Posted 10:27 pm Friday, July 13, 2012
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East Texas All-Star Showcase Descends On Downtown Tyler Saturday Evening
It’s going to be a day of music, art and film Saturday as the second annual East Texas All-Star Showcase hits downtown Tyler.
Last year’s event filled downtown Tyler with live music and comedy, but organizer Trent Spradlin is making this year’s iteration even more robust with a more diverse range of musicians, displays by local artists and even some short films by local filmmakers.
The musical lineup includes newcomers Maegan Brooks, Sideshow Tragedy, Backseat Molly, The Young Ones, Manny and The Gringaderos and The Sixth String Boys. Returning acts include Ramoth Gilead, Something Blue and headliners Uncle Lucius.
Last year’s event filled downtown Tyler with live music and comedy, but organizer Trent Spradlin is making this year’s iteration even more robust with a more diverse range of musicians, displays by local artists and even some short films by local filmmakers.
The musical lineup includes newcomers Maegan Brooks, Sideshow Tragedy, Backseat Molly, The Young Ones, Manny and The Gringaderos and The Sixth String Boys. Returning acts include Ramoth Gilead, Something Blue and headliners Uncle Lucius.
“Sideshow Tragedy gets a lot of comparisons to The Black Keys, but they’re two guys and they sound like a four-piece band. ... The Young Ones are kind of a punk rock group based out of Tyler. There’s some really talented musicians in that group. Backseat Molly has really exploded in this area over the last couple years,” he said.
One of the biggest standouts of the festival’s newcomers, though, is Maegan Brooks, Spradlin said. Brooks’ talents so highly impressed him that Spradlin rearranged the performance schedule and booked an additional stage just to make certain she’d have proper space to perform.
The art on display has been donated by local artists, with each piece being sold via silent auction to benefit the Liberty Hall Foundation. The music begins at 3 p.m., the short films will begin screening at 5 p.m. inside Liberty Hall.
Tickets are available for $30 at the door.
One of the biggest standouts of the festival’s newcomers, though, is Maegan Brooks, Spradlin said. Brooks’ talents so highly impressed him that Spradlin rearranged the performance schedule and booked an additional stage just to make certain she’d have proper space to perform.
The art on display has been donated by local artists, with each piece being sold via silent auction to benefit the Liberty Hall Foundation. The music begins at 3 p.m., the short films will begin screening at 5 p.m. inside Liberty Hall.
Tickets are available for $30 at the door.
