Upcoming Mineral Wells Concert Benefiting Animal Shelter | Mineral wells

WEATHERFORD – A local worker who has had a mind-blowing response to the pandemic, hosting free rock shows, is tune in with five rock and metal bands scheduled for a free show on January 15.

“It’s just a low-key thing, we’re powering everything with a generator,” said Seth Johnston, who began hosting underground concerts in June 2020 as the pandemic ended musicians seeing their venues closed.

This time indoors, at the Texas ScareGrounds in Fort Wolters at 832 Hood Road, Metal Night will benefit the Mineral Wells Animal Shelter. Local rockers are invited to bring in donations of pet food, toys, treats, pet shampoo, flea collars for the animals from the nonprofit shelter.

“I just like to choose charities or organizations (to help) that directly benefit the community,” said Johnston.

The first group should start at 6.30 p.m.

“When we started it was the start of the pandemic,” said Johnston, an Acme Brick employee at Millsap who arranged porta pots and lights for the show. “We had all these bands whose concerts were canceled. “

He laughed at the thought that the arrival of COVID did a good thing for Mineral Wells.

“Yes it did,” he said. “The crowd seems to like it when we show up, and the bands have come to like it. … That’s it, I’m trying to bring a live music scene to Mineral Wells and provide a stage for the bands.

The five acts, which Johnston says are based in the Fort Worth and Weatherford areas, are Phanie Beth, Insufficient Funds, A Relation Understood, Rabbit Hole and No Compliance.