We try to please the most critical ear with the best sound around. Theyre dependable. Every show features one brilliant hit single after another. She goes effortlessly from vocals to sax and back, plays a pretty mean laptop, and writes the hell out of a song. Back In The USSA, and to SummerSounds. It really has to be the biggest free concert series in the state, said Ulatowski. Check out her website!). Aitken & Ormond Insurance & Risk Management, Thorpe Printing and Riverview Veterinary Center are patron sponsors. Theyve been together ever since, moving back to the swampland of Louisiana, adding Trevor Brooks on Hammond B-3 organ, a wellspring instrument for rock, R&B and the blues. If the music makes you feel like dancing on the lawn, all the better! With a natural onstage energy and charisma and an eclectic style that incorporates jazz, world music, rock, ambient music, European, Latin and classical influences, The David Bach Consorth has been a powerhouse performer for discerning live performance venues across Maryland, DC, Virginia and, of course, Pennsylvania. When Bill Haley first brought his wacky Pennsylvania mix of hillbilly music and Rhythm and Blues to D.C. in 1952, people got it. Click on the image below for a complete schedule. Live Irish entertainment, green beer, bangers and mash, Irish Step Dancers, face painting, jugglers, a photo booth. From the early 60s they had been under the yoke of Soviet-inspired totalitarianism. Official Website/ Video1/Video2/ Video3. Event Schedule. We're proud of the outstanding musicians we showcase as well as our wide variety of music. Not long thereafter, they plunked themselves on a couch in front of an empty house photos were taken and their first album was released: a triumph of Super Groupdom and harmonies to rival the Beatles. After the levees broke, four musicians who had been evacuated from the Crescent City encountered each other at the Boom Boom Room (John Lee Hookers club in San Francisco) and decided to form the Honey Island Swamp Band. Played in no venue smaller than an arena by bands who you would never fall asleep to, unless they played an odd ballad out of irony. "Music on the Lake" - St. Clair Shores 2022 Summer Concert Series Wednesday, August 3, 2022 @ 7:00PM Wed, Aug 3, 2022 @ 7:00PM Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jeffereson Avenue, St. Clair Shores, Mi. When Shaun Martin's agent got in touch with me about booking him at SummerSounds, he only had to say two words to get my attention Snarky Puppy! It is free for spectators to watch the races that weekend along the Palmer Park boardwalk with plenty of other sights to see as racers ready in downtown St. Clair. Thursdays, June 2nd through August 11th, 7:00-9:00 pm! Kam Franklin started out as a backup singer for various bands of various genres, sampling most of what there was available while maintaining her day job as an analyst in an investment banking firm. Pre-show music by Ryan Woods w/ Tim Woods. The Panthers now possess a 10-2 record. January 7, 2022 at 12:18 p.m. And yet they've steadily continued to be popular without there being a Creedence to tour the songs. After forming in 2007, Swift Technique has steadily toured, performed, and recorded all over the country. Squalling and harmonizing follow naturally. OPA Racing is the sanctioning body. Were not the only ones whove named him a winner: he also won the 2016 Maryland Music Awards Best Jazz Artist honor. The best thing is, youd never know she had the blues if you hadnt heard her yourself. The chambers concert series started May 28 and runs through Sept. 26. According to its schedule, sculptors get busy at 9 a.m. each day with contests, lighthouse tours, live music, and lessons and demonstrations set at different points throughout the weekend. Theyre tour-aholics, as most bands must be these days, in order to progress and survive. Not to be outdone by Buddy, our greatest living blues artist, my grandson proclaimed that he really liked her too. What a sweet and varied sound is S.H.E.L.. Of course, there are harmonies galore, but there are musical talents galore, too, honed by years and years of being the band for their singer/songwriter father, Andrew. She IS amazing, talented, soulful, full of energy and sass, audience focused and did I say talented. Later into the summer, hes said shows pick up on additional weeknights; formal information hadnt yet been posted. Saint Clair Shores 'Music on the Lake' concert series is presented and underwritten by Petitpren Inc., distributors Anheuser-Busch products. Mr. Birchwood first graced our stage in 2016 and rightfully earned his nomination as one of the best artists in the two decade history of SummerSounds. The billowing curtains of sound from virtuoso indie-folk band S.H.E.L. Draw. June 24th through . While John Fogerty worked his fingers to the fretboard, his recording company, Fantasy Records, was robbing them blind with a notoriously onerous contract, and his bandmates either took advantage of him or didn't have the talent to help Fogerty other than to play at shows. City of St. Clair 547 N. Carney Drive St. Clair MI 48079. tel 810-329-7121 fax 810-329-7997 office 7:30am - 4:30pm The groups 2020 release, Stumbling Home, dubbed otherworldly by Rolling Stone, marks the duos third full-length album and the duos first primary recording. The music is played 100% live. From the video of Ive Never Met A Stranger it looks like the Jacksons have gained a drum kit, a whole convoy of 2,3 and 4-wheeled pedal vehicles, and a bunch of like-minded bicyclist fans/friends. The classically inspired mandolin, violin and piano will be there, along with the bands glowing vocal harmonies. This park has four pavilions, however there is an additional permit fee. Musicians range from Big Band to R&B to everything in between. Manage Settings He has won songwriter of the year awards from ASCAP, Billboard, and NSA. Music in the Park Summer 2022 Schedule Friday, June 24th - Katmandu - Bob Seger Tribute Band Katmandu is the top Bob Seger tribute in the state of Michigan. Port Hurons Art on the River is set for 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 10, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 11, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at the waterfront Kiefer Park, 500 Merchant St., downtown. Like the late Sharon Jones and her Daptones, Fitz and His Tantrums, and our own Commonheart, this is the real downbeat, the vocal-centric, horn-driven Sound of America, circa 2019. With his new album, Pick Your Poison, Birchwood, along with his bandsaxophonist Regi Oliver, bassist Huff Wright and drummer Courtney Big Love Girlietakes a major step forward, crafting visionary blues for a new generation of forward-looking fans. Dine at one of our fine restaurants, get some munchies from our vendors or pack a dinner if you wish then stretch out on your blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the tunes. I think every musician would say with COVID going on for the last two years, there hasnt been anything solid to bank on, Pavlov said. The Nighthawks was an idea in Mark Wenners brain long before he was able to implement it. The performance schedule is 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturdays, 2 p.m.to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sundays. Gary Burr took over for Vince Gill as frontman in Pure Prairie League, then he moved to Nashville, wrote songs for Juice Newton, Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tim McGraw, Wynonna Judd, Kenny Rogers, Ringo, Carole King, and a duet for Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera, to name a few. This year's free concerts will delight music lovers of all ages with music ranging from jazz to country to rock, with a taste of americana and oldies. Jim Bloch is a freelance writer. But what could they do if Toronzo Cannon starts using their name? A band with a fertile musical basis and a singer of the worth of Rachel Price from Lake Street Dive. A good old guitar-drenched evocation of the plethora period of real rock bands? THE ST. CLAIR RIVERFEST WILL NOT RETURN IN 2022. Birchwood, who attacks his guitar and lap steel with searing intensity writes and performs his cutting-edge songs that are made all the more impactful by his gruff vocals, his untamed musicianship and his bands seemingly telepathic accompaniment. I've been a fan of Richard Thompson since Fairport Convention, the first step away from pure, unadulterated old British folk, and then plain old Richard Thompson, black beret wearing guitar god, and lyricist, one time hubby of Linda, and Dad to Teddy. from their 2016 visit to SummerSounds. John Gros, Papa, was born there, grew up there, primarily learning to play the piano and organ and synth, and he swears he'll die there. SummerSounds shared them with the rest of the country in 2015, along with Newport Folk Festival goers, NPR Tiny Deskers, and David Letterman Late Nighters. The former USSR in the USA! Dont miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to experience Leonid and Friends! Official WebsiteVideo1Video2Video3, If youve ever been to New Orleans, NOLA to the uninitiated, youve come home with the same conclusion I have: it's like having been to another country. In truth, John Fogerty wrote, sang, played most of the instruments on, and produced nearly all of the music of a Southern swamp rock band from Northern California, influencing the Allmans, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, to name a few. Best of all, the price is free! You know our favorite backdrop, featuring all-manner of comic musicians, dancers, and drinkers; Superman, George Washington, and the Courthouse Dome? Chuck E. Costa and Mira Costa are an Upstate New York based indie folk-pop duo featuring what NPRs All Songs Considered calls excellent harmonies and Huffington Post calls Two of the loveliest male-female voices you might ever hear this or any other year.. In other words, money was the secret to 92-show free music schedule. When organizers behind SandFest weighed recruiting sculptors and sponsors the last two years, COVID-19 was still raging. Check the St. Clair Events Calendar and Special Events page often for the latest in Fitness, Wine and Dine, Holiday, and Art Events. Shes joined by dazzling lead guitarist, writer, producer Miguel Comas, keyboardist Wifredo Gatell, drummer Angel Millet and bassist Alejandro Gonzalez. The Michael Leagueled best jazz band on the planet, and, except maybe on Tatooine, the best jazz band in the Universe, includes a preeminent keyboardist, one Shaun Martin, amongst that spectacular amalgamated collective. Slainte! Nash brought the necessary high tenor to the harmonies, and Crosby, Stills and Nash were born. Adept at building personable customer relationships and finding solutions to client . A special thanks to these local business sponsors 2022 St. Clair on the River. A self-described country, old rock type of guy, Pavlov said. McMorrans plaza will have live entertainment in its beer garden or on its main stage every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night from the first weekend in June through August. Especially after they get the SummerSounds bump!. Newsroom tweets. Marci Fogal, president of the Blue Water Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, pointed to returning mainstays that always fill up downtown Port Huron. If they innovated, he approved. Drummer Michael Caskey and Iguana have been joined at the hip throughout (Caskey being rock-steady in the face of Iguanas adventurous nature). With Fagan and Becker it was all about the musicians, a myriad of them, from Chevy Chase, their first drummer in their Bard College band, who wasnt serious enough (go figure) to Michael McDonald and Rick Marotta. Youll feel like youre watching the real Elton John. When Mr. Bill Monroe does rise again to sing and chip at his mandolin, he and his fellow bandmates will be the next set of Boys, succeeding Flatt and Scruggs, Vassar Clements, Peter Rowan, Roland White, Richard Greene, Del McCoury and others. He, the Consort, and his well-tempered keyboards, double-stacked, front and center, have graced the stage at SummerSounds a record four times now and surely earned his being voted our favorite smooth jazz artist in our two decade history. A look at their busy touring schedule reveals their popularity among St. Patricks Day celebrants and Highland Gamesters, where the rock n skirl (the shrill sound made by the chanter pipe of a bagpipe) crowd hang out. They promise they'll reach all the high notes for us as long as we carry the melodies. Free parking and trolley services to help transport visitors will be in place, and Brooks said admission will be free for those who work in first responder and education industries.