Blues City Journal - Saturday in the Park July 6th by Sioux City Journal

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index Dave Speaks ………… 4 & 5

Second Stage …… 28 & 29

Food ……………………… 9

River-Cade/ KCAU Kid’s Zone ……… 34

The Harmony Project … 12 Tallgrass ………………… 13

What to Know Before You Go ………… 38

Kris Lager Band ……… 14

Legal Stuff ……………… 39

ZZ Ward ………………… 20

Sponsors ……………… 42

The Dirty Heads ……… 21

Arts Alley ……………… 43

Sublime with Rome …… 24 Melissa Etheridge

…… 25

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SITP’s fearless leader waxes poetic on the meaning of life

Dave speaks

hospital that morning and when I got there all seemed fine. But within a day things turned much worse. My mom, it turns out, ended up with sepsis as the result of some stomach issues. Less than 36 hours after the first call from June 25, 2013 … Where did the time my dad, she was on a ventilator, and go? Seems like just planning for SITP 23, and everything yesterday we were else for that matter, stopped for me. making offers on As a side note of great relevance, for bands. It was cold the last decade or two my mom has out then. Things get shepherded the sponsorship operations interesting when of Saturday in the Park -- she drove the you go through the sponsorship train. Also, my mom is OK. same process year She is getting around just fine and looks after year. You make great, but more on that later. Four days offers on bands, you on a ventilator were followed by a few call sponsors, you weeks in ICU where my mom wouldn’t Dave Bernstein try to get a Ferris really communicate with anyone. She wheel, you hope it rains so the grass was in a state of ICU delirium. Time doesn’t die, then you hope it quits rain- went by very quickly, but very slowly. ing so the grass doesn’t die, and then My brother and sister came in, and they one day you realize you need to write started a Caring Bridge site (an amazing an article for the Blues City Journal, be- site for those in this situation). cause it’s going to print in a day or two. We tried to do whatever we could How can that be? to support my mom and my dad and Every year has a few twists and turns each other. We got some speakers and and, of course, this year was no excep- hooked up her iPhone and started playtion. Just as we were starting to meet to ing Pandora. First it was the John Denplan the festival, and the sponsorship ver station until we couldn’t take that train started to roll, I got a startling call anymore. Ben tried a Yoga music chanfrom my dad. He said my mom had nel, but that was eliminated as well. We some stomach issues and was at St. were settling in for what seemed like it Luke’s and it was probably appendicitis. might be a long haul. I jumped in my car and headed to the As we spent more time at St. Luke’s

in ICU funny Saturday in the Park related things started to happen. During one particularly tense time involving the use of a ventilator, I was commandeered in the hallway (where I paced continuously when making phone calls) by some well-meaning nurses who had some requests for SITP headliners. A few days later a wonderful woman I spoke with briefly every morning told me that we were causing somewhat of a stir up there because people really wanted to know who was playing the park this summer. Then my mom needed some dialysis and a great guy came in to give her the dialysis and I recognized him from the Pierce Street Coffee Works. I started to realize that, as bad as things were for our Mom and for all of us, that we were in the midst of a group of people who were not strangers, but who were part of our community, the same community we are all part of. Days and days passed in ICU and Saturday in the Park became a great conversation starter and common interest with many of the folks we saw and met. At one point my brother rolled back in to town, and things still weren’t great. You focus on the most recent problem and at that point it was a kidney problem, as in they weren’t working so well. I walked into the hospital to catch up with Ben, and realized he was in a

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serious negotiation with a nurse, who was a big fan of the festival, and then subsequently, her kidney doc. If they got her kidneys working he would hook them up with passes for the festival. An interesting concept, and something that I had a hard time finding a reason to object to. Miraculously her kidneys began to function better a day or so later. Maybe we were on to something. After three and a half weeks in ICU my mom graduated to the fourth floor and less critical care. Things were still funky but much more stable. A mass effort was mounted to get her to drink Ensure four times per day. Dealing with Cee Lo’s transportation issues was less stressful than this task. Another week passed and then, thankfully, things suddenly started to get better, and they got better quickly. At some point around this time I believe my mom fully realized what was going on and had an epiphany. She, I am sure realized that Dee Polak and Heather Rubel had filled her shoes and were actively managing the festival fundraising efforts. It was her chance to make a break for it. Secretly, at night while cursing the merits of Ensure, I believe she devised a grand plan. She would take this opportunity to gracefully exit SITP, at least her role overseeing sponsorship, and turn it over to others. But she would not stop

there. She also concocted a similar plan regarding dishes and cooking and my dad. I believe the plan involved the assertion that, going forward, she would be unable to do any dishes, something to do with a side effect of the mass dosage of Ensure. Well, I am happy to report that the plan worked. I realized this when I called her a few weeks ago, just to see how she was doing. After a few minutes on the phone she asked me why I was calling and I responded “just to chat.” She later commented to our good friend Durinda that it was so funny that I would call her right in the heat of the festival season “just to chat” and not to discuss sponsorship. Truth is that when something like this happens you realize that being able to call your mom just to chat is a lot more important than calling for any other reason. That being said, it’s impossible to describe how happy I will feel seeing my mom at this year’s festival, enjoying herself and worrying about very little pertaining to the festival. And yes, my dad is actively doing the dishes on a nightly basis. Saturday in the Park is, in the end, a big part of many people’s lives, including mine. Every year we come together to put on a great one-day festival that relies heavily on the involvement of the community, the city, volunteers, sponsors, the media and you to make it work. It takes all of us to make it happen, this year is no exception. Thank you to everyone who helped me with the festival while I couldn’t help, by stepping up to make sure nothing fell through the cracks, especially you Dee and George. Also, a special thank you to Laura Johnson of Weekender fame, and Carla Kreegar who runs the Sponsor Tent, both members of the Saturday

in the Park family for the past few years. Laura rushed in to take over production and direction of the Blues City Journal (this fine publication you presently have in your hands) in the wake of the mysterious departure of Jesse Claeys. Laura will be leaving soon for an amazing opportunity, music related, and we all wish her the best of luck. She did a great job with the BCJ while here. Carla has been overseeing the sponsor tent operations for the past few years, bringing order to sheer madness, and doing so with grace and a wacky theme every year as well. Carla recently moved to Milwaukee for a great new news opportunity and we will miss her greatly. We now may have to book the Avett Brothers at some point just to spite both of them. And of course thank you to my Mom, for overseeing the sponsorship operations for all of these years, I know it wasn’t always easy but only you could have helped it grow from a few thousand to a few hundred thousand. Have a great day in the Park, and make sure you come early to hear Phil sing the National Anthem, as for many Photo by Blane Bourgeois of us it is one of the highest points of Dave Bernstein and his mother Gail at Saturday in the Park. the day. If you see anyone from Great Southern Bank or any of the other hundreds of sponsors, please thank them for List or buy with us supporting free live music in Siouxland. and use this And if you see anyone from St. Luke’s, moving van FREE! please give them a big hug from my Joe Krage Service that goes the extra mile… 251-4030 mom and our family, and thank them CBR in a Free Moving Van! for pushing the Ensure as hard as they Move easy,move safe,move free. did as it seemed to work … Respectfully submitted at 11:59 a.m., June 26, 2013 to Blues City Journal Colonel F. Krage Chief Editor Laura Johnson, on time (as 251-1451 ABR, CRS, GRI usual). www.colenelkrage.com – Dave Bernstein, festival co-founder

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Food Vendors Kid’s Zone

Restrooms Yep, here are more.

Bounce House and other fun stuff.

Rose Garden Please don’t shower in the fountain.

Arts Alley, T-shirts & CDs

Volunteer Tent

Buy some cool gear.

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

Restrooms Beer consumption may lead to use of these facilities.

N Water Towers Check out the murals!

Sponsor Tent Not a sponsor? Too bad.

Restrooms Also known as portapotty, can, crapper, butt dump, W.C.

Information, ATM, Beer Tickets, Lost People Bandshell Get a front row view of your favorite performer.

When your stomach starts to growl in the middle of your favorite performer’s set, there is no need to fear because the SITP food vendors have got you covered. From Greek to Mexican, big turkey legs to huge slices of pizza, there are enough varieties to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Hungry? Then head to the food area located south of the bandshell stage for offerings from this year’s 21 vendors.

Beer Garden #1

Get the goods, more money, beer tickets and more at the merch tent.

Plenty of Budweiser for anyone with a drink ticket.

Beer Tickets #2, ATM

Beer Garden #2

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

Limited spots so get here early!

A. Harsma Concessions

Marc O’s

Boss Hog BBQue

Papa Johns Pizza

Burrito Island

Papa Johns the Parthenon

Coney Island

Real Food

Famous Dave’s

Siouxland Turkey King

Gobblestop Turkey Shop

Snowflake Gourmet Shaved Ice

Godfather’s Pizza Key to SITP map Food Vendors Restrooms Beer Garden Kid’s Zone Arts Alley First Aid

+ Food Vendors Turkey legs, gyros and more! YUM!

First Aid

Mist Tent 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

Second Stage It’s baaaaack! Wander over to see some great local acts.

Holy Trinity

Stapleton’s Tornado Funnel Cakes

Indigo Palette

Three Guys and A Ribeye

Kock’s Kettle Korn

Tornado Enterprise

La Juanita

Blue Bunny

SITP

Single file, no pushing. Map by Amy Hynds

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The harmony project bandshell stage noon Eclectic local musicians rock in Harmony BY LAURA JOHNSON

Ron Emory, of the influential punk band T.S.O.L., may be ecstatic his good friends from California, Sublime with Rome, will be back in town to play Saturday in the Park, but the most exciting element for him and wife Gia, is that their students will be performing in this year’s lineup. Indeed, The Harmony Project of the Emory’s Sioux City Conservatory of Music will be the first group to hit the main stage Saturday. “I won’t even be performing; I’ll just do a short introduction,” said Ron, who played SITP in 2010. “This is something for the kids to do.” The young musicians, featuring Abby Kohout, Mitchell Wisniewski, Jake Rayger, Ben and Alex Linden and teachers Ben Miller and Justin Yap, are a representation of the project as a whole. “The Harmony Project consists of 10 music jams a week,” Gia explained. “The groups are helping us to have more community involvement through playing and performing. It really is a special honor to be on that (SITP) stage.” Open to the public, any of the Harmony Project clubs (including strum, crash, shred, ukulele, voice, songwriters, jazz, bluegrass, bass and promoters club) cost $5 per person to come out and jam once a week. As lessons at the school are $25, the groups grant people who may have more trouble financially the opportunity to play with others. While scholarships are available, the non-profit organization can’t cover everybody. “This is the excitement – the mission,” Gia

explained. “For us music is an outreach. How A brand new event tied in with SITP this year is a wonderful someone can come to a safe environment vintage guitar show being held at the conservatory. once a week and jam with musicians of all levels.” “There are a lot of Sioux City musicians who were The conservatory, which has been open for a part of the 1950s and ‘60s rock ‘n’ roll scene,” Ron more than a year, consists of 200 members and 10 explained. “We’ll have locals here but also vendors teachers. from all over selling old guitars.” “The oldest student is 70 and our youngest is 4,” Running Friday, July 5, from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Gia said. “We are doing it exactly the way we want.” Saturday, July 6, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., the show Located right across from La Juanita on Pierce is open to the public. The $7 per day cost goes Street, the Sioux City Conservatory offers a beautiful directly to the nonprofit, and will also include a venue for students to learn about music. Multiple free performance by the Harmony Project at 7 p.m. studios line the walls, along with a listening room Friday, right after the downtown parade. full of records, and a media room with a projector “Yes, it’s busy but it’s hardly a job,” Ron observed. ready to play music-related videos at any time. These “Gia does a lot of the nuts and bolts. This is our features allow students to learn with all of their senses. lifestyle and we wouldn’t have it any other way.” “There are some kids who come in here and don’t know who Bob Dylan is,” Gia explained. “Someone may come in here and be inspired by Taylor Swift, but who inspired her? We want people to know about that too along with learning an instrument.”

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tallgrass bandshell stage 1 p.m.

‘God, Sin, Whiskey and Women’ are the big ones for this group BY LAURA JOHNSON

There may be a set of brothers in Tallgrass with the last name of Morford, but never did the bluegrass musicians think to call the band “Morford and Sons” or even “the Morford Brothers.” “We probably would have made a lot more money by now,” Austin Morford said with a laugh. Joking aside, the banjo/harmonica heavy group, who formed in 2011, did not set out to emulate the sounds being put down by the likes of chart toppers Mumford and Sons or the Avett Brothers. Yet, the band has more of a soulful blues sound than what those other groups offer. “We were never trying to fit a mold with the times,” Adam Morford explained. “The new thing is to do the old thing it seems. But it all just happened that we like different types of soulful music and it’s

kind of a coincidence how the style came out.” This month, the band, consisting of Adam on drums, keys and vocals, Austin on bass, guitar and vocals and Matt Skinner on guitar, banjo, bass, harmonica and vocals, is uprooting its Iowa Citybased existence and moving to Colorado. “It is nerve-wracking,” Austin admitted. “But we wanted to get into a bigger market where music is more acceptable,” Adam continued. “And it just seems in Colorado, it’s everywhere.” Before the big move happens, the band has a stop a Saturday in the Park planned. “I’d heard of the festival before,” Austin said. “The year that Santana and Steve Winwood played, that caught my interest. But no, we never guessed we’d play it.” The band’s sound impressed one of SITP’s committee members at an Obama rally in Iowa City, which got the ball rolling for the group to round out the lineup. “That was a great honor to play,” Skinner said.

“We got a call right before hand and we still don’t know who dropped our name! It was intense.” Although the president didn’t stick around to personally meet the guys, he did sign a few of their CDs. But the real interests of the band, as its debut album title suggests, do not lie in politics but rather “God, Sin, Whiskey and Women.” After being misquoted in a local rag that his music was only obsessed with death, Skinner looked over his material and decided all of his songs converged into one or more of those four categories – he then wrote a song about it. Currently, Tallgrass has a double-disc called “Roots and Boots” in the works – almost too much for an album. And even though that isn’t released yet, expect to hear much of the new material at its early-in-the-day show. “We’ll be great lunch music,” Skinner suggested. “We know that not too many people will know who we are, but we want to be a pretty surprising set. We think we will be.”

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kris lager band bandshell stage 2:15 p.m. Vintage beats, clothing bring new sound BY LAURA JOHNSON

Before Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were out popping tags, the Lincoln-based Kris Lager Band was inspiring its fans to hit up thrift stores – there’s even a part of the group’s website dedicated to it. “That’s the thing that cracks me up,” Lager confessed in a recent interview. “We’ve been on the thrift store kick for years and now it’s all over the place.” It started years ago when the band began playing at parties for sky divers and adrenaline junkies for annual events in Fort Dodge, Iowa. “They love us because we’re the band that could play until the sun comes up,” Lager explained. But more than just the late hours, the parties were dress-up. “We liked to see who could dress the worse,” Lager recalled. “One year for a New Year’s it was a polyester party, and I thought ‘We should do this every night, hamming it up just looks cool on stage.’” For its Saturday in the Park outing, expect the band to show up in vintage clothing, which Lager doesn’t even consider a costume anymore, to accompany its old school, bluesy soul sound. Veteran Sioux City performers –“I think the Chesterfield is one of the best venues in the Midwest,” Lager said – it’s always been a goal for KLB to play main stage at Saturday in the Park. “Especially Brandon (Miller) who’s from Sioux City, this is a lifetime dream of his,” Lager explained. “It’s a cool gig that we’ve been trying to get in for years, and this year they contacted us! I never took it

personally, but all of a sudden this year they wanted us.” Featuring Lager on vocals and guitars, John Fairchild on drums, Miller on bass and Jeremiah Weir on keys and percussion, the group has honed its craft for more than a decade. On tour this summer, performing through Colorado and the Southwest, KLB is promoting its 2012 LP, “Swagadocious.” The phrase was coined during practice one time when the band wasn’t “swingin’ it or hittin’ it,” Lager recalled. Weir just blurted out, “That wasn’t too swagadocious.” After the band had a good laugh, the phrase just stuck. As Lager explained, Lincoln has a pretty big blues scene to share its music with. But Lager didn’t start with the genre. “I grew up listening up to pop music and hip-hop and MTV,” Lager said. “My dad gave me a guitar and when I was 13 I got the itch to play. My dad was into classic rock so that was always around the house. I just took that and dug into the blues.”

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Somewhere along the line Lager also fell in love with Jimi Hendrix – “And I still kinda am,” he said. Although a lot of his music is based in a 1960s/’70s arena, Lager isn’t so sure he would have wanted to be rocking back then. “There is a little bit of that sure,” he said. “To have been there and seen it, instead of reliving through YouTube and movies, that would be amazing. But at the same time, I am where I am and if I was there … I have so many resources being a child of the modern days. But I do wish I could take a time machine.” Over the years, Lager has discovered an incredible performance consists of two things – the band expressing, then connecting. “I know our (SITP) set will be early but I will do my damndest to get the audience into it,” Lager said “That’s my goal -- I’m going to do my thing. Just expect four guys laying down some tunes about life, love while expressing themselves, through their instruments.”

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A better tomorrow begins today. CenturyLink proudly supports the local community.

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zz ward bandshell stage 3:20 p.m.

Infusing hip-hop and blues, songstress grabs spotlight BY LAURA JOHNSON

With a vocal style that combines Adele with Christina Aguilera, ZZ Ward has some noticeable pipes. “I grew up listening to women vocalists who were very empowering and strong,” Ward recalled. “Tina Turner -- she’s a tough chick when she sings. That’s where it comes from, that flavor of empowerment when I sit down and write.” And her songs, which take hip-hop and blues and pop them in a blender for a few seconds, have built her a solid buzz. “Those are my two favorite genres,” Ward said. “I can’t explain why they’re my favorite; I just like the authenticity of the blues and hip-hop. If I didn’t have either in my record I wouldn’t be satisfied.” But satisfaction is getting easier. 2012 was the start of something big in Ward’s career, especially after doing “The Tonight Show.” “It was a big deal; that being my first national debut,” Ward said. “It was overwhelming. But after that doing Conan and ‘GMA’ was awesome. Some days it was fast and then it felt right.” Perhaps it didn’t seem that quick to the 24-yearold because she has been at her craft for a long time. Growing outside of the small town of Roseburg,

Ore., the singer-songwriter quickly realized no music industry was going to come to her there. Ward used to schlep the hour and a half to Eugene to play shows and sell demos from the back of her 1990 Dodge Ram. “I was basically doing everything I could,” she remembered. “I played on street corners.” When she moved to Los Angeles, it was a whole new world. “I didn’t know anybody at all,” she said. But eventually she got signed to E. Kidd Bogart’s Boardwalk Entertainment Group and began working on her debut album, “Til the Casket Drops.” The record came out last October. While she worked with Kendrick Lamar, Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums and Ali Shaheed Muhammed of A Tribe Called Quest on various tracks, Ward described her producer Nephew (who also worked with Michael Jackson) as being her biggest influence. “Everyone was inspiring in very different ways,” Ward said. “But Nephew, who produced half my record, he was so easy to work with. I’d show up

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to work every day and we just created, and when you’re working with people in the arts that’s key.” As much as L.A. musicians have inspired her, it would be remiss to not mention Ward’s father. In fact, it was her dad who gave her her start in music singing with his blues band when she was 12. In April, Ward released a limited edition 7-inch vinyl for National Record Store Day. “I really like vinyl,” she said. “My dad collected vinyl. He would always go out to thrift stores and flea markets for it. I’d go with him, I would never find anything good but he always would. I think they are cool, they just have a great sound.” Bringing that cool vibe to Grandview Park Saturday, Ward is continuing her tour of music festivals. Already this year she has done SXSW and Sasquatch. “What’s a vacation?” she asked. “Some people have heard of me but it’s all about getting the word out. I think that we’re just moving on with the second single, we’ve really just gotten started.”

the dirty heads bandshell stage 4:45 p.m.

Forever friends continue California ska BY LAURA JOHNSON

The Dirty Heads really like to cook. Sure, it’s easy to equate a stoner band with large amounts of food, but as the Internet videos “Get Baked with the Dirty Heads” have proved (where vocalists Dustin Bushnell and Jared Watson make things like Bananas Foster and ice cream), their creations are anything but normal munchies fare. “We love to cook,” explained Watson, taking a break from a recording session in California. “We’re really into coming up with new recipes and smoking weed doesn’t help with that. When I get stoned, it’s ‘What can I can put nacho cheese on?’” And while there are plans to make more videos, for its Saturday in the Park set the band will stick to music. Taking a page from the Sublime playbook, the

Dirty Heads’ sound reflects a mashup of California rock and hip-hop with Jamaican rhythms – or ska. “This is just the type of music we all gravitated toward,” Watson said. “We think the world needs more of this.” The lifestyle the guys sing about is exactly the way they live. That California way of being: Chilling with friends and family, experimenting, experiencing, living life to the fullest. “Our band can make a positive impact,” Watson said. “Yes, we have sad songs, too, but if we can get a bunch of people in a room and be positive and spread a bunch of love, than s---, we’re on a platform where we can help.” Unsurprisingly, Watson and his best friend since age 15, Bushnell, were not the best kids. “We used to do a lot of things like steal beer and throw the cans at cars all in order to impress the older kids,” Watson recalled. But somewhere between all the beer chucking, in high school the guys also discovered they shared

a love of music. Although Watson didn’t play an instrument (and still doesn’t), Bushnell saw his friend had a talent for rapping. Adding percussionist Jon Olazabal, drummer Matt Ochoa, and bassist David Foral, it wasn’t until around 2005 the group started taking the music thing seriously. “That’s when we started putting our hearts and souls into it,” Watson recalled. “Once we started seeing the growth in our music it became less of a hobby.” At first no one was showing up to the Heads’ shows, but eventually, going back to each city, more and more people were showing up; bringing friends. “We were becoming better songwriters,” Watson said. “And we thought, ‘holy s---! We can do this,’” Two albums later, which include guest artists like Rome (who may come out for a song or two on the SITP stage) and Matisyahu, the band is working on an acoustic album that Watson said should hit in the middle of the Head’s current tour. “These new songs, they are so rad – seriously some of my favorite songs,” Watson said. “We’re going to play them on tour. They just have a super summer time, almost sexy. It’s definitely a baby-making album.” At the time of the interview, the Dirty Heads were about to do a free show in Baltimore. As Watson explained, the group is into doing free things, like SITP, whenever possible. “A lot of times people will say things like ‘Dude, I wish I could come to your show but I just got fired,’ or ‘I’m in high school,’” Watson said. “So whenever we can play a show that allows everyone to be there, we like it.”

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sublime with rome bandshell stage 6:30 p.m. Crystal balls wouldn’t have predicted Sublime’s continued success BY LAURA JOHNSON

Two years ago when ska band Sublime with Rome played a surprise gig at the Orpheum Theatre for a Sioux City Conservatory of Music fundraiser, Rome Ramirez was on his best behavior. “There were mostly kids there,” he recalled. “I don’t even think I said a bad word.” Conservatory co-founder Ron Emory, who grew up in Los Angeles, is an old friend of the band. “It couldn’t get any easier,” Ramirez said. “It was great to come help out a good friend of ours.” This weekend, Ramirez said, fans can expect a full-on set. “Last time was a 30-minute benefit,” he said. “No one’s seen the whole thing. We have a couple cool new things tied into new songs, along with all the old hits.” Except for a break to write the 2011 album “Yours Truly,” the band has been touring hard since 2010. But Ramirez isn’t complaining. “Honestly, I kinda want of to do it forever,” he said. “I’m just grateful to have the opportunity.” And the fans just keep coming out to shows. “It’s because of the music – people still want to hear it,” he continued. “It’s so good because it’s so original. Everybody has certain memories associated with those songs (like ‘Santeria’ and ‘What I Got’).” So how did the kid who grew up enamored with Sublime – in fact, the first songs he learned on the guitar at age 11 were Sublime’s – land the gig of a

lifetime? Making a connection with bass player Eric Wilson, the then-20-year-old Northern California native was asked to sit in on a small recording session and Wilson was impressed. After the death of Sublime lead singer Bradley Nowell in 1996, fans thought it was all over -- but with the introduction of Ramirez it felt right. Doing a few shows in 2009 with original members Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh, they decided to go forward with Sublime with Rome (to avoid upsetting the Nowell estate). While that first album was a bit rushed, Ramirez said the band, which now consists of Josh Freese on drums instead of Gaugh who stepped away, plans on putting out a new album next year. “The last time we didn’t have that much time,” Ramirez said. “I was a 21-year-old kid; it was all a little bit surreal. I wouldn’t change a thing, that’s a lie … but we’re really going to slow down for this one.” But besides the relentless touring Ramirez is

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beyond busy – “I can sleep on the plane,” he said. Recently wrapping up his own solo album, he just got back from Miami where he was producing a new track for Enrique Iglesias. “The guy knows exactly what he wants,” Ramirez said of the experience. “That’s kind of what I do naturally, the production side. It’s fun for me. I don’t ever want to get a real job.” He’s also co-written and played songs with fellow Californians, the Dirty Heads, who will also grace the Saturday in the Park lineup this year. “They’re some of my best friends, we’re like brothers,” Ramirez said. “Of course I plan on coming out and playing with them. The fans would stone me if I didn’t come on, I think.“

melissa etheridge bandshell stage 8:30 p.m.

Rocker understands that ‘Fourth Street feeling’ BY LAURA JOHNSON

The free part. That’s what enticed rock pioneer Melissa Etheridge to play Sioux City’s premier outdoor music festival – the fact the audience isn’t paying a cent to come listen. Unlike many SITP headliners who have come through, Etheridge knows what to expect. “I’ve only played a few free shows in my career and they are astounding,” Etheridge said in a recent phone interview. “I love it when people get a chance to come see me when they normally wouldn’t because my ticket prices are a big chunk. I am so excited to play this one.” On tour this summer promoting her 2012 album “4th Street Feeling,” she said her confidence in guitar playing has grown exponentially in the past couple years. “Part of making this album was learning to be a better guitar performer and player,” Etheridge said. “On past albums I used to let other guys take those parts. My fans always saw me as a guitar player; I

just didn’t know I was a guitar player.” To make the album happen, Etheridge made herself slow down and open up. The introspective process wasn’t the easiest but she was able to get in touch with her roots – Leavenworth, Kan. Like Sioux City, the small Kansas town Etheridge grew up in also has a Fourth Street right off a river. And how would she describe that Fourth Street feeling? “You know the one,” she said. “It’s that feeling when you’re thinking about your life -- all the bills you gotta pay. It’s a fleeting memory you look back on when you used to cruise down Fourth Street with your friends without a care in the world.” For someone who is constantly hounded by the media for her opinions on social issues, Etheridge never set out to be a crusader of causes. She wanted to stop living in fear. “You’re 21, what are you thinking about?” she asked. “The same thing all of us is thinking about -what’s happening at night. I didn’t have any activism in me at all. That’s what happened as life went on. I just didn’t want to be closeted anymore; I wanted to be truthful.” The same thing occurred in 2004 when breast

cancer struck and she was willing to air her personal journey in hopes someone else could learn from it – to no longer be afraid. But even from the beginning, Etheridge has taken the road less traveled (as her greatest hits album title suggests). Soon after her freshmen year at Berklee College of Music in Boston, she packed up her belongings and washed up in the city of Los Angeles. She wanted to make music, and she was going to make it. That’s what she knew. “When it gets scary, that’s when I know I’m doing something right,” Etheridge explained. “That’s when I know I need to keep doing that.” Mere years after devoting her life to making it in the music business, the Midwesterner had a debut album on a major record label and was nominated for a Grammy for “Bring Me Some Water.” Through the late ‘80s and into 1995 Etheridge continued to release one mega-watt hit after another (“Come to my Window,” “I’m the Only One,” and “Like the Way I Do”). She then settled down a bit to concentrate on having a family – she now is a mother of four. But, as Etheridge explained, it was never about the end destination, it’s always been about the journey. “I had done this since I was 11 years old,” Etheridge said. “I’d played in bars and restaurants, I just lived and played music for people, and what I’ve realized it’s not about the result, it’s about the doing.” And all that “doing” has earned her an Oscar and her own star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame (which she did admit to visiting more than once). As far as what she’ll actually be playing at SITP? Expect the hits. “Nobody wants to see a show where I play only new stuff. They don’t care,” Etheridge said. “I am so honored people (usually) pay to come and hear me. Just to have their attention for that short amount of time, I want to give them my all. Midwestern audiences love their rock ‘n’ roll and that’s what I’m bringing.”

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second stage BRIDGET KRUSE 12:30 pm This 23-year-old native of Rockwell City, Iowa, has been honing her skills here in Sioux City. She is a contemporary folk musician. Bridget just released her new album “Revolution.”

LATE NIGHT LUCKY PURVEYORS OF THE 1 p.m. CONSCIOUS SOUND Forming in Des Moines, Iowa, around the end of 2011, this fourpiece is beginning to turn heads and infiltrate ear drums with its own unique brand of music. Armed with an acoustic guitar, electric bass, keyboard and a Cajon drum; it is difficult to not take notice of this unconventional sound that seems to harness several different genres at once.

The annual showcase of local and regional talent continues on the second stage at this year’s Saturday in the Park.

1:55 p.m. In a collaboration of different styles, mashing underground hip-hop with thumping dance beats and soulful vocals, the Purveyors of the Conscious Sound have formed one of the most unique and untouched fusions of raw and gritty lyrics over crowd hyping instrumentals. After forming in the winter of 2009, PCS quickly gained momentum and released its debut album “LIFERS.” The four member group is constantly pushing the boundaries of “conscious hip-hop” in today’s music culture and continually strives to create and perform new and unheard sounds using electronicfused instrumentals, combined with undeniably intelligent and witty lyrics.

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Dance music flows through his veins. Stomping feet and bangin’ beats is what he lives for. BowLz started his musical career, or should we say rhythmic lifestyle, as a young lad. Happy hardcore was his first mistress in a long line of the lovely ladies of the dance floor, back when P.L.U.R. actually meant something. He began mixing in 2006 under the wing of underground Midwest legend Poyo Jenkins and hasn’t stopped to even take a breath.

Punk rock roots bring these guys together and give them a sound that is like no other. The Pentagon, winners of the Weekender’s 2013 Battle of the Bands, has a diverse range of sounds that come together to form an incredible musical experience.

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2013 is showing much promise for the young gun, rock ‘n’ roll/rockabilly group Los Lobos Locos. After Psalm One isn’t trying to be your forming in 2011, they left L.A. for the favorite female rapper. She’s just “Paris of the Plains”, Kansas City, trying to be your favorite. She brings Mo. This rag tag group plays it all all kinds of goodies to the table. and has wowed crowed from Venice She’s sonically soulful, artistic, witty Beach to the House of Blues on the and lyrically unparalleled. Her influ- Sunset Strip. Now in a new state ences include Stevie Wonder, Fiona Apple, Prince and MC Lyte. She was and back to square one, the brilliant momentum that Los Lobos Locos born and raised on the South Side carry with it continues to grow in of Chicago. Psalm One is currently working on a follow up to her debut an exponential rate without signs of album. seizing.

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A few questions with second stage hip-hoppers Ugly Duckling BY LAURA JOHNSON

Weekender: How did you come up with this name? Was it your favorite book growing up? No one ever called you guys ugly did they? Andy Cooper of Ugly Duckling: “Dizzy (one of the other guys in the group) thought up the name in the early ‘90s. At the time, our hometown of Long Beach, Calif., was beset by gangster rap music and culture and, like the ugly duckling in the old fable; we didn’t fit in very well. Plus, we’re not the most attractive entertainers on the market.” Weekender: Had you heard of Saturday in the Park before and were you excited to be headlining the second stage? AC: “This is the first time we had heard of the festival but once we looked into it, we were really happy to make the trip. It’s been a few

years since we’ve traveled to Iowa and when we last visited, the crowd was very generous so we can’t wait to perform at Saturday in the Park!” Weekender: Who/what are your biggest influences musically? AC: Funk, soul and old-school hip-hop like James brown, The Meters, Funkadelic, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, EPMD … and anything with great rhythm and a melodic groove. Weekender: What sort of vehicle do you normally travel in? Van, bus, airplane? Clean or not? AC: Usually, we’re in a car or van but we’ve done tour busses, sleeper-trains, planes, ferries, golf carts (only for short distances) and horseback (kidding). Whatever mode of transportation one uses, there are a few things that remain constant when touring on our level; smelly clubs, ornery sound men, bad hotels and far too many subway sandwiches.

Weekender: You have a song “A Little Samba” do you want your music to make people want to dance? What can we expect from the upcoming set? AC: We don’t mind dancing provided it’s safe (no kicking or wide hand motions please) and on-beat. We try to put on an old-school show with fast rap routines, pin-point DJ skills and fun, crowd participation. Weekender: Why should people make it over to the second stage to hear you guys? AC: People should come over to our stage if they’re fed up with overly talented performers dominating the scene. We feel that our mediocrity is liberating and our lack of skill will inspire the audience to believe that anybody can make it. Also, we have good songs, a little humor and a bit of charm.

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Sioux Cityan Corey FravA popular performer in el is like a machine gun of the Rivercade/KCAU Kid’s tricks. He recently graduZone each year, Mr. Twister ated from Sioux City’s own is back once again armed West High School. Fravel with fun and balloons! Mr. performs interactive card Twister’s wife, Ms. Twist, tricks and sleight–of-hand will also be joining in the “Street Magic” right in front fun. For the past 11 years, of any and all that gather Mr. Twister has entertained around. Your kids may have children at Saturday in the seen perform last year at SatPark with his wacky assorturday in the Park, at their ment of balloons. Make sure school thanks to Beyond the Bell or at After Prom parties. to bring the young ones up to visit Mr. Twister & Ms. Twist In addition to shows for “older” audiences, he will also per- and ask for a crazy balloon sculpture! form this summer at the Woodbury County Fair. Come visit as he will entertain children, and parents, as they spend time in the Kid’s Zone! Inflatables and

Face Painting Happy Faces face painting by Patti and friends has been coming to Sioux City for 21 years. We provide face painting designs from $5 - $10. And, even have temporary tattoos! We’ve painted the moms and dads that are now bringing their children. Moms want their children to have the same fun that they had years ago. Stop by the Kid’s Zone and get your happy face on!

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The Petting Zoo is excited to be coming back again to the KCAU-TV/River-Cade Kids Zone. The Meyer Petting Zoo, a family owned business out of Holstein, Iowa, is bringing a pen full of cute, furry animals. The zoo consists of mainly farm animals. There will be goats (one named Dave), sheep, rabbits, maybe some baby chicks, and miniature donkeys. The biggest attraction seems to be the Jacob sheep, Hornet. He has four horns that seem to amaze everyone he meets. There will be babies for the kids to enjoy. Kids can buy ice cream cones filled with pellets to feed the animals for 50 cents. Admission is FREE. The petting zoo will be open Carnival Rides This year’s Kid’s Zone from noon to 5 p.m. promises to be the best year yet! New to the Kid’s Zone will be a special Toddler BCU Bug Zoo The Insect Zoo promotes appreciation and understanding Zone featuring inflatables for insects and arthropods. Participants will have the opjust the little ones. And, for the bigger kids, there will be portunity to see and hold giant cockroaches and meet Mr. old favorites such as the Eu- Pink, the Chilean rose hair tarantula. robungy, obstacles courses and a bounce house. Lastly, the ride everyone has been waiting for is coming back … the Ferris Wheel (and we mean it this time)! Be sure to stop up to the Kid’s Zone and check out all of the attractions!

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mind). Enjoy, be safe, ride the bus and be at peace.Phil Claeys, SITP Keeper of With a lineup like we have for this the Keys year’s 23rd annual Saturday in the Park, anyone with a single ounce of common sense will not drive and LOOK MA’ I’M ON TV We are pleased to once again attempt to secure a parking spot within a square mile of Grandview welcome a production crew from Park on July 6. If you do so you’ll Iowa Public Television to the 23rd spend more time looking for a space annual festival. As with the past to park than you would at the concert. couple of years, these AV pros will Truly, the smart people know the film the sights and sounds found at best approach is to take the bus. How out stellar Sioux City event. Once convenient it will be to simply park edited, the footage will be turned at the Long Lines Family Center or at into a one-hour highlight special that the Tyson Events Center and enjoy a will be broadcast across Iowa on Aug. pleasant ride on one of our luxurious 9 at 9 p.m and Aug. 22 at 11 p.m. city buses. It will deliver you and Don’t miss the video of the event you your loved ones directly to the main already went to! entrance of the park and take you back to you vehicle when you are IT’S EASY BEING GREEN AT SITP ready. While your neighbor one blanket over may seem a little trashy, that is The cost is as follows: still no excuse to throw your garbage Adult Cash Fare: $1.80 in their direction rather than taking the time to dispose of it properly. Senior Citizen/Medicare Cardholder/Disability Cash Fare: And by properly we mean looking at the markings on the recycle and $0.90 garbage bins and tossing your item Youth Cash Fare: $1.55 in the appropriate one (garbage does Children under 5: FREE not belong in the can/bottle recycle (Accompanied by an adult) people)! While all is normally happy This approach is hassle-free and in the land of SITP, our small army a fun shared experience with other of volunteers do get a bit bummed each year as they pick up the smart SITP attendees. Imagine the excitement as you all mountain of trash festival-goers leave sing the words “The wheels on the behind. Thank you for your earthly bus go round and round” and “29 consideration. bottles of beer on the floor, 29 bottles of beer.” All to the dismay and joy of CASH FOR DAYS The ATM machines will be rampant the happy camper bus driver. this year at Saturday in the Park. Use your imagination and you can Don’t think for a second we don’t even pretend you are a rock star and have you covered. Of course we the bus is actually your personal could recommend you bring cash extended limo with your chauffeur before the event but then we wouldn’t taking you and your entourage to the make money off the $2 fee. Ha. We’re park (ah, the power of the imaginary

just trying to keep you preparedespecially since two of the ATMs will be next to the beer ticket tent. Plus, you never know what you may find from the vendors in Arts Alley. Just when you thought the world was becoming plastic … well if you live in Sioux City, you know that’s not the case (many of the best restaurants/ bars in town are cash only).

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Beer makes the world go around. OK, maybe not, but it certainly helps. Here’s what you need to know about the beer this year. 1. No alcoholic beverages are allowed to be brought on the premises. You may think this is harsh but remember, you got into the festival for free and the more beer you buy from us the more money we’ll have to persuade next year’s artists to come perform here. 2. No peeing in public. You may also feel this rule is harsh … especially if the line for the restrooms is too terribly long, but consider this, SITP is a family event. Keep it together (and in your pants) people; just for one day. 3. Beer can be purchased in one of two places: at the beer ticket tent and inside the main beer garden. 4. Cost: Five beers for $20 or 1 beer for $4.50 (remember; free festival. Also, if this fest was in California these prices would be considered cheap). 5. Which beers will be available? We’re glad you asked actually because we’re very proud of this year’s lineup of beers: Premium Beers: Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Select, Select 55, Mich Golden Light, Bud Light Lime, Bud Light Platinum, Chelada - Bud Light,

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Including photos, live blogging, video, twitpics and more – this is the end all to be all of Saturday in the Park coverage. Want to know what the weather’s doing before you get there? Want to hear how the crowd is reacting to each artist? Go to www.siouxcityjournal.com for instant access to everything you wanted to know and probably some stuff you didn’t. Along with this don’t forget to follow the Saturday in the Park official twitter feed @sitpfest for the truly inside scoop including backstage tidbits. Those who want to be included in our live blog be sure to include #sitpfest in your tweets.

AFTER PARTY IS A PARTY TOO Not ready to give it up after the fireworks finish after the last song of the festival? You don’t have to! Head to Indigo Palette, 1012 Fourth Street, right afterwards for a free celebration you won’t forget. Tallgrass from the main stage will offer the entertainment. The Chesterfield, 1225 Fourth St. will also be serving up a great after party with artists DJ Bowlz, Protige and Eboli, Witness Tree and more. The cost for that is $5. Age 21+.

DISABILITY TRANSPORTATION

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Due to federal regulations, we are unable to offer a 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 for those who need a bit of a special ride.

NO PETS, PLEASE Please leave your dogs, cats, pet rhinos and alligators at home this year. The large crowds and heat that we frequently have at the festival are not good for your pet, which 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 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.

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Coolers simply take up too much valuable After 9/11 and the Boston Marathon this year, sitting space at Saturday in the Park, not to enough said. And please leave your duck calls at mention the negative impact it has on beverage home. and food sales that are needed to help make the event happen each year. Plus, we often end up PARENTS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE picking up stray coolers Sunday morning. Please FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN leave your own beverages at home. Please keep track of your kids. If for some reason you lose track of them, contact the Review SATURDAY IN THE PARK IS NOT & Information Booth for such “Lost People”. But RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR STOLEN because so many people take their own pictures in front of the booth, Di will now be charging $5 ITEMS You should turn your lost people and lost per- in advance for each picture taken. sonal possessions in at the Information Booth. Although we’re told the Info Booth has a perPLEASE STAY OUT OF THE ROSES, son who is able to figure out the owner’s phone ONLY ADMIRE THEM. PLEASE STAY number for practically any cell phone, we can- OUT OF THE WATER FOUNTAIN, ONLY not guarantee your lost phone (or any other item) ADMIRE IT. will be returned to you. We can only guarantee You should be aware that the roses bite! In that we might find one and use it to call or text addition, Mr. Spock has placed an invisible dye your girlfriend or boyfriend. 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 Great Southern Bank’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.* • No shade umbrellas larger than a standard rain or golf umbrella except in designated area.* • No unoccupied or under-occupied supersized 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. *The area south and east of upper beer garden. Thanks for understanding, Steve Kohl, SITP Legal Eagle

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Larry and Diane Countryman Dave and Arlene Curry Paul and Penny Fee Mike Flannery David and JoEllen Fravel Gregg and Carla Galloway Tom and Carol Garvey Nancy S. Giles Kim Gleeson Jerald and Donna Goehring Kathleen E. Golden Gretchen and Russ Gondek John and Di Gray Dan and Gyna Greenwell Dennis and North Grueskin Joanne Grueskin Greg and Teri Grupp Bill Hackett Bill and Colleen Hagemeyer Alan and Pat Heisterkamp Dr. Greg Hoversten Debbie Hubbard Thom and Julie Humbert Kirk and Rosalie Ivener Tim and Colleen Jarman Ken Jarmer Chris Jensen and Beth Harms Mike and Lynn Kafka Paul and Suzi Kaiman Bruce and Ben Kolbe 2013 INDIVIDUAL Gary Maly DONORS Bill and Marsha Adams Christopher and DeRob and Kathy Andersen Niki Margeas Dr. Robert Margeas Greg and Maria Andersen Shawn McCoy Bryan and Wini Arneson Cindy McLaughlin Matthew and and Dwight Packard Stefani Barnes Marc and Julie Mozak Mike and Margie Bennett Mark and Ardie Nixa Nancy Boysen Chris and Brenda Norvel William Bradbury Rick and Elise Novotny Dr. Paul E. Burke David and Joan Paulsrud Ted and Jo Carlson Ginny Peterson Tom and Jean Carroll Mark and Polly Peterson Roger and Joy Caudron Marti Peterson Brad and Jennifer Clay David and Marilyn Cohen Walt Peterson Marcia and Richard Poole

Khalid and Terrie Rasheed Pete Sandman Gary and Betsy Schubert Michael and Mary Schuh Samuel N. Shapiro Kenneth Shaull Stan and Amber Sherman Steve and Marcia Shook Jody and Gina Sitzmann Doug and Pam Smith David Sterling Bill and Gloria Stewart Larry and Cathi Swan Mary Tope Joe and Diana Twidwell Fiona Valentine Glenn Walinski Kirk and Nancy Walker Dr. Patrick and Lori Walsh Keith Weaver and Kristi Walz

Kansas City

Repair Centers

Praxair Distribution, Inc.

Aegis Food Testing Laboratories

Prodenco Group, Inc.

PREMIER Bankcard

Radius Steel Fabrication

Professional Pool and Spa

All Power, Inc. Aventure Staffing and Professional Services

Rocklin Manufacturing Co. Rasmussen Mechanical Services Sergeant Bluff Eye Care

Avery Brothers, LLC

Sioux City Bandits

Ray’s Midbell Music

Brokers Alliance, Inc.

Siouxland Urology Associates

RML Architects

Steffen Truck Equipment

Sioux City Musketeers

Al Sturgeon Law Office

Sioux City Night Patrol

Sugar Shack

Sioux City Wintronic

Wireless World

Siouxland Cyclists

Memphis Action Moving and Storage

Siouxland Women’s Health Care

Mark Albenesius, Inc.

Sioux Rubber and Urethane

Century 21 Prolink Charlie’s Wine & Spirits Coffee King, Inc. Davenport Cleaners Five Star Awards and More Foulk Bros. Plumbing & Heating 4th Street Sports Grill Gerkin Windows and Doors L.P. Gill, Inc. Global Foods Processing, Inc. Grainger

2013 SOCIETY LIST

Green Gables

New Orleans

Heartland ChiropracticDakota Dunes & Singing Hills

Greg Jones and Carol Roge

Chicago

Belle Touche Salon and Spa State Farm Insurance Bill Hanson Agency Ben Fish Tire Co. Suter Services Blankenship Meier Painting The UPS Store Brown Wegher Thompson Electric Construction Titan Machinery Cabinetry Solutions Cannon Moss Brygger Architects Captive Insurance Management Co.

Aalfs Manufacturing, Inc.

Heritage Bank

Dakota Traffic

Advanced Prosthetics Center

Bart Holles Construction, Inc.

F & M Bank

Arcelor Mittal

indigo palette

1st Financial Bank USA

Benstar Packaging and Distribution, Inc.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 231

First National Bank

Jebro, Inc.

Hamilton Touchless

Budget Motors Great West Casualty Co. and Joe Morton and Son, Inc. Gunderson’s Jewelers Hawkeye Adjustment Heidman Law Firm Klinger Companies, Inc. Pathology Medical Services of Siouxland Pinnacle Bank Security National Bank Solid Fabrications, Inc. Team Creative Fire Wilson Trailer

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Roto - Rooter

First Administrators, Inc.

Hamilton HyVee

J & L Staffing & Recruiting Home Depot Jimmy John’s Gourmet Knife River Midwest Sandwiches Knoepfler Chevrolet J & J Coins Midlands Clinic PC JJ Rentals Miller Bros. Furniture JKL Enterprises, Inc. Morin Turf - Michael Morin Keizer Refrigeration NewMortar.com John Kiernan, O.D. Network Systems+ King of Trails Office Systems Company Construction, Inc. Overhead Door Company Kollars and Lewon, PLC Palmer Candy Company

Kollman Appliance

Performance Engineering

Lechner Lumber Company

PLaN Architecture

Lindblom Services, Inc.

Prestige Collision

L & L Builders Co.

Tri-State Dental Lab United Commercial Real Estate United Real Estate Solutions Van Osdel Plastering and Drywall, Inc. Vaughan Construction Donald B. Wender, M.D. Western Iowa Coop Western Iowa Tech Community College Wigman Company Zenk Auto & Repair Inc. Ziegler Cat

Sioux City Hamilton HyVee Liquor Leeds Car Wash Meier Towing, Inc. Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes Pickerman’s Soup and Sandwich Rocket Auto Wash Sergeant Bluff Dental, PLLC

arts alley

Who doesn’t like a place where the arts come first? This year, the alley has some favorite return vendors in addition to some really amazing new ones. Check out the vendors listed below. Oh, and there will be ATM machines in the park too – just in case you forgot your cash or need more to get that perfect item.

The Necklace Guys Council Bluffs, Iowa Irie Moon Sunglasses Lincoln, Neb.

GLR Fine Art Whiting, Iowa

Returning to SITP with their fun leather and bead Irie Moon is your full service sun protection stop. jewelry including, anklets, bracelets and of course, This company has been providing sunglasses and eye necklaces. There really is something for everyone. protection for 11 years as well as UVA/UVB, oil-free, aloe-based formulas for tough all-day sun and insect protection that is also eco-friendly. There will also be The Bag Basement Sioux Falls, SD This booth will help you celebrate SITP in a unique straw hats. way. Stop by and pick up our rocking Mohawk Wigs, handmade neckties and so much more. Old Tree Creations Omaha, Neb. Old Tree Creations will be featuring original and print artwork. Happy Faces by Patti Omaha, Neb. This is Patti’s 23rd year at the music fest. She started on top of the hill in the Kid’s Zone and was such a suc- Bio-Chi Institute Sioux City, Iowa cess that the face painting stop has retuned every year. Offering awesome chair massages as well as bringing the bars back again this year!

This outfit creates pieces of art that express ideas, feelings and emotions. If you are looking for one-of-a -kind landscape, abstract, cityscape oil paintings, this is the best place.

Circle of Violet Weaving Sioux Falls, S.D.

Eyes Of The World Imports Lincoln, Neb. The Nebraska-based company will showcase imports from around the world.

Live, Laugh, Shop Sheldon, Iowa Choose from anything between 3D pictures, lanyards, belts, wristbands, wallets and cotton backpacks.

SU FU Collective Dell Rapids, SD

This collective, back to SITP once more, specializes This is a company that weaves hand-woven rugs. Each Sunny Day Creations Clive, Iowa in handmade clothing, backpacks, wallets and Hula rug is custom made and one of a kind. 10 percent of Jamaican Style eco - friendly personalized tie-dye for hoops. each sale is given back to a charity. infants, toddlers and adults by the artist Sunday O. Come add some color to your life.

V.LEE.WEISS.VINTAGE Omaha, Neb.

Aura Borealis Mankato, Minn.

Come explore the natural magical energies of crystals Tat2U Omaha, Neb. and stones. See how they make you feel. Any ques- Back again for the ninth year in a row, they’ll be spraytions you may have in how these things can assist ing over 1000 designs of temporary airbrushed tatyour life can be answered. toos onto concert goers. Come choose your favorite tattoo for the weekend. They also bring with them Spin Art. Create your own art, on a Frisbee, with a Bodhi Imports Lincoln, Neb. Returning with your favorite Hand Batiked Clothing, fun Spin Art machine. instruments, meditation bells and incense, this booth has something for all. A. Weiss Custom Copper Design

This is as vintage as it gets, everything is vintage at this booth! Vintage guitars, vintage jewelry, clothing and accessories.

P & S Cosmetics Sgt. Bluff, Iowa All of these cosmetics are all-natural, pure quality ingredients, no chemicals or unnecessary fillers plus, they are all reasonably priced.

Widespread Threads Iowa City, Iowa

This company lives to spread love and positivity Cosmic Dyes Lawrence, Kan. Omaha, NE around the world. For each shirt sold, Widespread Your one-stop-shop for everything tie-dye. We have Featuring handmade custom copper works of art. Threads donates a tee to an American kid in need. It’s every color, every style, and everything to keep you in Heat treated copper earrings and garden art and jewa movement. The shirts look cool too. the festival spirit. elry pendants made from crystals that have been collect on crystal hunting trips. Plus, copper Garden Art Larry Budwig Art Glass Omaha, Neb. that represents natural shapes and abstract forms. A constant returner to the SITP festival, the business has been showcasing unique glass jewelry and acces- Paxton’s Pewter Cherokee, Iowa sories for years. This made in Iowa pewter and jewelry booth is back for its 21st time. www.saturdayinthepark.com | 07.06.13 | Blues City Journal | 43

IndigoPalette

An Art Gallery and So Much More!

Committed to celebrating music in our communities

Visit our Food Tent at Saturday in the Park for Delicious Fresh Food and Refreshing Drinks. Serving Albacore Tuna Pita Pockets , Bo’s Loosies w/ Chips, Fresh Grapes and Cheese Cups, Italian Sausage Sandwiches, Smoothies, Ice Coffees and Lemonade.

Party on with us with SITP main stage rocking blues performers Tallgrass! In the Indigo Blues Room from 10:30-1:00. No Cover charge and $2.50 PBR draws!

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Wells Fargo is proud to support Saturday in the Park

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There’s something about music that enhances the senses and makes us feel like we’re experiencing things for the ﬁrst time. Baird is proud to support the artists whose eﬀorts continue to shape the world we share. The Crawford, Holzrichter and Morrison Group Private Wealth Management Robert W. Baird & Co. 302 Jones Street, Suite 210 Sioux City, IA 51101

River-Cade Riverfest 2013 10 Days of Family Fun July 12th-21st.

Thursday, July 18th Brandy & Smokey Robinson Friday, July 19th Jaida Dreyer, Joe Nichols, Ronnie Dunn Saturday, July 20th Survivor, 38 Special, Bachman Turner Sunday, July 21st Joe Diffie, Mr. Merle Haggard

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YOUR MUST-DO LIST NEVER STOPS GROWING

You can scale the climbing wall, enjoy live music downtown, cheer on your favorite team and join friends or family at an amazing outdoor festival. And as a Blue Zones demonstration community, we are making the healthy choice the easy choice. Experience Sioux City beyond Saturday in the Park.

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