Photo Provided By: James Walters
Photo Provided By: James Walters
By Samuel Grant
Soul Fest is set to be June 8th 5:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., after Cardinal Day on the Mount Vernon Campus at Tollefson Plaza. This will be the first annual Soul Fest put on by the SVC Foundation and the Women’s Soccer Program. There will be live music from multiple bands as well as food from a variety of food trucks, and local brew for attendance 21 years and over.
One of the major goals for this event is to get SVC connected to the Skagit Valley community. The SVC Women’s Soccer Team will take advantage of this event to raise funds. The Brewing Program at SVC will support the event with Craft Brew. Local Bands will be attending and bringing crowds to the college campus
The bands that will be performing at Soul Fest will include Gin Gypsy, Backyard Bison, and Heroes. All of these bands are relatively local, but contrast in very different ways from each other, providing Soul Fest with a unique lineup, setting the stage for a unique night.
Gin Gypsy is a band of five members, who are all veteran musicians from the past, that are all from Skagit Valley. They have a large mixture of different sounds and styles that create something completely new sound that is unique to their band. They have a large range of covers to keep their music recognizable, yet contrast it very well with their mixture of style.
Backyard Bison is a young band from Oak Harbor. They sit in the alternative genre and do both covers and original songs that they have written themself. They are always a crowd favorite and are very exciting to watch and hear.
By Samuel Grant
Soul Fest is set to be June 8th 5:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., after Cardinal Day on the Mount Vernon Campus at Tollefson Plaza. This will be the first annual Soul Fest put on by the SVC Foundation and the Women’s Soccer Program. There will be live music from multiple bands as well as food from a variety of food trucks, and local brew for attendance 21 years and over.
One of the major goals for this event is to get SVC connected to the Skagit Valley community. The SVC Women’s Soccer Team will take advantage of this event to raise funds. The Brewing Program at SVC will support the event with Craft Brew. Local Bands will be attending and bringing crowds to the college campus
The bands that will be performing at Soul Fest will include Gin Gypsy, Backyard Bison, and Heroes. All of these bands are relatively local, but contrast in very different ways from each other, providing Soul Fest with a unique lineup, setting the stage for a unique night.
Gin Gypsy is a band of five members, who are all veteran musicians from the past, that are all from Skagit Valley. They have a large mixture of different sounds and styles that create something completely new sound that is unique to their band. They have a large range of covers to keep their music recognizable, yet contrast it very well with their mixture of style.
Backyard Bison is a young band from Oak Harbor. They sit in the alternative genre and do both covers and original songs that they have written themself. They are always a crowd favorite and are very exciting to watch and hear.
Heroes is a band from Bellingham that mostly does covers. They have an awesome sound and usually do great covers that give amazing credit to the original songs and their artists.
SVC Student Cole Barrie said “I am most excited for Backyard Bison at (Soul Fest). I’ve heard some of their music and they have a great sound. I also heard that there is gonna be some pretty awesome food there too.” Cole went on to say “I heard about Soul Fest from my girlfriend a few weeks ago and ever since then, I’ve been seeing ads for it around campus and hearing people talk about it. It sounds fun.”
Students should be able to expect an awesome time at Soul Fest, and if they still have finals a week after, it will be a great way to get their minds off of stress for Friday night. Soul Fest takes place Friday, June 8th, from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on the Mount Vernon Campus.
