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Alabama Shakes
Ruoff Music Center — Noblesville, IN
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About Alabama Shakes

Alabama Shakes are a four-piece from Athens, Alabama that somehow managed to make soul music feel urgent and unfinished in the best way possible. Brittany Howard's voice is the thing that stops you mid-conversation—it's got this raw, searching quality that sounds like it's being pulled from somewhere deep. The band broke through around 2012 with Boys & Girls, an album that felt genuinely different in a landscape of carefully calibrated indie rock. Hold On became their crossover moment, a song so fundamentally right that it still sounds fresh. Their follow-up Sound & Color showed real growth, with Howard's voice getting stranger and more confident at once. What makes them matter is that they never sound like they're performing soul music so much as living in it. There's always something slightly off-balance about their arrangements, a willingness to let songs breathe unevenly. They've never chased trends or tried to be cooler than they are. Just four people from Alabama making music that feels true.

They command a room with zero showmanship. Howard stands still mostly, lets her voice do the talking while the band locks into grooves that get tighter as the set goes on. Crowds quiet down to listen. When they hit the big ones, people lose it quietly—no screaming, just this palpable relief.

Known for Hold On, Don't Wanna Fight, Sound & Color, Girls in Alabama, Be Mine

Alabama Shakes + Indianapolis

Alabama Shakes brought their soulful rock to Indianapolis in the summer of 2015, setting up at Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn in White River State Park for a show that felt intimate despite the outdoor setting. They dug into their catalog with real purpose, pulling deep cuts like "Shoegaze" and "Gemini" alongside the obvious crowd-pleasers. "Dunes" hit differently in that humid evening air, and closing things out with "Over My Head" left the lawn feeling wrung out in the best way. It was the kind of show that reminded you why their particular blend of soul and guitar-driven rock mattered.

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Live Music in Indianapolis

Indianapolis has a quieter music legacy than its Midwestern neighbors, but the city's soul and R&B roots run deep. Alabama Shakes, with their blend of Motown-inflected rock and blues conviction, fit naturally into that landscape. The city's audience has always appreciated artists who take their craft seriously without needing to perform for the back seats—exactly what Howard and her band delivered.

Indianapolis road trip to see Alabama Shakes?

Stay in Fountain Square, the neighborhood with actual character—tree-lined streets, galleries, and the kind of restaurants that don't need to try too hard. Dinner at Bluebeard is the right call: meticulous food, interesting wine list, the sort of place that respects both craft and restraint. Spend the afternoon at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which is legitimately excellent and free. Walk around the Canal, catch whatever's happening at the Vogue or Murat depending on the venue, then hit Mass Ave afterward for drinks at a place like Chatterbox or The Rathskeller. It's a short trip that doesn't feel rushed.

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