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ARTIST PROFILE | Prostitute
“The Detroit rock scene is all MC5 and White Stripes worship, and we don’t fit in with that whatsoever,” says Moe, vocalist and one half of the founding duo behind Dearborn, Michigan noise-rockers Prostitute. The group’s debut album, Attempted Martyr, is a full-spectrum blast of acerbic noise, sampler shrapnel, savagely mordant humour and bruised melancholy located light-years away from rock’n’roll revivalism. Its complexity and simmered rage stomp hard on third rails, conjuring a fever dream of hope, desperation and alienation, a riot of artful profanity, disturbing imagery and blacker-than-midnight wit. An album for these perilous, cursed times, even if it wasn’t conceived as such, Attempted Martyr isn’t noise for its own sake, it’s for everyone’s: a catharsis, a venting, a return of fire. A self-defence.
“I had an identity crisis, growing up,” says Moe, “9/11 started a lot of xenophobia and Arab hatred and all that kind of shit. I hated being Arabic. I hated Arabs in general, just because people were hating me. Through much of my 20s I felt like, ‘How about I be the character you want me to be?’ Andrew took that, ran with it, and made the philosophy behind it, this ‘radical terrorism’, this crazed zealot thing.”
Andrew is the other half of Prostitute’s founding duo, drummer and co-writer of the group’s lyrics, co-conceiver of Attempted Martyr’s thematic throughline. They’d known each other for years before making music together. “Moe was always pressing me to start a band,” says Andrew. “Then, in late 2019, he sat me and our friend Dylan down and said, ‘Listen, we’re all working jobs we hate or are going to school. When are we going to this band thing? If not now, when? It’s never going to happen.’ Then COVID hit and we had all the time in the world. We hunkered down in my mom’s basement, the three of us, and hammered out most of the album.”
“The embryonic version of the band was pretty bad, to be honest,” he continues, “just standard noise-rock/post-punk. Then one day Moe came to the basement with 10 or 15 tracks that were just an arrangement or a sample looped over and over. He played them to me: ‘Pick a few you want to work on’.” Prostitute took decisive shape, drawing on their shared love for literature, for horror, for extreme music, for beauty, for noise. They drew the Arabic elements of their sound further to the surface as the group’s line-up was fleshed out.
Looking for a way to incorporate more guitar without falling into hackneyed rock tropes, they welcomed aboard Ross, who’d been playing guitar in a jazz/funk group in Hamtramck, a Detroit enclave with the US’s only Muslim majority population. Ross and his bandmate Bret stepped aboard, and quickly became key members of Prostitute. “It’s all a bit serendipitous,” says Andrew. Each of the members were raised in Dearborn, went to the same schools, orbited the same groups of people and crossed paths before eventually meeting each other and coming together as a band.
Once they located the concept for the album, Prostitute’s identity fell quickly into place. “We’re taking this maligned character, these stereotypes, and embracing them, amplifying them into grotesque caricature, throwing them back in people’s faces,” says Andrew. “We’re both big fans of Kendrick Lamar and how, on To Pimp A Butterfly, he’s playing all these different characters, embracing all these ugly aspects, not just to be edgy – he’s amplifying it, to make people confront it.”
Making Attempted Martyr was an intense experience, arduous. “Have you seen the movie The Lighthouse?” asks Andrew. “Two guys trapped together, for months. Stockholm syndrome. Gaslighting. Making the album was like that. Every little element was scrutinised and argued over. It got physical, three times. But we wanted to come out of the gate with something great. We didn’t want to half-ass it.”
The album drew inspiration from Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, from the “almost deity-like figure” of personal injury lawyer and self-publicist Joumana Kayrouz and the bizarre tale of Hamaas Abdul Khaalis’s failed 1977 siege in Washington DC, to spin episodes in the life of its titular attempted martyr, a damaged character who, Moe says, “has no regard for human life, who doesn’t discriminate as to who he wants killed”. There’s nothing simple about what’s going on within these tracks; they beg your decoding, your interpretation, and Prostitute aren’t here to make anything explicit; they want to preserve the mystery.
But even they’re spooked by the impact that’s followed its release, the audience it’s found who are dedicated to investigating the infinite nuances within their attack, the way its themes have swung to the fore of the culture in the years since they conceived it. “When we started the album, the war in Gaza hadn’t begun yet,” says Andrew. “But the world was still pretty fucked up. We were still living through Trump, through Covid. It already felt like the car was going off the cliff, and no-one’s at the wheel. There’s an angst to the album. I’m not religious, but I’ve always been drawn to art and stories about religion – this yearning for transcendence, for an answer, for forgiveness. The album is about someone trying to transcend in some way. This character is reprehensible. But we’re not trying to tell anyone what to think. This isn’t some manifesto – this is art, it’s an outlet for things we were feeling.”
The group are based in Dearborn, Michigan, which has America’s largest Muslim population, a fact the bigots at the Wall Street Journal celebrated in 2024 by describing the city as “America’s Jihad capital”. It’s these kinds of circumstance that birthed Attempted Martyr, but Prostitute win over their enemies by translating their rage into ugly beauty, into thorny art and uncompromising brilliance, revelling in the stupidity of their adversaries and triumphing with every decibel of noise.
“I wanted to use that Wall Street Journal headline on a piece of merch,” grins Andrew. “Take that idea and reappropriate it. Feels dicey to do that right now, but maybe we will. We are not so pretentious as to pretend like we speak on behalf of anyone’s suffering, nor are we interested in proselytising our politics. It’s just music, and the problems the world faces today won’t be fixed with more entertainment, more content. If our fans deem us as having anything important to say, that’s on them, certainly not by our design.”
For now, the group are working on Attempted Martyr’s follow-up, which Moe says will draw deeper from their Arabic influences, will be more collaborative, and will give more space for all their elements to bleed freely into the music. “We have this sound that is terrifying,” he says. “I borrow a lot from world music, mixing it with guitars, trying to make guitar music interesting again.”
“We’re naturally drawn to things that are abrasive and beautiful at the same time,” adds Andrew. At that intersection, Prostitute have made some of the most thrilling and essential noise of their generation. And the best, it seems, is still to come.
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About HI-FI | Indianapolis, IN
HI-FI is located inside the historic Murphy Arts Center in the heart of Fountain Square. HI-FI hosts shows virtually every night of the week and is known for finding new artists on the rise. The venue is acoustically one of the best sounding venues in the Midwest. The entrance is located at the front of the building on Virginia Ave and the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.
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Frequently Asked Questions About HI-FI | Indianapolis, IN
What are the age restrictions at this venue?
Most of our gigs are open to those of all ages, though there are a few exceptions. Double-check our website for specific age requirements before getting your tickets. We’ve made it super easy to spot the age restrictions on each event listing.
If you are going to indulge in a seating upgrade in our VIP area, all guests must be 21 years of age or older.
HI-FI requires a valid ID for admission. For guests who will be consuming alcoholic beverages, a valid state or government issues ID is required. Everyone will be carded during check-in. Expired and temporary ID’s are not accepted.
Can I upgrade my to VIP seating?
HI-FI proudly offers our VIP Deck, situated at the rear of the venue. This elevated section features table seating and provides convenient access to the bar. Please be advised that all guests in this area must be 21 years of age or older. For seating upgrade inquiries, please contact the box office at boxoffice@hifiindy.com
What items are permitted or prohibited at this venue?
At our venues, we strive to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all guests. While specific rules may vary slightly depending on the event location, the following list generally applies across all venues.
Any illegal items found will be confiscated immediately. Guests discovered with prohibited items inside the venue may face ejection, and those attempting to enter with such items may be denied entry.
We appreciate your cooperation in adhering to these guidelines to ensure everyone’s safety and enjoyment during our events.
Permitted Items Include:
- All bags and possessions are subject to search and may be subject to metal detection. No backpacks are permitted at any of our venues.
- Clear tote or bag made from plastic, vinyl or PVC that does not exceed 14” x 14” in size.
- Personal purse, fanny pack or handbag so long as it does not exceed 14” x 14” in size
- To-Go Food from local restaurants
- Clear Plastic Refillable Water Bottles (empty)
- A warm heart and smiles
Prohibited items include:
- Weapons of any kind: Firearms (with or without permit), knives (any size), multi-tools
- Pepper Spray or Mace
- Flares or Fireworks
- Oversized bags (Bag larger than 12” x 12”, including all backpacks, briefcases, luggage, or duffle bags)
- Metal Water Bottles
- Illegal Substances
- Outside Beverages
- Laser Pointers
- Removable lens cameras or flash photography, tripods, monopods, selfie-sticks (unless pre-approved by Event Manager)
- Audio or Video recording devices (unless pre-approved by Event Manager)
- Signs larger than 11” x 17” or any sign attached to a stick or pole
- Skateboards, hoverboards, rollerblades, scooters, or bicycles
- Hula hoops, spray paint, silly string
- Noise Making devices (i.e. Air Horns, drums, whistles)
- Coolers or Ice Chests
- Animals/Pets (Except Service Animals)
HI-FI reserves the right to prohibit any item, including items not listed above, from entering the premises if deemed hazardous or disruptive to the event.
Can I bring a bag into the show?
Yes! You’re welcome to bring personal purse, fanny pack or handbag so long as it does not exceed 14” x 14” in size. No backpacks are permitted at any time.
What’s the parking situation like?
Depending on the day and time, finding a spot can be tricky. On busy show days we advise arriving early to ensure you get a good spot.
We’re excited to announce our partnership with LAZ Parking to offer pre-paid parking options for HI-FI and HI-FI Annex events. The lot is conveniently located directly next to HI-FI Annex, in the former PNC Bank parking lot. Check here for parking availability ahead of your show.
Parking is free on all of the surrounding streets in Fountain Square and most parking lots.
We advise against traveling down St. Patrick St on show days, as it can become congested one-way with traffic coming from both directions.
Bike parking is available at any of the bike racks on Virginia Ave in front of HI-FI.
What is the camera/photo policy for this venue?
Our photo policy varies for each event and is at the discretion of the artist performing that night. This policy can change from night to night.
As a general guideline, we typically do not permit professional photography unless it has been pre-approved by either HI-FI or the Artist Management.
For approved photographers, you’re welcome to snap photos during the first three songs of the performance. However, please refrain from using flash.
Media personnel and professional photographers interested in covering our events can reach out to us at marketing@hifiindy.com to request media credentials.
Is there food and drink at this venue?
Absolutely! You can grab some chips, candy, or snacks at HI-FI’s bar.
View seating maps for this venue
Check your show listing for information on the show’s seating configuration. The majority of HI-FI shows are general admission, standing-room-only. Depending on the show, there are a handful of tables available to those who arrive early. There is a limited amount of seating upgrades available on the VIP deck. Contact the box office to secure a seating upgrade for your show at boxoffice@hifiindy.com. Shows that are reserved or partially reserved seating configurations will have information or purchase options directly on the event listing.
Can I leave and re-enter the venue?
Re-entry is allowed for HI-FI shows once you’ve been stamped or wristbanded by a member of our staff.
Do you offer ADA, handicap or special needs options?
There are 2 handicapped parking spots in the lot located across Prospect St. closest to El Arado Mexican Grill. The box office handles any special needs or ADA seating requests at boxoffice@hifiindy.com.
Where is the box office located?
Getting tickets to our shows is super easy! You have a few options, depending on how you like to roll:
Online: Grab your tickets in advance from our official websites, hifiindy.com and mokbpresents.com, or through our trusted ticketing partner tixr.com.
In Person: Swing by one of our convenient box office locations around the Murphy Arts Center building and grab tickets with no service fees:
HI-FI Box Office: Found at 1043 Virginia Ave Suite 4 (at the main entrance to HI-FI). Open only on show nights, starting 1 hour before published show times until 10 pm.
Annex Box Office: Found at 1065 St. Patrick Street (at the main entrance to Annex). Open only on show nights, starting 1 hour before published show times until 9 pm.
I lost something at the show. Who do I contact?
Have you misplaced something during one of our events? Don’t worry, we’re here to help reunite you with your belongings! While we can’t take responsibility for lost or stolen items, we’re committed to assisting you in any way we can.
Found items are securely stored at our office until they’re claimed. Please note that items lost during late-night events might take until the next morning to reach our lost and found. We know you might be eager to retrieve your belongings (like that phone you’re pinging outside our door at 6 am), but our team typically wraps up late-night events and may not be available until later in the morning.
To inquire about lost items, shoot us an email at boxoffice@hifiindy.com. Found items can be picked up in our Office (Suite 2) Monday – Fridays 10am – 6pm. Guests may be required to provide identification or another form of verification to claim their items.
Let’s work together to get your goods back to you as quickly as possible!
What is your refund policy?
What’s Your Refund Policy for Postponed Shows?
If a show gets postponed, don’t sweat it! We’ll shoot you an email to let you know about the change, and if you’re cool with the new date, no further action is needed on your part.We’ll be working diligently to find a new date for the show, and we’ll keep you updated every step of the way. But if you can’t make it to the rescheduled gig, we’ve got your back. You’ll have a generous 30-day window following the announcement of the new date to request a refund.
For those who paid with cash at our box office, just drop us a line at boxoffice@hifiindy.com for further instructions on processing your refund.
Please bear with us as we explore rescheduling options with the tour. Your patience is much appreciated as we work to present the best possible show experience for you.
What’s the Refund Policy for Canceled Shows?
In the unfortunate event of a canceled show, don’t fret! If you purchased your tickets online, your refund will be processed automatically. Just sit tight and allow 3-5 business days for the refund to appear in your bank account.
No need to lift a finger! However, there are a few scenarios where you might need to reach out to our box office:
- If you paid cash at our box office.
- If you’ve received a new or different card since your original purchase.
- If you haven’t seen the refund in your account after 5 business days.
What Happens if a Show Gets Rescheduled?
No worries! If a show you’ve already grabbed tickets for gets rescheduled, your tickets will still be valid for the new date. We’ll shoot you an email to let you know about the change, and if you’re good to go for the new date, no further action is needed on your part.
However, if you can’t make it to the rescheduled gig, we’ve got you covered. You’ll have a generous 30 days from the announcement of the new date to request a refund. Just reach out directly to our box office to kickstart the process.
Beware of counterfeit tickets. How do I tell if my ticket is valid?
It’s crucial for all buyers to exercise caution when purchasing tickets from unauthorized sites and ticket resellers. Tixr is the only ticket vendor supported at our venues. Unfortunately, this is a widespread issue affecting venues nationwide, and true fans often find themselves at a loss. Regrettably, there’s little we can do in such situations. Since the original transaction didn’t occur through our authorized ticketing partners, we lack the necessary information to assist. It’s disheartening to witness fans being taken advantage of, especially on platforms like Craigslist, Facebook, StubHub, VividSeats, SeatGeek, and others. We are only obligated to honor valid tickets purchased through our approved channels.
Can I purchase tickets in person without fees?
Yes. HI-FI box office is located at the main entrance off of Virginia Avenue. The box office is open 1 hour prior to the published door time. Additionally, our Annex Box Office on St. Patrick Street, across from the church, is also open 1 hour prior to the published door time on Annex show nights.
NOTE: HI-FI venues are now cashless. We accept all major credit cards and tap-to-pay options for tickets and other purchases inside the venues.
Do you have free WI-FI?
Yes. HI-FI offers free WI-FI during all shows. Simply select the HI-FI Free WI-FI network and you are all set!
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ARTIST PROFILE | Prostitute
“The Detroit rock scene is all MC5 and White Stripes worship, and we don’t fit in with that whatsoever,” says Moe, vocalist and one half of the founding duo behind Dearborn, Michigan noise-rockers Prostitute. The group’s debut album, Attempted Martyr, is a full-spectrum blast of acerbic noise, sampler shrapnel, savagely mordant humour and bruised melancholy located light-years away from rock’n’roll revivalism. Its complexity and simmered rage stomp hard on third rails, conjuring a fever dream of hope, desperation and alienation, a riot of artful profanity, disturbing imagery and blacker-than-midnight wit. An album for these perilous, cursed times, even if it wasn’t conceived as such, Attempted Martyr isn’t noise for its own sake, it’s for everyone’s: a catharsis, a venting, a return of fire. A self-defence.
“I had an identity crisis, growing up,” says Moe, “9/11 started a lot of xenophobia and Arab hatred and all that kind of shit. I hated being Arabic. I hated Arabs in general, just because people were hating me. Through much of my 20s I felt like, ‘How about I be the character you want me to be?’ Andrew took that, ran with it, and made the philosophy behind it, this ‘radical terrorism’, this crazed zealot thing.”
Andrew is the other half of Prostitute’s founding duo, drummer and co-writer of the group’s lyrics, co-conceiver of Attempted Martyr’s thematic throughline. They’d known each other for years before making music together. “Moe was always pressing me to start a band,” says Andrew. “Then, in late 2019, he sat me and our friend Dylan down and said, ‘Listen, we’re all working jobs we hate or are going to school. When are we going to this band thing? If not now, when? It’s never going to happen.’ Then COVID hit and we had all the time in the world. We hunkered down in my mom’s basement, the three of us, and hammered out most of the album.”
“The embryonic version of the band was pretty bad, to be honest,” he continues, “just standard noise-rock/post-punk. Then one day Moe came to the basement with 10 or 15 tracks that were just an arrangement or a sample looped over and over. He played them to me: ‘Pick a few you want to work on’.” Prostitute took decisive shape, drawing on their shared love for literature, for horror, for extreme music, for beauty, for noise. They drew the Arabic elements of their sound further to the surface as the group’s line-up was fleshed out.
Looking for a way to incorporate more guitar without falling into hackneyed rock tropes, they welcomed aboard Ross, who’d been playing guitar in a jazz/funk group in Hamtramck, a Detroit enclave with the US’s only Muslim majority population. Ross and his bandmate Bret stepped aboard, and quickly became key members of Prostitute. “It’s all a bit serendipitous,” says Andrew. Each of the members were raised in Dearborn, went to the same schools, orbited the same groups of people and crossed paths before eventually meeting each other and coming together as a band.
Once they located the concept for the album, Prostitute’s identity fell quickly into place. “We’re taking this maligned character, these stereotypes, and embracing them, amplifying them into grotesque caricature, throwing them back in people’s faces,” says Andrew. “We’re both big fans of Kendrick Lamar and how, on To Pimp A Butterfly, he’s playing all these different characters, embracing all these ugly aspects, not just to be edgy – he’s amplifying it, to make people confront it.”
Making Attempted Martyr was an intense experience, arduous. “Have you seen the movie The Lighthouse?” asks Andrew. “Two guys trapped together, for months. Stockholm syndrome. Gaslighting. Making the album was like that. Every little element was scrutinised and argued over. It got physical, three times. But we wanted to come out of the gate with something great. We didn’t want to half-ass it.”
The album drew inspiration from Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, from the “almost deity-like figure” of personal injury lawyer and self-publicist Joumana Kayrouz and the bizarre tale of Hamaas Abdul Khaalis’s failed 1977 siege in Washington DC, to spin episodes in the life of its titular attempted martyr, a damaged character who, Moe says, “has no regard for human life, who doesn’t discriminate as to who he wants killed”. There’s nothing simple about what’s going on within these tracks; they beg your decoding, your interpretation, and Prostitute aren’t here to make anything explicit; they want to preserve the mystery.
But even they’re spooked by the impact that’s followed its release, the audience it’s found who are dedicated to investigating the infinite nuances within their attack, the way its themes have swung to the fore of the culture in the years since they conceived it. “When we started the album, the war in Gaza hadn’t begun yet,” says Andrew. “But the world was still pretty fucked up. We were still living through Trump, through Covid. It already felt like the car was going off the cliff, and no-one’s at the wheel. There’s an angst to the album. I’m not religious, but I’ve always been drawn to art and stories about religion – this yearning for transcendence, for an answer, for forgiveness. The album is about someone trying to transcend in some way. This character is reprehensible. But we’re not trying to tell anyone what to think. This isn’t some manifesto – this is art, it’s an outlet for things we were feeling.”
The group are based in Dearborn, Michigan, which has America’s largest Muslim population, a fact the bigots at the Wall Street Journal celebrated in 2024 by describing the city as “America’s Jihad capital”. It’s these kinds of circumstance that birthed Attempted Martyr, but Prostitute win over their enemies by translating their rage into ugly beauty, into thorny art and uncompromising brilliance, revelling in the stupidity of their adversaries and triumphing with every decibel of noise.
“I wanted to use that Wall Street Journal headline on a piece of merch,” grins Andrew. “Take that idea and reappropriate it. Feels dicey to do that right now, but maybe we will. We are not so pretentious as to pretend like we speak on behalf of anyone’s suffering, nor are we interested in proselytising our politics. It’s just music, and the problems the world faces today won’t be fixed with more entertainment, more content. If our fans deem us as having anything important to say, that’s on them, certainly not by our design.”
For now, the group are working on Attempted Martyr’s follow-up, which Moe says will draw deeper from their Arabic influences, will be more collaborative, and will give more space for all their elements to bleed freely into the music. “We have this sound that is terrifying,” he says. “I borrow a lot from world music, mixing it with guitars, trying to make guitar music interesting again.”
“We’re naturally drawn to things that are abrasive and beautiful at the same time,” adds Andrew. At that intersection, Prostitute have made some of the most thrilling and essential noise of their generation. And the best, it seems, is still to come.
READ MORE >>Supporting Acts
About the Venue
Upgrades: A limited amount of VIP seating upgrades (21+) are available for select shows. Contact the box office to purchase or check availability: boxoffice@hifiindy.com.
Ticket Support: Box Office opens 1 hour before published door time. For ticket related questions please email boxoffice@hifiindy.com.
Parking: Street Parking, Bike Parking
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