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Make Music Downey Hosts Over 60 Free Concerts Including Performance From Latin Grammy Nominated Bands
MAKE MUSIC DOWNEY RETURNS WITH OVER 60 FREE CONCERTS INCLUDING LATIN GRAMMY NOMINATED BANDS AND AN INTERACTIVE VENDOR VILLAGE, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014 DOWNEY, Calif., (May, 2014)- Downey hosts an adventurous mix of free concerts at the second annual Make Music Downey, a Fete de la Musique event, on Saturday, June 14, 2014 from 11am-6pm. The exciting festival of sound will feature over 60 bands and musicians performing in unconventional spaces including outdoor stages, museums, art galleries and more. Nationally known artists and Latin Grammy nominated bands perform at the main stage next to an interactive outdoor village featuring over 50 artists and community partners. Fete de la Musique is the largest music celebration in the world, and Downey, a popular city in Los Angeles is bringing this international phenomenon to Southern California once again. The 2014 event will feature an eclectic lineup including Chicano multi-instrumental group Las Cafeteras who was recently named LA’s best Latin Alternative band by LA Weekly and Latin Grammy nominee Ceci Bastida. Popular Eastside LA fusionistas Chicano Batman will perform their innovative mix of pysch rock, cumbia and Brazilian tropicala. Argentinean musical collective Salt Petal will also be at the festival performing their alluring mix of tropical dance, cumbia and Argentinean folk. Other groups include popular college radio band The Bends, the harmonic folk and bluegrass group Honey Whiskey Trio, and the Long Beach Ukulele Club. All in all, over 60 bands and musicians will perform free shows at ten venues. From folk, rock, world, Latin, to R&B, and blues, Make Music Downey showcases all the unique genres that make the Southern California music scene so diverse. The festival of sound will feature a unique vendor village featuring over 50 artists and community partners near the main stage, located at 11111 Brookshire Ave in Downtown Downey. Southern California’s most popular food and dessert trucks will be on hand selling delectable sweet and savory treats while community partners will offer fun giveaways to festival goers. Attendees are encouraged to attend the festival early for the Tour de Downey, Downey’s first annual bike event. The Tour de Downey takes place at Brookshire Ave, the same location as Make Music Downey’s main stage and features a 35 mile bike ride as well as an interactive vendor village beginning at 8am. Make Music Downey is presented by the Downey Arts Coalition. The Tour de Downey is presented by the City of Downey. 2014 Make Music Downey Bands Amina Camille All About Me (The) Atitudes Barleycorn (The) Bends Betty and the Jetty Lag Big Bad Big Band Bill Rademaker Black Lab And The Banjo Blind Owl Blue Line Station Bootlegs Of The Untitled Band Buffalo Bryan Calistoga Falls Ceci Bastida Chicano Batman Coto Creek Crave Life Dan McNay Daniel Hathaway Denai Lovrien Devin Clarke Diego Davidenko District Verdant Dog Park Pickers Dust of the Saints Echo Greywolf Extreme Klezmer Makeover Foxes Vs. Scorpions Gary E Gary Robertson George McCalip Gramps with Amps Honey Whiskey Trio Joe Matzzie Karina Toriz King Coutney & The Dukes Las Cafeteras Leather Tramp Lipstick Lumberjack Long Beach Ukulele Club Looney’s Fortune Melissa Grilach Miracle by Night The Moderns Nancy Sanchez New American New Evil Olph Children’s Choir Per Se Pigs of Exile Rahfee Zahkee Rivertrain Company Robbie Ravenwood Rock Kimerma Russ Lewark Ryan Kwan Salt Petal Saroja Band Second Wind Shayona Sharon Leighton-Joyner Shy But Fly Silvertone Players Spare Parts for Broken Hearts Steve Roberson Suburban Serfs Sweetwater Creek Band Taylor Crawford Tiki McPherson Band When Pigs Fly! Xpensive Taste Z Band General public: For more information including a complete schedule visit www.makemusicdowney.org Media: Please contact Kershona Mayo with Mora/May Agency at makemusicdowney@gmail.com ###
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