Cornstock (Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Williamsburg: entertainment, company, art)

[Busch71]

Back in the mid 90's me and a few friends rode our sportbikes to go to a little outdoor concert called "Cornstock" but I can't remember what town it was. Spingville seems to stick in my mind though, does that sound right? Do they still do this every summer?

[Tek_Freek]

Found this: http://www.rockcinema.de/299.html

and this: http://www.dglobe.com/articles/index...on=collections

Looks like it might wander around a bit: http://musicscene.org/forums/t/6953.aspx

BTW I googled cornstalk festival Iowa

[Busch71]

Nope, those aren't the same thing. It was Cornstock (like Woodstock) and whatever bands showed up could hit the stage and play music. It was a small deal, probably less than a hundred people, and close to C.R. so that's why Springville sticks in my head.

[El Rhino]

Do you remember any of the artists that played there?

[Busch71]

Originally Posted by El Rhino

Do you remember any of the artists that played there?

Heck, I can't remember what I ate yesterday. I have CRS (can't remember s&*#).

[WoodwardGirl]

I don't think I remember a Cornstock around C.R. at all. There was something that was kind of a big deal over by Williamsburg for a while, but I thought it had some kind of beach theme and they trucked in huge amounts of sand for it. Surely if anything memorable had happened in Springville, there'd be a statue or something dedicated to it? <ggg>

[Busch71]

Originally Posted by WoodwardGirl

I don't think I remember a Cornstock around C.R. at all. There was something that was kind of a big deal over by Williamsburg for a while, but I thought it had some kind of beach theme and they trucked in huge amounts of sand for it.

This is going to bother me if I can't find any info. It wasn't that big of deal but it was fun and I just wondered if it still took place. I could swear it was Springville though because one of the girls that was with us that day told us about it and she lived there at the time. I remember the beach deal you're talking about. The name escapes me but I remember KRNA running ads for it.

Surely if anything memorable had happened in Springville, there'd be a statue or something dedicated to it? <ggg>

Are they that hard-up for entertainment out there?

[WoodwardGirl]

Originally Posted by Busch71

Are they that hard-up for entertainment out there?

Let's just say that Springville is an underutilized asset.

[scimitar12]

Originally Posted by Busch71

This is going to bother me if I can't find any info. It wasn't that big of deal but it was fun and I just wondered if it still took place. I could swear it was Springville though because one of the girls that was with us that day told us about it and she lived there at the time. I remember the beach deal you're talking about. The name escapes me but I remember KRNA running ads for it.


Are they that hard-up for entertainment out there?

Busch71, is this it? Actually, this is a poster made from a graphics/printing company, but the town the music event was in is Sioux City.

Cornstock Music Festival

[Busch71]

Originally Posted by scimitar12

Busch71, is this it? Actually, this is a poster made from a graphics/printing company, but the town the music event was in is Sioux City.

Cornstock Music Festival

Nope, not the one. Like I mentioned, it was close to Cedar Rapids. It didn't take us more than 30 minutes to get there on the bikes (doing the speed limit).