Get to Bishop Hill this weekend for three nights of live music at the Bishop Hill Creative Commons! Mason Jennings kicks off the weekend on Friday, April 5th; Acromusical performs on Saturday, April 6th; and Francisco Fernandez finishes the weekend on Sunday, April 7th. A potluck dinner begins at 6 PM each night and the live music begins at 7 PM. All concerts are family-friendly and open to people of all ages. Bishop Hill Creative Commons is located at 309 N. Bishop Hill Street. You can browse artwork for sale from local and regional artists on Friday through Sunday from 11 AM to 4 PM. Visit xroadscc.org for more information.
Friday, April 5th – Mason Jennings
Mason Jennings is an American singer/songwriter/multi-
Saturday, April 6th – Arcomusical
Arcomusical is a musical group with a mission to spread the joy of the Afro-Brazilian musical bow known as the berimbau through the development of innovative and excellent musical repertoire. Although well-known in Brazil and found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, most Americans are not familiar with the musical bow’s elegant simplicity. Today, Arcomusical honors both the tradition and the innovation of the Berimbau’s past in every activity that supports the mission to spread the instrument’s message of joy and hope well into the future. Suggested donation is $15-25.
Sunday, April 7th – Francisco Fernandez of The Ferocious Few and Tyler Weaver
Americana rockers, The Ferocious Few, continue to prove that blue-collar music with an honest message will always have a home in the middle class. “I make music that’s true to me, I sing a message that is pure to myself, we perform a real show.”, says Francisco Fernandez, the group’s frontman. The band blends high-paced rock ‘n roll, folk lyrics, a punk edge, and a rockabilly sensibility. They pull decades of human experience directly into their sound and show. Suggested donation is $15-25.
