Only three more chances to enjoy the great music of the city of Garland’s Sounds of Summer Concert Series. Remaining dates are:
Only three more chances to enjoy the great music of the city of Garland’s Sounds of Summer Concert Series. Remaining dates are:
June 16: Bidi Bidi Banda (Selena Tribute)
June 23: Escape (Journey Tribute)
June 30: Mars Hill Band (High-Energy Variety Cover)
These events, held on Garland’s historic downtown square (520 West State Street) are excellent opportunities for the entire family to spend a summer evening under the beautiful Texas stars.
The festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. with high-quality craft and food vendors lining the downtown square. The fun continues throughout the evening with live music beginning at 5 p.m. and fireworks at the end of the event at approximately 9:15 p.m. The concerts are free but be sure to bring some cash for the food and crafts vendors!
Two local artists will be part of the festivities. Each week, Scott Miller will create custom wooden chairs inspired by the evening’s performance. Michelle Noah will be there June 16 and 30 creating canvas art inspired by the music.
For information, visit GarlandParks.com or email SpecialEvents@GarlandTX.gov.
About the bands:
Bidi Bidi Banda is Austin’s first all-star Selena tribute band. Composed of members of some of Austin’s premier Latin bands, Bidi Bidi Banda is the refried dream of Stephanie Bergara, a native Austinite who grew up listening to Tejano radio and singing in to a hair brush while wearing her mother’s red lipstick. The band’s interpretation of Selena’s greatest hits will leave you belting lyrics, doing the washing machine and reliving greatness of the Queen of Tejano Music.
ESCAPE is a Dallas-based tribute band of arena rock supergroup Journey. Since 2006, ESCAPE has been performing in the D/FW metroplex and beyond to packed venues where the crowds love to sing along and dance to the timeless music of Journey. ESCAPE appeals to a wide audience that spans across all ages and musical tastes. We are always amazed when we see younger faces in our audience singing along as if they grew up with Journey’s music.
The Mars Hill Band is a corporate and special event band from the DFW area. They play a wide variety of crowd pumping music imaginable! Formed in 2002 and consisting of seasoned and well-respected musicians from the Metroplex, this hot band not only sounds great musically, but also has the charisma on stage to make any event a memorable one! From R&B to dance, to 80s/90s pop, to rock…Mars Hill Band can accommodate an array of music preferences.
Photos provided by Kim Lowrie from first concert in the series. Me & My Monkey, a Beatles tribute band, performed.