City to Host Expanded Summer Sound Series on the Waterfront and Around Downtown

Mayor Jon Mitchell has announced the City of New Bedford will again host the Summer Sound Series—a series of live summer concerts on the waterfront and around downtown. The 2014 Summer Sound Series will be expanded this year to feature concerts on not only on Pier 3, but also Sidewalk Sounds on Front Street Plaza and lunchtime jazz at Custom House Square. The Sound Series is presented by the City of New Bedford Office of Tourism and Marketing and the Harbor Development Commission.

Residents and visitors are invited to dance to live music, enjoy beverages available for purchase, and relax along New Bedford’s beautiful waterfront and historic downtown. Concertgoers are encouraged to continue to enjoy summer evenings in New Bedford at one of the many fine restaurants that will offer concert night specials. A full list of participating dining venues is available at destinationnewbedford.org.

“New Bedford’s vibrant downtown has been reconnected with its working waterfront and the Summer Sound Series is a great way to celebrate that. After the success of last year’s series, there was a groundswell of popular demand for more of the same throughout our downtown. The Summer Sound Series is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy live music on the waterfront with friends and family and then stay in New Bedford to shop, dine and explore our beautiful city,” said Mayor Jon Mitchell.

Beginning on July 11, 2014, be sure catch Lunchtime Jazz at Custom House Square on Fridays from noon to 1:30PM and Sidewalk Sounds on Front Street Plaza from 6-8PM on Thursday evenings.

And bring along a chair and enjoy front row seating to performances on Friday evenings from 6-8PM on Pier 3 by the following bands:

• July 11: KG Express – “The KG Express” is a High Energy R&B band from New England with top notch vocals and seasoned musicians from New York to Cape Cod.
• July 18: Johnny’s Basement – John, Mike and Chuck have been playing together off and on for over 20 years. Chris is the newest addition to the band playing the drums. They play everything from Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and Kiss to Maroon 5, Train and Fallout Boy. There’s something for everyone.
• July 25: Boston Soul Revue with special guest FOXX Dream Girls – Boston Soul Revue plays the timeless classics, everyone’s favorite dance hits of the 60′s and 70′s. From Otis Redding, Aretha, Wilson Pickett, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Al Green, Etta James, on through Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes, and more.
• August 1: Funky White Honkies – The Funky White Honkies’ horn section spills over onto the dance floor, and Dinty Child, their energetic front man, keeps things cooking at a rolling boil with his irreverent interpretations of R&B standards, rock anthems, and their own original and hugely entertaining material. Party like it’s 1977!
• August 8: The Oh Nos!! – A Beatles tribute band that plays all the classic Beatles tracks like “All you need is love” and “Hello Goodbye.
• August 15: Jammin – A tribute to Bob Marley that plays all the classic Bob Marley tracks like “Could you be loved” and “Three little birds”

Note: August 22nd and August 29th have been reserved as rain dates for any cancelled performances