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Think Bank's 2017 "Down by the Riverside" FREE Concert Series is less than two weeks away!
Photo by Mike Pruett of MLT Group
 Down by the Riverside is a free concert series that takes
place on Sunday nights in Mayo Park (behind the Mayo Civic Center) in
Rochester, MN during the months of July and August.
It has become a Rochester tradition, that on Sunday nights
in the summer, many of the citizens of Rochester and surrounding communities
put the finishing touches on their weekend by gathering together in the
friendly confines of Mayo Park; to laugh, dance, sing, relax, play, eat, drink,
socialize with friends and family, meet new friends, soak in those steamy
Minnesota summer nights; all to a soundtrack of "live" music
featuring local, national and international artists from a broad range of
genres and eras.
This summer will mark the 26th year the City's Music Department
(Riverside Concerts) has produced the popular outdoor concert series. This year's series will run July 9
through August 13; Sunday nights at 7:00 PM in Mayo Park.
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THE 2017SERIES LINEUP ( COMPLETE )
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On Sunday, July 16 (Week #2) at 7PM in Mayo Park, DESSA comes to #rochmn to perform at Think Mutual Bank's Down by the Riverside Free Concert Series! Opening Act: Second Story; Media Sponsor: THE CURRENT. Dessa is a rapper, a singer, and an essayist with the Doomtree collective–the ascendant Minneapolis hip-hop crew. She’s landed on the Billboard Top 200 list as a solo artist (”Parts of Speech”) and as a Doomtree member (”All Hands”), and has made a career out of bucking traditional genre designations–rapping at Lollapalooza, arranging for full choir, and co-writing classical works for an orchestra. Most recently Dessa contributed a track to the much-hyped Hamilton Mixtape album. |
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On Sunday, July 23 (Week #3 - Country Night) at 7PM in Mayo Park, CASSADEE POPE comes
to #rochmn to perform at Think Mutual Bank's Down by the
Riverside Free Concert Series! Opening Act: County Line Drive; Media Sponsor: 102.5 The Fox. Season 3 winner of “The Voice” who sold over a million downloads of her breakout single “Wasting All These Tears”, took home CMT ‘Next Women of Country’ and ‘Breakthrough Video of the Year’ Awards, and scored opening slots on tours with Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley, and most recently, Chris Young, her duet partner on the Grammy nominated chart topping song "Think of You". |
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On Sunday, July 30 (Week #4) at 7PM in Mayo Park, LIVING COLOUR comes to #rochmn
to perform at Think Mutual Bank's Down by the
Riverside Free Concert Series! Opening Act: MM JR.; Media Sponsor: MN
97.5 Greatest Hits. Politically driven in their lyrics and eclectic & experimental in their sound, Living Colour made an indelible mark on the ‘80s/’90s music scene, picking-up two Grammys, three MTV Video Music Awards, opening slots on tours with Guns & Roses and The Rolling Stones, and a slew of hit singles including "Love Rears Its Ugly Head", "Type", "Glamour Boys", and "Cult of Personality". |
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On Sunday, August 6 (Week #5) at 7PM in Mayo Park, PERT NEAR
SANDSTONE comes to #rochmn to perform at Think Mutual Bank's Down by the
Riverside Free Concert Series! Opening Act: The Heavy Set; Media Sponsor: THE CURRENT. Bluegrass/newgrass band from the Twin Cities and part of the Minnesota Roots Music scene that includes contemporaries Charlie Parr, 4onthefloor, and Trampled By Turtles. Former full-time member (and now collaborator) Ryan Young plays fiddle with Trampled By Turtles. Dave Simonett of Trampled By Turtles has cited Pert Near Sandstone as one of his favorite contemporary bluegrass acts. |
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On Sunday, August 13 (Week #6 - Grand Finale) at 7PM in Mayo Park, BURTON CUMMINGS
(singer/songwriter of the hits of THE GUESS WHO) comes
to #rochmn to perform at Think Mutual Bank's Down by the
Riverside Free Concert Series! Opening Act: Nite Shift; Media Sponsor: Laser 101.7. Few artists have achieved the level of public success and critical acclaim that Burton Cummings has enjoyed in a dazzling career spanning more than forty years. Whether as lead singer and songwriter with The Guess Who or on his own, Burton Cummings has amassed more hit records than just about any other Canadian performer in history. His voice has been rated among the finest in rock music. Hits include: “These Eyes”, “Laughing”, “No Time”, “American Woman”, “Share the Land”, “Clap for the Wolfman”, “Undun”, “No Sugar Tonight”, “Hand Me Down World”, “Star Baby”, “Dancin’ Fool”, and more. |
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would like to thank Think Mutual Bank, the title sponsor of the
Down by the Riverside Free Summer Concert Series. Without community minded
businesses like Think Mutual Bank, we would be unable to produce a concert
series of this magnitude, and would certainly not be able to offer it to the
public for free. Thank you, Think!
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 And a special thank you to the City of Rochester, the Rochester City Council, and YOU...the citizens of Southeastern Minnesota.
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About Riverside Concerts: Riverside Concerts (formerly known as Rochester Civic Music), has been your City of Rochester Music Department since 1936. Riverside Concerts is a municipal arts presenter and producer that continues to provide the region with accessible, quality musical events such as the Down by the Riverside free summer concert series; the Riverside Live! indoor, ticketed concert series; the musical acts at the Thursdays on First & 3rd summer market and music festival; the World Music Series which continues to explore musical landscapes from around the globe; the Artist-In-the-Schools residency program which brings great artists directly to our youth while at school; and our community music program that celebrates the local musician through the volunteer ensembles the Rochester Concert Band & Choir.
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