ArtPrize has plenty of things that you can enjoy at a strolling pace, but sometimes you want to really cut loose. And for those moments there is the return of the Blue Bridge Music Festival held on Friday and Saturday on the historic Blue Bridge.
Like last year, the festival will feature artists from all over the country (as well as many locals) who are competing in ArtPrize Nine via this free festival.
Sure, most times when you think of ArtPrize, it is natural to pigeonhole it as a festival for what one might call traditional fine art, but as this festival reminds us again in a bold way, music is an art form, too.
Each of the acts are eligible for the ArtPrize Nine public vote competition in the time-based category with the public also invited to cast a vote to award an additional prize: ArtPrize Song of the Year and a $1,000 cash prize courtesy of HopCat.
Here’s the lineup for the Blue Bridge this year:
Friday
4 p.m. Live broadcast on WYCE w/ Quinn Matthews
5 p.m. yolonda Yogi lavender
7 p.m. The Bootstrap Boys
9 p.m. Michigander
Saturday
12 p.m. Live broadcast on WYCE w/ Quinn Matthews
2 p.m. Brad Fritcher's Moods
4 p.m. Asamu Johnson and The Associates of The Blues
5:30 p.m. Jesse Ray and the Carolina Catfish
7 p.m. Watching for Foxes
8:45 p.m. The Great Ones: JROB & Lady Ace Boogie
For more details, visit
artprize.org/music.