Reflections of a pop music critic

<p dir="ltr">One of his final stories for<em> <strong><a href= "https://www.indystar.com/">The Indianapolis Star</a></strong></em> focused on a new website full of details about more than 55 years of concerts: <strong><a href= "https://indianarockhistory.com/">indianarockhistory.com</a></strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><img src= "http://hoosierhistorylive.org/images/David-Lindquist-2020.JPG" alt="David Lindquist" width="214" height="324" align="right" />For more than 22 of those years, <strong>David Lindquist</strong> has written about pop music and culture for <em>The Star</em>, reviewing concerts through three name changes for the venue that opened as <strong>Deer Creek Music Center</strong> (it's now <strong>Ruoff</strong>), covering the transition from <strong><a href= "https://publichistory.iupui.edu/items/show/40?tour=1&index=6">Market Square Arena</a></strong> to <strong><a href= "https://www.bankerslifefieldhouse.com/">Bankers Life Fieldhouse</a></strong>,  interviewing notables like <strong><a href="https://www.mellencamp.com/">John Mellencamp</a></strong> and describing the rise of <strong><a href= "https://www.discoverfountainsquare.com/">Fountain Square</a></strong> as a nightlife destination.</p> <p dir="ltr">In August 2011, Dave was in the audience for an outdoor concert at the <strong><a href= "https://www.indianastatefair.com/">Indiana State Fair</a></strong>, preparing to write a review, when high winds caused the stage rigging to collapse, resulting in, as he puts it, "a tragedy directly in front of me." Seven people were killed and 58 injured after a severe windstorm struck the stage and equipment just before a Sugarland concert was about to begin.</p> <p dir="ltr">In the wake of Dave Lindquist's departure from<em> The Star</em> - he was among several veteran journalists who accepted buyout offers from <strong><a href= "https://www.gannett.com/">Gannett</a></strong>, the newspaper's parent company - he will be Nelson's guest to share reflections about concerts, venues and celebrity Hoosiers whom he ha