Mark your calendars! The Northborough Community Affairs Committee has released its line up for its 2022 summer concert series. This year, five bands will perform and the schedule will alternate between the popular Thursday and Sunday evenings. All concerts will be held at Ellsworth-McAfee Park from 5-7 p.m. Concerts are free so bring your blankets and chairs. Food vendors will also be present, but feel free to bring a picnic dinner.
- Sunday, June 26: Cold Spring Harbor- a Billy Joel and Elton John tribute band that plays and performs the music of Mr. Billy Joel, and the magnificent Sir Elton John. Formerly called “The Strangers”, Cold Spring Harbor was formed in March of 2013, when the keyboard player and the guitar player met at a school concert. Ever since that day, the band has expanded, and is sounding better and better each day!
- Thursday, July 14: Stomp & Holler – New England’s Premier Country and Americana since 2015. Performing a fun mix of Originals and Country & Classic Rock Favorites. From classics by George Jones, Johnny Cash and Lynne Anderson to the golden 80’s with Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, The Mavericks, and Eddie Rabbitt to current hits by Little Big Town, Kenny Chesney,, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band, Chris Stapleton and more! Just throw in some Classic Rock Crossovers by the likes of The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young and the Doobie Brothers and you’ve got one Foot Stompin’ Party!
- Sunday, July 24: Cold Chocolate – a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own. Led by Ethan Robbins (vocals/guitar) and Ariel Bernstein (percussion), the Boston-based group released their third full-length album, Down The Line, in the summer of 2020. Punctuated by tight harmonies and skillful musicianship, Cold Chocolate has quickly gained recognition for their original music and high-energy shows.
- Thursday, August 11: Way Up South is rapidly gaining a reputation as an explosive live band with a deep well of compelling original music and stellar musicianship. Fresh vocal harmonies, instrumental virtuosity, and dynamic energy transference between the musicians and the audience are the hallmarks of Way Up South. Its expansive sound incorporates a maturity and musicianship that weaves in and out of southern, blues, country, jazz, and Americana rock—music whose precision and finesse still retain the loose spacey qualities that epitomize improvisational rock bands. This style has earned them the right to call their music “Big Sky” sound.
- Sunday, August 21: Playing Dead is a Grateful Dead tribute featuring former members of Dark Star Orchestra, Slipknot!, and Uncle John’s Band. Their marathon sets feature music and jams from the entire Grateful Dead catalog. Playing Dead faithfully recreates the experience of a live Grateful Dead concert. The music of The Grateful Dead is a complex stew of different styles of music including rock, blues, jazz, folk, bluegrass and more. Every Playing Dead show is unique featuring different set lists each night and exciting improvisational jams.
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