Saturday in the Park

Wilco

David — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:39:44 +0000

Never has this band been so comfortable and confident live…. These boys, often in a three-guitar front line (hello Skynyrd), live to make noise…” – Austin Chronicle

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Gary Clark Jr.

Kevin — Sat, 05 May 2012 02:32:06 +0000

Rarely does an artist explode onto the music scene with the force and impact of a comet. But when it does happen – as it did when 26-year-old singer-guitarist Gary Clark Jr. delivered an incendiary debut performance of his song “Bright Lights” at Eric Clapton’s 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival last June – the result is magical. Funky, hip, and badass, Gary Clark Jr. is a rocking soul man for a new generation.

Weaned on John Lee Hooker, Lightnin Hopkins, and T-Bone Walker, Clark fuses his deep blues influence with a love of classic hip-hop and contemporary soul. His voice weaves between a melodic lilt and a seasoned blues howl with his guitar licks dancing and dodging between and behind the beat as if the essence of Snoop and Dre loom in his head by way of the Mississippi Delta.

View Full 2012 Lineup • www.GaryClarkJr.com

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood

David — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:39:33 +0000

In 2011, after more than 20 years of intense gigging and recording, Chris Robinson set off to shape something new, a fresh rock mythology, a breathing kaleidoscopic thing stuffed with chooglin’ soul, bedrock boogie and shuffling wisdom birthed in intimate clubs and amongst the tall trees of the Golden State and eventually taken nationwide as the Chris Robinson Brotherhood evolved.

What began as an experiment without expectations turned into a 118-show journey for Robinson, Neal Casal, Adam MacDougall, George Sluppick and Mark Dutton, a New Cosmic California sound that finds its fruition on the CRB’s studio debut Big Moon Ritual, to be followed by companion album The Magic Door.

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Lissie

Kevin — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:22:25 +0000

Lissie was born in Rock Island, Illinois, on the banks of the Mississippi River. It’s the city that inspired Rock Island Line and that bore Bix Beiderbecke; it’s the stuff of spring floods and pick-up trucks and bona fide blue-collar country music. She’s a straight-talking Midwestern girl, all flaxen hair and big blue eyes, and this girl is smart and gutsy and tough, with a big old voice to match it: Laurel Canyon prettiness stewed in campfire and bourbon.

Since early this year, Lissie has largely been based in London, where Catching A Tiger was first released. Embraced lovingly by the British press, she’s been featured in Q, The Sun, The Sunday Times, The Mirror, Time Out, The Big Issue, and on BBC.

View Full 2012 Lineup • www.Lissie.com

The Dirty Guv’nahs

Kevin — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:51:35 +0000

I don’t believe that things happen by chance… incredible things happen when people work hard, live humbly, and give credit where credit is due. You just gotta stay curious and dig in.”
– James Trimble, lead singer, The Dirty Guv’nahs

That sentiment rings true to the curious journey of Knoxville, Tennessee’s favorite sons, The Dirty Guv’nahs, who came together on a lark in 2006 to perform just a single show. That one, short, inauspicious set however, led to a series of extraordinary events—a life-changing path for these six UT, Knoxville grads—but still just the prologue to a story that continues to unfold.

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2012 Festival date set for July 7, 2012!

David — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:48:10 +0000

The next installment of the Saturday in the Park Festival series will be held this coming Saturday, July 7, 2012 in lovely Grandview Park in Sioux City, IA. Additional details are still many months away, but expect the festival to still be fun, full of amazing music, and best of all….free!

Weather Report

Rachael — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:44:47 +0000

Saturday in the Park is looking very nice, with sunshine and highs in the mid 80s. It looks like the rain will hold off during the evening, too, but after midnight we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. But no worries these are not expected to be severe.

Bullet Proof Hearts added to 2nd Stage at 2:45pm

Kevin — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:22:28 +0000

There has been a late change to the 2nd stage line-up:

“The Reminders” will no longer be performing. Instead, we are thrilled that the “Bullet Proof Hearts” are able to step into the 2:45pm slot.

Enjoy the show!

American Red Cross Relief

Rachael — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:35:05 +0000

SITP and the American Red Cross will be teaming up this year to help with local flood relief at SITP. We are asking everyone to text the word “REDCROSS” to 90999, which will give the Red Cross a $10 donation. Consider this a voluntary “admission fee” for Saturday if you would like, and know you are helping offset the significant local costs the local Red Cross has incurred. Thanks for considering and passing this along…

Volunteer Information

Brent — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:40:58 +0000

If you’re interested in volunteering please come to the Grandview Park bandshell on Wednesday, June 29th at 7:00 p.m. to sign up for times and positions.