Country Music singer Doug Allen will perform outdoors from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14 at Grove Street Plaza. Doug, home-grown in Darien, is a seasoned live performer, having opened for acts like Gregg Allman, Edwin McCain, John Entwistle of The Who, Jewel, The Bacon Brothers and many more. You can check out Doug’s music on his Youtube channel. Here’s one of his videos there:
From the Darien Summer Nights website:
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.
The Darien Summer Nights 2018 free concert series isn’t over just because Labor Day arrived: The area band Exit Ramp will perform outdoors from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 7 at Grove Street Plaza. Formed in 2017 for special event performances, Exit Ramp features some of the best musicians in the area who’ve played individually and together for decades and in multiple bands:
Frank Barrese – guitar,
Luis Cotto – vocals,
Paula Gallo – vocals,
John Lamb – keyboard,
Richard Colligan – percussion (who grew up in Darien playing “Battle of the Bands at the Barn.”
The group’s playlist consists of of contemporary rock and neo-soul, clean and powerfully delivered, including: Maroon5, Bruno Mars, Amy Winehouse, Ed Sheeran, Billy Joel, Kings of Leon among others you know well and dance to. From the Darien Summer Nights website:
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. All that we are asking in return is that the people of Darien and neighboring towns think about shopping locally, and support our local businesses.
Darien Summer Nights is hosting a special concert fundraiser on behalf of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, featuring the Spadtastics from 6 to 10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 31 at Tilley Pond Park. The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement is a charitable organization with a mission to ensure that every child has access to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). We do this in honor of Jesse and to spread the message he left on his family’s chalkboard – Nurturing, Healing Love. — an announcement from the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement
The fundraiser also includes live music by Free Flow and special guest, Doug Allen. Plus, a photo booth, face painting, food trucks and Choose Love merchandise. After Darien native, Scarlett Lewis’ 6-year-old son was killed in his first grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School, her friends from Darien High School rallied around to support her.
The Bob Button Band performs Big Band Era music from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 24 for its debut performance at Grove Street Plaza as part of the free, outdoor Darien Summer Nights concert series. For more than 40 years, The Bob Button Big Band has entertained audiences in the New York Metropolitan area. — an announcement from Darien Summer Nights
The Band has played at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, The NY Athletic Club, Playhouse on the Green in Bridgeport, Connecticut Jazz Festival, Glen Island Casino, Hyatt Regency for the 2000 Millennium, The Greenwich Town Party with Paul Simon and Santana, and numerous summer concerts in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Darien Summer Nights is a weekly summer concert series located at Grove Street Plaza in Darien, Connecticut.
Bud, of The Kind Buds, returns to Grove Street Plaza at 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17 with his original music as well as your favorites from Jerry Garcia, Beatles, Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd.
A Vermont native, Bud travels the summer throughout the country playing his music to welcoming crowds and will be making his way to Grove Street Plaza! — an announcement from Darien Summer Nights
Darien Summer Nights is a free, weekly outdoor summer concert series at Grove Street Plaza. Music begins at 6 p.m. and continues until 8:30 p.m.
The concert series is sponsored by Baywater Properties, Grove Street Plaza and The Darien Chamber of Commerce. Come on down and remember — shop and dine local!
Darien Summer Nights continues Friday, Aug. 10 with a returning favorite, Harry Bergen. This summer he is the front man for Mods and Rockers, a band devoted to the classic rock music of the ’60s. Best known for their spirited renditions of Beatles classics, a fun night of great music is on tap. — an announcement from Darien Summer Nights
Pick up dinner and bring friends, we have an amazing night of 60’s rock that all ages will enjoy. Summer may be winding down but the concerts are in full swing.
Cinnamon Girl, a Neil Young tribute band, will play for free, outdoors at Grove Street Plaza from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 3 in the latest of the Darien Summer Nights concerts. The band was formed by singer-songwriter Leslie Costa in 2015. 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.
Gunsmoke, a homegrown band in Darien, will perform an outdoors at Grove Street Plaza, starting at 6 p.m., Friday, July 27, in the latest Darien Summer Nights concert. – an announcement from Darien Summer Nights
The band has been playing for many different audiences for over 25 years, including for two sitting Presidents of the United States and the world famous Ernest Tubb’s Midnight Jamboree in Nashville, following the Grand Ole Opry. With six recorded albums under their belt, Gunsmoke was inducted into the Connecticut Country Music Hall of Fame, and was elected band of the year six years in a row by the New York Metro Country Music Association.
The band was founded on family values as it was created by Nick DeMaio Jr. and his younger brother Jeff. With great fondness, we remember the many years they were joined by their father, Nick Sr. The band continues to welcome the younger family members into the band with Christina Mae and Nick DeMaio III joining the tradition.
Gunsmoke, a homegrown band in Darien, will perform an outdoors at Grove Street Plaza, starting at 6 p.m., Friday, July 27, in the latest Darien Summer Nights concert. – an announcement from Darien Summer Nights
The band has been playing for many different audiences for over 25 years, including for two sitting Presidents of the United States and the world famous Ernest Tubb’s Midnight Jamboree in Nashville, following the Grand Ole Opry. With six recorded albums under their belt, Gunsmoke was inducted into the Connecticut Country Music Hall of Fame, and was elected band of the year six years in a row by the New York Metro Country Music Association.
The band was founded on family values as it was created by Nick DeMaio Jr. and his younger brother Jeff. With great fondness, we remember the many years they were joined by their father, Nick Sr. The band continues to welcome the younger family members into the band with Christina Mae and Nick DeMaio III joining the tradition.
Darien Summer Nights continues this Friday, July 20 with Jeff Mucciolo and his band CC: Legend, after an incredible debut performance last summer to rave reviews. Jeff graduated from Darien High School in 1983 and is thrilled to have his band back for an encore concert. CC: Legend is a band devoted to the music of reggae pioneer, Bob Marley.
The band delivers an authentic rendition of all your favorite uplifting and infectious songs by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Jeff is joined by a talented group of New York musicians and they look forward to playing the smooth summer sound of Bob
Marley.
Darien Summer Nights continues this Friday, July 20 with Jeff Mucciolo and his band CC: Legend, after an incredible debut performance last summer to rave reviews. Jeff graduated from Darien High School in 1983 and is thrilled to have his band back for an encore concert. CC: Legend is a band devoted to the music of reggae pioneer, Bob Marley.
The band delivers an authentic rendition of all your favorite uplifting and infectious songs by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Jeff is joined by a talented group of New York musicians and they look forward to playing the smooth summer sound of Bob
Marley.
The band Barnstorm is back in the Darien Summer Nights concert series at Grove Street Plaza on Friday, July 13 bringing their one of a kind take on the classics. Barnstorm got its start practicing and recording in a horse barn located in South Salem, NY. They possess a unique blend of styles including acoustic and electric bluegrass, folk, country, pop and rock. The band’s dynamic sound has amassed them a large following in both Westchester and Fairfield counties. The talented band members include lead singer Anne-Marie Nordgren Stewart, Birks Erskine on lead guitar and vocals, Mickey Mallardi strumming on both the rhythm guitar and lead guitar, Brian Coralian on the drums, Paul Seymour on the bass, and John Stuart with some Latin percussion.
The band Barnstorm is back in the Darien Summer Nights concert series at Grove Street Plaza on Friday, July 13 bringing their one of a kind take on the classics. Barnstorm got its start practicing and recording in a horse barn in South Salem, NY. They possess a unique blend of styles including acoustic and electric bluegrass, folk, country, pop and rock. The band’s dynamic sound has amassed them a large following in both Westchester and Fairfield counties. The band members include lead singer Anne-Marie Nordgren Stewart, Birks Erskine on lead guitar and vocals, Mickey Mallardi strumming on both the rhythm guitar and lead guitar, Brian Coralian on the drums, Paul Seymour on the bass, and John Stuart with some Latin percussion.
Ratso and Friends, is playing Friday, July 6 at Grove Street Plaza as part of the Darien Summer Nights concert series. This year John “Ratso” Gerardi will be joined with Scott Spray on bass, Fonda Feingold on keyboard and Vito Liuzzi on drums.
John promises a concert to remember as he has a few surprises ready for the crowd. Ratso and Friends have been playing Blues on Grove Street Plaza to a large and adoring audience for years. Darien Summer Nights concerts are free. For more information about the concerts and who’s performing this summer, see the website.
Ratso and Friends will play Friday, July 6 at Grove Street Plaza as part of the Darien Summer Nights concert series. This year John “Ratso” Gerardi will be joined with Scott Spray on bass, Fonda Feingold on keyboard and Vito Liuzzi on drums.
John promises a concert to remember as he has a few surprises ready for the crowd. Ratso and Friends have been playing Blues on Grove Street Plaza to a large and adoring audience for years. The concert runs from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Darien Summer Nights concerts are free. For more information about the concerts and who’s performing this summer, see the website.
