Point Richmond Music’s Summer Concert Season Continues on Friday 8/10

Point Richmond Music’s 2012 summer concert season continues on Friday, August 10th with a lively and musically diverse double bill: the Blind Willies and La Misa Negra. So start your weekend fun early at the East Bay's hidden gem, Point Richmond, with another fabulous, fun and free Friday concert! The music begins at 5:30pm at the corner of Park Place and Washington Avenue in historic downtown Point Richmond.

PRM concerts are held on the second Friday of each month through September, from 5:30 pm to 7:45 pm. The 2012 season will include a fifth concert on Friday, September 28th to close the season. Every concert features a no-host bar (proceeds benefit the Malvern Wilson Alumni Association Scholarship Fund), raffle, face-painting for children and art exhibitions by the Arts of Point Richmond and the Point Richmond Art Collective.

Point Richmond Music is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit group that celebrates diversity and promotes the arts and community through the universal language of music. This is the group’s eleventh season of producing free concerts. Please visit www.pointrichmondmusic.com and "like" us on facebook learn more.
 
Friday, August 10
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
Blind Willies (Americana)
www.myspace.com/blindwillies.com
Blind Willies plays original songs written by guitarist/singer Alexei Wajchman. Supported by an accomplished band of experienced young performers, Alexei's music is a soulful mix of rock, folk, jazz, and blues that fits comfortably within the wide arms of alternative rock.
 
6:45 PM-7:45 PM – 
La Misa Negra (Cumbria) www.youtube.com/lamisanegra
This 8-piece Oakland-based band plays a very unique blend of acoustic Cumbia (Colombian and Panamanian music genre popular throughout Latin America), as well as many Cumbia sub-genres that have been obsolete for decades, such as Gaita, Porro and Bullerengue. La Misa Negra features lead vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, drums, tenor sax, alto sax, and clarinet.
 
For the complete 2012 line-up, please visit www.pointrichmondmusic.com
 
About Point Richmond Music:
The all-volunteer Point Richmond Musiccommittee shares a vision of celebrating diversity and promoting the arts and community through the universal language of music. PRM concerts offer a gathering place for people of all ages, ethnicities, and walks of life, who come together to enjoy musical talent of many genres from Richmond, the Bay Area and beyond. Eleven years of this collaborative effort have been made possible through donations of time and money from local businesses and volunteers. For more information, please visit www.pointrichmondmusic.com and www.facebook.com/ptrichmondmusic.

Looking Ahead – PRM’s September Concerts

Friday, September 14 – Delta Wires, Blues www.deltawires.com and GG Amos, Blues www.reverbnation.com/ggamos

Friday, Sepember 28 – Calaveras, Singer-Songwriters www.calaverassongs.com and Con Brio, www.thebandconbrio.com

Delta Wires, 9/14

A big, high energy harmonica & horns Blues band based in the Bay Area.

Calaveras, 9/28

Singer-songwriters Greg Beattie and Victoria Blythe, along with instrumentalist Dave Decker, combine voices and a half dozen acoustic instruments into original songs that are both fresh and timeless--from the roots of American traditional song forms to explorations of contemporary sounds.

GG Amos, 9/14

GG has earned a reputation as a riveting performer with a distinctive, expressive blues guitar style and an emotionally charged fluid voice.

Con Brio, 9/28

Con Brio is a 6-piece band from San Francisco led by dynamic vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Xandra Corpora.  Backed by horns, organ, bass and drums, the band's sound is high-energy and funky and their shows are captivating and fun.

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