In addition to annual events like the LayFlats Arts and Music Festival, the Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering, and the Uptown Jazz and Blues Fest, Greater Lafayette is also home to scores of local bands and artists. This vibrant music scene is diverse enough to satisfy all musicals tastes.
Live Music Venues
Local bands can be heard around town at a number of easy to access venues in both Lafayette and West Lafayette.
The Electric Dots performing at Zooleger's in Downtown Lafayette
- The Black Sparrow (21+)
- Champs (21+)
- Curly & Blondie’s Hideaway (21+)
- Hunter’s Pub Down Under (21+)
- Knickerbocker Saloon (21+)
- Lafayette Brewing Company (21+)
- Lucky Dawg Saloon (21+)
- Luxie’s Pub-N-Grub (21+)
- Sgt. Preston’s of the North (21+)
- The Venue
- Zooleger’s (21+)
West Lafayette Live Music
- Morton Community Center
- Riverside Sports Bar and Music Center (on the Levee/Wabash Landing) (18+)
- Scotty’s Brewhouse (Wabash Landing)
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Check LafayetteMusicLeague.com for additional, relevant information and links.
Complete List of Local Bands and Musicians
Well, hopefully complete. Let us know if we missed anyone!
Acoustic / Blues / Folk / Jazz
- Amanda Shelly
- Azul
- Benjamin Ezra
- Brad Gressel
- Christine Anthrop
- Christopher Gipson
- Crash Landing
- C-Mantix
- Diamonds For Chloe
- Doug Martins
- Eric Inman
- Fortnight
- Greg Jones
- Governor Davis and the Blues Ambassadors
- Jen Ryan Fleets
- Jeremy Wilson
- Michael Kelsey
- Mike Reeb
- Rebekah MacLeod
- Rich Cox
- Scott Gilkey
- Scott Pazera
- Snorb
- The Bass Kahuna
- Trev Diesel
- Trouble With Monday
- Uncle Buck’s Mojo Box
Country / Alternative Country / Rockabilly
- Danger Car
- BigJoe HoneyWagon
- Double A Daddies
- Joint Jumpers
- Moonshine Mason & The Rot Gut Gang
- RC & The Tin Stars
- The Whisky Dikks
- The Woodstove Flapjacks
Garage / Soul / Ska
Hip-Hop / Soul / Electronic
- Atarilogic & Alaska Westwind
- A.W.D.I.P.
- Crounpoint
- Eternal Truths
- The Insomniacs
- Lil B
- Tone Def Systems
- Velvet Casanova
Rock / Alternative / Metal / Punk
- Act of War
- Black Damp
- Blaknote
- The Bobbie Vaughn Quintet
- Chasing Lexi
- Chemcoma
- Cist
- Counteractive
- Crosseyed
- Crystal Layk
- Devil’s Right Hand
- Dorsey
- Downward Dog
- The Fall Of Rome
- GCR
- Gravestone Silence
- Hipster Zero
- Hub Cap
- Human Filleted
- The HunXXX
- Hybrid Glitch
- I-Am-I
- I-Exist
- The Jim-Jims
- Kevin Mohl and the Burning Sensation
- Kickball Superstarr
- Kyle Bledsoe
- Lorenguard
- The Mans
- Meritas
- MurderInMind
- Narrow House
- No Apparent Reason
- The Pink Slip
- The PMG
- The Prannies
- Project Hero
- Salazar
- Sangreal
- The Sensation Brothers
- Seven Story Fall
- Skull Farmer
- So Quivered The Romans
- Springload
- Squirtgun
- The Statesmen
- Steeleto
- Suffer The King
- Sweet Release
- THOR
- Unless You’re Jeff
- Veering Truckers
- Waltz For Venus
- White Lady
- Without Annette
