Concert For The Cause
By Lydia Lowe
(all Photo's by Bob Hunter)
(all Photo's by Bob Hunter)
It was a hot
night Saturday for a concert in the park, but that did not deter the regular
attendees and many new attendees from coming out to Avenue A Park for the
latest Concert For The Cause.
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| damien Styles |
On this night,
money was being raised to establish the CFTC Music Scholarship Fund. Many of the featured acts were children and
teens performing on stage. They ranged
in age from grade school to high school.
Damien Styles, a teen from Wichita, did an amazing job on stage. If you missed the show you can check out
video on the CFTC Facebook page of his performance. Unfortunately, Kaleha B. who was to open the
concert by singing The National Anthem could not attend as she was on
vacation. But I’m sure we’ll see her
back on the Avenue A stage soon.
Burgundy did a smashing rendition of The National Anthem, this classic
song. This is one of those songs that is
not easy to sing due to the range of notes, but Burgundy did a terrific job on
the spur of the moment.
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| Burgundy and Burgess |
Along with the
children and teens, Burgess and his band, Dominus X, along with his sister
Burgundy, entertained the crowd. Burgess
continues to impress with his tap guitar method, playing two instruments at one
time (you have to see this to truly appreciate what I’m talking about), and his
bow over the guitar strings method. He’s
truly a rare talent. Burgess also ran
the sound, so he did double duty on this night.
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| Burgess Martin breaks all the guitar rules |
Two gentlemen
from Wichita were here, as well. mr.
Serenade and bilistic. mr.
Serenade had all the women in the audience (and a lot of the men as well),
focused intently on his singing. He sang
some smooth songs that the entire park seemed to be tuned into, along with his
stage performance and facial expressions, he commanded the audience’s
attention. bilistic took the stage next and did a variety of songs ranging from
hip hop to providing background beats to some of mr. Serenade’s songs. These tunes were definitely not anything that
the crowd had heard before and it caused everyone to perk up their ears and
listen.
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| mr. Serenade |
Earth to Matilda
rounded out the evening. This group
probably has the most loyal following that I have ever seen. Their crowd showed up at 7:00 and stayed all evening
to hear their band play. Earth to
Matilda did not disappoint. Though they
were hot and had been waiting all evening to play, they did a terrific
job. Their fans hung in there supporting
them throughout their song set, along with a small crowd that stayed until the
concerts end.
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| bilistic and mr. Serenade team up |
As the evening
drew to a close, the performers were packing up and leaving the stage,
concert-goers were gathering up their blankets, and the food and drinks were
put away, the underground sprinklers raised their sprinklers heads as if to
salute the end of another successful concert; and the lawn watering began in
earnest.
