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MFT Exclusive: Andrew Gustin (The Dwellers, Etc.)

(Listen while you read! Start with the new MFT exclusive, Oh, What's This?)




Andrew Gustin recently started showing up everywhere in Indianapolis, or at least it seemed that way to me. I had accepted his facebook friend request, hung out with him at shows, and even, in a nonsensical fit of paranoia, wondered if he is a cop, before I had ever listened to his music. However, any fault was entirely my own, as Andrew has had a major role in about 20 different albums on…
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Posted by Jon Rogers on January 27, 2012 at 6:30pm

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New Music Indiana: XLVI Indy Music Legacy Project

...And thus the masses descend on Indianapolis for the 46th Super Bowl in the year 2012. But with any luck, they won't leave without some new knowledge about our city and its rich (if vastly underrated) culture.



Thanks to the tireless work of The Kinetic Project's Michael Kaufmann and John Beeler, MFT, and a handful of other diligent volunteers, we are proud to present the "XLVI Indy Music Legacy Project," featuring 46 songs by 46 diverse and talented musical acts! At least nine months in the making, this project brings together many of the best songs from the last few decades of Indiana's musical history. There are new songs, old songs, rap songs, rock songs, smooth jazz, and just about everything else in between. This collection will be given…

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Posted by Jon Rogers on January 13, 2012 at 1:00pm

Jon Rogers

Indiana Music Archive: El Niño

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There are only a handful of typical “rock and roll” narratives, but for most indie rock bands (especially in the midwest), there is one particular narrative that seems to dominate. Young band plays local scene and gets noticed by some bigger record company; young band signs to record company; band releases critically acclaimed album and…
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Posted by Jon Rogers on January 25, 2012 at 4:30pm — 5 Comments

Jon Rogers

Chad's Show Memories: Kam Kama LP Release Show 1/22/12

That's right, folks - it's installment #2 of MFT's comic strip show review series, "Chad's Show Memories," and you guessed correctly - more great art about more great music! The bands Chad saw are all interesting and worthwhile, and we recommend checking out Bloomington's Kam Kama right now at MFT while you read. Enjoy!



 

New Terrors: "Snakeskin"



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Posted by Jon Rogers on January 24, 2012 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

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MFT Exclusive: Andrew Gustin (The Dwellers, Etc.)

The Dwellers' MFT Page(Listen while you read! Start with the new MFT exclusive, Oh, What's This?) Andrew Gustin recently started showing up everywhere in Indianapolis, or at least…See More
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New Music Indiana: XLVI Indy Music Legacy Project

...And thus the masses descend on Indianapolis for the 46th Super Bowl in the year 2012. But with any luck, they won't leave without some new knowledge about our city and its rich (if vastly underrated) culture. Thanks to the tireless work of The Kinetic Project's Michael Kaufmann and John Beeler, MFT, and a handful of other…See More
A blog post by Jon Rogers was featured yesterday
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mike whybark commented on Jon Rogers's blog post 'Indiana Music Archive: El Niño'
Oops, d'oh, not d'uh. My double bad.
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mike whybark commented on Jon Rogers's blog post 'Indiana Music Archive: El Niño'
D'uh, and Ross was in Moto-x with Greg. They slipped my mind because their active years were after I split town and I don't have any of their material. Kent Berglund yeah yeah yeah action man!
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Aaron Poehler commented on Jon Rogers's blog post 'Indiana Music Archive: El Niño'
Glenn was also in the Trailside Killers, the first B-town band I ever saw (at Black Box) after moving there. That night made a HUGE impression on me. I always thought seeing John play his pedals with El Nino up close at Second Story was fascinating;…
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mike whybark commented on Jon Rogers's blog post 'Indiana Music Archive: El Niño'
Oh, and Glenn and family now own and live in the house I grew up in.
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