Summer Concert Series - Sounds on the Sound

Free Summer Sounds Concert Series Every Wednesday Night

Provided by New Rochelle Council on the Arts

At Hudson Park every Wednesday night through August 28^th

     Alive ‘N Kickin’  – Best known for its 1970 Top Ten hit “Tighter and Tighter” – remains the kind of band that can get listeners up on their feet. Visitors to Hudson park Wednesday night will have the chance to find out for themselves as Alive ‘N Kickin’ kicks off the annual Emil Paolucci Summer Sounds Concert Series at 7:30 pm.

     The Summer Sounds concert series, which features an eclectic menu of free music on eight consecutive Wednesdays in July and August, is presented by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, 

     The full Summer Sounds Concert Series schedule includes:

July 17^th:        The Emil Paolucci Memorial Concert will feature sophisticated swing from Manhattan Jazz.

July 24^th:        Folk and roots music performed by Caroline Doctorow and the Steamrollers.

July 31^st  :      Roxy Perry’s Traveling Roadhouse brings the blues to Hudson park, with Perry’s distinctive voice and harp.

Aug. 7^th :       New Rochelle Opera, co-sponsored by Metro Med, offers favorite selections from opera, operetta and Broadway..

Aug. 14^th :     Silver Streaks serves up a potpourri of songs and styles.

  Aug. 21st :    Jimi Hendrix cover band Third Stone from the Sun.

Aug. 28^th :     Streets of the Bronx Band winds up the season with a concert of 1950s and do-wop favorites.    

 

Straight Drive Bluegrass- Hudson Park Sounds (Video)

The New Rochelle Summer Sounds continue tomorrow night with Straight Drive- A bluegrass band with a heck of a lot of blues at the Hudson Park Bandshell tonight.

 Straight Drive was founded  in 2001and gets their name from the type of music they play–straight bluegrass with plenty of drive. The band has kept its identity firmly grounded in the grit and intensity of the classic, first generation performers of bluegrass music. As bluegrass great Ron Thomason has said, "Straight Drive plays bluegrass the way Bill Monroe or Carter Stanley conceived of it." A fan once described Straight Drive's sound as "bluegrass with no apologies."

Bluzey Mommas - Wildclif Blues Concert

44 Wildcliff Road New Rochelle, NY 10805

Continuing the Incoming Tide Concert series @ Wildcliff; this Saturday August 4th  @ 7pm experience the sounds of the Blues Mothers. Founded in the friendship of a few women, the Blues Mothers have expanded to create a sound all their own. Featuring a strong lead trio of vocals, harmonica and flute, this arrangement of blues, jazz, rock and folky pop will keep you zinging and swinging.

 

A whole lotta banging going on- Steel Drummers

Huguenot St. and Lawton St., New Rochelle, NY, 10802

 Tonight at 7pm, the Library Green goes a clanging. The BID Music on the Green presents: The Pantonic Steel drum band. The 16-piece steel-band orchestra, five time champion of the prestigious Panorama competition, performs an astounding array of musical selections – from Caribbean to jazz, R&B, popular and rap on steel drums. The Brooklyn-based group of young people have a special combination of musical excellence and dynamic drive, together with the pianist's direct musical and blood lineage as children and grandchildren of the legendary members of Steel Orchestras such as Desperadoes, All Stars and Renegades  bring a legitimacy and fiery edge to their performances.

Wildcliff Artist Showcase- Scintillating Sounds

I cannot think of a better way to spend your Sunday (7/15) afternoon than to pack a picnic and come out to Wildcliff and listen to the sounds of the first showcase by The Nursery. Admission is FREE and the view is priceless.  One of the featured artists is New Rochelle native Nicole Marie (see video below). She has an angelic voice that I would compare to the ethereal Esperanza Spalding, but with a dash of funk. The showcase starts at 12:30 and the jamming will continue till half past 4. Other musical acts include: I&I, The Blanks, J-EA, Jake Backer, The Rochamnros, Ladybird Johnson and Sam Friend's Jazz Trio. If your musical tastes include folk, jazz, Latin and hip hop, this is the show for you. Eric Woodlin, founder of Incoming Tide, gave birth to the idea of an outdoor concert series at Wildcliff in 2009 and he continues to bring us musicians from the 914 with talent galore.

44 Wildcliff Road, New Rochelle, NY

Nicole Marie

Sam Friend 

The Blanks

The Rochambros