Members of the Muncie music scene are banding together to aid Southeast Asia tsunami victims, with a benefit concert Saturday. The show, organized by local promoters Five Points Entertainment, takes place at Baron's Place (505 Dill St., behind Greek's Pizza) in the Village. Though Baron's Place officially closed last fall, the building's owner is allowing the venue's use for this weekend's event. The show will feature a slew of local acts including In the Face of War, Ari.Ari and Everything, Now! Also performing will be Glue, a hip-hop group that performed on the 2004 Vans Warped Tour.
The event is an all-ages show, and the cover charge is $7. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. Don't miss this chance to hear great music in the Village and help out a good cause at the same time.
When I saw Ted Nugent in concert, it was at a multi-artist, all-day outdoor festival, and I was passing by the stage Nugent was rocking en route to see Better Than Ezra.
A lengthy stay in Nuge-land was not originally in my plans, but I found myself wanting to stick around after hearing a single tune. In spite of all the negative things Nugent represented to me (loin cloths, exuberant anti-gun control diatribes, adopting 17-year-old mistresses), I was blown away by what I was seeing and hearing. The endless barrage of "Cat Scratch Fever" on classic rock radio forever sapped my desire to hear that song, but Nugent and his backing bassist and drummer put on a show that forever will be embedded in my rock concert consciousness, regardless of overplayed classic rock hits.
Rather than most aging '70s rock stars (see Foreigner, who also played the same festival that day), Nugent and his band displayed formidable chops and boundless onstage enthusiasm. These were not middle-aged burnouts trying to pad their waning royalties income, this was a trio in top shape that played like they meant every note. A concert finale of shooting a flaming arrow into a guitar across the stage (Nugent referred to it as his sacrificial White Buffalo) certainly added to the entertainment value.
Now, the Motor City Madman (a longtime Michigan resident who recently relocated to Texas) and I don't exactly see many political issues the same way. And his catalog of souped up blues rock doesn't blow my skirt up the way my current favorites do. But the guy puts on an incredible show, and I recommend checking his gig in Joliet, Ill., if you're willing to make the drive.
Note of interesting (at least to me) trivia: ex-Nugent bassist Jon E. Gee is an Indianapolis resident and tours with John Mellencamp.
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