Local artist series returns for fifth season
7/11/2024 12AM
'Live at the Center' was launched in 2020 to help support local musicians during the pandemic lockdown, but it has since become a staple of the Indiana music scene and the Center's annual schedule.
Live at the Center livestreamed concerts kick off July 30
CARMEL, Ind. – The best in local and regional original music will continue onstage and online as the Center for the Performing Arts begins the fifth season of its Live at the Center concert and livestream series, with nine events booked through May.
Launched in 2020 to help support local musicians during the pandemic lockdown, Live at the Center features Indiana-based artists performing in genres from jazz and classical to soul and indie rock. Tickets for on-site attendance are just $10, and online viewing on Facebook and YouTube is free during and after each show. With multi-camera coverage in HD video and stereo sound, viewers anywhere can enjoy a front-row perspective on Indiana’s top talent.
“We’re very proud to continue this series, which has grown even beyond our original vision,” said Jeffrey C. McDermott, President and CEO of the Center for the Performing Arts. “There are so many talented songwriters and performers who deserve to be heard more widely, and the community deserves to hear them.”
The 2024-2025 season kicks off Tuesday, July 30, at the Palladium with jazz from the Brandon Meeks Quintet. Tickets are on sale now at TheCenterPresents.org or (317) 843-3800. More information on tickets and viewing options is available at TheCenterPresents.org/LATC.
Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. ET. The full schedule is:
Brandon Meeks Quintet – jazz
July 30 at the Palladium
Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters – Americana/roots
Aug. 21 at the Tarkington
Maciann – hard rock
Sept. 17 at the Tarkington
Chad Mills Band – singer-songwriter, folk rock
Oct. 30 at the Tarkington
Jennie DeVoe – soul, blues, Americana
Jan. 29 at the Palladium
Malingo – Americana, folk rock
Feb. 26 at the Palladium
Hank Ruff and the Hellbenders – neotraditional country
March 11 at the Tarkington
PsyWrn Simone – R&B, hip-hop, neo-soul, funk
April 22 at the Palladium
Sadie Johnson – blues, adult contemporary
May 21 at the Tarkington
About the Center for the Performing Arts
The mission of the nonprofit Center for the Performing Arts is to engage and inspire the Central Indiana community through enriching arts experiences. Its campus in Carmel, Indiana, includes the 1,500-seat Palladium concert hall, the 500-seat Tarkington proscenium theater and the black-box Studio Theater. The Center presents and hosts hundreds of events each year, including the Center Presents performance series, featuring the best in classical, jazz, pop, rock, country, comedy and other genres. Educational and experiential programming for all ages includes children’s concerts and camps, book clubs, lectures, and classes in music and dance. The Center is home to the affiliated Great American Songbook Foundation and provides space and support services for six resident arts companies. More information is available at TheCenterPresents.org.
