Formed in Georgia in the mid-'80s, the Indigo Girls came up in a time and a place where bands like R.E.M. were mixing jangle and folk into their rock, with liberal doses of impressionistic lyrics and individualistic spirit. It was a time of blossoming artistic intent in the burgeoning alternative scene, and the Indigo Girls came along at just the right time to become entrenched in the movement.

Read Rev. Adam McKinney's interview with Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls in the Music & Culture section.

INDIGO GIRLS, w/ Lucy Wainwright Roche, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 10, Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma, $26-$72, 253.591.5890