Henry County Summer Concert Series hosts, “Montepalooza” at Arts Park Pavilion to honor the life of local musician, Monte Jackson By: Kevin Vickery On Sunday, September 21st, a crowd of over 400 people gathered in downtown New Castle at The Arts Park Pavilion for a celebration of life honoring the late, Monte Jackson who passed […]

“The Addams Family, A Musical Comedy” brings spookiness and laughter to Ball State’s  Emens Auditorium  By: Kevin Vickery It seems like The Addams Family has been around forever, right?  You may not know that it actually originated as a series of single-panel comics by American cartoonist, Charles Addams that ran in, “The New Yorker” starting in 1938.  The series celebrated a satirical viewpoint of an […]

Long awaited sequel, “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” hits theaters to mixed reviews By: Kevin Vickery Back in early July the digitally remastered version of “This is Spinal Tap” returned to theaters for the first time in 41 years as a limited run release.  Being a big fan of the original movie and having […]

Final installment of 2025 Henry County Concert Series features Mike Milligan & Steam Shovel and local artists, Dave Ellison and friends By: Kevin Vickery The Henry County Concert Series went 4 for 4 again this year with another evening of clear skies, warm temperatures and sunshine in downtown New Castle at The Arts Park Pavilion.  […]

Twenty One Pilots listening event big success for Indy’s Luna Music By: Kevin Vickery I recently got to mark a couple more firsts off my list as I had never before attended an album listening party at a record store nor had I ever visited Luna Music, a cool CD & vinyl record store located […]

Billy Idol and Joan Jett’s, “It’s a Nice Day To… Tour Again!” show rocks fans at Ruoff Music Center By: Kevin Vickery Back in the Spring, when I first heard that Billy Idol and Joan Jett were coming through Noblesville on August 30th I knew I had to go for two reasons.  Firstly, because I […]

Round Three of The Henry County Summer Concert Series features Tad Robinson and Miles Mann By: Kevin Vickery New York City native, Tad Robinson was the headline attraction on Friday, August 15th for the third installment of The Henry County Concert Series at The Arts Park Pavilion.  The evening was warm and the crowd was […]

The Cincinnati Reds welcome Snoop Dogg to Great American Ballpark By: Kevin Vickery I recently had an experience that was several “firsts” for me.  As much as I enjoy traveling to Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati to see my beloved Reds play, I had never before been to an evening game, instead always opting for […]

The SpongeBob Musical makes its way to the Schrott Center for the Arts at Butler University. By: Kevin Vickery Are you ready, kids? Aye-aye, Captain! I can′t hear you! Aye-aye, Captain! Ooohh.. Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! Absorbant and yellow and porous is he. SpongeBob SquarePants! If nautical nonsense be […]

Rock legend Ozzy Osborne dies at the age of 76 after long battle with  Parkinson’s Disease By: Kevin Vickery So listen, before I even get started, you should know that this is going to be a bit of a departure from my regular columns and more of a reflection of how the music of Ozzy […]