North Indy Magazine July 2022

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Looking back on the origins of Music In Transit, Huber says he and Angel initially wanted to record the sessions on a moving bus, but IndyGo had other ideas.

“Ideally we wanted to do it while the bus was moving, to make it crazy,” Huber says. “But due to insurance purposes, [IndyGo] was like, ‘We can do it but the bus has to be parked.’ So we were just like, ‘We’ll just park the bus on Virginia Avenue, fill it up with cameras, let people come on and off the bus, and just let it be an experience.’” Angel and Huber went big in their first year, booking a lineup of sessions headlined by Durand Jones & The Indications. Slated to open for Jack Johnson at Ruoff Music Center this July, the group is now a globally renowned soul band that first started out in Bloomington, “TheIndiana.most memorable one we’ve done is the Durand Jones one because they’re just so awesome live,” Huber says. “From what I remember, a bunch of people gathered on the Virginia Avenue sidewalk for it too, so I thought that was amazing.”

It’s one thing to record a live music session in a studio. It’s something completely different to record one on a bus. Herein lies the magic of Indy’s much-loved Music In Transit video series.

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Started in 2019 by esteemed Indianapolis videographer Jake Huber and Square Cat Vinyl Co-owner Mike Angel, Music In Transit is a live music session series featuring Indiana’s top musical acts performing on IndyGo rapid-transit buses. Initially launched hand-in-hand with the IndyGo Red Line to promote the bus line’s visibility, Music In Transit is now in its fourth season, with a new episode dropping via YouTube every Sunday starting on June 26. This season, featured artists include Cloakroom, J. Elliot, Native Sun, Parris LaDame, Pat and the Pissers, Skypp, The Palace, and Wife Patrol.

“We had to hire a COVID compliance officer who had people fill out surveys, took temperatures and used a fogging sanitizer to fog down the bus,” Huber says. When preparing to film a Music In Transit session, Huber explains that he and his crew go through a multistep process with each artist to ensure things go over smoothly.

“Once we book an artist I find out if they want to be full band or stripped down,” Huber says. “From there I ask for their set list and what instruments they’re bringing. My audio team consists of two sound recordists and then one live audio guy, and they rig the bus up to the band’s liking. The band shows up and chooses where they want to sit or

Despite dealing with health and safety protocols, Huber was still able to record Season 2 of Music In Transit in 2020. As a matter of fact, Huber himself caught COVID-19 on the first day of filming Season 2 and had to direct the remainder of the season from his car, which was parked behind the bus on Virginia Avenue.

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“I like to keep it diverse and have every act be relatively different, just so each episode is different,” he says. Season 4, for example, includes the modern trap sounds of Parris LaDame along with the dense rock sounds of Cloakroom.

Having now filmed four seasons, Huber says the Music In Transit experience is something he and his team look forward to every year.

“This year the lead singer of The Palace literally ran across Woodlawn Avenue, stopped a couple walking with their baby in a stroller and sang to them,” Huber says. “I like bringing that element of breaking the fourth wall into the video series.”

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While every artist brings their own musical style to the series, Huber says the acts all interact with the setting of the bus in different ways too.

“We just have such a fun time,” he says. “A lot of us camera guys work together on freelance jobs or on HGTV, and we get bored of what we do instantly, whether it’s talking-head interviews or stuff we don’t want to shoot. So shooting live music is always just refreshing and fun. It’s almost like a mini vacation for us.”

Looking ahead, Angel and Huber hope to continue bringing the Music In Transit sessions to the masses, with the help of IndyGo and their “Mikepartners.andIwant to continue to do this project as long as possible,” Huber says. “We were excited to partner with GANGGANG this year, and if they were happy with it, we’d love to continue doing it with them. Anything IndyGo wants to do with Music In Transit,

Through the years Music In Transit has featured all sorts of Indiana acts, from funk to punk to hip-hop, which Huber says is intentional.

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This month we’re celebrating Rock the Ruins, north Indy’s newest outdoor concert series that takes place in Holliday Park. This summer’s lineup includes Bruce Hornsby, Old Crow Medicine Show, Masego, Counting Crows, Dashboard Confessional and many more. Many of these performers headline arena shows across the world, so it’s truly amazing to have such legendary acts play right here in Holliday Park. I caught up with Eric Tobias to learn about how Rock the Ruins came to be, his passion for live music, and his mission to make Indy a worldclass city. Rock the Ruins blossomed as an extension of The Vogue, so we started there. How did you get involved with The Vogue? One of my partners in the business, Scott Kraege, and I have been friends for a very long time. We were at a show together and said to OUTDOOR

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While it feels very different to be involved in tech during the day and music during the night, those things are actually very aligned.

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The mission is the same: How do we create an amazing city? How do you create things that really move the needle and make a really big impact? Those are the things I’ve been drawn to.

When I moved to Indianapolis, Broad Ripple was my reference point for everything. Before I knew my way around the city, I knew Broad Ripple and The Vogue. As a musician myself, I always felt like that marquee sign gave local artists something to strive toward. It is incredible to see how an iconic Indianapolis institution has been able to adapt and innovate into something like Rock the Ruins. Be sure to catch them at Holliday Park this summer. For more info, visit rocktheruins.com.

Were you involved in music before The Vogue? No - far, far from it. I’ve been in technology my whole career building tech companies and software companies. At my day job I’m one of the founders at High Alpha where we help start software companies and invest in those companies. Is there any overlap across your projects or are they completely separate parts of your life? It’s a different setup, different partners and a different business model, but in many ways it’s the same mission. I see connections between things and I try to utilize my talents to facilitate those connections.

IMAX digital projection bulb. Neale Johantgen, Theater Manager at the IMAX Theater at the Indiana State Museum with IMAX film projector.

As there is one extremely large screen at the IMAX Theater, the films slated to run are specifically designed for the format. Without getting too technical, there are few theaters in the country that compare to what you will find right here in Indy. In addition to the dual digital projection system, the theater is also home to one of the very few IMAX 15/70 millimeter film projectors in the country, and Johantgen says that is something very special.

“Beyond the size of the screen and the clarity of the sound, I think there is a lot of depth to it,” says Neale Johantgen, theater manager. “When you see a movie here, it is a memorable experience.”

“This was my theater of choice before I worked here and now I am looking for ways to make the experience even better,” Johantgen says.

Located in the beautiful White River State Park, the theater is easily accessible

Perhaps1…BWWWWAAAAMMMMM!thatdoesn’ttranslateaswellas if you were sitting in the IMAX Theater located in downtown Indianapolis at the Indiana State Museum. Rest assured, the phrase “big sound” is an understatement for what moviegoers experience at the theater.

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At six stories tall and 84’ wide, The IMAX Theater is home to the largest movie screen in the state, and it is accompanied by 12,000 watts of digitally separated surround sound. What does that mean? In short, it’s a jaw-dropping experience that immerses watchers in each film.

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Johantgen and his staff take pride in keeping the 357-seat theater clean and comfortable. He also loves to create special events around screenings, and works with a variety of local businesses to create an immersive experience before customers even enter the theater itself. It is important to him to truly be a part of the local community, and to provide a unique and unforgettable experience for anyone who visits.

An Immersive Experience Awaits in the IMAX Theater at the Indiana State Museum

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When: Thursday, July 28th 6pm 8pm Where: Gallery on 16th 319 E 16th St Indianapolis, IN 46202 Find more events & make reservations at www gallerypastry com and offers free underground parking, validated with admission. Viewers have the option of walking along the canal, taking in amazing views of the Indianapolis skyline before or after the film. There is also a multitude of walkable options for dinner and drinks. However, don’t eat too much beforehand, because you know you will want a bucket of buttery popcorn or other snacks offered at the concession stand.

This month you can look forward to seeing the new release from Marvel Studios, “Thor: Love and Thunder,” premiering July 8, followed by Jordan Peele’s new film “Nope,” premiering July 22. In addition to these films, moviegoers can look forward to much more coming to the theater, including IMAX live events and special screenings. The theater is located at 650 West Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis. You can purchase tickets from their website at imaxindy.com, and be sure to follow along on their Instagram page @imaxindy. Specific questions or requests can be directed to Johantgen at njohantgen@imax.com.

BLACK CIRCLE PROVIDES INDY WITH A WEALTH OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS Writer / Seth Johnson Photographer / Michael Durr STAYING IN TUNE

Located on East 46th Street in south Broad Ripple, Black Circle opened in 2016 and has organically grown from a humble craft beverage producer to a beacon of Indy’s live entertainment community, regularly hosting concerts, drag shows, stand-up comedy and more. Having greatly expanded from the day they first opened, Black Circle now features an impressive outdoor event space, where they’ll be hosting two festivals, Wide Eyed Music Festival and Heavy Hell 3, on July 30 and August 13 respectively.

“At Purdue it’s all frat parties, but at IU it was a lot of house shows and house parties. So I started going to see my brother, who’s three years younger than me, at IU, and there would be bands playing in basements and stuff. I was like, ‘Dude, this is insane.’”

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“I went to Purdue but my brother went to IU, and Purdue and IU are so very different when it comes to how the kids party,” Rice says.

Jessie Rice - Owner Black Circle

Upon graduating and moving back to Indianapolis, Rice began throwing house shows of his own at his home in Broad Ripple. Eventually this led him to start an actual venue, now known as Black “TheCircle.house

Black Circle Owner Jesse Rice remembers when he first became enamored with the idea of throwing intimate live music events.

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“Fifth Quarter closing made us metal first, and then Dustin coming on and booking the shows definitely made the focus heavier,” Rice says. CIRCLE -

With a name inspired by the physical appearance of a vinyl record, Black Circle received an influx of shows not long after opening, due to the closure of longtime metal-centric music venue Fifth Quarter “BlackLounge.Circle was actually just a reference to a vinyl record, but it sort of sounds metal and the Fifth Quarter Lounge closed the same month we opened,” Rice says. “I don’t want to say it was a windfall or anything, but what happened was all the shows that had been scheduled for the next six months at Fifth Quarter had to go somewhere else. So we got shows we had no business doing.”

shows sort of organically evolved over a 10-year period where we were making our own beer too,” Rice says. “Finally I was just like, ‘Let’s just open something up and see if we can do it.’”

While they may be best known for hosting metal concerts, Rice makes sure the Black Circle event calendar includes a diverse array of happenings, in hopes of drawing people of different backgrounds to the “Whatspace.Iseeat

“We’re in Indiana - metal music and alcohol aren’t really lauded,” Rice says. “We’re sort of a taboo business, so we’re just trying to reach out to the community and be like, ‘Listen, we’re just people too and we want to help.’ So our focus this year is community cleanups and involvement with the neighborhood association.”

“We get a really diverse crowd of people from all over the city and I’m just really proud of my team for being able to put that stuff Intogether.”addition to beer, wine and cocktail offerings, Black Circle guests will soon be able to purchase slices of pizza when they visit the venue as well.

In addition to a full summer calendar of events at Black Circle, Rice also plans to get the venue more involved with the community, in hopes of quelling any stigmas.

Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Circle saw its biggest change to date, with the addition of a large outdoor stage. According to Rice, this move was one of sheer survival.

Black Circle is located at 2201 East 46th Street in Indianapolis. Learn more about their upcoming calendar of events by visiting blackcirclebrewing.com.

“Unfortunately the Cuban restaurant [once linked to Black Circle] went out of business during the pandemic, so we have partnered with Futuro,” Rice says. “Luke Tobias used to own Kuma’s in Fountain Square. He and his wife opened Futuro, and now they’re opening a second location focusing mostly on New York-style slices. It’s a little different than Futuro, so they’re calling it Grumps.”

Black Circle is my team of people putting together entertainment, anywhere from drag and comedy to metal and movie nights, so that there’s something for everybody,” Rice says.

“I didn’t ever really have ambitions of having music outside - it was the pandemic that forced that,” Rice says. “Basically it was like, ‘Are we going to close, or are we going to make a move to continue to do what we do and try to survive this thing?’ So we fenced in the outside and built that stage.”

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From a world-class theater to someone’s backyard, a Sofar Sounds concert could take place anywhere, as long as live performers and a set of attentive ears are present.

“I want people to leave with a special experience that they’ll never have again,” Rutherford says. “Even if you come to 20 Sofar shows, every single one of them is going to be different. The energy is going to be different. The lineup is going to be different. I want folks to leave feeling like they have community. We have an open heart, open minds, open ears and we’re here for the city.”

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A movement that was originally started in 2009 by three Londoners who were tired of attending noisy concert venues full of chitchatting, Sofar Sounds has now grown into a global movement of artists, hosts, fans, travelers and more, putting on hundreds of secret, intimate events per month, across 325 cities around the world. Having now become prevalent in Indy over the past several years, city director Steven Rutherford explains the Sofar way is one built on bringing a city together through music.

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Following in the footsteps of former Indy Sofar Sounds director Jeff Nordyke, Rutherford regularly curates concerts for local music lovers to engage with all over town. In keeping with the spirit of Sofar’s mission, Rutherford specifically aims to put together shows where a variety of acts are presented, in the hopes that everyone in the audience might discover something in line with their “We try to curate lineups that you wouldn’t see out at a regular show,” Rutherford says. “Maybe there’s blues, hip-hop and folk. Maybe there’s some bluegrass. Maybe there’s a band from Austin, Texas who brought some slide

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Casual boho style with a bit of funky flare! Visit us at 46th & College Ave or www.indyuh.com Find us on instagram + facebook! @urbanhippieindy HereIsSummer guitar, or maybe there’s some soul.” With every Sofar show, an element of surprise also exists. When attendees sign up to attend a concert, they are only given the show’s general location, with no specific lineup.

“We’re able to put together these super diverse lineups, and we take people to different parts of town,” Rutherford says. “I feel like it lets people get out of the normal headspace they’re in when they walk into a venue. Folks are more open-minded.”

“We’re really just empowering artists and helping them find and create opportunities,” says Rutherford, who’s an artist in his own right. “That comes in the form of shows, but it also comes in the form of making sure they get photo content, video content and all the things you need to start building a professional career in music. A lot of people don’t have those conversations or don’t have access to those resources. So more than anything, we’re an artist-first platform, and that’s our biggest goal.”

“You hang out for about 30 minutes [before the show], mix and mingle,” Rutherford says. “We really create these spaces for people to meet different people from all walks of life and different parts of Intown.”addition to bringing music lovers together, Sofar Sounds also aims to empower its artists so that they can succeed on an even grander scale. For example, Sofar Sounds shows are recorded to video, giving artists a professional, visual product that they then have to further promote themselves.

“My main intention is that we bring folks into a new part of town or a space that they never would’ve expected to see live music in, introducing them to a community of people that they never would’ve bumped into,” he says. “[I want to] introduce them to local artists who could play on any bill or any stage across the world. A lot of these people would give your favorite artist a run for their money.”

“We don’t announce the lineup, and we don’t announce where it’s going to take place,” Rutherford says. “We’ll just give you a general neighborhood or part of town. Folks purchase tickets. Thirty-six hours before the show, they’re emailed the location, but still no artist Uponlineup.”arrival, the show’s emcee gets the crowd warmed up before then announcing what acts will perform. In doing things this way, Sofar Sounds subverts the typical concert experience even further.

As Rutherford continues booking Sofar Sounds concerts all around Indianapolis, his hope is that attendees might find their new favorite artist through a Sofar show.

While potentially discovering their new favorite artist, Sofar shows also allow Indy music fans to come together in a uniquely communal way.

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To learn about upcoming Sofar Sounds shows in Indianapolis, be sure to visit SofarSounds.com. Artists looking to perform at an upcoming Sofar Sounds concert can also be sure to visit sofarsounds.com/ about/artists.

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