Posted on April 9, 2022
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KBong and Johnny Cosmic play April 22 at Elings Park. (Courtesy picture)
In 2021, Evenings at Elings featured reggae legends taking part in live shows at Elings Park in Santa Barbara within the fall. It was the primary stay live performance at Elings Park and introduced the group collectively. This 12 months, the programming contains a spring and fall collection with six exhibits that started with Israel Vibration and the Roots Radics in March.
Up subsequent is KBong and Johnny Cosmic, each members of the band Stick Determine, on Friday, April 22. They are going to be joined by native reggae bands Cornerstone and The Olés.
“What higher approach to have fun Earth Day then to take heed to some nice reggae music at Santa Barbara’s Elings Park, the biggest community-supported non-profit public park in America,” stated Evenings at Elings organizer Andres Nuño.
KBong’s easy-going method to music exhibits itself within the undertaking. “Music is an expression of ourselves; it’s an artwork type. Whether or not you’re taking part in for one particular person or a thousand, music soothes the soul,” KBong stated.
By his music, KBong hopes to encourage others to method life with a optimistic mindset and possibly even decide up devices themselves: “I encourage individuals to play music it doesn’t matter what age. It’s by no means too late.”
KBong and Johnny Cosmic tickets are $30 and children 12 and below are all the time free. Evenings at Elings is a family-friendly occasion that permits individuals of all ages to get pleasure from reggae music and a household outing.
Additionally headlining this 12 months’s collection will likely be Come up Roots with particular company King Zero out of Santa Barbara, and True Zion out of San Luis Obispo.
Come up Roots is turning into a sought-out reggae band for large-scaled festivals. “Having Come up Roots be a part of us in Santa Barbara goes to be an incredible night,” Nuño stated.
The autumn collection options reggae legends Don Carlos on Friday, Aug. 26; The Wailing Souls, Friday, Sept. 16; and Third World, Friday, Oct. 21.
These attending Evenings at Elings live shows can convey blankets and garden chairs and benefit from the solar taking place over Santa Barbara. Firestone Walker Brewing Co. beer, Cali Squeeze seltzer, Porch Pounder Wine, and Flying Embers Kombucha can be found for buy, and avenue faire distributors and meals vans are on website.
“For me, the magic is all about two phrases: children free,” stated Dean Noble, Elings Park government director. “Evenings at Elings is the proper manner for households to chill out on the grass and luxuriate in music whereas the solar units.”
KJEE’s Winston “The Cool Ruler” will emcee the collection all year long.
For extra data go to EveningsatElings.com.
