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Quebec Band ‘Les Grands Hurleurs’ Performs 8 PM Thursday at Levitt Pavilion

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Les Grands Hurleurs performs a free, outdoor concert from 8 to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 9 at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport. Here’s the announcement from Levitt Pavilion:

The Two-time Felix Award-winning trio from Quebec are touring with their latest award-winning album. Traditional music flirts with classical, Manouche, electronica, and folk! The Quebec-based Les Grands Hurleurs is on the road with its ¾ Fort show inspired by the repertoire of its newest award-winning CD of original, open-minded music, very much alive yet respectful of its roots.

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Incendio Performs ‘World Guitar’ Tuesday at Levitt Pavilion

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Incendio performs a free outdoor concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 7 at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport. Here’s the announcement from Levitt Pavilion:

The acclaimed Los-Angeles-based group performs original “world guitar” compositions, featuring incredible guitar-playing across a variety of genres: Latin, Middle-Eastern, and Celtic grooves. Formed in 1999, the group has 10 CD’s and 2 DVD’s available internationally, variously hitting the Billboard, CMJ, NAV, and Amazon.com charts. Averaging over 150 shows a year since 2000, INCENDIO’s live performance is an explosive improvisatory journey, garnering tremendous audience response in such diverse and esteemed venues as the Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite, the Sundance Film Festival, National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, California World Festival, MusikFest, and many more across the U.S.

The lawn and concession areas are open to the public one hour before show-time.

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Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet Performs Sunday, Aug 5 at Levitt Pavilion

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Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet performs from 8 to 9:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 5 at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport. Here’s the announcement from Levitt Pavilion:

Originally from Córdoba Argentina, Pedro Giraudo moved to New York City in 1996. Since then he has become a highly versatile bassist, composer and arranger, performing in a wide variety of musical projects

In 2014, Pedro played bass on Ruben Blades’ CD “Tangos” which won two Grammys Awards (Best Tango Album and Best Latin Pop). Pedro has also been the musical director of Mariela Franganillo’s Companyies, “Tango Connection” and “Tango Recuerdo.”

He has performed with the most prominent tango ensembles in the United States, including “Forever Tango,” Hector Del Curto’s “Eternal Tango,” Fernando Otero’s “X-Tango,” and Daniel Binelli’s “Tango Metropolis.”

He was the bassist and longtime collaborator with the great, late tango pianist Octavio Brunetti.

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Rad Trads Perform Friday Night at Westport’s Levitt Pavilion

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The Rad Trads, a New York City band that blends indie rock, Americana, and soul, perform from 8 to 9:30 p.m., Friday at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport. With a reputation as one of New York’s most entertaining live bands, this genre-bending outfit draws inspiration from New Orleans brass band, R&B, Chicago and delta blues, and rock ’n’ roll. — an announcement from Levitt Pavilion

They win over audiences with relentless energy and enthusiasm, building an international fan base headlining shows and opening for the likes of Lake Street Dive, Tom Jones, Charles Bradley, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, the Lone Bellow, Dustbowl Revival, and Margaret Glaspy.  

When not playing with The Rad Trads, members of the band have performed or recorded with artists such as St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Deer Tick, Sarah Jarosz, Buck Meek & Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief, Lee Fields & the Expressions, David Duchovony, and Christopher Paul Stelling.

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Jeff LeBlanc Performs Thursday Night at the Levitt Pavilion

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Fresh from his North American tour with Boz Scaggs, Jeff LeBlanc performs on the Levitt Pavilion’s stage from 8 to 9:30 p.m., Thursday night, July 26. LeBlanc earned a history degree and imagined his destiny would likely be as a middle-school teacher.  However, LeBlanc’s discovery of songwriting led him down a different path. ____________

— an announcement from the Levitt Pavilion

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Since releasing his first EP, he has epitomized success as an independent artist – netting three top twenty albums on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart, scoring dozens of television placements, achieving both satellite and commercial radio play, selling-out headline shows and touring the country with a wide range of artists such as Gavin DeGraw, Tori Kelly, Chris Stapleton, Colbie Caillat, Daughtry, Chris Isaak and more. And you might have just seen him open for the Bacon Brothers at Ridgefield Playhouse!  

The lawn and concession area are open to the public one hour before show-time.

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‘Low Cut Connie’ Rocks Levitt Pavilion Friday Night

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“Low Cut Connie” performs Friday night from 8 to 9:30 p.m., Friday, July 27 at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport. You can catch them right before they head to the Newport Folk Festival.  
Since Low Cut Connie’s debut record Get Out the Lotion (NPR’s Fresh Air Top 10 albums of 2011), they’ve firmly established their reputation as one of the most exciting live shows in the U.S., with Greg Kot (Sound Opinions / Chicago Tribune) exclaiming they are “the essence of what rock n roll should be” and the New York Times stating “The group’s live show is a strange phenomenon.”
Adam Weiner’s $100 junker piano, named Shondra, is the backbone of their boogie strain of rock n roll. Recently adding longtime Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings member Saundra Williams, the result is what Rolling Stone describes as “a mix of Seventies Stones (but dirtier), the New York Dolls (but tighter) and Jerry Lee Lewis (but Westerberg-ier)…with an extra sense of bare-knuckled grit and sonic thwump.”

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— an announcement from the Levitt Pavilion

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On their 5th studio album Dirty Pictures (Part 2), released via Contender Records, the band urges all current and former youths: Feel your feelings. Feel sadness, feel love, feel wildness.

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Children’s Concert Wednesday in Westport: Lard Dog and the Band of Shy at Levitt Pavilion

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Lard Dog and the Band of Shy perform the Melissa & Doug series of free, Wednesday children’s concerts at Levitt Pavilion in downtown Westport. The Wednesday, July 25 concert runs from 7 to 8:15 p.m.

Lard Dog and his six-piece band invite you into their unique audio/visual world complete with catchy songs, interactive props, multi-media graphics, and a pretzel toss!  

The Parents’ Choice Award winners have burst onto the family entertainment scene converting countless families to be fans of their quirky universe and highly infectious tunes. — an announcement from Levitt Pavilion

The message of their show is all about living your best life — or as they encourage their followers to “slurp the noodle of life!” and people are all for it. “This show is a full-on sensory experience!

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Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play Performs at 7 PM, Sunday at Levitt Pavilion

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Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play performs outdoors at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport starting at 7 p.m., Sunday. Led by multi-instrumentalist Brubeck from one of the great American musical families, this engaging trio features super-versatile guitarist and vocalist Joel Brown, and Peter Madcat Ruth, one of the world’s greatest harmonica players. They have rocked audiences from the Kennedy Center to the Monterey Jazz Festival, bringing a rare level of joy, virtuosity and American spirit to the blues, jazz, folk and acoustic funk music they perform. “Triple Play was rollicking good fun – led by bassist, trombonist and pianist Chris Brubeck, the trio stole the show with its flair and virtuosity.” — Mark Swed, L.A. Times
“It all fits together because of the talent and taste of the musicians, who groove no matter what they’re doing—and it’s tremendous fun, to boot” –All About Jazz

The concert is expected to continue until 8:30 p.m.

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— an announcement from the Levitt Pavilion

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The lawn and concession area are open to the public one hour before show-time. The Levitt is closed to public during load-in and sound-check.

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‘Goza’ Performs Latin American, Spanish Music at Levitt Pavilion Friday Night

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Goza will perform music and dance rhythms from Latin America, Brazil and Spain starting at 8 p.m., Friday night, July 20 at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport. The outdoor concert is free. Goza (Spanish for “Joy”) performs engaging and sultry Latin music in an ensemble comprised of Connecticut musicians on guitar, violin, horns, Latin percussion and beautiful, romantic vocals.  

The band plays samba, salsa, bachata, rumba, cha-cha, cumbia, flamenco, tango, and bolero. Their covers include many Latin standards plus music of Jobim, Tito Puente, Gipsy Kings, Buena Vista, Selena, Beatles, Santana, Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, Guns & Roses and many originals.