Seth Johnson

Review: The War and Treaty take Hi-Fi Annex to church The Grammy-nominated soul band made their way to Indy on Wednesday, Aug. 6.

I had a great time with Grammy-nominated soul group The War and Treaty on Wednesday at HI-FI. Head over to NUVO for my review complete with photos from the always excellent Doug Fellegy.

A quick chat with Charity Rose Thielen of The Head and The Heart The indie-folk band will visit the Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park on Aug. 6.

I had a great time chatting with Charity from The Head and The Heart ahead of their show at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park next week. We mostly discussed the band's latest album "Aperture," but I did sneak in a q about Bloomington legend Tim Smiley as well.

Read it via NUVO!

Let’s Fest Bringing the Laughs to Fountain Square | Visit Indy From Aug. 28-31, longtime comedy production company Let’s Comedy will present the latest installment of Let’s Fest — a comedy festival in Fountain Square

Being a lover of comedy, I'm quite excited for the latest installment of Let's Fest coming to Fountain Square from Aug. 28-31. To get the full scoop on what you can expect. head over to the Visit Indy website, where I wrote a short blog post hashing out all the details.

A quick chat with Jack Met of AJR The multi-platinum alt-pop band will headline Ruoff Music Center on July 31 as part of their ‘Somewhere in the Sky’ tour.

I caught up with AJR frontman Jack Met ahead of the band's upcoming performance at Ruoff Music Center, discussing the band's fruitful relationship with Indianapolis and much more.

Head over to NUVO and give it a read!

‘Bad Dogs’ by 81355 (‘bless’) is all about Naptown The new album comes out July 11, but you can listen to their new single now.

"This album feels like it grows wild like ivy on brick."

I caught up with the 81355 crew to discuss their sophomore album, which is due out on Friday. Head over to Mirror Indy
and give the story a read!

A quick chat with comedian Maddy Smith From July 5-6, stand-up comedian Maddy Smith will visit the White Rabbit Cabaret for three shows across two nights.

I caught up with comedian Maddy Smith ahead of her shows at the White Rabbit Cabaret this weekend, discussing her roasting roots, what being a cast member on Wild 'N Out has been like, and more

Head over to NUVO and give it a read!

Like many of you, I'm sad to hear of today's news.

Myles is a real one, and I'll always appreciate the countless times we got to chat over the years. Best of luck with the next chapter, man.

Brent Cobb’s latest chapter is all about rock ’n’ roll The singer-songwriter will visit the Vogue on June 27.

Ahead of his show at the Vogue on Friday, I caught up with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Brent Cobb for an interview, discussing all things rock 'n' roll including his forthcoming album "Ain't Rocked in a While."

Head over to NUVO and give it a read!

Pacers force Game 7 with Thunder in NBA Finals The two teams will face off one final time on Sunday, June 22.

“We’ve got one game. Nothing that’s happened before matters, and nothing that’s going to happen after matters. It’s all about that one game.”

Head over to NUVO and read my story on the Pacers advancing to Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

Praying to the basketball gods that Ty's calf can stop Halihurtin' enough for us to have a great Game 6 tonight. #NBAFinals

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Review: MJ Lenderman showcases sharp songcraft at the Egyptian Room The Asheville singer-songwriter made his way to Indianapolis on Saturday, June 14.

One day after having his performance rained out at the 2025 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Asheville singer-songwriter MJ Lenderman paid a visit to Indianapolis with his band the Wind.

Head over to NUVO for my full review of the show.

Pacers head to Oklahoma City with NBA Finals series tied at 2-2 Indiana fell to the Thunder at home in Game 4 by a final score of 111-104.

"We’ve gotta be ready to go down there and fight for 48 minutes."

Head over to NUVO for my story on the Pacers' Game 4 loss to the Thunder in the NBA Finals, with reflections on adjustments that need to be made looking ahead to Game 5.

Pacers grind out Game 3 win over Thunder Indiana will look to take a 3-1 series lead at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday.

"This is the kind of team that we are — we need everybody.”

Head over to NUVO for my story on the Pacers' Game 3 win over the Thunder, which was undoubtedly one of Indiana's patented team efforts.

Losing Sly Stone and Brian Wilson in the same week is quite tragic. R.I.P. to a pair of my all-time favorites 💔

Indy Show Alert: Bone Thughs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia will co-headline Everwise Amphitheater on Aug. 23 with opening support from DJ Quik.

Working on a story for Mirror Indy about a certain local hip-hop supergroup, and some of the details being referenced are making me realize I've been covering local music for damn near half my life.

Feeling a little old right now, not gonna lie 😂

Indy Show Alert: Lil Wayne will visit Ruoff Music Center on Aug. 17 as part of his "The Carter VI" tour with opening support from Tyga and Belly Gang Kushington.

Review: R&B legends reign supreme as part of “The Queens” tour Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Stephanie Mills and Gladys Knight all took the stage over the course of the three-hour concert.

You would be hard-pressed to find a lineup with more legendary vocal talent than the one at Gainbridge Fieldhouse last night.

Head over to NUVO for my review of "The Queens" tour stop in Indy, which featured performances from Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Stephanie Mills and Gladys Knight.

Indiana Pacers advance to NBA Finals for the first time in 25 years The Pacers and Thunder will meet in the 2025 NBA Finals beginning on June 5.

"This group has been special and pulled off some very special things."

Head over to NUVO for my story on the Pacers advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since the days of Reggie Miller, Jalen Rose and Rik Smits.

Following last night’s Eastern Conference Finals-clinching victory over the Knicks, I asked Myles Turner to reflect on the nature of the win and how it spoke to the Pacers’ overall team effort throughout the course of the season.

I had an awesome time connecting with Bradford Manning of Two Blind Brothers for this Indiana Blind Children's Foundation blog post ahead of our Through the Looking Glass Gala in September!

Read It Here: bit.ly/2BBatGala

This McAfee/Mellencamp drama is truly entertaining as a Hoosier who writes about both music and sports.

Today it begins.

A newly adjusted mural in Fountain Square now shows love to Tyrese Haliburton.

An interesting tidbit I found from looking back on the Pacers/Knicks matchups this year was how great Mathurin played in all three regular season games. He averaged 25.3 points for the blue and gold.

Gotta imagine Carlisle is coaching him up hard leading up to Wednesday's Game 1.

A rivalry renewed: Pacers and Knicks to meet again in Eastern Conference Finals The pair of archenemies tip off Game 1 at Madison Square Garden on May 21.

The Pacers and Knicks are slated to face-off in an epic Eastern Conference Finals beginning on Wednesday. For my latest NUVO story, I previewed the matchup, looking back on the Pacers/Knicks games that took place over this past season.

Following last night’s bounce-back Game 4 win over the Cavs, I asked Pascal Siakam about the Pacers’ continued resilience this season and where it stems from.

I'll be covering Pacers vs. Cavs Games 3 and 4 on Friday and Sunday, and then going to the IndyCar Grand Prix on Saturday with my dad and brother.

So in other words, I'll be having the ultimate Pacers and Racers weekend in the Circle City 🏀🏁🏀

Pacers eliminate Bucks 4-1 and advance to Eastern Conference semifinals Indiana defeated the Bucks by a final of 119-118 to close out the series.

"We're fortunate, but fortune favors the bold."

Head over to NUVO for my latest story on last night's unforgettable Pacers win.