Spring Break
Friday free-for-all
Summer concert preview
Mindy Yuen
Issue date: 5/17/07 Section: Features
Looking for something to do on a Friday night? End the week by checking out the Friday Night Concerts in the Park. At the start of every summer there are free concerts on Friday nights in Cesar Chavez Park. The concerts attract more than 60,000 fans over the summer season. More than 50 local bands play at the park and are an assorted combination of the popular sound in the Sacramento music scene.
Enjoy the nice weather while listening to great music. Get a Budweiser wristband at the concert and present it to various bars nearby to get discounts on drinks the same night. May 25 is especially dedicated to Sacramento State Graduates. Grads are encouraged to wear their cap and gown to the themed event. There will also be prizes and gifts.
The concerts will play every Friday night until mid-August. Music plays from 5 to 9 p.m. Cesar Chavez Park and Plaza located at 10th and J streets in Downtown Sacramento.
Summer Concert Schedule:
May 4: Bright Light Fever, Still Life Projector, The Radio Life, The Dead Celebrities
May 11: Mumbo Gumbo, Shannon Curtis
May 18: Little Charlie & The Nightcats, Rowdy Kate
May 25: The Groovie Ghoulies (plus CD release), Pets, Queensbury Rules, The Little Medusas
June 1: An Angle (plus CD release), Spider Silk Dress (plus CD release), Red Host, The Evening Episode
June 8: Knock Knock, Baby Grand, Agent Ribbons, Poplollys
June 15: Bucho, The Storytellers, Shades of Glory
June 22: Jonah Matranga (plus CD release), Two Sheds, The Haints, David Houston
June 29: The Beer Dawgs, Richard March, Sherman Baker
July 6: Sol Peligro (plus CD release), Atapaz, The Bennys, Scott Rodell
July 13: Kai Kln, Hot Pistol, We Prick You
July 20: The Brodys, Didley Squat, Young Aundee
July 27: 7 Seconds, Red Tape, The Helper Monkeys, Brian Hanover
Aug 3: Jackpot, The Snobs, The Refinery, Brandon Tyler
Aug 10: The Alkali Flats, Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Stars and Garters
Locations that offer discounts with wristband include Amourath Lounge (Hyatt), Brew It Up!, Café New Orleans, Cantina Del Rio, Capitol Garage, Fanny Ann's, Marilyn's On K, McCormick & Schmick's, Pyramid Alehouse, River City Brewing Company, Sakura Sushi, Sports Corner, Taiko Sushi, Torch Club, Vega's and Zokku Restaurant & Bar.
Enjoy the nice weather while listening to great music. Get a Budweiser wristband at the concert and present it to various bars nearby to get discounts on drinks the same night. May 25 is especially dedicated to Sacramento State Graduates. Grads are encouraged to wear their cap and gown to the themed event. There will also be prizes and gifts.
The concerts will play every Friday night until mid-August. Music plays from 5 to 9 p.m. Cesar Chavez Park and Plaza located at 10th and J streets in Downtown Sacramento.
Summer Concert Schedule:
May 4: Bright Light Fever, Still Life Projector, The Radio Life, The Dead Celebrities
May 11: Mumbo Gumbo, Shannon Curtis
May 18: Little Charlie & The Nightcats, Rowdy Kate
May 25: The Groovie Ghoulies (plus CD release), Pets, Queensbury Rules, The Little Medusas
June 1: An Angle (plus CD release), Spider Silk Dress (plus CD release), Red Host, The Evening Episode
June 8: Knock Knock, Baby Grand, Agent Ribbons, Poplollys
June 15: Bucho, The Storytellers, Shades of Glory
June 22: Jonah Matranga (plus CD release), Two Sheds, The Haints, David Houston
June 29: The Beer Dawgs, Richard March, Sherman Baker
July 6: Sol Peligro (plus CD release), Atapaz, The Bennys, Scott Rodell
July 13: Kai Kln, Hot Pistol, We Prick You
July 20: The Brodys, Didley Squat, Young Aundee
July 27: 7 Seconds, Red Tape, The Helper Monkeys, Brian Hanover
Aug 3: Jackpot, The Snobs, The Refinery, Brandon Tyler
Aug 10: The Alkali Flats, Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Stars and Garters
Locations that offer discounts with wristband include Amourath Lounge (Hyatt), Brew It Up!, Café New Orleans, Cantina Del Rio, Capitol Garage, Fanny Ann's, Marilyn's On K, McCormick & Schmick's, Pyramid Alehouse, River City Brewing Company, Sakura Sushi, Sports Corner, Taiko Sushi, Torch Club, Vega's and Zokku Restaurant & Bar.
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