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War Radio, Bridge 19 to play ParkFest Tuesday
The third ParkFest show of the summer will feature Bridge 19 and War Radio beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
As always, the free show, presented by the Greencastle Civic League, will take place in the Bob Flanigan Bandshell at Robe-Ann Park.
Food vendor this week will be Anthony's Pizza.
Bridge 19 was founded by songwriters Amanda Lucas and Audrey Cecil, playing a mix of pop, folk and Americana.
In March, Bridge 19 released its first pieces of new music since 2012's "The Fall Back." Lucas and Cecil knew there was more when they released the first record.
Most of the songs on the debut were written individually by Lucas and Cecil. In the time since, they have been co-writing, honing a sound and building on the harmony-driven, evocative music they create.
The band has also been growing, with the addition of Meg Samples on drums shortly after the release of their record and the recent addition of Jeff Faith on bass.
Besides playing ParkFest for the third year, the band is preparing to release another album this fall.
Essentially, War Radio is a band of music lovers.
The four members, Joel Everson (vocals/guitar), Tosh Everson (vocals), Drew Cooper (drums) and Dennis Furr (bass) love to take all of their musical influences and produce music that is engaging, moving and ever alive.
With a focus on original music, the group loves the art of the live performance, believing that feeding off the energy of the crowd and creating this exchange of emotion and freedom is one of the best feelings there is.
The band has a new single from the album they are currently working on titled "Mona Lisa (Pages)," that depicts their true sense of song writing.
Their goal in this song, with this album, is to say something. Something that inspires hope, that evokes thought, that allows the listener to become caught up.
The band is busy with a calendar booked almost the whole year through. They are preparing for some great things in the near future.
Top level corporate sponsors for ParkFest include Greencastle Hometown Dental, York Automotive, Friends of the Park, Walmart Distribution Center and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service.
Second level sponsors include Bittles and Hurt/Hopkins-Rector Funeral Homes; Collins Evans Real Estate; Dale Oliver, DDS; Hendricks Power Cooperative; HSMB Insurance Services Inc.; Jeffery A. Boggess, Attorney; Mark Hammer CPA; Shuee's Great Buys Plus Appliance & Electronics, Furniture & Mattress; Greencastle Rotary Club; and First National Bank.
Coming ParkFest performers and vendors include:
* June 23: Mike & the Voices, Blues Side Up (Burgers & Such)
* June 30: Fret Set, Covered Bridge Harmony (Anthony's)
* July 7: Chris Wurster, Saturday Shoes (Burgers & Such)
* July 14: Lexi Len and the Strangers, Gus Moon (Putnam Inn)
* July 28: John Bean, Dominique Rivers (Putnam Inn)