Music Line Up For Grand Junction’s 2016 Downtown Music Festival
The Grand Junction Off-Road and Downtown Music Festival happens this weekend. (May 20-22) Here's the music line up for the festival.
The Downtown Music Festival, in conjunction with the Grand Junction Off-Road, offers a variety of music on three stages on Friday and Saturday. Bring a couple of chairs to downtown Grand Junction and enjoy the tunes. Admission is completely free.
You will find the Main Stage at 4th and Main, and side stages in the breezeways in the 500 and 600 blocks of Main Street.
Here's a look at the music schedule for the Downtown Music Festival, and down below you'll find a sampling of several of the bands being featured during the weekend.
FRIDAY, MAY 20
MAIN STAGE
6:00PM............TIGHT THUMP
8:30PM............HEAD FOR THE HILLS
WEST SLOPE STAGE
2:00PM.............BOBBY WALKER
3:30PM.............BOBBY WALKER
5:00PM.............MAMA MAGNOLIA
6:30PM.............MAMA MAGNOLIA
BEST SLOPE STAGE
3:00PM............WE SPEAK IMAGINESE
4:30PM............STILL HOUSE STRING BAND
6:30PM............ATOMGA
SATURDAY, MAY 21
MAIN STAGE
11:30AM.........STRAY GRASS
3:00PM..........CHANGING LANES EXPERIENCE
4:30PM..........CHANGING LANES EXPERIENCE
6:30PM.......... QUIET LIFE
8:OOPM.........THE STONE FOXES
WEST SLOPE STAGE
1:00PM..........BONE TREE
2:30PM..........ALICIA VINCE
4:00PM..........BOBBY WALKER
5:30PM..........DOUG SIMONS
7:00PM..........DOUG SIMONS
BEST SLOPE STAGE
12:30PM.......CLYDE MCGEE
2:00PM.........SOUL HABIT
3:30PM.........GONZALES
5:00PM.........RADICULT
6:30PM.........WAVE BABY
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HEAD FOR THE HILLS
HEAD FOR THE HILLS is straight up Colorado Bluegrass. If you love bluegrass, you will love these guys on the Main Stage Friday at 8:30PM.
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STONE FOXES
The Stone Foxes come from San Francisco, a bluesy rock and roll band with infusions of country, rock, and blues. See them on the Main Stage Saturday at 8:00PM,
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TIGHT THUMP
TIGHT THUMP hails from here in Grand Junction, or Grand Funk-tion as they call it. They describe their sound as funky, bluesy, booty shakin' music. You can hear them Friday at 6PM on the Main Stage.
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CHANGING LANES EXPERIENCE
CHANGING LANES EXPERIENCE is called the "Nation's Hottest Party Rock Funk Soul Show Band", which says it all. Enjoy them at 3PM and 4:30PM Saturday on the Main Stage.
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QUIET LIFE
QUIET LIFE should have broad appeal with music categorized as Americana. They have a country flavor, but definitely not a country band. Catch them Saturday night at 6PM on the Main Stage.
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STRAY GRASS
STRAY GRASS is a hometown crowd favorite while "based in bluegrass", they offer their own brand of jazz, blues, reggae, new grass, and rock and roll. Hear them Saturday at 11:30AM on the Main Stage.
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MAMA MAGNOLIA
MAMA MAGNOLIA, out of Denver, calls their music Soul Rock, but it encompasses a broad spectrum of genres including soul, rock, jazz, hip-hop and classical. You can enjoy them Friday at 5PM and 6:30PM on the West Slope Stage.