CheckOneTwo

Sweet Fancy Moses!  Riverfest is almost upon us, and it’s time to get all logistical-like.  Lots of great bands, plenty of stages, and some decisions must be made.

The full Riverfest music schedule is available right cheer.  As a public service, CheckOneTwo has sifted through the schedule and humbly offers this handy guide as a resource for the discerning Riverfest attendee.  Click the hot links for more information about each of the bands.

NOTE:  the Arkansas Music Tent is a gold mine, and is located on the NLR side on the east end of the park. 

Highlights that I see:

FRIDAY

6:15 SILVERTON (Triple-S Alarm Stage)–upbeat, old-school folk/country

7:30 607 (Triple-S Alarm Stage)–smart rap

9:30 THE MOVING FRONT (Arkansas Music Tent)–guitar/keyboard-driven post-punk

SATURDAY

1:30 P.M.  SMOKE UP JOHNNY (Budweiser Stage, NLR)–rowdy barroom punk

3 P.M.  KEVIN KERBY & BATTERY (Triple-S Alarm Stage)–lyrical good ole Americana rock

4:30 P.M.  RUNAWAY PLANET (Acxiom/Miller Lite Amphitheatre Stage)–killer bluegrass

4:30 P.M.  KYOTO BOOM (Budweiser Stage, NLR)–80s-themed bass driven hypnotic new wave goodness

6 P.M.  CHRIS DENNY & THE OLD SOLES (Acxiom/Miller Lite Amphitheatre Stage)–country/americana with surprising vocals

6 P.M.  GREG SPRADLIN OUTFIT (Triple-S Alarm Stage)–Arkansas’s best guitarist leads Americana rock

7:30 P.M.  BETTER THAN EZRA (Budweiser Stage/NLR)–New Orleans party rock

9:30 P.M.  EPIPHANY & ONE NIGHT STAND (Arkansas Music Tent)–don’t miss this hip-hop/soulful show with a crack backing band

SUNDAY

2:30 P.M.  RODNEY BLOCK (Acxiom/Miller Lite Amphitheatre Stage)–masterful jazz trumpet

3:30 P.M.  DAMN BULLETS (Triple-S Alarm Stage)–folk/country that gets ya movin’

6:30 P.M.  BOONDOGS (Arkansas Music Tent)–laid-back ambient indie folk rock

9:30 P.M.  FIREWORKS!!

Come on out–and bring me some sunscreen, willya?

      –Glen