This week in Indianapolis music, head out to the Broad Ripple Village to see some of the greatest Indiana and Indianapolis bands in action at the Broad Ripple Music Fest. This Indianapolis cultural district will be a hive of artists, musicians, and other creative types on Saturday, October 17. Over 150 bands will be bringing the rock, serenading the public, and blowing away convention across twenty different stages at this Indianapolis festival.
Sponsored by NUVO Newsweekly, Upland Brewery, My Old Kentucky Blog, Asthmatic Kitty, WTTS 92.3, and many more Indianapolis businesses and record labels, the Broad Ripple Music Fest promises to be an exciting Indianapolis event.
Besides the Broad Ripple Music Fest, there are plenty of other great concerts going on in Indianapolis this weekend. Take a look at the Indianapolis show calendar below to figure out who you want to see this weekend.
| Thursday, Oct 15 | |
| Rich Hardesty Band @ Scotty’s Brewhouse | |
| Phile Pierle @ The Rathskeller Restaurant | |
| Okay Death Ray and Perverse Engineer @ The Melody Inn | |
| Karaoke with Joni @ Kelly’s Pub Too | |
| Latin Dance Party @ The Jazz Kitchen | |
| Tyrone Wells, The Myriad, and Matt Hires @ Birdy’s Bar & Grill | |
| The Flying Toasters @ Joe’s Grille 2 | |
| GWAR, Job for a Cowboy, The Red Chord @ The Vogue | |
| Protocol @ Indiana Roof Ballroom | |
| Bane, Foundation, Post Collapse, In the Face of War @ Murphy Arts Center | |
| The Postmarks and Brookville @ Radio Radio | |
| Friday, Oct 16 | |
| Third Friday @ Language and Culture International | |
| The Almost, Drive A, My Hidden Track, and Something to Call a Hero @ The Emerson Theatre | |
| “The Sounds of Sacred Spain” by the Early Music Institute at Indiana University @ Indianapolis Museum of Art | |
| Punch Judy @ Rathskeller Restaurant | |
| Punkin Holler Boys, Art Adams, and Vegas 66 @ Melody Inn | |
| Joe Snidero and Steve Allee @ Jazz Kitchen | |
| Jake Brothers, Northern Kind, Dirty Third, Waldemere Revival, Andrew Bean and the Lady Apollo, and Wilson @ Birdy’s Bar | |
| Cousin Roger @ The Ale Emporium | |
| Dave and Rae @ Jillian’s Downtown | |
| Toy Factory @ That Place in Greenwood, Indiana | |
| DJ Rob @ Kelly’s Too | |
| Broad Ripple Music Fest Kickoff Party w/ Johnny Socko, Madlab, and Nightjar @ The Vogue Theatre | |
| Jason Patchett @ Indianapolis Artsgarden | |
| Brian Wallen @ Bread Ladies in Greenfield, Indiana | |
| Joe Meltdown, Donald Glaude, JJ Flores, Steve Smooth @ 8 Seconds Saloon | |
| Mike Gales @ The Music Mill | |
| Brian Hodge @ Vito’s | |
| Mudkids @ Music Mill | |
| Living Proof @ Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana | |
| Spanky’s Clubhouse @ The Rockhouse Cafe | |
| Saturday, Oct 17 | |
| Indianapolis Symphonic Choir @ Clowes Memorial Hall in Butler University | |
| Everwrath, Judgement, Eyes On Fire, Halibrid, Sylvia Lykins @ The Emerson | |
| Orkestra Projekt @ Earth House Collective | |
| Broad Ripple Music Fest w/ Rodeo Ruby Love, Mudkids, Early Day Miners, and more @ Birdy’s, Alley Cat Lounge, The Monkey’s Tale, Broad Ripple Steakhouse, Connor’s Pub, and others | |
| Born Again Floozies @ Melody Inn | |
| Stringtown Pickers @ The Country Market in Zionsville, Indiana | |
| Jen Edds @ Indianapolis Art Center | |
| Day Job Blues @ Pinheads in Fishers, Indiana | |
| 10th of Never @ Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub | |
| Sunday, Oct 18 | |
| NeverShoutNever, Meg & Dia, and Now Now Every Children @ Emerson Theatre | |
| Great Scott! @ Indiana University – Purdue University (IUPUI) | |
| Cari Ray @ Indiana State Fairgrounds | |
| The Michaels @ Easley Winery | |
| Gasoline Heart, Adam and Dave’s Bloodline, and My Hidden Track @ Big Car Gallery | |
| Jaybird Wilson and the Brothers in Time @ The Slippery Noodle Inn | |
| Sour Mash @ Connor’s |
