LIVE @ the Lakefront will feature a mix of styles from eight of the area’s most accomplished musical groups. With Lake Michigan providing an incredible background for their performances, this series of free acoustic sunset shows is sure to offer something special for all Milwaukee music fans.
7/13/11 Natty Nation
Natty Nation has been keeping their unique reggae beats throbbing through the heartland since their inception in 1995. With original Hard Roots Rock Reggae & Dub and messages of peace, love, community, and spreading positive vibrations, every Natty Nation concert is a different experience. Jah Boogie and his band’s tight but fluid, rootsy but funky, beautiful but gritty, righteous but real vibration spread positive energy to anyone listening to their music. www.nattynation.com
7/20/11 Nabori
NaborĂ brings its traditional and authentic salsa style to LIVE @ the Lakefront on July 20th. In 2005, the founding members of NaborĂ, Wichy Ayala, Robert Figueroa, and Tony Ayala, combined with some of the finest musicians in Milwaukee and Chicago to pursue one goal: create the best original Salsa Brava for the dancing public. Their carefully crafted lyrics and polished arrangements hark back to the traditions of the salseros of old, making NaborĂ part of the renaissance of this genre beloved by music fans worldwide. www.myspace.com/naborisalsa
7/27/11 Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys
Bringing crowds to their feet in concert halls and clubs across North America, Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys play original blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. With smoking grooves, served up with hot harmonica, silky sax and stinging guitar they play LIVE @ the Lakefront July 27th. www.reverendraven.com
8/03/11 Los Ciegos del Barrio
Literally translated as “The Blind Boys of the Neighborhood”, this incredible multi-genre Latin music group composed of legally blind musicians plays LIVE @ the Lakefront on August 3rd. Based in New York since 1997 and recording since 2000, their original combinations of meringue, bachata, salsa, cumbia, reggaeton and rock have been featured on three albums, received national airplay and hit #1 on MP3.com. Led by Alvin Suarez on lead guitar and vocals, with Derek Christopher Suarez on bass, Machete on keyboards and harmonica, Jaime Diaz on rhythm guitar and bass, Jimmy Fontanez on percussion and Angel Dueno on guira and timbales. www.losciegosdelbarrio.com.
8/10/11 Erica Hoyt
K-Nation Entertainment, a national entertainment company based in Grafton, is proud to present Erica Hoyt at LIVE @ the Lakefront on August 10th. Erica is a fast rising Nashville singer/songwriter featuring a unique blend of country and pop. She is the first artist signed by K-Nation Entertainment and her debut CD will be released in 2012. www.ericahoytonline.com
8/17/11 Finbar MacCarthy
A native of Dublin, Finbar first started playing local pubs at 12-years-old and has since traveled the world extensively entertaining audiences with his Irish flair in such far flung places as the Nordic Concert Hall in the Faeroe Islands and Irish Emporium in Morocco. He moved his family to the US in 1992, settling in Saukville, WI, and has performed regularly throughout the country ever since, including every Irish Fest since 1992. Now based in South Carolina, Finbar returns to Milwaukee for LIVE @ the Lakefront August 17th with his tasteful combination of Irish music, comedy and rock and roll.
8/24/11 D’Calleson
D’CalleSon brings their unique Latin Urban Salsa, combining Salsa, Jazz, Fusion and Rock, to LIVE @ the Lakefront on August 24th. With a dozen professional musicians, each brings years of performance experience from all over the globe dedicated to creating original music in song as well as image. The rhythms, harmonized voices, and brass section guarantees a high energized performance. www.myspace.com/dcalleson
8/31/11 Irie Sol
Irie Sol brings their unique style of Reggae from the Twin Cities to LIVE @ the Lakefront on August 31st to close the 2011 season. Led by Kingston, Jamaica-born Junior Williams, the band blends Reggae, Dancehall, Ska, and Dub rhythms indigenous to his native island with traditional American music forms including Hip Hop, Funk, Soul, Rock, and Jazz to create what Williams’ dubs Alternative World. With a musical blend that reflects the diverse band members, Irie Sol delivers soaring, soulful melodies backed by blazing horns, wailing guitar, and tight drum and bass. www.iriesol.com
