Nineties rock favorites Smash Mouth, original members of Sly & The Family Stone, and British Invasion hitmakers Herman's Hermits are among the highlights at this year's Allegheny County Summer Concert Series at South Park and Hartwood Acres. The outdoor concerts, most of which start at 7:30 p.m., are all free.
The series, announced Monday, begins with a Fri., May 30, performance by Pittsburgh Opera in South Park. The Hartwood concerts begin that Sun., June 1, with River City Brass.
Other highlights at South Park include local icons Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, nationally touring singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet and his Latin-music project Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, and Cincinnati folk outfit Over the Rhine.
At Hartwood, the line-up also includes rock legend Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets, singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, Jamaican jazz pioneer Monty Alexander, and even a famed reggae rendering of "Dark Side of the Moon."
All concerts feature local food trucks, Hop Farm Brewing Company and Black Dog Wine Company.
The full lineup follows.
At South Park:
May 30: Pittsburgh Opera
June 6: Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers
June 13: BPM (Jazz supergroup with Brian Bromberg, Paul Brown and Michael Paulo)
June 20: The Vindys
June 27: Red Baraat (Brooklyn-based brass band)
July 5: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
July 11: American Authors
July 18: Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, Amythyst Kiah - part of WYEP's Neighborhood Concert Series
July 25: Ashley Cooke
Aug. 1: Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone
Aug. 8: Over The Rhine
Aug. 15: Robert Jon & The Wreck
Aug. 22: Pittsburgh Honky Tonk hosted by Jon Bindley
Aug. 29: Tamburitzans
At Hartwood Acres:
June 1: River City Brass
June 8: The Skyliners
June 15: No concert (U.S. Open)
June 22: East Star All-Stars (performing their "Dub Side of the Moon" album)
June 29: 25th Annual Allegheny County Music Festival (with Randall Baumann's Ramble)
July 6: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
July 13: Mo Lowda & The Humble
July 20: The Family Stone
July 27: Matt Kearney
Aug. 3: Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets - part of WYEP's Neighborhood Concert Series
Aug. 10: KT Tunstall
Aug. 17: Smash Mouth
Aug. 24: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Aug. 31: Monty Alexander
More information is here.
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