Soul Asylum performs in Urbana, Illinois in 2010. From the left are, Tommy Stinson on guitar, Michael Bland on drums, David Pirner on lead vocals, and Dan Murphy also on guitar.

INDIANAPOLIS — Soul Asylum and The English Beat are coming to perform at The Vogue, located at 6259 North College Avenue. The doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 8.

About Soul Asylum

“A friend asked me what kind of records I want to make, and my answer was that I always want to make a record that I want to hear that’s not already in my record collection,” says Dave Pirner. “I think we got that on this one.”

Pirner is referring to “Change of Fortune,” Soul Asylum’s eleventh studio album, and its first for Entertainment One Music (eOne Music). The dozen-song set embodies the band’s trademark balance of rocking abandon, infectious melodic craft and raw-nerved emotional depth, boasting a compelling set of new Pirner compositions while showcasing the strength and versatility ofSoul Asylum’s current lineup, which teams founding singer/guitarist Pirner with guitarist Justin Sharbono, bassist Winston Roye and drummer Michael Bland. 

“It’s more honest than any record I’ve made in a very long time, just because there was no one looking over my shoulder and editing me, which was very liberating for me,” says Pirner. “It sounds like the vision that I had in mind a really long time ago. When I listen to it, I think, ‘That sounds like Soul Asylum,’ and that’s as good as it gets for me.”

About The English Beat

The English Beat is a band with an energetic mix of musical styles and a sound like no other. The band’s unique sound has allowed it to endure for nearly three decades and appeal to fans, young and old, all over the world.

When The English Beat (known simply as The Beat in their native England) rushed on to the music scene in 1979, it was a time of massive social and political unrest and economic and musical upheaval. This set the stage for a period of unbridled musical creativity, and thanks in large part to the Punk movement and it’s DIY approach to making music, artists like The Beat were able to speak out and speak their mind on the news of the day, as in “Stand Down Margaret”, things that mattered to them and the youth culture, as in “Get A Job”, and universal matters of the heart and soul, as in their classic hits “I Confess” and “Save It For Later”.

Tickets cost $25 and are on sale now. This event is strictly 21+.