Bloom Magazine
Category: Arts/Entertainment
Coverage of Bloomington’s vibrant arts and entertainment scene — theater, music, visual arts, film, galleries, and cultural events throughout Monroe County and beyond.
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Another Round (Formerly Straight No Chaser) Making a Name for Itself
BY JEREMY SHERE Since 1996, the IU a cappella group Straight No Chaser has been delighting local and national audiences…
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Archives of African American Music: A Resource for Study of Black Culture
BY BRIDGETT HENWOOD Music legends like Etta James, Booker T. Jones, and record producer Al Bell are synonymous with the…
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Spencer’s Tivoli Theatre Is Restored to Its Former Glory
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC The 85-year-old Tivoli Theatre in downtown Spencer has seen some dark days. Closed in 1999, the historic…
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‘Together in Peace’ Timothy Reed’s Epic New Single (Video)
BY JEREMY SHERE Those familiar with the languid, largely instrumental music of local composer and performer Timothy Reed may be…
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Kimmie & Johnny: A Funky ‘Cowpunk’ Duo
BY CAIRRIL MILLS “Everything else has been taken from me—what do I really want to do?” The question faced Johnny…
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No joke! B-town Is Getting Its Very Own Comedy Festival
BY JEREMY SHERE So a comedian and a comedy club owner walk into a bar…. That may sound like the…
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Harpeth Rising: Four Jacobs School Grads Make a Name in Nashville
BY CAIRRIL MILLS The Nashville, Tennessee-based band Harpeth Rising, a quartet made up of IU Jacobs School of Music alumni,…
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Pictura Turns 5: A Little Midwest Gallery Attracting Top Talent (Photo Gallery)
BY JEREMY SHERE Five years ago, Pictura Gallery opened for business on the corner of West 6th Street and North…
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Rock for the Red Cross Concert to Star Bluesman Anthony Gomes
BY MANDY CLARKE This year’s Rock for the Red Cross Benefit Concert, Saturday, May 4, is starring Anthony Gomes, identified…
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Jenny Kander’s Dolls: in Search of a Patron (Photo Gallery)
BY KELLY KENDALL There’s Hattie, who likes embroidering daisies and ladybugs onto aprons and writing her favorite words down in…
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