Upcoming events.
Spin Class Workout 016
break a sweat on the dance floor - workout 016 - friday, february 13th
warm-up: @iamhajimari
spin instructors: @bonefish_official (AKRON) & @mark_tester
cool down: @orosaiglesias
design: @a.gnzls
doors at eight / show at nine / ten bucks / 21+
Lyra / Third Wheeling / Strands of Serenity
no date? we got you covered…
@lyra metal-gaze from the west side
@thirdwheeling boilermaker ska
@strandsofserenity heavy metal from lafayette
doors at eight / show at nine / ten bucks / 21+
Malambre
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.
Ishmael Ali
@ishmaelali brings a group to celebrate his debut solo album, Burn the Plastic, Sell the Copper. The record features a remarkable crew of distinguished Chicagoans in various configurations in addition to solo performances interspersed throughout. The record on the whole highlights a wide array of Ali's unique language and propensity for collaboration, taking the listener through an eclectic but cohesive mix of music. Raw solo cello explorations, intimate duo improvisations, interactive electronics, rhythmic grooves, and singable (and sung!) melodies populate the record like characters whose voices interact, whose stories unfold over time.
This iteration of the band will feature Ishmael Ali (cello, electronics, vox), Brianna Tong (vox), and Bill Harris (drum set), and a special guest.
doors at seven / show at eight / $10 / 21+
The Ballistics
alt-new wave fusion provided by @theballistics
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 at eight / show at nine / ten bucks / 21+
DRAG
we are making fetch happen
saturday, february 28th we will be hosting an open stage
applications to compete are on @msalexapro bio
please apply by february 13th to be considered to compete. Not all applications are guarantees to compete.
come out and support with your singles, cameras, cheers, and dancing! It's about to be BIG (farma style)
@eldraarts @magnus.cum.laude @spottavern @kyrobpaq
The Crazy Monkeys
The Crazy Monkeys are Purdue's Premiere Improv Comedy Troupe. They perform monthly comedy shows throughout Purdue's academic year for thousands of students, typically held in Loeb Playhouse and Fowler Hall in the Stewart Center. This time, they’re bringing it to the spot.
Sequoia Rose
Sequoia Rose is an award-winning Humboldt County-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist blending traditional bluegrass with progressive, psychedelic jam band elements. Originally from Pennsylvania, this singer-songwriter, guitarist, and mandolinist (formerly known as David Watson) is known for heartfelt original country songwriting, high-energy live performances, and intricate instrumental work
Bill Harris + Keefe Jackson Trio (w/ Jason Roebke, Mikel Patrick Avery)
Bill Harris is a prominent Chicago-based percussionist, improviser, audio engineer, and curator working in areas of improvisation, jazz, noise, rock, and bluegrass. Presented both nationally and internationally, Bill's work focuses on a number of dedicated groups, ad hoc groups, and solo work, with over three decades of studying, practicing, and creating music.
The new, the old, the in-between: a trio of improvisor/composers forged in the Chicago creative milieu, working and playing, developing and dissolving, meeting the future years ago.
Keefe Jackson (saxophone, clarinet) is a Chicago based improviser and composer performing in the US, Europe, and Latin America.
Jason Roebke’s musical associations make him one of the most sought after bassists, composers, and educators in Chicago and beyond. He composes music that is extreme in its pairing of silence and explosive gestures.
A percussionist, composer/improvisor, filmmaker, photographer, and designer of modern pedal and electronic instruments, artist Mikel Patrick Avery considers this multiplicity as one practice: creative problem solving.
Helicopter Leaves / Collard Green
Helicopter Leaves is an indie rock/alternative project from Chicago, Illinois, led by musician and songwriter Mike Vaccaro, who is also known as the guitarist for the band Beach Bunny. The project features a DIY sound influenced by 90s indie rock and 70s power pop, with themes focused on self-discovery and growth.
Collard Green is a psych-grunge trio from Broad Ripple, Indiana, formed in 2020. They are known for a sound characterized by blistering rhythm sections, orphic guitar riffs, and vocals saturated in delay and reverb. Their music is described as atmospheric rock 'n' roll with a dash of thrash.
doors at seven / show at eight / $10 / 21+
Gerrit Hatcher / Erez Dessel / Tyler Damon
Gerrit Hatcher is a saxophonist, improviser, and composer. His own work typically engages with free jazz as a set of experimental practices, and as an idiom with a history unto itself, but he participates in the diverse spectrum experimental and improvised music being made in Chicago today.
Erez Dessel is an improvising pianist and composer living and working in Chicago, Illinois. He holds a BM in jazz piano from the New England Conservatory of Music. Dessel's work explores the piano as a vehicle for human connection.
Tyler Damon is a Bloomington, Indiana-based artist whose work aims to reveal obscured and untold narratives via drums/percussion & free improvisation.
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Fathom / This is Me Breathing / Emulsified
Fathom is a southern ohio-based deathcore band, active since 2020, dedicated to creating intensely heavy music. Their sound is characterized by a mix of blackened deathcore, symphonic elements, and chuggy, atmospheric breakdowns. Recent releases, such as the 2025 album Anomalous, showcase a dark, heavy style with technical elements.
This Is Me Breathing is a 5-piece deathcore band from St. Louis, Missouri, active since 2014. Known for a heavy sound blending slam and hardcore influences, they have released four EPs and shared stages with bands like Beartooth and Lorna Shore.
Emulsified is a brutal technical death metal band from Lafayette, Indiana. Noted for its technical, crushing sound that bridges technical death metal and slamming styles.
doors at seven / show at eight / $10 / 21+
The Prannies
The Prannies are a long-running roots-garage/pub rock band based in Lafayette, Indiana, active since the 1990s and known for high-energy, original rock and roll. Featuring members like Richard Fudge and Don Staley, their music blends 1970s pub rock, rockabilly, and 60s British rock, drawing comparisons to artists like Chuck Berry and Creedence Clearwater.
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Love Makers Market
the perfect time to shop small and to shop local this valentine’s season
to show our love and support to the community, a fundraiser raffle will be held to support @amli_ayudamutualafayettein
Criminal Record/Complacent/Settling the Score/13 Gallon
@criminalrecordband DIY melodic hardcore/punk band from lafayette, in
@complacentband DIY hardcore punk from northwest indiana
@settlingthescore purdue pop punks
@13gallon - post rock/hardcore from kokomo
Stein/LaMar Gay/Giallorenzo/Corsano
This electroacoustic quartet, with a shared history of free jazz and improvised music, delves into minimal, abstract beats and textures, spaced-out melodies and vibrations.
Jason Stein - bass clarinet
Ben LaMar Gay - cornet/electronics
Paul Giallorenzo - keyboard/electronics
Chris Corsano - percussion
doors at eight / show at nine / ten bucks / 21+
Bussy Kween Power Trip / Heet Deth / King Dom Cummies
@kingdomcummies is known for dark, surreal, and intense narratives involving, but not limited to, Afropessimism and weird fiction.
@heetdeth is the loud sound coming from lowest of lower wacker in Chicago. Gritty, heavy, weirdo punk for joyfully dancing to existential dread.
@bussykweenpowertrip is a black kweer punk trio from chicago with no guitars, absurd and sinister vocals, skull-cracking drums, and bass that hits like a sledgehammer
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Tragic Heroine / Fox Runs East / Joy Buzzer
@tragicheroinemusic (chicago) is known for a mix of slowcore, folk, and alt-gaze, similar to Wednesday or Phoebe Bridgers, focusing on emotional, often dark, themes.
@foxrunseast (bloomington) is a shoegaze/indie rock band known for dreamy, atmospheric, and often heavy soundscapes, drawing comparisons to bands like Drop Nineteens, Sonic Youth, and Horse Jumper of Love. Their music explores themes of nightmares, personal experiences, and features intricate guitars and evocative vocals, with recent releases like their "Haunted//Hometown" debut.
@joybuzzerrodeo (west lafayette) stolen valor cowboy music
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Astronomy on Tap
no knowledge required, just curiosity
come learn about astronomy in a relaxed, casual setting
featuring informal talks by professional scientists, trivia, prizes, and beer
SPIN CLASS 015
break a sweat on the dance floor
warm-up: @dj.karabella
spin instructors: @dj_brofi & @am.i.n0 (detroit)
cool down: @traver.mp3
design: @a.gnzls
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Puff n' Stuff / Cicada
@puffnstuff - instrumental funk/fusion/jam from lafayette
@cicada - experimental psychedelia, also from lafayette
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Touchdown Jesus x Animal Mother
@touchdownjesus - catastrophe music from cincinnati
@animalmother - garage jazz, also from cincinnati. Two time CEA nominee, "Best Jazz".
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Chauncie, Real Nothing, Blackheart Gypsy
@chauncieband - funkaltpoprock from indy/west lafayette/chicago
@realnothing - alt/indie rock with punk energy from bloomington
@blackheartgypsy - 70s rock nostalgia from lafayette
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Ultimate Dog / Nanu Nanu
@theultimatedogband is an experimental/indie band from the midwest known for lo-fi rock, garage, psychedelic, and bedroom pop sounds, blending guitars, fuzz bass, keys, and drums with jam-band improvisation, originating from a transcendent moment at a dog park in Brooklyn.
joined by @nanunanu - jam rock from lafayette
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
GARM
Led by electric organist Isaiah Keith, GARM is a unit that plays an eclectic mix of fusion, funk and jazz.
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
SPOT NYE
SPOT TAVERN X TIGER ROOM NYE 2025!!! 🔥🔥
Celebrate the end of the year with us at Spot Tavern.
Tiger Room DJs will be keeping the dancefloor hot all night long. Expect to hear Techno, House, Ghetto tech, Hip-Hop, Footwork, and everything in between. This night is gonna be a party to remember!!
Dress to sweat and prepare to go lateeee. But don't worry we will quench your thirst with a free midnight Champagne toast. 🥂🥂🥂
Get your tickets early, link is in bio and post! 🔥🔥
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Tigertavernnewyearseve.eventbright.com
Hemlock Row / Motus / Concrete Chicken
Motus band(pronounced Moe-tuse) is a Midwest band comprised of 4 members. Their songs include topics of relationships and life experiences. Their EP is out on all streaming services.
Hemlock Row is a 4-piece alternative/indie band from Indianapolis, IN. Backed by multiple music degrees, years of training, a very wide range of musical influence, and raw talent, Hemlock Row has managed to cultivate a high energy live performance that captivates audiences from start to finish. The band seamlessly moves between heavy-hitting riffs, singable choruses, and complex time signatures all while maintaining a consistent and enjoyable aura that can only be described as “Hemlock Row.”
The psychedelic rock suite Concrete Chicken—known locally for its mind-expanding instrumentation, entrancing grooves, and genre-bending style. Casting spells and groovy riffs, Concrete Chicken weaves the chaos and confusion of the present into an ever-growing sonic world of psychedelia, punk, hard rock, and prog that springs to life when they take the stage.
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
KASIA & friends
Join KASIA & Friends for a cozy night of jazz and pop holiday classics and be the first to hear the debut of her original Christmas single, “Don’t Ask Me What I’m Doing for Christmas.” Dare you ask? Find out at this one-night-only, unforgettable holiday evening.
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Judy x Swam
Hailing from Chicago, Judy combines sharp lyricism, spiritual introspection, and infectious vocal melodies to create a sound as unique as their story. Drawing influence from Kanye West, Chief Keef, and Young Thug, they push boundaries while staying rooted in personal truth. Their latest project, Judy Angel, is a heartfelt exploration of spiritual growth and human complexity.
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Jason Stein/Damon Smith/Adam Shead
Jason Stein — Damon Smith — Adam Shead (often billed as Stein/Smith/Shead) is a Chicago-rooted improvising trio uniting bass clarinetist Jason Stein, double bassist Damon Smith, and percussionist Adam Shead. Since forming in late 2021, the group has toured extensively across the Midwest and beyond, becoming a fixture in the creative music circuit and collaborating with influential figures such as Roscoe Mitchell. Their recorded work documents a remarkably productive period, encompassing four releases: Volumes & Surfaces (2022), Hum (2023), spi-raling horn with Marilyn Crispell (2024), and Live at the Hungry Brain with Marilyn Crispell (2025). Together, these albums trace the group’s evolution from kinetic, small-ensemble interplay toward expansive collaborations that bridge generations of avant-jazz practice.
Critics have consistently praised the trio’s fearless energy and deep listening. All About Jazz described Volumes & Surfaces as “undiluted free jazz with energy as its calling card and attention as its driver,” while The Free Jazz Collective called their collaboration with Marilyn Crispell “stunning” and “full of muscular interplay.” Known for their balance of precision and volatility, Stein/Smith/Shead channel the improvisational lineage of Chicago’s creative music scene into a sound that is at once restless, focused, and alive to the moment. Their forthcoming 2025 tour marks the trio’s first since 2022, signaling a new chapter for one of the most dynamic ensembles in contemporary improvised music.
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Josh Berman/Keefe Jackson Quartet
Tour supported by BlueStem Jazz
Here we have another wonderful example of the lively collaboration between American and Scandinavian musicians. Keefe Jackson and Josh Berman, both from Chicago and fixtures on the city's vibrant free jazz scene, have developed an unmistakable interplay based on blind trust through their many years of collaboration. Their compositions are based on strong melodic themes and open forms that constantly challenge the entire group to take different and often unpredictable paths.
Norwegians Jon Rune Strøm and Tollef Østvang have created a strong, homogeneous voice as a rhythm section over the past five years. Especially in their joint work with Friends & Neighbours, All Included, and Universal Indians, as well as in collaborations with Tobias Delius, Dave Rempis, and Joe McPhee, they unmistakably leave their mark on their music.
doors at seven / show at eight / $10 / 21+
Winter Market
Embrace the season’s spirit and support
Local artists offering handmade creations, vintage finds, & more
$7 raffle fundraiser
Donations —> Food Not Bombs Lafayette
Spin Class: Workout 014
BREAK A SWEAT ON THE DANCE FLOOR — WORKOUT 014 — FRIDAY DECEMBER 05
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warm-up: DJ Payoneer
spin instructors: Becca Brainz & Lui Universe
cool down: Dstnt
design: Alex Gonzales
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$10 — DOORS @ 8P, MUSIC @ 9P
Ben Schmidt-Swartz
Ben is a Chicago born saxophonist, composer and educator, living and working in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Ben holds both a Bachelors, and Masters in music from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, where he also taught. He is now teaching and freelancing throughout Chicago, performing with some of Chicago’s finest improvisers including Vincent Davis, Jim Baker, Ed Wilkerson, and Preyas Roy just to name a few. His main interest is playing music of great expressive, creative, unifying and spiritual power, and loves to straddle the line between absolute freedom of expression, and stoic traditionalism.
Cyph3r / Tvvostep / Skeptk / Kayd
Dubstep Destruction!
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Vo'vaava
One thing….for a long time….the great gods of the drone course through you, forgetting all conscious nervous systems. You see someone dancing but you don’t know if it’s you or someone else from a distant time. Can you feel it?
doors at eight / show at nine / $10 / 21+
Monthly Jazz Night
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!