Top Five Live: Ben Folds takes chamber-pop turn

Picks from freelance writer Seth Johnson and Star reporter David Lindquist for the best Central Indiana concerts happening Nov. 13-19.

Ben Folds with yMusic

7:30 p.m. Nov. 16, Murat Theatre in Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $25 to $75, (317) 231-0000, thingstodo.indystar.com/events/105378335.

Across two decades, the always-entertaining Ben Folds has found success both as a solo artist and frontman of the Ben Folds Five. This year, the singer-songwriter tried something entirely different, teaming with New York City’s yMusic ensemble on a chamber-pop album titled “So There.” The instrumental outfit will join Folds for this tour stop in support of the album,

Loretta

9 p.m. Nov. 14, the Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave., $10, (317) 493-1209, thingstodo.indystar.com/events/97840272.

With a sound comparable to pre-“Kid A” Radiohead, this Indianapolis band gained an out-of-state audience in 2003 on the strength of "The Translation." Winner of a 2002 Battle of the Bands series at the Patio and Vogue, Loretta disbanded six years later after issuing an album titled "Message Received, Not Understood." The quartet will get back together for a reunion show at the Hi-Fi, joined on the bill by Ohio’s Bicentennial Bear.

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott

7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Center Green, Carmel, sold out, (317) 843-3800, thingstodo.indystar.com/events/98324378.

Pianist Kathryn Stott returned to her London flat in 1979 to find a stranger playing cello in only his underpants. Unaware that the flat was shared, Yo-Yo Ma simply was renting out the other half of Stott’s space while in the city for six weeks. Luckily, the two got along just fine and are still close friends and collaborators to this day. To celebrate their longtime relationship, the highly touted pair of musicians released an album titled “Songs from the Arc of Life” in September.

Indigenous

8 p.m. Nov. 13, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington St., $15 to $20, (317) 636-9378, Eiteljorg.org.

While growing up on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, Mato Nanji was turned onto blues-rock via his father’s record collection. After acquiring a love for greats such as Stevie Ray Vaughn and B.B. King, he decided to start his own blues band with the help of his brother, sister and cousin, calling the group Indigenous. For this Eiteljorg appearance, Indigenous will appear alongside DJ Kyle Long and Superman as part of a Contemporary Arts Party.

Bonesetters with She Does Is Magic and Ted Tyro

9 p.m. Nov. 13, State Street Pub, 243 N State Ave., $5, (317) 974-9285, thingstodo.indystar.com/events/105314038.

Bonesetters headline this night of regional rock ‘n’ roll at State Street Pub. Included in the IndyStar’s list of 10 Indiana acts you should be listening to right now, the four-piece has made its way outside of the state many times this year on the strength of "Figure It Out," its most recent release. Fans also will enjoy sets from Bloomington’s She Does Is Magic and Louisville’s Ted Tyro.