Well, it’s Halloween weekend in Indianapolis. But you shouldn’t fear all the ghouls and goblins; if you venture out from your locked doors and drawn blinds, you’ll find there’s a wealth of crazy All Hallow’s Eve parties going on in the Indianapolis nightlife scene.
Prowl around any one of the Indianapolis cultural districts, and you’ll find Indianapolis bands packing some of the coolest haunts in town. Lots of Indianapolis music venues are holding Halloween parties, and there’s even a concert at the spooky Historic Hannah House. If there was ever a place to play doom metal, it’s that haunted house.
So throw on a mask, lace up your dancing shoes, and head out to downtown Indianapolis to get a look at all the freaks, monsters, and eerie hipsters that make up the Indianapolis music scene. Use our show calendar below to plot your escape route from the fright fest that is the Circle City:
Thursday, Oct 29 | |
Jeff Day @ The Rathskeller Restaurant | |
Indiana University – Purdue University (IUPUI) Young Artist Series Presents Chi Yun @ IUPUI IT Building | |
Children of the Corn @ The Melody Inn | |
Latin Dance Party @ The Jazz Kitchen | |
Karaoke with Joni @ Kelly’s Pub Too | |
Andy Davis w/ Nathan Angelo @ Birdy’s Bar & Grill | |
The Flying Toasters @ Joe’s Grille 2 | |
Death Before Dishonor, Steel Nation, Forfeit, Folsom, and Off Balance @ Murphy Art Center | |
Queensryche, Lita Ford @ The Vogue Theatre | |
Rich Hardesty @ Joe’s Grille | |
Friday, Oct 30 | |
Dead Zone Boys Art & Music Show @ Big Car Gallery | |
Joe Firstman, Natalie Stovall @ The Rathskeller | |
The Life We Had, Heavy Lies the Crown, and Opponents @ The Emerson Theatre | |
Super Funk @ Jazz Kitchen | |
Deacon Sean & The Bar Brawlers @ Melody Inn | |
FringeFriday presents Halloween Spooktacular and Buffy the Vampire Sing-a-long @ IndyFringe Building | |
Clifford Ratliff Quartet @ The Jazz Kitchen | |
Red Light Driver, Andy Skinner, Gomer’s Pile @ Melody Inn | |
Scott Kline & The Illusion of Control, Knifey Spoonie, Eyes on Fire, Tyler Bender Band, New Addiction @ Birdy’s Bar | |
DJ Rob @ Kelly’s Too | |
Harvey and the Bluetones @ Madame Walker Theater | |
Hed PE and Insane Clown Posse @ Verizon Wireless Music Center | |
Here Come the Mummies @ Vogue Theater | |
John Stockton Project @ Radio Radio | |
Mardelay w/ Andy D, JSP, X103, and NUVO Newsweekly @ Radio Radio | |
Spanky’s Clubhouse @ Clancy’s | |
Saturday, Oct 31 | |
The Working Hour @ Rathskeller | |
My Hidden Track, Same As Sunday, Until Then, Dear Noel,and The Boy and His Machine @ Emerson Theater | |
Jester Kings @ Champps Americana Bar & Grill | |
Halloween Show w/ Left at Blakemore, Sugar Moon Rabbit, September Sky, Livin’ The Dream @ Birdy’s | |
Goldie w/ Exquisitely Yours @ Chatterbox Jazz Club | |
Living Proof @ Jillian’s Downtown | |
Toy Factory @ Ale Emporium | |
Hookd @ Historic Hannah House | |
Fire in the Dawn @ Chateau Thomas Winery | |
Eastern Wing Band @ 8 Seconds Saloon | |
Sunday, Nov 1 | |
Butler University Wind Ensemble @ Clowes Memorial Hall | |
Osso, Sufjan Stevens’ movie “The BQE”, and DM Stith @ Indianapolis Museum of Art |