River City Music Festival

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Downtown Cape Girardeau was alive with the sound of music from 15 bands at the River City Music Festival Friday night.

Kevin Wayman, of Cape Girardeau, dances with the crowd to the funk music of Fat Pocket at the River City Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday night. (Elizabeth Dodd)
Zach Hawkins, right, and Carson Kelley performs in the band Fashionable Elate in Ragsdale's at the River City Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday night. (Elizabeth Dodd)
Tiffany Christopher performs solo with a variety of types of music on the Broadway stage for the River City Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday night. Christopher is one of 30 performers to play this weekend. (Elizabeth Dodd)
George O'Brian, lead guitar for Westward Sons, rocks out at the River City Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday night. (Elizabeth Dodd)

C.J. Pickett, 10, of Jackson, left, shows off his Guitar Hero skills at a Best Buy booth while his mother Cindy Looman, step father Chad Looman and brother Trenton, 3, watch at the River City Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday night. Best Buy will be handing out a giveaway to the person with the highest Guitar Hero score at the end of the night. (Elizabeth Dodd)
Anthony Busey performs the keyboard, guitar and vocals in the band Small Town Boyz at the River City Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday night. (Elizabeth Dodd)
Rilee McClintock, 5, left, spins her friend Charlotte Stringer, 4, both of Cape Girardeau to the music of Tiffany Christopher at the River City Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday night. (Elizabeth Dodd)
A percussionist, from the band Fat Pocket, performs some Stevie Wonder for the crowd at the River City Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday night. (Elizabeth Dodd)
The band, Fat Pocket, got the crowd dancing to "Brick House" by The Commodores at the River City Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday night. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Drummer Steve Gipson performs in the band Fashionable Elate in Ragsdale's at the River City Music Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau Friday night. (Elizabeth Dodd)