The Eric Gales Band is the headliner for the 20th edition of the annual Cooper-Young Festival.
The Midtown neighborhood event — held at the intersection of Cooper and Young streets — is scheduled for Sept. 13. The festival combines a variety of attractions, from concerts to food vendors to booths featuring the works of local artisans.
Besides blues-rockers The Eric Gales Band, a host of noteworthy local acts will perform, including garage-rock supergroup Snake Eyes, indie-pop crew Snowglobe, hip-hoppers Iron Mic Coalition and the University of Memphis Jazz Band.
Started in 1988 as a neighborhood gathering, the annual festival — staged by the Cooper-Young Business Association — has grown exponentially from its humble beginnings. No longer just a showcase for local merchants, it’s become one of the bigger outdoor festivals in the region.
2008 Cooper-Young Festival lineup:
John Paul Keith and 1-4-5’s
Tetanus
Iron Mic Coalition
Snowglobe
Energy D
Billy Worley and the Candy Company
Grace Askew
The Warble
City Champs
Lamplighter Junior Djembe Drum Troupe
U of M Jazz band
By All Means
Mouserocket
The Tennessee Tearjerkers
Snake Eyes
Eric Gales Band

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FlossieMae writes:
lets hope EG is clean/sober for once!
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