Central Park Bandshell (map)
Every Wednesday June - August
Concerts begin at 7pm / Food Trucks open at 6pm
Free live music in the park for all ages, brought to you by Red Wing Arts. Bring your chairs and a cooler and enjoy the “city’s living room” with friends and family in our historic downtown. Everyone is invited!
We bring a diverse selection of regional artists to expose audiences to a diverse selection of music. Parking is allowed during the concert on both sides of East and West Avenues between 4th & 5th Streets.
2022 Concerts
June 1
TONY CUCHETTI & HIS FULL BAND
“I truly can’t think of anything else that would give me what music does. I get that ‘falling in love for the first time’ feeling every damn time I perform.”
June 8
WILLIE B BLUES BAND
Willie B's influences are the early Chess Record recordings of Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Majic Sam, Hound Dog Taylor and Buddy Guy. The Willie B Blues Band is a show band delivering high energy level Rock/Blues, Chicago Blues, Swing, R&B and Soul.
June 15
DOUBLE DOWN DAREDEVILS
Born out of a love for traditional bluegrass, band members bring diverse backgrounds that expand the soundscape to a mix of traditional and progressive Bluegrass, Country and Americana.
June 22
SHELDON THEATRE BRASS BAND
Traditional British-style brass band instrumentation playing a broad variety of musical styles, including original pieces for brass and percussion, marches, orchestral transcriptions, and unique arrangements for brass.
June 29
HuDost
“HuDost is quite folk/postmodern; the band offers new takes on ancient words and melodies, cross-cultural hybrid transcendental music with an edge. This is not fluffy new-age music—it’s serious, complex fare. Sommer’s vocal execution is precisely orchestrated, her voice-opening, hollow-toned vortexes piercing through the tough spots.”
- Chronogram Magazine
Thank you to our 2022 Concert Series Sponsors and Funders
July 6
HONKY-TONK JUMP
Swingin' Texas dance hall music in the tradition of Bob Wills, Milton Brown, Ernest Tubb and Spade Cooley with a sprinkling of Hank Williams and others. Accordion, fiddle, pedal steel and guitar with soulful vocals, all backed by a hard-swingin’ rhythm section. This band has fun and it’s contagious!
July 13
CHRIS KOZA
Strands of folk, rock, pop, and country music can be found in his lyrically-rich songwriting. The stories he tells regard the human experience of life, love, loss and longing for something greater. His music can be found throughout the independent documentary Beyond the Divide, the major studio film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and in the background of countless television shows and campaigns.
July 16
RIVER TOWN THROW DOWN
Featuring Dessa, Nur-D, We Are The Willows, and Trapper Schoepp
July 20
GOOD MORNING BEDLAM
Their shows are known for their contagious energy, with members careening about the stage. With tight soaring three-part harmonies, and thumping kick-drum, they captivate their audience night after night. Every song is a unique twist on what is generally dubbed as folk music.
July 27
PATCHOULI & TERRA GUITARRA
Zone Music Reporter calls Terra Guitarra “one of the top nuevo-flamenco groups in the world,” awarded “Best Instrumental Album of the Year” for Of Sea & Stars. Patchouli is a folk festival headliner and Public Radio favorite with pure, sparkling lead vocals and beautiful harmonies. Their sound, depth and virtuosity is described as “Simon and Garfunkel meets the Gipsy Kings.”
August 3
ALMA ANDINA
Bringing a mix of musical flavors and combining traditional instruments from South America with Latin rhythms such as Cumbia, Salsa, Folk, Guajira, Latin Rock, and Reggae. The diverse band members are from Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the USA. They invite the community to feel unified and represented by the beautiful and always evolving diversity.
August 10
BRENT & SHEENA
The local duo covers a wide range of music from country, hip-hop, mo-town, rock, and 60's through today.
August 17
JOJO GREEN
With strong influences from Motown, Muscle Shoals, and the Summer of Love, JoJo Green gives a nostalgic feeling to a fresh sound, easy on the ears, and exciting to the body. Listeners are mesmerized by JoJo Green’s powerhouse vocals mixed with agile woodwinds, shredding guitars, funky bass, and driving drums are a surefire crowd pleaser.
August 24
ANNIE HUMPHREY
As a veteran, visual artist, dress maker, tattoo artist, carpenter, grandmother and lots of other things, she puts it all on pause to leave home and do some singing. Annie digs being in the moment with people. The past and future don't matter. Just the moment when the music is helping us be coherent together.
August 31
SAWYER’S DREAM
An all original 70s vibe band, uniquely cross-blending Americana, Pop, Rock and Soul. Featuring powerhouse lead vocals and intricate four-part harmonies, their music is engaging, upbeat and earthy, offering the listener a modern take on classic pop-rock. The songs will take you back to simpler times; a time of dreams, nature and human kindness. The band welcomes you to forget your worries and take a journey with them.