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Radoslav Lorkovic plays Mount Vernon’s LilFest

The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

Radoslav Lorković began touring at age 20 with Iowa City's Bo Ramsey and the Sliders. Lorković entered the band having mastered the styles of boogie-woogie greats such as Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Freddie Slack etc..

Ramsey’s influence drove Lorković deeper to the core of the blues. The music of Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Little Walter shifted Lorković’s focus to the basics as he began to draw from the styles of Otis Spann and Pinetop Perkins.

His tenure on the R&B and folk circuits has culminated in five critically acclaimed solo recordings and numerous appearances on the recordings of and performances with artists including Odetta, Jimmy LaFave, Ribbon of Highway Woody Guthrie Tribute, Greg Brown, Richard Shindell, Ellis Paul, Ronny Cox, Dave Moore, Andy White, and Bo Ramsey.

$5 – $50

LILFEST PRESENTS: The Malvinas – a folk trio with a seriously original sound

The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

With roots all over North America The Malvina’s are a feminine and feminist FOLK trio with a seriously original sound.

They are Gina Forsyth, Lisa Markley, and Beth Cahill. Each a solo artist, they play guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo.

They rock with killer harmonies and a veritable smorgasbord of contemporary and traditional compositions that have you coming back for more.

$5 – $50

LilFest Presents – Suzie Vinnick – Roots and Blues Music

The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Suzie Vinnick is the proud owner of a gorgeous voice, prodigious guitar and bass chops, and an engagingly candid performance style. Her career has seen triumph after triumph. Among her most recent successes: being nominated for a 2018 Canadian Folk Music Award for Producer of […]

$5 – $50

Live Music – Silver Wings in Concert

The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

Announcement! We are coming back to the stage! Our first gig will be May 11th at the First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon. We are Iowa's Beatles tribute band. We didn't try to look like the Beatles. We just wanted to sound like them. Our fans say we succeeded! Tickets are on sale now […]

$15

2 Ukulele Workshops and a Live Concert

The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

Leah Woosley Music has arranged for YouTube sensation and online instructor Tyler Austenfeld to stop in Mount Vernon, Iowa and teach 2 ukulele workshops.  You can learn more about Tyler at his website: TenThumbsPro.

  1. The first workshop, @ 2pm is Beginner- Past the Strum Pattern, is geared towards beginners, so if you have a uke and just started playing or have been wanting to learn, this will be great for you!
  2. The second workshop, @ 3pm is Intermediate Rhythm, this will be perfect for more advanced beginners/ intermediate players.
  3. The FREE concert will follow starting at 5pm and is open to the public.
$20 – $25

Amy Friedl Stoner – The Music of Fleetwood Mac

After the smashing success of her revue of the music of Carole King, Amy Friedl Stoner returns to the stage with a new show chronicling the hits and heartbreak of rock superstars Fleetwood Mac.

For more info, including a video highlighting this concert click the link or picture.

$25

Homecoming and All That Jazz! The Eddie Piccard Quartet and The Busch Brothers in Concert

The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

The Eddie Piccard Quartet will be in Mount Vernon at the First Street Community Center, Saturday, October 26th @ 7:30 pm.  Join us for an evening of New Orleans Jazz in the Uptown Theatre located in the First Street Community Center!

Once again they will be joined by the Busch Brothers.  Those who have seen these two groups play together before know this is going to be a good night.

"We love playing for the audience that comes to the Mount Vernon events, and we know people will love hearing this music. It’s classic.”

Eddie Piccard Jazz plays hot traditional favorites and cool Shearing melodies, as well as warm Latin tunes.  Eddie will be on piano and vocals, Craig Dove on bass, Jon Wilson on drums, Rich Martin on vibes, and Dave Richter on guitar.

For this show they will be joined by the Busch Boys–Marty on trombone, Larry on trumpet, and Luke on clarinet.

$15

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Live Music – Kevin Burt – Heartland and Soul

The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

Iowa-based Kevin Burt’s vocals, blues songwriting and music arrangements are absolutely amazing – extremely powerful, rich, warm, expressive and exploding with SOUL! He is a 2018 International Blues Challenge Winner in 3 categories:  1st place Solo/Duo, best Solo/Duo guitarist, & best Harmonica Player award.  Recently also a 2019 Blues Music Award Nominee for Debut Album.  This Waterloo and Mount Pleasant kid’s head is not turned, however, and he’s a deep and wide supporter of Iowa music, musicians, and music education. Kevin’s talent, character (and luck, he would tell you) have taken him to the top of the industry. His new Heartland and Soul album was recorded with the nationally known top sidemen. D’Mar Martin on drums, Jon Otis (Johnny Otis’ son!) on percussion, and the bassist to the stars, Jerry Jemmott! Grammy award winning Jemmott is a true living legend, playing on so many timeless soul, blues, & jazz classics, from B.B. King’s “Thrill Is Gone” to Gil Scott Heron’s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” to Aretha Franklin’s “Think”.

$20 – $50

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