La Cerca is a psychedelic four-piece from Tucson, Arizona, whichemerged in the 1990s - originally under the name Wise Folk Malcontent - and changed its moniker after more than a decade of refining its sound.

Building on influences from Sonic Youth and The Cure to Bob Dylan and Ride, La Cerca  additionally incorporates a desert-infused blend of shoegaze, ambient, twangy pop hooks, and signature dueling guitars. WIth a unique sonic identity, La Cerca has established itself as pioneers of a new breed of psychedelic guitar rock with a diverse and growing global fanbase.

Luna Worldcast is a singer/songwriter from New Jersey. She moved to the Midwest in 2018 and began her journey as a full-time musician in 2023. She is known for her powerful solo acoustic performances and overwhelming vocals. With hours of original music, and a songbook spanning the history of Rock N Roll, she is guaranteed to deliver something for everyone. 

DOORS @ 7 / SHOW @ 8 / $10/pwyc

Karaoke returns to The Spot.

Show us what you got.

9PM - 1AM

Jazz night at the Spot is a monthly showcase of some of the incredible musical talent in the Greater Lafayette Area. With a slightly different cast of house band members each month, and surprise appearances by other area musicians, this is not an event to be missed!

No cover!

That's right, we got another one for ya...we will be open this Sunday, 5/18/25, to welcome the return of some SPOT OG'S!

Early show this day, so yall can get up for work the next day.

DOORS @ 5 / SHOW @ 6 / $10/pwyc

It's a rock 'n' party just in time for Purdue University commencement weekend!

DJs Circle T, Cat Hair and friends will be spinning before, between and after three stellar bands!

Thee Fine Lines (Missouri) and Cheap Suitors (Indianapolis) are 1960s garage rock 'n' roll superstars while The Jackies are the best punk rock band in the Laffy. It's gonna be most rocktageous.

DOORS @ 8 / SHOW @ 9 / $10 cover/pwyc

Hearsay is an improvising trio hailing from the vibrant musical landscape of Chicago. Comprised of visionary experimental sound artist Allen Moore, versatile cellist, guitarist, and composer Ishmael Ali, and dynamic drummer Bill Harris, Hearsay cultivates a distinct and captivating aesthetic that traverses ethereal dimensions, gradually morphing rhythmic tapestries, and electrifying improvised soundscapes. Their music elicits a mesmerizing blend of textures, as if conjured from another dimension, leaving listeners both spellbound and invigorated. Building upon the success of their self-titled debut album, Hearsay (2021), their highly anticipated upcoming record, Glossolalia, is a testament to the boundless creativity that emerged during their fruitful recording sessions. Pushing the boundaries of experimental music even further, this latest offering embraces a vast sonic palette, seamlessly interweaving timbres, grooves, and a compelling interplay that defies categorization but evokes familiarity and wonder.

Hearsay is:
Allen Moore - turntables
Ishmael Ali - cello, guitar
Bill Harris - drum set

DOORS @ 8 / SHOW @ 9 / $10/pwyc

This powerful duo encapsulates the hard-working Chicago improvised music scene in a nutshell. Tyler Damon's extensive vocabulary behind the kit has positioned him as an important figure in the American underground. Whether he’s working with improvised stalwarts like Mars Williams and Joshua Abrams, or indie acts like Eli Winter and Circuit Des Yeux, he remains deeply invested in spontaneous playing. Rempis' ubiquity matches his prowess — in addition to longstanding bands like Rempis Percussion Quartet, Ballister, and Rempis/Abrams/Ra, he’s also performed and recorded with the likes of Joe McPhee, Peter Brötzmann, Tomeka Reid, Joshua Abrams, jaimie branch, Chris Corsano and Nate Wooley. The pair comprise two thirds of the trio Kuzu alongside guitarist Tashi Dorji, and have released albums on Astral Spirits and Rempis' own Aerophonic imprint. Their relationship deepened even further over the course of the pandemic, when these Chicago neighbors hosted a weekly duo concert in a park near both of their homes on Friday afternoons through the warmer months. This regular and rare performance opportunity in that time, usually featuring a different guest each week, furthered their already simpatico musical relationship in a profound way.

DOORS @ 7 / SHOW @ 8 / $10/pwyc

Lafayette-based MALAMBRE brings to life a repertoire of soulful vintage songs from South America and the Caribbean. Their sound is shaped by a unique cultural mix with diverse influences rooted in mid-century Cuban music, American jazz and blues, traditional Colombian rhythms, and psychedelic cumbia from the Andes.

Cairo Jag is a 3-piece, psych rock and roll band from Indianapolis, IN. Forming in 2017, they quickly became a local staple in Indianapolis’ eclectic music scene. Overlapping influences that derive from punk, rock, soul and psychedelic music from the past and present, they’ve created their own brand of unhinged rock and roll.

Chaepter is a Chicago-based band from Chicago, IL. While difficult to narrow, their sound ranges from art-rock to post-punk, and they are currently touring their newest EP, 'Empire Anthems,' which is being released to cassette by Pleasure Tapes.

Official Claire is one of Chicago’s finest new songwriters. She works with calm confession, deep wit, and the detail of a poet– all on top of big, swaying hooks. She’s also a calm shredder of guitar– both gritty and delicate.

Concrete Chicken Psych Rock from West Lafayette providing local support.

DOORS @ 8 / SHOW @ 9 / $10 cover/pwyc

Victor Lee returns to The Spot

Victor Lee and the Fluffy Biscuits

Reincarnated as a Guitarist Who Can’t Live Past Spring

Bats Outta Hell

DOORS @ 7 / SHOW @ 8 / $10 cover/pwyc

"Spectral moments surface throughout as a bit of other-worldliness emerging from brassy cacophony. Raucous, delicately haunting, and most definitely coy, the album has a kind of nonchalant majesty to it." - Elise Mills, White Crate

"Baptismal is the group's debut and presents a band with high energy, lots of creativity, close interplay, subtlety, and plenty of fire" - Richard Gilman-Opalsky, Activator Magazine

"This is free jazz - you might think, well yeah, 70s style Milt Jackson - but somehow these chaps keep an edge to things. There is a continuous presence of free improvisation lurking around the corner, as well as a more 'rock' style approach to playing..." RSW, Vital Weekly

DOORS @ 7 / SHOW @ 8 / $10 cover/pwyc

Frank Hurricanes returns with his spiritual brand of blues ‘n folk.

Local support from Jeamus.

DOORS @ 8 / SHOW @ 9 / $10 cover/pwyc

Gun Metal Grey is the solo project of Brazilian musician Andre Baptista; the sound is composed of a mix of his pop music influences with the classic punk , indie and Brazilian music he grew up to. 

The band had its first body of work self-released in the mid-late stages of the pandemic, the debut LP Eagerness as Currency, and has now finished recording their second LP, produced by Brad Shultz from Cage the Elephant, to come out in 2024. 

Gun Metal Grey, or GMG for short, is the next big band you haven’t seen yet! 

FACHOSO is the new project of george arthur calendar, which for this project mixes

synth pop , tropical and mexican flavors to create a dream pop cumbia.

DOORS @ 8 / SHOW @ 9 / $10 cover/pwyc

ALL VINYL, multiple DJs

Come celebrate the glory of our favorite fruit

NO COVER

21+

Come learn about astronomy in a fun, casual setting! Featuring informal talks by professional scientists, fun trivia, prizes, and beer!

Why I Like Robins (Lafayette)

Modern Drugs (Champaign, IL)

The Remote Controls (Indianapolis)

WORKOUT 012 | LAST SPIN CLASS OF 24/25 SEASON | 04/11/2025
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WARM UP: ANTIK ONE
SPIN INSTRUCTOR: DUCK TRASH (DETROIT)
COOL DOWN: VON
RECOVERY: JOEY DESKTOP (NYC)
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$10/PWYC • DOORS @ 8p • MUSIC @ 9p

Adam Bronstein is a guitar player from Buffalo, NY known for his clever songwriting and playful improvisation. Focusing on guitar at the forefront of its sound, his music is instrumental with influences ranging from bebop through fusion, soul-jazz & psychedelia.

Adam has released 3 studio albums in the past two years: Intention/Invention (Nov 2022), ABtrio (Dec. 2023); most recently Jazz ≠ Jazz (Aug 2024) as well as a live release "Live at Black Dots" (Feb 2024).

Between touring with Louis Prima Jr & The Witnesses, as well as the soul jazz quintet Ellen Pieroni and The Encyclopedia of Soul Adam has taken his trio (aptly named ABtrio) on four separate independent tours across the Northeast and midwest United States, planning a fifth and sixth this spring and summer. 

Adam was nominated “BEST JAZZ GUITARIST” and ABtrio nominated “BEST JAZZ RELEASE” in the 2024 Jazz Buffalo Readers Poll and Adam has shared bills with Samara Joy, Pasquale Grasso, Charlie Balentine, Ghost Note, Paris Monster, Lespecial & more.

DOORS @ 7 / SHOW @ 8 / $10 cover/pwyc

Teiku reframes unique and rare Eastern European Passover melodies in a Creative Music context. The expansive possibilities of instant composition, the ritualistic origins of the melodies, and the inspiration of pioneers like Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman all contribute to the immersive world of Teiku. Featuring keyboardist Josh Harlow (microplastique, Vincent Davis, Wadada Leo Smith) and drummer Jonathan Barahal Taylor (saajtak, Michael Formanek, Angelica Sanchez.)

r & beyond - a mutual seeking. nicholas is a band that expresses our displeasure with the world around us thru the radical rejoicing of music and transparency.

Your favorite alternative and new wave band is coming back to Spot Tavern!

3 hours packed with hits and deep tracks from all your favorite new wave and alt rock artists including: The Cure, U2, REM, The Smiths, Pixies, Nirvana, Weezer, and more!

DOORS @ 8 / SHOW @ 9 / $10 cover/pwyc

Wampus Milk Daddies is a 6 piece Rock/Jazz Fusion band from Indianapolis, Indiana. They write fast, melodic tunes that feature all of our members individual sounds and styles. Their goal is to create a groovy, fun, and engaging performance that'll rock your socks off and leave your sides split!

Joined by the Rodrigo Cotelo Trio, Rodrigo is a four-time Semi Finalist of the International Songwriting Competition (3 times in Jazz, and 1 in Blues), and two-time Graffiti Awards Nominee (Metal / Jazz) Rodrigo holds an extensive pedigree as a composer, producer, and musician. Not necessarily a virtuoso but with a refined taste and tone, he embraces musicality with unparalleled ease and sensitivity. A true natural.

DOORS @ 7 / SHOW @ 8 / $10 cover/pwyc

Thaddaeus McKee featuring Sam Rocha & Olivia May

DOORS @ 7 / SHOW @ 8 / $10 cover/pwyc

Jazz night at the Spot is a monthly showcase of some of the incredible musical talent in the Greater Lafayette Area. With a slightly different cast of house band members each month, and surprise appearances by other area musicians, this is not an event to be missed!

No cover!

DOORS @ 8 / SHOW @ 9 / $10 cover/pwyc

Ethan WL (aka Ethan W. Olsen) is a Musician and Experimental Filmmaker from Boston, MA. 

His second solo album in the American Primitive Guitar style, "Blood Farm" is out July 26th on Carbon Records.

He also plays various instruments in the group Janet Fang, and is the guitarist and principal songwriter in the band Ataraxia Blues Militia.

DOORS @ 7 / SHOW @ 8 / $5 cover/pwyc

WORKOUT 011 | ONLY SATURDAY NIGHT SWEAT OF SEASON | 03/08/2025
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WARM UP: DJ CC
SPIN INSTRUCTOR: LIOT (CINCINNATI)
COOL DOWN: yum.yum
•••
$10/PWYC • DOORS @ 7:30p • MUSIC @ 9p

Led by drummer/organist Isaiah Keith, MOBIUS is a task force that specializes in funk, rock and soul music.

DOORS @ 8 / SHOW @ 9 / $10 cover/pwyc

Created out of necessity in the late nineties, Bubba Fontaine, the musical alias of Dr. Zach Burkle came to life.  He is an American experimental composer, artist, and maker from Indianapolis, IN.  He holds a Bachelor of Music from Ball State University, and a doctorate in audiology from Indiana, University Bloomington. After working in the hearing space for over twenty years, he left the field to become a full-time freelance artist and audio engineer.  Bubba Fontaine has been producing and self-releasing his music under the Squid King Production label since 2014. His current project utilizes his own custom made “noise box” instruments. He enjoys combining organic sounds with various analog synthesis techniques for a unique experience.

Fontaine’s music is eclectic and sometimes, deliberately, a little bizarre. No single musical genre encapsulates the entire Fontaine catalog. He has composed for rock/jam bands, jazz ensembles, chamber ensembles, orchestra, film, and various forms of electro-acoustic ensembles.

Local support from Earwicker

Earwicker is an experimental duo that plays with beats, noise, free improvisation and sound art. 

DOORS @ 7 / SHOW @ 8 / $10/pwyc

Tyler Damon (drummer) and Gerrit Hatcher (tenor saxophone)

DOORS @ 8 / SHOW @ 9 / $10 cover/PWYC

Gerrit Hatcher (USA 1991) is a Chicago-based tenor saxophonist, improviser, and composer. Hatcher's work typically engages with free jazz as a craft and set of practices that is as much historical as it is experimental. Gerrit has been involved in several working groups and other ensembles, based in Chicago and beyond. Without enumerating all of them, these have included collaborations with fellow Chicagoans Tyler Damon, Lia Kohl, Sam Wagster, Andrew Scott Young, Julian Kirshner, Paul Giallorenzo, Dave Rempis, Kent Kessler, Bill Harris, Eli Winter, Joshua Abrams, Peter Maunu, Katie Ernst, Ben Lamar Gay, Keefe Jackson, Marvin Tate and Mars Williams, as well as with artists based elsewhere including Jakob Warmenbol, Rob Magill, Patrick Shiroishi, Eli Namay, Erwan Keravec and Gaspar Claus. Hatcher founded his label Kettle Hole Records in 2019 and, in addition to his releases there, he has released work on Amalgam Music, Julian Kirshner’s imprint JAKI, Astral Spirits, No Index and The Bridge Sessions.

Tyler Damon (b. 1987, Cincinnati, Ohio) is a drummer, improviser and educator. He currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.

In addition to solo work, Tyler’s contemporary outfits include a longtime duo with saxophonist Dave Rempis, as well as a quartet alongside Rempis, Jason Adasiewicz and Joshua Abrams. He is found frequently in duet with tenor saxophonist Gerrit Hatcher, expanded in trio with bassist Andrew Scott Young. Where Were We, a triad completed by Erez Dessel on keys and Beth McDonald on tuba and electronics, was formed in 2023. Tyler is also often seen and heard accompanying guitarist Eli Winter in the company of Sam Wagster on pedal steel.

Tyler has earned recognition previously for extended duo exhibitions with guitarist Tashi Dorji. Their trio Kuzu, also featuring Dave Rempis, formed in 2017, leading All About Jazz to insist that their work “is for audacious listeners and it isn’t like anything else.” He has also been recognized for his past work with bassist Darin Gray as Duo Oninbo, the Mars Williams-led Exit Plan (with Brian Sandstrom & Steve Marquette), and Haley Fohr’s chameleonic Circuit Des Yeux, among many others