Preview: LISTEN LOCAL June 14 & June 28 (Art Adams, Apache ...

In case you haven't heard yet, you need to know: Musical Family Tree is curating a six-concert series in Broad Ripple Park that takes place on various Friday evenings this summer (featured on page 7 of this recent Indy Star article!). The series, called "Listen Local," is a family-oriented, pay-what-you-want affair that aims to showcase an eclectic cross-section of Indiana's underground music scene. And, to make it even better, Upland Beer?will be on tap!?All proceeds from these concerts will benefit the Indianapolis Parks foundation, so be generous if you love what the parks have to offer! Check out our previous post for info on the May 24 kick off.?

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Without further ado, here are some details about the next two shows in the series:

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Listen Local 6/14: Art Adams Band, Apache Dropout, Thee Tsunamis

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Art Adams?has been wielding his faithful Martin acoustic guitar in and out of honky-tonks and juke joints since 1952. Along the way, Adams built his reputation as journeyman rockabilly front man. He grew up in Carrolton, Kentucky in the 1930s as one of seven kids in a farming family. He never had a formal lesson on guitar or vocals, but grew fascinated with music at an early age through his love of country songs like Ernest Tubb's "Walkin' the Floor Over You." Adams's work with The Kentucky Drifters, The Rhythm Knights and, more recently, The Art Adams Band has earned him induction into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Much of Adams's success was belated. He quit the music business in 1968. While he remained silent, an early 45 on Cherry Records featuring "Indian Joe" b/w "Rock Crazy Baby" circulated amongst rare vinyl collectors and his legend as an underground great began to take shape. By 2003, the interest in Adams's early material was significant enough to draw the songwriter back to the stage. He quickly made up for lost time, releasing a bunch of alternate takes and rehearsal material on a retrospective album on Collector Records. He has since released three more albums, as well as Norton Records'?50th Anniversary reissue of Adams's original Cherry Records 45s.

Listeners unfamiliar with Adams's career will discover an artist rooted in the Sun Studios sound that served as a launching pad for Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and rock n' roll itself. Check out this video for the title track of his 2009 LP, The Truth.

Bloomington psychedelic rock outfit Apache Dropout?has been steadily building momentum since the release of its debut, self-titled LP on?Family Vineyard Records in March of 2011. It wouldn't be unreasonable for regular MFT readers to have grown tired of our incessant writing on this trio, but the material these dudes have consistently churned out over the last few years warrants the coverage. Since its inception, the band has steadily sharpened a sound founded upon the psychedelia and bubblegum R&B that bounced around so many garages in the late 1960s.

Apache Dropout

Apache Dropout's reputation as psych rock superstars is beginning to extend beyond our Hoosier borders. The band's critically-acclaimed sophomore LP, Bubblegum Graveyard, was released on genre heavyweight Trouble in Mind Records. More recently, Apache's new single "Constant Plaything" was featured on William Street Records' star-studded?Garage Swim compilation. Listen to the single below and prepare to have your face melted on June 14.

Earlier this year, we trekked a thousand miles down to Austin for?SXSW to discover a terrific new band from right in our back yard called Thee Tsunamis.?They're an all-female surf rock trio with just a handful of demos under its belt. Bloomington analog label Magnetic South, the part-time home to MFT favorites like?Thee Open Sex and Circuit des Yeux, has taken these surfin' chicks under their wing, shaping a sound with its roots in Dick Dale and its eyes on the future.

Thee Tsunamis

Thee Tsunamis are not Bloomington's lone landlocked surf-inclined rockers. Check out their male counterparts?Triptides for further evidence that penning great beach tunes doesn't require an ocean view. Thee Tsunamis are only beginning to gain footing, but with an upcoming tour alongside Apache Dropout and a solid support structure in place, we're excited to see where they go from here. Watch a short video from our voyage to Austin that features of glimpse of Thee Tsunamis' goodness.

Listen Local 6/28: We Are Hex, Burnt Ones, The 2150's

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We Are Hex

The June 28 installment of Listen Local features a punk-heavy dose of Indiana rock with national reach. The third show in our Listen Local series highlights the triumphant return of We Are Hex, a hometown visit from Hoosier ex-pats Burnt Ones and the new line-up of 2150s.

We Are Hex?set Indianapolis's underground music scene ablaze a few years ago with the release of their debut LP, Gloom Bloom in 2009. The group built on the success of its independent debut with a monstrous follow-up on Roaring Colonel Records, entitled Hail to the Goer. Momentum appeared to be building in 2011 when Jack White released a 7" for the band on his label, Third Man Records. White's infatuation with the band made sense, given the similarities between We Are Hex and his post-White Stripes, female-fronted super group The Dead Weather. The growing national buzz made We Are Hex's 2011 decision to embark upon an indefinite hiatus all the more puzzling for listeners.

Fortunately the hiatus is finished, and We Are Hex has returned! Last month, the band garnered a sizable crowd at LUNA Music for a Record Store Day performance (see: photo recap). The band quickly shook off any rust, cruising through a couple of new singles and some old favorites. For now, We Are Hex is closing out the spring with a handful of tour dates across the midwest and a 7" slated for release on June 1 at White Rabbit Cabaret. Watch the group's brief 2013 trailer below.

Several snapshots from the last few years of Indianapolis music should remain emblazoned in the memories of the fortunate souls present. Jookabox's farewell performance at Earth House Collective comes immediately to mind. Somewhere near the top of these auditory memories resides Burnt Ones' sweat-drenched set to close out last year's Cataracts Music Festival. The crowd, mildly inebriated and sufficiently sun burnt from the day's festivities, congregated in the front yard of Debbie's Palace of Noise & Laundry on Morris St. to bare witness to the triumphant return of the local scene's favorite psych-rockers-at-large.

Burnt Ones

Burnt Ones migrated to the Bay Area shortly after the release of the band's debut LP, Black Teeth & Gold Tongues. The album caught the attention of the indie blogosphere for its resurrection of the glam rock sounds popularized by late, enigmatic T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan. Burnt Ones' sophomore effort, You'll Never Walk Alone, dropped this month on psych rock juggernaut?Burger Records. This reverb-heavy outfit is guaranteed to get the crowd moving with its guitar-driven brand of retrofried rock.

The 2150's

Local garage punks?2150's?round out the June 28 Listen Local line-up. This band has undergone some roster changes over the last year, but they just keep getting better. Like We Are Hex and Burnt Ones, 2150's emits a punk rock sound at first glance, but their songs have deconstructed pop at their core. Early recordings of "Cover Boyz" and "Everything's Exploding" recall 60s girl groups as much as the fuzzed out punk rock that has dominated Fountain Square's music scene over the last few years. The band appears to have big things in store for 2013, with a couple of recent live recordings available on their?MFT page. 2150's should be the perfect appetizer for this energetic batch of powerful rock bands.

Listen Local tickets available via Eventbrite

Source: http://www.musicalfamilytree.net/xn/detail/2000984%3ABlogPost%3A212436?xg_source=activity

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