Hear from members of Here Come the Mummies, one of the bands at Common Ground 2013 on Tuesday night, and easily one of the event’s most unique artists.
No matter if you’re a Sheepdog or a Mummy, rain wasn’t going to stop the performances Tuesday night.
After a couple of thundershowers in the early evening, the clouds lightened up — allowing the bands to put on a show for everyone who was brave enough to stick out unpleasant weather at Common Ground Music Festival’s second day. Performers included Third Coast Kings, The Sheepdogs, Shooter Jennings and Creedence Clearwater Revisited.
“We’ve had a great crowd,” said Meridian Entertainment Group Marketing Director Jenna Meyer. “They know how to have a lot of fun safely.”
Meyer was in charge of all of the radio, television and social media marketing for Common Ground this year, including some promotions for bands such as Here Come the Mummies, an R&B and Funk group based in Nashville, Tenn.
Java Mummy, a singer for Here Come the Mummies, said the band enjoys all kinds of music including jazz and rock.
“Musically, we like everybody. Literally, it doesn’t matter,” said he said. “Jazz, classical … dead (or) alive it don’t matter. It’s all good.”
The band entered the performance area playing drums and other instruments and walked in a semicircle through the crowd to the stage.
Katie Fitts of Lansing enjoyed the show, and said the crowd really got into Here Come the Mummies’ music.
“They obviously have followers,” said Fitts. “A lot of people in the crowd knew (Here Come the Mummies) dance moves.”
Marcie Abdullah, who worked with the St. Gerard Fundraiser, was right by the General Motors Pavilion, where Here Come The Mummies performed.
“I couldn’t watch the actual band, but the crowd was great,” said Abdullah. “You could tell they loved the band.”
Abdullah indicated that from her stand near the GM Pavilion, she could observe a lot of the fans. Three bands performed at the GM Pavilion, but there was no doubt in her mind what band she would’ve gone to watch.
“I would’ve gone to see Here Come the Mummies for sure,” said Abdullah. “It’s been fun watching their fans.”
Dennis Pido of East Lansing, Mich., said he’s been following Here Come the Mummies for five years ever since he stumbled on one of their clips on YouTube.
“I saw them play at The Loft, I love the funk,” said Pido, donning a Here Come the Mummies T-shirt. “Their last song sounded great, it’s from their newest CD which I hadn’t heard yet.”
Java Mummy said music is about all Here Come the Mummies has, and they’ve had it for a while.
“(We have) been playing music before the curse about 4,000 years ago or so … it’s just been the search for the perfect groove,” Java Mummy said.
The evening was capped off by a rousing performance from Creedence Clearwater Revisited from the large Auto Value stage, thrilling the crowd with an impressive display of lights, instrumental and vocal abilities.
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