Below is the remaining schedule for the 2011 Freedom Festival. Be sure to get out to the park for some great music, carnival fun, and of course, a fish sandwich from the Band Stand! See the full schedule after the jump… Continue reading
Yesterday was the start of Linton’s annual Freedom Festival, and to kick it off several bands performed at Humphreys Park. The first act was a relatively new band called King McQueen, composed of Heather Dawn Smith with vocals, Dickie Phillips with lead guitar, Ed Sharkus with bass, and Brian Rumple on drums. Continue reading
When was the band started, and how did “No One Zero” begin?
Originally, we started back in 2003 as an acoustic duo with Mike Gerdts on vocals and guitar and Jimmy Soots on guitar. As we played at various parties and functions, we decided a full band had more potential. So, with the additions of Matt Holsclaw on drums and Brian Coleman on bass, we started the full-blown version of N1Z. Continue reading
Surfing around on various local sites recently I decided to check out the local high school art department webpage. I was happy to find Continue reading
The Linton Community Development Corporation (LCDC), the non-profit manager and operator of the Linton Music Festival, is proud to announce an evening of great musical entertainment at the Linton- Stockton High School Auditeria on Saturday, June 4th, 2011.
The evening will feature headliner The Roys. A modern bluegrass duo based out of Nashville, The Roys have just released their brand-new CD, Lonesome Whistle, which recently landed at #7 on the Billboard Bluegrass Album Chart. The disc features their latest single, a tribute to the life of the miner, called, “Coal Minin’ Man” with its video now on the ballot for Great American County TV’s Top 20 Country Countdown.
Its time for the film Nickel Children to come to DVD and is available for pre-order here. Nickel Children is a short film directed by area native Kevin Eslinger.
Come check out the new show at the Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center (CHAC) .Current Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10am- 4pm. carnegiegreene.org
If you are a artist and would like to be included in a future show email Donna Kluesner at mcklues@gmail.com
Meet up and coming local artist and 2008 graduate of Linton High School Itasha Phelps. She is currently a senior at the Indianapolis Art Institute working on her Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design; recently she returned from a three month study abroad in Milan, Italy. Continue reading
The Lintonian (then The Current) had the privilege of providing a live video stream of this past year’s Linton Music Festival that was held over Labor Day weekend. After it was all over, our viewers had logged nearly 3,000 viewing hours on our Ustream channel! Here is a clip of what festival attendees witnessed at the close of the Saturday night portion of the show.
View the video after the jump…
