Article & photos by Melodie Yvonne

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (December 31, 2022) – A new year always begets a nostalgic look back at the last, and 2022 actually looks pretty fun in the rearview here at Photographic Melodie. Check out Photographic Melodie’s top 10 concert reviews, interesting tidbits, and products of 2022, and share your favorites with me in the comments!

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022

*top 10 is based on views during 2022 not publish date

1. Sister Hazel Brings Aural Allure to Broad Ripple

2. Cannibal Corpse a Majestic Metal Rampage at The Vogue

3. Midwest Hype and Dirty Heads Deliver Mesmerizing Performances at The Pavilion

4. PJ Morton Emblazons Broad Ripple with Authentic Brilliance

5. Corey Feldman at The Vogue 7-8-2017

6. Stryper and The Protest a Metalicious Voyage at The Vogue

7. Jesse McCartney Serenades His Way Into Hoosier Hearts

8. Party for a King an Extraordinary Celebration ft Legendary Midnight Star

9. Randy Houser Raises the Roof on a Sold Out 8 Seconds

10. Counting Crows Reign Over Rock The Ruins Night Two

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022 #1 – Forty5 Presents Sister Hazel wsg Brett Wiscons made for a beautiful evening in Broad Ripple at The Vogue Theatre on February 18, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022 #2 – Forty5 Presents Cannibal Corpse wsg Dark Funeral, Immolation, and Black Anvil at The Vogue in Indianapolis on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022 #3 – Dirty Heads with Midwest Hype and DJ Lockstar was an extraordinary show at The Pavilion at Pan Am in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022 #4 – PJ Morton wsg DJ ArieSpins at The Vogue in Indianapolis on Friday, July 22, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022 #5 – Corey Feldman at The Vogue July 8, 2017. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022 #6 – Forty5 Presents Stryper wsg The Protest at The Vogue in Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022 #7 – Forty5 Presents Jesse McCartney wsg Jamie Miller and Casey Baer live at The Vogue in Indianapolis on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022 #8 – The Party for a King in honor of Martin Luther King’s birthday hosted by 106.7 WTLC’s Karen Vaughn and DJ King featured a phenomenal line up including Midnight Star with Toy Factory, Downstroke, Damon Karl, and more at The Vogue on Sunday, January 16, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022 #9 – 97.1 HANK FM presents Randy Houser with Ella Langley at 8 Seconds Saloon was a spectacular crowd pleasing sold out success on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Concert Reviews of 2022 #10 – Counting Crows Night 2 wsg Stephen Kellogg at Rock the Ruins in Holliday Park on Sunday, July 17, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2022

*top 10 is based on views during 2022 not publish date

1. A Woodstock ’99 Adventure In Pictures

2. Dale Moore’s Corner Store A Family Owned Local Treasure

3. Purdue’s Men On Boats An Eye Opening Masterpiece

4. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Performed Gloriously By Purdue

5. Lifted Craft Cannabis Market Set to Elevate in 2023

6. Taylor Swift Night the Ultimate Swifties Gathering

7. Nora – A Doll’s House an Extraordinary Purdue Conceptualization

8. Visual Snow, the Film Grain Over the Universe

9. Melodie’s Anniversary Celebration an Uplifting Occasion at The Vogue

10. Wayne Pennington Dishes out Artistry and Charm in Spades at the Photographic Melodie Gallery

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2022 #1 – Thousands traveled from all over the world to attend Woodstock 1999 in New York, and then ultimately destroyed it. Those were the good old days. Photo creds Melodie Yvonne, Jeremy Harris, and Jason Byrum

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2022 #2 – Dale Moore’s Corner Store is a beautiful new family owned treasure providing a much needed bit of everything from household goods to home cooking in Columbus, Indiana. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2022 #3 – Purdue Theatre’s production of Men On Boats directed by William W. Lewis is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition with a glorious cast of women and non-binary actors depicting the historically male characters to playfully destabilize cultural assumptions and norms on the grand stage at the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre in Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts in West Lafayette, Indiana. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2022 #4 – Purdue Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is an extraordinary tale directed by Kristine Holtvedt and performed gloriously by a super talented cast at the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre in Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts in West Lafayette, Indiana. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2022 #6 – Taylor Swift Night, a Taylor Swift Inspired Dance Party, was the ultimate fan gathering at The Vogue Theatre on Friday, January 14, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2022 #7 – Purdue Theatre’s production of Stef Smith’s Nora – A Doll’s House directed by Anne M. Shanahan is an amazing retelling of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play, A Doll’s House, performed by an extraordinary cast on the grand stage at the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre in West Lafayette, Indiana. Photo cred Melodie Yvonne

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

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2022 #9 – Forty5 Presents Melodie Yvonne’s Anniversary Celebration at The Vogue was a beautiful intimate evening ft a live reading by Melodie followed by a candid chat hosted by Pastor Mike Wiggin wsg Devon Ginn, Ariane Cyusa, Sarah Boutwell of B.O.W, CityLife, Travis Owens, and Irvington Vinyl & Books in Indianapolis on Feb. 22, 2022. Photo cred Brian Tschuor

Top 10 Interesting Tidbits of 2022 #10 – Wayne Pennington visited the Photographic Melodie Gallery in Indianapolis, Indiana for an incredible interview followed by a phenomenal live performance on Monday, January 10, 2022. Photo cred Melodie Yvone

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2022

*top 10 is based on views during 2022 & Product Availability not publish date

1. Joker Piggy

2. I Do Heroin on the Train Line So You Don’t Have To – Hardback/Softback Book

3. Lamp of the Dead

4. Concert Coloring Collection – Dirty Heads

5. “Spab Rules” Short-Sleeve Unisex T-Shirt

6. I Have Become Comfortably Lampshade

7. Eat Your Meat Lampshade

8. Another Brick In The Lampshade

9. “Time” Sublimation Cut & Sew Dress

10. Limited Print – Together Alone

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2023 #3 – Joker Piggy

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2024 #2 – I Do Heroin on the Train Line So You Don’t Have To – Hardback/Softback Book

Lamp of the Dead – Sold

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2022 #4 – Concert Coloring Collection – Dirty Heads

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2025 #7 – “Spab Rules” Short-Sleeve Unisex T-Shirt

I Have Become Comfortably Lampshade – Sold

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2023 #10 – Eat Your Meat Lampshade

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2022 #8 – Another Brick In The Lampshade

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2022 #9 – “Time” Sublimation Cut & Sew Dress

Top 10 Photographic Melodie Shop Products of 2022 #10 – Limited Print – Together Alone

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