In true Indiana form, over 20 Indianapolis and Bloomington based musicians gathered at the appropriately titled Locals Only in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The Local Music Git Down was intended to celebrate diversity in the local community of music and inspire collaboration between artists and others working in the industry. For over twelve hours, bands and fans shuffled between live performances at Locals to an adjacent structure where Laundromatinee transformed an empty office space into a fully functioning visual arts studio for the day where bands displayed their talents for cameras and fans. In the end, all bands emerged from this event with a great deal of social capital and incredible HD music videos to add to their media package.

Is it possible for a city like Indianapolis to handle the creative charm of Beta Male? In 2009, we read about the then one-man concept-band turned new wave sex-rock hula-hoop band of gender progressives being harassed and physically assaulted in Broad Ripple (Indianapolis, Indiana) by skinheads for obvious reasons – Indianapolis as a society is not as progressive as once thought. Resisting hollow threats from Hitler Youths, Beta Male persevered and presently serves Indy's indies by challenging gender role expectations in the music industry with debauched, charismatic, irresistible, confident, new/third wave music that is both authentic AND wildly infectious.

At the moment, Beta Male consists of P. David Hazel, Jess Hack, TJ Briggs, Allison Hazel. Over the years, different talents such as Tyler Bowman (Pravada), Vess Ruhtenburg (the Zero Boys) and more have supplemented with Beta Male, but the current 4-piece is more stable and consistent with their sound than ever. In 2010, Beat Male, now more of a music machine, is finishing one record, with another one on the way. In their sonic future, expect for these four would be deviants to further refine their sound, please audiences with their audio/visual expertise, and continue to demonstrate that it is possible for a post-pubescent Le Tigre to emerge from the Ranch in Indianapolis.

MP3 Session Downloads : 

Beta Male - Get Right
Beta Male - Mirrorball
Beta Male - Where Were You 

Recorded and Mixed by Jeff DuPont and Kevin Noble
Filmed and Edited by Doug Fellegy, Joe Wallace, and Michelle Castillo
Words by Benjamin Drury & Kyle Kania

Special thanks to Pabst Blue Ribbon, Butler Scion, and Locals Only Art & Music Pub