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Our favorite haunts, hangouts, and neighborhood spots.

One of Indianapolis’s perennial cultural events of the year, the Indy Film Fest has returned for 10 days of independent films. The festival, which draws local, national, and international talent, got under way Thursday, July 13, and runs through Saturday, July 23 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Indy Film Fest features movies across all genres, budgets, and […]

Brush up on the chicken dance.

The bassist from Indy will be portraying Ron Carter in the upcoming Miles Davis biopic, Miles Ahead.

Eight Indy locals share where they love to get dinner before or after a performance.

This tiny joint is a total dive. But the jazz musicians who perform there, and the toe-tapping art-schoolers and wine-sipping literati who crowd the shotgun bar to hear them, really class things up.

Stories from behind the counter and in the thick of it all.