WEEKEND TUNES:
FRIDAY
I know five people who have seen the jazz/blues/rock hybrid band Liquid Thin in concert. These five people subsequently called me and said, “You gotta check these guys out!” While I have yet to, I may tonight when the four-piece takes the stage at 8:30 p.m. at the Skyline Bar & Casino, 103 N Hwy 105. It will be a nice preview to what the band will do when it performs at Fridays on the Promenade next week. FREE.
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Another recommendation? Let’s see… Local fav’s Top Down get down starting at 9 p.m. at Rhonda’s Speakeasy, 212 Cunningham Drive. ‘Nuff said. FREE.
SATURDAY
The Sioux City Growth Organization is comprised of young professionals who want to make this river city a better place by getting involved with everything from event organizing to local government. Some of the things the group does, like Sculpt Siouxland, need funding. Enter fundraiser GOFest 2009. Starting at 7:30 p.m. at Jolly Rogers (the bar next to Bev’s On The River), this fest features two band, Electric Junction and the ever-popular Kory and the Fireflies. $10.
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Evicted hails from Nebraska but has been schooled at the University of Hard Rock. Think a Metallic-influenced garage band with a female lead singer. Want to know more? Then ask this band in person when they take the outdoor stage at the Ickey Nickel, 4700 41st St., at 8 p.m. Not sure if there will be a cover charge or not, but this concert concludes the bar’s “Nickel Meltdown,” a day filled with volleyball, baggo, horseshoe and beer pong tournaments. Did I mention the mud wrestling with the Sioux City Roller Dames?
