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The current Friday night free concert series at Cesar Chavez park is scheduled to end this Friday. But never fear, local promoter Jerry Perry has stepped in to present five more weeks of free local shows, starting on August 21st. You can never have too much free music! Here’s the line up for these new shows:
August 21st – Kai Kln and Prieta
August 28th – Method Echo, Shannon Curtis, and Bobby Zoppi
September 4th – Secretions and Th’ Losin Streaks
September 11th – The Nickel Slots, The Golden Cadillacs, and Mae McCoy & The Neon Stars
September 18th – Jackpot, Agent Ribbons, and Mike Farrell
Information here and here. Shows run from about 5:00 to 9:00 PM. And btw, the last of the current shows this Friday features Sol Peligro, Retrograde Revolution, and La Noche Oskura.
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Boston band The Grownup Noise are coming through Sacramento on tour and will play on Wednesday night, August 12th at Marilyn’s on K (908 K St.) at 8PM. They will be playing with other local Sac bands Cowboy Killers and Be Bold Brave Robot.
This is their third time playing in Sacramento. This show is also a part of their continued effort towards green touring, as they recently converted their van to run on used vegetable waste oil.
From their press release:
From this show the band will continue on their fifth national tour as they criss- cross the country playing 20+ dates during July and August, before finally coming home in September. This tour is also part of the band’s continued efforts towards “green” touring, as their van runs on recycled fryalator oil that they collect on the road.
The band has been playing for almost five years at this point, and they have often been compared with other modern indie pop bands such as Stars, Death Cab for Cutie, and Ra Ra Riot. The unique underpinnings of The Grownup Noise’s music are what have garnered them true praise, however, as their experimentation with song form, style (from stomp-along gypsy rock to sober ballads) and instrumentation (who says cello and marimba have no place in indie rock?) yields perfectly stunning results.
The boys and girl are very excited to get back on the road as this tour is coming on the heels of several recent noteworthy successes, including opening for Canadian indie rockers Plaza Central and a recent noteworthy musical appearance on MTV.
Check them out. Marilyn’s is a nice place to see a show anyway…