College Hill-Billy Country Fest at The Octopus

Name: College Hill-Billy Country Fest at The Octopus
Start: 2025-11-15T18:00:00-06:00
Location: Octopus College Hill

Schedule

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Octopus College Hill | Cedar Falls, IA

A night full of country, honky tonk, cow punk, story telling, twang, and folk.
Doors 5 pm - Show 6pm $15
This Fest could not happen without these 2 amazing sponsors:
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Get to know the artist playing
Eliza Thorn (Nashville): 11pm
With a warm and uninhibited voice, Nashville-based Eliza Thorn is a bright eyed newcomer cultivating a unique sound in country and western music. Spanning honky-tonk of the American West to New Orleans and Cajun ragtime blues, Thorn effortlessly defies genre, and prepares to solidify herself as one-to-watch with brand new songs along with her recent debut album Somebody New.
Katie and the Honky Tonks (Waterloo, IA): 9:45
Katie and the Honky Tonks join the ever-growing canon of women like Summer Dean, Emily Nenni, Sarah Gayle Meech and Kimmi Bitter, to name but a few, that are representing genuine honky tonk music."
Ty Toomsen and the Twang City Smokers (Columbia, Mo): 8:45
Get ready for a boot-stompin’, guitar-pickin’ good time! Ty Toomson and the Twang City Smokers bring their signature blend of country, rock, and Americana for a night of toe-tapping tunes.
Fred Love and the Bakersfield Brawl (Ames, IA): 7:45
Fred Love is an Americana singer, songwriter and guitarist from Ames, Iowa. He mixes country and roots influences with a DIY/punk delivery to create a ruggedly original musical approach. He often performs as a solo artist but also teams up with drummer Cal Rebuhn and bassist Pat Blair, forming a sizzling cowpunk three-piece known as Fred Love and the Bakersfield Brawl.
Marques Morel (Mt Carroll, IL): 6:45
Marques Morel is an American songwriter/story-teller, midwestern-twanger/folksinger, guitar-thumper/harmonica wailer, street-performer/wandering troubadour, steadfast woodcutter/migrant worker, a father, a son, and a friend to all.
Madison Kolbet (Cedar Falls, IA): 6pm
Drawing inspiration from her upbringing in a small town and close family relationships, Madison Kolbet writes and performs original country music. This Iowa native has loved music from a young age and has since continued to dive deeper into the craft of songwriting. While her passion for music began in middle school it has only grown stronger as she continues to co-write many songs with others from across the country.