Here are a couple of videos with Remedy Drive.
The first one is their new single that is getting played on the radio
the second one is a promotional thing about their tour.
i thought it was cool that ark city is listed ..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTK0la4jyXg"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD4A2qy2pfE"
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Aug. 21
We are just over six weeks away from the second River of Life Music Festival.
We still need money and still need helpers.
But it is coming together.
We have several bands lined up, as well as food, crafts and other entertainment items.
Remedy Drive will be back as the featured band. They signed with Word Records this year and their next album is due out Aug. 26. They are getting played some on Christian radio stations out of Ponca.
Check them out at www.remedydrive.com
Ashley Reynolds will be back.
Geof Kimber will be here for the first time. He has been to Arkansas City before and is an interesting musician.
Local musicians will be Tim Durham and Shannon Gackstatter.
We could add a couple more before its over.
We still need money and still need helpers.
But it is coming together.
We have several bands lined up, as well as food, crafts and other entertainment items.
Remedy Drive will be back as the featured band. They signed with Word Records this year and their next album is due out Aug. 26. They are getting played some on Christian radio stations out of Ponca.
Check them out at www.remedydrive.com
Ashley Reynolds will be back.
Geof Kimber will be here for the first time. He has been to Arkansas City before and is an interesting musician.
Local musicians will be Tim Durham and Shannon Gackstatter.
We could add a couple more before its over.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Round Two
We are starting to think more seriously about the second River of Life Music Festival.
It went very well last year. That was great. Now I am a bit nervous because now I have something to live up to.
Last year there were no expectations because no one knew what to expect.
Oh well, its still an adventure.
Here we go.
The feature band last year Remedy Drive, is coming back. They may be the featured band again this year. You can check them out at www.remedydrive.com
Ashley Reynolds is likely to be coming back. its not a done deal, but we are talking.
Not sure who the other bands will be, but we would like to have more bands.
It will be bigger this year. It is on a weekend, so we can go throughout the day on Saturday. We will probably start the music sometime in the afternoon and go into the night.
I am thinking about trying to have something on that Friday night, but ... that may or may not happen.
The other cool thing is Sunday afternoon.
There is the Praise in the Park event that is held each year at Wilson Park, the first weekend of November. They are joining us. They will be moving over to the river site with us for their event.
I am still looking for people to get involved.
If you are interested, give me a call or an email.
or reply here.
It went very well last year. That was great. Now I am a bit nervous because now I have something to live up to.
Last year there were no expectations because no one knew what to expect.
Oh well, its still an adventure.
Here we go.
The feature band last year Remedy Drive, is coming back. They may be the featured band again this year. You can check them out at www.remedydrive.com
Ashley Reynolds is likely to be coming back. its not a done deal, but we are talking.
Not sure who the other bands will be, but we would like to have more bands.
It will be bigger this year. It is on a weekend, so we can go throughout the day on Saturday. We will probably start the music sometime in the afternoon and go into the night.
I am thinking about trying to have something on that Friday night, but ... that may or may not happen.
The other cool thing is Sunday afternoon.
There is the Praise in the Park event that is held each year at Wilson Park, the first weekend of November. They are joining us. They will be moving over to the river site with us for their event.
I am still looking for people to get involved.
If you are interested, give me a call or an email.
or reply here.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
concert aftermath
The first River of Life Music Festival was great.
At about 20 till 6 there were like 10 people there and I was starting to get nervous. Then I saw cars start to come rolling in and I felt better. We started about 6:15 and by the time the second act got going there were lots of people there.
We had about 500 people according to most guesses. I didn't try to count how many people there were.
But it has been a great adventure and as you might expect, I am pretty worn out. Feels strange today to not have something like generators of flyers to worry about.
This shows what can happen in Arkansas City. This place where the concert was is basically a big vacant lot. Its a big field with nothing going on. The old meat packing plant was there at one time.
It wasn't really me that made this happen.
At about 20 till 6 there were like 10 people there and I was starting to get nervous. Then I saw cars start to come rolling in and I felt better. We started about 6:15 and by the time the second act got going there were lots of people there.
We had about 500 people according to most guesses. I didn't try to count how many people there were.
But it has been a great adventure and as you might expect, I am pretty worn out. Feels strange today to not have something like generators of flyers to worry about.
This shows what can happen in Arkansas City. This place where the concert was is basically a big vacant lot. Its a big field with nothing going on. The old meat packing plant was there at one time.
It wasn't really me that made this happen.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
we're on GO
The River of Life Music Festival is today at 6 p.m.
Everything is set and ready to go.
We have been sweating out the weather forecast as we anticipated the concert on the river.
The forecast for today and tonight looks excellent at this point.
Should be clear and in the low-60s when the concert starts, and in the mid-50's by the time the show starts.
Saturday morning the forecast was for rain. We had some alternative sites ready, but thankfully we will be able to move ahead with plans.
It has been a wild ride getting to this point. There have been obstacles, but in every case we have had divine intervention to make things work out. You can call it coincidence if you like, but I don't think anyone could be that "lucky."
Timing has been amazing, and things have been provided at just the point needed.
Realize too that this is our first adventure with putting on a concert. We don't even know what may go wrong tonight. Surely something will. We will deal with it as best we can so I hope people will bear with us.
People have asked why it is on the river.
That really is the point of the concert. That field by the levee, by the old meat packing plant on Summit, is a perfect place for outdoor concerts. I Hope to show that it can be done, and hopefully other people will want to do the same thing.
Here is my ulterior motive :)
That we have more musical events there, and many that im not even involved with. Then, after we get that going, maybe we can get some trees and brush cleared out on the other side of the levee, and have a real riverside park.
For 5 years Ive said we need to develop the river areas. We are wasting a tremendous resource by ignoring our rivers. This is the first step.
So come on out tonight and enjoy the show. It's free.
There's something for every age musically speaking.
Everything is set and ready to go.
We have been sweating out the weather forecast as we anticipated the concert on the river.
The forecast for today and tonight looks excellent at this point.
Should be clear and in the low-60s when the concert starts, and in the mid-50's by the time the show starts.
Saturday morning the forecast was for rain. We had some alternative sites ready, but thankfully we will be able to move ahead with plans.
It has been a wild ride getting to this point. There have been obstacles, but in every case we have had divine intervention to make things work out. You can call it coincidence if you like, but I don't think anyone could be that "lucky."
Timing has been amazing, and things have been provided at just the point needed.
Realize too that this is our first adventure with putting on a concert. We don't even know what may go wrong tonight. Surely something will. We will deal with it as best we can so I hope people will bear with us.
People have asked why it is on the river.
That really is the point of the concert. That field by the levee, by the old meat packing plant on Summit, is a perfect place for outdoor concerts. I Hope to show that it can be done, and hopefully other people will want to do the same thing.
Here is my ulterior motive :)
That we have more musical events there, and many that im not even involved with. Then, after we get that going, maybe we can get some trees and brush cleared out on the other side of the levee, and have a real riverside park.
For 5 years Ive said we need to develop the river areas. We are wasting a tremendous resource by ignoring our rivers. This is the first step.
So come on out tonight and enjoy the show. It's free.
There's something for every age musically speaking.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
7 days and counting
We are a week away from the concert.
We have about everything set to go. Now if the weather will just cooperate.
This music festival has come together so well that I cannot help but think it is the hand of God moving it forward. We have had some obstacles, but so far they have all been overcome. Usually not through our own ingenuity, but "just somehow."
We are trying to spread the word as much as possible now. So tell everyone you know about the concert, and try to come.
Bring blankets and lawn chairs to sit on. There will be some seating, but not very much.
We have about everything set to go. Now if the weather will just cooperate.
This music festival has come together so well that I cannot help but think it is the hand of God moving it forward. We have had some obstacles, but so far they have all been overcome. Usually not through our own ingenuity, but "just somehow."
We are trying to spread the word as much as possible now. So tell everyone you know about the concert, and try to come.
Bring blankets and lawn chairs to sit on. There will be some seating, but not very much.
Monday, August 27, 2007
countdown begins
We are officially less than two months from the big day - 6 p.m. Oct. 23.
That is the Tuesday of Arkalalah week. The concert is going to be in the big field between the Levee and the old meat packing plant, off South Summit near the bridge.
We are thinking of having some sort of event there in September, just to familiarize people with the place. Im surprised that a lot of people don't seem to know where it is, but it is a perfect spot for outdoor concerts.
We are set with our performers.
Tim Durham will be playing between the other groups. His solo guitar work and humor songs are bound to please everyone. He also has a good message, and is a talented musician.
The opening band will be the Butler Brothers, and they could just as easily be the headline band. They are music ministers at First Baptist Church, and we well known locally for their musical talent.
Next up will be Ashley Reynolds, a talented young singer from Missouri. Last year she was named pop vocalist of the year at a Kansas City music festival, which is a pretty nice award. She has a unique sound, that I think sounds like Jessica St. James, but she also brings her own individuality to the state. Much of her music and songs center around purity and drawing close to God.
The headline act will be Remedy Drive.
This is a fine band that we were lucky to get. They have been touring with some of the top bands in the country, and will be going into studio to make a CD very soon, so we caught them between the two. They are from Lincoln, Nebraska.
They are an Alternative band, so it is modern rock and roll. Even so, their music is not so heavy as to drive older people away.
Soon I will have links to the bands and even more information.
This is a free concert.
There is an account set up at CornerBank, called the Christian Music Fund, where donations can be made.
Email us at musicfestival@sbcglobal.net
That is the Tuesday of Arkalalah week. The concert is going to be in the big field between the Levee and the old meat packing plant, off South Summit near the bridge.
We are thinking of having some sort of event there in September, just to familiarize people with the place. Im surprised that a lot of people don't seem to know where it is, but it is a perfect spot for outdoor concerts.
We are set with our performers.
Tim Durham will be playing between the other groups. His solo guitar work and humor songs are bound to please everyone. He also has a good message, and is a talented musician.
The opening band will be the Butler Brothers, and they could just as easily be the headline band. They are music ministers at First Baptist Church, and we well known locally for their musical talent.
Next up will be Ashley Reynolds, a talented young singer from Missouri. Last year she was named pop vocalist of the year at a Kansas City music festival, which is a pretty nice award. She has a unique sound, that I think sounds like Jessica St. James, but she also brings her own individuality to the state. Much of her music and songs center around purity and drawing close to God.
The headline act will be Remedy Drive.
This is a fine band that we were lucky to get. They have been touring with some of the top bands in the country, and will be going into studio to make a CD very soon, so we caught them between the two. They are from Lincoln, Nebraska.
They are an Alternative band, so it is modern rock and roll. Even so, their music is not so heavy as to drive older people away.
Soon I will have links to the bands and even more information.
This is a free concert.
There is an account set up at CornerBank, called the Christian Music Fund, where donations can be made.
Email us at musicfestival@sbcglobal.net
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