Upcoming Indianapolis Roots Rock Shows

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Vulgar Boatman's Jake Smith and Dale Lawrence

Some Indianapolis alt-country/roots rock gigs you should know about:

Nov. 13: The Elms w/ Special Guest Henry French and the Shameless, The Vogue 8 p.m.
Nov. 14: David England, Vulgar Boatmen, Old Flames, Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St., 9 p.m.
Nov. 18: The Fox Hunt, Joey Welch, The Complete Unknowns, The Vollrath, 118 E. Palmer St., 8 p.m.
Nov. 18: Carrie Rodriguez, Royal Theater, 59 S. Washington St. Danville, 8 p.m.
Nov. 21: Will Hoge, Radio Radio, 1119 E. Prospect St., 9 p.m.
Nov. 21: Rusty Bladen, Louie’s, St. Rd 37, Fishers, 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 21: Vagabond Opera, Royal Theater, 59 S. Washington St., Danville, 8 p.m
Nov. 22: Alexa Woodward, Elam Abraham Blackman, Adam Kuhn, The Accordions, Earth House, 237 N. East St., 8 p.m.
Dec. 4: The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Jascha, Joey Welch, The Vogue, 6259 N. College Ave., 9 p.m.
You guys know I think The Elms are the real deal, right?  They work hard, tour around in a van, playing sweaty, greasy, soulful music for 10 or 100 or 1,000 people at a time.  The Elms seem to think rock and roll matters.  Gotta get behind that, because it’s the difference between music that means something and all the rest of the stuff out there.  Here’ s the new video for the hook-laden “Back to Indiana”. (I think it’s golden when bands make MTV-ish videos today.  The new retro…). Rock forward…
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