BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2002@mkeshows.com SUMMARY:Indigo Girls\, Linda Perry DTSTAMP:20260824T023509Z DTSTART:20261020T000000Z DTEND:20261020T020000Z DESCRIPTION:16 studio albums\, and over 15 million records sold\, Indigo Gi rls continue to\nblaze the trail for generations of Queer artists in the m ainstream. The\nGrammy-winning duo of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray began thei r career in clubs and\nbars around their native Atlanta\, GA amidst a blos soming alternative music scene\nbefore signing to Epic Records in 1988. In digo Girls’ eponymous major label\ndebut sold over two million copies unde r the power of singles “Closer to Fine”\nand “Kid Fears” and introduced th e duo’s signature harmonies and powerful\,\nsophisticated songs to a dedic ated\, enduring global audience.\n\nIndigo Girls was the first of six cons ecutive Gold and/or Platinum-certified\nalbums. On their latest record\, t he Indigo Girls tell their origin story. 2020’s\nLook Long\, is stirring a nd eclectic collection of songs that finds the duo of\nAmy Ray and Emily S aliers chronicling their personal upbringings with more\nspecificity and f ocus than they have on any previous song-cycle. These eleven\nsongs have a tender\, revealing motion to them\, as if they’re feeding into a\nSuper 8 film projector\, illuminating a darkened living room. “We’re fallible\ncr eatures shaped by the physics of life\,” says Saliers. “We’re shaped by ou r\npast\; what makes us who we are? And why?” The two songwriters are tack ling the\nmechanisms of perspective. In this moment of delirious upheaval\ , Look Long\nconsiders the tremendous potential of ordinary life and sugge sts the possibility\nthat an honest survey of one’s past and present\, unb urdened by judgement\, can\ngive shape to something new—the promise of a w ay forward. With the energy of an\nexpanding\, loyal audience beneath thei r feet\, a weather eye toward refinement\,\nand an openness to redefinitio n\, Indigo Girls exemplify that promise.“We joke\nabout being old\, but wh at is old when it comes to music? We’re still a bar band\nat heart\,” says Saliers. “While our lyrics and writing approach may change\, our\npassion for music feels the same as it did when we were 25 years old.”\n\nCommitt ed and uncompromising activists\, Saliers and Ray work on issues like\nrac ial justice and reproductive rights (Project Say Something)\, immigration\ nreform (El Refugio)\, LGBTQ advocacy\, education (Imagination Library)\, death\npenalty reform\, and Native American rights\, (First Peoples Fund). \n\n“As time has gone on\, our audience has become more expansive and dive rse\, giving\nme a sense of joy\,” remarks Saliers. Recently\, “Closer to Fine” featured\nprominently in Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film Barbie and introduced Indigo\nGirls’ music to a new generation of listeners. Released in 2024\, their\ncritically-acclaimed documentary Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All\n(directed by Alexandria Bombach) blends 40 years of home movies\, raw film\narchive\, and intimate present-day verité into a heartf elt career retrospective.\nA New York Times Critic’s Pick\, the documentar y premiered opening night at the\nSundance Film Festival in 2023 and went on to screen at SXSW\, Tribeca Film\nFestival\, and Hot Docs before releas ing to Netflix.\n\nWhile Rolling Stone describes them as “ideal duet partn ers\,” Indigo Girls’ live\nperformances aren’t so much duets as they are c ommunity experiences—massive\ngroup singalongs together with their audienc e. To hear those collective singing\nvoices raise into one and overpower e ven the band itself\, one realizes the\nimportance Indigo Girls’ music has in this moment. In an increasingly-terrifying\npresent\, we are all in se arch of a daily refuge\, a stolen hour or two\, when we\nengage with somet hing that brings us joy\, perspective\, or maybe just a sense of\npeace. A s one bar band once put it\, “We go to the doctor\, we go to the\nmountain s...we go to the Bible\, we go through the work out.” For millions\, they\ ngo to the Indigo Girls: a creative partnership certain of its bearings\, forging\na way forward.\n\n\n URL:https://mkeshows.com/event/indigo-girls GEO:43.0411402;-87.9104618 LOCATION:The Pabst Theater - 144 E Wells St\, Milwaukee\, WI 53202 STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Ages X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

16 studio albums, and over 15 million recor ds sold, Indigo Girls continue to blaze the trail for generations of Queer artists in the mainstream. The Grammy-winning duo of Emily Saliers and Am y Ray began their career in clubs and bars around their native Atlanta, GA amidst a blossoming alternative music scene before signing to Epic Record s in 1988. Indigo Girls’ eponymous major label debut sold over two million copies under the power of singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears” and in troduced the duo’s signature harmonies and powerful, sophisticated songs t o a dedicated, enduring global audience.

Indigo Girls was the first of six consecutive Gold and/or Platinum-certified albums. On their latest record, the Indigo Girls tell their origin story. 2020’s Look Long, is sti rring and eclectic collection of songs that finds the duo of Amy Ray and E mily Saliers chronicling their personal upbringings with more specificity and focus than they have on any previous song-cycle. These eleven songs ha ve a tender, revealing motion to them, as if they’re feeding into a Super 8 film projector, illuminating a darkened living room. “We’re fallible cre atures shaped by the physics of life,” says Saliers. “We’re shaped by our past; what makes us who we are? And why?” The two songwriters are tackling the mechanisms of perspective. In this moment of delirious upheaval, Look Long considers the tremendous potential of ordinary life and suggests the possibility that an honest survey of one’s past and present, unburdened b y judgement, can give shape to something new—the promise of a way forward. With the energy of an expanding, loyal audience beneath their feet, a wea ther eye toward refinement, and an openness to redefinition, Indigo Girls exemplify that promise.“We joke about being old, but what is old when it c omes to music? We’re still a bar band at heart,” says Saliers. “While our lyrics and writing approach may change, our passion for music feels the sa me as it did when we were 25 years old.”

Committed and uncompromisin g activists, Saliers and Ray work on issues like racial justice and reprod uctive rights (Project Say Something), immigration reform (El Refugio), LG BTQ advocacy, education (Imagination Library), death penalty reform, and N ative American rights, (First Peoples Fund).

“As time has gone on, o ur audience has become more expansive and diverse, giving me a sense of jo y,” remarks Saliers. Recently, “Closer to Fine” featured prominently in Gr eta Gerwig’s blockbuster film Barbie and introduced Indigo Girls’ music to a new generation of listeners. Released in 2024, their critically-acclaim ed documentary Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All (directed by Alexand ria Bombach) blends 40 years of home movies, raw film archive, and intimat e present-day verité into a heartfelt career retrospective. A New York Tim es Critic’s Pick, the documentary premiered opening night at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023 and went on to screen at SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival , and Hot Docs before releasing to Netflix.

While Rolling Stone desc ribes them as “ideal duet partners,” Indigo Girls’ live performances aren’ t so much duets as they are community experiences—massive group singalongs together with their audience. To hear those collective singing voices rai se into one and overpower even the band itself, one realizes the importanc e Indigo Girls’ music has in this moment. In an increasingly-terrifying pr esent, we are all in search of a daily refuge, a stolen hour or two, when we engage with something that brings us joy, perspective, or maybe just a sense of peace. As one bar band once put it, “We go to the doctor, we go t o the mountains...we go to the Bible, we go through the work out.” For mil lions, they go to the Indigo Girls: a creative partnership certain of its bearings, forging a way forward.


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