Friday, June 20, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
2nd Annual Field of Blues Festival June 28th featuring John Nemeth!
The Second Annual Field of Blues Festival is stepping up to
the plate on June 28th at Rockford Aviators Stadium. Featuring 2014 Blues Music Award winning John
Nemeth and 4 other great national and regional blues acts, $10 advanced tickets
are still available. Sponsored by Crossroads Blues Society, a local non-profit
agency that raises funds for their Blues in the Schools music programs, the
festival will be an exciting day of music and fun. Bring a chair and sit on the field or pick
out a seat in the stands and have a great time listening to the blues from noon
until 930 PM! And it helps a great
cause! Crossroads has already run 129
programs for 40,000 area students and all proceeds help them expand their
programming! A variety of food and
beverages available for purchase (no coolers in the ballpark).
The lineup has been official for a long time and they have
some great acts planned for 2014! Things
begin at noon, so the doors will open at 11 AM.
Crossroads Blues Challenge winner the Alex Wilson Band opening the day. Alex was a semi-finalist and finalist in the
International Blues Challenge and has performed in Memphis three times now at
the IBCs.
Next up is the ever popular Liz Mandeville and her band!
They perform at 2 PM. Liz brings her
high energy act from Chicago to us and we can't wait to hear it! It has been far
too long that this red headed blues diva has graced a stage in the Rockford
area and Crossroads is proud to finally bring her back!
The Jimmy's will bring their swinging blues and other styles
of music to the Rockford Aviators Stadium at 4 PM. Jimmy Voegeli on keys, Perry Weber on guitar,
the Young Horns, Mauro Magellan from the Georgia Satellites on drums, and if
that is not enough Bun E. Carlos will also sit in on drums!
At 6 PM, the ever cool Doug Deming and Dennis Gruenling will
take the stage with the Jewel Tones.
These guys both put out fantastic CDs that have gotten much radio
airplay and when they were featured in last year’s Byron Blues Fest they were
fan favorites! This will be a great set
of rocking and swinging music!
At 8 PM the headliner will be John Nemeth!!! Since bursting onto the scene in 2007 with
his dazzling national debut album, John Németh has wowed critics and audiences
alike with his riveting vocals and harmonica prowess. The Philadelphia Inquirer testified to his
standing in the current music scene with the comment, "Classic soul and
R&B styles have been revitalized by artists such as James Hunter, Eli 'Paperboy'
Reed, and Sharon Jones. You can include
John Németh on any list of the best of them.
He has a brand new CD that has topped the charts and he received the
2014 Blues Music Award for top soul blues artist of the year! He is a superb artist who you will not want
to miss!
Between acts they will feature local acoustic blues man Dan
Phelps up in the covered pavilion on the third base side of the stadium. Almost 10 hours of music starting at noon;
they will close at 10:30 PM. Tickets will once again only be $10 in advance and
$15 at the door. Sales on line are at http://fieldofblues.blogspot.com or
you can get them at any of these locations:
Loves Park
Aviator's Stadium
The Hope and Anchor English Pub
Woodman's
Rockford
Guzzardo's Performance Music
Alpine Bank (Alpine, Springcreek, East State, and
Cherryvale)
Culture Shock
Toad Hall
CD Source
Rockford Area Arts Council
Just Goods Store
Lyran Society Club
Beloit
Gary's Guitars
Crossroads Blues Society is an all-volunteer 501c3
non-profit organization incorporated in the State of Illinois that works to
conduct Blues in the Schools programs for area schools. Call 779-537-4006 for more information.
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