Talented trio The Tillers to perform at the Kenmore Summer Concert Series on July 28

Talented trio The Tillers to perform at the Kenmore Summer Concert Series on July 28

Get ready, get set, let’s rock! Join us on Thursday, July 28 for a night of folk, bluegrass, jazz and everything in between by the oh-so talented, The Tillers. The Tillers got their start in August 2007 when they started thumping around with some banjos and guitars and a big wooden bass. Their earliest gigs were for coins and burritos on the city’s famous Ludlow Street in the district of Clifton, Ohio. The songs they picked were mostly older than their grandparents.

Their look didn’t fit the stereotype. They were clearly recovering punk rockers with roots in city’s west side punk rock and hardcore scene. The punk influence gave their sound a distinctive bite, setting them apart from most other folk acts- a hard-driving percussive strum and stomp that brought new pulse and vinegar to some very old songs. But their musical range soon proved itself as they floated from hard-tackle thumping to tender graceful melody, all the while topped by Oberst and Geil’s clear tenor harmonies. The Tillers have been given the CityBeat Magazine’s Cincinnati Entertainment Awards for the best Folk and Americana act in 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2014. Not only that but they were featured on a documentary about US Route 50. For more information, visit http://the-tillers.com/home/

City of Kenmore Summer Concert Series
The 14th annual Kenmore Summer Concert Series offers music on Thursday evenings from 6 – 8 p.m. at Saint Edward State Park, 14445 Juanita Drive NE. Concertgoers are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnic dinners to share a special summer night. Athena’s, Tacos La Flaca, Cat House Pizza, and Chillz food trucks will be on-site. Hosted by the City of Kenmore, each Thursday night features a different music genre. The remaining concerts features The Tillers on July 28, Napua and Friends with the Rainbow of Hawaii Dancers on August 4 and Two Story Zori on August 11. Due to personal reasons, Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band are unable to perform on August 11. Admission and parking are free! Washington State Discover Pass is not required starting at 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.kenmorewa.gov/events.

Sponsors
The City would like to thank the many local businesses for sponsoring the annual Summer Concert Series, including: Frank Lumber, Bastyr University, BowWow Fun Towne, Buyers Choice, Cooley Smiles, Fazzari Marketing, Kenmore Grocery Outlet, Kenmore Camera, Kenmore Pediatric Dentistry, Northshore Utility District, Patrick Fitzgerald State Farm Agency, Puget Sound Energy Republic Services, Snapdoodle Toys, Wells Fargo, 91.3 KBCS, and Saint Edward State Park.