A special benefit concert by the “Spadtastics”, a Darien-based, Grateful Dead cover band takes place from 6 to 10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26 at Tilley Pond Park. Money raised will go to help a Darien man paralyzed with a spinal cord injury earlier this year. __________
— This article, largely rewritten from an earlier Darienite.com article (an announcement from Brown Family Friends), is a reminder about Friday night’s concert. __________
The outdoor concert is part of the Darien Summer Nights series but takes place at the park rather than at Grove Street Plaza.
Leslie Costa & The Usual Suspects play from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday as part of the Darien Summer Nights concert series at Grove Street Plaza. Singer-songwriter Leslie Costa fell in love with guitar after her cousin, Chris, let her try his 1969 Fender Stratocaster. She formed her own band in 1990 called Leslie Costa and the Usual Suspects. Her contemporaries include artists like: Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Melissa Etherige, Sheryl Crow, Counting Crowes and Natalie Merchant. _________
— This is an announcement from Darien Summer Nights concert series.
Former CBS recording artist Manny DeMagistris of BB Abode Home Decor in Darien & North Salem, N.Y. fronts an all star line up of musicians that have played and toured with Hall & Oates, Todd Rundgren, Bette Midler, Jeff Beck and many others. They will ROCK your socks off with a mixture of classic and current world class rock. _________
— an announcement from Darien Summer Nights concert series
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About the Darien Summer Nights concert series
Baywater Properties and Grove Street Plaza are encouraging people to come out this summer to Grove Street Plaza in downtown Darien for evenings of music. The concerts are Friday nights 6 to 8:30 p.m. and all are free of charge. The concerts are being funded by Baywater Properties and Grove Street Plaza, through the support of our retail tenants and the Darien Chamber of Commerce.
Gunsmoke has been entertaining audiences at fairs, festivals, clubs, and concerts, with true Country and Western Music for over 20 years. They have performed with musical legends such as, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr., Ray Price, Hank Thompson, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Buck Owens, Carl Perkins, and countless other country legends. They have performed for two sitting presidents of the United States, and been voted six years in a row, Band of The Year by The New York Metropolitan Country Music Association, This Premier Country Band always brings a refreshing entertaining show for all ages to enjoy. Introducing: Gunsmoke from Jeff DeMaio Productions on Vimeo. From the Gunsmoke website:
Gunsmoke performs Classic Country, Western Swing, and Rockabilly and is proud to be recognized as a leader in carrying the torch for traditional country music.
Darien Summer Nights welcomes Adam Ezra Group to Grove Street Plaza on Friday, July 22. The concert starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. This will be Adam Ezra’s fourth performance in Darien since 2013. Adam Ezra Group has graduated from being at the top of the Boston music scene to breaking nationally in a big way. Adam Ezra’s passion for smart, well written lyrics combined with the band’s tight musicianship and powerful live performances are catching the ears of fans across the country. The band’s live show is now legendary.
Darien Summer Nights welcomes Adam Ezra Group to Grove Street Plaza on Friday, July 22nd. The concert starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. This will be Adam Ezra’s fourth performance in Darien since 2013. Adam Ezra Group has graduated from being at the top of the Boston music scene to breaking nationally in a big way. Adam Ezra’s passion for smart, well written lyrics combined with the band’s tight musicianship and powerful live performances are catching the ears of fans across the country. The band’s live show is now legendary.
Singer-songwriter P.J. Pacifico delivers a confident, upbeat collection of road-tested rock/pop music. He has a radio-friendly sound that evokes Gin Blossoms and Matthew Sweet, and a storyteller’s cadence that has been compared to James Taylor. Come out every Friday night this summer to Grove Street Plaza in downtown Darien for evenings of music. The concerts are Friday nights 6 to 8:30 p.m. and all are free of charge. The concerts are being funded by Baywater Properties and Grove Street Plaza, through the support of our retail tenants and the Darien Chamber of Commerce.
Singer-songwriter P.J. Pacifico plays at 6 p.m. tonight as this year’s Darien Summer Nights concert series kicks off at Grove Street Plaza. Pacifico, who has played in the series before, “delivers a confident, upbeat collection of road-tested rock/pop music,” according to the concert organizers’ website. Pacifico’s music is described by Darien Summer nights as “a radio-friendly sound that evokes Gin Blossoms and Matthew Sweet, and a storyteller’s cadence that has been compared to James Taylor. Here’s P.J. Pacifico’s website. You can come out for evening concerts every Friday this summer at Grove Street Plaza in downtown Darien (with one exception — next Friday the Spadtastics and the Kind Buds hold a “Darien Summer Nights” benefit concert at Tilley Pond).
