Orbit Room

May 23 - Orbit Room - 6pm ALL-AGES $10 + FOOD OR DRINK PURCHASE REQUIRED This event is funded in part with grant support from Visit Bloomington. ________________________ Bubba Fontaine is an American experimental composer, artist, and maker from Indianapolis, IN. He holds a Bachelor of Music from Ball State University, and a doctorate in audiology from Indiana, University Bloomington. He builds noise boxes of his own design, augmenting their sounds with analog synthesis. The resulting combination of synthetic and organic sounds loop in and out of distinct but amorphous realms. / /@bubbafontaine1 ________________________ Byrdman - costumed harsh noise from the vocalist and low-frequency guitarist of the bands Thlurm and threefiftysmallblock. / / ________________________ The show will open with a cassette loop demonstration by Lather. /

:: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT :: Daniel Villarreal returns to shake the Orbit ONE MORE NIGHT!!!! TWO SHOWS!!! DV will be bringing the quartet from Chicago Daniel Villarreal on Drums Cole DeGenova on keys Nathan Karagianis on guitar John Sutton on bass Ben Cartha Fowler Project opens both TICKETS ON SALE AS SOON.... Don't Miss the Best Night on Earth!!! @ben.cartha.fowler @brownbabyjesus @wfhb

After this week’s @flore_night featuring harmonica wizard Ray Major, stick around at @orbit_room and I’ll spin you some night tracks! Come in from the rain and kick off townie summer with me at Orbit! 🪩💃🎶

::Lake Lemon Shoeline Sessions :: Lake Lemon + Orbit Room This coming Sunday out at Riddle Point on Lake Lemon. Live Music, Drinks, and Food PARKING INCLUDED for the 1st one Reggae Union Rearview Rhonda Caitlin Spangler (Spanks) DOORS 230 MUSIC 3 PM 7599 N Tunnel Rd, Unionville, IN 47468 @rearviewrhonda @riddlepointboogie @caitlinspanglermusic Reggae Union @wfhb

Find your fine fella this Friday, May 8th @orbit_room for some sweet sounds from 6 to 8:30. Gonna be a brilliant way to start your weekend so make it down 🐝🐸🪩

The Orbit Room is closing at the end of July. An eight year run is admirable for any type of business. And I'm proud that I could help comedy be a part of that story. Seven of the eight years stand up was happening in that space. Over 40 shows featuring 60 plus local, regional, and national comics. I'm so happy so many people got to perform in Bloomington who may not have otherwise. I literally have hundreds of pictures from shows there. So I'm sorry if you didn't make the video here. Know that I love you. Hot Dog Basement Forever.

Thank You Bloomington! Wow, Hard to believe exactly 8 years ago we were busy tearing out layers of old flooring + walls, fixing plumbing, and finding some amazing contractors to help us build what is now The Orbit Room. That makes it even more bittersweet that we are announcing today that we will be closing at the end of July, 2026. Thank you all so much for supporting this community space. We've made some great memories and have had a long run, so it's hard to be completely sad. Orbit will still be producing and participating in events around town throughout the rest of 2026, come see us at Taste, Lake Lemon, and Badknees. Over the next two months we have some great shows booked; so please come in and bid us adieu. Please continue to support the locally owned Bloomington businesses that you love!

:: Lake Lemon Shoreline Sessions :: Riddle Point and Orbit Room are teaming up for a Summer Music Series. 5 Selected Sunday Afternoons May-Sept. The First is May 17th with Music from 3-6 PM Reggae Children Rearview Rhonda Spanks (Caitlin Spangler) DOORS 230 MUSIC 3 PM Spend your Sunday afternoons lakeside at Riddle Point Park with the Lake Lemon Shoreline Sessions, a laid-back music series featuring eclectic live performances, great food, and refreshing drinks in one of the most scenic spots on Lake Lemon. Join us from 3–6 PM for an afternoon of music with Reggae Union and Rearview Rhonda, along with an opening solo set from Caitlin Spangler. Performances take place on a small stage at the end of the point with beautiful lake views. In the event of inclement weather, music will move to the shelter house. Food and drink will be available with a beer and wine garden, along with food from The Orbit Room and Pili’s. Children under 15 are free, though the standard parking fee applies. Leashed dogs are welcome. The park includes a playground, swimming area, and boat ramp. Outside food and drink are permitted; no glassware allowed. Bring a chair, gather your friends and family, and enjoy a relaxing Sunday of music, community, and the lake. @rearviewrhonda @wfhb @caitlinspanglermusic

10 years on the block!!! Jefferson St. Music Studio and Echo Park -The Andy Beargie Years, just reached double digits today. It all began 5/1/2016. Thank you, Bloomington Music Scene!!! And uh, keep an eye out for lots of cool things happening around here. Upcoming; I'll be laying into some drums with Pasha and the Poms at Orbit Room tomorrow. This is the May installment of the "Jefferson St. Presents First Saturdays at Orbit" mouthful series. Curry opens at 6, we play 645. 12$/all ages! And this coming Tuesday 5/5, JSMS hosts a live in-studio session with Bloomington heavyweights Tortilla Jackson!!! Latin soul/jazz. Music at 7, $15, all ages. #bloomingtonmusic #recordingstudiolife #musiclessons

Night Market on a Wednesday this month!! Night Market is a monthly event occurring from 5-10pm. Local vendors, free pinball, and happy hour specials make for a fun evening at the Orbit Room. All ages with an outdoor patio during appropriate weather. Find that special gift that you have been looking for or come to discover the talented people that are right here in your city.

On 5/2, the upcoming Jefferson St. Presents First Saturdays will feature two acts who have cut their teeth in the studio more than on the stage in recent years. This will be the live debut of curry! Check out his most recent record, Pines, tracked at Echo Park. You may know Ben Curry Frazier from his work in @arcticcharband and with @thefoolins ... /artist/0NLNYFCW95RwhhZt7UyyBn Pasha and the Poms features Fowler on drums, and Paul A. On guitar/vox/songwriting. The duo will perform songs from a recently finalized self-titled Vinyl LP (recorded at @russianrecording by @damion.information and by Andy Beargie at Echo Park, mixed by BCF). You can get a taste of the music by checking out their EPs from recent years which are out on Bandcamp and 45 vinyl; expect some wild, beautiful songwriting executed with an eclectic blend of electric fingerstyle guitar (a la pentangle and fairport convention). /album/shepherd-sister-ep

Sounds From the Black Hole: DRM & Scotchamo Live experimental music series, March features artists from Bloomington and New Albany, IN. ALL-AGES \\ TICKET LINK IN BIO $10 + FOOD OR DRINK PURCHASE REQUIRED \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ DRM is a local electroacoustic/jazz adjacent trio comprising David Miller, Richard Jermain and Marty Belcher. For decades, David ran the weekly Jazz Fables series and brought artists like Sun Ra to perform in Bloomington. Marty organized improvised music nights, and more recently helped form the group Ortet. Richard is a relative newcomer to Bloomington, exploring electronics, modular synthesizers, and instrument building. / \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Scotchamo is artist/musician Scott Scarboro who resides in Kentuckiana. He is formally from the junkabilly band, Monkey Boy. He performs experimental improvisational music with found objects, real time sampling, amp hiss, circuit bent devices, handmade effects boxes and mostly homemade instruments. /