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Sep 21, 2012
Friday
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Zoogma, Eumatik, & Magnetic
9pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305
Cost: $10 Ages: 21+
An amazing night! This trio of the midwest hottest electronically infused bands to Muncie, IN!
ZOOGMA combines the sonic diversity and precision of a DJ with the excitement and immediacy of a four piece rock group. Known for their energetic performances and retina pleasing light show, the band consistently dishes out heavy-weight beat-driven dance parties across the nation. Sets are kinetic, combining live improvisation with carefully crafted beats and melodic textures.
With the release of their debut album, Recreational Vehicles, along with a relentless tour schedule, the four members have already added their unique voice to the live electronic-rock scene. Evolving in Oxford, MS, Zoogma’s sound can be described as an eclectic fusion of Electronica, Rock, and Hip-Hop. This blend of genres results in a musical experience that appeals to a range of audiences, with a sound that is refreshingly original yet steeped in the dance music tradition.
EUMATIK is a living, trance-inducing, funk-blasting, dance mechanism that stimulates the mind by being harmonically innovative and experimental. What makes their approach to music so interesting is their ability to allure the listener with catchy hooks, slowly leading them outside their accustomed electronic musical boundaries Fusing a diverse variety of musical techniques that ranging from jazz theory to 18th century counterpoint, lengthy sections of improvisation make every live show unique. Eumatik brings elements of hip hop, funk, trance, jazz, dubstep and disco and mixes them with a mix of vintage keyboards and ultra-modern sound design
As you hear the UFO sounds summoning up a twist-bopping, trance-inducing, disco-fever you know it's time for Eumatik.
MAGNETIC is rich with stereo soundscapes, bumping grooves, tight bass and sweet synthesizers. Deeply composed and highly versatile, tempos move through Dubstep, Glitch-Hop, Breakbeat and Electro House.From carefree to complex these orchestrated tracks give way to live improvisation.
Magnetic's debut E.P. Polarity, released March 9th, 2012, is available atwww.souncloud.com%2Fmagneticsounds&h=yAQG2DFp8&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.souncloud.com/magneticsounds
Magnetic shows feature Jack Hinson (SMASH) on live drums.Facebook Event Page:
Sep 22, 2012
Saturday
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Silent D Present: Ifdakar, Venice Gas House Trolley, Digeometric & Glowfriends
8pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305
Cost: $8 Cover, $1 off with can good donation, $1 off with Student ID or Military ID, $1 off with valid out of State ID Ages: 21+ One night of Midwest talent Presented by Silent D Promotions LLC.
A Fall Solstice Jamboree 2012
Featuring:
Venice Gas House Trolley/Madison,WI/Flowpoetry
Venice Gas House Trolley (Madison, WI) grooves body and mind creating a unique and organic live music experience. VGHT's original jam-based songs and poems transport audiences
on a creatively wild and transformational trip through darkness and into the light.
Spoken of by fans as "A Cerebral Groove" and "Sacred Existential Fusion Rock," VGHT brings a sense of passion and performance to every live show. The Trolley's appearances include festivals such as The Tall Tree Lake Music Festival (Goreville, IL), The Muddy River Jam Fest (Woodstown, NJ), The Overgrown Music & Arts Festival (Belmont, NY), The Michigan Peace Fest (Lacota, MI), The 40th Annual Midwest Harvest Fest (Madison, WI) and over 200 performances from Wisconsin to New York City.
www.vght.net%2F&h=NAQG4_LpS&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.vght.net/
https://www.facebook.com/VeniceGasHouseTrolley
Digeometric/Chicago, IL/ Jazz, Techno, Funk
Digeometric is a concept idea that bloomed in June of 2010. The formation of this group happened both spontaneously and sporadically. The music being created by Digeometric occurs in the same manner.
https://www.facebook.com/Digeometric
www.digeometric.com%2F&h=cAQGpwuVT&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.digeometric.com/
www.myspace.com%2FDigeometric&h=QAQHkDXUP&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/Digeometric
www.soundcloud.com%2FDigeometric&h=3AQGPQmTu&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.soundcloud.com/Digeometric
www.sonicbids.com%2FDigeometric&h=MAQHB3_tw&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.sonicbids.com/Digeometric
http://digeometric.bandcamp.com/
Glowfriends/Kalamazoo, MI/Kalamashoegazer
"ALL THINGS MADE NEW-(JAM) Glowfriends, a shoegazing 6-piece from Kalamazoo, Michigan have released their 6th record. They might be the only band in history that is comprised of 3 couples. The core of the band is siblings April and Mark Morris. Mark’s wife Holly plays bass/vibes while April’s husband, Adam Zimont, plays guitar and that leaves the excellently-named JW and Jenn Hendrix on drums and vibes/glockenspiel respectively. The thing about their records, and I’ve heard (and enjoyed) all of them, is that each new one has been a little better than the one before it. After all, that’s what most bands are trying to do, right? On ALL THINGS MADE NEW this dream pop outfit has raised the bar and written their best batch of songs yet. The vocals between main vocalist April Zimont and her brother, Mark Morris are as confident as they are compelling and the swirling, 2-guitar lineup adds to the proceedings. A few of my favorite tunes on this record are the smooth opener “Wait for the Waves”, the haunting/driving “Explain Away”, the fuzzy “Jr. Mint”, the jangly “Through the Heart” and at least a few others. -DAGGER MAGAZINE
www.glowfriends.net&h=vAQGcEjB5&s=1" target="_blank">www.glowfriends.net
www.glowfriends.bandcamp.com&h=TAQFRQlCJ&s=1" target="_blank">www.glowfriends.bandcamp.com
Ifdakar/Fox Valley, WI/Jamtronica
Ifdakar jam their way through a unique blend of funk, jazz, electronica, reggae, and rock music.
Ifdakar's pursuit of musical growth and experimental improvisation create an experience not to be forgotten. Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, this five piece band has garnered recognition for their live performances, where the band channels elements of psychedelic rock, funk, jazz, and electronica. The result is a mind bending, dance infused, pedal to the metal sound that it is unmistakably their
own.
From songs that are tragic, to songs that transcend, Ifdakar showcases an array of improvisational jamming and elaborately structured pieces that are steeped in influences such as Phish, Pink Floyd, Les Claypool, Lotus, STS9 and many others. This spectrum allows for dense musical freedom, to tension-and-release madness.
While relentlessly working on every aspect of the band, Ifdakar has been fortunate enough to open for such scene luminaries as Ozric Tentacles, EOTO, Xavier Rudd, Kim Manning of Parliament Funkadelic, Willie Waldman, Steve Molitz of Particle and more.
As Ifdakar continues to climb the ranks of the Midwest scene, their popularity has started to snowball. Reaching capacity at marquee club shows regularly, the band has begun to make the jump to theaters, picking up numerous new fans along the way.
https://www.facebook.com/Ifdakar
http://ifdakar.com/http://www.facebook.com/events/327469654014164/
21+ event
$8 cover
$1 off with can good donation
$1 off with Student ID or Military ID
$1 off with valid out of State IDSep 28, 2012
Friday
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SPANKALICIOUS (St. Louis MO) w/ MT Nasty & Turtle Matt
8pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305
Cost: $7 Ages: 21+ Spankalicious (St. Louis MO) w/ MT Nasty and Turtle Matt coming together at Center Stage in Muncie, IN for one night to tear the house down!!!!
This will be the first central Indiana appearance of Spankalicious since Dancin' In the Dark in April.
SPANKALICIOUS
St. Louis, MO
Loyal Family - Grassroots California
(Psychedelic bounce and Dubstep w/ Live Drumming)
http://soundcloud.com/spankalicious
https://www.facebook.com/spankalicious.bounce?ref=ts
Spankalicious is BOUNCE! Kevin Moore (aka: Spankalicious) recently moved his home base from St. Louis, Missouri to Cincinnati, Ohio where he is holding down a new residency while gearing up for a very fun filled 2012!
In 2011 Spank played 100+ shows, traveling over 90,000 miles, meeting AMAZING people while attempting to spread a message of higher awareness among the people. From sunrise sets in the French Quarter of New Orleans to the 4:20 set at Wakarusa 2011, and many many places in between Spanky has constantly been rocking parties at every stop. Playing alongside every major cutting edge act in livetronica, dubstep, and edm as well as many major festival appearances including Wakarusa, SummerCamp, Sonic Bloom, Bassnectar's First Bass Center, Camp Euforia, and is already slated to take the stage at this year's SummerCamp Music Festival!
Pairing an extensive background in percussion/drumming with some down right nasty DJ/Bass/producer skills, he is ready to show Muncie, IN what the Glitchy Hippie Psychedelic Bounce is all about!
Having recently rocked Summer Camp 2012 this is going to be a fantastic show!
MT Nasty
Turtle Matt
Muncie, IN
Funky/Disco House *all vinyl*
Turtle Productions
One of the regions rising stars, this Indiana USA DJ has gained regional notoriety in a seemingly short time. Submerged in EDM before the turn of the millennium,Turtlematt’s foundation in EDM was inspired from the dancefloor up. Turtlematt began assembling mid-scale events in 2003, established “Turtle Productions” in 2005, and found himself playing at events in 2007. Sharing the stage with such EDM fixtures as Paul Johnson,Stacy Kidd, DJ Micro, DJ Shortee, DJ Venom, and Angel Alanis... or surprise sessions at private events. Turtlematt has attracted a dedicated following throughout the region. Turtlematt a Indianapolis native has banged the beats in Chicago, Detroit (Shazzzam 4 & 6) , Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Louisville, Camp Zoe(UGS), Wisconsin, St.louis, Austin, TX, West Virginia, Baltimore, and Kansas City. Joining the Spoololife promotion team in 2005, Turtlematt has learned from the regions best developers, coordinators, performers, and engineers, earning his place as Spoololife event coordinator 2007. Turtlematt programs innovative sessions of Disco House, Electro Breaks, U.S. Hardhouse, and Drum n Bass seasoned with his refreshing stage presence and a static connection to the dancefloor. Including “Fire Poi” sets during campout festivals.
Turtle Matt introduced to the "Hippie" Scene in March 2011 has been djing with bands such as The Twin Cats, UV Hippo, The Coop, J. Wail, Rich Harvesty,The New Old Calvary, Catch Curtis, The Macpodz, Glostik Willy, Losing September, Skeetones, and Eumatik. Now has his First Residents at Doc's Music Hall Downtown Muncie, IN every Friday djing in between acts and/or opening/closing out the night. Bring Turtle Matt out and he will keep the dancefloor jumpin until the next act starts, makes for a smooth night!!Oct 11, 2012
Thursday
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Funktion "Kalamazoo, MI Funk"
8pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305
Cost: $5 Ages: 21+ Funk is an amorphous substance, able to mold itself to a variety of emotions and environments. It consists of all the things we know and composes all the things we feel. It’s the stuff that jiggles in our spine, the thing that rumbles in our belly. It’s the stuff crammed between our toes and the matter jammed between our ears. Funk lives in all of us—its path traces the globe and its roots dig back to traditional campfire rhythms and primal soul vibrations. If you’ve experienced life at all until this point
, you’ve come across at least one mutation of the entity of funk.
Luckily for us there is a band that can show us all the branches of funk. No matter what frequency your eardrums vibrate at, the sonic eruption from Kalamazoo based Funktion will dose them at the right waves per second. It could be the silky smooth R&B that gets you. Or maybe it’s the cool island dub rhythms that grab your ears. Then again it might be the rowdy hip-hop flavor that seizes your attention. But if none of that snatches your marbles, the unhinged, guitar-fueled fireball of funk will surely do the trick. Any way you slice it, if you’ve got a pair of ears, Funktion will unwrap something for them to chew on.
But don’t show up to a live show unless you’ve come to get down; this stuff is additive-free, high-octane dance fuel. And due to the fact that Funktion’s sole mission in life is to make you shake your booty, trying to stand still might cause you a few problems. You see, the human body simply isn’t equipped to deal with this much raw musical energy in the stationary position. The only way to withstand this tidal wave of sound is to get loose, get down with your bad self, and feel that groove out on the floor. Ride that funky wave out, because the only thing that could bring it to an end is last call. But then there’s always the next night’s last call in another city just down the road…
http://www.funktionmusic.com/Funktion/Home.html
More info coming soon!Oct 30, 2012
Tuesday
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"A Dope Halloween" w/ Dopapod & Magnetic
8pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305
Cost: $5 Ages: 21+ Dopapod exists at the crossroads of full throttle intensity, deep pocket groove, intricate technicality, and limitless experimentation. With no regard towards limiting themselves to stylistic boundaries, the sound that emerges from the quartet both live and in the studio is as varied and diverse as the many influences that they adapt from. Their approach and commitment to complementing a distinct genre bending sound to top-notch musicianship has set them apart from many of their contemporaries and keeps mus
ic lovers eagerly returning to shows.
In the past two years, Dopapod has firmly planted seeds in music fan’s ears all up and down the East Coast and into the Midwest with their incessant touring schedule. Covering all this ground has seen the young, yet seasoned group make appearances at numerous festivals including Camp Bisco, Mountain Jam, Bonnaroo, Burning Man, Bear Creek, The Big Up, Rootwire, Strangecreek, and more. Their electric live showcase has been cultivating a fast growing, loyal fan base, and seen them share bills with artists such as Lotus, EOTO, Papadosio, Zach Deputy, Brothers Past, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Spam Allstars, Sam Kininger (Lettuce, Soulive), and Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake, & Palmer).
Dopapod’s latest release, I Saw Live Dopapod, Evil Was I, is a candid representation of choice cuts from the first half of 2011. Recorded and mixed from multi track recordings, the album showcases the band at their very finest. From explosive disco jazz funk tracks like ‘Indian Grits’ and ‘Off the Cuff’ to wompy progstep rockers such as ‘French Bowling’ and ‘Freight Train’, the quartet’s compositional and improvisational splendor has been captured and put on display to offer a peak into the brainwork of their entrancing live experience. The crown jewel of the collection might be “Dazed and Confused” – an arrangement that shows the group’s simultaneous mastery at both synth-bass womp drops and guitar scorched classic rock wailing. Each track was carefully select, mixed, and mastered to showcase the full Dopapod gamut: new and old, premeditated and spontaneous, light and dark.
While the distant future reads plots for world domination, the near future will see Dopapod continuing to develop their craft both on the road and in the studio. With a heavy touring regimen in place to continue scouring the country, Drawn Onward, the second studio release, will be dropping at the blink of an eye, offering fresh takes on live favorites. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the sonic whirlwind that will be coming to venues and stereos near you!
http://dopapod.com/
http://www.facebook.com/dopapod
http://www.jambase.com/Artists/52043/Dopapod
http://www.youtube.com/dopapod
http://twitter.com/dopapodNov 2, 2012
Friday
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Flatland Harmony Experiment
8pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305
Cost: $5 Ages: 21+ Flatland Harmony Experiment is a new bluegrass driven string band based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. FHE started in 2011 on a cool summer night when three musicians came together at an outdoor acoustic jam. Trading songs and singing together with ease just felt right. So much so that plans to get together were made to explore and see if there were any exciting musical chemistry to be made. A bunch of songs were played and recorded that first session. A common thread of energy and three part harmonies were
there from the beginning. It was mixed down and the CD was labeled "Flatland Harmony Experiment". From there a band was born.
In the first three months FHE played 3 festivals, opened for 2 national acts and recorded, mixed and released an all original ep. 2012 has been and will continue to be amazing for the Flatland Harmony Experiment. 12 regional festivals, club dates, and house concerts will bring FHE to a venue near you soon. We have been so fortunate to share bills and most importantly music with many friends and countless musical heroes and look forward to the future collaborations yet to come.
Flatland Harmony Experiment is Scott Nelson on upright bass, Kris Potts on Mandolin, and Johnny Plott on Banjo.
"Hailing from different backgrounds in the music industry, they are rock-solid players and vocalists who bring their experience and maturity together to create a uniquely organic musical landscape. Playing with the subtleties of acoustic string instruments and human voice, Flatland Harmony Experiment delivers a dynamic performance that will take the audience from sweet harmony to spaces of driving rhythm within each performance. Playing each show like their last, this is a project that must be experienced."
http://flatlandharmonyexperiment.wordpress.com
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Flatland Harmony Experiment
8pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305
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"A Dope Halloween" w/ Dopapod & Magnetic
8pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305
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Funktion "Kalamazoo, MI Funk"
8pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305
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SPANKALICIOUS (St. Louis MO) w/ MT Nasty & Turtle Matt
8pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305
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Silent D Present: Ifdakar, Venice Gas House Trolley, Digeometric & Glowfriends
8pm to 3am @
Center Stage
306 South Walnut Street Muncie, Indiana 47305