Four bands to entertain at Festival of America

from Festival of America 2023

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Judas Priest, Santana tribute bands will headline event

Two tribute bands will top off the musical evening on July 4 at the Festival of America with the music of giants Santana and Judas Priest.

The lasting popularity of those bands anchors an industry that now includes a host of cover bands proffering their music.

Two of the best of those bands will be playing the Lower Visitor Center Park July 4, thanks to the sponsored support of the 12 Tribes Casino at Coulee Dam, according to Rachel Anderson, who has been organizing chamber of commerce events all year, including the Festival of America.

Earlier in the day, Jerry Lee Raines, from Spokane, will play and sing from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a mix of covers he delivers, self-accompanied on guitar or keyboard. We got good vibes from his performances last year.

A Coulee City metal band will follow with a couple sets from 2-4 p.m., playing some of their own originals, like “Bigfootin’”, — oh yeah, Bigfootin’ — and more. That one is a little bluesish down-home metal.

ute to the Music of Santana” on the West Coast.

Music Schedule

Jerry Lee Raines 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The Mystic Plowmen 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Soul Sacrifice 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Judas Rising NW Chapter 8 p.m.

Soul Sacrifice bills itself as the “#1 Award Winning Premier Trib-

To bring the eight-piece band, the chamber needed to find a bigger stage, Anderson said. They’ll command that stage from 5-7 p.m. with the Latin rhythms and unforgettable guitar riffs of Carlos Santana. Don’t turn your back on them, baby.

“Soul Sacrifice performs these songs with a passion and joy that engulfs the audience in the entire atmosphere of Santana’s music,” their website claims.

Judas Rising Northwest Chapter takes the stage at 8 p.m. to play the music of Judas Priest, the metal band that evolved into one of the premier acts of the ’80s and into the ’90s.

“We are fans of everything Judas Priest, and deliver a blistering, high octane, live experience,” the band wrote on their Bandmix site. That mix includes covers of songs like Sinner, Beyond the Realms of Death, Hell Bent for Leather and more.

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