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Happy Holidays from Indy Social Media

2012-12-12T16:59:00.000-05:00

visions of sugar plumbs

Here's hoping your Hoosier holidays are healthy, happy and full of homegrown family fun and games. Best wishes from yer friends at Indy Social Media.

Have a cool yule, y'all.

Parts is Parts -- Mary Jo DeMyer Art Show at Clowes Hall

2012-09-14T18:17:00.000-04:00

PURRRR-LESQUE @ INDY FRINGE

2012-08-22T14:11:00.000-04:00

PURRRR-LESQUE @ INDY FRINGE

Friday, August 24, 9:00 pm
Saturday, August 25, 10:30 pm
Sunday, August 26, 6:00 pm
More info & Tickets

Scantily-clad ladies in kitty-cat suits -- what's not to like? If you are a fan of Burlesque, you'll want to be sure to catch the final performances of Purrrr-lesque @ Indy Fringe this weekend.

Fire Ball

2012-07-03T11:49:00.001-04:00

Fire Ball, originally uploaded by DRheins.

the heat of the day
explodes into ball of fire
midway this fair night

Scene in Indy: Andra Faye & Scott Ballantine

2012-06-06T11:38:00.000-04:00

Forever Sung Rock the Phoenix Theatre

2012-05-02T15:20:00.000-04:00

FOREVER SUNG A Celebration of Age in Song DATES: May 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26 JUNE 1, 2 3 PLAYWRIGHT: Created by: Bryan Fonseca and Tim Brickley DETAILS: A live musical concert that celebrates every age of our lives.
ABOUT THE PLAY: Featuring music by: Bob Dylan • Nina Simone The Grateful Dead • Michael Peter Smith Janis Ian • Cat Stevens Toby Keith • Sting Christine Lavin • Taylor Swift John Mayer Louden Wainwright Joni Mitchell • The Traveling Willburys Graham Nash • Bill Withers Seals and Crofts Pete Seeger Paul Simon and others...
PERFORMANCE TIMES : Thursdays: 7:00 pm Fridays and Saturdays: 8:00 pm Sundays: 2:00 pm

All Things Pinterest-ing about Indy

2012-03-14T14:44:00.004-04:00

Pinterest is the hottest new social media site around, with tens of thousands of new Pin Boards being added daily. A Pin Board, for the uninitiated, is a bulletin board of favorite images, organized around subject or area of interest. You can create your own Pin Boards, Re-Pin the boards and images of those you like onto your boards, or just 'like' what you find. Pinterest is a visual moveable feast -- a great way to browse the internet, and keep track of what your network is pinning as well.

It should come as no surprise then to see all things Indianapolis well represented on Pinterest. Want to share pictures of Peyton Manning, revisit the Indianapolis 500 or gawk at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument? You'll find all those popular Hoosier Hot Spots and much more -- including some of the cooler lesser-known corners of the Circle City. Have you ever seen the Beatles Nativity Scene in SoBro (South Broad Ripple) or kicked out the jams at Sausagefest? Check out what you've been missing at this board dedicated to "Hip Indy."

Bleeding Hearts Don't Drink Alone

2012-02-27T17:15:00.000-05:00

Bleeding Hearts Don't Drink Alone

Indy Bands Vie for Rolling Stone Super Bowl Gig

2012-01-25T13:34:00.000-05:00

So you wanna be a rock and roll star? Rolling Stone Magazine (along with corporate sponsor Volkswagen) is giving one lucky Hoosier band the opportunity to open for Jane's Addiction and The Roots at this year's Super Bowl in Indianapolis. Local bands like Tim Brickley and the Bleeding Hearts are activating their Facebook and Twitter fan bases to vote for the privilege of performing in front of the global audience. Vote early, vote often -- fans are being asked to vote once a day for their favorite group, with stiff competition fueled by a frenzy of social media activity the order of the day.

Hit City Recording Releases Flaming Planet Head

2012-01-04T12:56:00.004-05:00

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thereacharounds

Just prior to the ball dropping for 2012, Bleeding Heart bassist and longtime-Indy pub rocker Scott Sanders and his band The Reacharounds release their first record, Flaming Planet Head on Hit City Recording.

Produced by Hit City chief (and lead Bleeding Heart) Tim Brickley, and supported by a who's who of Indianapolis' working musicians including Larry DeMyer, Scott Ballantine, Keith Carey and Ben Wah Salami, the tightly-crafted album features a roster of original compositions written by Sanders over the past several decades.

TexMex flavored (a vestige of his time spent in Austin, Texas, just after college) and full of sad songs of lost lovers and crazy country neighbors, Flaming Planet Head is reminiscent of Joe Ely, Steve Earle, and Dave Alvin.

Buy
1. Good At Bad	3:27	+ MP3 $0.99
2. Bad x 7	3:13	+ MP3 $0.99
3. Sweet, Sweet Geez	3:25	+ MP3 $0.99
4. One Misplaced Kiss	3:47	+ MP3 $0.99
5. Rug Bum	3:04	+ MP3 $0.99
6. Hard On the Equipment	3:34	+ MP3 $0.99
7. Afterglow (Post Coitio Magnifico)	2:33	+ MP3 $0.99
8. Are You Done?	3:58	+ MP3 $0.99
9. Gomerville	4:04	+ MP3 $0.99
10. Baby I Got to Go	6:03	+ MP3 $0.99
11. Strong	3:34	+ MP3 $0.99
12. Broken Hearted Man	4:47	+ MP3 $0.99
13. Old Piano

Flaming Planet Head is available for sale at CD Baby, Daddy Jack's and from the backseat of Scott Sander's car. ***

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thereacharounds

A Very Phoenix Xmas: Our Goose is Cooked!

2011-12-01T17:13:00.001-05:00

All new sketches, dances, songs and storytelling!

CAST: Abby Gillan, Jason Gloye, Charles Goad, Scot Greenwell,
Carly Kincannon, Claire Wilcher and Gayle Steigerwald

Above photos by Zach Rosing.

ON STAGE NOW
A Very Phoenix Xmas 6: Our Goose is Cooked! Not your usual holiday fare, this variety show has singing, dancing and sketches for your holiday enjoyment...
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2011-2012 SEASON
The tiniest gesture can mean the biggest moment on stage: joy, tension, fear, love, hate... and we embrace every moment in our 2011-2012 Season...
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NEXT UP
Current Economic Conditions by Don Zolidis is a World Premiere, developed with funding from the Edgerton Foundation...
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RENOVATIONS
Lots of renovations here at the theatre! See photos...
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Tonic Ball 10

2011-11-17T15:16:00.001-05:00

Curtain Rises for Spring Awakening at Phoenix

2011-10-01T12:35:00.001-04:00

The new production of “Spring Awakening” is now live at the Phoenix Theatre, where it will run thru October 23^rd. Directed by Bryan Fonseca, with musical direction by Tim Brickley and Kevin D. Smith.

Ice Cream Social for Diabetics

2011-07-08T18:13:00.003-04:00

Cathy Kightlinger will do anything to get the scoop on the social scene in Indy. As the Indianapolis Star's TOOT (Talk Of Our Town) Girl, the stylish Kightlinger is expected to hang with Hoosierland's elite at every charitable ball, fashion benefit, bakeoff and black-tie chicken situation the Circle City dishes out.

This week, the effervescently blonde reporter could be found cheerfully manning booth #4 at the Annual Ice Cream Social on the Circle. Ice cream to benefit diabetes? Strange but true.

"I scream, you scream...We all scream: I'll be scooping from 12:30 to 1 pm tomorrow" Kightlinger posted on her Facebook wall, and tweeted to her ever-growing list of followers on Twitter. Without the slightest bit of irony, the twittering TOOT columnist went on to inform us that this year's ice cream event was being sponsored by the American Dairy Association of Indiana -- all to benefit the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana.

Sweet Sponsorship? When Indy Social pointed out the rough associative fit, it resulted in the following FB Wall back and forth:

Grillin and Chillin

2011-07-07T14:36:00.001-04:00

Summertime in Indy, and the grilling is easy. Indy Social is loving its new infrared grill, all chrome and fancy! It cooks my salmon and veggies fast and clean, but the all chrome sure gets hot on these 90 degree days. Guess I'll need to spring for the optional grill cover!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

2011-05-28T18:33:00.000-04:00

Zippers of Zoomerville Returns to Phoenix Theatre

2011-04-01T11:23:00.003-04:00

Ready for more speed, greed and the dirty deed? The Phoenix Theatre will bring back an updated (and shortened) musical spoof of Indy's annual fast-track fever for a special one-month run, April 28-May 28th. Described as a "Gilbert and Sullivanesque celebration of flat-out folly and full-throttle love," The Zippers of Zoomerville, was written by Indy ad man Jack O’Hara with musical score and direction from Hit City Recording's Tim Brickley.

Thursdays (Duke Energy CheapSeats)	$15.00	7:00 pm
Fridays and Saturdays	$25.00	8:00 pm
Sundays	$25.00	2:00 pm
Individuals Under Age 21	$15.00
(Subject to change; please confirm curtain times when making reservations)	General admission seating	Doors open half hour before curtain

Blue Eyes Driving in the Rain

2011-03-29T09:19:00.004-04:00

Indy Social had the pleasure of attending a performance by the peripatetic road warrior Willie Nelson last weekend. The bio-diesel and herb-loving country singer (fresh from a pot bust in Texas) took to the stage with a giant flag from the Lone Star State - and treated a sold-out audience at the Murat Theatre to a mellow mix of his classic hits.

An enthusiastic crowd applauded his sparse pickings and ragged vocal stylings, and roared as he delivered his famous and now particularly poignant lyrics: “Almost busted in Laredo / But for reasons that I'd rather not disclose / But if you're stayin' in a motel there and leave / Just don't leave nothin' in your clothes.”

According to media reports, the blue-eyed country bard might be able to sing his way out of any jail time for this latest marijuana possession. The local prosecutor, apparently a fan, said he was willing to let Nelson off with a $100 fine -- if the cannabis-loving cowboy singer would performed "Blue Eyes Smiling in the Rain" for the Texas courtroom, this according to celebrity gossip blog TMZ.

The Gospel According to James Debuts at IRT

2011-03-23T10:17:00.007-04:00

Indy Social is looking forward to seeing the debut of The Gospel According To James at the IRT tonight. The play depicts a tale of rape, murder and racial injustice in the heartland -- "the shame of Marion Indiana" in the words of Indianapolis Star columnist Cathy Kightlinger, who grew up in the town where the notorious lynchings of three black men accused of raping a white woman and killing a white man took place.

‎Kightlinger reminds us of this quote from 2000 from one of the convicted black teens (later pardoned): "The only way to stop the Ku Klux Klan in Marion, and elsewhere, is to grant it all the permits it desires --and then do not afford them any police protection in its un-American activities. Then our whole country will be able to see how many permits it will ask for in the future, after we witness what freedom-loving people will do for their protection." ~ James Cameron, Chronicle-Tribune, May 7, 2000

We'll be bringing the digital camera, and look forward to sharing our thoughts about this powerful performance with you.

Click here for ticket information.

Chemical Envy in Broad Ripple

2011-02-28T20:57:00.005-05:00

Who needs Banksy? While West Coast art aficionados are busy scouring the streets of Los Angeles looking for the latest installations from the famous British graffiti artist -- whose Academy Award-nominated documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop has inspired renewed interest in all things street art -- Indianapolis vandals -- er I mean artists -- have been actively spray-painting, pasting and tagging their own creations throughout the back alleys and beer-stained walls of Broad Ripple.

John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett "Thing Called Love"

2011-02-24T14:22:00.000-05:00

The Murat Theatre played host to Indy songsmith John Hiatt February 12th. Joined by Texan troubadour Lyle Lovett, the pre-Valentines Day acoustic show -- in the spirit of the VH-1 Storytellers -- found the two singer songwriters taking turns telling tales and playing their original compositions. The down-to-earth duo did jam together, exchanging harmonies and guitar licks, on a couple of tunes -- most notably Hiatt's biggest hit (made famous by Bonnie Raitt) "Thing Called Love."

The two are clearly friends, having played together for the past few years. Here, for your enjoyment, is a 2009 appearance on the David Letterman Show:

Dean & Britta: Rock to Warhol

2010-12-03T09:29:00.007-05:00

Last night at the IMA's Toby Theatre, indie-art band Dean & Britta entertained a packed house with a very mellow soundtrack accompaniment to Andy Warhol’s "Screen Tests."

A dark room full of darker sounds: in the dimly lit venue the band delivered its own blend of Velvet Underground-meets-Edie Brickel downer rock ballads, while onto a suspended white screen a series of short, but equally bleak, 8-mm style black and white "mug shot" images flickered above. Warhol's famous Screen Tests -- no dialogue, just beautiful people making love to the lens -- were captured in the early 1960s at his Factory, and feature posing by a who's who of yesteryear's hip, and wanna-be scensters—from Nico to Edie Sedwick, Dennis Hopper to Lou Reed.

Our favorite performance: Lou Reed enjoying a bottle of Coca-Cola (captured here with iPhone). Things do go better with Coke. However, my thirsty gang stuck with Jack on the rocks, vodka rocks splash of cranberry (they were out of limes), and white wine and bottled water -- happy that we could bring our adult beverages into The Toby.

Tonic Ball Announces 2010 Lineup

2010-11-12T14:46:00.005-05:00

Tonic Ball, the annual music and arts celebration benefiting hunger-fighting charity Second Helpings, announced the 2010 lineup of bands and artists who'll participate in this year's event. The popular annual musical celebration, now in its 9^th year, will take place next Friday, November 19th, at Fountain Square's Radio Radio and the historic Fountain Square Theater.

More than 30 local bands will participate in this year's Tonic Ball, each taking turns performing their favorite Beatles songs and one or two originals. The musical fun begins at 7pm.

Tonic Gallery

All is not aural. Beginning at 5pm, right across the street from the Ball, Tonic Gallery will showcase donated submissions from Indy's top visual artists - all for sale for as little as $100. Bidding begins at 5 pm. Auction closes at 8 pm.

Hoosier Pickers Descend Upon State Fairgrounds

2010-11-10T14:10:00.004-05:00

Jim Kraks and Gewgaws founder Irv Rheins, originally uploaded by DRheins.

Vintage fans from around the state and around the country flocked to the Fair Grounds this weekend in search of treasures. Fueled by a mix of hard times and inspired by the free admission, thousands turned out for the Stewart Show Flea Market. While the crowds were respectable, some vendors we met complained that there were more lookers than buyers this year, and that folks were driving a hard bargain. “The economy means that buyers are tight down to the last dollar.”

My folks and I decided to do a booth after many years away from the game, and reintroduced Jim Kraks and Gewgaws at the show. We had a great time, met some fun folks and got to pass along some of our favorite finds to new collectors. We’ve relaunched Jim Kraks & Gewgaws, and plan to offer vintage and retro shoppers a wide selection of relics, rarities, and collectibles. “We only buy what we like,” Jim Kraks founder Irv Rheins, my dad, told me. That way if it doesn’t sell, it goes back on the shelf in our house!”

"Pure Prine" November 19 and 20 in Madison, IN!

2010-11-08T17:30:00.002-05:00

By Tim Brickley

   Our little musical, "Pure Prine: The Music Of John Prine" will hit the road for the first time later this month in a stripped-down, "theatrical concert" version debuting November 19th and 20th at the Riverrun Theatre in Madison, IN. Presented by the Cultural Continuum of Madison, and co-produced by both the Phoenix and Riverrun Theatres, the show will differ somewhat from the original Phoenix production of earlier this year - mostly in the lack of the elaborate bar set (we'll suggest the bar on a mostly-bare stage with some tables, a jukebox, etc.) Also, lovely and talented Jenni Gregory (waitress "Angel" in the show) must be pretty darn well showing her marvelous pregnancy by now, which is going to add in interesting dynamic to the various overlapping love triangles onstage.

   As you may know, "Pure Prine" was conceived by Phoenix Artistic Director Bryan Fonseca, a near life-long Prine fanatic, and it tells the interwoven stories of six characters in a bar, playing and singing approximately 30 Prine classics, with no dialog - the songs tell the story. Besides myself and Jenni, the rest of the cast is: the marvelous talented couple of Tim Grimm and Jan Lucas-Grimm. Bloomington singer-songwriter Bobbie Lancaster, and Phoenix stalwart Michael Shelton.

   Showtime is 7:30PM each night, and the Rivverun Theatre is at 125/127 E. Main in beautiful, downtown Madison. Click here to get your tickets now. In related news, a deal is in the works to bring "Pure Prine" for a run in Chicago early next year (it's coming right up, you know...) Stay tuned for details.

Indy Social Media

Happy Holidays from Indy Social Media

Here's hoping your Hoosier holidays are healthy, happy and full of homegrown family fun and games. Best wishes from yer friends at Indy Social Media.

Have a cool yule, y'all.

Parts is Parts -- Mary Jo DeMyer Art Show at Clowes Hall

PURRRR-LESQUE @ INDY FRINGE

Scantily-clad ladies in kitty-cat suits -- what's not to like? If you are a fan of Burlesque, you'll want to be sure to catch the final performances of Purrrr-lesque @ Indy Fringe this weekend.

Fire Ball

the heat of the dayexplodes into ball of firemidway this fair night

* * * David Rheins

Scene in Indy: Andra Faye & Scott Ballantine

Forever Sung Rock the Phoenix Theatre

All Things Pinterest-ing about Indy

Bleeding Hearts Don't Drink Alone

Indy Bands Vie for Rolling Stone Super Bowl Gig

Hit City Recording Releases Flaming Planet Head

A Very Phoenix Xmas: Our Goose is Cooked!

Tonic Ball 10

Curtain Rises for Spring Awakening at Phoenix

Ice Cream Social for Diabetics

This week, the effervescently blonde reporter could be found cheerfully manning booth #4 at the Annual Ice Cream Social on the Circle. Ice cream to benefit diabetes? Strange but true.

Sweet Sponsorship? When Indy Social pointed out the rough associative fit, it resulted in the following FB Wall back and forth:

Grillin and Chillin

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"Pure Prine" November 19 and 20 in Madison, IN!

the heat of the day
explodes into ball of fire
midway this fair night