88 past events with the folk music tag

Les Racquet  is a Brooklyn NY based jazz/roots/rock trio with three-part vocal harmonies and technically expressive musicianship.  The trio conveys energy and vitality on stage by unleashing bursts of rock n’ roll improv around intimate vocal moments and performs songs that pique the interest of learned musicians and mainstream listeners alike. The youthful trio demonstrate an ability to move between classic and worldly genres while adding their own contemporary edge to each style.  The band respects the diversity of individual tastes and prides itself on an ability to entertain fans from all backgrounds

PigPen Theatre Co. began creating their unique brand of music, film, and theatre as freshmen at Carnegie Mellon University in 2007. Their debut indie-folk album, “Bremen”, was named #10 album of the year in The Huffington Post’s 2012 Grammy preview. Their follow up EP, “The Way I’m Running”, was premiered by American Songwriter and released on October 8th, 2013. Their sophomore album is slated for release in the summer of 2015.

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!

You can almost smell the fresh-cut pine logs and the sweat of lumberjacks as you watch them jiving to a traditional folk soundtrack. The young circus troupe hails from a small town called Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez and they have clearly drawn upon their country roots. The artists preform incredible feats of aerial acrobatics that are directly inspired by the natural raw materials of the forest and the equipment used on the farm.

Accordion Virtuosi of Russia was founded in 1943, during the Leningrad siege by Professor Pavel Smirnov. Throughout history, they have toured extensively in more than 20 countries and were invited to be part of the cultural program for the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972, Montreal in 1976, and Moscow in 1980. The outstanding ensemble’s repertoire ranges from folk music to arrangements of rock songs and continues to astound audiences around the world.

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.

The Summer of Love Concert is a concert experience that has audiences reliving the memories and celebrating the songs of the Woodstock generation–the music that changed the world. All arrangements are played live and note-for-note by the highest caliber of musicians, including a horn section, rhythm section, singers, string section, back-up vocalists, keyboardists, guitarists and more.

Carrie Newcomer has been described as “a soaring songstress” by Billboard, a “prairie mystic” by the Boston Globe. One of the definitive voices of the heartland and progressive spirituality, Newcomer has the ability for sharp observation of the world. Newcomer has attracted a devoted following with her warm voice, exquisite melodies, and an irreverent yet spiritual view of the world. As in the work of poets Mary Oliver and Wendell Berry, Newcomer’s songs are based in the ordinary, and infused with images from the natural world.

Ford Theatre Reunion

The lovely Alex Ford & Co. will be back in town this summer for another awesome Free Music Monday show!!! Looking forward to having you out!

Matthew Frantz (Chicago, IL)
-Folk Rock-
http://matthewfrantz.com/

https://www.facebook.com/frantzmatthew

Ford Theatre Reunion (Lexington, KY)
-undecided-
http://www.thefordtheatrereunion.com/

http://fordtheatrereunion.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/fordtheatrereunion

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

Surf, soft punk, Americana, blues, and rock 'n roll all in one Saturday night! And these acts are from all over this great nation, swinging on through the Now to jam with us!

High Waisted (NYC!) 1130-?
-Surf/Rock and Roll/Dream Pop-
http://highwaisted.party/
https://www.facebook.com/highwaisted/

Back of A Car (Las Cruces, New Mexico) 1030-1115
-Soft Punk-
https://backofacar.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/backofacar/

Heathen Daniels (Kalamazoo, Michigan) 9:00-1015
-Alt-Country/Rock/Americana/Blues-
https://www.facebook.com/Heathendanielsband/

Setting Color 8:25-9:00
https://www.facebook.com/settingcolorband

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!

AHB's Little Green Band Entertains St. Patrick's Day diners at Vera Mae's Bistro

It’s easy to be Green this St. Patrick’s Day in Muncie, when musicians from AMERICA’S HOMETOWN BAND create the traditional Irish revelry mood with music. This annual celebration at Vera Mae’s Bistro, 209 S. Walnut St., in downtown Muncie, occurs on Friday evening, March 17, 2017.  

 For the dinner hours from 6:30 to 8 pm --  a roster of small ensembles of AHB performers recreate favorite melodies and memories from the Emerald Isle. Flutes, clarinets, trombones, a jazz combo, and a Little Green Band are set to entertain diners.

 Special Irish menu items are available for this night at Vera Mae’s and reservations are required for this event. Cover charge is $5. Visit veramaes.com, or call the restaurant at 765-747-4941.