Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/08/2016
12:00 am
Location
Park Place at Washington Avenue
Categories
Following a great kick-off in June, Point Richmond Music’s 15th annual free summer concert series continues on Friday, July 8th, with MJ’s Brass Boppers (New Orleans style brass band) and Zydeco Flames (Zydeco)! Concerts feature arts and crafts booths, face-painting for children, opportunity drawings, and dancing in the streets. PRM’s outdoor concert venue is located at the corner of Park Place and Washington Avenue in historic downtown Point Richmond.
Local restaurants offer a wide array of cuisines, and, new this year, one or two food trucks will be at each concert. Concert-goers can pair food with beverages PRM’s no host bar, with proceeds directly supporting the music series. And we’ve gone green this year, serving drinks in reusable and biodegradable cups. Please visit www.pointrichmondmusic.org for more information.
5:30 PM-6:30 PM - MJ’s Brass Boppers www.mjsbrassboppersband.com
The Bay Area’s only New Orleans style brass band with musicians born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, MJ’s Brass Boppers is a singing and swinging brass-line ready to party at a drop of a dime. Within seconds of hearing MJ’s Brass Boppers you can tell that this is not a group that happens to play a few New Orleans tunes, but rather a band that lives the music, with the second-line beat pulsing through their veins.
6:45 PM-8:00 PM - Zydeco Flames www.zydecoflames.com
The Zydeco Flames have gained a reputation as the West Coast’s premier Zydeco band. The Flames consistently pack the house in venues ranging from contemporary clubs to major festivals and traditional dancehalls. Their sizzling roots rhythms are timeless and the execution of them relentless, with a stunningly powerful groove. The Flames’ provide fans with hot Zydeco in the tradition of masters like Clifton Chenier, Buckwheat Zydeco and Queen Ida.