Article & photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (November 24, 2017) – It was a beautiful weekend in Broad Ripple as always, but this particular weekend shined just a little bit brighter. The Vogue Theatre would be having an extra special show, and fans lined the street with their tickets hoping to be front row for the action. It was going to be a night filled with down home goodness delivered by some of the most talented musicians the great Midwest had ever seen. It wouldn’t be just some random band stopping by for a flashy night on the town, though. The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band are corn-fed Hoosiers through and through, so it was gonna be one hell of a night.
Bigfoot Yancey took the stage first with a brand of upbeat bluegrass that set everyone’s souls alight. Every one of these gentlemen has extraordinarily honed talents as musicians, but still have that boy next door charm that kept the audience wooed throughout their set. All of their original songs were that beautiful kind of familiar that conjures the best kind of nostalgia. Every member of the audience was grinning from ear to ear while dancing and toe tapping by Bigfoot Yancey’s last song.
It was time for The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band to take the stage and the whole house knew they were in for a treat. The band’s originality and stage presence are legendary, and there was no question that they would enchant. Their reputation precedes them, and their shows are a corn-fed Hoosier delight not normally seen on a stage in this day in age.
The Big Damn Band took the stage in the traditional grand style that the fans have come to know and love. Each of the artists grinned from ear to ear at the packed house awaiting their greatness, and they were ready to deliver. The music began, and would not stop until every ear in the house was happier than a pig in shit.
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band delivered multitudes of their amazing originals with a side of brilliant covers. They played a gorgeous rendition of “Devils Look Like Angels” and an immaculate version of “We Deserve A Happy Ending” that ensured the crowd would be having a happy ending themselves that night. The band went on to perform an interpretation of “Sixteen Tons” with a soulful grittiness that was enough to make any blues lover weak in the knees with a twitterpated joy.
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band played their hearts out throughout their entire set. They gave everything they had to make sure that each and every fan in their home state had the best time of their lives. They are true musicians of the highest degree with rich talents spanning decades, and a genius that shines through in each and every note. This illuminating magic is what endears The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band to each and every crowd they perform in front of as wells as the world at large. It’s no doubt that The Vogue and all its inhabitants for the evening will miss these phenomenal musicians like a hog misses slop until the day they return to bless Broad Ripple with their miraculous melodies once again.
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