Blues City Journal 2018 by Sioux City Journal

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Saturday, July 7, 2018 | Grandview Park

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JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT  BOZ SCAGGS GALACTIC  DAVE MASON & STEVE CROPPER  DELTA RAE

EMILY JOHNSON BAND  LIL RED & THE MEDICATED MOOSE BAND  ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT MY POSSE IN EFFECT  JON WAYNE AND THE PAIN  CITY OF THE WEAK  ALX AND SCND SNDWCH GHOSTCAT  THICK MISTRESS  VIBE RATIONS  YOUNG RAMBO

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

INDEX

‌Ride the bus

Before You Go Dave Speaks & SITP lineup

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Boz Scaggs

Galactic

Food Vendors

Dave Mason & Steve Cropper

10, 12

Delta Rae

14-15

Emily Johnson 17-18

Band Lil Red & the Medicated

21, 23

Moose Band Arrested

25, 26

Development The Abe Stage Lineup

Top 10

Kids Zone

Arts Alley

Sponsors

37, 39, 41-42

We try to think of everything to make your SITP experience the best. One of the ways we do this is to offer you a hassle-free way to attend without dealing with the frustration of finding a parking spot within a squaremile of the beautiful Grandview Park. Feel spoiled by being chauffeured to the event by a nice driver in a very nice Sioux City bus as you and yours are comfortably swaying back and forth in the bus singing “The Wheels on the Bus” in eight-part harmony. Park at the Tyson Event Center, 401 Gordon Drive, and get picked up in front of the box office entrance. You can even get a ride back after having more fun than any of us deserve to have. Shuttle costs each way are: $1.80 for adults, $0.90 for seniors, Medicare cardholders and those with disabilities, and $1.55 for youth. Children ages 5 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. Have fun, ride the bus, be safe, be thankful and may peace be on your journey. — Phyl Claeys, The Keeper of the Gates SITP

It’s easy being green at SITP

While your neighbor one blanket over may seem a little trashy, that is still no excuse to throw your garbage in their direction. Take the time to dispose of it properly. Help out the small army of volunteers who clean the park after the festival by throwing your trash away in the appropriate recycling and garbage bins throughout the park. You won’t have any trouble finding them, either, as there are about 350 containers that can be found around the park. Thank you for your earthly consideration.

Cash for the day

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If you were silly enough to forget your wad o’ cash at home, then the ATMs will surely quell your worries of having to leave the park (say sayonara to your parking spot). Machines will be located in the merchandise tent and in the Beer Garden, so don’t think for a second that we don’t have you covered. Of course we recommend you bring cash to the event, but then we couldn’t collect the convenience fee. We’re trying to keep you prepared — you never know what you may find from the vendors in Arts Alley.

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Beer breakdown

Legal Stuff

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Grab a cold one and enjoy the SITP festivities in style. Here’s what you need to know

Grandview Park

Kid’s Zone

Restrooms Yep, here are more.

Inflatables and other fun stuff.

Sponsor Tent

Restrooms

Not a sponsor? Too bad.

Restrooms

Also known as Porta-Potty or kybo.

Arts Alley

Check out the murals!

Beer Garden #1

Plenty of cold brews for anyone with a drink ticket.

Get the goods, more money, beer tickets and more.

Get a front row view of your favorite performer.

Beer Tickets #2, ATM

Earle’s Place

Limited spots so get here early!

Key to SITP map Food Vendors Restrooms Beer G arden Kid’s Zone Arts Alley First Aid

Water Towers

Buy some cool gear.

ATM, Beer Tickets, SITP Merchandise

Bandshell

Beer consumption may lead to use of these facilities.

Volunteer Tent

Say ‘thanks’ when you see one walking around and ask how you can help next year.

McDonald St.

‌Map & Know

You don’t have to leave to get more tickets!

Information, Lost People

Mist Tent Food Vendors Pizza, BBQ and more! YUM!

24th Street

First Aid

Cool off and check out the people arriving.

Hope you don’t need it, but here it is if you do.

Shuttle Bus Drop-Off/Pick-Up

The Abe Stage

Wander over to see some great local acts.

SITP

Single file, no pushing.

Map by Amy Hynds

about the beer this year: 1. No BYOB. Please respect that this is a free festival made possible in part by the beer sales. No alcoholic beverages are allowed to be brought into the park. Supporting the sales provides a lineup like we have this year! 2. The price is right. Ticket prices remain the same from last year. Buy five tickets for $20. Individual tickets cost $4.50. 3. What’s brewing. We will have a beer to suit almost every taste profile for your enjoyment. It isn’t often that a festival offers a selection of over a dozen brands and styles from high-end and craft choices to the most popular domestic brews — some in draft, and also package beers. Brands available will be: Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Mich Ultra, Shock Top, Goose Island 312 IPA, Breckenridge Agave Wheat, Bud Light-A-Ritas in Lime and Strawberry, Chelada Bud Light and Shock Top Shandy. New beers offered in 2018 are Busch Light, Bud Light Orange Golden Road Wolf Pup and Budweiser Freedom Reserve. Plus single serve Copa Di Vino Wines.

4. Beer Garden: Part Two. The second beer garden, a.k.a. “Earle’s Place Beer Garden,” has a $10 admission charge to experience an area providing the best sound and view of the entertainment. 5. Make sure you had at least 21 birthdays. Why is that? Because only then will you be able to drink all those adult beverages. No exceptions, you must be 21 to enter the beer gardens. Children under the age of 12 can enter the beer gardens with their parent(s).

Sioux City Journal live coverage

Even though it’s the biggest music festival in town, we totally understand if you don’t want to leave the comfort of your own home. Who doesn’t like sitting in front of a computer all day and scrolling through Facebook and Twitter feeds? Well, we certainly do. Once the park is open to the public, you can bet that we’re going to be right there tweeting, live blogging and posting photos as the day rolls along. Follow @scj and @scweekender for consistent updates on everything SITP.

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DAVE SPEAKS

E‌ very year, the Blues City Journal tasks Saturday in the Park co-founder Dave Bernstein to summarize his thoughts about the current lineup of bands, the legacy of the Sioux City music festival and any other topics that come to mind around this time of year. Here is what Bernstein had to say:

Reflection

During the booking cycle, which I think is super important to kind of set the pace, you’re always thinking what works consistently. All you know is what has worked and

what hasn’t worked in the past. Rod Piazza always worked. The Neville Brothers worked in 1992 when they were hot off “Yellow Moon.” So how do I keep going off these examples? So I’m

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like, “You know what? We brought The Neville Brothers in but no one knew The Neville Brothers.” We brought those guys in and they brought the crowd. It wasn’t like they heard Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers on the radio. They didn’t know who the hell they were. And you can extrapolate that to today. We’ve got 28 years of going for legit live music.

Expectations

Most people assume that I’m excited for it to be over. But really I’m excited for it to be here. That’s what I really get excited for. I love the week of. When you see it start to unfold, all the stuff you’ve talked about is more physical things in Grandview Park. It’s awesome. It’s super rewarding to see all the folks that work on it doing their thing and doing it so confidently.

Remembrance

I can’t believe that Tom Petty died. We’ve always wanted to have Tom Petty for a 30th or something like that. He would have been the epitome of Saturday in the Park performers. I don’t know if anyone would have been better. It’s very sad. Secondly, not to dwell on the topic too long, unfortunately Charles Neville died. The first Saturday in the Park festival was big, but the second festival really took off and solidified our position in the Sioux City musical hierarchy. Charles Neville was one of the four Neville Brothers. They were ones we always wanted to get and did get in that second year thanks to Gateway. One other guy I wanted to honor was Patrick Day. Pat had this legendary, old school blues/R&B roster. Roomful of Blues was on there. Pat later in life moved on to selling in-

surance. Pat passed away as well. He was really an important influence on us and helping us learn how to book and figure out how things worked. All his artists were top notch.

Commemoration

As usual, there are two core tenants that go into this thing. One is the sponsors, starting with Hard Rock. The sponsors and the city make it happen. Without us raising $400,000, there’s no way you’re seeing this for free. Secondarily is all the volunteers and the committee. You don’t do this without all the volunteers and the committee that work so hard. It’s not just an advisory committee… it’s a real working committee. Saturday in the Park continues to evolve. It’s a really good feeling to look out and see a whole community pulling together and put on a really cool show.

SITP 2018 lineup MAIN STAGE

Noon—Lil Red & the

Medicated Moose Band

12:45 p.m.—Emily John-

son Band

1:45 p.m.—Delta Rae 3:15 p.m.—Dave Mason

and Steve Cropper

5 p.m.—Galactic 6:45 p.m.—Boz Scaggs 9 p.m.—Jason Isbell and

the 400 Unit

THE ABE STAGE Noon—Young Rambo 1 p.m.—Vibe Rations 2 p.m.—Thick Mistress 3 p.m.—GhostCat 4 p.m.—City of the Weak 5:10 p.m.—Jon Wayne and The Pain 6:30 p.m.—My Posse in Effect 8:15 p.m.—Arrested Development 9:30 p.m.—ALX and Scnd Sndwch

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facts you need to know about

JASON ISBELL JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | 9 P.M.

following a jam session

From playing French horn to playing minister to cartoon squid

Drive-By Truckers lead Patterson Hood hired Isbell — a friend of the band — after he filled in for an acoustic set when the regular proved to be a no-show. Isbell stuck around for six years, exiting to go solo.

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‌Ever since he first joined the rock band Drive-By Truckers at the age of 22, Jason Isbell’s life has been something of an open book. From penning deeply personal song lyrics to talking candidly about his struggles with alcoholism and cocaine addiction, the Grammy Award-winning alternative country star gives the impression of never holding back. But that impression may not truly match reality. With Isbell and his group, The 400 Unit, headlining Grandview Park’s Main Stage during Saturday in the Park at 9 p.m. July 7, the Blues City Journal’s investigative reporting team have been working overtime in uncovering some interesting facts about “The Nashville Sound” man.

Wtf does the 400 unit mean?

Isbell’s band is called the 400 Unit because that name is a colloquial term for the psychiatric ward of Florence, Ala.’s Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital. Is it weird that a band is named after a psychiatric facility? Actually, we’re surprised that more bands are not.

Isbell’s a ‘soul’ man at heart

Isbell credited the soul music and soul-infused rock and roll that came out of his native Alabama in the 1970s has greatly influenced his songwriting. So has a love of Neil Young.

Tattoo who?

Isbell has a lyric from Bob Dylan’s “Boots of Spanish Leather” tattooed on the inside of his left arm. After all, he is a literate type of guy. He was an English and creative writing major at the University of Memphis. He quit, shy of just one physical education credit.

Isbell shares a birthday with a weasel

Well to be fair, Isbell shares the same birthday with “The Weasel,” as in stand-up comic Pauly Shore. Isbell was born on Feb. 1, 1979 and Shore, the star of the movie “Bio-Dome” for born on the same date eleven years earlier.

Isbell’s parents were teens when he was born

Isbell’s interior decorator mom was 17 and his house painter dad was 19 when he was born. Indeed, their marriage — and subsequent divorce — was the subject of Isbell’s song “Children of Children.”

Isbell was Opry-bound at an early age

A ‘Braves’ new world Isbell is a progressive Democrat, which is cool for the world of country music. He PROVIDED‌ is also a fan of the Atlanta Braves, which Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are co-headlining the main stage at Saturday in the Park means he’s a glutton for punishment. alongside Boz Scaggs. Isbell and his band earned two Grammys in 2017. When the Blues City Journal staff were popping pimples, Isbell was playing the Grand Ole Opry. He was only 16 years old when he hit the Opry stage, alongside buddy and fellow songwriter Chris Tompkins.

Country needs more french

horn players

Isbell plays the part of pastor to squid hillbillies

While Isbell plays several musical inIsbell has been in more than 5 episodes struments, we’re intrigued by the fact that he plays the French horn. Country as Pastor Nubbins in “Squidbillies,” the needs more French horn players, don’t long-running Cartoon Network Adult Swim show that revolves around a famyou think? ily of impoverished, anthropomorphic Isbell joined Drive-By Truckers hillbilly mus squid.

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BOZ SCAGGS | 6:45 P.M.

6 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW about Boz Scaggs

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Time to show ‘em who’s Boz. The penultimate performer in this year’s Saturday in the Park music festival is none other than Boz Scaggs, the mastermind behind 1970s hits like “Lowdown” and the tantalizing “Lido Shuffle,” both of which share writing credits with David Paich. These two songs were featured in Scaggs’ supremely successful 1976 album “Silk Degrees,” a project that was certified platinum five times. While it’s probably safe to assume Scaggs will play a good chunk of songs from that era, let’s not forget Scaggs is still creating new music after all this time. You didn’t know that? Well let’s take this time to fill you in on a few more Scaggs facts: 1. His new album drops 20 days after his SITP performance. We told you he’s still making music! His latest project, “Out of the Blues,” will release July 27. According to a May 2018 Billboard article, the ninetrack album will complete a “so-called trilogy” of projects Scaggs released in 2013 and 2015. Those previous albums, “Memphis” and “A Fool To Care,” also continue the partnership between Scaggs and drummer/producer Steve Jordan. 2. He met Steve Miller at a young age. Sure, we all know that Scaggs had a brief tenure performing guitar and occasionally singing lead vocals for the Steve Miller Band in the 1960s, but two musicians actually met much earlier in life. Upon learning the guitar at age 12, Scaggs would eventually meet Miller at St. Mark’s School. They played in each other’s bands and would later attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison together. 3. His debut album bombed... for good reason. Talk about a rough start. Chances are none of you have ever heard of Scagg’s 1965 album. Simply titled “Boz,” the project was never released outside of Stockholm, Sweden, and was recorded under the name William R. Scaggs. Commercially, “Boz” performed rather poorly, and the album went out of print soon after its primary pressings. Four years later, Scaggs would unveil a true debut with “Boz Scaggs.”

4. He hung around “The Bum Scene.” In a 1972 interview with Grover Lewis of Rolling Stone, Scaggs said he spent a great deal of time living in the European music scene, full of travelers and “gypsy-lookin’ characters.” He floated around the continent for a few years, and eventually made his debut album. Although not a wide success, the album did give Scaggs a bit more money to live on. “I kept my bum scene goin’ on the side, hitched off on a few short trips down to southern Europe and back again,” he said during the Rolling Stone interview. 5. He made a return-to-form in the 1990s. The 1980s was a tough time for musicians. With such a drastic shift in tone and style, it was tough for artists like Scaggs to fit in. In 1994 interview with Mojo, he explained that he had “other interests” and spent a great deal of time travelling, all the while becoming more distant from the music industry. After teaming up with top musicians like Booker T. Jones, Michael Omartian and Ricky Fataar, among others, Scaggs released the 1994 album “Some Change.” According to an article from Ultimate Classic Rock, the release garnered “some of his best reviews in years.” 6. His real name is William Royce. Dang it! We were really hoping Boz was his birth name. Well shoot. That’s OK. In a 1972 Rolling Stone article, it is revealed that Scaggs’ parents had still referred to “their son in letters as ‘Billy Royce.’” In that same story, Scaggs revealed he lived an “ordinary, small-town boyhood” life until he got a scholarship to a private school in Dallas – the same one where he met Steve Miller.

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GALACTIC | 5 P.M

There’s a

UFO AT SITP ! That Unidentified

Funky Object is Galactic CHRISTOPHER BRAUNSCHWEIG

Never, ever doubt the power of funk. Bands like Galactic have proven the genre’s impact is totally out of this world. Think about it. What other kind of music has the ability to get audiences movin’ and groovin’ as much as funk? Not only that, Galactic combines elements of jazz and R&B into its eclectic brand of New Orleans music, lifting its sound to astronomical levels of awesomeness. If you ask us, we think Galactic has a chance to be the dark horse of Sioux City’s Saturday in the Park. Believe it or not, our annual outdoor music festival isn’t about cramming the Grandview Park Bandshell with as many big name acts as possible. Ever since it was created in 1991, Saturday in the Park’s mission was to introduce Northwestern Iowa audiences to amazing live performers. And Galactic just happens to thrive in that live environment. Formed in 1994, the band has the honed talent (and the experience of playing in and enveloping itself in the New Orleans music culture) to get crowds dancing at this year’s festival. According to the band’s website, Galactic was initially formed by Ben Ellman, Robert Mercurio, Stanton Moore, Jeff Raines and Rich Vogel. Since its creation, the band “has consistently pushed artistic boundaries

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Galactic, a New Orleans funk band, will perform the main stage at the 2018 edition of Saturday in the Park. on the road and in the studio, approaching their music with open ears and drawing inspiration as much from the sounds bubbling up from their city’s streets as they do from each other.” In an interview with WatchMojo.com in 2010, bassist Robert Mercurio sited a fellow New Orleans funk band as an early source of inspiration and influence. “The one band that we all collectively really dug was The Meters, from New Orleans,” he said. “[…] We learned a lot of their music when we started. It was kind of our beginning point.” Granted, Mercurio and pianist Richard Vogel stressed Galactic’s brand of music “doesn’t sound anything like (The Meters).” Vogel continued with his description of the band, stating that it is rooted in funky, New Orleans music — whether it be the brass bands or the funk bands reminiscent of The Meters and The Neville

Brothers. “We have maybe a certain aggressive edge to it,” Vogel said during the interview with WatchMojo’s Rebecca Brayton. “We’re not playing traditional or old school R&B or old school funk. But we love all that music and learn so much from it that it’s all in there.” So it’s no surprise that the band nabs guests artists like the legendary vocalist Mavis Staples to perform on Galactic’s latest album, “Into the Deep,” released in 2015. R&B singer Macy Gray also contribute her distinct vocals to this Galactic project. While it’s unlikely that either of these singers make an appearance with the band during this year’s Saturday in the Park, it’s not going to stop Galactic from delivering and electric performance. Watch out. This Unidentified Funky Object is almost ready to land.

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DAVE MASON & STEVE CROPPER | 3:15 P.M.

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ne is an accomplished English singer-songwriter and guitarist, whose band, Traffic, was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame about 14 years ago; the other is a renowned American guitarist known for his work in Booker T. & the M.G.’s and The Blues Brothers band. With a repertoire like that (in actuality we’re just skimming off the top), it’s no wonder why Dave Mason and Steve Cropper decided to collaborate with one another and play each other’s songs. The Blues City Journal spoke with these two musical dudes about this new professional partnership:

Dave Mason & Steve Cropper will perform the Main Stage at Saturday in the Park.

STEVE CROPPER‌ When was the first time you performed with Dave Mason? Cropper: I don’t think I ever played with him

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Music moves us We all have our favorite song, one that connects us to a special memory or makes us come alive.

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until (a few months) ago. But I knew him. I met him through an artist I was producing at first. And then I saw him again when he was out with Fleetwood Mac and he hung out at the hotel after our show. We were all staying at the Tokyo Hilton and saw each other in a bar and went nuts. I hadn’t seen him in a long time. Dave came here playing the winery in Nashville. I don’t go see shows too often. I don’t feel comfortable if somebody else is on the stage and I’m not. But I was amazed (by Mason). I knew he was good, but I didn’t know he had written all those hit songs. You’re a self-taught guitarist. But do you know how to read music? Cropper: Noooo. I tried! (laughs) I really did work hard at it. I did learn enough about it, but I had forgotten all that way back in the middle ‘60s. But I did get where I could take stuff in a slow fashion. Never could speed read. I still kinda know enough about it to know what it is, but I can’t read it or read enough to interpret or anything.

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Even still, you have quite the resume of work and earned a lot of recognition from your peers. Cropper: I know! I guess it comes with being so good in sessions. I have been and I’m very proud of it. I’ve played on a lot of albums and I’ve played on a lot of No. 1 records. Well, there has to be something to that. [...] And I came by it honestly. It’s not something for nothing. But I do get heralded as a musician that I think is a little bit overstated, but there’s no need for everybody to know the truth (laughs). It was on job training. It would be no different than a kid going with his daddy, whose a plumber, and learning how to put pipes together. Just like job training, you learn by watching other people do it

DAVE MASON Steve said the first time you played together was quite recently. Like a month or so ago? Mason: Yes! We were rehearsing for a week at a friend of mine’s farm in North Carolina. When people talk about the British Invasion, so to speak, I always say it’s an American story because all the music that we learned from

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all comes from America — the blues, R&B, soul, gospel. When I was 17 or 18 years old, I listened to Booker T. & the M.G.’s. That band was stacked. We all listened to that stuff. For me to be playing with (Cropper), it’s more of a personal thing. It’s like going full-circle for me.

there and sort of bring that forward. I think that’s just great. That’s my reason for doing this. And also I’ve been doing ‘Dave’ since I was 17 years old — I’m 72 now — so I’d like to try something a little different. To share this with someone who was a great inspiration to me is amazing.

What’s most exciting for you about this collaboration? Mason: For me, what is amazing, more than anything, is that so few people here in America know who the hell he is at all. It’s a chance for me to use whatever fanbase I have t h a t’s

Have you ever reached a point in your career where you felt things were too dull? Especially now since you’ve been doing it for so long? Mason: I’m a working musician. I love playing. The travelling is a little much, a little more wearing at this age. Playing, peforming... (laughs) in a world of virtual reality, I get to do something real. Live and real. That’s irreplaceable.

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ut of the six band members in the North Carolina-based country-folk band Delta Rae, only person isn’t truly a Southern-born musician. That person is Liz Hopkins. However, the singer is just as captivated by the history, culture and stories of the South as her fellow bandmates, Ian Hölljes, Eric Hölljes, Brittany Hölljes, Mike McKee and Grant Emerson. Originally from San Francisco, California, Hopkins now resides Durham, Carolina, where the band was first formed. She said her new Southern surroundings are a “beautiful place” with a clear and distinct passing of the seasons, settings reminiscent of Delta Rae songs. “The whole land really has a personality to it,” Hopkins said in a phone interview. “And I think that’s why we’ve always been a Southern storytelling band. We’ve always just written and played what inspired us, ranging from gospel music to Americana

to blues to pop. But we’ve always been the world of country music because our music is storytelling. That’s where storytelling lives now.” With half of the band now making its second home in Nashville, Tennessee, the masterful storytelling only continues to grow. Although often associated with country music, Hopkins said Nashville is more like “a melting pot of music” at this point in time. It’s not uncommon for bands to find their way to the “Music City” at some point. Combine the history and reputation of Nashville with Delta Rae’s primary songwriters, Ian Hölljes and Eric Hölljes, and you’ve got a match made in heaven. Both grew up in the South and found it to be a “very inspiring place to write from.” Hopkins stressed that the band doesn’t just write about South. Touring, she said, has allowed the band to see more of America’s landscape, inspiring the band even further. But how did Hopkins happen upon all her Southern bandmates? They met while taking part in performing arts in California. “We all loved singing in the style that

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Delta Rae, a country/folk rock band from Durham, North Carolina, will perform the main stage at the 2018 edition of Saturday in the Park. PROVIDED‌

gospel singers did – not just singing with your voice, singing with your whole heart and your whole body and your whole soul,” she said. “We really connected on that musical touch point. They reached out to me when we were all about to finish college and asked if I would join this band with them in North Carolina.” To Hopkins, it sounded like a great adventure. And now here she is: living in the

South since 2009 and singing for a living. “I get to go up onstage and sing, which is my absolute favorite thing to do in the world,” she said. “I get to sing for people who are listening and who I feel connected to. The exchange of energy that happens between the audience and the performer is something I get an absolute thrill out of. It never gets old to me. The fact I get to call that a job is just incredible.”

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‌Like many Siouxlanders, Emily Johnson makes it a habit to visit Saturday in the Park every year The only times she couldn’t make it to annual outdoor music festival was when she was temporarily living in Colorado. Coincidentally, that was when her favorite singer, Grace Potter, was scheduled to perform the Grandview Park Bandshell. “I am the biggest Grace Potter fan there is,” said Johnson. “I

named my dog Little Grace Potter. The year Grace Potter played in my hometown at my favorite music festival, I couldn’t make it. Those were the only times I missed Saturday in the Park since I was a kid.” Although Johnson missed her chance to see Grace Potter and the Nocturnals play in front of an eager Sioux City crowd, she can at least say she’s performed the same stage and festival as the acclaimed singer-songwriter come July 7, the start of this year’s Saturday in the Park. Johnson will be singing with her Sioux City R&B ensemble,

Emily Johnson Band, consisting of guitarist Mitch Martin, bassist and vocalist Bob Birch, keyboardist and vocalist Noah Towns, background vocalist Tiffany Jurries, saxophonist Joel Shotwell, trumpeter Kevin Linder and trombonist Dave Hantla. Beyond thrilled of the group’s inclusion in the summer music festival, Johnson said the biggest challenge preparing for Saturday in the Park has been setting up practice times. “Getting us all together at the same time with everybody’s schedules, especially in the summer, has been a challenge,” she

said. Is Johnson nervous for the big day? “Absolutely!” she exclaimed. What if I say the wrong thing? What if I mess up the words? Will I embarrass myself? To prevent psyching herself out the day of the festival, Johnson said she’s going to try her best to maintain “that go-withthe-flow attitude” the band normally has. “I want to have fun with the people I’m onstage with and the people that are listening to us and watching us play,” she said. “Then hopefully I can avoid those situations of embarrass-

ment.” And that shouldn’t be tough to do. After all, Emily Johnson Band has plenty of experience playing in bars and other venues around town like Awesome Biker Nights, ArtSplash and Fridays on the Promenade, among others. Although the band plays less often than other Sioux City groups, the talent and chemistry between its chief musicians easily allows the Emily Johnson Band to pick up where it left off. No longer confined inside the Please see FESTIVAL, Page A18

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closed bar space, this is now Emily Johnson Band’s time to shine and really show off just how powerful its sound can really get. “EJB is really a band that’s made to play outdoors for street dances and music festivals,” said Johnson. “The sound is so big that it’s almost more of a challenge, I think, to mix it in an enclosed space. I think outside is where we are best suited. Our horn players can just let go!” But don’t think just because Johnson is performing the Bandshell stage that her usual traditions at Saturday in the Park will go by the wayside. She still intends to get herself a helping of ribbon fires and enjoy the music “just like everyone else.” To be able to experience the festival from the stage, she said, is almost indescribable. “I can’t fully explain what a cool feeling that really is,” said Johnson, who holds Sioux City’s annual music fest in high regard. “It’s so unique and all of us that live here in the surrounding area are so lucky. It’s a beautiful place.”

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s if opening for Saturday in the Park wasn’t exciting enough for Lil Red & the Medicated Moose Band, the husband-and-wife songwriting duo also get to say that they have indirectly opened for Jason Isbell, this year’s headliner and a songwriter they both admire and respect. Check that one off the bucket list for Bryan and Tiffany Jurries. “That’s huge for us because we love the art of songwriting and that dude has mastered it,” said Bryan. For Bryan and Tiffany, songwriting is a collaborative-but-separate process. Oftentimes the husband and wife duo work independently from each other to form

song ideas, catchy choruses or other musical bits and pieces Tunes begin to take shape when those ideas are finally exchanged between the two. Tiffany might bring in a clever melody while Bryan introduces a few guitar parts he’s worked on, and once something catches their ears that they like, that’s when the real fun begins. “I usually come up with the chorus – I would have pieces of choruses everywhere – and I didn’t know how I wanted to start the story or end it, but I could tell him what I wanted it to say,” said Tiffany. “I just didn’t know how to do it. He’s a helluva writer and he’s good at that stuff.” But getting those songs finished doesn’t come easy. There might be a constant backand-forth between Bryan and Tiffany, ultimately deciding how the final product should sound or be presented. That’s when Please see LOVE, Page A23

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the compromising kicks in. Afterwards, Bryan said, it feels like “you’ve really found something by the time you’re done.” Seems like all that work and bickering paid off. So in some sense, is songwriting in any way like a marriage? Perhaps. “It’s something that you have to spend time on, just like a marriage,” said Bryan. “That is real. You can feel inspired, but for us the creative process is in the moment. It will just hit us. There are times where we feel like we can’t write a song to save our lives. One day it will hit me or hit her. She can think of something and I can build off of that. It does take a lot of time.” For instance, Lil Red & the Medicated Moose Band want to release a follow-up album to their 2016 EP. Coming up with and refining 10 tracks has been an arduous task for the husband-and-wife duo. Bryan continued, “It takes a lot of work and a lot of commitment to writing the new stuff. You’re creating something out of nothing, so of course it’s going to take a lot of work.” When performing live shows Bryan and Tiffany are accompanied by drummer Matt VanMeter. At Saturday in the Park, the trio will expand its acoustic set into a full-on band with musicians like Noah Towns and Drew Paulsen on keys and bass,

respectively. In both iterations of the band, the husband-and-wife duo carries itself Johnny and June, bantering with each other in between and during performances. Their interactions onstage, they said, are completely genuine. “What you see is us,” said Bryan. “We’ve been together a long time.” Funnily enough, both were once shy kids and had mild cases of stage fright, which has since been remedied from Bryan’s repeated performances in the Sioux City blues rock band Premium Draft and Tiffany’s experience singing backup vocals in Emily Johnson Band. Both credit each other for breaking the other one out of their shell. “That’s why, now, I don’t even realize anyone else is there most of the time,” said Bryan. “We’re laughing at each other and whatnot. That interaction makes us perform better.” Tiffany added, “And if we’re feeling fiery that day we get into it more.” Spousal arguments before a show can sometimes affect a performance, but never in a bad way. Most times the show helps dilute the dispute. “Music is an outlet of emotion,” said Tiffany. “We’ll start with ‘Hit the Road Jack’ (by Ray Charles) and I then I feel better. It’s this amazing thing because you’re so passionate and in love with being onstage together that whatever happens before just disappears.”

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‌Passion is the key to Arrested Development’s 30-year life span, according to the band’s frontman Todd Thomas, better known by his stage name Speech. “We are still so passionate,” Speech said during a phone interview. “Our whole purpose was to make music that celebrated life, uplifted the community and gave some solution. And we’re still so passionate about that. I think that’s really the glue.” The rapper of the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group spoke to the Blues City Journal about Arrested Development’s impact, its preference to spread positivity through music and the state of modern day hip-hop: PROVIDED‌ Please see DEVELOPMENT, Page A26

Atlanta-based hip-hop group Arrested Development will headline the Abe Stage at Saturday in the Park.

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You said Arrested Development made songs that wanted to celebrate life. Was that reactionary or a more write-whatyou-know kind of deal? Speech: Truthfully, it was both. It was a continuation of African culture. During the times of slavery, that culture was stripped from most African Americans, in particular. It was a reaction to what had become, especially in hip-hop, a culture of glorifying and talking about death and perpetuating violence in the lyrics. So, yes, it was sort of a reaction, but it was also just a continuation of the ancestral beliefs of celebrating life and life being valuable and sacred. Is that still something Arrested Development strives for in the music it makes today? Speech: Definitely! Every one of our shows, we call ‘em a celebration. It’s a

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celebration of life and of death and the struggles of our ancestors. We believe that when someone dies, they want to be with the ancestors. So we celebrate those things and the struggles of the ancestors because we believe that we stand on their shoulders. The accomplishments that they had, the sacrifices that they made, a lot of those were made for us. A lot of our ancestors never saw freedom, never saw equality, never saw Blacks and Whites coexisting in society in a more equal way. They only hoped for those things. We stand on their shoulders. When the band first released its debut studio album, it was a stark contrast to gangsta rap. Do you think that message or focus has trickled down today? Speech: I mean, of course you see some people that are very much influenced by what we did and what others had done. But in general, no. I’ll be honest with you, the world gravitates towards decadence more than it does enlightenment. When decadence shows itself to be what it always

is, which is dangerous and devaluing and degrading, then we want to navigate towards enlightenment and understanding. In general, hip-hop has gone down as far as its values of life and its values of humanity and spirituality. Is there room for hip-hop to grow in that regard? Speech: Always! Always room to grow. Yes! There’s definitely hope. In fact, I believe that most people would want positive messages in things that revitalize their life instead of taking away from it. You also have other forces in this world. Huge corporations, to be honest, would rather have the degradation because it’s more senseless and dumbed down entertainment. What that dumbed down, senseless entertainment allows is for people to make dumb and senseless decisions. They buy bags from Gucci and buy diamonds and fashion becomes the thing that people worth instead of their humanity. That allows them to teach us and feed us what they want, instead of us being fed in a ho-

listic way where we’re already full from our own sacredness, our own humanity. […] There are sinister forces out there. Has Arrested Development ever been tempted by those sinister forces in the industry? How do you overcome that? Speech: Definitely. The temptation is real because many times Arrested Development is overlooked or left out of the history of hip-hop. We’re not playing the game the same way. Yes, there is the temptation. We’re not tempted to wrap about death because we’re not tempted by that, but we are tempted by the accolades and the financial incentives that can come from that. Sometimes you think, “Wow! Did we ever choose the wrong path!” (laughs) But then I think you come back to your senses when you just step back from it all and start, again, to think about the most important things in life. You’ll never find someone on their deathbed talking about their money. They’ll be talking about their family and the people that mean most to them.

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THE ABE STAGE LINEUP Young Rambo—Noon

Young Rambo is the next upcoming/aspiring rap artist in the area. Young Rambo brings out his energy and positivity onstage with some dope rhymes and beats. A master of rapping and singing. Watch out for this guy! Josh Garwood and drummer Steve Skog come together Vibe Rations—1 p.m. to create an indie/alternaFormed in 2016, Vibe Ra- tive landscape of sound that tions brings a blend of funk, continuously ebbs and flows. hip-hop, soul, jazz and rock to the Midwest. Vocalist City of the Weak— Jordan Clark mixes soulful melodies with hip-hop-in- 4 p.m. City of the Weak captures fused rhythms and rhymes a modern rock ‘n’ roll sound to match keyboardist Nick that is so perfectly defined, Powell’s danceable vibes. combining catchy pop melGuitarist Dylan Nelson bring odies with aggressive guitar both searing and soothing string while Jewel “Juice” riffs and moving bass lines to Williams III and Joseph Fry create a genre of their own. infuse a tight bass and drum They are best known for partnership to keep the their intensity and passion on stage, as well as their fearless vibe-rations flowing. personalities off the stage.

Thick Mistress—2 p.m. Jon Wayne and The Thick Mistress is the very definition of a melting pot Pain—5:10 p.m. band. Formed in 2009, this Iowa-bred group of five dementedly twists elements of hard rock, soul, boogie-woogie blues, metal, and grunge into its visceral live performances full of potent guitar riffs, high-octane rhythms and malleable vocal work. Comprised of singer Steve Carlson, guitarists John Velasquez and Tucker Long, bassist Eric Meek and drummer Adam Crawford, Thick Mistress ultimately prides itself in delivering an engaging show capable of leaving a lasting impression with listeners. Even if it’s an aching neck from too much headbanging

GhostCat—3 p.m.

GhostCat is comprised of five creators and lovers of music with largely different musical backgrounds. Singer-guitarist Alex Erwin, guitarist Josh Lee, bassist Cody Garwood, keyboardist

The four-piece Twin Cities, Minnesota rockers, Jon Wayne and The Pain (aka JWP) are best known for innovating acoustic-electronic dub, heightened with conscious lyrics and catchy riddims. The quartet has been mesmerizing fans for a decade, with their signature JWP cosmic-blend of electronic beats, fused with uplifting roots-driven beats and a hearty dash of conscious lyricism.

My Posse in Effect—6:30 p.m.

This is the premier Beastie Boys tribute act, hands down. Taking you through decades of their unforgettable hits, this seven piece live band replicates the authentic Beastie Boys experience with three MCs, a world class DJ and visuals from their iconic video collection. The crowds get to relive carefree times and always sing along, word

for word, in a party atmosphere.

Arrested Development —8:15 p.m.

It’s been twenty years since a new group called Arrested Development slammed the gangsta dominated world of hip-hop with defiant lyrics of hope. Apparently the world was ready for the change as AD became the first ever hip-hop artist to receive the “Best New Artist” Grammy. In addition, the group also received a Grammy Award for “Best Rap Single” for their anthemic prayer-like hit song, “Tennessee.” Money came in but not for precious stones and big cars. Instead, these pioneers of the conscious rap game took one big step for mankind by giving back and becoming the first African American artists to donate money to Nelson Mandela and the ANC. They used their voices and their status to the benefit of many underprivileged brothers and sisters around the world.

ALX and Scnd Sndwch—9:30 p.m.

ALX (Alex Munoz), the onmitempo genre-mixing producer/DJ has been mixing tunes since 2013 and producing since 2015. Getting his start by throwing popup renegade sets at any random plot of land or nightclub he could get into. Over the last few years his multi genre sets that often consist of funk, deep house, dub, and experimental sounds. Scnd Sndwch (Josh Moreno) is a bass music producer/DJ who established his music career in Sioux City, Iowa, as a duo at first with the likes of Braxxx under the alias of The Drop Junkies. Branching off into solo acts, the Scnd Sndwch project became the main focus for Moreno’s creative ideas.

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KID’S ZONE

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Join KCAU 9 Chief Meteorologist Fred Hexom for your chance to forecast the weather at Saturday in the Park. It’s your opportunity to see if you have what it takes to get in front of the camera and tell us if it’s going to be sunny, rainy or a chance of Thundersnow! KCAU 9 will be recording between noon and 4 p.m. and select people will be showcased on the KCAU 9 News that DAWN J. SAGERT, SIOUX CITY JOURNAL‌ evening. Don’t miss your chance at doing Lauren Saul, 6, of Sioux City, leaps across an Guest Weather with KCAU 9’s Chief Meteattraction in the Kid Zone during the 2014 orologist Fred Hexom! Saturday in the Park music festival.

PONY RIDES

Allens Traveling Pony Rides are coming to Saturday in the Park. Started back in 2010, they bring the party animals to you, including well-trained ponies. Who doesn’t love a pony ride? Come up and see us, next to the Meyer Petting Zoo. Rides will be $5 from Noon to 5 p.m. A pony ride will put a smile on your face!

BUBBLES

Bubbles! Who doesn’t love creating and popping bubbles!! Come and experience a new feature in the Kid’s Zone. In-descri-bubble makes bubbles up to 50 feet long and enormously wide! The bubbles are amazingly elastic and self-healing which

enables you to actually blow bubbles inside of bubbles! Make sure to stop by and see how big of a bubble you can make!

MR. TWISTER

A popular performer in theKCAU Kid’s Zone each year, Mr. Twister is back once again armed with fun and balloons! Mr. Twister’s wife, Ms. Twist, will also be joining in the fun. For the past 15 years, Mr. Twister has entertained children at Saturday In The Park with his wacky assortment of balloons. Make sure to bring the young ones up to visit Mr. Twister & Ms. Twist and ask for a FREE crazy balloon sculpture!

WHAT: Kid’s Zone WHEN: Noon to 7 p.m. All ticket and wristband sales end at 7 p.m. COST: $1 per single ride ticket, Saturday in the Park all-day wristband for $15. REMINDER: Wristbands are not valid on the Eurobungy or Ferris wheel and are not valid after 7 p.m. No refunds, exchanges or rain checks.

MEYER’S PETTING ZOO

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Lucy Davis of Sergeant Bluff, 5, tries The Petting Zoo is excited to be coming to drink water from a fountain during back again to the KCAU-TV Kid’s Zone. The Saturday in the Park in 2017. Meyer Petting Zoo, a family owned business out of Holstein, Iowa, is bringing a pen full of cute, furry animals. The zoo consists from $5 to $10. And, we even have temporary of mainly farm animals. There will be goats, tattoos and hair coloring! We’ve painted the sheep, mini donkey, mini pony and llama. moms and dads that are now bringing their There will be babies for the kids to enjoy. children. Moms want their children to have Kids can buy ice cream cones filled with the same fun that they had years ago. Stop by pellets to feed the animals for $1. Admis- the Kid’s Zone and get your happy face on! sion is FREE. The petting zoo will be open INFLATABLES from noon to 5 p.m. This year’s Kid’s Zone will feature inflatables to entertain kids of all ages all day FACE PAINTING Happy Faces face painting by Patti and long. Be sure to stop up to the Kid’s Zone to friends has been coming to Sioux City for check out all of the attractions! Inflatables decades. We provide face painting designs will be open until 7 p.m.

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ARTS ALLEY Hello Madame, Sioux City: Good quality beads, jewelries, and magnificent African clothes. Authentic products! In The Wind Eyewear, Lincoln, Nebraska: Whether the road is calling you, work needs to be done, or it’s time to play, we have have all the eyewear for you. Dare to see clearly. Jewelry Junkies, Sioux City: Jewelry Junkies is an independently run business by a dedicated nurse and mother of three. It focuses on making jewelry for everyone! Styles include those for men, women, children and babies! If you want beautiful, handcrafted accessories, Jewelry Junkies is for you! Josina Supplies LLC, West Des Moines, IA: Beautiful handmade African crafts mainly safari animals and safari themes made from wood, soap stone and banana fiber. Very unique. Check Facebook Josina Supplies LLC. Live, Laugh and Shop, Sioux Center, Iowa: Live, Laugh and Shop sells unique items. Most of our merchandise we design. Come check us out. Moonco, Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Unique clothing and gifts at reasonable prices. Something for everyone! On the Rocks, Independence, Louisiana: There’s a beauty in stones, and On the Rocks serves as a platform to help highlight and accentuate their natural charm. See On the Rocks’ colorful collection at Saturday in the Park. Peacemaker Jewelry & Hillbilly Rock Shop, Jackson, Nebraska: Find the gold at the end of the rainbow at Saturday in the Park’s Arts Alley! Traditional $1 grab bags! Crystals, geodes, gems, fossils and much more! Available in natural form, tumbled, polished, and slabbed. Hand crafted jewelry and original artwork. Fun! Fun! Fun! Quichua Crafts, Chicago, Illinois: Your experience at the Music Festival isn’t complete without stopping by and visiting us in the Arts Alley Area. Sharing the Dream in Guatemala, Vermillion, SD: Sharing the Dream in Guatemala is an organization that promotes fair trade with cooperatives and small businesses in Guatemala. We are committed to providing fair wages and

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Sarah Tatman, Indianapolis, Indiana, spins a hula hoop during Saturday in the Park at Grandview Park in 2017. employment opportunities to low-income artisans which will result in creating sustainable markets for their products. Our craft products are handmade by Mayan artisans using many traditional techniques. Sidekick Caricatures, Correctionville, IA: Let Kim capture your likeness in a fun caricature drawing. A keepsake that is fun to look at year after year! Spin Fusion, Des Moines, Iowa: At Spin Fusion you create your own one of a kind piece of art on a Frisbee. Great fun for the young and the young at heart. Join us at Spin Fusion to spin up a great time. We provide the equipment and supplies, you provide the creativity. Sunnday Creations, Clive, Iowa: Handmade, customized fabric art (tie-dye batik and screen printing) for infants, children and adults. “Put some color in your life.” TAT2U, Omaha, Nebraska: Temporary airbrush tattoos, waterproof, last up to a week, over 300 designs, and 11 colors. The Necklace Guys, Council Bluffs, Iowa: SITP is our favorite show of the year. Glad to be back. Check out our new designs in our leather, beaded necklaces, anklets and bracelets.

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‌ zapaza, Sioux City: Azapaza has been on the internaA tional and regional festival vending scene since 1999. We had stores in town years ago on Pierce and Court Streets. Currently we are excited to have some merchandise on sale at Studio 83 and Impulse Trends here in Sioux City. We are excited to see everyone again at SITP this year. Bio Chi Institute/Mind & Body Connection, Sioux City: Bio-Chi Institute will be offering massages in the shade. So come relax and enjoy the show. Bodhi Imports, Lincoln, Nebraska: Bodhi is a wonderful, family-run import store with something for everyone, Bodhi offers items from the East, incense, clothing, jewelry, purses, crystals, plants, statues, tapestries, and so much more. Christy’s Crystals, Mankato, Minnesota: Experience crystal healing energy! Large variety of healing crystals and stones. Nice assortment of handcrafted stone jewelry. Cosmic Dyes, Linwood, Kansas: Come see our quality hand-dyed clothing for children and adults. Dyed Designs by Mary Jane, Sioux City: Hand-dyed wearable art, unique items. Everything from hats, t-shirts, dresses to Converse shoes. From head to toe, I will have you covered... in color! Everything Is All Ways, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Everything Is All Ways is a lifestyle brand and concept umbrella featuring vibrant driftwood jewelry. All driftwood is hand collected and then dyed and shaped into contemporary designs. There are two types of people in this world, driftwood people, and the rest! Happy Faces, Omaha, Nebraska: Happy Faces face painters are back again this year. Come and get your face painted with stars and stripes or whatever will make you happy. See you there! Heatherly Studios, Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Heatherly Studios brings handcrafted accessories and home décor featuring unique artwork, eclectic style and practicality, fusing art with functional design. Find her on Instagram @heatherlystudios and Facebook.com/HeatherlyStudios.

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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City: Presenting Sponsor Tyson Foods presents Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Gilchrist Foundation: Festival Sponsor Siouxland Chamber of Commerce: Fireworks Sponsor

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DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS Adam Feiges Greg Jones and Carol Roge Regina Roth Mike and Mary Schuh Stan and Amber Sherman

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LEGAL STUFF ‌1

No guns! No fireworks! No weapons or firearms allowed! (Even with a license to carry or a conceal carry permit)

A City of Sioux City ordinance prohibits both inside city parks, and we prohibit them at this festival event. Please use some common sense. Besides, our fireworks display will be BIGGER than yours will ever be. So there!

Disability transportation

Due to federal regulations, we are unable to offer separate shuttle bus service. However, we encourage those with disabilities to use the city buses this year that will be picking up and dropping off patrons at the Tyson Events Center. We understand that the city will be using buses that should compensate.

No pets (Except for as needed for disability purposes with credentials)

Please leave your dogs, cats, tribbles and alligators at home this year. The large crowds and heat that we frequently have at the festival are not good for your pet, who might suffer from heat stress or even get stepped on at the festival. (That’s not mentioning the stuff your pet may leave behind for others to sit on). If you leave your TV set tuned to Animal Planet and plenty of animal beverages around, your pets should do fine on their own. Of course, with any adult doggie beverages, make sure that your dog is at least 3 years old (21 in dog years). Special note to the Swamp People: Iowa does not have an alligator hunting season. Duck Commander duck calls will be used to round up any ducks brought to the park. “River monsters” must be left in the Missouri River.

No coolers (Except for health issues, i.e. diabetics and gluten free)

Coolers simply take up too much valuable sitting space at Saturday in the Park, not to mention the negative impact it has on beverage and food sales that are needed to help make the event happen each year. Plus, we often end up picking up stray coolers Sunday morning. Please leave your own beverages at home. Coolers subject to inspection and removal from venue.

Saturday in the Park is not responsible for lost or stolen items

You should turn your lost people and lost personal possessions in at the Information Booth. Although we’re told the info booth has a person who is able to figure out the owner’s phone number for practically any cellphone, we cannot guarantee your lost phone (or any other item) will be returned to you. We can only guarantee that we might find one and use it to call or text your girlfriend or boyfriend.

All bags subject to search (Clear bags requested)

After 9/11 and the Boston Marathon, enough said. And please leave your duck calls at home.

Butt out

Parents should be responsible for their own children

Stay where you belong

No smoking in designated areas, especially in the seating areas close to the Band Shell. If we see any smoke coming from you, we will assume that you are on fire and promptly put you out.

Please keep track of your kids. If for some reason you lose track of them, contact the Information Booth for such “lost people.” But because so many people take their own pictures in front of the booth, management will now be charging $5 in advance for each picture taken.

Please stay out of the water fountain, only admire it. Please stay out of the roses, only admire them. You should be aware that the roses bite! In addition, the Mexican government has paid for placing an invisible dye in the water that will stain anyone entering the fountain for identification purposes, so beware!

Use that blanket or lose it

In an effort to make Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City’s Saturday in the Park festival a fantastic experience for as many people as we possibly can, this year we ask you to once again abide by our policy regarding tents, umbrellas and blankets/tarps. The policy is:

No tents or awnings except in designated area

(south and east of upper beer garden).

No shade umbrellas larger than a standard rain

or golf umbrella except in designated area (south and east of upper beer garden). No unoccupied or under-occupied super-sized blankets or tarps reserving space for later visitors. We intend to gather any rule-breaking items and store them for you at the Saturday in the Park Information Booth. They can be picked up when you head home for the night. Saturday in the Park reserves the right to take and store your items. Saturday in the Park also reserves the right to use discretion in the removal of items that diminish other festival guests’ enjoyment of the event.

No outside food or merchandise vendors

No soliciting!

Beer isn’t for everybody

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a plethora of on-site food vendors and merchandising booths scattered throughout the festival.

That means no advertising or distributing flyers, business cards or other items. C’mon! You’re supposed to have fun at Saturday in the Park. Where’s the fun in that sort of stuff?

As if we have to say this, but you MUST be 21 years old to enter the beer gardens. Children under the age of 12 can enter with their parent(s). Thanks for understanding, Steve Kohl SITP Legal Eagle

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— Tyson Foods is a proud sponsor of the Saturday in the Park Festival.

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