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With his fitness studio, Nuge Java coffee, hunting safaris, Spirit of the Wild television show, and all-around ranting, raving, and politicizing, it would be easy for Ted Nugent to lose sight of his guitar-shredding, vocal-throttling musical pursuits. But this is the Motor City Madman, and his engine is equipped to handle the extra load. “How dare I deny my fellow man such glorious noise and rhythm,” said Nugent, a resident of Waco, concerning his 2011 tour. “I Still Believe,” the title of the tour, comes from his new single of the same name, about the eternal attainability of the American Dream. It’s available for free download on Nugent’s website when you join the mailing list. But why listen to it on your computer when you can experience it in the manic live setting Nugent’s kick-off show, in his own town, will no doubt offer? There will be an overdose of both soap-boxing and “ferocious animal roustabout musical outrage.” “This year I’m going into thrilling detail of where, how, and when my musical dreams and songs erupted,” Nugent said.

The Nuge hits the Hog Creek Icehouse on April 14.