Summer And Music 2010

June – August :::  2010

SAM 2010 is downtown Long Beach’s homegrown, sustainable concerts series providing an entire summer of free music to the public.
Live, local performances will be held  in the East Village Arts District, Rainbow Harbor and Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach

• 13 FREE, All-Ages Concerts
  
• Solar-Powered Stages from San Diego / Austin-based Sustainable Waves
  
• All Summer Long
• Music for the People. Powered by the Sun.
  

Future Legends: Now Sounds of the Long Beach Bloodline

June 12, 2010 ::: 4 – 9 p.m. ::: East Village Arts District

Comparable to the Saddle Creek scene in Omaha, Neb. that produced Rilo Kiley and Conor Oberst, Long Beach has its own distinct sound and armory of musicians to refine it. Future Legends: Now Sounds of the Long Beach Bloodline, as the free, all-ages June 12 event is titled, is a sampling of that very combination.

Music By:

4:00 PM : DJ Lithuanian Prince: :::

4:15 PM : Korey Dane :::

5:00 PM : Boris Smile :::

5:45 PM : So Many Wizards :::

6:30 PM : Jay Buchanan :::

7:15 PM : Deep Sea Diver :::

8:00 PM : Special Performance by UK band Phantom Limb! :::

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FREE Bike Valet Parking courtesy of Long Beach Cyclists!

Rockabilly on Pine: Howling Hollow Bodies and Hair Product

June 19, 2010 ::: 5 - 9 p.m. ::: Pine & Broadway

Known for its electrified country twang, Rockabilly (called “Rab” for short by its aficionados) is both a music genre rooted in the 1950s and subculture making a come back at home and abroad. Melding together western swing, boogie woogie, rock and rhythm and blues, Rockabilly is changing the music world one riff and hairdo at a time. Rockabilly on Pine is set to give So Cal’s Rockabilly movers and shakers a run for their flat tops.

Music By:

5:00 PM : DJ James. :::

6:00 PM : Miguel Garcia & the Vaquetones :::

7:30 PM : James Intveld :::

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Roots & Blues

July 3, 2010  ::: 5 - 9 p.m. ::: On Pine Avenue : MAP

Where Americana Roots and Blues Collide. Pocket harps welcome.

Music By:

5:00 PM : The Dibs :::

6:15 PM : James Harman :::

7:30 PM : Cold As Ice w / King Cotton :::

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FREE Bike Valet Parking courtesy of Long Beach Cyclists!

Swing Saturday

July 10, 2010 ::: 5 - 9 p.m. ::: East Village Arts District : MAP

Jump, Jive, & Wail with Eddie Nichols and other members of Royal Crown Revue. Located on the future site of the new Art Exchange, this swinging night of music will also feature free swing dance lessons and a dance contest!

Music by:

5:00 PM : DJ Topper :::

5:30 PM : DJ Lola :::

6:00 PM : Rudy G y Los Hi-Tones :::

7:30 PM : Eddie Nichols and his Rockin Revue :::

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Battle of the Tribute Bands

July 11,  2010 ::: 1 – 6 p.m. ::: Rainbow Harbor : MAP

Southern California’s best tribute bands compete for cash and prizes and good old fashion R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Where else can you see your favorites packed into one show?

Music By:

1:00 PM : DJ Dennis of the Goodfoot will spin ’till the Tribute Battle begins!

1:30 PM : Pyromania ::: a tribute to Def Leppard

2:00 PM:  Blonde Day::: a tribute to Blondie

2:30 PM : Fan Halen::: a tribute to Van Halen

3:00 PM : Blasphemous Rumours ::: a tribute to Depeche Mode

3:30 PM : INXS-IVE::: a tribute to INXS

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Stefano’s Beer & Margarita Garden Featuring Magic Hat!

FREE Bike Valet Parking courtesy of Long Beach Cyclists!

Church of Rock & Roll

July 17, 2010  ::: 5 - 9 p.m. ::: 1st and Elm in the East Village Arts District : MAP

A Last Waltz inspired celebration of the music that defined the Southern California sound of the Seventies – If you’re a fan of music by the likes of Dylan, Neil Young, Joni, The Byrds, and others who called the canyons home, join local and national acts while they front our amazing “Church” Band at this first time event.

Featuring: Brett Bixby, Marika Dahlin, Korey Dane & Tess Shapiro, Brook Lee & Paul Mitchell (Brook Lee Catastrophe), Scott & Joel Owen (Pawnshop Kings), Sam Outlaw, Chris Paul Overall, Micah Panzich (Paperplanes), Terry Prine (Greater California), Keith Slettedahl (The 88) & Jenny Stockdale and a Church band that includes the incomparable Mitchell Townsend (guitar), Harris Pittman (bass), James Fletcher (drums), and Jacob Sahagen (keys).

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FREE Bike Valet Parking courtesy of Long Beach Cyclists!

Jump Up

July 24, 2010  ::: 5 - 9 p.m. ::: Gladstone’s Stage at the Waterfront Amphitheatre : Rainbow Harbor : MAP

Worldly rhythms meet at the Harbor for an evening of Funk and Soul. Think of it as an appetizer for the Funk Fest, if you’d like, but we think an evening with Delta Nove and OO Soul stands on its own as a great night.

Music by:

5:00 PM : DJ Travis :::

6:00 PM : OO Soul :::

7:30 PM : Delta Nove :::

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Release Me

July 31, 2010  ::: 5 - 9 p.m. ::: Gladstone’s Stage at the Waterfront Amphitheatre : Rainbow Harbor : MAP

It’s an occasion for a celebration when four of our finest local bands release new albums in the same little window of time. Locally and nationally recognized bands from Long Beach share the stage for an evening of new release excitement.

Music by:

5:15 PM : The Brook Lee Catastrophe

6:15 PM : Tijuana Panthers

7:15 PM : The Fling

8:15 PM : Delta Spirit

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Long Beach Funk Fest

August 7, 2010 ::: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. ::: Pine Avenue : MAP

Funk Fans listen up! The second annual Long Beach Funk Festival—a crescendo of the city’s summer-long, free concert series Summer And Music (SAM)—is scheduled to hit the streets of downtown Long Beach in full force on Saturday, August 7, 2010. At the intersection of Pine and Broadway Avenues—within walking distance of hundreds of local attractions, fine filling stations, cafes and pubs—the nation’s most respected funk performers will grove once again and stitch together the diverse fabric of Long Beach with music. Last year, 15,000 funky folks flocked the scene to witness funk legends like Mandrill, Dawn Silva and The Meters’ Experience, among many others. They came on bikes, by rail, bus, car and foot just to feel the funk. And, Long Beach Funk Festival founder Bobby Easton (of the funk band Delta Nove) says the line-up this year will be all it was in 2009 and then some. Stay tuned and check for updates: www.llbfunkfest.com.

Music by:

11:00 AM : World-class DJ’s, including Gazoooo, Clifton, Remitch, Ervin Arana, Able, Marvski, Glen Redd, Luman, Monalisa, Endo, Thomas PM, Cocoe and Renato, start to spin

12:15 PM : Orgone :::

1:15 PM : Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown with special guests :::

2:35 PM : Lil Big Ups

2:50 PM : Weapon of Choice :::

3:50 PM : The Original Stone City Band :::

5:00 PM : Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band :::

6:10 PM : Jimmy Castor and the Bunch :::

7:35 PM : Bloco Nove featuring Delta Nove with special guests :::

8:50 PM : Ladies of P Funk featuring Brides of Funkenstein and Parlet :::

PLUS:

A live performance by Sirena Serpentina Tribal Fire Belly Dance &

The official after-party all star jam session hosted by Delta Nove and The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown at the Rhythm Lounge!

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Classical Beats

August 13 & 14, 2010 ::: Ocean & Lime : MAP

Classically-trained violinist Paul Dateh mixes it up with hip-hop DJ Inka One for a true “chocolate in my peanut butter” moment – and the result is nothing short of breath-taking. This one takes place under the new Greenmeme art installation coming soon to the corner of Ocean and Lime.

Music by: Paul Dateh and Inka One :::

Friday, August 13, 2010

5:00 PM – Urban Lab: Chantilly Clad Dedication Ceremony

5:30 PM – Panel discussion with artists Freya Bardell and Brian Howe of Greenmeme, Jamilla Vollmann, Development Project Manager, Long Beach Redevelopment Agency, and Erik Qvale, Public Art Consultant, Community Redevelopment Agency Los Angeles

6:00 PM – Lace Making Workshop – Learn the techniques used in making the Chantilly Clad canopy in a free, artist lead workshop

7:00 PM – SAM presents Paul Dateh and Inka One, accompanied by Laura Escude and Jason Yang

Saturday, August 14, 2010

6:00 PM – Panel discussion on art walks with Jay Lopez of Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk, Susan Obrow, Co-Manager of Culver City Cultural Affairs, Blair Cohn, Executive Director, Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association and Kraig Kojian, President & CEO, Downtown Long Beach Associates

7:00 PM – SAM presents Paul Dateh and DJ Inka One, accompanied by Laura Escude and Jason Yang

Border Grill (8/13) and Kogi (8/14) trucks will be on-site during Classical Beats performances

Wildcard

August  21, 2010  ::: 5 - 7 p.m. ::: Underneath the Ferris Wheel at Shoreline Drive / Just after Flugtag

Self-built singer/songwriter Mike Pinto and his band—just returning to Southern California from a nationwide tour—will perform their brand of storytelling ska-reggae-surf rock on a solar-powered stage, just below the The Pike’s Ferris wheel at the southernmost end of Pine Avenue. A special, last-minute addition to SAM 2010, Wildcard will take place just after the Red Bull Flugtag challenge on the waterfront in Shoreline Village.

Music by:

5:00 PM : The Saps

6:00 PM : Mike Pinto

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BuskerFest

DELTA SPIRIT / CRYSTAL ANTLERS / JAY BUCHANAN

August 28, 2010 ::: 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. ::: First & Linden ::: East Village Arts District : MAP

More than a dozen local bands-turned buskers will compete for wooden nickles and a chance to win five full days of recording time at Compound Studio in Long Beach. To close out the night, nationally celebrated (but still local) bands Delta Spirit, Crystal Antlers and Jay Buchanan will take over the neighborhood.

5:15 PM – 7:15 PM : Buskers Compete / Join us! Come down and toss wooden nickles into the guitar cased of your favorite busker! Street Performer Include:

::: We Barbarians ::: Boris Smile ::: Chicano Batman ::: Tijuana Panthers ::: Sam Outlaw ::: 60 Watt Kid ::: So Many Wizards ::: New Fidelity ::: OO Soul ::: Korey Dane ::: The Brook Lee Catastrophe ::: Alicia Murphy::: Michael Silversmith ::: Fort Wife ::: Jenny Stockdale

Schedule, event map and stage listings coming soon!

Music by:

7:30 PM: Jay Buchanan

8:00 PM : Crystal Antlers

9:00 PM : Delta Spirit

11:00 PM : BuskerFest winner announced

Additional Street Performances by:

Lucky John

Grobard The Great

and more, coming soon!

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