ParksFest Music Festival

An update on ParksFest 2023 and beyond.

Happy Jacobsville Day, everyone. Garvin Park is the jewel of the area, and we're thankful for the volunteers we have that help keep it clean before, during and after the festival. There would be no ParksFest without our volunteers.

ParksFest 2022 was a perfect day! Here's a few shots our videographer and photographer Chaz Moore captured at Garvin Park last Saturday.

Thank you to everyone who attended ParksFest 2022! It was a beautiful day and night at Garvin Park!

📷: Andrew Buck

Get down to Garvin Park!!

Late night cravings led to us sharing the food truck vendors for ParksFest this Saturday. Who else is hungry?

Here's a tease of something special commemorating this year's ParksFest Music Festival 2022.

iykyk. See you Saturday, music lovers.

Here's what to expect at ParksFest this Saturday, Oct. 1 at Garvin Park! There's something for everyone all day at the park! Don't miss out!

ParksFest could not exist without the support of these fine organizations. Thank you to our sponsors for keeping ParksFest free and open to everyone! ParksFest on Saturday, Oct. 1 is presented by Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana. We'll see you there!

Here's the band schedule for ParksFest on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Garvin Park! Free music and more all day!

mock orange Faerie Ring Cynthia Murray & The End Times Georgia Funkadelic Cage Willis The Smoke Rings Soul N The Pocket LaTasha Shemwell Music

This feels like an appropriate opportunity to remind everyone that Li'l Sebastian will be at ParksFest Music Festival 2022 on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Join us at Garvin Park in Evansville on Saturday, October 1st as we celebrate ParksFest AND the official launch for EvilleCon 2023! If you bring us some canned goods, we can even offer you a discount on next year’s badge! More details to come 😎

Today we introduce you to Cage Willis!
Massive, in-your-face guitar tones, even wider drums, and full, out-front, honest vocals in “She Walked Away” are typical of Willis’ sound. Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry produced the upcoming album, titled "Who I Am". Ensuring a superior quality of sound and highest standards of production, the album was engineered by Jordan Westfall Shaman's Harvest

Cage was born and raised in Mount Carmel, IL. While working with his father roofing and remodeling homes in Wabash County, he squeezed in required courses to graduate from the local community college at age 18. He started playing guitar at 13. Heavily influenced by Lincoln Brewster, Cage would play big, heart-wrenching guitar solos at area churches. His authentic sound began to emerge.

During the summer of 2017, Cage crossed paths with drummer Cameron Allen. Jamming on the likes of Gary Clark Jr., Chris Stapleton, and The Marcus King Band, the two knew that they wanted to continue to play together. They first performed in early 2019 as a two piece at a “Battle of the Bands” in Evansville, IN. Bass Guitarist Andrew Logan joined Cage and Cameron at the beginning of 2020. Today, they continue to perform together live at local venues, and opening for acts like The Cold Stares even Hairball. Cage released his first single in early 2021. Over the course of the year, Cage recorded and released Bones (Our Town), an EP. You can checkout his latest single “Home to You” and the video 👇🏻

Cage Willis - Home To You (Official Music Video) Listen to "Home To You" and FOLLOW Cage Willis here - https://koji.to/cagewillisLyrics:It's been one of those daysWhen things don't go my way Don't know what...

Check out these cool, new ParksFest stickers! All-weather, vinyl stickers available at ParksFest Music Festival 2022 on Oct. 1 at Garvin Park!

The first ParksFest was 8 years ago today! Who was there, and who will be there for the 7th annual ParksFest on Saturday, Oct. 1!?

It's a beautiful day at Garvin Park! 19 days until ParksFest Music Festival 2022 on Saturday, Oct. 1!

It’s once again time to meet more of your ParksFest music makers! Today we introduce Georgia Funkadelic!
Georgia Funkadelic is a six-piece electric groove band from Evansville, IN (USA). They are a group of musically-talented friends whom come together to make magic.

The music they create is called groove music. What is groove music? Any music that makes you feel good, especially that which is hard to resist dancing to.

The first album called 'Georgia's Pool Party', recorded with nineteen various local Evansville musicians, records the portrayal of difficult times and getting through them. The album is follows a historical timeline of love lost to love found.

The second album (EP) is 'Georgia's After Party', a collection of instrumental groove songs. Put it on and dance, vibe, groove and just feel it. The album follows the path of receiving an invitation to an after-party, and finalized with the collective experience in relationship building.

Musical influences are varied, and include Grateful Dead, Beastie Boys, The Meters, The New Mastersounds, and Talking Heads. Maybe also Perfume Genius, Lady Gaga, and Run the Jewels.

Come have fun with us!!

Time to meet your music makers! Faerie Ring hail from right here in Evansville and have been melting faces with unabashed heavy riff’d rock n roll!

From “The Obelisk”

“Sometimes I get on kind of a high-horse around here and talk about bands like they’re shifting paradigms for all eternity and hyperbole this and that and whatever. I know it. I get excited. It’s part of the thing, if the thing is being passionate about music. And I try to curb it when I can. But something comes along like the streaming Faerie Ring track “Lost Wind” and it’s a reminder of what it’s really all about. It’s not furthering some grand aesthetic vision or whatever. It’s having a good time. And I don’t mean that like whoa-brah party rock like it’s cool-kids thing and you’re not invited if your Instagram brand isn’t super-hot right now. I mean like it’s about getting together with friends, creating something that, yes, is art, but that is also a personal expression of where you’re at and, occasionally — just occasionally — can also be a lot of fun. I hear “Lost Wind” in its unabashed appreciation of volume and tonal weight and think, not about it changing the universe, but about how much fun that s**t must be to play on a stage in front of some friends and whoever else has shown up. I like that thought. I like this song.

ParksFest needs volunteers! Each volunteer receives a special ParksFest t-shirt and free meal. Signup at www.parksfestevv.com or with this link https://forms.gle/xKLshkR9EcdeYMDN9.

ParksFest planning! All day music, food trucks, art vendors, activities for kids by EVPL, and more! See you all here Saturday, Oct. 1!

ParksFest Musician Highlight: From the heart of the Commonwealth, you don't want to miss LaTasha Shemwell Music at ParksFest on Saturday, Oct. 1 in Garvin Park. LaTasha blends R&B, hip-hop and neo-soul with a contemporary pop vibe. To quote her, "my music and style is a complete good mood!" LaTasha is usually a solo perfomer, but she will be joined by a band at ParksFest.

Please voice your thoughts on the city's five-year plan for the Evansville Department of Parks & Recreation!

From Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer: Public feedback can be provided several ways, whether online at www.evansvilleparksplan.com or in-person at a Community Open House.

Organizers are hosting the first Community Open House on Thursday, August 25, 2022, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the CK Newsome Community Center.

Residents are invited to comment on future opportunities and current issues present in the parks system.

When complete, the Master Plan will provide practical, comprehensive action items for the department to execute over the next five years and beyond. The planning process will include a review of existing conditions and data, public input and recommendations for improvements and policy changes.
All cities in towns in the state of Indiana are required to update their Parks Master Plan every 5 years and work with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to inventory park properties.

For more information and input opportunities, please visit the project website at www.evansvilleparksplan.com.

Evansville Department of Parks & Recreation is asking for community involvement as they begin the development of a five-year Master Plan.

Public feedback can be provided several ways, whether online at www.evansvilleparksplan.com or in-person at a Community Open House.

Organizers are hosting the first Community Open House on Thursday, August 25, 2022, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the CK Newsome Community Center.

Residents are invited to comment on future opportunities and current issues present in the parks system.

When complete, the Master Plan will provide practical, comprehensive action items for the department to execute over the next five years and beyond. The planning process will include a review of existing conditions and data, public input and recommendations for improvements and policy changes.

All cities in towns in the state of Indiana are required to update their Parks Master Plan every 5 years and work with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to inventory park properties.

For more information and input opportunities, please visit the project website at www.evansvilleparksplan.com.

Do you have a couple hours to spare on October 1? Want to give back to the community? Enjoy a free meal and a t-shirt?

If so, we have the volunteer opportunity for you. Please apply and pick your optimal hours. We would be thrilled to have your help!

Apply now to be a ParksFest volunteer Apply now to be a volunteer at ParksFest. ParksFest is a free community music festival on Oct. 1, 2022 at Garvin Park in Evansville, Indiana.

ART AND CRAFT VENDORS NEEDED: Apply now to be vendor in the ParksFest Music Festival 2022 market area on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 at Garvin Park!

Apply now to be an art vendor at ParksFest Evansville Apply now to be an arts and crafts vendor at ParksFest community music festival, which is Oct. 1, 2022 at Garvin Park in Evansville, Indiana.

See you at Garvin Park on Saturday, Oct. 1! ✌