Gyasi brings the glitter back to Indianapolis at HI-FI in April

The glam-rock frontman hasn't played Indy since a December 2023 night at LO-FI Lounge; he's back Saturday, April 10, 2027.

The last time Gyasi played Indianapolis, it was the first weekend of December 2023, at LO-FI Lounge. Since then he's made the record that critics keep calling a glam-rock triumph, and on Saturday, April 10, 2027, he brings it to HI-FI.

The details: the show starts at 9 p.m., tickets are $15 to $20, and they're on sale now through Tixr. The date was announced Oct 30. HI-FI holds about 400, which is exactly the size you want for this kind of show — close enough to see the eyeliner, loud enough to feel the kick drum in your chest.

The record in question is *Here Comes the Good Part*, released Feb 11, 2025, and co-produced with Bobby Holland, according to Gyasi's Bandcamp. It came out on Alive Naturalsound, and the reviews read like a stack of liner notes from 1973. The Fire Note called it a glam-fueled, high-voltage ride. Critic Steve Pick wrote that the songs could slot into a glam mixtape from the era and nobody would know they were new, while also hearing nods to Led Zeppelin and the Stones.

Close enough to see the eyeliner, loud enough to feel the kick drum.

That's the hook with Gyasi: the sound is unmistakably vintage — sleazy riffs, power chords, glitter, the long shadow of Bowie and Marc Bolan — but the records don't play like museum pieces. Reviewers have singled out the chugging "Lightning," the ballad "American Dream" and the closer "Grand Finale," which one described as a glam musical reprise. Earlier singles like "Cheap High," premiered by Glide Magazine, show the same appetite for adrenaline.

His listing tags him rock and blues, and that's fair too. Underneath the costume is a guitar player who knows where the riff comes from, which is why the shows tend to win over people who came in skeptical of the sequins.

Why does an Indianapolis return matter? Because a town like this rewards artists who keep coming back to the clubs. The 2023 LO-FI date was the kind of night people mention to friends; a Saturday at HI-FI with a full album of material the crowd has had two years to learn is a different animal. Mass Ave on a Saturday night in April, a $20 ticket and a glam-rock show at 9 p.m. is about as good a plan as this city offers.

No support act has been listed yet; check the JamBase listing for updates.

Wear something with a little shine on it. You won't be the only one.

Sources: Gyasi (Bandcamp) (gyasimusic.bandcamp.com); Gyasi — Alive Naturalsound Records (alive-records.com); Gyasi: Here Comes The Good Part [Album Review] (The Fire Note) (thefirenote.com); Best New Records I Heard in March, 2025 (Steve Pick) (stevepick.substack.com); Song Premiere: Gyasi “Cheap High” (Glide Magazine) (wpcms.glidemagazine.com); Gyasi at HI-FI (JamBase) (jambase.com); Gyasi tickets (Tixr) (tixr.com)