Tim’s Picks: Rolling on the River Edition
Five ideas, plus a few bonus cuts, to get you into the week
By Tim Brouk / For Based in Lafayette
Revisiting Creedence, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette — Ever notice those nameless, younger dudes and dudettes rocking with your favorite nostalgia act? Maybe they’re a hired gun backing up a legend half their age; maybe they were studio musicians that clicked with the more famous performer and is taken on the road with them. But sometimes they inherit the band like Revisiting Creedence, an act that once featured Creedence Clearwater Revival original members not named Fogarty. Guitarist Kurt Griffey was one of those younger guns. When former CCRers Stu Cook and Doug “Cosmo” Clifford left the band after recruiting Griffey, he took the mantle and is keeping those CCR tunes like “Fortunate Son,” “Born on the Bayou” and “Proud Mary” alive and well to fans young and old. $29-$59. Tickets.
The Electroflyers, CoyoteBear and Kirsten Peckham, 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, People’s Brewing Company, 2006 N. Ninth St., Lafayette — For more than a decade, People’s Brewery has welcomed local and touring acts on Tuesday evenings. Recently, it seems the calendar has opened for show booker Jim Voelz and his live music promoting magic. Weekend shows are popping up more and more, including Friday night’s three-band affair consisting of Purdue University jam band The Electroflyers and Lafayette folk/punk/country/blues expert CoyoteBear. Also on the bill will be the area debut of Kirsten Peckham and band. The Louisville, Kentucky, talent blends folk, soul and jazz music. While a little later in the evening and in the week, this bill should still appeal to those traditional People’s Tuesday live music lovers. $15. Tickets.
Ömen Killer and Night Killer with Master Hunter, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, North End Pub, 2100 Elmwood Ave., Lafayette — Talk about a killer metal show. The murderous mosh trails left by Ömen Killer (Bloomington) and Night Killer (“northern Indiana”) converge to Lafayette for a feast of horrifying headbanging, deadly drop D tuning and brutal breakdowns. Fans of classic horror movies must arrive in time to see Omen Killer, a doom metal combo heavily inspired by the films of John Carpenter (“Halloween,” “They Live,” “Escape from New York”) including a 12-minute (!) retelling of the “The Thing,” one of the best horror films ever. Lafayette/Kokomo metal vets Master Hunter will open. $10.
Criminal Record with Complacent and Strands of Serenity, 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, North End Pub, 2100 Elmwood Ave., Lafayette — First EP, first show. New Lafayette hardcore band Criminal Record will introduce itself live and on recording during a good, old-fashioned heavy music Sunday matinee. The band will also post its debut EP on all the streams this weekend. Joining the band at this Doom Room event will be fellow hardcore punks Complacent from Valparaiso and Strands of Serenity, a new thrash metal band from Lafayette. It’s exciting to see two new, young bands showcase their tunes for North End Pub patrons that always appreciate heavy, aggressive music. $10.
“First Person Singular: A Night of Monologues,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, MatchBOX, 17 S. Sixth St., Lafayette — While MatchBOX’s bread and butter is shepherding local entrepreneurs toward their startup business goals, it can serve as the occasional arts and entertainment venue. The beautiful space near South and Sixth streets will host an acting and writing showcase in the form of “First Person Singular: A Night of Monologues.” Local actors and playwrights — many of which have multiple Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette shows on their resumes — will present new, original monologues that will be sure to delight, surprise and hit numerous emotional notes.
Tim Brouk is a longtime arts and entertainment reporter. He writes here (almost) weekly, tracking things to do for Based in Lafayette.
BONUS CUTS, ICYMI …
Here are two more events Saturday, featured earlier this week in Based in Lafayette:
Free Spirited Festival, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, Wea Creek Orchard, 5618 S. County Road 200 East in Lafayette – Generation NA is pulling in national players from the industry to sample, talk and promote the trends in the non-alcoholic space with the first Free Spirited Festival. For tickets, check www.freespiritedfestival.com. Here’s a Q&A with Generation NA owner and festival organizer Rob Theodorow: “Generation NA puts non-alcoholic trends in spotlight at first Free Spirited Festival.”
Float Jam, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, on the Wabash River: The Wabash River Enhancement Corp. is putting a show literally on the Wabash Saturday, with its first Float Jam. The free event starts at the boat launch at Davis Ferry Bridge, 4½ miles north of Lafayette on North Ninth Street Road, and paddles to Tapawingo Park in West Lafayette as local singer-songwriters Kelsey Patton and Jon St. Bourbon play on a boat floating alongside from 4-7 p.m. Organizers will provide transportation from Tapawingo Park to Davis Ferry. Float Jam has more than 40 boats ready to go, and participants can sign up for a spot in a raft, 10-person voyageur canoe, two-person canoe or kayak. They also may bring their own boat. (Tubes and motorboats aren’t allowed.) Those who are paddling the river can catch the music from the Wabash Heritage Trail and other points along the river. Participants must be 10 or older. Registration ahead of Float Jam is required. For details about shuttles, boats and signing up, go to wabashriver.net/floatjam/
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