The 37th Festival in the Park has announced the live music entertainment line-up for this year’s event.
The festival runs July 18-20 this year. Opening night of the Festival in the Park is Friday, July 18, at 4:00 p.m. This evening is The Matthews WRISTBAND NIGHT — our main fundraising event. Admittance with $5 wristband only.
Entertainment on Friday, July 18
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sleep Study (Rock Quartet)
on Watering Hole Stage
About Sleep Study
Comprised of Cory Eischen (keys/vocals), Justin Hartke (bass/vocals), Ryan Paul Plewacki (vocals/guitar), and Levi Stugelmeyer (drums).
Assembled in 2011, Minneapolis rock quartet Sleep Study has lived up to high expectations set by their dedicated followers and the media. “Coupled with strong chemistry within the band and an updated ’70s aesthetic as heard on their first single ‘Flower Girl,’ the group has been making waves since their formation last summer.” (NPR – 89.3 The Current). The band has tackled the near impossible task of being relevant while nodding to heroes of rock’s past.
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Chris Cady and Alison Smiley (guitar and vocals)
on the Watering Hole Stage
Chris Cady is a touring regional performer/singer-songwriter based out of the Black Hills. A veteran of the road for twenty years, Chris has played venues and festivals throughout the Midwest. Ground covered includes Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Chris has independently produced five albums through the years with his bands Brother Otis, Sweatband, and Violent Hippie. Cady has always had a solo program, and now recording projects of that nature are in the works. His live show runs the gamut of various influences and styles from traditional and Americana music, reggae, psychedelic rock, acoustipunk, classic country, and good old-fashioned rock-n-roll. Chris is an original artist with primary instruments consisting of Vocals, Guitar, and Harmonica. His original music is influenced primarily by roots artists and music from every decade, and when Chris covers a song, he truly makes it a tribute to the influence, with respect and a unique spin
Entertainment on Saturday, July 19
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Black Hills State Alumni Band and Choir
on Bandshell Stage
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Les Singes Volants (gypsy jazz quartet)
on Watering Hole Stage
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Paul Peterson and Joel Adams
on Watering Hole Stage
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Jami Lynn and Dylan James (bluegrass vocals / instrumentals)
on Watering Hole Stage
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Six Mile Road (rock and roll)
on Watering Hole Stage
Entertainment on Sunday, July 20
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Hank Harris (vocals/instrumental)
on Watering Hole Stage
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Steve Frame and Jimmy Harper (old school Western Rebel Music)
on Watering Hole Stage
