The weekend of August 17-19 was a great one for this Capital City, as documented in the IndyStar. There were a lot of options available and I hope everyone here took advantage of some. The Cataracts 2012 music festival was my event of choice, and I’m quite happy I attended. The music was great, the people were friendly, and the weather was unbelievable. NUVO wrote an article on the event, or you can get a feel for the experience by watching this:
It was just a lot of fun, as you can see in that video. I don’t have the equipment to capture such music, but hopefully you get a sense of the dynamic energy that these bands can bring. Here are some more shots from the music fest Friday and Saturday.
The tent behind the Murphy building is set for the show on Friday
There was music all day long in the tent
KO on Friday afternoon
Pravada took the tent stage on Friday evening
Margot and the Nuclear SoSos headlined on Friday night
A map of the bands and houses for Saturday
40 live acts but everything ran smoothly
the marker for Debbies Palace of Noise and Laundromat
A relaxed house-party vibe at times
Skull Manor being assembled live on stage
The Mutations in front of the Pyramid at Dave Cave
rhythm
everyone together in the yard
beachwear over at Jasona Beach
Music (and a bit of theater) all day long
an apt understatement for the weekend
I wonder if there’s a local place that specializes in that “Midwest alright” tattoo…either that or I’ve seen the back of that particular arm before.
There were some great tattoos at the festival.
It was a blast of an event. The nearby liquor store on Virginia Avenue had lines out the door all day and night — so it sure had a positive economic impact for the neighborhood — at least for that busines. Thanks for the photos — I even made it into one of them!!