A good start to hopefully an annual event
by geowill on 4/24/24Murrieta Town Square Amphitheater - MurrietaI thoroughly enjoyed the event. Pretty well organized for a first event. Kenny Wayne was fabulous as usual. The Delgado Brothers put on a good show. Jon Cleary was also good. I love his New Orleans sound. The band would have been much better with a horn section. The Lao Tizer band offered a welcome departure from all of the blues acts. Eric Marienthal on sax and Karen Briggs on the violin were both masterful. The highlight of the festival for me was Shamekia Copeland. Not only does she have an amazing voice, she's a consummate performer. The sound for a couple of the acts was way too loud and sometimes the instruments were drowning out the vocalists. The most annoying thing was the flashing lights on stage that were constantly shining in the eyes of the audience. Awful idea! The food vendors were good and there was an excellent variety. The parking lots really need some lighting. Walking back to our car after dark was an adventure on the uneven, unpaved parking lot.