17 past events with the swing tag

Wicked grooves, sublime lead singing, great harmonies, sparkling original songs, and a deep repertoire that spans 200 years of American music. That's Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem, four people who share an irresistible chemistry on stage. Don't miss your chance to see them live at Pruis Hall this Thursday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are just $17 (in advance) and $5 for youth & BSU students. BSU faculty/staff buy one adult, get one free.

Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem is an unusually gleeful string band that celebrates both tradition and improvisation and that stumps the categorizers. (Are they an agnostic gospel band? A homeopathic bluegrass band? Are they crazy?).

The Boston Globe described it as "neo old-timey with cosmopolitan splashes of contemporary pop and jazz." It's an exuberant mix of musical idioms, held together by superb musicianship, impeccable taste, and the band's charismatic vocals. A stage show dips into country blues, vintage swing, modern songwriter fare, and Appalachian fiddle tunes and songs. It's a bracing fusion: listen to Arbo deliver Bessie Jones' version of "O Death" accompanied by fat, bluesy guitar solos and a groove that owes allegiance to the Meters, and you'll see. This is a band that picks up what's lying around "from tin cans to traditional music" and creates something new.

Click here to listen to tracks from their Big Old Life CD or here to visit the event page.

General Admission: $17 (advance)/$22 (door); $5 youth (18 & under) & BSU students. BSU faculty/staff buy one adult, get a second free.

For information call 285-1539.

The America's Hometown Band presents their annual Christmas Variety Show with Friends. Besides the Yuletide Swing Band, the Royerton Children Choir, the BSU Saxophone Quartet, the BSU Swing Dancers, AND the Amazing Wayne Hinkel Magic Act. A Christmas Sing-A-Long, the beautiful Ave Maria, and the Clement Moore 'Twas the Night Before set to music are a part of this Muncie branded Hometown Show.

The Muncie Symphony Orchestra to perform at the Muncie Children's Museum, February 18 at 2pm!

The Muncie Symphony Orchestra will perform a kid-friendly concert featuring an outstanding display of percussion on Saturday, February 18. The Muncie Children's Museum is located at 515 South High Street in Muncie.

The free concert will include a variety of musical pieces from the "Roaring 20s," directed by Dr. Erwin Mueller, professor of percussion at Ball State University.

The concert will showcase the areas most accomplished marimba ensembles, with special performances by xylophone and vibraphone. The highlighted pieces from the concert will include, "Xylophone Rag," "Carnival of the Animals," "Mayan Dances," as well as an exceptional performance of one of the most well known percussion pieces, "Chopsticks."

The event is part of a "Jungle Fun Comes to MCM," sponsored by the Indiana Arts Commission. The program is a partnership with the Muncie Children's Museum, Muncie Civic Theater, and Muncie Symphony Orchestra. There is no cost to attend the event, or the museum on February 18.

About Muncie Symphony Orchestra:
The Muncie Civic and College Symphony Association (MSO) is in the 63rd year of performing in Delaware County. MSO is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization and provides performing opportunities for musicians and artists.

For more information about the Muncie Symphony Orchestra, visit its website at http://www.munciesymphony.org/,

the symphony blog at http://munciesymphonyorchestra.blogspot.com/, and its Ffacebook page at www.facebook.com/MuncieSymphonyOrchestra.

Live Jazz Tonight will perform Saturday from 9-11 p.m. at Kacy J's Restaurant, 5201 North Walnut Street, Muncie, located at the Muncie airport. This edition of Live Jazz Tonight will feature Danny Eutsler on keys, Charlie Owen on drums and Paul Rhine on flute. Enjoy the food and music at Kacy J's.

This show will feature Indiana variety rock heroes, The Bonesetters, back to rock the stage with their acoustic/electric brass rock swing. Also gracing the stage will be Bloomington band Hotfox and Indianapolis's melodic punk trio, No Coast. 

62 bands.
10 stages.
1 day.

Muncie MusicFest 2012 will take place on Saturday, September 29^th in the streets and indoor venues of downtown Muncie, IN. Tickets are only $10 and can be purchased at the gate, or through any of the scheduled bands.

Check out MuncieMusicFest.com for music downloads, information about all of the bands, a full schedule, and all the information you'll need about this year's epic celebration of live, local music. Don't forget to stalk us on Facebook, too!

Live at Birdland features The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe in a setting designed to recreate the ambience and experience of a night at Birdland - named after famed alto saxophone player Charlie Parker, nicknamed "Bird," Birdland was founded in New York City in 1949. This dynamic new ensemble, straight from the jazz mecca of NYC, provides an unforgettable musical event that goes beyond the traditional and sets the standard for the 21st-century jazz orchestra. Live at Birdland will feature fresh treatments of iconic Charlie Parker compositions as well as innovative arrangements from contemporary composers such as Chick Corea, Arturo Sandoval, Sting, Herbie Hancock, Lennon/McCartney and Leonard Bernstein. Featuring New York's finest musicians and directed by one of the world's greatest drummers, The Birdland Big Band has become New York City's most popular weekly musical attraction.

Free - The Big Band performers from America's Hometown Band light up the midsummer evening at this June 23rd outing on the lovely grounds of the E B Ball Center. Relive the fantastic energy and style of jazz and swing greats such as Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, and Billy May.  Come and be amazed at the performance talents from these Hometown musicians!

Good, Good Time - Free !

Treat yourself to a rollicking good Big Band performance by members of America's Hometown Band. The beautiful outdoors terrace setting will echo with the jumpin' and jivin' sounds of the Swing Era master composers - Bennie Goodman, Artie Shaw,  Glenn Miller, and many more. Bring the lawn blankets, folding chairs, and snacks and be swept away by the big talents onstage.

Enjoy this swing & jazz concert by the Big Band musicians from America's Hometown Band, at the BSU Arts Terrace on the quad. Guest artists are trombonist Freddie Mendoza & vocalist Myles Ogea. 

Monthly Dance Club is a monthly social dance event at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Each event begins with an hour of dance instruction in swing, ballroom, salsa, or tango dancing led by instructor David Fennig followed by open dancing. The event is a great way to spend a Saturday evening with friends while showing off already existing dance skills or learning a new dance form. The event is $12 per person or $7 for students, no pre-registration is necessary for this event.