fan, I think there’s a certain kind of size of venue you can play where there’s still a certain amount of intimacy… That’s something we’ve been kind of struggling with –– we’ve been really hesitant to make those kinds of jumps [to bigger venues] because we’re worried about how to handle that and how to preserve what makes our shows good.”

Beyond size of venue, radio play and commercial licensing have become new challenges for the band.

“It’s pretty insane when some car company offers you $100,000 to put 30 seconds of your song into a commercial, or something like that. We have gotten offers like that, a lot of them. And I can understand if I was a bit older, if I had kids, I would probably be thinking about that stuff a lot more.”

“Because people don’t buy records any more, musicians are facing some pretty weird moral conundrums that they might not have had to think about as much 10, 20 years ago.”

Looking back on the music biz of the past is something of a trend for Prowse, who acknowledges the stark, black and white album covers of Celebration Rock and Post-Nothing are a nod to their favorite artists of years past.

“We both love the aesthetic of the late ‘70s, early ‘80s punk, post-punk. It’s very simple,” says Prowse. “You know, Springsteen had that kind of aesthetic as well. It’s a photo of him, or a photo of him with a member of the E Street Band.

[It says] this is the guy who’s making these records. It’s not trying to be anything superfluous; there’s not some weird abstract painting on the cover.”

Expect the third album from Japandroids to employ that same, stripped-down style.

But not any time soon –– expectations are high for installment number three from Japandroids, but, for their part, King and Prowse aren’t even thinking about writing their third full-length right now.

“It’s really hard for us to be in the writing mode when we’re in the touring mode,” says Prowse.

Like those album covers, the writing and touring divide is pretty black and white.

“September, October is the first time we’ll be able to sit down and give some thought to [writing]. We’ll disappear for a while, and when we come back, hopefully we’ll have a record.”

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There was a lot of drive behind most of the songs onFor the Rest of This Life... and the ones that had that fast pace were the best ones on the album: “Chase the Reaper,” “A One Night Stand-Down,” “Idle Action.”

I’m not counting out the slower songs either; those were fantastic as well.

I liked the fact each had a specific message that resonated well; topics like the end of the world (“These Days,” “Recall the Alarm”), temptation (“One Night Stand-Down”), activism and the ridiculousness behind some of it (“The Radical”) and alcoholism (“A World Apart,” “Two Sides of Recovery”).

There’s a dramatic flair to the vocals and screams on this album that was one of the reasons this album sets itself apart from others I’ve hear recently. It sounds as if vocalist and lyricist Randy Vanderbilt is tearing himself open on every single song and painting this big picture with his heart and soul as the paint.

I can’t pick my favorite song off of For the Rest of This Life... ; it’s too hard. It’s one of those albums that you won’t be able to take out of your car stereo for about a month and a half. It’s just too good to only listen to once or twice.

Fans of early Fall Out Boy, early Panic! At the Disco, Amuse, Automatic Eye, Destine, Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.), The Everyday Losers, Louna, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Simple Plan, take note.

This album is for you.

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ast week The Guardian ran a thoughtful editorial about the New Orleans Mother’s Day parade shooting. Writer David Dennis questioned why the incident had not been accorded status as a “national tragedy” in the way similar acts of violence in Boston, Newtown and Aurora have. It was a brief, alarming analysis of the role race and class play in determining what mainstream America deems as culturally important and newsworthy.

It’s a paradigm one can see at work in the Indianapolis music community –– where the contributions of our city’s legendary African-American musicians never seem to receive a level of recognition on par with their historic achievements.

I could fill this column every week with profiles of brilliant Indianapolis musicians who’ve gained worldwide recognition, yet remain virtually unknown in their hometown, both a testament to our city’s extraordinary musical heritage and our deep cultural neglect.

Chief among these under-appreciated musical giants is the Indianapolis-born singer, songwriter and bandleader Noble Sissle. An important figure in the early days of jazz, Sissle’s accomplishments transcended music impacting civil rights and and American pop culture.

Born in 1889 Sissle was a graduate of Shortridge High School and briefly attended both DePauw and Butler before turning his attention to music full time. Lured away from academics by a job offer from Indy’s Severin Hotel, Sissle was hired to lead an orchestra for the Severin’s ballroom –– a facility that catered exclusively to white patrons. It was the first of many occasions where Sissle and his music crossed Jim Crow-era segregation lines.

Sissle’s prodigious talents quickly pulled him out of Indianapolis, leading him to join forces with James Reese Europe, leader of the premier African-American orchestra of the era.

In 1913 Sissle took part in a historic recording session with Europe’s Society Orchestra.

These landmark sessions resulted in the first recordings made by an all–black band. Some jazz scholars have also credited these releases as the first jazz recordings ever issued.

As the United States entered World War I, Sissle enlisted in Europe’s military band.

The acclaimed group was acknowledged for introducing jazz to the European continent.

“The jazz germ hit France and it spread everywhere,” Sissle later said. When the war ended Sissle returned to the U.S., forming a vaudeville act with pianist Eubie Blake. The duo’s decision in 1921 to transform that act into a musical revue developed into the artistic highpoint of both musician’s careers.

The result was Shuffle Along, the first Broadway musical written, starring and financed

by African-Americans. Shuffle Along was a smash hit, representing a milestone in African-American entrepreneurship comparable to the formation of Motown Records nearly forty years later.

The success of Shuffle Along launched the careers of several cast members, including Josephine Baker and Paul Robeson. It also helped to open the doors of mainstream acceptance for many other African-American performers.

Sissle and Blake’s score produced several period hits, but today Shuffle Along is primarily remembered for one number:

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“I’m Just Wild About Harry.” The song permanently etched its place in history when it was selected as the campaign theme for Harry Truman in the 1948 presidential elections.

Sissle and Blake produced several more Broadway reviews, but nothing came close to matching the success of Shuffle Along and the duo parted ways.

Sissle relaunched his career as a bandleader, touring extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Sissle’s Broadway success endeared him to white audiences and he tailored his music to their interests. With a repertoire leaning heavily toward vaudeville-styled songs, Sissle and band were the first black orchestra booked in many American dancehalls.

Always demonstrating a keen eye for talent, Sissle’s band featured many notable jazz sidemen –– from Buster Bailey to Tommy Ladnier.

The group also provided a start for a few future superstars. A teenage Lena Horne made her recording debut with Sissle in 1935 and a young Charlie Parker spent several months touring with the band in 1942.

But the legacy of Sissle’s band was defined by an ongoing association with master New Orleans jazz musician Sidney Bechet. The Sissle and Bechet collaboration produced a handful of classic jazz recordings, like the crazed 1938 ode to marijuana “Viper Mad” or the frenzied surrealism of the 1937’s “Characteristic Blues.”

As the big band era arrived, Sissle’s brand of hot jazz and vaudeville became passé. But his contributions to American culture continued.

Sissle played for the inauguration of President Eisenhower in 1953, served as the President of the Negro Actors Guild and received an honorary title “Mayor of Harlem.”

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The area between Georgetown Road and 16th St. explodes during Race Day weekend, getting especially rowdy Saturday night before the race.

There’s a plethora of watering holes to wet your whistle and place your bets on finish line contenders, but a few of our favorites are Winners Circle Lounge (4880 Crawfordsville Road); Starting Line Lounge (6331 Crawfordsville Road); Finish Line (2618 W. 16th St); and Checkered Flag (5725 W. Morris St.). But head west down 16th St. and you’ll be sure to stumble into your new favorite Race Day weekend destination.

9 Left Dead and Ghost in the Machine, Deluxe at Old National Centre, all-ages Mike Hackett Album Release Party, Jazz Kitchen, 21+ Don Williams, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, all-ages Living Proof, Champps, 21+ Raw McCartney, Secret Colours, Thee Open Sex, Melody Inn, 21+ Rumpke Mountain Boys, The Mousetrap, 21+ Jai Baker, Jason Squier, Tim Roof, 21+

THURSDAY ROCK Team Spirit with S.M. Wolf Lead vocal and guitarist, Ayad Al Adhamy, fell back in love with his once-discarded guitar to birth his most recent musical venture: Team Spirit. Bringing the band together with a shred-metal guitarist, a country-loving bassist and thumping drummer, this team creates a truly unique sound. Motown basslines, duelling guitars, 90s sing-along leads and glam beats encourage a rockin’ dance atmosphere sure to get your hips swinging.

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FEST Coors Light Carb Day Headlining at this year’s IndyCar practice spectacular are the glam metal legends of Poison.

With the original members back for touring, Bret Michaels and the boys are sure to rock the Speedway with classic hits for the masses to sing along to like “Talk Dirty to Me,” “Fallen Angel” and the iconic “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.”

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W 16th St., $20, all-ages ROCK Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s Starting this week, Indy music web destination Musical Family Tree presents free local music through the summer. The first is Friday night at Broad Ripple Park. Get your local on as you listen to acts from around Indiana, drink pints from Upland Brewery and nom on selections from Indy Food Alliance. The first iteration of the series will feature Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, Gentleman

Caller, and Everything, Now (playing Sunshine of Doom in its entirety).

Broad Ripple Park, 1550 Broad Ripple Ave., 7 p.m., donation suggested, all-ages TRIBUTE An Evening with Yacht Rock Revue “The great show on surf” breezes into Radio Radio just in time for sumer. We’re talking that mellow music that defined those halcyon days of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s that produced Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald, Hall & Oates and Toto, and so many more. Part tribute, party comedy show, all smoooooooth.

Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St. 8 p.m., $12, 21+ ROCK One Night in Brownsburg Some of Indy’s fave bands are making their way over to the Westside for a night in Brownsburg at Dog House –– no coincidence: some groups on the lineup originated out in good ol’ B-burg. Expect music from: Hero Jr., Veseria, Audiodacity and Model Stranger.

Dog House Sports Bar, 18 Wittington Dr., 8:30 p.m., $5, 21+ CELEBRATIONS Lazy Hawk Two Year Anniversary + Vinyl Release You can read more about Lazy’s anniversary show online at NUVO.net, but we’ll run down the lineup again for you one more time in this space: Mr. Clit and the Pink Cigarettes, Dell Zell, Verdant Vera, Model Stranger, Tesla Armada, Vice Tricks, Midwest State of Mind and Pragmatic.

Bonus: monster band Phoenix on the Fault Line will release their new sci-fi novel –– written by the band and starring themselves!

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Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illnois St. 8 p.m., $5, 21+

Race Weekend Kick-off, Melody Inn, 21+ Mike & Joe, Vogue, 21+ Slingshot Dakota, Taking Meds, Hoosier Dome, all-ages Scarletta, The Woomblies, Biergarten, Rathskeller, 21+

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Another female superstar athlete, USA Olympian Shawn Johnson, will join the parade, along with Eddie Money and Foreigner, who will head to the Snake Pit Ball later that evening.

Downtown Indianapolis, Noon, FREE to stand, various prices for seating, all-ages BALL Snake Pit Ball Less mud volleyball and more high heels at the Snake Pit Ball, which will be headlined by Foreigner this year. Celebrities appearances are always trumpeted at the Ball –– probably the reason this year’s event is already sold out.

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Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown Coming out of Nashville, Tyler Brant and the Shakedown mix their country background with alternative and punk rock influences to make a unique and edgy sound. An alternative rock distorted guitar pairs with punk-style chanting are juxtaposed with simple but bumping drum beats make for a startlingly modern take on a classic country sound. Get ready for a rock – – stomping, hip–swinging good time.

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ROCK Japandroids with A Place to Bury Strangers This two-piece band coming out of Vancouver may be small, but their sound fills a room. Japandroids’ sound varies widely, taking influence from a myriad of rock and roll subgenres. Both the drummer and guitarist sing, delivering a high-energy sing and reply style. With just intricate drumming patterns and a distorted guitar, Japandroids often confuses listeners into thinking they are listening to a full five-piece band.

The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., 8 p.m., $15 advance, $17 at door, 21+

THURSDAY, MAY 30 POP Of Monsters and Men Iceland pop group Of Monsters and Men write songs in English because “[English] a lot of sharp corners. Icelandic is [puffing out

cheeks] a very wrooooooagh language – lots of errrrrresssooo and brooooguuuh! That’s why it’s so good for metal.” They’re loud for a folk-rock band, adding layers and layers of gang vocals, xylophone, drums, horns, accordions and more. This show will definitely sell out –– pick up your tickets fast.

White River State Park, 801 W. Washington St., 7 p.m., prices vary, all-ages ROCK They Might Be Giants The two Johns (Linnell and Flansburgh, both singers) behind They Might Be Giants make music for adults and wee ones. And their music for adults often sounds like children’s music, and vice versa. They’ve sold over 4 million records, and will sell more after 2013 release Nanobots.

The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave. 7 p.m., $23, 21+ COUNTRY Tim McGraw McGraw’s packed a dozen albums of pop country into the last 20 years. He’s also set off on more than a dozen tours. See his latest next Thursday at Klipsch, with supporting artists Brantley Gilbert and Love and Theft. Come out early for a special early show featuring Scott Greeson and Trouble with Monday.

Klipsch Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St. 7 p.m., prices vary, all-ages FOLK Frank Schweikhardt A bit more from our talk with Frank from last week: “I just quit my job. I’ve been driving tour buses coast to coast the past few years.

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White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 E. Prospect St. 9 p.m., $5, 21+ Anais Mitchell, Jefferson Hamer, Do317 Lounge, 21+ Geoff Union, Players Pub (Bloomington), 21+ Indiana Boys, Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park, all-ages

FRIDAY, MAY 31 PUNK The Menzingers Raucous pop punk band The Menzingers will perform with Fake Problems, The Restorations and Buttonhoof. The Menzingers released On The Impossible Past almost a year and a half ago now, and not enough damn people are talking about it. It’s a perfectly crafted piece of pop punk from a band that’s shown, again and again, that they deserve to play in the big leagues. The Scranton, Penn.-based band writes about the waitresses that’ve done them wrong and the small mistakes

they’ve made and all manner of other everyday people problems –– and they make it sound profound, gosh darn it.

Hoosier Dome, 1627 Prospect St., May 31, 7 p.m., all-ages

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 ROCK We Are Hex 7’’ Release Show Day Creeper and Kam Kama will perform at this revival show for top Indy rockers We Are Hex. They’re back together after an extended absence and we thought we’d never see them again. Happily, they’re releasing a brand new 7’’.

White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 Prospect St., 8 p.m., $8, 21+

TUESDAY, JUNE 4 UKELELE Jake Shimabukuro That’s pronounced (she-ma-BOO-koo-row).

He’s the virtuoso of the ukelele and star of the June 4th show at the Palladium at the Centre for the Performing Arts. He’s a viral video star (his cover of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” went viral) who’s performed for Queen Elizabeth, and played live with the Queen Herself, Bette Midler.

Palladium at the Centre for the Performing Arts, 355 City Center Dr., 7:30 p.m., prices vary, all-ages

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Andrew Belle, Schuba’s, May 24 Frank Catalano, Green Mill, May 25 Die Kreuzen, We Are Hex, Double Door, May 25 Anti-Flag, Beat Kitchen, May 26 Rolling Stones, United Center, May 28 Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death, Immolation, Bottom Lounge, May 28 Alkaline Trio, Bayide, Off with Their Heads, Metro/Smart Bar, May 30 Caroline Smiths and The Good Night Sleeps, The Hideout, May 30 Dead Confederate, Lincoln Hall, May 30 Devendra Banhart, Park West, May 31 Bear Mountain, Schubas, May 31 Fleetwood Mac, Allstate Arena, June 14 Dawes, Cairo Gant, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, July 11 Bon Jovi, Soldier Field, July 12

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r With their self-titled debut, Lafayette’s Popular Ego demonstrate yet another side of garage rock.

Released on Record Store Day at Von’s Records in Lafayette as part of the Jurassic Pop Records showcase, drummer Andrea Santos, singer Chad Rainey, guitarist Ethan Alexander, and bassist Ryan Pitts have contributed another great rock and roll cassette to the Lafayette-area scene –– one that’s as playful as it is sincere. They’re heavy on pop-hooks, lo-fi garage sound, an occasional organ and psychedelia effects that lift the guitar tone over the rest of the mix. It’s a throwback sound, to be sure, but unique in its presentation. Lyrics are cheeky and droned in instead of sung over the music.

The songs on this tape are all balanced perfectly on the sound that the band’s built for themselves, never straying too far into pop, harder rock or psychedelia. Imagine if The Zombies had read grunge-era poetry. Popular Ego is a nod to the late ‘60s sound with an astute awareness of modern pop culture. Of course, this adaption of the past finds itself in a sea of subgenres that could also fit descriptively: stoner rock, garage pop, etc. Whatever you want to call it, it’s goodvibes-all-around rock with some good-natured weirdness, and I’m into it.

LOUISVILLE Hall & Oates, Palace Theatre, May 28 Daryl Hall and John Oats, The Louisville Palace Theatre, May 28 Ice Cube, Headliners, June 2 Earth, Wind and Fire, Whitney Hall, June 16 Billy Idol, Horseshoe Southern Indiana, June 22

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman admitted that physicists can’t really define “energy,” let alone understand it. “We have no knowledge of what energy is,” he said. “We do not have a picture that energy comes in little blobs of a definite amount.” While it’s unlikely that in the coming weeks you Tauruses will advance the scientific understanding of energy, you will almost certainly boost your natural grasp of what energy feels like both inside and outside of your body. You will develop a more intuitive knack for how it ebbs and flows. You will discover useful tips about how to make it work for you rather than against you. You’re already a pretty smart animal, but soon you’ll get even smarter.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Giant Sequoias are the biggest trees on the planet. Many are more than 300 feet tall and 30 feet wide. Their longevity is legendary, too. They can live for 2,000 years. And yet their seeds are tiny. If you had a bag of 91,000 seeds, it would weigh one pound. I suspect there’s currently a resemblance between you and the Giant Sequoia, Gemini. You’re close to acquiring a small kernel that has the potential to grow into a strong and enduring creation. Do you know what I’m talking about? Identify it. Start nurturing it.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t take yourself too seriously. The more willing you are to make fun of your problems, the greater the likelihood is that you will actually solve them. If you’re blithe and breezy and buoyant, you will be less of a magnet for suffering. To this end, say the following affirmations out loud. 1. “I’m willing to make the mistakes if someone else is willing to learn from them.” 2. “I’m sorry, but I’m not apologizing any more.” 3.

“Suffering makes you deep. Travel makes you broad. I’d rather travel.” 4. “My commitment is to truth, not consistency.” 5. “The hell with enlightenment, I want to have a tantrum.” 6. “I stopped fighting my inner demons. We’re on the same side now.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Would you buy a stuffed bunny or a baby blanket that was handcrafted by a prisoner on death row? Would you go to a cafe and eat a sandwich that was made by an employee who was screaming angrily at another employee while he made your food?

Would you wear a shirt that was sewn by a ten-year-old Bangladeshi girl who works 12 hours every day with a machine that could cut off her fingers if she makes one wrong move? Questions like these will be good for you to ask yourself, Leo. It’s important for you to evaluate the origins of all the things you welcome into your life -- and to make sure they are in alignment with your highest values and supportive of your well-being.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Having good posture tends to make you look alert and vigorous. More than that, it lowers stress levels in your tissues and facilitates the circulation of your bodily fluids. You can breathe better, too. In the coming weeks, I urge you to give yourself this blessing: the gift of good posture. I encourage you to bestow a host of other favors, too. Specialize in treating yourself with extra sweetness and compassion. Explore different ways to get excited, awaken your sense of wonder, and be in love with your life. If anyone calls you a self-involved narcissist, tell them you’re just doing what your astrologer prescribed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The German word Fernweh can be translated as “wanderlust.” Its literal meaning is “farsickness,” or “an ache for the distance.” Another German word, Wandertrieb, may be rendered as “migratory instinct” or “passion to travel.” I suspect urges like these may be welling up in you right now. You could use a break from your familiar pleasures and the comforts you’ve been taking for granted. Moreover, you would attract an unexpected healing into your life by rambling off into the unknown.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): We call it “longing,” says poet Robert Haas, “because desire is full of endless distances.” In other words, you and the object of your yearning may be worlds apart even though you are right next to each other. For that matter, there may be a vast expanse between you and a person you consider an intimate ally; your secret life and his or her secret life might be mysteries to each other. That’s the bad news, Scorpio.

The good news is that you’re in a phase when you have extraordinary power to shrink the distances. Get closer!

Call on your ingenuity and courage to do so.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Are you ready to go deeper, Sagittarius? In fact, would you be willing to go deeper and deeper and deeper? I foresee the possibility that you might benefit from diving in over your head. I suspect that the fear you feel as you dare to descend will be an acceptable trade-off for the educational thrills you will experience once you’re way down below. The darkness you encounter will be fertile, not evil. It will energize you, not deplete you. And if you’re worried that such a foray might feel claustrophobic, hear my prediction: In the long run it will enhance your freedom.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the course of his 91 years on the planet, artist Pablo Picasso lived in many different houses, some of them rentals. When inspired by the sudden eruption of creative urges, he had no inhibitions about drawing and doodling on the white walls of those temporary dwellings. On one occasion, his landlord got upset. He ordered Picasso to pay him a penalty fee so that he could have the sketches painted over. Given the fact that Picasso ultimately became the best-selling artist of all time, that landlord may have wished he’d left the squiggles intact. In every way you can imagine, Capricorn, don’t be like that landlord in the coming week.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I was often in love with something or someone,” wrote Polish poet Czesław Miłosz. “I would fall in love with a monkey made of rags.

With a plywood squirrel. With a botanical atlas. With an oriole. With a ferret. With the forest one sees to the right when riding in a cart. With human beings whose names still move me.” Your task, Aquarius, is to experiment with his approach to love. Make it a fun game: See how often you can feel adoration for unexpected characters and creatures. Be infatuated with curious objects . . . with snarky Internet memes . . . with fleeting phenomena like storms and swirling flocks of birds and candy spilled on the floor. Your mission is to supercharge your lust for life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Scientists in Brazil discovered a huge new body of water 13,000 feet beneath the Amazon River. It’s completely underground.

Named the Hamza River, it moves quite slowly, and is technically more of an aquifer than a river. It’s almost as long as the Amazon, and much wider. In accordance with the astrological omens, Pisces, I’m making the Hamza River your symbol of the week. Use it to inspire you as you uncover hidden resources. Meditate on the possibility that you have within you a secret reservoir of vitality that lies beneath your well-known sources. See if you can tap into deep feelings that are so deep you’ve been barely conscious of them.

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