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Don't Forget - Summer Concert Series begins tomorrow!
FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES LAUNCHES IN ADAMS MORGAN ON
SATURDAY JUNE 2 - FROM 5 TO 7 PM
The rain showers will pass and the sun will shine tomorrow for the beginning of the Fourth Annual FREE Summer Concert Series will begin TOMORROW Saturday, June 2nd from 5 to 7 pm in the public plaza in front of BB&T Bank at the northeast corner of Columbia Road/Adams Mill Road/18th Street, NW in Adams Morgan. We are appreciative of the generous financial support for this year’s concert series from BB&T Bank. Follow the series on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/pages/Adams-Morgan-Summer-Concert-Series/108542192525536
The FREE Summer Concert Series will continue through July 7th every Saturday night from 5 to 7 pm. We will have a limited number of chairs for audience members. Please feel free to bring your own beach chair. In the event of rain, the concert will be canceled for that day. Due to the nature of the series, there will not be a rain date.
This is a free, family-friendly event designed to bring the community together to hear some great, eclectic music before going to dinner, going out for the night or putting the kids to bed.
Here is the schedule of bands to perform:
June 2nd
Kid Goat
Kid Goat is a real American Rock and Roll band based in the very unreal American environment of Washington, DC. With beautifully penned songs that bring to mind the likes of Steve Earle and John Hiatt, it would be easy to simply call Kid Goat an Alt-Country band, but the melding of the backgrounds and styles of its members create a sound that can only be described as straightforward rock and roll. Kid Goat's music takes you on a journey through blues, country and rock-n-roll to a place that is pure Americana, complete with brutal honesty, familiar stories and social conscience. Whether it is the tension of edgy rock and roll, the longing and sadness of a country number or the humor in just a damn clever tune, Kid Goat is songs that feel like home played by musicians who feel at home. Their music can be heard at:
http://www.myspace.com/kidgoat
June 9th
Dot Dash
Dot Dash is a post punk pop band from Washington D.C. that has its roots in a number of other D.C-area bands, including punky power poppers Julie Ocean; the mod-parka-clad Modest Proposal, Dischord-label punks Youth Brigade, and Slumberland janglers The Saturday People, among others.
Dot Dash's long playing debut, the 14-track spark>flame>ember>ash, was recently released by Canadian indie label The Beautiful Music. For more Dot Dash info:
www.facebook.com/dotdashdc
June 16th
The Black Sparks
The Black Sparks are a punk band made up of five middle schoolers serious about their music and the alternative rock scene in DC. Their music is high energy, all original, post-punk that promises to be both dynamic and engaging. The Black Sparks have performed at the 9:30 Club (winning multiple Battles of the Bands), the Black Cat, Fort Reno, Fredericksburg All Ages, and other venues throughout the DC area. Not to be missed, the Black Sparks can be found at their website
www.theblacksparks.com
, and on MySpace and Facebook.
June 23rd
Down Tyme
Come ready to dance! Fronted by the soaring vocals of soulful songstress Alyce Walker,
DownTyme
also features Rob Orwin on keys and windsynth, Eric Carson on bass, Dwight Campbell on drums, and frequent guest artists that just happen by. Formed in 2009, the group has been delighting audiences with an infectious mix of R&B, neosoul, and smooth jazz from classic artists of the ‘70s and ‘80s (Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, Chaka Kahn) through contemporary artists of today (Jill Scott, Alicia Keys, Erika Badu), all infused with
DownTyme
’s own improvisatory flair. Their music can be heard at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/DownTyme/271637024794
June 30th
Batuque
Batuque (pronounced "bah-TOO'-kee") is a type of Brazilian music based on dance and rhythm brought by Africans to Brazil. Formed in 2010, this eclectic quintet also brews up fresh reinventions of familiar bossas and sambas plus high-energy biaios and forros, with a healthy heaping of Brazilian jazz. Fronted by Brazilian native Lucia Lima from the northeast city of Recife (home to the legendary singer/composer Luiz Gonzaga), Batuque also features Tom Kitchen on guitar, Rob Orwin on keyboard, Joe Lerner on bass, and Bruce Bond on drums/percussion. Check them out at
http://www.facebook.com/batuqueband
July 7th
DaWena
Better known as the front man of The Honeyguns, soulful singer-songwriter, DaWena, brings his new sound to Adams Morgan as he makes his debut as a solo artist. Once described as “a mix of Sam Cooke and Sting”, DaWena fuses classic soul with rock & roll, while layering in his own brand of African-rooted vocals.
For more information contact: Kristen Barden 202-997-0783 or at
kbarden@adamsmorganonline.org
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