Arts and Entertainment
September 12, 2023
From: West Concord PorchfestA free, all - ages grassroots community music festival!
More than four dozen live acts in your neighbors' yards, within walking distance of West Concord Village.
Parking: Bike to West Concord on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, or take the Fitchburg line of the Commuter Rail to West Concord
Schedule:
Venue And Band:
Harvey Wheeler Community Center at 1276 Main
1 - 2: Stoney's Wicked Din
"Little big band" performing blues, soul, jazz, swing, latin, R&B and more
2:30 - 3:30: Grenadilla Gang
Classical and pop favorites arranged for clarinet choir
4 - 5: Music Makes Me Happy Chorus
A sing - along chorus to make you smile
Concord Conservatory of Music at 1317 Main
1 - 2: A. Campbell Payne
Ever - shifting experimental electronics rooted in ambient and dance music
2 - 4: Maxfield Anderson & Tader Shipley
Americana duo featuring and rich vocal harmonies and multi - instrumental finesse
4 - 5: Violinist Sarah Whitney
Looping violin soundscapes including original crowd pleasers, captivating tangos and reimagined John Lennon
50 Church
1 - 2: Dreadnought
Covers and original songs with a slight country - rock feel
2:30 - 4: Doddtown Richie
Original tunes and folk - pop covers
25 Highland
1 - 3: Elizabeth Munger
Acoustic covers and originals
3 - 5: PJ Rogue
Original songs in the story telling tradition.
50 Highland
2 - 3: Erin Ash Sullivan
Folk - Americana storytelling songs
4 - 5: Howie Rashba
Acoustic folk covers on guitar, banjo, harmonica, and foot tambourine
55 Highland
1 - 2: Linda Marks
Singer - songwriter sharing original songs and a few poignant covers, delivered heart to heart
3 - 4: Rich Eilbert
Hard - hitting and heart - felt songs in the folk and bluegrass genres
73 Higland
1 - 3: Garold Amadon: Curmudgeon ExtraOrdinaire
12 string guitar, original ballads with a nautical edge in nautical folk
3 - 4: Prof. J. Kerenaith Munro
Ragtime, vintage, and steampunk piano
4 - 5: Ken Mattsson
Singer - songwriter in the folk tradition with ukuleles in hand
80 Highland
1 - 2: Tom Richardson
Folk - rock with some country flavor, a mix of originals and covers
2 - 4: Antarctica
60s and 70s pop covers
4 - 5: A.J. Capowski
Singer - songwriter playing all original music
99 Highland
1 - 2: Boston Sand & Gravel
Jazz standards, mixed with blues, Latin, and bossa nova
3 - 4: RabbitSparrow
An acoustic - electric guitar duo playing original Americana - influenced rock
1404 Main (backyard - enter on Highland)
2 - 3: Tom Maynard
Folk - rock singer - songwriter
3 - 5: Alex Rosiewicz
Folk - rock, Celtic, blues, pop - rock, fingerstyle guitar
40 Pine
1 - 2: GhostGuard
Catchy alternative rock
2 - 4: Mark D Hastings
Covers and originals with humor, focused on human relationships
4 - 5: Molly, Will and Carole
Jazz and pop covers and originals, sung in luscious three - part harmony
31 Central
1 - 3: The Recliners
Acoustic versions of folk, country, and traditional songs with lots of harmonies
3 - 5: Acoustically, Laura
Upbeat and soulful covers of classic rock, pop, and other favorites from the 60s, 70s, to now
50 Central
2 - 4: Maria & Keith
Sophisticated jazz and pop
4 - 5: Lori Z Jazz Quartet
Jazz quartet doing jazz standards and blues
31 Derby
1 - 2: Mighty Suicide Squirrels
Original party punk rock
31 Riverside
3 - 5: Free Range
An eclectic mix of rock, blues and country
56 Riverside
1 - 2: Charming Arson
Fuzz - drenched poetry, slick licks, and hints of eastern mysticism
32 Pleasant
4 - 5: Carnival Fish
Youthful shoegaze rock covers
35 Pleasant
1 - 3: Walk Don’t Run
Bluesy pop originals and fun classic covers with retro - rock grooves
Thoreau School at 29 Prairie
4 - 5: Sisters & Brothers
Funky soul rock band featuring powerful female vocals and saxophone
125 Central
1 - 3: Scotty O from Dublin
Acoustic - electric covers of classic rock and 80s pop
149 Central
3 - 5: Beatlemania
Beatles favorites! Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
182 Central
1 - 3: Face 4 Radio
60s classic guitar rock with a few modern hits
245 Central
2 - 4: John Copeland
Rock covers from the 70s to today, with an emphasis on 80s and 90s rock
256 Central
1 - 2: Main - Central - Prairie
Local West Concord group that plays rock, country and indie
45 Frances
1 - 3: Mother Fungus
Original psychedelic rock band
24 Brown
2 - 3:30: Bird Brains
Your favorite cover band’s favorite cover band
5 Westvale
3 - 4: BarnStormers
Jazz sextet playing a mix of originals and classics
105 Prairie
3 - 5: Makes U Wanna
Danceable, upbeat hits from the 70s - 90s with a playful vibe
161 Prairie
2 - 3: Anne Sandstrom & John Loretz
Acoustic folk and pop from the 60s through the 2000s on guitars and bouzouki
167 Prairie
3 - 5: What She Said
Rock covers
190 Prairie
1 - 2: Scott Matsumoto
Solo fingerstyle acoustic guitar pop tunes
206 Prairie
3 - 5: Kenny Selcer
A sizzling blend of Americana, folk, rock, roots, and reggae
241 Prairie
1 - 3: Potato Shakers
A little folk, a little rock, a little country
4 - 5: Flagg Hill
Friendly mix of folk, country, bluegrass, plus a few classic rock covers
Date: September 23, 2023
Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Various Venues in Concord, MA 01742
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