Blitzen Trapper

Tuesday, July 9 | 7:00 PM

Blitzen Trapper is a Portland, Oregon-based experimental country/folk/rock band. Formed in 2000, the band currently operates as a quartet, with Eric Earley, Brian Adrian Koch, Michael Elson, and Nathan Vanderpool; at some shows, Michael Blake fills in for Vanderpool.

Blitzen Trapper self-released its first three albums. "Wild Mountain Nation" was No. 98 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas

With Special Guest Taylor Dayne
Friday, July 12 | 7:00 PM

Mickey Thomas made his mark in 1976 as lead vocalist on the mega-hit “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” with The Elvin Bishop Band. In 1979, Mickey joined Jefferson Starship as the lead vocalist, after the departure of Grace Slick and Marty Balin, and recorded a string of hits including “Jane”, “No Way Out”, “Find Your Way Back”, “Stranger”, and “Layin It On The Line”.  

Expect to hear hits from Starship and Jefferson Starship at Starship’s live performances, as well as a few selections from Jefferson Airplane as a nod to both bands’ beginnings.

Taylor Dayne is an American pop icon. With a career spanning three decades, Taylor’s groundbreaking debut single “Tell It To My Heart” turned her into an overnight international star in 1987. She followed the smash hit with seventeen Top 20 singles over the course of her three-decade career, including Number Ones “Love Will Lead You Back” “Prove Your Love” and “I’ll always Love You.” Taylor has sold over 75 million albums and singles worldwide, earned three GRAMMY nominations, an American Music Award, multiple New York Music Awards, received New York Music Hall of Fame honors and ranked as the Number 18 Female Dance artist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.

UB40 Red Red Wine Tour

with Special Guests Inner Circle and Maxi Priest
Friday, July 19 | 7:00 PM

UB40’s long-awaited 21st studio album, “UB45,” has just been released. A 14-track album that features brand new songs including forthcoming singles “Gimme Some Kinda Sign” and “Home,” plus re-recordings of some of the band’s most beloved hits. With seven new UB40 recordings, including the forthcoming lead single, “Gimme Some Kinda Sign,” a cover of Brenton Wood’s 1967 track “Gimme Little Sign,” the group added a special UB40 flavor to the legendary soul classic. It was chosen by Matt Doyle who brought it to Robin Campbell, unaware that the song had been on the guitarist and vocalist’s wish list since the Labour Of Love (1983) days.  

“UB45” delivers from the band what they do best, with songs that fearlessly address societal hot-button issues and take a firm stand against the injustices of the world. This is apparent from the opening track “Home,” complete with trademark UB40 beats and the powerful themes of inequality and bigotry. Other new recordings include a beautiful rendition of Bill Withers’ “Hope She’ll Be Happier” (1971), “Trouble,” “Say Nothing,” “Fool Me Once,” and the single “Champion,” which was the official anthem of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.  

LEAD SINGERS OF CLASSIC ROCK

JASON SCHEFF LONGTIME LEAD SINGER OF CHICAGO and TOMMY DECARLO A FORMER LEAD SINGER OF BOSTON
Saturday, July 20 | 7:00 PM

Jason Scheff, longtime lead singer of the band CHICAGO, and Tommy DeCarlo, a former lead singer of the band BOSTON, team up for a night of unforgettable classic rock music spanning the 70's, 80's and

90's. This musical tribute features two great sets of classic hits with the timeless ballads of CHICAGO and the guitar-driven rock music of BOSTON. Over 15 million fans have attended a live concert featuring either Jason or Tommy's signature high-tenor lead vocals.

Jason Scheff joined CHICAGO in 1985 as lead singer/songwriter/bass player and went on to perform thousands of live concerts spanning four decades during a non-stop touring and recording career with the band.

Jason contributed vocals, bass, keyboards, and songwriting, spanning 17 CHICAGO albums and 98 songs, including lead vocals on the 1986 #3 Billboard Hot 100 chart hit single "Will You Still Love Me?".

Tommy DeCarlo joined BOSTON in 2008 after the passing of Brad Delp in 2007 and performed on every tour thereafter, including 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, and the latest in 2017. In 2013, Tommy sang four songs on BOSTON's sixth and latest studio album, Life, Love & Hope, including the title track.

Don't miss these two great lead singers along with a top band of touring professionals, which includes; Steve Ferlazzo (Avril Lavigne) keyboards/vocals/music director, August Zadra (Dennis DeYoung) lead guitar/vocals, Steve Fekete (Gwen Stefani) lead guitar/vocals, Mike Morales (Dennis DeYoung) drums, Tommy DeCarlo Jr lead guitar/vocals, Payton Velligan bass/vocals.

Guster

Friday, August 2 | 7:00 PM

Not long before the making of their new album Ooh La La, Guster celebrated three decades together as a band — a journey that's included landing a series of hits on the Billboard charts, working with luminaries like Steve Lillywhite and Richard Swift, launching their own music festival, and amassing an ardent fanbase partly on the strength of their relentless touring and deeply communal live show. But despite reaching a milestone few musical acts ever come close to attaining, Guster's ninth studio LP reveals a band fully in touch with the voracious creative energy that first inspired their formation. A major leap forward for lead vocalist Ryan Miller, guitarist Adam Gardner, drummer Brian Rosenworcel, and multi-instrumentalist Luke Reynolds, Ooh La La ultimately matches that wide-eyed spirit with a newly heightened sense of confidence, conviction, and commitment to the raw sincerity that's made them so beloved.

"In all the time we've been together we've never really felt our age as a band — we're still so hungry, still excited to create," says Gardner. "A lot of people have told us they're amazed at how democratic our process is, but I think that's a big part of why we're still able to open up this space where the ideas just flow. It also helps that we've built a relationship with our fans where there's a real sense of trust and a desire for us to keep growing and keep pushing ourselves. It's such a gift that allows us to be truly free, and to make whatever music we want to make."

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

All the Good Times: the Farewell Tour
with very special guest Jerry Douglas
Saturday, August 10 | 7:00 PM

For nearly six decades, the three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has entertained audiences with their top-shelf musicianship and timeless hits. Now the time has come for the band who has carried a torch for American country and roots music to say so long to the highways and byways they’ve crossed an unimaginable number of times throughout their career.

On March 21st, 2024, the Dirt Band will kick off the first leg of their last traditionally scheduled gigs, ALL THE GOOD TIMES: The Farewell Tour. This isn’t goodbye forever, but it will be the last fans see of multi-city runs and long bus rides. These special shows will celebrate the music created by the legendary, yet ever-evolving NGDB.

Many veteran bands trade on nostalgia, on replication of past glories, and on recycled emotions from younger, more carefree days.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band trades on a mix of reimagined classics and compelling newer works. The group formed in 1966 as a Long Beach, California jug band, scored its first charting single in 1967, and embarked on a self- propelled ride through folk, country, rock ‘n’ roll, pop, blue- grass, and the amalgam now known as “Americana.” The first major hit came in 1971 with the epic “Mr. Bojangles,” which, along with insistent support from banjo master Earl Scruggs, opened doors in Nashville. Behind those doors were Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin, and others who would collaborate on a multi-artist, multi-generational, three-disc 1972 masterpiece: Will the Circle Be Unbroken went triple Platinum, spawned two later volumes, and wound up in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Blood harmony, thrilling instrumental flights, undeniable stage chemistry ... these things are part of each Dirt Band show, just as they are part of Dirt Does Dylan, the first recording from the reconfigured, six-strong group released in 2022. Produced by Ray Kennedy and Jeff Hanna, it’s a remarkable ride through some of the most impactful songs of the past century, penned by Bob Dylan and taken for a blue highway spin by a great American band, with help from genius-level contemporary artists like Jason Isbell and The War and Treaty.

A Dirt Band show is unlike any other. For legions of fans, it’s less about the memories than the moment, crisp as an Autumn apple and rich as a royal flush.

Spoon

With Special Guest A Giant Dog
Sunday, August 11 | 7:00 PM

Spoon, Austin’s most esteemed rock ambassadors, have released ten albums to date including a string of five straight top 10 records: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), Transference (2010), They Want My Soul (2014), Hot Thoughts (2017), and Lucifer on the Sofa (2022).

Lucifer on the Sofa earned the band its first-ever GRAMMY nomination (Best Rock Album) and was praised by Rolling Stone as "The best thing they’ve ever done.”

Hailed by TIME as “one of the greatest American rock bands”, Spoon topped Metacritic’s chart as the single most critically acclaimed band of the aughts.

In 2019, Spoon released Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon, which was praised by NPR as a “convincing argument for Spoon being one of their era's most distinctive and excellent rock bands.” That same year, Fender released the Britt Daniel Signature Telecaster Thinline as part of their artist signature electric guitar series – highlighting the enduring influence of Daniel’s precision-punk style that has helped fuel Spoon to become what the Guardian calls “one of the finest bands of their generation.”

Aly & AJ

Friday, August 23 | 7:00 PM

When the California sister duo of Aly & AJ released their dream-rock return in 2021—the epically titled a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet gets you out and then into the sun—it marked a new beginning. A decade and a half into their careers, the album was their most realized yet, the work of a band reclaiming itself. In the wake of the runaway TikTok revival of their 2007 hit, “Potential Breakup Song,” Aly & AJ transformed their foundation of Disney pop and TV sitcoms into a new vision of sparkling guitars, close harmonies, and highway sprawl, growing on their own terms.

They bottled that energy and ran. Mere months after the release of a touch of the beat, Aly & AJ headed back to the legendary Sunset Sound to begin work on its followup, With Love From. Tracking the album in one week in December 2021, Aly & AJ reconvened with many of the same collaborators (Jorge Elbrecht, Yves Rothman, Ryan Spraker, James McAlister) that helped make their previous record such a breakthrough. If a touch of the beat conjured the relief of catching a wind on the highway, With Love From breathes it in deeply. If a touch of the beat was about searching for yourself, then With Love From is about being. “Once we felt like we were on a roll…” AJ says, as Aly finishes her thought: “There’s been no stopping us.”

With Love From was recorded amid a touch of the beat’s whirlwind success, which brought them from “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to “Good Morning America,” from the pages of Rolling Stone to NPR, from the stages of Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits to NYC’s Governors Ball—after which they spoke out at the March for Our Lives.

With Love From marks the first time Aly & AJ have been credited as co-producers, though they’ve contributed to the exacting decisions that direct their sound since their childhoods on Hollywood Records. (“There’s no one now to intimidate us,” AJ says. “That’s what it comes down to.”) Despite their considerable artistic growth, though, Aly & AJ still feel like their younger selves in many ways: excited about being in the studio, ambitious, dreaming together.

Josh Turner

Saturday, August 24 | 7:00 PM

For two decades, Turner’s deep, velvet voice has been the most recognizable on country radio. His  unwavering dedication to the tenets of the country genre inspired a generation of country singers and  bolstered an underserved segment of the fanbase.

American country and gospel singer and songwriter. In 2003 his debut album's title track, "Long Black Train" was his breakthrough single release. His second album, Your Man accounted for his first two No. 1 hits, "Your Man" and "Would You Go with Me", while Everything Is Fine included a No. 2 hit, "Firecracker". Haywire, released in, produced his biggest hit, the four-week No. 1 hit "Why Don't We Just Dance" and another No. 1 song, "All Over Me". It was followed by Punching Bag , whose lead-off single, "Time Is Love", was the biggest country hit of 2012 according to Billboard Year-End.

I Love the 90s Tour

All 4 One, Color Me Badd, Tone Lōc, Rob Base, and Young MC

Friday, August 30 | 7:00 PM

The I LOVE THE 90’s TOUR invites attendees to reminisce about the trend-setting decade with some of the most iconic, indelible names in rap, hip hop, and R&B.

All-4-One is best known for their hit singles "I Swear", "So Much in Love," and "I Can Love You Like That". The group is composed of Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 69 million records worldwide.

Rob Base burst onto the American hip-hop scene with their debut album, It Takes Two, which reached #4 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart, was certified Platinum, and charted three hits: “It Takes Two,” “Get On The Dance Floor,” and “Joy and Pain”. 

Tone Lōc’s unmistakable voice has produced a Billboard #1 album — Lōc-ed After Dark — and two Billboard Top-Five hits. “Wild Thing” reached #2 on the Billboard Singles Chart and was certified Twice-Platinum. “Funky Cold Medina” reached #3 and was also certified Platinum. 

Color Me Badd best known for their singles "I Wanna Sex You Up", "I Adore Mi Amor" and "All 4 Love", Color Me Badd has sold over 12 million records worldwide, had two #1 hits on the Billboard Singles Chart, nine Top 40 hits and a triple-platinum album.

Young MC came to fame with his 1989 hit "Bust a Move.” His debut album Stone Cold Rhymin' was a Top-10 hit on the Billboard Album Chart and the Billboard Rap Chart.

Sara Evans

Unbroke Tour

Saturday, August 31, 2024 | 7:00 PM

Multi-platinum entertainer SARA EVANS is at the top of her game. As the fifth most-played female artist on country radio in nearly the last two decades — she’s notched over 20 top 15 singles, including her five No. 1 singles “No Place That Far,” “A Real Fine Place To Start,” “Born to Fly,” and “Suds In The Bucket,“ “A Little Bit Stronger,” both which spent 2 weeks in the top spot and were certified platinum by the R.I.A.A. — Sara thrills audiences across the U.S. playing close to 100 shows each year. Sara’s “stunning, country voice” (Rolling Stone) has earned her the prestigious Academy of Country Music Top Female Vocalist accolade as well as numerous American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Country Music Association, CMT, and Grammy Awards nominations. In addition, the CMA awarded Video of the Year honors for her hit chart-topping single, “Born to Fly” from her double-platinum album of the same name. Evans’ discography also includes the platinum-selling studio albums Real Fine Place and Restless as well as the gold-certified projects Stronger and No Place That Far.

The Music of Chicago with Danny Seraphine and CTA
&
Booker T. Presents: A Stax Revue

The Music of Chicago with Danny Seraphine featuring former Chicago Bassist and Vocalist Jeff Coffey.

HEAR the songbook of Chicago including 25 or 6 to 4, Saturday in the Park, If You Leave Me Now, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, Beginnings, Colour My World, Just You 'N' Me, Feelin' Stronger Every Day, Baby, Make Me Smile, and much more.

CHICAGO INITIALLY gained fame opening for music legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, and the Beach Boys, hitting its stride almost immediately after their debut effort, Chicago Transit Authority, a double album, came out in 1969.

From the beginning, Seraphine, as the drummer, was always the backbone of the operation. It was his job to keep everyone in time and on balance. He set the pace and carried it through to the end, no matter what. In 1990, after 23 years of performing, composing, and recording albums with Chicago, Seraphine experienced a jarring parting of ways with the bandmates that he considered brothers. The rift threw his life into chaos. Together they had toured the world and created one of the most enduring American songbooks of all time. 

In 2007, spiritually and creatively reinvigorated, Seraphine returned to the stage with his new jazz-rock powerhouse group, California Transit Authority (CTA) often described as “Chicago on steroids”—and he made peace with his past with the refreshingly candid memoir Street Player: My Chicago Story (Wiley).

Booker T. Presents: A Stax Revue

EXPERIENCE the heart and soul of Stax Records with hits including Hold On, I'm Comin' By Sam & Dave, I'll Take You There By The Staple Singers, Knock on Wood By Eddie Floyd, Theme from Shaft, These Arms of Mine, Soul Man and many more.

Booker T. Jones is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and arguably the most famous Hammond B3 player in history. As the leader of the legendary Booker T. and the MGs, this pillar of soul music collaborated with Otis Redding, Albert King, and more during his tenure at Stax Records. Since then, Booker has lent his trademark keyboard chops to and produced classic albums such as Willie Nelson's multi-platinum hit Stardust and Bill Withers’ Just As I Am featuring the hit song Ain’t No Sunshine. In 2013 Booker released Sound The Alarm, marking a return to Stax Records after 40 years.

JAX

Multi-talented singer-songwriter with a soulful sound and an individualistic spirit. Her viral smash hit “Victoria’s Secret” has amassed 267 million global streams and counting, consistently streaming 2M+ per week almost a year after it’s release. Before “Victoria’s Secret” came the heartwarming ballad “Like My Father” which has accrued over 140 million streams and was crowned amongst “The Best Father-Daughter Dance Songs of All Time” by The Knot. Meanwhile, her nostalgia-fueled anthem “90’s Kids” received over 1 million weekly streams for 21 consecutive weeks. Jax’s unique lyricism and powerful songwriting has yielded high-profile appearance on the Today Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Access Hollywood, and more.

Third Eye Blind

Since 1997, San Francisco's Third Eye Blind has recorded five best-selling albums and assembled one career retrospective.   Led by Stephan Jenkins, 3EB has earned worldwide success during a tumultuous group of years when the major-label recording industry was finally losing its grip on an enterprise that for decades it had dominated with steely efficiency.  Nothing could have made 3EB happier!  

Third Eye Blind’s 2021 album Our Bande Apart was recorded when lockdown ended, with Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast and Ryan Olson of Poliça.  The band has continued to have gained artistic clarification—and, surprisingly, a fanbase that is larger, younger, and more dedicated than ever.

Third Eye Blind is supporting SeaTrees on its 2022 tour, an organization that helps restore a portion of the Palos Verdes Kelp Forest.  The ocean has the power to restore climate change.  The latest science shows that globally, kelp forests can sequester more carbon than mangrove forests - restoring these sequoias of the sea is critical to solving climate change as 93% of all carbon in the carbon cycle is stored in our oceans (meaning just 7% is stored across our atmosphere and land biosphere.

Cory Wong

Music motivates at the most primal level. You instinctually hum a tune in order to get pumped up in the morning, for fuel on the treadmill, to soundtrack your commute, or as the pre-game to a big night out. As much as he treasures his roles as a guitarist, composer, and producer, Cory Wong fashions himself “a hype man,” first and foremost. Living up to this classification, he slings a Stratocaster and hurls “dad jokes” from the stage with the same panache, poise, and power. 

“For me, it’s all about the listener’s experience,” he explains. “I want them to have a visceral response like: ‘I feel better,’ ‘That was really fun,’ or ‘I got to escape for an hour.’ You’ll hear my voice through the guitar, but I’m just a hype man. To uplift audiences with instrumental music that has no singing or lyrics is a fun challenge. I’m trying to solve the riddle. If I can get one person to feel good this way, it’s a success.”

Straight out of Minneapolis, Cory positioned himself as music’s answer to motivational speakers like Tony Robbins since emerging in 2011. Head-spinning rhythm guitar wizardry, technical ebullience, laugh-out-loud jokes, and radiance on stage established him as both a sought-after collaborator and celebrated solo artist alike. He lent his talents to television programs such as The Voice at the dawn of his career. After an impromptu meeting at the weekly jam hosted by Prince’s rhythm section (where the Purple One often either performed or watched), he crossed paths with Vulfpeck who welcomed him as a frequent collaborator and member of the band. Solidifying a fruitful partnership, the group named their most popular instrumental track “Cory Wong,” in tribute. Lighting up the stage in the band everywhere from Red Rocks Amphitheatre to Madison Square Garden, he remains a cornerstone of Vulfpeck’s storied gigs. 

In the end, Cory transmits joy in its purest form through the guitar. “The guiding light is to impart a feeling of joy,” he leaves off. “I want people to experience instrumental music in a different way. This is hype. It’s more than just guitar.”

The National Parks

You know the feeling when the clouds part and the sun shines down on you, the rush you get when you run and jump into a lake at full speed, or the moment a gust of morning air brings new life as you step outside and look at the world around you? The National Parks translate these sensations into songs. The Provo, UT quartet—Brady Parks [vocals, guitar], Sydney Macfarlane [vocals, keys], Cam Brannelly [drums], and Megan Parks [violin]—breathe in inspiration from the world around them and exhale cinematic indie folk-pop powered by soaring harmonies, organic orchestration, and luminous electronics. Emerging in 2013, the musicians have consistently captivated audiences. They’ve generated over 150 million streams across Young [2013], Until I Live [2015], Places [2017], and Wildflower [2020]. As one of many highlights from the latter, “Time” amassed over 9.3 million Spotify streams as the album incited widespread critical applause. Parade raved, “Wildflower is chock full of adventure, wonder, freedom, and inspiration,” while The Line Of Best Fit attested, “it seems that the sky really is the limit for this quartet.” Mxdwn noted, “The National Parks have perfectly melded folk with catchy melodies, strong grunge chords and poetic lyrics in Wildflower.” The four-piece maintained this momentum with a sold-out headline tour and 2021’s A Mix for the End of the World pt.1. Now, the group expand their vision yet again on their fifth full-length offering, 8th Wonder.

LOCASH

Named “country music's iconic feel-good duo” by PEOPLE, Wheelhouse Records/BMG’s LOCASH – Preston Brust and Chris Lucas – is “hitting homers and serving up first-class songs,” as hailed by American Songwriter. With their loud-and-proud anthem “Three Favorite Colors” as their latest release, they recently delivered back-to-back high-profile collaborations with “Let It Slide” (Leslie Jordan, Blanco Brown, LOCASH) and “Beach Boys” (feat. The Beach Boys’ Mike Love and Bruce Johnston). LOCASH’s wild-and-free WOODS & WATER – EP (2021) marked the follow-up to BROTHERS (2019), featuring GOLD #1 “One Big Country Song.” Known for PLATINUM breakout “I Love This Life” and their first #1 with GOLD “I Know Somebody,” they’ve earned eight charting singles, two successful albums, and over 815 MILLION global on-demand streams since 2015. Respected entertainers with prominent recognition, they hold a history of nods from the genre’s biggest awards shows including a Vocal Duo of the Year nomination at The 56th Annual CMA Awards. Last launching their extended headlining WOODS & WATER TOUR 2022, LOCASH is currently on the road with Kane Brown’s DRUNK OR DREAMING TOUR.

DISPATCH

Marriage, birth, death, departure; for Dispatch’s Chadwick Stokes and Brad Corrigan, the only constant these past few years has been change. Add to that the divisive political climate, long-overdue reckonings on racial justice and gender equality, and a global pandemic, and you’ve got an idea of the tensions fueling the band’s extraordinary latest album. Marking the band’s eighth studio release, the songs on this record speak not only to the band’s personal evolution, but to human nature itself, charting a course from denial and resistance to growth and acceptance through deep introspection and empathetic character studies. The music is pure Dispatch, and the five piece continues to grow and push their boundaries, taking surprise turns without ever abandoning the signature sound that’s made them one of independent rock’s most indelible acts over the last two-and-a-half decades. The songs on Break Our Fall blend infectious roots rock with hints of reggae, folk, and blues, and the productions similarly lean and energetic, leaving plenty of space for some of the group’s most pointed, political lyrics to date. The result is an ode to resilience and survival, a timely and essential album that still manages to find hope and joy on even the darkest of days.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Many veteran bands trade on nostalgia, on replication of past glories, and on recycled emotions from younger, more carefree days.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band trades on a mix of reimagined classics and compelling newer works. The group formed in 1966 as a Long Beach, California jug band, scored its first charting single in 1967, and embarked on a self-propelled ride through folk, country, rock ‘n’ roll, pop, bluegrass, and the amalgam now known as “Americana.” The first major hit came in 1971 with the epic “Mr. Bojangles,” which, along with insistent support from banjo master Earl Scruggs, opened doors in Nashville. Behind those doors were Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin, and others who would collaborate on a multi-artist, multi-generational, three-disc 1972 masterpiece: Will the Circle Be Unbroken went triple Platinum, spawned two later volumes, and wound up in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Was this a cutting-edge combo or a group of revivalists? Was the goal rebellion or musical piety? Yes, to all these things. In the 1980s, the Dirt Band reeled off 15 straight Top 10 country hits, including chart-toppers “Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper’s Dream),” “Modern Day Romance,” and “Fishin’ in the Dark (co-written by Jim Photoglo, who would join the band in the second decade of the new century). 1989 brought a second Circle album, this one featuring singer-songwriter talents including John Prine, Rosanne Cash, and John Hiatt and garnering two Grammy awards for the band (it later won another, for a collaboration with Earl Scruggs and other fine folks). Circle II also won the Country Music Association’s Album of the Year prize. Circle III was released in 2003, featuring collaborations with Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, and more.

Throughout the group’s lifetime, personnel has changed, with each change resulting in positive steps forward, new ways of playing the old songs, and renewed enthusiasm for writing and recording fresh material. The latest Dirt Band lineup is expanded to six members for the first time since 1968. Today’s group consists of founding member Jeff Hanna, harp master Jimmie Fadden (who joined in 1966), and soulful-voiced Bob Carpenter, who has more than 40 years of service in the ensemble. Those veterans are now joined by singer-songwriter-bass man Jim Photoglo, fiddle and mandolin wizard Ross Holmes, and Hanna’s son, the preternaturally talented singer and guitarist Jaime Hanna.

Blood harmony, thrilling instrumental flights, undeniable stage chemistry ... these things are part of each Dirt Band show, just as they are part of Dirt Does Dylan, the first recording from the reconfigured, six-strong group. Produced by Ray Kennedy and Jeff Hanna, it’s a remarkable ride through some of the most impactful songs of the past century, penned by Bob Dylan and taken for a blue highway spin by a great American band, with help from genius-level contemporary artists like Jason Isbell and The War and Treaty.

Stephen Marley

Part of the Park City Equity Initiative

Stephen Marley is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer. From his solo works to family collaborations and production credits, Stephen Marley’s music has earned him eight Grammy Awards. He is the second eldest son of reggae legend Bob Marley and Rita Marley, raised in Kingston, Jamaica.  Stephen started singing professionally at 7 years old with his elder siblings Ziggy, Sharon and Cedella in The Melody Makers.

Stephen has garnered recognition as a solo artist for his Grammy-winning albums Mind Control (dubbed “the best Marley album in a generation” by Entertainment Weekly), Mind Control Acoustic, and Revelation Part I: The Root of Life, while also receiving multiple Grammys as a producer - most notably for Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley’s massive crossover hit Welcome To Jamrock. The second installment of Stephen Marley’s Revelation album series, Revelation Part II: The Fruit of Life, was released in 2016 on the Marley family’s Ghetto Youths International label. Whereas The Root of Life offered a traditional roots reggae album, The Fruit of Life emphasized the far-reaching impact Jamaican music has had on various genres – especially hip hop. Album guests included Rick Ross, Pit Bull, DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Shaggy, and more. In 2018, Stephen Marley released a five-track EP, One Take: Acoustic Jams, which showcased raw, deconstructed versions of his and his father's original songs. He took that stripped-down set on the road, performing for thousands during three North American tours before the pandemic hit in 2020.

Summer 2022 marks the triumphant return of Stephen’s North American “Babylon By Bus” Tour.

Stephen continues to champion charitable endeavors centered in Jamaica as a co-founder of Ghetto Youths Foundation, along with his brothers Damian and Julian Marley.

A portion of the proceeds from this concert support the Ghetto Youths Foundation

Tower of Power

A renowned horn-driven outfit, Tower of Power emerged in the late '60s playing a dynamic blend of R&B, soul, funk, and AM pop. Along with the similarly inclined Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears, Tower of Power helped push the sound of brass-infused music into the rock era. Led by Detroit-born tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo, the Oakland, California-based group scored hits like "You're Still a Young Man" and "What Is Hip?" throughout the '70s. They also became one of the most sought-after backing ensembles in pop, playing on recordings by Elton John, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Aerosmith, Josh Groban, and more. While their lineup has changed over the years, Castillo remains a constant and continues to guide the ensemble live and in the studio. Although born in Detroit, Castillo opted to pursue his musical dreams in Oakland, California.

Clay Walker

There's more to the duality of Clay Walker's eleventh studio album Texas To Tennessee than the title. Certainly, the realities of place are as central as this comeback album's name implies: Nashville busily working toward the next fresh hit; Texas moving at its inimitable and familiar pace. There's also a mix of songwriting and production approaches, evident and more nuanced relationships between the songs themselves, and the overarching presence of a naturally gifted vocalist who relentlessly pursues his own development as a singer. But don't mistake those dualities for dichotomy – and certainly not polarity. In a storied career dotted with smash singles, platinum albums, and countless honors and acclaim, maybe the connection between country's timeless themes and music-of-the-moment timeliness has been there all along.

Marty Stuart

Country Music Hall of Fame musician Marty Stuart performs on the Eccles Center Stage for the first time. Stuart is a legendary country and bluegrass singer/songwriter with a rich, illustrious, experimental career. Stuart broke out as a solo artist in the early 1980’s, after touring with Lester Flatt, and later in Johnny Cash’s road band, The release of his 2003 album Country Music, which included the breakout single “If There Ain't There Oughta Be” as well as as a cover of Porter Wagoner’s “A Satisfied Mind”, caught the attention of Country Weekly who marveled, “It's unusual for every song on a CD to be a standout, but that's what you've got here.” Some of Stuart’s highest-charting songs include “Hillbilly Rock”, “Arlene”, and “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’”; the latter of which Stuart co-wrote with Travis Tritt and won him his first Grammy. Marty Stuart’s career has spanned over 40 years, and with five Grammy wins to date, sixteen nominations, over twenty studio albums, and over thirty songs to hit the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts—this acoustic show will span his entire discography. 

The Robert Cray Band

The five-time Grammy-winner and blues legend returns to the stage with his band, sharing their signature sound which blends the blues with everything from pop to gospel. Cray has played to sold-out audiences all over the world. The band’s latest album, “That’s What I Heard,” was released in February 2020 and captures the band’s virtuosity and versatility. The Associated Press wrote, “Robert Cray and Steve Jordan continue their fruitful partnership on “That’s What I Heard”…The band’s sound explodes right out of the gate…[the album] expertly balances blues, R&B and soul…” Fans who have experienced Cray at the Eccles Center know there’s no better way to catch every note than in this intimate space.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

After bringing down the house four years ago, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy returns to the Eccles Stage with their famous contemporary swing and blues sound. Touring together for over 25 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has sold out shows from the Hollywood Bowl to Lincoln Center. Not only does the band create a fun-filled, electric atmosphere, but they “perform with sincerity, style and musicianship” (Variety). BBVD has shared their mission to celebrate and revitalize jazz music with audiences around the world, with millions of records sold and massive commercial success. They appeared in the 1996 film Swingers, performed at the Super Bowl Halftime show, and played alongside the nation’s most prestigious symphony orchestras. Don’t miss the chance to hear that NOLA sound—you won’t be caught sitting still for long.

Justin Moore

Chart-topping powerhouse Justin Moore proves that he’s still just the same country boy he’s always been on his stellar new album, ‘Late Nights and Longnecks.’ An Arkansas native who grew up idolizing Dwight Yoakam and Keith Whitley, Moore landed his first country #1 with “Small Town USA,” the breakout single off his 2009 self-titled debut. The record went platinum, as did its 2011 follow-up, ‘Outlaws Like Me,’ which yielded yet another #1 single with “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away.” In 2014, Moore landed the coveted New Artist of the Year trophy at the ACM Awards after releasing his critically acclaimed third album, ‘Off The Beaten Path,’ and in 2016, he dropped ‘Kinda Don’t Care,’ his third consecutive #1 record. The New York Times hailed Moore as proof that “old forms can stand even stronger with injections of new ideas,” while Billboard celebrated his “down-home personality and wry sense of humor,” and Rolling Stone praised the “upbeat mix of contemporary country and honest twang that he perfected.” Moore’s songs have racked up more than a billion on-demand and programmed streams, and he performed everywhere from Kimmel to The Today Show in addition to headlining arenas and amphitheaters around the country. Expect a high-energy, boot-stomping performance.

Jocelyn and Chris Arndt

Their high-energy rock is backed with an undeniable sibling synergy that caught the attention of The Hollywood Reporter, Huffington Post, and Daily Mail. Jocelyn and Chris Arndt became a blues-rock duo after taking music lessons in elementary school. With Jocelyn on lead vocals and piano and Chris on lead and rhythm guitar, this pair quickly found their eclectic sound from a large mix of musical inspirations. Often compared to Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, Jocelyn and Chris possess musical mastery well beyond their years. During their performance on NBC’s Today Show, the duo was praised for “putting a millennial spin on classic rock.” They have also been featured at Sundance, Summerfest, SXSW, and many more festivals across the country. Both recent graduates of Harvard, the siblings managed to balance college life with performances from coast to coast, recordings with special featured guests, and three studio albums with a fourth slated to release within the next year. Get ready for an on-your-feet rock performance.

Upstate

To thank our community for supporting the performing arts during the pandemic, this show is being presented with Mountian Town Music as a free community event. While the show is free, advanced tickets are required.

Upstate—a band nearly ten years in the making. Founding members Mary Webster, Melanie Glenn, Harry D’Agostino, and Dean Mahoney have grown older and wiser over these years, motley in their pasts, yet ever-evolving in their presents. Having cut their teeth together as artists and musicians over hundreds of shows and two studio albums, including 2019’s acclaimed collection ‘Healing,’ their four individual artistic visions and distinct musical voices have grown into a whole more significant than the sum of its parts.

Entering a new decade in tumultuous times, Upstate has grown to understand themselves both individually and as a unit and find gratitude in being able to play their role in the circle of the song. And through that revelation have recommitted themselves to the values of truth-telling and authenticity above all. Upstate has always been a band that writes honest songs, and 2021 is shaping up to be their most truthful year yet. Audiences can count on what the group has always been known for: musicianship, harmony, and a “leave-it-all-up-there” show. They can also expect something that’s both new and years in the making—a band that’s coming into focus.

Parsons Dance

Complexions Contemporary Ballet is unable to bring their program STARDUST: From Bach to Bowie, to Park City at this time. We are eager to reschedule them when that is possible. We are pleased to announce that the Institute has booked Parsons Dance for July 3.

PARSONS DANCE Known for their remarkable athleticism and stunning ensemble work, Parsons Dance brings exuberance, joy and passion to any stage. Flawlessly fusing the gestures and movements that comprise modern dance with the discipline and precision of a classical dance company, Parsons Dance is internationally renowned. Stunning works, like the iconic Caught, exemplify this company’s innovation and huge audience appeal.

All tickets for the original Complexions presentation will be honored for the Parsons Dance show. Additionally, patrons can call the box office at 435-655-3114 and we will hold their ticket for the rescheduled Complexions date expected to be Spring of 2022.