LAKE GEORGE — Lake George Arts Project has announced its Summer Concert series. All concerts are free, start at 7 p.m. Wednesday Nights in July and August, and includes a bonus show on Thursday, Aug. 25 at Shepard Park.
The 2022 Line-Up
Wednesday, July 6: Annie and the Hedonists. A band with a great lead singer and tight harmonies, covering an eclectic mix of acoustic blues, vintage jazz and swing, and folk roots Americana.
Wednesday, July 13: Albert Cummings. Albert Cummings writes, plays and sings the blues like nobody else. He has played with blues legends B.B. King, Johnny Winter, and Buddy Guy. Taken with Albert’s fire and passion bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton, of the band Double Trouble, the late Stevie Ray Vaughan’s rhythm section, volunteered to play on and produce his solo debut recording, 2003’s self-released From the Heart. B.B. King dubbed Cummings “a great guitarist.”
Wednesday, July 20: Cold Chocolate. Cold Chocolate is a genre-bending Americana band that fuses folk, funk, and bluegrass to create a unique sound all their own.
Wednesday, July 27: The Twangtown Paramours. Nashville-based husband-and-wife duo Mike T. Lewis and MaryBeth Zamer, known on stage as The Twangtown Paramours, have made a name for themselves defying boundaries with their award-winning catalogue of Americana, folk, and blues anthems.
Wednesday, August 3: The Outcrops. From the woods of Northern New Jersey, the Outcrops bring original blues-infused rock’n’roll. The four-piece band was formed in 2016 by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Cassidy Rain & lead guitarist Bryan Schroeder.
Wednesday, August 10: Time For Three. Presented in partnership with The Lake George Music Festival. Bonded by an uncommon blend of instruments and vocals, Tf3’s Charles Yang (violin), Nick Kendall (violin), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass) transcend traditional classification, forming a blend all its own with elements of classical, country western, gypsy, and jazz idioms.
Wednesday, August 17: Zikina. Zikina is a group of people who came from across continents and cultures to show that despite all the forces in the world that emphasize our differences, we can come together to make something beautiful and new.
Wednesday, August 24: The Red-Haired Strangers. Original crafted music that is classic Americana, grown locally. 1 part juke joint, 1 part honky-tonk, 1 part front porch and 1 part roadhouse.
Thursday, August 25: Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra • Special Thursday Night Fireworks Show . Formed October 1980 in Amsterdam, N.Y., this 12-piece orchestra is led by the Bronx-born bassist Alex Torres. They have been presented by hundreds of festivals, performing arts centers and events annually to perform their original blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms such as Salsa, Merengue, Cha-cha, Bomba, Plena and Latin Jazz.
Wednesday, August 31: The McKrells. Popular longtime favorites of the region.
For more information, go to: www.lakegeorgearts.org.
