Tom Lounges
As the fiercely independent grandson of outlaw country icons Jessie Colter and Waylon Jennings (his step-grandfather), and the nephew of country star Shooter Jennings, it is not surprising that young Struggle Jennings has a broad streak of outlaw in his DNA. And he s determined to leave a legacy of his own in music.
Hard Rock Casino President Matt Schuffert gives Times Reporter Dan Carden a guided tour of the new Hard Rock Northern Indiana a week before opening. Connor Burge, The Times
Hip hop/Rap fans owe it to themselves to invest the time and the dime to catch Jennings when he brings the Troubadour of Troubled Souls Tour to Hobart Art Theater (230 Main St.) in downtown Hobart on Saturday. The troubled souls on the bill include: Brianna Harness, Nuke Bushner, Groppo, Dan D3 Poole and Chambers. Showtime: 7 p.m. Tickets: $20 in advance/$25 day of show. More: brickartlive.com.
Tom Lounges
More and more outdoor shows are being announced for the Spring/Summer months around the Region. Most of them are all ages, free to the public community events.
Giovanni Taliaferro, the Director of Memorabilia Design for Hard Rock International, gave a guided tour of music memorabilia tied to the Jackson family on Wednesday.
Crown Point s Bulldog Park Pavilion (183 S. West St.) again features live music performances through the summer and fall months. Some, in tandem to the city s Thursday afternoon Classic Car Cruises, feature the bands Soundz Of Santana, Mellencougar, Oscar & The Majestics, The Relics, Blues Fuse, among others. Taste of Crown Point on July 16 and 17 has tribute acts Echoes of Pompeii and The MegaBeatles, headlining respectively. Later in the season at Bulldog will be performances by Bonfire, Women of Motown, Pawnz, Lauren Dukes Band and Nawty, among others. More: facebook.com/CPSpecialEvents.
Tom Lounges
The local music community, stuck at home for the past year, is finally getting out to fire up their amps now that restrictions are loosening up a bit here in the Northwest Indiana area.
Giovanni Taliaferro, Director of Memorabilia Design for Hard Rock International, uncrated the âGuitar the Changed the Worldâ on Thursday. The guitar will be displayed inside the casino as part of the music memorabilia collection.
Several bands realize musicians are not the only ones who have been affected by and suffered from the extended COVID-induced shut down. Seven heavy and hard rock groups are taking the opportunity this Saturday to step up and help one of the key venues in Northwest Indiana that has been home to some of the Region s heavier bands for the last couple of years.
VALPARAISO â The next City Council meeting will feature restaurateurs making their pitches for a valuable downtown liquor license.
Itâs work that a city committee is tasked with doing before the applications are forwarded to the council for final approval, but that process broke down this time, City Attorney Patrick Lyp said, so the best solution is for a do-over at the council level.
âThe thought process was that this was the fairest way to proceed for all parties involved,â he said.
The committee includes a nonvoting member who is a restaurant professional to offer guidance as needed in evaluating the applicants. Not until after the March 24 committee meeting made its choice did Lyp learn about a clear conflict of interest, he said.
Tom Lounges
Popular Irish watering hole, Finnegan s Pub (1074 Joliet St.) in Dyer, is gearing up for its 20th Anniversary Party this weekend. Pub owners Roger and Pattijo Porter will celebrate the milestone anniversary all weekend as friends and regular customers pop in and out to share in their good cheer.
Giovanni Taliaferro, Director of Memorabilia Design for Hard Rock International, uncrated the âGuitar the Changed the Worldâ on Thursday. The guitar will be displayed inside the casino as part of the music memorabilia collection.
Things start on Friday as it always does, with their weekly Karaoke Night, hosted by Jim Melin. Then Saturday rocks with a live performance by veteran Northwest Indiana group, The Wind Gypsies, and for parts of this special show, the Gypsies drummer Neil Holmquist, will step down to make room for his son Eric Holmquist to beat the skins. The younger Holmquist has spent the last several years as the touring drum tech and sometimes