Band of the Issue: Midnight Vacacny

Compiled By Kush Joseph

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Band members

• Jack Andrews, lead guitarist and vocalist, Brian     Collings: supporting vocalist, guitarist, Peter Horton: bassist, Drew Cottrell: drums

Sounds like

• Manchester Orchestra, Against Me!

Go with the flow

• Andrews and Collings play both of their

guitars to the same melody, which, according to the band members, gives their music a distinctive flair.

What’s in the name

• “Peter and I were sleeping in the woods when a golden phoenix delivered the name to us on a  burning scroll,” Andrews said.

Venues

•  Jewish Community Center, Clay Terrace, Es Jungle in Broad Ripple

NO VACANCY: Members of student band Midnight Vacancy play a set at the Global Giving Benefit Concert in May while their fans cheer them on. The band, which consists entirely of juniors, has been playing together since the summer before their freshman years.