River Front Stage
6:30pm - 8:30pm -- Back Country Roads
9:30pm - 11:30pm -- Brushfire
Wednesday Night July 3rd we will kick off the entertainment with our Country Concert on the new river front stage with “Back Country Roads” opening for “Brushfire”. Brushfire is burning up the country music scene as they are fresh off of their victory at the BATTLE FOR THE SADDLE at Nashville, Tennessee’s legendary Wildhorse Salon in early 2012. Out of the over 300 national bands that entered, Brushfire was dubbed the champ. Since that time they have shared the stage with many country music legends as they continue to make a name for themselves. For more info go to http://brushfireband.com
River Front Stage
12:00 - 2:00 Bounce
12:00 - 2:00 Woodlawn Academy Bands
2:00 - 4:00 Burn N' Bush
4:00 - 6:00 Tristian Bushman & UncleBroDaddies
6:30 - 8:30 Robbie LeBlanc & the Real Live Show
9:30- 11:30 Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo
Thursday July 4th the stage will be rocking from noon to midnight with a wide variety of musicians including the “Woodlawn Academy bands”, “Tristan Bush”, “Burn N’ Bush” during the day. At night, the stage will feature local blues/rock band “Robbie LeBlanc and the Real Live Show”.
Headlining the Fourth of July will be “Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo.” Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo received "first round Grammy nominations in 2011 for “Blues Album of the Year” and “Best New Artist” they’ve been skyrocketing towards a nationwide breakout. They also had the distinct pleasure of being named WAMI Blues Artist of the Year (2012). A Madison Favorite the last four years as voted on by Isthmus Newspaper readers and taking home 6 MAMA awards in 2010 & 2011 including the coveted Artist of the Year has been a testament to the bands success in a very short period of time. Their debut full length album “It Ain’t Easy,” (Won Blues/Rock Album of the Year 2010- Real Blues Magazine). For more information, go to aaronwilliamsandthehoodoo.com
River Front Stage
6:30 - 8:30 Gina Venier and the Gentlemen
9:30- 11:30 Dot Dot Dot
Friday night we are proud to have Dixon’s own “Gina Venier and the Gentlemen” taking the stage. Fresh off her winning the Bar 1 Big Break competition in Chicago last year, Gina has been playing her "blue-eyed soulful pop music" throughout the Chicagoland. More info available at www.ginavenier.com.
Friday night finishes up with crowd favorite "Dot Dot Dot". They have been rocking the Chicago area since 2007. "The co-ed quintet may be familiar to some as finalists on FOX TV’s “American Idol” spin-off show, “The Next Great American Band,” during its 2007 season. High-profile shows have followed, including appearances at the Sundance Film Festival, a VH1 Save the Music benefit, events for WGN, T-Mobile, Victoria’s Secret, Wrigley, and an invite to perform at President Obama’s 2010 “Moving America Forward” rally in Chicago." More info at their website www.dotdotdotonline.com.
River Front Stage
12:00 - 2:30 Acoustic Circus
3:30 - 5:30 Trippin Molly
6:30 - 8:30 Noyz Boyz
9:30 - 11:30 Spin Doctors
Saturday will be another full day of live music with a little something for everyone. Artist that day include great local talent with “Acoustic Circus”, “Trippin Molly”, and the “Noyz Boyz”.
Headlining on Saturday night is famed alternative/blues legends the “Spin Doctors”.
The Spin Doctors first burst onto the scene in 1991 with the album Pocket Full of Kryptonite which would eventually go triple platinum and had breached the Top Five among Billboard Pop Albums while spinning off two major hit singles: "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" and the No. 1 Rock radio song of 1993, "Two Princes." Ultimately, Pocket Full Of Kryptonite sold over five million copies in the US and another five million overseas.
Recently, the Spin Doctors announced the upcoming release of their latest album "If the River Was Wiskey". According to their website, it is "the blues album the band was always meant to make, and their confidence shows, as they give the songs lots of room to breath and let the tracks come alive via the road-tested musicianship of Chris Barron (vocals), Aaron Comess (drums), Eric Schenkman (guitar) and Mark White (bass). With no overdubs, irreverent lyrics, soulful drums and guitar licks that are on fire, ‘If The River Was Whisky' captures lightning in a bottle and further cements Spin Doctors' reputation as a live act to be reckoned with. Perhaps Schenkman puts it best: "we've been playing together for 25 years & we're all badasses!" Listen to streaming samples, here: https://soundcloud.com/spin-doctors/sets/if-the-river-was-whiskey-album"
For more information, go to www.spindoctors.com
River Front Stage3:00 - 5:00 Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers
6:00 - 9:00 South of Disorder
Sunday afternoon we kick off with festival favorites “Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers” followed up by “South of Disorder” a Jimmy Buffett tribute band from suburban Chicago that is sure to please Parrot Heads and festival goers of all ages. The group boasts an 11-piece band that will entertain the crowds up until we raffle off the Harley and light the fireworks!
