Levitt AMP Carson City concert series continues Saturday with The Novelists, Athena McIntyre
The Brewery Arts Center will continues an unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City! this Saturday. Having started out strong last week with Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, the great music continues with The Novelists and Athena McIntyre.
Grab your family, friends and neighbors and get ready to head on down to Carson City and Brewery Arts Center’s newest community treasure!
Sponsored in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a private family foundation that empowers communities to transform neglected public spaces into thriving destinations through the power of free, live music, the Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series presents 10 free, family-friendly concerts to the public currently at Minnesota Street Stage.
The series still has a diverse lineup of high caliber talent left to present spanning genres like Reggae, Southern Rock, Blues, Cumbia, Bluegrass and much more.
This week’s show begins at 7pm on Saturday, July 1, after first unveiling a new mural by Bryce Chisholm, sponsored by the Downtown Visitor’s Association. First, local favorite Athena McIntyre whose bluesy fierceness has captivated audiences and propelled her decade long musical career, most strongly in Northern Nevada, especially the greater Carson City and Reno-Tahoe communities and music scenes, but all along the west coast. As a singer-songwriter she has had the pleasure of playing or being featured at a variety of events throughout the region. Headlining Saturday night is The Novelists.
Equally comfortable acoustic or electric, The Novelists showcase cliffhanger storytelling, multiple lead singers, and their signature four-part harmonies. Recently, The Novelists have become a mainstay on the West Coast festival, college and house concert circuits and are planning several national tours throughout 2017. They’ve shared the stage with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, John Prine, and Daryl Stuermer (Genesis).
The diverse line up continues on Saturday, July 8 with legendary blues guitarist, Guitar Shorty and Reno indie artist Grace Hayes will open up for Guitar Shorty. A giant in the blues world who is credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Guitar Shorty has been electrifying audiences for five decades with his supercharged live shows and his incendiary recordings.
July 15 is Gene Evaro, Jr. with the folk magic of Paul Simon, to the crazy funk fashion of Sly & The Family Stone, to the lyrical poetry of Jim Morrison, Gene’s old-soul youthful songs speak for his generation through his prolific songwriting. La Misa Negra will take the stage July 22. La Misa Negra is an 8-piece band from Oakland, California that plays a unique blend of 1950's and 60's style cumbia and high-energy, Afro-Colombian dance music.
Yaples will also be offering Cumbia classes prior to La Misa Negra. Rounding out July is Nashville artists’ Southern Drawl Band on July 29, a Southern Rockin' Country music with a twist of lime distilled in the backwoods of Tennessee.
Fresh off Coachella, psychedelic cumbia-punk trio Thee Commons will perform on Aug. 5. Reggae royalty Marla Brown will perform Aug. 12, five piece electric newgrass group Dusty Green Bones will take the stage on Aug. 26 with the Cherry Pickers opening and Irish Rockers, Young Dubliners will end the series on Sept. 2.
The public is invited to bring their own picnics, blankets and lawn chairs to the concerts, which will have an open lawn and lot setting. Food trucks, libations and kids activities will be available at each of the shows. Pets on leash are welcomed as well. The Levitt AMP concert series is located at 449 West King Street at the corner of King and Minnesota. Admission is free.
Visit http://levittamp.org/carson_city for a full schedule of concerts, directions and information on parking and wheelchair accessibility.
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