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

This summer seems a lot more tame than last. Last summer, in the throes of the Missouri River floods, we welcomed Ben Harper and Cee Lo to Saturday in the Park. While Ben Harper’s per-formance was amazing, Cee Lo’s

drew the crowds looking for a dis-traction from the floodwaters. And even though his 45 minute per-formance left a lot to be desired, he did set the stage for one of the biggest parties Siouxland has ever seen, sending SITP sailing through 21 and straight to 22.

2012 presented a much calmer environment to plan a festival. Early booking efforts yielded in-teresting results, and despite the cancellation of Joss Stone, we were able to build a very, very solid bill headlined by Wilco. The cancel-

lation of an artist is seldom a good thing, and in the history of Satur-day in the Park, we have never had a headline artist cancel after they have been announced. We seldom speculate publicly about who will be playing for the sole reason that we don’t want to mess with peo-ple’s expectations. When an artist cancels after we have announced our lineup, it represents a special set of issues for us, with the worst being fans of the festival being dis-appointed. For that we apologize, and we will strive to avoid this type of issue in the future, but unfor-tunately such is life in the music promoting business ...

Being able to book Wilco for our lineup this year was a fantastic op-portunity for us. Wilco draws na-tionally and the emails and calls we have been receiving reinforce all of this, and its musical vibe fits tradi-tional SITP to a tee. The additions of Gary Clark, Jr., The Chris Rob-inson Brotherhood, and the rest of our lineup will make this a SITP to remember musically. Thousands of people will be pouring into Grand-view Park in the next few days to seriously enjoy an amazing day of killer music, for free ... so why do I

find it so hard to write this column this year?

The reason is, and this will be completely gratuitous on my part, is that a great friend of mine was killed in a bike accident two weeks ago. Troy Tousey was a college buddy who lived in Sheboygan, Wisc., a great guy with a won-derful family in Marci, Tate and Hannah, who are all here at SITP this year. Troy and I spent many hours together on many non-pro-ductive tasks, but one thing we al-ways did, and did well, was take in every ounce of live music we could. Whether a live outdoor festival like Armadillo Day (which in many ways was the precursor to Saturday in the Park), or a night at Kingston Mines watching Dion Payton and the 43rd Street Blues Band, Troy was always up for a show, and al-ways made sure I was along as well.

There were many great ones; Jimmy Page sitting in with Dion at Kingston Mines, Jazzfest in New Orleans right after Katrina, my inaugural Big Head Todd show in Colorado (under protest I may add, until I saw them, then pro-ceeded to promote them countless times thereafter). There were also

a few missteps like a major distrac-tion while I was running Dillo Day, and the foiled attempt (for the 3rd time) to see Taj Mahal, only to be thwarted when Troy opened a cab door into traffic, thereby causing the door to be knocked off the cab and our cabbie to haul us to the po-lice station.

Back in late March Troy emailed me trying to extract the names of the headliners, a usual occurrence this time of year. He was in Belgium at the time and figured if I coughed up some names our friend Mark, who lived there, might come to the festival. I didn’t, but a week later I did email him that Wilco would be playing. His response was “We are coming regardless of the headlin-ers but this definitely is exciting for me. Bummed I missed Ben Harper last year. This will help.”

Throughout the past 20 plus years, many of my friends from outside of Siouxland have made the trek to Sioux City for the week-end for the festival. While I never take it personally when they don’t come, it is always great when they do, and when they are ex-cited about the bill. Specifically in Troy’s case, booking artists that he

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“approved” of and was excited to see was always great validation. After all, he was the one of all my friends with the strongest opinions on music (he actually sent a mutual friend a DVD entitled “Jeremy’s Musical Education” upon determin-ing that Jeremy had bad taste in music).

Taking this one step further, I can look back now and honestly say that Troy Tousey had a dramatic influence on much of the music that has been booked for SITP. Big Head Todd would have never played; Taj Mahal may have missed as well. Third World, The Neville Brothers, Bob Weir and Ratdog, The Allman Brother Band, Dickey Betts and many others may not have entered my consciousness if it wouldn’t have been for Troy. That being said, there are still a few that won’t enter that he liked, but he was a great influence on me musically, and in life, as Troy lived every day as a happy person that ap-preciated the small but great things in life -- like great music, good friends, great food, good par-ties and most of all a wonderful family.

And in many ways Saturday in the Park has become just one small catalytic vehicle for this, bringing together many great friends, includ-ing many of mine, for a great day of good music, food, sun, and camaraderie in Grandview Park. What more could any of us ask for? Even though Troy won’t be here, his family and many of our friends will be as a testament to him.

So please have a great time this year, enjoy the great music starting with Phil Claeys at noon, Teenburger headling the second Stage and Wilco and fireworks at the end of the eve-ning. Enjoy some great food, have a few beers or soft drinks, maybe a funnel cake, and enjoy a beautiful day in a wonderful venue in a great city. Above all, make sure you appreciate those you are with. Thanks to Great Southern Bank, the city of Sioux City and all of our sponsors for making this happen. To the amazing com-mittee that plans this event … without you this would be impossible and sometimes you are the only thing that keeps me going when I work on the not-so-great parts of the festival. Have fun and enjoy every single solitary second of SITP 22 …

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BY LAURA JOHNSON

There are many reasons to join a rock band – in hopes of getting a girlfriend is probably one of the best. That’s what fi rst enticed keyboardist Alex Widner to be a part of Cheers, but soon his motives turned toward the music.

“As time went by it became obvious that the passive role wasn’t going to cut it for me,” Widner explained. “Our original sound is defi ned in large part by my contribution so I decided to step up to more of a lead role.”

That was the beginning of the sound adopted by Cheers – a mash-up of electronica-infused synthesizer and rock ‘n’ roll rhythms. Featuring Neil Strub on guitar and vocals and Zach “Wacky” Polson on drums, the trio knew they had something original.

Strub and Widner, oddly enough, met while doing the Steven Sondheim musical “Assassins” at Western Iowa Tech

Community College in 2009. It wasn’t until the after party that the guys actually talked for the fi rst time. Jamming together, along with Stub’s neighbor, Polson, all happened naturally.

As for the name, they almost didn’t have one before they went on stage for their fi rst gig.

“There was very little thought put into our name,” Strub admitted. “It was one of those things where, ‘We have a gig, what should we call ourselves?” But people seem to like it and have told us not to change it. Plus, you get into the band name thing … who really cares?”

When the group is in the mood to spice things up, it affectionately goes by the alter ego, Ted Danson in the street. But otherwise it’s just Cheers.

A Saturday in the Park second stage favorite two years ago, the guys were never expecting to play the mainstage so soon, let alone open for Wilco.

“I thought it was going to be another year before we’d get on the mainstage,” Widner said. “Wilco … well, I guess I can stop calling them now because it’s actually happening.”

Approached by the SITP committee after playing at a local block party, the band could not have been more pleased.

“It wasn’t a very good show for us that day, but then it turned out to be the best one ever,” Widner said.

Stub said the band had been pushing to play at larger venues for some time and SITP fi ts that bill. In fact, if the noon crowd proves to be more than 200 people, it will be the biggest crowd the band has ever played for.

Equally exciting? Fresh cuts off the new album, “These Thoughts Are Moving Forward.” Hoping to drop its sophomore album in the next few weeks (as long as the coverart is fi nished on time) Cheers

has been working hard on the new release. Using harder chord structures layered with challenging rhythms, the group really pushed outside its comfort zone.

“Our sound has changed a lot since out fi rst album,” Strub described. “We’re really proud of this album, it brings in everything we wanted it to.”

So what will they do to entice people to come out for such an early set? Apparently, Cee Lo Green.

“You’ll just have to come out to see what we mean by that,” Widner enticed.

“We are a fun band. We like to have fun,” Strub added. “Boomy, robust dance beats – that’s what you can expect from us.”

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Seasoned musician proves there’s no need to retire

BY LAURA JOHNSON

Andre Williams is the fi rst to tell you he can’t sing.

“Truthfully, I never could sing,” the 75-year-old confessed in a recent phone interview. “I’d been told that a million times in the beginning of my career. I knew I wasn’t the world’s greatest vocalist but I knew I could tell story.”

Inspired by Johnny Cash, Williams fi gured he could take on a sort of sing-

talk style similar to the one The Man in Black often used. So even if the man isn’t Ray Charles, his grasp on what it means to vocalize blues, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and even punk is right there.

Cutting his fi rst albums in Detroit in the 1950s and ‘60s – the golden age of the Motown era – Williams said it wasn’t all fun and games.

“It wasn’t exciting, it was work,” he said. “It would be like those who work in Disneyland. It’s sometimes fun and sometimes not fun.”

But the work led to a writing job for the then relatively unknown Stevie Wonder – co-writing one of his fi rst hits “Thank You For Loving Me.”

“Sure, Stevie was talented then,” Williams recalled. “I did think he was going to be that big. I knew he was going to be a star because he got on everybody’s nerves … I used to do that too. But it was just a job. I brought him in my studio we just pissed around and came up with what we did.”

Back then, recording meant doing takes over and over before everyone got it right – very different from the process used to make Williams’ most recent album, “Hoods and Shades.”

“During the time when we fi rst started recording I think we recorded ‘Bacon Fat’ 60 times over many days before we had a decent mix,” Williams remembered. The single reached No. 9 on the R&B charts in 1957. “If you didn’t catch it right then then you had to do it over just over and over again.

Every time you do a song you get a different feeling and the one we generally used was the one that had the most feeling. Everyone had their own problems and when you get them together it’s all about being able to gel.”

Moving on musically throughout the

1960s and ‘70s, Williams released more hits and collaborated with talented people. But soon drinking became more important than anything else and in the 1980s he lived on the streets of Chicago – essentially singing for his supper.

“I really don’t know how I got through it,” Williams said of the time. “I know it was the lowest of the lows -- somehow I did it. I made up my mind that I wanted to go back to music.”

And he did return to music, a miraculous return.

With the release of a “best of” album, the public seemed to remember the veteran entertainer. Then came the 1998 album that has been hailed as the sleaziest record of all time called “Silky.”

“I consider myself to be versatile, telling truth in humor and people like sleaze -- this is a sleazy world,” Williams explained.

Most of all, the singer just wants to give the people what they want to hear – meaning he can do anything from the squeakiest of clean sets to the down and dirty. In the case of SITP, clean will be the name of the game.

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Rock ‘n’ roll sextet never loses sight of roots

BY LAURA JOHNSON

James Trimble, lead singer and guitarist of The Dirty Guv’nahs, has decided the entire lineup for Saturday in the Park should go on the road once done with Sioux City – traveling to Knoxville, Tenn., his hometown. Trimble surmised the whole list of musicians would do really well there.

“I wish everyone was coming here,” Trimble said from his home. “Whoever put your festival together did a great job with the headliners and knowing what musicians are up and coming.”

And why not? At home the six-piece group is huge. Fresh off a showing at Bonnaroo, the Guvs played to a wild crowd of 6,000 but back in Knoxville the crew has played for twice that.

“But that’s different, that’s our hometown,” Trimble confi ded.

Still, a band has to be seriously adored to be voted the best band in the city almost every year it has been in existence.

“It feels amazing,” Trimble said of the honor. “It’s one of those things where we are so thankful for our hometown -- especially in those fi rst years when we didn’t have any fans anywhere else and then we’d come home.”

Trimble said that for a band like his that grew organically it’s very good to have a home base.

“We don’t have songs on major pop radio,” he said. “We create records and we create kinetic circles coming out of Knoxville. This is where we want to be rooted. Because we started here, we have a career – we weren’t just another band out of Nashville getting lost in the shuffl e.”

Meeting at the University of Tennessee, through a mutual friend nicknamed Guv’nah, the group began as a college experiment of sorts in 2006. The fi rst few years fostered local bar shows. But about two years ago, the six musicians decided to make this a career, taking

their grassroots sound to a wider audience. It was then they got the chance to record at Levon Helms studio in Woodstock, N.Y.

“Levon didn’t produce our fi rst record. But, because he owned the place, he was always in and out – he was more of a mentor,” Trimble remembered.The group’s sophomore effort, “Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies,” will be released in August. Recorded in Tennessee (this time around because of logistics), the album represents the band’s true sound.

“I really think that with this new record we’ve found our stride with writing honest songs,” he explained. “When you write a song it can sound right but unless it touches someone, it’s not going to last. That’s the step we have to take as songwriters and as a human beings – being honest always.”

Touring this summer in what the guys refer to as “The Mule” – a hybrid between a bus and a van, like an airport

shuttle – Trimble said he’s just happy to have moved up from a van.

“It’s actually very spacious. You can walk around,” he said. “But it does smell like dude. Any time females come in they say, ‘This is not where we want to stay.’ We’re trying to be better.”

So what can we expect from the band’s set (besides hearing songs of the new record)?

“For folks that have never heard us, we’re a very high rock ‘n’ roll and participatory get -up -and –move- around band,” Trimble said. “We’re not creating a show that says, ‘Look at us,’ we’re inviting everyone to listen. It will be fun, that’s a promise.”


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Quad-Cities singer-songwriter fi nally makes it to Sioux City

BY LAURA JOHNSON

Lissie was going on vacation so the interview had to be done before she left, her publicist said. It turned out Lissie wasn’t really going on vacation; she was going on an adventure. Through Outward Bound wilderness expeditions, the singer-songwriter decided she wanted to head to the Mississippi River boundary waters in Minnesota for an eight-day trek (with strangers) through the wilderness.

“It won’t be as intensive as ‘Survivor,’” the Rock Island, Ill., native reasoned. “There will be two guides.”

Now residing in Ojai, Calif., Lissie admitted she is drawn to natural and open spaces, which is why she lives where she does instead of downtown Los Angeles, which is two hours away. Yet, like everything else, the purpose of this trip is to challenge herself.

“I drink every night and so I wonder how my system will take this,” she questioned. “But I’m in relatively good shape so there’s been no special training. I probably should have trained … I think it will be fi ne, I’m 29 I can handle it.”

And when it comes to handling things, she really can – she doesn’t even need a last name.

“That just sort of happened,” Lissie (aka Elisabeth Maurus) said of her stage name. “No one could pronounce my last name correctly so it just started being easier to drop it and it stuck.”

Back in 2008, after she moved to Los Angeles for a record deal, Lenny Kravitz’s people called to see if she wanted to go on tour with him … fi ve days before his show left.

“I was working with the same guy who was managing Lenny,” Lissie explained. “What a great opportunity for me to open for him. It was a perfect setting for me because he was playing smaller venues on that particular tour.”

But then, she didn’t put out a record immediately so

her career stalled. Still, for someone who dropped out of Colorado State University to pursue her dream, work was there with just the small amount of songs she had under her belt (including features on various TV show soundtracks). In 2010 she fi nally released her fi rst full-length album, “Catching a Tiger.” For it, Paste Magazine named her the No.1 solo artist of the year. Fast forward to today and she’s working on new stuff.

“Predominantly, this new album is about me,” Lissie said. “On my fi rst record I had gone through this big life-changing breakup. Now I’m not heartbroken really. I can revisit but it’s not quite as fresh, so then I write about other stuff, too. I’ve recently been such a nostalgic person.”

To satiate listeners, last year she released an EP of covers just for fun after her take on Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” went viral on YouTube.

“I’m waiting on Lady Gaga to call,” she said with a laugh. “Kid Cudi put it on his website, so that was cool. We’ve gotten a lot of recognition for this.”

While her aunt lived in Sioux City for many years, Lissie has never actually visited so she’s excited for the opportunity to perform here.

As with many outdoor festivals, the sun and humidity at Saturday in the Park can be oppressive, but for Lissie, that’s old hat.

“For all these outdoor shows there is no way to keep cool,” she said. “The adrenaline pushes you through though. It was 104 degrees at Coachella this year and I felt like I could faint or throw up because I physically move around a lot on stage. I fi gured I had to go with the circumstances even though I thought I was going to die. I walked off the stage dripping.”

But like she said, she is 29, she can handle it.

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Veteran rocker storms SITP stage for second time

Chris Robinson is back at Saturday in the Park without his better half – both of them. While we can’t confi rm “Almost Famous” actress Kate Hudson accompanied her then-husband to the 2005 Sioux City festival, we know positively Robinson’s brother, Rich, was there as they played together on stage as The Black Crowes.

Now out on his own, Robinson returns nearly 10 years later to bring his brand of folk-rock to the SITP audience. As the Crowes are on a break of an indeterminate amount of time, this is what we can get in the meantime. Here’s how Robinson’s latest project evolved into being, according to his press agent:

“In 2011, after more than 20 years of intense gigging and recording, Robinson set off to shape something new, a fresh rock mythology, a breathing kaleidoscopic

thing stuffed with chooglin’ soul, bedrock boogie and shuffl ing wisdom birthed in intimate clubs and amongst the tall trees of the Golden State. Eventually, this was taken nationwide as the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. What began as an experiment without expectations turned into a 118-show journey for Robinson (lead vocals, guitar), Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Adam MacDougall (keys, vocals), George Sluppick (drums) and Mark Dutton (bass, vocals) surprising these seasoned pros as music of unshakeable solidity and exuberant reach poured out of them. A New Cosmic California sound with tendrils reaching to the original Fillmore West, Topanga Canyon and outwards towards far horizons that fi nds its fruition on the CRB’s studio debut Big Moon Ritual (arriving in June), to be followed by companion album The Magic Door (September).

‘People were surprised to see a van roll up and just the band and our tour manager roll out,’ said Robinson. ‘I’m lugging around this hippy-fi ed custom Twin Reverb

amp at gigs and loading out at the end of the night. Some people asked, “Why are you doing this?” Because you build a temple brick by brick.’

‘This music is unashamedly what we’re into,’ said Robinson, who cites Neu!, Melanie, Flatt & Scruggs, Mel Tillis and Morton Subotnick as regulars in their van listening. ‘It’s not a psych band because you have a Prince Valiant haircut and wear Beatle boots. It’s psych because that’s where our heads are. We want to make music that blossoms. We want to make music that sounds cosmic.’

For a full year, the CRB road tested their ideas, and in the process turned into an empathetic, limber congregation of talents, something different than any of their previous work with the likes of Phil Lesh & Friends, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals and JJ Grey & Mofro. By the time of their sold-out four-night run at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall last December, the Brotherhood were fully switched-on.

This is the band that entered Sunset Sound in Los Angeles in January 2012, setting up shop in Studio B and coming out the other side of a six-day session with 27 different songs with 97 takes, most of it captured straight off-the-fl oor with only minor enhancements after the fact.‘Part of the master plan was not to do anything besides touring the wheels off the thing for the fi rst go-around, and it worked for us and allowed us to fi gure out who we were,’ said Robinson. ‘One of the best things about the lack of a proper music business is if you have an idea, you can do something. If everybody is on the same page, and it’s not about the dough on the table, and it’s really about something you believe in, then you can get there.’”

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Jimi Hendrix clone brings soul to lineup

BY LAURA JOHNSON

In place of Joss Stone’s high-fl ying vocals you can fi nd Gary Clark Jr.’s guitar-shredding fi ngers.

After the rock diva cancelled her Saturday in the Park appearance, it was soon realized all was not lost when Clark’s name was tossed into the mix. Perhaps not yet a household name, the Austin, Texas, native already has been deemed one of the best guitar players around by those in the know (Rolling Stone, Spin and more). Interestingly, the man’s songbook only has about four songs and, still, through touring and word of mouth, he has done SXSW, Coachella and Bonnaroo all just this year.

Recently, the musician sat down and answered a few questions for us.

Question: You just got back from Bonnaroo – are you still recovering?

Gary Clark Jr.: It was actually pretty laid back. We went in and out quickly. There’s a ton going on there but we just took it in stride.

Q: Since you’ll be here in Sioux City Fourth of July weekend, we wondered how do you normally celebrate the holiday?

GCJ: Usually by playing a low-down blues gig. This year we’re going to do a show at The Blue Canoe in Tupelo, Miss. I just enjoy kickin’ it when I can.

Q: When do you remember picking up your fi rst guitar? Did it all come naturally for you?

GCJ: I was 12 years old and received a guitar from my parents as a Christmas present. I had been bugging them for one for a while and they fi nally gave in. It didn’t come naturally at all. I struggled with it for a minute but just stayed with it.

Q: Do you think there’s any truth to what some

are saying that you are the next Hendrix?GCJ: There’s only one Jimi Hendrix, and he has

since passed away. I do appreciate the comparison, but that’s a ton of weight to carry. I don’t really put much into it. I just continue to get out there and do my thing.

Q: Your career is blowing up. Is it moving too fast or do you wish it went faster?

GCJ: I just take things one day at a time. I’m grateful for all of it. I think things are just moving the way they’re supposed to. I don’t think forcing things is the way to go at all – I like to just move through things at a pace that fl ows.

Q: Your EP “Bright Lights” was named one of the top 50 albums last year by Rolling Stone magazine -- it only had four songs on it. What is it about your music that resonates so much?

GCJ: I’m not sure; I just get out there and do my thing with the band, letting it all fl ow. I’m just happy people seem to be feeling it when I put it out there

for everyone. Feeling love from the crows is what feels good about it.

Q: What can we expect from your show here in Sioux City?

GCJ: It will be a good mixture of things: soul, rock, psychedelic blues. And I don’t want to ruin any surprises but there will be a new song or two from the new album coming out that we may work out.


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BY LAURA JOHNSON

Wilco is not a Top 40 band – nor is it a hipster band, according to guitarist Nels Cline.

“Hipster’s hate us because there are other people who do like us,” Cline said.

As with Radiohead, Beck, Spoon and The Flaming Lips, music geeks everywhere trip over one another’s Converse All-Stars and black-rimmed glasses to score the band’s newly released material. Plus, all the important music literature grovels at its feet and the group has been awarded two Grammys. Yet after almost 20 years in the spotlight, the band still isn’t a household name.

But as Cline explained, none of that matters at all to its members.

“We do this for ourselves, making the music we

want to play,” he said from his home in New York.The guitarist, who was named to Rolling Stone

Greatest Guitarists of All Time List, wouldn’t even begin to think of himself as a rock star.

“I’m not into rankings and competitions in general,” he said. “It just made me ponder 100 other people who weren’t on the list … Is Robert Johnson really worse than Slash? It’s all in good fun…but it is silly.”

Not an original member of Wilco, Cline joined at probably its most tumultuous time – frontman Jeff Tweedy was in rehab and a few members had decided to split.

“I never had any real deep fear I had jumped on the wrong ship,” Cline said. “It’s continually been positive for me.”

After the release of the 2004 album, “A Ghost is Born,” Cline’s intention always was to be a permanent member. Then a journalist misidentifi ed him.

“Somehow it got around that I was a ‘touring

member,’ but that was never the case,” Cline clarifi ed.Still as a mainstay in the Wilco lineup for nine

years, the California native has always had time to “wedge in” side projects he cares about. Most recently he paid tribute to the Sioux City rock legend Tommy Bolin on the album “Great Gypsy Soul.” The March release featured Cline, Peter Framton and Joe Bonamassa and many more playing “duets” with old recordings of Bolin.

“I was intrigued at the prospect of playing with Tommy Bolin in this posthumous sort of way,” Cline said. “I hadn’t heard him since the fi rst Zephyr album that I had gotten when I was 14 and had always admired his playing. It was amazing to me the amount of other stuff he had.”

Cline was visiting “Canyon Country” in California last year when producer Greg Hampton got in touch with him to come by his nearby studio to see if he was interested in “recording” with Tommy.

“He just sort of threw tracks at me,” Cline said of the process. “I did some looping and jammed. It was very ramshackle. It seems to always go that way. But Hampton tooled it into this … put the album into focus.”

Touring with Wilco this summer, Cline said the set list is always a little different as fans are able to suggest songs they want to hear.

Have a favorite Wilco song you want to hear played during its Saturday in the Park set? Request it on the band’s website and Tweedy may sneak it in for you between the songs from the new album, “The Whole Love,” and the hits.

“Just remember this is an outdoor venue so we’re not going to play too many moody slash-your-wrists-type songs,” Cline reminded.

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12:55 p.m.Now living in Denver, this Sioux City native returns to share the gift of bass music to the masses. Having lived in San Francisco and Denver he has experienced many genres and sub genres of music and thus developed what can only be described as a style that is electric and full of energy. Be it his Drum and Bass roots, a Dubstep Womp, some GlitchHop, or a Soulful House Session, DJ Buttah will take you on a musical journey.

The Unnamed Confederates are a Sioux City-based band, formed in early 2012, with members from Nebraska and Georgia. Creating a blend of ‘50s southern rock chord progressions and a raw lo-fi sound the group is excited to be hitting the Saturday in the Park stage for the fi rst time.

True to form, Filter Kings have weathered the “peaks and valleys” of any bullheaded rock ‘n’ roll band. The last eight years have proven a beast that can’t be killed and will only come back to burn down your village and or club! Consisting of all original members Josh Dunwoody, Chris Siebken, Todd Dickey and Ger-ald Lee Jr., this brazen four-piece, shotgun shack combo will knock the socks right off of your Aunt Con-nie. If you appreciate rowdy honky tonk infused with some rock ‘n’ roll you’re going to want to check this group out.

November 35th was formed in June 2011 by 15-year-olds Evan Kaler (lead guitar), Casey Cakebread (rhythm guitar and bass) and Evan’s 11-year-old brother Jacen Kaler (drums). Following her middle school talent show performances, the boys invited 14-year-old vocalist Anna Grote to complete the lineup. The band’s fi rst performance was at the 2011 Sergeant Bluff Pioneer Valley Days BBQ. They have since per-formed at the Okoboji Roof Garden for the Iowa Rock and Roll Music Associations Hall of Fame Induc-tions celebrations and many more. The music they enjoy and perform include: The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival as well as many other hits, past and present.

The Omniscient Troubadours (aka The All Knowing Wandering Poets) originate from the Siouxland area and have been displaying their renowned music abilities in the tri-state area as far as Sioux Falls for the past year and a half. The group consists of Antonym The Grim, The Chief and other various artists who are willing to commit to the Poets’ cause of spreading good & thought-ful music. Antonym develops and re-cords his own beats then lays down his complex usage of words all the while being backed by The Chief on the trap set. The two originally met several years ago working together at a local pizzeria called El Fredo’s Pizza. Ever since then they have been carefully developing their craft and wandering the area in search of others who want to join the cause or just enjoy the melodic sounds of hip-hop.


Teenburger – they’re a mouthfulBy Laura Johnson

There is a growing rap scene in Canada. No one in the United States knows about it but it’s there. Looking to change all that is Darren “Ghettosocks” Pyper

and Tim “Timbuktu” Wallace of the hip-hop group Teenburger.

Headlining and closing out the evening on Saturday in the Park’s second stage, the duo is performing in the American Midwest for the fi rst time. “This is the fi rst serious offer we’ve had,” confessed Ghet-

tosocks, as to why they’ve never played the Midwest before. “There are a lot of people on social networking sites saying we should come out to wherever they live but it’s about get-ting promoters to give us offers.”While the crew has played SXSW in Austin, Texas, they

mostly tour Canada. Needless to say, they are absolutely stoked to come play Saturday in the Park. “We’re so excited we want to come out right now!” the guys

exclaimed in a phone interview from their studio in Toronto a few weeks ago. Bringing a mix of old school rap and new age techno, the

group prides itself on making what was once old, new again. “There’s a void in the style we’re doing,” Ghettosocks ex-

plained. “We bring the roots of rap and fl avor it with our own spices. Our infl uences are the Beastie Boys. It’s very New York rooted but like with our own twist. I think there’s an audience for it.”The recent album dropped by the pair, “Burgertime”, sports

a cover depicting everything famous from the 1980s – from Ferris Bueller to a Rubik’s Cube. Ghettosocks even did the artwork for it. “Whatever decade it was you experienced those life chang-

ing moments, it’s going to mean a lot to you,” Timbuktu said. “For us, that was the ‘80s. Lots of stuff is unique to the ‘80s like the styles, the types of comedy, what was perceived as

funny, there was a lot of teen moves. It was just a great time.”Interestingly, the guys didn’t grow up wanting to be rappers,

it all just sort of happened. “There were defi nitely looks of confusion when I told my

family I was going to be a rapper,” Ghettosocks said. “I’m still not sure how it happened.”Moving away to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to go to art school was

when the interest became clear for him. Meanwhile Timbuktu, who has a degree in music production, was always inspired by music growing up.“I’ve done this since 1996,” Timbuktu said. “I had friends

who recorded beats and I started writing lyrics then freestyl-ing at clubs … it was an organic the progression for me.” Together for two years now, the guys were introduced by

friends who thought their rapping styles would complement one another. “Our mutual friends treated us like two gorillas pushing us

into a room just to see what happened – hoping we’d ‘mate,’” Ghettosocks explained, laughing. “For us, the baby was rap.”Bringing mad verbal skills to the SITP stage, the pair expects

to bring all the energy they can muster.“We feed off the crowd when we perform,” Timbuktu said.

“Either us or the crowd passes out … either way, somebody’s got to go.”Teenburger will also play the offi cial Saturday in the Park

after party at the Chesterfi eld, 1225 Fourth Street, following the conclusion of the festival.

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PROTIGE’5:40 p.m.

GHOSTS OF GUYANA4 p.m.

RENO DIVORCE4:50 p.m.

The Gateway Drug: (noun) “A habit-forming material whose use may lead to the exploration of a more addictive substance.” If you D.A.R.E. to take a musical sample of this Sioux City-based hip-hop trio, you’ll be introduced to a whole new realm of thinking. The Gateway Drug is the passageway to your own personal journey of spiritual introspection and self-contemplation. Comprised of DJ Poyo (producer/deejay), MC Brew (emcee), and The Top Civil-ian (emcee), The Gateway Drug is a three-time reigning Siouxland Choice Award winning band on a holy crusade to reach ears and souls that is driven by a passion for creation and the power of music and poetry. They’re already huge in Japan.

Protige’ is an emcee from Sioux City who is as smooth as they come. Along with his DJ, Eboli, you are guaranteed to fall in love with hip-hop. If you already love hip-hop, get ready to fall in love again.

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

Plenty of hip-hop surfaces with varied styles. There’s also a one man band and alternative/acoustic groups that have won multiple Siouxland Choice Awards for music.

The second stage music starts at noon. It’s located near the Grandview park entrance at 24th Street and Grandview Boulevard, by the Abraham Lincoln statue.

Hailing from Sioux City, Iowa, Ghosts of Guyana emit a powerful blast of spirituality and love in their “no bulls***” live show. A little over a year ago the ghosts joined musical forces and infl uences and became an operational band. In this short time they have managed to tour across country and have shared their passion with supportive listen-ers. The band is especially appre-ciative of the recent honor of being selected as the winner of the 2012 Battle of the Bands this last April.Members of this new local band in-clude Matt Lias, Joe Hanson, Rocky Hoffman, and Casey Schroeder. The guys will be sharing their new full length album on July 14 at their album release event.

The well-crafted and deftly ex-ecuted songs that straddle the line between Smithereens and Social Distortion are the bread and butter for these guys, and one listen is all it takes to realize you’ve got a band that truly stands out amongst the herd. Oh, and there’s one more thing ... this ain’t the boys’ fi rst rodeo ... going 10 years strong and grac-ing some of the most legendary bars and stages around the world, they’ve played with almost all their punk heroes (ALL, Social Distor-tion, TSOL, Adolescents, Agent Orange,The Queers, X, The Blasters and Motorhead), and shared a tour bus with more contemporary heavy hitters, a la U.S. Bombs, The Bones, and Street Dogs. They bring their own brand of “punk rock ‘n’ roll” to the stage.

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Mr. Twister A popular performer in

the Rivercade/KCAU Kid’s Zone each year, Mr. Twister is back once again armed with fun and balloons! Mr. Twist-er’s wife, Ms. Twist, will also be joining in the fun. For the past 10 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 and Ms. Twist and ask for a crazy balloon sculpture.

Infl atables and Carnival Rides

This year’s Kid’s Zone will once again be packed full of infl atables and carnival rides to entertain kids of all ages all day long. Among the at-tractions this year are the Ferris wheel and a merry-go-round. For the little ones, there are smaller infl atables

such as a bounce house and giant slide!

Meyer’s Petting Zoo

The Petting Zoo is excited to be coming back again to the KCAU-TV/River-Cade Kids Zone. The Meyer Pet-ting 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, rab-bits, 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 fi lled with pellets to feed the animals for 50 cents. Admission is free. The petting zoo will be open from noon to 5 p.m.

MagicManSioux Cityan Corey Fravel is like a machine gun of tricks.

He attends Sioux City’s own West High School. Corey per-forms interactive card tricks and sleight of hand “street mag-ic” right in front of any and all that gather around. Your kids may have seen Corey perform last year at Saturday in the Park, or at their school thanks to Beyond the Bell. In addi-tion to shows for “older” audiences, he will also perform this summer at the Woodbury County Fair. Come visit Corey as he entertains children and parents alike as they spend time in the Kid’s Zone!

This year, the Kid’s Zone will have a variety of things for kids to do. Back by popular demand are the petting zoo and Mr. Twister. Plus, we didn’t forget the traditional “favorites” such as infl atables, carnival rides, face painting and kid-friendly food. Be sure to stop up for an afternoon of fun!

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TAKE THE BUS - IT WILL GET YOU THERE WITHOUT THE FUSS

With a lineup like we have for this year’s 22nd annual Saturday in the Park, anyone with a single ounce of common sense will not drive and attempt to secure a parking spot within a square mile of Grandview Park on July 7. If you do so you’ll spend more time looking for a space to park than you would at the concert. Truly, the smart people know the best approach is to take the bus. How convenient it will be to simply park at the Long Lines Family Center or at the Tyson Events Center and enjoy a pleasant ride on one of our luxurious city buses. It will deliver you and your loved ones directly to the main entrance of the park and take you back to you vehicle when you are ready, and all for a mere $3.

This approach is hassle-free and a fun shared experience with other smart SITP attendees.

Imagine the excitement as you all sing the words “The wheels on the bus go round and round” and “29 bottles of beer on the fl oor, 29 bottles of beer.” All to the dismay and joy of the happy camper bus driver.

Use your imagination and you can even pretend you are a rock star and the bus is actually your personal extended limo

with your chauffeur taking you and your entourage to the park (ah, the power of the imaginary mind).

Enjoy, be safe, ride the bus and be at peace.Phil Claeys, SITP Keeper of the Keys

LOOK MA’ I’M ON TV We are pleased to once again welcome a

production crew from Iowa Public Television to the 22nd annual festival. As with the past couple of years, these AV pros will fi lm the sights and sounds found at out stellar Sioux City event. Once edited, the footage will be turned into a one-hour highlight special that will be (tentatively) broadcast across Iowa on August 13 at 8 p.m. Don’t miss the video of the event you already went to!

IT’S EASY BEING GREEN AT SITPWhile your neighbor one blanket over

may seem a little trashy, that is still no excuse to throw your garbage in their direction instead of taking the time to dispose of it properly. And by properly we mean looking at the markings on the recycle and garbage bins and tossing your item in the appropriate one (garbage does not belong in the can/bottle recycle people)! While all is normally happy in the land of SITP, our small army of volunteers do get a bit bummed each year as

they pick up the mountain of trash festival-goers leave behind. Thank you for your earthly consideration.

CASH FOR DAYSThe ATM machines will be rampant this

year at Saturday in the Park.Don’t think for a second we don’t have you

covered. Of course we could recommend you bring cash before the event but then we wouldn’t make money off the $2 fee. Ha. We’re just trying to keep you prepared-especially since two of the ATMs will be next to the beer ticket tent. Plus, you never know what you may fi nd 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).

BEER BREAKDOWN 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 were 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, Michelob Golden Light, Bud Light Lime, Bud Light & Clamato, Mich

Ultra and Shock Top Lemon ShandyHigh End Beers: Shock Top, Michelob

Amber Bock, Goose Island 312, Goose Island Honkers Ale, Millstream Schild Brau Amber, Margaritaville Paradise Punch, Margaritaville Spiked Lemonade and Bud Light Lime-A-Rita

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL/WEEKENDER LIVE COVERAGE

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 offi cial twitter feed @sitpfest for the truly inside scoop including backstage tidbits. Those who want to be included in the Journal’s live blog be sure to include #sitpfest in your tweets.

AFTER PARTY IS A PARTY TOONot ready to give it up after the fi reworks

fi nish at the end of the festival? You don’t have to! Head to The Chesterfi eld on 1225 Fourth Street, right after the end of SITP for a celebration you won’t forget. Featuring musical acts Andre Williams from the main stage and Teenburger from the second stage lineup, there’s no way you won’t be entertained. Also includes local groups Lazer Rocket Arm and Jon Jubilee + Kelly Quinn Band. There will be music happening on the inside and outside stages. $7 for ages 21 and up.

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DISABILITY TRANSPORTATION 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 Cen-ter. 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 festi-val 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 fi ne 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.

NO COOLERS, PLEASECoolers 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.

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 fi gure out the owner’s phone number for practically any cell phone, we cannot guarantee your lost phone (or any other item) will be returned to you. We can only guarantee that we might fi nd one and use it to call your girlfriend or boyfriend.

ALL BAGS SUBJECT TO SEARCH After 9/11, enough said. And please leave

your sand bags down on the river levees.

PARENTS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN

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

PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE ROSES, ONLY ADMIRE THEM. PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE WATER FOUNTAIN, ONLY ADMIRE IT.

You should be aware that the roses bite! In addition, Agent 007 has placed an invisible dye in the water that will stain anyone entering the fountain for identifi cation purposes, so beware!

USE THAT BLANKET OR LOSE IT In an effort to make Saturday in the Park fes-

tival 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, um-brellas 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 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.

*The area south and east of upper beer gar-den.

Thanks for understanding,Steve Kohl, SITP Legal Eagle



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Chuck and Marti Peterson

Ginny Peterson

Mark & Polly Peterson

Richard L. Poole

Mike and Linda Prosser

Khalid and Terrie Rasheed

Pete Sandman

Mike and Mary Schuh

Samuel N. Shapiro

Kenneth L. Shaull

Stan and Amber Sherman

Steve and Marcia Shook

Jody and Gina Sitzmann

Doug and Pam Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin and Myrna Sorensen

Ed and Rhea Steck

Lorrie Stedman

Pearl A. Sterling

Bill and Gloria Stewart

Cathi and Larry Swan

Peter Thoreen and Jan Marshall-Thoreen

Mary Hendricks Tope

Pat Krage and Tom Tucker

Joe and Diana Twidwell

Fiona Valentine

Glenn Walinski

Kirk and Nancy Walker

Dr. Patrick & Lori Walsh

Dan Weakley

2012 SOCIETY LISTNew OrleansGreg Jones and Carol Roge

Chicago Aalfs Manufacturing, Inc.

Arcelor Mittal

Benstar Packaging and Distribution, Inc.

Global Foods Processing, Inc.

Great West Casualty Company and Joe Morton and Son, Inc.

Gundersons Jewelers

Hawkeye Adjustment and Collection

Heidman Law Firm LLP

Hopkins Cable

Klinger Companies, Inc.

Pathology Medical Services of Siouxland

Pinnacle Bank

PLaN Architecture

Rocklin Manufacturing Company

RockTenn

Security National Bank

Sewalson Contracting

Solid Fabrications

Wilson Trailer

Kansas City Advanced Prosthetics Center

All Power, Inc.

Aventure Staffi ng and Professional Services LLC

Avery Brothers

Brokers Alliance, Inc.

Budget Motors, Inc.

Captive Insurance Management Company - CIMCO

Charlie’s Wine & Spirits

Coffee King, Inc.

Concrete Products

Davenport Cleaners

Five Star Awards and More

Foulk Bros.

Gerkin Windows and Doors

Grainger

Green Gables

Heartland Chiropractic-Dakota Dunes & Singing Hills

Bart Holles Construction, Inc.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 231

Jebro, Inc

Knife River Midwest LLC

Knoepfl er Chevrolet Company

Midlands Clinic PC

Miller Bros. Furniture

Morin Turf - Michael Morin

Network Systems+

Offi ce Systems Company

Overhead Door Company

Petal Pusher Too

Prodenco Group, Inc.

Siouxland Urology Associates

Soo Tractor Sweeprake

Sugar Shack

Telco Triad Community Credit Union

Donald B. Wender, M.D.

Western Iowa Tech Community College

MemphisAction Moving and Storage

Mark Albenesius, Inc.

Belle Touche Salon and Day Spa

Ben Fish Tire Company

Blankenship Meier Painting

Broyhill, Inc

Brown Wegher Construction

Cabinetry Solutions

Dakota Traffi c Services, Inc.

Dave’s Wood Floors, Inc.

Darling International, Inc.

F & M Bank

1st Financial Bank USA

First National Bank

L.P. Gill, Inc.

Gov Connection/Hewlett Packard

Hamilton HyVee

Heritage Bank

The Home Depot

Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches

John Kiernan, O.D.

King of Trails Construction, Inc.

Kollars and Lewon, PLC

Kollman Appliance

Joe Krage

Lechner Lumber Company

Leeds Car Wash

Lindblom Services, Inc.

Mac’s Heating and AC

NewMortar.com

Palmer Candy Company

Pierce St. Laundry

PREMIER Bankcard

Professional Pool and Spa

Ramada City Centre

Rasmussen Mechanical Services

Ray’s MidBell Music

Roto-Rooter

R. E. Scott Company

Bob and Molly Seff

Sioux City Night Patrol

Sioux City Wintronic Company

Siouxland Cyclists

Siouxland Women’s Health Care, PC

Sioux Rubber and Urethane

State Farm Insurance - Bill Hanson

Steffen Truck Equipment

Al Sturgeon Law Offi ce

Suter

Thompson Electric Company

United Commercial Real Estate

United Real Estate Solutions

Van Osdel Plastering & Drywall, Inc.

Vaughan Construction

Ziegler CAT

Charlie Zook Motors

Sioux CityESA, Inc.

Great Hang-Ups - Karen Henry

Lederman Turkey Farm

Meier Towing, Inc.

Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel

Rocket Auto Wash, Inc.

Sergeant Bluff Dental PLLC

Travel Plus Limousines-Cornbelt Travel

Watkins Small Rodent Farm


Pleasant Valley Creations Sutherland, IAA father-daughter duo who creates one-of-a-kind glass bottle platters, bowls and more. Each bottle is repurposed to make a clever gift or add a special touch to your own entertaining. Wine enthusiasts to beer lovers, male or female - they have something for everyone.

Aura Borealis Mankato, MNBringing a wide variety of unusual and unique gems, minerals, crystals, stones and rocks to the festival, these rare items are sure to be a new abundance into your life. They also have a large variety of tapestries for you to rest on while watching the amazing music. And of course, belly dancing items … ladies, these are for you. Shake it like ya mean it!

Oobagana Council Bluffs, IACreated and produced in Council Bluffs, these soaps, lotions, lip balms, deodorants and bath products make us the Mid-west’s premier up-and-coming small business. Their dedica-tion to chemical-free products allows you to live an easier, natural life. Discover Iowa’s hidden charms.

Tat2U Omaha, NEBack again for the eighth year in a row, spraying over 1000 designs of temporary airbrushed tattoos 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 fun Spin Art machine. Something fun for everyone!

Old Tree Creations Omaha, NEJosh Audiss’ artwork uses biomorphic and fl owing forms as a vehicle for the elegant message of a formless realm.

Happy Faces Face Painting Omaha, NEPatti and Friends have been at Saturday in the Park for the last 20 years, putting new and old designs on the children. When you see all the fancy, fun faces with hair color to match, run-ning around the festival, you can bet they have been to the face painting tent.

Here & Back Again/Recycled Digs Lincoln, NEThey will offer a variety of distinctive handmade items, from gourd drums and rattles to bags and hair accessories made from recycled goods. Intuitive readings from our Psychic and Hair Wrapping will also be offered all at special festival rates.

Irie Moon Lincoln, NEA full service sun protection stop, including Smart Shield skin protection products, providing UVA/UVB , oil-free, aloe based formulas for tough all day sun and insect protection that is also Eco-Friendly and sunglasses specials (including those special to Saturday in the Park).

Bio-Chi Institute of Massage Therapy Sioux City, IAWe will be offering awesome chair massages as well as bringing the bars back again this year!

Sophia’s Boutique South Sioux City, NEWe are the high rollers in girl’s hair bows, Tutu’s, hats, fl ip fl ops and headbands in town. You won’t bust at this table as they will have great deals all day.

Sunny Day Creations Clive, IAJamaican Style Eco - friendly Personalized tie-dye for Infants, Tod-dlers & Adults by the artist Sunday O. Add some colors to your life with these styles. www.sunnydaycreations.com

Paxton’s Pewter Cherokee, IASelling at SITP now for 20 years, this outfi t brings all hand-made jewelry and more made of pewter. Everything is made in Iowa.

The Necklace Guys Council Bluffs, IAThese guys make fun leather beaded anklets/bracelets/neck-laces to fi t you. Everything runs from $4 to $8. Cool charms and beads can be found for all.

Larry Budwig’s Art Glass Omaha, NEA constant returner to the SITP festival, they’ve been showcas-ing unique glass Jewelry and accessories for years.

Sufu Collective Sioux Falls, SDReturning once again to Saturday in the Park, this booth will specialize in handmade clothing, backpacks, wallets and hula hoops.

Burkina’s Art Sioux City, IAThis booth will feature very unique carved wood art, woven bags and bowls.

The Bag Basement Sioux Falls, SDLet this booth help you celebrate SITP in a unique way. Stop by and pick up their rocking Mohawk Wigs, handmade neckties and so much more.

Bodhi Imports Lincoln, NE Returning with your favorite Hand Batiked Clothing, instru-ments, meditation bells and incense – they’ve got something for everyone.

Simply Revived Omaha, NE See jewelry like you have never seen before; everything is made out of wire wrap material. It’s fun, it’s unique and it’s fabulous.

Cosmic Dyes Lawrence, KS Here is your one-stop-shop for everything tie-dye. They have every color, every style and everything to keep you in the fes-tival spirit.

Sacred Matrix Jewelry Omaha, NE Here you’ll fi nd more than just jewelry; they are simply tools to spark creativity, healing, and to advance the user in their cur-rent evolutionary path of consciousness. With the mixture of intention, love, and the metaphysical properties of each stone, a mystic concoction is created.

A Global Friendship Brooklyn, NY Bright, bold colors and inspiring photographs are sure to make you feel happy you’ve stopped by. This is a non-profi t that works for global economic opportunity. Become an interna-tional humanitarian and feel like a world traveler all in one day.

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Who doesn’t like a place where the arts come fi rst? This year we have some favorite return vendors in addition to some really amazing new vendors we are excited to welcome to Arts Alley. 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.


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