Observer Editor
6th Annual River Rhythm Music & Arts Festival.
July 31 & Aug. 1. Two days of music on a private riverside property near Manchester. Also yoga, craft sales, songwriting & drumming workshops, face painting for kids, henna, food trucks, and more. Camping available (tents, free; RVs, $12). Today: Garabilly & Jen (4:30 p.m.), a Central Michigan acoustic trio that plays blues, country, and classic rock covers, along with some originals, Jonny & Matthew (6 p.m.), Jaik Willis (7:30 p.m.), a veteran Chicago-based blues & Americana singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist who plays an 11-piece drum set with his feet while accompanying himself on guitar and harmonica. Chicago Jams calls him “a hardcore troubadour somewhere in between Steve Earle and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.” Tonight’s headliner, The Reverend Jesse Ray (9 p.m.), is a Grand Rapids one-man-band whose high-energy primal blues-rock features singing over guitar, harmonica, and foot drums. 3–10 p.m. (Fri.) & noon–11 p.m. (Sat.), location provided after ticket purchase. Weekend pass, $92 (kids 15 & under, $12); Sat. only, $62, in advance only at riverretreatsllc.com. [email protected].
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