79 past events with the blues tag

The Tom Kats!

 TheTomkats are LIVE at Freaky Tiki! Get your blues on and dance with us!

Downtown Muncie's favorite weekly summertime music event is kicking off this Friday! Freaky Tiki Fridays are 21+, outdoors events held in a NEW LOCATION in Adams Street next to Silo Bar and Grill which is at 223 S Walnut. 

We'll open the gates at 7 PM for free to everyone over 21 to serve dinner and drinks of all kinds at tables. The Silo opens at 4 PM. Music till 11 PM.

Restrooms and table service are available to all indoors and out all night long. Thank you for supporting our thriving arts community.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/TheTomkats/314857478550300

Great Beer

Great BBQ 

and Great Live Blues from the Sonny Yingst Band

A Guitar Event

Zakk Knight is a young Indy talent and is gaining recognition both locally and nationally. Zakk is firmly rooted in blues with his eyes on the big stage to enable him to share his inspirations through his own original music. Zakk is the 2009 Robert Johnson Foundation New Generation Award Winner. Zakk began playing guitar in the sixth grade and has since developed his skill as a guitarist, singer, and song writer. With many performances under his belt, Zakk continues to work on new material for his second EP release as his band polishes their sound in preparation for upcoming performances for 2014.

The 2015 lineup

For its ninth year, some of the best homegrown local and regional talent will once again come together for one epic day of live music called Muncie MusicFest on Saturday, October 10th.
From 5pm to 10pm, the festival will pack all three floors of the beautiful Cornerstone Center for the Arts with six all-ages stages and over 30 bands. After 10pm, fine drinking establishments throughout Muncie will take over and host an additional ten bands for music lovers 21 and over. The best part? All of the concerts at all participating locations will be absolutely free to attend, presented as a gift to the community.

Whether you prefer rock, folk, hip-hop, electronica, heavy metal, punk, or bluegrass, you’ll find it at Muncie MusicFest, along with hours of opportunities to explore, discover, and find new favorites among the dozens of bands who will be performing. Cash bars will be available at Cornerstone to patrons 21 and over, and food trucks will be on site to help fuel the party until 10pm. Afterward, Be Here Now, The Acoustic Room, The Ballroom, and The Fickle Peach will keep the festival going with their own free concerts.

Muncie MusicFest 2015 has been made possible with funding from the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County and the Ball Brothers Foundation, and through the efforts of the Full Circle Arts Co-op and Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Additional support has been provided by WLBC, MAX, Sight and Sound Music Center, and Abercrombie Ink.

2015 Lineup:
‪#‎TeamUnity‬ (Hip-Hop)
Aston Lee (Hip-Hop)
The Avadhootz (Folkadelic Beatnik)
Awaiting Sacrifice (Metal)
Baconhanger (Hardcore Electronic / Breakcore / Industrial)
Bangpunk (Hip-Hop)
The Bashville Boys (Bluegrass)
Beyond The Grid (Electronic Rock)
Brad Kleinschmidt (Acoustic Rock)
Bryce Ernest Taylor Music (Progressive Folk)
Cytomorph (Electronic Dance Music)
Dr Boldylocks & The Twitter Allstars
FOCUSS (Hip-Hop)
Goodbye Travis (Hip-Hop)
HELL CAME HOME (Power Groove Metal)
The Indigos (Indigroove / Rock / Pop / Funk)
Jaik Willis (Acoustic / Beatbox / Rock)
Mantra (Melodic Metal)
Man With A Gun (Hard Rock / Progressive)
Mephysto (Electronic Dance Music)
Mickey Young (Hip-Hop)
Middletown Funk (60s-70s R&B / Dance / Fusion)
Mike Feeney (Folk Rock)
Mikial Robertson (Acoustic Jam)
Motion Theatre (Rock / Alternative)
Phlank (Deep Dubstep)
Planet Boom Bap (Hip-Hop)
Rattleuce (Rock / Progressive Rock / Jam)
Re:Born (Electornic Dance Music / Dubstep)
Sami Soutar Music (Indie Folk)
Scaling Giants (Folk / Blues)
Sexist Alexis(Pop Rock)
SmileEatingJesus (Gutter Pop Blues)
Spacexlion Official (Future Bass / Trap / Chiptune)
Steve Robert & The Jazzmanian Devils (Folk Rock)
T3 & The Purpose (Jazz / R&B / Reggae / Rock)
The Venom Cure (Melodic Hard Rock)
Void King (Stoner Rock)
Webcam Teenz (Punk)
Where-We-Are (Post Grunge / Alternative Metal)

For more info about the lineup and to listen to tracks from this year's featured bands, visit MuncieMusicFest.com.

And be sure to like the MMF Facebook page and RSVP to the Facebook event!

Fresh from winning the Acoustic Artist of the Year award from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Eric Bibb brings his stellar new band to the stage. Featuring multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell (fiddle, banjo, Cajun accordion, vocals), Creole fiddler Cedric Watson and harmonica wizard Grant Dermody, this new band draws from a deep well of American roots music influences, from pre-war blues and early string band music to contemporary Americana.

18 South's music is created by a wide array of influences. The organic and earthy quality of their sound rings with overtones of Blues, Bluegrass, Jazz and Gospel. It lends itself perfectly to their stripped down acoustic approach that is truly "Americana". The Band member résumé’s read like an Encyclopedia of Musical History and once you see them live, you'll know why they are individually some the most well respected musicians on the scene today.

ONA

Monaco & Alameda 9-10
Red Clay Pigeons 10-11
ONA 11-12

Ona (Huntington, WV)
-Indie Rock-
Listen: https://thebandona.bandcamp.com/
Watch: www.vuhaus.com%2Fvideos%2Fona-song-from-the-field&h=XAQHzkIHp&enc=AZPPCMgjBMCoVmYl-fIS-Vc1wxGUdQkqbN1gFW6F3xjLvc9wdtALgLzWajkeA26Dw9c&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.vuhaus.com/videos/ona-song-from-the-field
Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @thebandona

The Red Clay Pigeons (Muncie, IN)
-Folk Rock/Americana-
https://www.facebook.com/redclaypigeons
http://redclaypigeons.com/

Monaco & Alameda (Milltown, Ireland & Denver, CO)
-Pop Folk-
https://www.facebook.com/monacoandalameda
www.monacoandalameda.com%2F&h=cAQHBiNb4&enc=AZPuIRruuBqox1p_ohN1AcHSu6XiboAXHICp5zS2naHxzwZTCMp8hHkGa__TuTBcUDc&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.monacoandalameda.com/

Elle Carpenter (Durango, CO)
-Americana/Pop/Folk-
www.ellecarpenter.com%2F&h=JAQEGkFhC&enc=AZOewhdOfE4egRP7ieQVewQ-n4hRGjmOh5Edh_7xVmQvNL9iaZLQBH3ffULmoIyRZ4Q&s=1" target="_blank">http://www.ellecarpenter.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ElleCarpenterMusic

Common Center (Covington, KY)
-Psychedelic/Gypsy Rock/Soulclad/Boogie/Funk-
http://www.commoncentersounds.com/
https://www.facebook.com/commoncentersounds

Dr. Boldylocks (Muncie, IN\)
-Acoustic Jibber-Jabber and Electrified Madness-
http://drboldylocksandthetwitterall-stars.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DrBoldylocksAndTheTwitterAllStars

Muncie Three Trails Music Series at Canan Commons

Delta bluesman Tab Benoit will perform in a FREE concert on Saturday, July 23rd at Canan Commons as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. Local blues artist Chad Nordhoff will open. Complete details, including videos, bios, etc. can be found at www.munciethreetrails.com

Get ready for the 10th annual Muncie MusicFest, brought to you by First Merchants Bank, First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors, the Muncie Arts and Culture Council, and Cornerstone Center for the Arts.

This festival takes place at six locations across Muncie, includes over 40 bands from our local and extended Muncie music community, and is absolutely FREE to attend.

SCHEDULE
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Cornerstone Center for the Arts (520 E. Main)
Colonnade Room (Cornerstone)
5:00pm - Cocaine Culture (stoner, hipster, garbage)
6:00pm - Mint (gaze rock)
7:00pm - SeepeopleS (indie rock)
8:00pm - Dr. Boldylocks and the Twitter All-Stars
9:00pm - The Indigos (alternative/funk/rock/pop)

E. B. Ball Auditorium (Cornerstone)
5:00pm - Scaling Giantss (folk/blues)
6:00pm - Steve Robert and the Jazzmanian Devils (folk rock)
7:00pm - TK Hanley (folk rock)
8:00pm - Katie Garringer (folk, country)
9:00pm - Timbre (chamber folk rock)

Grand Hall (Cornerstone)
5:00pm - The Meanies (folk rock)
6:00pm - The No Good Riders (rock, roll)
7:00pm - Von Strantz (indie folk rock)
8:00pm - Beyond The Grid (electronic rock)
9:00pm - Void King (stoner rock)

Great Room (Cornerstone)
5:30pm - Emosahn (edm)
6:30pm - DJP (edm, house, dubstep, trap, drum and bass)
7:30pm - Shxps (future bass, edm, house)
8:30pm - Spacexlion (future bass, trap, chiptune)

Legacy Room (Cornerstone)
6:30pm - Pistol Grip Shift (muscle car metal)
7:30pm - The 4% (roots punk, folk punk)
8:30pm - Man With A Gun (hard rock, metal, progressive)

The Acoustic Room (1501 W Kilgore, 21+)
9:00pm - Hei$t (hip hop)
9:45pm - GOLDENEYE (hip hop)
10:30pm - Matt Foy (hip hop)
11:15pm - Team Unity (hip hop, rap, rock)
12:00am - JayWill365 & SoulChild Quise (hiphop/rap)
1:00am - Planet Boom Bap (hip hop, rap, funk, soul, rock)

The Big Shots Ballroom (2150 White River Blvd., Ste. D, 21+)
9:00pm - The Joshlyn Crouch Band (country)
10:00pm - Bryce Ernest Taylor Music (progressive folk, americana)
11:00pm - The Elixirs (punk country, americana, psychobilly)

The Mark III Tap Room (306 S Walnut St, 21+)
9:00pm - Lonestra (edm)
10:00pm - T-ROUB (hardstyle, trap, electronic)
11:00pm - Mephysto (jungle, drum and bass, dub, experimental)
12:00am - Ejion (bass house, neurofunk, dubstep, drum and bass)

Valhalla Venue (215 S Walnut St, 21+)
8:00pm - The BBIGG Band (classic rock/blues)
9:00pm - Pedal Tones (blues)
10:00pm - Governor Davis Band (rockin' blues)
11:00pm - Sonny Yingst Band (blues rock)

Village Green Records (519 N Martin St.)
8:00pm - Architecture Aviva (progressive rock, instrumental, post-rock)
9:00pm - Analog Bandits (progressive groove rock)

Be sure to like the Muncie Musicfest Facebook page and visit http://MuncieMusicFest.com/ for band bios and streaming music. Thanks for supporting local music and keeping this festival going for ten years!

To buy tickets go to downtownmuncie.org/munciegras

DWNTWN is gearing up for its 15th annual Muncie Gras celebration. The party will take place in the streets of downtown Muncie on Saturday, March 25th, from 6 p.m. to 2a.m.  Locals, visitors and students ages 21 and older are welcome to join in the New Orleans-style festivities!

This year offers a musical line up that is not to be missed.  The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band will headline the BudLight Stage. Jennie Devoe, Mike Martin and the Beautiful Mess, Losing September, Glostick Willy and The Bathsalt Zombies will round out this eclectic stage.  Something for everyone!

The ever popular mechanical bull and the Budweiser go-go cage are back! Other active entertainment includes: Oxygen Bars, Hippo Chowdown, Giant Twister Board, Dizzy X, Vortex, Bouncing Ponies and Track.

Our two giant heated tents will house the Illuminate EDM dance party and The Fabulous Funcie Femmes and Friends Burlesque Show.

Party Headphones brings a "Silent Disco" for a new kind of fun! You are handed a pair of headphones and what appeared to be a crowd dancing to silence, becomes a full sensory audio experience! 

Inside The Mark III Taproom will be the hosts for fabulous Drag Shows and Male Go-Go Dancers.

Multiple outdoor bars and food vendors will keep the libations flowing and munchies available throughout the night.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate.  

The MITS trolley and buses will provide a safe ride home, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. with routes to the Ball State campus and Lyndenbrook area hotels.

Check www.downtownmuncie.org or our Muncie Gras Facebook page beginning March 1st for entertainment updates and schedules and MITS Trolley routes.

To keep up with the latest developments on the celebration, follow Muncie Gras on Twitter, @MuncieGras or facebook@munciegras.   BudLight Muncie Gras is produced by Muncie Downtown Development Partnership and sponsored by Woof Boom Radio.

Event Contact: Cheryl Crowder, Muncie Downtown Development Partnership

Event Director cheryl@downtownmuncie.org or 765-282-7897

Muncie Gras:  Let the Good Times Roll!