The General Lew Wallace Study & Museum is pleased to announce the musical line-up for the 2024 TASTE! of Montgomery County.
The Stampede String Band opens the day’s entertainment playing from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 24. For more than a decade, the Stampede String Band has earned a reputation for their hard-hitting acoustic performances, thoughtful lyrics, and powerhouse vocal harmonies. A taste of bluegrass and flat-picking sure to energize Taste attendees! You can check them out at www.thestampedestringband.bandcamp.com.
Playing from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. will be The Moon Cats. The Moon Cats are four guys who love the roots of rock and roll, legends like Elvis Presley, Bill Haley & the Comets, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, The Beatles and The Who. With more than 50 years of stage experience between them, they have joined together to pay loving tribute to some of the greatest music in rock history.
Along their rock & roll journey, some of the members have had the pleasure and honor of opening for acts like Mitch Ryder, Lou Christie, Mark Lindsay and Gary Lewis & the Playboys. The Moon Cats have appeared at venues such as the James Dean Festival, the Indiana State Fair, the Honeywell Music Center Summer Concert Series, Hoosier Park Casino and the Horseshoe Stage in Lucas Oil Stadium. For more information on the Moon Cats, go to www.mooncatsrock.com.
Finishing up the evening will be the outstanding Michael Kelsey, playing from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Kelsey has toured nationally with Blind Melon and Dishwalla and has opened for the Doobie Brothers, 38 Special, Rodrigo and Gabriella and the California Guitar Trio. His acoustic rock shows are spiced up with improvisational instrumentation and soulful vocals. His performances seamlessly blend diverse musical genres. Kelsey and his band deliver a mix of original compositions and carefully curated cover songs.
He was the winner of Guitar Center’s prestigious “Guitarmageddon” competition where he beat out over 3,000 or entrants. He is a virtuoso musician who will please and impress guests at the TASTE. For more information about Kelsey, visit www.michaelkelsey.com.
For more information and videos of performances by the 2024 musical lineup, visit the TASTE! of Montgomery County’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/tasteofmontgomerycounty.
The TASTE! begins at noon Aug. 24, and runs until 9 p.m. Advance tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for students. Advance tickets may be purchased at Milligan’s Gift & Flower Shop, Montgomery County Visitors & Convention Bureau, Crawfordsville Community Center and the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum until Aug. 23. Admission on the day of the Taste is $8 for adults and $3 for students.
The Lew Wallace Study would like to thank title sponsors (to date) of this year’s event: Acuity Brands; Crossroads Furniture; Dr. Howard Miller; Hoosier Heartland State Bank; Market Street Wealth Management – Jessica Bokhart; Montgomery County Tourism Commission; Nucor Steel; The Paper of Montgomery County; and Tri-County Bank & Trust.
Contributing sponsors include: Allen Monument Company; Burkhart Funeral Home; CEL&P; Christi Hubler Chevrolet; Cook Home Services; Henthorn, Harris & Weliever; Industrial Federal Credit Union; McGowan Insurance Group; nprint; Stevenson’s Hardware; Valero Renewables Linden; Wabash College; Walden Transport & Recycle; and Crawfordsville Radio: WCDQ, WCVL, and WIMC.
Supporting sponsors include: Arni’s of Crawfordsville; Gobel, Justice & Pyle Attorneys at Law; Indiana American Water Co. Inc.; the Journal Review; Judith Kleine Architect; Juniper Spoon; Lakeside Book Company; Morrison Realty; Northridge Chiropractic; Pace Dairy; Rouff Mortgage; Sanders Funeral Care; and Town & Country Home Center.
For more information, visit www.TasteOfMontgomeryCounty.com.
