Carmel Symphony Orchestra
Believing that music has the power to change lives, the Carmel Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is the 80-member Resident Orchestra at The Palladium at The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, IN. Founded in 1976, the CSO is comprised of professional and passionate musicians.
The orchestra performs concerts featuring an eclectic repertoire of some of the world’s greatest symphonic music. The CSO is committed to enhancing our community’s quality of life through creative, artistically excellent performances, and educational experiences for diverse audiences of all ages.
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Soul Street
Soul Street is an Indianapolis-based band of veteran musicians with a polished sound and a professional attitude. We can’t wait to celebrate with you at CarmelFest! With a fat brass section, a tight rhythm pocket, & scorching vocals, the group entertains by generating recognizable and danceable renditions of your past r&b/soul favorites!
Our repertoire is perfect for CarmelFest. If you are looking for a danceable party full of recognizable pop R&B hits or even a more subdued, elegant set of Motown classics, Soul Street is capable of spanning these two extremes. The band prides itself on performing tasteful renditions of timeless music, blended into the ambiance and celebration of our nation's independence!
Learn more on their website: www.soulstreetmusic.com
Six Foot Blonde
Six Foot Blonde’s music feels equally sincere as it does fun. In just two years, the six-piece band from Bloomington, IN has transformed from a college-town favorite into a midwestern staple. Featuring the addictive melodies of lead vocalist Julia Rusyniak, their songs tell stories of nostalgia, love, reflection, and loss. The band’s music fuses slide guitar, synth, and three-part harmony to create a beautifully intimate and rousing crowd experience. Come see what it’s all about as they tour across 21 cities this summer and prepare to release their debut album, Ask Me How I Am at the end of summer!
Learn more at sixftblonde.com
Touch of Grass
Touch of grass is an amazing local bluegrass band that will have you up on your feet!
Follow them on their Facebook!
DUDE!
DUDE! is a five-member dance-pop band from Indianapolis, Indiana that plays everything from Adele to Zeppelin and Bruno Mars to Tom Petty.
Learn more about them on their website!
STONE
Stone is comprised of local musicians who have played professionally for decades - in Stone, and many other local bands. We've toured numerous countries including India, Poland, Australia, and many others. We've probably played overseas more than in the States! We love sharing stories, and music, that move people.
Our style is Mainstream / Top 40. You'll hear songs from groups like Paramore, Dua Lipa, The Romantics, Avril Lavigne, Cheryl Crow and No Doubt!
Learn more about them here: https://www.facebook.com/stoneofficial
Sadie Johnson
Sadie Johnson is a force to be reckoned with! Powerful guitar-heavy sounds and soulful vocals are expected from this singer/songwriter & guitarist. Sadie takes a genre-bending approach, rooted deeply in jazz and blues, that expands from Jimi Hendrix vibes to intimate moments captured through the influence of Norah Jones. Sadie Johnson will be accompanied by her full band, Kevin Anker on organ, Brian Yarde on drums, Matt McConahay on bass & Tim Hansen on guitar. In December of 2023, Sadie released her first solo EP, Natural Distractions which is available on all streaming platforms!
Learn more about Sadie on her website!
School of Rock
School of Rock is a music school for all skill levels, ages, and musical aspirations. With students ranging from toddlers to adults, School of Rock is where music students grow into real musicians. They have locations in Carmel and Fishers. You won’t want to miss what they have prepared!
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Carmel Music Academy
Carmel Music Academy is one of the fastest growing music lesson academies music schools in the nation, and they will be performing a wide range of music you won’t want to miss!
Learn more about their lessons here:
My Yellow Rickshaw
Since 2009, this rotating group of friends, neighbors and musicians have been entertaining folks around Indianapolis with humor, variety and seamless covers into every show. From Taylor Swift to Timberlake, Zac Brown Band to Alabama, The Temptations to Van Morrison, Cyndi Lauper to Guns ‘N Roses, TLC to Usher, plenty of top 40 and hip-hop, and even an Irish jig or two, you will hear musical selections from the 1950’s to today’s current hits. With a refreshing lineup of sounds that includes fiddle, mandolin, upright bass, harmonica and melodica (what’s that, you ask?), My Yellow Rickshaw will take you on a unique and hilarious journey at every show.
Allied Solutions CarmelFest Parade
The famous Allied Solutions CarmelFest Parade will travel west on Carmel Drive, head north on Rangeline Road, and east on Main Street. Bring chairs, water, sunscreen, and find a place to watch along the parade route!
Can’t make it in person? Live Stream coverage begins at 10:00 AM.
Southern Accents - The Ultimate Tom Petty Experience
Assembled from a team of talented ace-musicians from the Nashville studio & touring circuit, Southern Accents: The Ultimate Tom Petty Experience is a tribute to the greatest rock and roll songwriter of all time. Recreating the music, style & sound of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with immaculate precision and wildly contagious enthusiasm, and united in their quest to be the Ultimate Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Experience, each member of the band looks the part, plays the part, and lives the part. The result is pure entertainment & songs so dedicated and true to the originals that you’d swear music-history was being made all-over again right before your eyes & ears.
Learn more at www.southernaccentsband.com
Indiana Wind Symphony
A mix of music, from compositions written 250+ years ago to modern works from just last week.
We offer serious music that will take patrons on journeys to far-off places, modern tunes that will have you dancing in your seat, songs from operas and Broadway musicals, and so much more.
Henle and the Loops
HENLE AND THE LOOPS IS A COLLECTION OF LOST SOULS WHO WERE LOOKING TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND PROVIDE A MORE MEANINGFUL LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THOSE THEY LOVE. SUCH LOFTY GOALS PROVED ELUSIVE, THOUGH, SO INSTEAD THEY FORMED A BAND. HENLE AND THE LOOPS HAVE BEEN “PLAYING FOR A CAUSE” FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
Kara Cole
Kara Cole raised in Indianapolis, Indiana started writing songs at 15 years old. By the time she was 19 was playing live at local bars pulling inspiration from Brandi Carlile, Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, and Loretta Lynn. Riding that Americana country / rock / singer songwriter line, her haunting vocals are sure to pull you in.
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Phone Club
The Phone Club is a pop/rock band with roots in Indiana playing a grab bag of surprising songs.
That's What She Said!
"That's What She Said!"....Playing a variety of rock, pop, country and RnB from the 60's to the Present. We love rockin' Indy area hangouts, corporate functions, private parties, great causes, and weddings.
Kickitlester
It was 1974, in the town of Columbus, Indiana when Purple Mist formed as a Jr. High School band made up of Dave Sanders, Doug Evans, Chuck Abbott and Andy Bierlein, all 8th graders at Columbus' Central Jr High School. The band continued to evolve, changing some members through High School and then dissolving in 1978.
40 years later, at the Columbus North/Columbus East Class reunion, the old band reunited and added talent--Alan Eddelman, Gary Kincer and Micah Williams--as the band Glory Daze.
Having so much fun preparing for and playing at the reunion, the group decided to continue on, changing its name to Kickitlester. The band's objective is to play a variety of cool songs, raise the spirit of its audience and most importantly, have fun!
Kickitlester covers classic rock, R&B, and alternative from the 60's through 00's. You never know, but you will love, what's coming up next.
Learn more at www.kickitlester.com
Odd Man In
We are a group of dads of kids that all have gone through the Carmel Marching Band program. Most of us played in both high school and college but moved onto other careers. We were all part of the Carmel high school marching band’s “Parent Pep Band” responsible for helping to create some excitement as the marching band heads off to the numerous competitions during the competitive season. The group gradually grew into the nine we have today, which includes a drummer and electric bass.
Music Style: Jazz, rock, pop, Latin covers arranged for a sax quintet with a rhythm section.
https://www.oddmaninquintet.com/
Carmelfest Has Talent
CarmelFest Has Talent is a music talent competition open call for adults, youth, and children eager to share their talent for up to $300 cash in each category. After all auditions are submitted, 15 finalists will be chosen to perform at CarmelFest.
Nauti Yachtys
Get ready for the smoothest #yachtrock experience every single time you set sail with us! The Nauti Yachtys are a bona fide 100% Yacht Rock Party bringing you all the classics from legends like Michael McDonald, Hall & Oates, Gerry Rafferty, Christopher Cross, Jackson Browne, Little River Band, Ambrosia and more. https://thenautiyachtys.com/
Spectacular Fireworks Show!
This year's fireworks show will be a truly immersive experience as it will be synchronized with music on WHJE 91.3 FM! To fully enjoy the show, we recommend that you bring a radio with you, or listen to the broadcast right here so you can fully appreciate the stunning display of fireworks set to an incredible musical score. We can't wait for you to experience this one-of-a-kind celebration, and we hope to see you there with your radio in hand!
The Wonderlands
The Wonderlands are a five-piece band based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Playing with a variety of musical influence from pop, jazz, to alternative.
Visit their website here, and check out their merch!
Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters
Nick Dittmeier is a singer-songwriter from southern Indiana. He fronted the alt-country band Slithering Beast for five years but is now out on his own. They describe their music as Twangy Hoosier Music.
Tommy Baldwin
Tommy Baldwin is a 25-year-old up-and-coming blues/rock artist from Indianapolis, IN. He began playing when he was 10 years old, because of the loss of his father, in which grew his love for Blues. He draws his inspirations from Jimi Hendrix, Philip Sayce, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Gales, and Jeff Beck, all which got him through that hard time in his life.
Huckleberry Funk
Huckleberry Funk is a gritty Soul/R&B band based out of Indianapolis, Indiana Huck Funk has traveled the eastern circuit to cities and venues ranging from Rockwood Music Hall in New York, Reggie’s in Chicago, The Vogue and Hifi of Indianapolis, as well as other cities such as Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Boston.
Their genre bending sound comes with a diverse audience affording them opportunities to perform on the mainstage of Wonder Road Festival, join bills with bands such as Twenty One Pilots, Ava Max, Doja Cat, Khurangbin, Dumpstaphunk, the Main Squeeze, and many others.
Huck Funk shows involve crowd participation, a tight sound, and sultry vocals. In this band, Funk itself is considered more of an attitude and feeling than it is a genre and always aim for that Funk to come across in the high quality, cohesive show structure brought to each audience.
pushing daisys
They describe themselves as Hard Rock & Heady Funk.
Learn more about them on their Facebook page.
Jeff Day
Jeff Day has been playing in the Indianapolis area for over 10 years. His style is acoustic rock. Follow him on his Facebook page to learn more.
Beatless
We are Todd Denkmann (guitar, vocals), Jason Katner (bass, vocals), Tom Kiefaber (guitar, vocals) and Joe O’Connell (percussion & drums). We play the great musical standards from artists of every rock era, including The Beatles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Fleetwood Mac, The Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, John Lennon, Talking Heads, Badfinger, The Pretenders, XTC, The Police, Willie Nelson, The Byrds, Tom Petty, Wilco, Wings and more! It’s the music that looms large in our collective presence and continues to inspire us.
Allison Victoria
Allison Victoria is a songwriter and self-taught musician from Indianapolis. Her vocal style ranges from R&B, jazz, folk, gospel and pop. Allison always brings a refreshing rawness to the stage while immersing herself in the community by using her art with a purpose. Allison’s mission is to be a true voice for others and spread love one song at a time.
