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Deep Cricket Night are located in Chicago. You always gotta love the cello in a band, but it’s hard to hear on this recording.

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These guys are sooooooooooo cute!! Delicious psychadelic pop.

The Vegetables site

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John Strohm is another legendary musician from Bloomington. He now lives in Alabama. John also played with Antenna, who were in the electric set at Second Story later in the night.

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I really, really love this song. The beat is so catchy and uplifting, and it’s so great seeing a talented couple like Freda Love and Jake Smith make such great music together. They’re definitely at the center of the Bloomington music scene.

The Mysteries of Life

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The Vulgar Boatmen are a legendary Indiana band. This song is one of my favorites. The members are also in other great bands, such as the Mysteries of Life, Gentleman Caller, Sophia Travis and Some Girls. And Dale was in ’80s band the Gizmos, who performed the previous night at the Patio.

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This song would be a great theme for any bad-ass girl out there. Actually, I think it’s definitely about Sophia herself—on top of being a great musician, she’s also on the Bloomington city council.

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As always, The United States Three played some really catchy pop to top off the show. The footage is pretty wobbly because I was dancing (oh ok, and I had had about 10 whiskey and sodas by then).I posted a video of them (with a couple of different players) from last year as well.

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The Gizmos were a hugely popular punk/new wave band in the late ’70s who reunited to play for the Musical Family Tree Fest last November. You can tell from this footage that they’re still wildly loved.

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These guys sure look like they have fun together with their spunky country/Americanafied rock. The members have been in all sorts of bands in the last two decades. Split Lip, Chamberlain, Old Pike, et cetera.

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I love the music that Jorma Whittaker and Joe Shackelford write together. Super catchy lyrics and guitar hooks. Jorma is also in Marmoset and Joe’s in Octaveblue.

Jorma Whittaker site

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