Article & photos by Melodie Yvonne

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (January 1, 2021) – It’s a new year, and a lovely time to look back at the last! Check out Photographic Melodie’s top 10 concert reviews, interesting tidbits, and products of 2020, and share your favorites with me in the comments!

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2020

*top 10 is based on views during 2020 not publish date

1. Carnahan Hall is Keeping it Live in Lafayette

2. Blind Melon Dazzles Denver

3. Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes With Bigfoot Yancey Deliver Unparalleled Performance At Duke’s

4. Shannon Hoon and Tim Forkeotes Vigil 2015

5. Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press Charms Crowd at The Bluebird

6. Discovery Open Mic’s Full Rotation Celebration A Passionate Plethora Of Talent

7. Rod Tuffcurls And The Bench Press Bring Night of Phenomenal Fun To The Vogue

8. Jess Jones & Freddie Bourne Deliver Remarkable Mixture of Melodies at New Venue

9. Field Day at The Doom Room 2017

10. Upchurch The Redneck A Full House At Lafayette Theater

It was a beautiful day for Keep it Live Lafayette featuring X-Man and the Scratch Thing, Shorty & The Chef, and Graciously Departed at Carnahan Hall on Sunday, September 27, 2020. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Blind Melon Dazzles Denver

The sold out Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes Album Release Show with Bigfoot Yancey at Duke’s was a phenomenal night on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

The Shannon Hoon & Tim Forkeotes Vigil 2015 brought many amazing artists and beautiful devotees to the Dayton Cemetery in Dayton, Indiana on September 25 & 26, 2015. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press delivered two glorious sets to a phenomenal packed house of fans at The Bluebird in Bloomington, Indiana on Friday, January 17, 2020. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Discovery Open Mic’s Full Rotation Celebration was a phenomenal evening full of beautiful performances at Coal Yard Coffee on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Rod Tuffcurls and The Bench Press delivered two phenomenal sets to an excited audience at The Vogue Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday, July 17, 2020. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Jess Jones delivered a beautiful evening of music with the help of Freddie Bourne at the new Photographic Melodie Gallery outside event space in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Field Day at The Doom Room 2017

Upchurch The Redneck A Full House At Lafayette Theater

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2020

*top 10 is based on views during 2020 not publish date

1. The Legendary Legacy of Shannon Hoon

2. Visual Snow, the Film Grain Over the Universe

3. Discontinued

4. Purdue Stuns with Astonishing Production of Angels in America

5. Midwest Hype’s Nightglow Intoxicatingly Alive at Schubas

6. A Legendary Heart Beats Worldwide

7. Three with Photographic Melodie – Nel Hoon and Flea Market Pete

8. Studio 37 State Of The Art With Old School Appeal

9. Midwest Hype’s New Video Carries A Needed Mantra For Our Minds

10. Keeping it Simple in Vernie’s Home and Garden

The Legendary Legacy of Shannon Hoon

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2022 #8 – Visual Snow, the Film Grain Over the Universe

Purdue Theatre’s production of Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner and directed by Richard Stockton Rand is a dramatic story stunningly performed by an amazing cast. Show runs February 21 through March 1, 2020 at the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre in Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Midwest Hype’s Nightglow Intoxicatingly Alive at Schubas. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

A Legendary Heart Beats Worldwide

Three with Photographic Melodie – Nel Hoon and Flea Market Pete

Melodie Yvonne visited Studio 37 in Lafayette, Indiana for a fun chat with Scott Ausherman followed by a private tour on Sunday, June 28, 2020. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Midwest Hype’s New Video Carries A Needed Mantra For Our Minds

Vernie Long’s house is as beautiful as the lovely spring day in Lafayette, Indiana on April 15, 2017. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2020

*top 10 is based on views during 2020 & Product Availability not publish date

1. Limited Print – Snow Nation Army #1

2. Fine Art Print – Galaxie Leaving Vigil – Black and White

3. Well’s Garden – Photographic Melodie Gallery Exclusive

4. Fine Art Print – Remembering Shannon

5. Fine Art Print – The White House Noir

6. Lamp of the Dead

7. Mr. and Mrs. Piggywise

8. Music Memorabilia – Plunderphonics

9. Photographic Memories: The NeverEnding Sequel – Softback Print

10. Hoosier Heavens – Softcover

Limited Print – Snow Nation Army #1

Fine Art Print – Galaxie Leaving Vigil – Black and

Well’s Garden – Sold

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2024 #1 – Fine Art Print – The White House Noir

Lamp of the Dead – Sold

Mr. and Mrs. Piggywise

Music Memorabilia – Plunderphonics

Photographic Memories: The NeverEnding Sequel – Softback Print

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