Saturday, September 8 is the High Plains music fest. It is slated to take place at Hugoton’s Dirtona Raceway again this year. Featured artists will be the Josh abbott Band, Logan Mize, Exit West and Genevieve Allen. Get ready for an incredible night of Red Dirt Country, Classic Country, and Southern Rock. Ticket sale proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society and other local charities.
The Josh Abbott Band is a Texas country band, composed of Josh Abbott, Austin Davis, Preston Wait, Edward Villanueva, Caleb Keeter, David Fralin and Jimmy Hartman. Josh Abbott founded the band in 2006 in Lubbock, Tx. while attending Texas Tech University. August 18, 2017 Josh Abbott Band released their fifth studio album entitled “Until My Voice Goes Out” which includes a string and horn section. The string and horn section were also incorporated on the national “Until My Voice Goes Out” tour.
Logan Mize is a country music artist/songwriter from Clearwater. In April 2010, Mize signed a publishing/record deal with Big Yellow Dog Music and a booking deal with William Morris Endeavor followed in August 2010. Mize has received air play as a “Highway Find” on satellite radio channel The Highway (SiriusXM). Logan has also experienced success as a songwriter. Logan’s TV features include the “Fabric of Life” Cotton commercial alongside Hayden Panettiere and in the CW series, “Hart of Dixie”, which featured both Logan and his band.
Exit West is a sultry blend of pop, R & B, and electronic music. Exit West began in the spring of 2003 as the studio project of Kevin Jenkins, a vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist residing in Seattle, Wa. Exit West’s first album, “Nocturne”, was released in February 2004. In the spring of 2004, a group was formed to take the music to the stage. Jenkins recruited his perpetual band mate Timothy Harper, along with Nocturne contributors Shane Smith and Dave Billin for the task.
Genevieve Allen was born in the Gulf Coast region of Texas. Music has always been a huge part of her life. Her musical world changed forever when her best friend turned on Houston’s 93Q and she heard her first country song. Genevieve quickly became obsessed with the music written about her world of rodeo and horses. She bought a guitar and started learning the music of her heroes. Genevieve then began writing her own music. She co-produced her first album, “Whiskey Kisses,” with Worley McKinney, releasing it in early 2014. She signed with LandStar in 2015. Genevieve is now an independent artist and just recorded her new album.
Saturday is also the High Plains Fall Fling Vendor and Craft Show at the Eagle RV Park – right across the road from Dirtona Raceway. Vendors will sell their wares all day Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The second annual IBCA-sanctioned High Plains BBQ Bash will also be happening and cooking will be going on all day.
A new attraction this year will be the giant kites, courtesy of Great American Kites & Events. The show is free to the public. Kites will be displayed from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
A group of about 15 AirStream owners – friends of Lee and Sherry Reynolds – will make their way north from Texas and Louisiana to attend the Music Fest and other area events this weekend.
