1 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: Double Elvis. Does Indianapolis have more mean nicknames than any 2 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: other American city? End of no Place, indian no Place, 3 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: and of course Naptown. All these seemingly derogatory designations of 4 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: OCAs city characterized by sleepiness, a lack of culture, an 5 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: absence of vitality, none of which rings true, especially if 6 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: you spend any time in India the nickname most locals 7 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: prefer lately. Are these monikers as mean as they seem? Though? 8 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: Take Naptown, which simply pulls out the fourth symbol in 9 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 1: Indianapolis for emphasis. It sounds almost musical nap Town. In fact, 10 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: it was coined and popularized by jazz and blues musicians 11 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: of the nineteen twenties, most likely as a term of endearment. 12 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: In Its earliest known usage is recorded in song Naptown 13 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: Blues by influential blues pianist Leroy Carr. Indianapolis in the 14 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: twenties had a major and thriving blues scene. The city 15 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: was a key railroad hub and a favored destination for 16 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: many African Americans who fled the South for northern cities 17 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: in the Great Migration. Listen to Carr's song it doesn't 18 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: make it sound like a sleepy town, not at all. 19 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: Nobody knows Old Naptown baby like I do. If you 20 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: will stop and listen, I will tell you a thing 21 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: or two. When you get lonesome and you want to 22 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: have some fun, you just grab a train and try 23 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 1: Old napdown some When you get to Naptown, the blues 24 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: won't last very long because they have their pleasure and 25 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: they sure do carry on. I would rather be in 26 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: Naptown than any place I know. I can get my 27 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: ticket and stop by the Walter Show. I'm going back 28 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: to Naptown, Baby. Don't you want to go, because there 29 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: ain't Nobody knows Old Naptown like I know. At first approach, 30 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: it looks like it would be easy to know every 31 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: corner of Old Naptown well. Indianapolis has a tiny urban skyline, 32 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: but it occupies a huge amount of land three hundred 33 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: and sixty eight square miles spread across the middle of Indiana. 34 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: It is significantly more massive than Chicago. With only eight 35 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,679 Speaker 1: hundred thousand residents, it represents a small fraction of the 36 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: windy city's population density. They're around two four hundred people 37 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: per square mile in Indy, compared to over twelve thousand 38 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: per square mile in Chicago. What I'm trying to say 39 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: is there is space in this place, and tons of it. 40 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: There's a room for big stuff, like the Gamebridge Field House, 41 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: home to the Pacers in Lucas Oil Stadium, which hosts 42 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: the Colts for home games and also hosts NCAA tournaments, 43 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: major conventions, and mega concerts think guns n' Roses. The 44 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: gorgeous Hinkle Field House on the Butler University campus, a 45 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: National Historic Landmark and home to Butler's men and women's 46 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: basketball and volleyball teams, and the site of the championship 47 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: game in the nineteen eighty six film Hoosiers, And I 48 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: don't need to tell you that people who live in 49 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: Indiana are called Hoosiers, right, I don't need to do that. 50 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: Where we should be clear on that. Some people call 51 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: the Hinkle Fieldhouse Indiana's Basketball Cathedral, which seems appropriate because 52 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: basketball is basically a religion here. And let's not forget 53 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home to the Indianapolis five hundred. 54 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: There's space for more than just sports, though the Children's 55 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: Museum of Indianapolis is the world's largest children's museum. The 56 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Museum of Art sits on a sprawling one hundred 57 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: and fifty two acres of gardens, wetlands and nature trails 58 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: in the White River State Park stretches across two hundred 59 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: and fifty acres. In downtown Indy, there's a big ass 60 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: state park down town. Downtown, you will also find the 61 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: State Capitol building, many of the above name athletic venues, 62 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: and a thriving restaurant and bar scene. Downtown Indy has 63 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: been significantly perkier since the city hosted the Super Bowl 64 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: in twenty twelve. That influx of cash and status still 65 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:14,279 Speaker 1: shines Beyond downtown. Indianapolis poasts a long list of neighborhoods 66 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: worth exploring, including the very nearby mass app which is 67 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: lined with bars and shops and public art. And there's 68 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: the current hipster capital of Indy, Fountain Square, just south 69 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: of downtown, an area distinguished by restored older buildings in 70 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: millennial small businesses. You'll be hearing a lot more from 71 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: Fountain Square in this episode. You'll find cultural districts north 72 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: of downtown too, including Broad Ripple, a self contained village 73 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: in itself with sweet mid century houses and plenty of 74 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: places to eat, drink, and here music. Okay, But the 75 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: thing about Indy is there's all this expanse of space, 76 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: yet the place feels like a small town in the 77 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: best ways, easy to grasp and navigate, exceedingly friendly, rents 78 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: are low in quality of life is high. It's an 79 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: approachable city full of approachable people. Or it's easy to 80 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,679 Speaker 1: feel connected, easy to get around, easy to park compared 81 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: to most cities, and where culture feels accessible and malleable. 82 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: If you want to try something, here's a city that 83 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: has well. The space in this spaciousness has fed a 84 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: thriving music singer. Think you can't name an indie band 85 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: or artist. Think again. The Vulgar Boatman, Zero Toxic Reasons, 86 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: Margo and the Nuclear so and So, Babyface, Floppy Second, 87 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: Buddy Montgomery, David John Hye, Lily and Madeline, The Four Freshman, 88 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: Ink Spots, The Pieces, West Montgomery, Freddy Hubbard, Blind Mellon, J. J. Johnson, 89 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: Jimmy Coe, Leroy Carr, and Oreo Jones. There is no 90 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: need to fret about banging your head against an impenetrable 91 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: wall of capital c culture in Indianapolis. This city can 92 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: accommodate experiments it's the perfect place to test drive your 93 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: crazy ideas. That's what Greg Brenner did back in two 94 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: thousand when he convinced the proprietor of the Melody Inn, 95 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: a circa nineteen thirty five dive bar with old school 96 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: vinyl boots an original oak bar, to let him schedule 97 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: a Saturday night showcase for punk bands. Greg was frustrated 98 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 1: that the national punk bands he loved were driving through 99 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: or around Indy on their tours, and he dreamed of 100 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: making a place for them to stop, find a welcoming audience, 101 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: and build a following. The proprietor said yes to one 102 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: Saturday twenty three years later. Punk Rock Night is a 103 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: local institution in the longest running weekly punk showcase on 104 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: the planet. We have Punk Rock Night Babies now, says Greg. 105 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 1: PRN is also a not for profit organization that provided 106 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: financial support to the Melody Inn during COVID, when a 107 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: touring band's base amp was stolen. PRN came through with 108 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: a here's a trend. You'll notice there's an assumption wrapped 109 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: into every major music endeavor in this city that art 110 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: is inextricably tied to civic responsibility. In philanthropy, Indianapolis rapper 111 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: songwriter mc in local hero Oreo Jones exemplifies this weaving 112 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: of art, philanthropy and ambitious entrepreneurship. He runs a community 113 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: radio station performs in Indianapolis rap trio Bless, which has 114 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: actually written eight, one, three, five, five, you know the 115 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: fives or s's at the end of the eight is 116 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: a b and He created a one day hip hop 117 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: festival in twenty fifteen called Trees That's Cheers plus piece. 118 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: Trees was on hiatus during the pandemic and made a 119 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: highly anticipated return in the summer of twenty twenty three. 120 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: Thousands of young hip hop fans who previously had no 121 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: platform and no voice overtook Fountain Square, which, as stated, 122 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: is one of the city's biggest cultural districts. For a 123 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: city of this size, the number of small to midside 124 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: venues in Indy is astonishing, and people keep opening new ones, 125 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: many of them humming and thriving. Take High Five, another 126 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: fixture and Fountain Square neighborhood. High five was opened by 127 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: Josh Baker in twenty twelve and quickly rose to become 128 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: one of INDI's top venues, hosting big name local acts 129 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: in touring bands from Martin Sexton to the Mississippi All 130 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: Stars to Juliana Hatfield. When March twenty twenty came crashing 131 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: down and every venue in the world became endangered, Josh 132 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: quickly took action, formed a coalition of venues and successfully 133 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: kept himself in other places afloat through city grants until 134 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: federal money came along. Later that year. He erected an 135 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: outdoor bar and stage made out of shipping containers and 136 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: dubbed it the Hi Fi Annex, and they managed to 137 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: stay afloat. He's beyond a float now. Last summer, the 138 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: booking company that Josh co founded launched wonder Road, a 139 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: major music festival in Garfield Park, one of the city's 140 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: most beautiful and beloved outdoor spots. Indie residents have wondered 141 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: if their small town, big city would ever be home 142 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: to a high profile music festival. It looks like the 143 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: answer is yes. This year, Weezer and Jason Isabel headlined 144 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: this is a yes kind of city where good ideas 145 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: and good intentions have the potential to rewrite the scene. 146 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,079 Speaker 1: It's a great place to start a business, says pretty 147 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: much everyone who has ever started a business here, and 148 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: as a result, there's a lot in India that is new. 149 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: Should we nickname it India New Place. Ah, that's a 150 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: horrible dad joke. But let's see what we can find. 151 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: But I got to introduce myself first, right, I got 152 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: to say what this is and where we are and 153 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: where we're going and why. So this is Sound of 154 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: Our Town. This is episode three of season two. I'm 155 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: Will Daily. I'm an artist, touring musician. Apparently I have 156 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: a podcast about live music that you are listening to 157 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: right now, because now more than ever, if robots are 158 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: taking over in the mass media of which we all 159 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: participate in, is so noisy, we might have to lean 160 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 1: on just a little bit more that tried in true 161 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: practice of being in a room together and listening to 162 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: all these sound waves emanating off of the stage. And 163 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: that's why Sound of Our Town is here, and that's 164 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: why you're here, and that's why I can't do it 165 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: without you, and that's why I'm grateful for your ears, 166 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: and that is why we are going to Indianapolis, Indiana. Okay, 167 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: new town. But wait a second, Let's start in the beginning, 168 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: because there's a lot of India that's old too, including 169 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 1: some of the very best places. Take, for example, the 170 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: Red Key Tavern, established in nineteen thirty three, and they 171 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 1: haven't changed the forty fives and then jukebox much since then. 172 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: Rock and roll never happened to jroupbox. That's how old 173 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: it is. But you wouldn't miss it in here. The 174 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,599 Speaker 1: iconic sign outside the Red Key welcomes customers with the 175 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: Neon Martini glass in the blinking musical notation to the 176 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: first four notes of how Dry I Am? Inside. The 177 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: place is careworn low key, a comfortable neighborhood bar. This 178 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: should be your first stop in India. Here is where 179 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: you will get a feel for the vibe of the city. 180 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: It is a central location in Dan Wakefield's nineteen seventy 181 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: novel Going all the Way, and Kurt Vonnegut, Indianapolis's favorite son, 182 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: is reputed to have been a regular here. It's a 183 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: place where mayors and governors still hang out. A long 184 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: time bartender says that half of the business in the 185 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: city is done at the Red Key. Maybe it's because 186 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: you can hear yourself think it's a bar where you 187 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: can comfortably carry on a conversation. Or maybe it's because 188 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: of the potato salad, which you should definitely order. If 189 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: they have it, they always run out, it's that good. 190 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: The burg A routinely voted the best in Indianapolis too. 191 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 1: A friend of mine calls them mom Burgers. There's nothing 192 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: on tap, they don't take credit cards, and they don't 193 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: like swearing. Bring cash and watch the potty mouth and 194 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: let yourself be charmed by a city where it can 195 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: be easy to just be. Not everything has to be hard. 196 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: Enjoy your potato salad and quietly tap your toes to 197 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: a Glenn Miller forty five. You get your sustenance and 198 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: your perspective for Naptown if you start here and you 199 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: wash that mom Burger down with an old man cocktail. 200 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: Welcome to Indianapolis. Now, let's stick with the old just 201 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: a little bit longer. The Marauth Theater, near downtown, in 202 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: the bustling mass Ab neighborhood is these days the People's 203 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: Listening Room, a two thousand seat concert hall that sounds 204 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: fantastic no matter where you sit, and that hosts an 205 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: incredibly eclectic roster of theater and music. Upcoming shows include 206 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: Bonnie rait Fleet Foxes in the touring production of Hamilton, 207 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: but it has a more exclusive and esoteric background, housed 208 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 1: in a spectacular Masonic temple that opened in nineteen ten 209 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: and that is still owned by the Marat Shiners, the 210 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: ancient Arabic order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. 211 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,319 Speaker 1: Mystic that I was able to say all that, actually, 212 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: but it's the Marat that pops out. An architectural jewel 213 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: designed to resemble a Moorish mosque with towers, minarets, and 214 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,559 Speaker 1: terra cotta trim. It's named after one of Napoleon's generals 215 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 1: in his Egyptian campaign. Inappropriately, the theatre's smaller venue, the 216 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: adjoining Egyptian Room, features hieroglyphics and Egyptian murals. In the 217 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: Egyptian Room, you'll find more alternative acts like the Descendants 218 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: in Big Thief, as well as touring comedians like Sam 219 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 1: Moral and Tim Heidecker. The temple was originally used to 220 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 1: house Masonic meetings and rituals, but it is also a 221 00:13:56,600 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: public space in its earliest days, hosting theatrical production in 222 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:05,439 Speaker 1: Illustrious Visiting dignitaries. Winston Churchill gave a speech here in 223 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: nineteen thirty two. I imagine that room sounded as good, 224 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: filled with Churchill's eloquence as it does, filled with music today. 225 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: The drinks are overpriced, the food is terrible and overpriced. 226 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: This is not a place for eating and drinking and 227 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: talking to your friends. You go to be still and 228 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: you go to listen. You can find something good to 229 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: eat or drink later. This is the site of sonic reverence, 230 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: with traces of spiritual reverence still very much intact. It's 231 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: a two minute walk from the splendor of the Marah 232 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: to the sacred diviness of the Chatterbox Jazz Club, a 233 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: nine hundred square foot bar strung with Christmas lights, black 234 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,359 Speaker 1: and white checkered Indy five hundred flags and banners celebrating 235 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: the New Years, still hanging in early summer. Ask the 236 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: bartender for a sharpie and she'll hand it right to 237 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: you so you can sign your name on the bar, 238 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: on the wall, in the bathroom, on the door, or 239 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: on the weird fridge sitting in the back of the room. 240 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: Everybody does it. Mick Jagger did it one night in 241 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty nine when he stopped by with Ron Wood. 242 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: The Chatterbox features live local jazz every night of the 243 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: week and has been a crucial indie hotspot since the 244 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: mid nineteen eighties. In this warm and cozy room, you 245 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: can hear a revolving lineup of older, established local jazz musicians, 246 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: supported by a steady stream of talented newcomers, thanks in 247 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: part to the proximity of Butler University and Indiana University, 248 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: both with the renowned music schools and strong jazz programs. 249 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: Remember Wally's in the Boston episode. The Chatterbox doesn't book 250 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: bands in the typical way. They ask you to come by, 251 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: sit in, get acquainted with the owner and manager and 252 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: regular musicians. It's a place where you never know who 253 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: might show up and sit in. Musicians frequent this place, 254 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: and if you let on that you play an instrument, 255 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: you should expect to be called up to join the 256 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: band for a tune or two. Historically, the Chatterbox was 257 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: no cover on the weeknights. But here's the thing. They 258 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: almost didn't survive the pandemic. In order to stay in business, 259 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: they took on some debt and the owner implemented a 260 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: four dollars cover charge on weeknights to help towards recovery. 261 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: If you're a musician, the cover is only two bucks, 262 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: but believe me, it's worth it. The loss of this 263 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: place would have been devastating to the city's music scene. 264 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: And you can't leave the house now without spending fifty 265 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: dollars four bucks four get over. Thank your lucky stars. 266 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: Faces are melting all across India every night lately. There 267 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: seems to be a lot of heavy bands in the city. Hardcore, grindcore, metalcore. 268 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: People want to rock out in this city. One venue 269 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: that youthful souls recommend for a face and brain melting 270 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: experience is Healer, which calls itself an immersive DIY art 271 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: and music venue designed to be an incubator for creating 272 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: and engaging with art of all kinds. Healer has a 273 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: scrappy punk ethos. It is housed in a refurbished strip 274 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: of industrial buildings, nestled next to a trucking academy, in 275 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,959 Speaker 1: the least artsy looking place you can imagine, But inside 276 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: it's a different world, a colorful wonderland of revolving art 277 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: installations be decked with toys, trinkets, black light, fluorescent pain, 278 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 1: colored bulbs, whale themed art, a fake dragon not to 279 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: insult all the real dragons out there, and featuring a 280 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: nineties themed video arcade. No genres are excluded. Here, you'll 281 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 1: hear garage bands, punk bands, metal, low fi, ambient. It's 282 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: an all ages venue with a bar for the over 283 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: twenty ones, known for exceptionally friendly staff in five star 284 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: mosh pits. We now seem to have stumbled into the 285 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 1: heart of eccentric indie. Let's hang out here a little longer. Maybe, 286 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: after all that washing, we need the chill stretch it out. 287 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: How about some yoga for that. Head over to Black Circle, 288 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: a micro brewery and venue that hosts live music, drag Bengo, comedy, 289 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: and on select Sunday mornings, death metal Yoga. Twenty five 290 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: bucks gets you a beginning yoga class and a pint 291 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 1: of beer. A trained yoga teacher leaves the class while 292 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: the DJ spins metal for the soul. Get your face 293 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: melted and downward facing dog. Are you starting to get 294 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: why people love this city? Okay, so we've gone deep 295 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: into the quirky, but let's not neglect the giant elephant 296 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: in the room. This is Indianapolis, home of the Indy 297 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:02,880 Speaker 1: five hundred, the greatest spectacle in racing, the largest single 298 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: day sporting event in the world, and it all happens 299 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:12,440 Speaker 1: in the undisputed Vatican of the city. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 300 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 1: also known as the Brickyard. The race track was formerly 301 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: paved in bricks. It isn't anymore, but a narrow strip 302 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: of bricks remains, and tradition demands that the race winners 303 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 1: kiss the bricks, literally pluck her up and kiss them. 304 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: The Brickyard hosts races throughout the year, but the Indy 305 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 1: five hundred is a big one, landing on the last 306 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 1: Sunday of May and drawing a staggering three hundred and 307 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: fifty thousand bodies, close to half the population of the city. 308 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: You might think we are straying away from our topic 309 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: of music, but music is in fact integral to the race. 310 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: Musical traditions include the ritual performance of Back Home Again 311 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,640 Speaker 1: in Indiana, performed before the start of the race since 312 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: nineteen nineteen, most famously by Jim Nabors, who sang it 313 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: most year between nineteen seventy two in twenty fourteen, Then 314 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:07,359 Speaker 1: there's the Snake Pit, a massive day long music festival 315 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: that happens concurrently with the race on a stage in 316 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: the infield by turn three Joshua Tree Festival boasts views 317 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: of the park Spectacular Landscapes and Sasquatch Festival is hosted 318 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: on the gorgeous Columbia River, but the snake Pit boasts 319 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: its own breathtaking view. The indie freaking five hundred cars 320 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: roorn by a two hundred miles per hour. As the 321 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: organizers posted on social media, it's an EDM festival during 322 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: a literal race. What's more epic than that. This year's 323 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:41,919 Speaker 1: artists included Cascade Subatronics and DJ Diesel aka Shaquille O'Neal. 324 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: If you find yourself near the speedway for any reason, 325 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: don't miss Indianapolis favorite the vintage fast food restaurant Mug 326 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: and Bun, just a three minute drive from our Vatican 327 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: and worth any length of drive for that matter. Park 328 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 1: outside the Mug and Bun, flip your headlights quickly on 329 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: and off, and a server will come take your order. 330 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,360 Speaker 1: No need to bother with the food. But what you 331 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 1: really want is the root beer. It's low carbonated, impossibly creamy, 332 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: somehow rich with strong vanilla and sasparilla notes. The owners 333 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: brew it from scratch in the basement every single day, 334 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: and there is no better root beer in the world period. 335 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: Your face just got melted. You need to cool off. 336 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: This world can be divided into two kinds of people, 337 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: those who flocked to Indianapolis for the last weekend of 338 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 1: May and those who assiduously avoid Indianapolis during the last 339 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: week of May. If fast cars and inflated hotel prices 340 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: and hundreds of thousands of drunk people isn't your thing, 341 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: you might want to aim for a different time of year. 342 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: Jazz Fest in early October, for example, is it's a 343 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,920 Speaker 1: slower paced, family friendly, two day festival held in the 344 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 1: McAllister Amphitheater in Garfield Park, featuring national acts, which last 345 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:12,160 Speaker 1: year included The Rebirth Jazz Band and Terry Lynn Carryton. 346 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: I already mentioned wonder Road, which lands in June. In 347 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: Trees in August, but let's drift back to the fringes now. 348 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: If you want to go really boutique, try back Alley 349 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: Ballyhoo in early August, a psychedelic festival hosted by one 350 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: of Indy's best record stores, Square Cat, Finyl and Fountain Square. 351 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: The two day bally who occupies one outdoor stage in 352 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: one inside the record store and features a mix of 353 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: national and local psychedelic acts. Squarecat regularly hosts music, but 354 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: also boasts an excellent cafe serving great coffee in local 355 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: and regional beer. The decor is pure seventies recroom, Macromay 356 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: light fixtures, wood paneled walls, checkerboard tile, and a whole 357 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 1: lot of burnt orange, plus an abundance of records, new 358 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:11,159 Speaker 1: and used and always tantalizing. Severely problematic for me. The 359 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: biggest night of the year for local music is Tonic 360 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: Ball on the Friday before Thanksgiving at five venues in 361 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: Fountain Square. Each year, five bands or musicians are selected 362 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,360 Speaker 1: and their songs are covered by top local performers. Everyone 363 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: wants to play Tonic Ball. Local bands jockey for a spot. 364 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: All the proceeds benefit Second Helpings, a nonprofit that feeds 365 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: and supports thousands of Indiana residents every day. It does 366 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:40,959 Speaker 1: it through community kitchen, food delivery, and culinary job training. 367 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: Remember what I said about philanthropy, This impulse to help 368 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:49,159 Speaker 1: and give is really seeped into the culture here. So 369 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: by filling your calendar with time this way, you benefit 370 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: more than your own ears. State Street Pub isn't exactly hidden, 371 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: but it sits outside one of the most populated cultural 372 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: neighborhoods on an unassuming block on the city's near east side, 373 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 1: co owned and operated by legendary Indianapolis music lover Jimmy Paoni, 374 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: who bought the small, unpretentious bar eight years ago and 375 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: books the room most nights with punk, rock, metal, and 376 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: hip hop artists. The smallesh room, capacity one hundred and 377 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 1: thirty fills easily, sounds good, and is known as that 378 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: very special place every music city needs as the place 379 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 1: where musicians play for musicians, a place to catch up, 380 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: a place for those coming up on the rise, place 381 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: to showcase new material. The pub serves food too, tacos 382 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: and burgers, including a vegetarian black being burger. These hidden 383 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: gems are the vital arteries of every music scene. Two 384 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 1: things you should do before your trip, both of which 385 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 1: will help you feel more tuned into Indy. First, read 386 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: a Kurt Vonnegut book. Really any of them, but I 387 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:07,120 Speaker 1: especially recommend Player Piano Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five, or Breakfast 388 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:12,119 Speaker 1: of Champions. Vonnegut himself once said, all my jokes are Indianapolis, 389 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: all my attitudes are Indianapolis, My adenoids are Indianapolis. If 390 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: I ever sever myself from Indianapolis, I would be out 391 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:27,719 Speaker 1: of business. What people like about me is Indianapolis Vonnegut's ryhness, 392 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: his sense of the ethical, his self deprecating humor, and 393 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: his stubborn streak of cranky hopefulness even through darkness. He'll 394 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: absorb it all from reading his work and carry it 395 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: with you on your visit while you're in town. Make 396 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 1: sure you make it by the two story Vonnegut mural 397 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: on mass Ave to feel his benevolent gaze and basque 398 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 1: in the aura of the city's beloved literary icon. Second, 399 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,719 Speaker 1: and I wasn't going to suggest another podcast this season 400 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:58,439 Speaker 1: other than I just want you to listen to this 401 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: one and get on with your life and get out 402 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: there and see some live music and participate in the 403 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: living culture. But if you want, put in your earbuds 404 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 1: and listen to the podcast Cultural Manifesto with Indianapolis DJ 405 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:16,479 Speaker 1: and journalist Kyle Long. Kyle has a deep grasp of 406 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: Indiana music past and present, and just listening to a 407 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: few episodes will provide substantial context for your time in Indie. 408 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 1: Start with the recent two parter called the az of 409 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:31,679 Speaker 1: Indiana Music, or his excellent hour on women pioneers of 410 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:35,880 Speaker 1: Indiana Punk, new Wave and noise music, and then your 411 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: engines will be greased up for naptown. The thing is 412 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 1: India new place is an app nickname. Indianapolis is new. 413 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: It was founded in eighteen twenty one. New York City 414 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:57,199 Speaker 1: was founded in sixteen twenty four. It still feels like 415 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: it's in the process of becoming, but that's it doesn't 416 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: make it no place in New York and LA they 417 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: aren't done building yet last time I checked. It brings 418 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 1: to mind the Zen Buddhist concept of a beginner's mind, 419 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: a state of being that is characterized by openness, curiosity, eagerness, 420 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: and a lack of preconceptions, as the Zen monks shon 421 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: Ryu Suzuki put it in his book En Mind, Beginner's 422 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: Mind in nineteen seventy. In the beginner's mind, there are 423 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: many possibilities, but in the experts there are few. Indianapolis 424 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: overflows with its many possibilities, which explains why there are 425 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 1: more venues than you'd expect in a city this size, 426 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: and people are always opening new ones, and it explains 427 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: why there are at least four extraordinarily good record stores 428 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: that stay busy and profitable. There's even a nonprofit organization 429 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,880 Speaker 1: musical family tree. It has the mission of spreading Indiana 430 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: music to build a more world recognized music scene in Indiana. 431 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: There is something through and inspiring about being in a 432 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: place that hasn't entirely arrived and solidified, but that is 433 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: so clearly engaged in the ongoing process of becoming. And 434 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,679 Speaker 1: one more thing, many Who's Your gen xers grew up 435 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 1: to the soundtrack of The Zero Boys, a semi indie 436 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: punk band whose influence spread far beyond the Midwest, but 437 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: whose soul remains firmly rooted in Indiana. If I had 438 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: to pick an anthem for Indianapolis, there are plenty of 439 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: songs to choose from, including ones I've already mentioned here 440 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: Naptown Blues, back Home Again in Indiana. We could add 441 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: to the list the Gizmos. The Midwest can be alright 442 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: in the Jackson Fives, I'm going back to Indiana, but 443 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 1: these all tie for second place against the Zero Boys. 444 00:28:56,680 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: Trying Harder, We've been trying harder, harder, sing Zero Boys 445 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: charismatic lead singer Paul Mayhern for to get our way. 446 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 1: We've been trying harder, harder, and it's gonna pay. It's 447 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: a song best experience in a full house of Hoosiers 448 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: singing along, fists pumping. We've been trying harder, harder, harder, harder, 449 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 1: and that is our time in Indie DM. If you 450 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: have any questions or further suggestions, let me know how 451 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: we're doing here. I can keep the show going forever 452 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: with your follows and your reviews and your word of mouth. 453 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: If you want me to cover your town this season, 454 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: just hit me up on Instagram at Will Daily Official, 455 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: or search Will Daily d A I L E Y 456 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: on your favorite platform. This show got a second season 457 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: because of you, so thank you for everything. If you 458 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: aren't following Side of Our Town or you haven't reviewed it, 459 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 1: I ask you to consider doing so so that you 460 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: might join this band. The Sound of Our Town is 461 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: a production of Double Elvis and iHeartRadio. You can also 462 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: hit us up on IG at Double Elvis or Twitter 463 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: at Double Elvis FM. The show is executively produced by 464 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 1: Jake Brennan and Brady Sadler for Double Elvis, production assistance 465 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: by Matt Boden. The show has created, written, hosted, and 466 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: scored by me Will Daily. This episode's head writer is 467 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: Frieda Lovesmith. Music for this episode was composed and performed 468 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: by me. You can check out my songs on Spotify, Apple, 469 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: band Camp, or just come to any of my shows 470 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: by going to will Daily dot com. All right, we're 471 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 1: up to the next town, the next sound. Thank you 472 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: for your time, and thank you for your ears.