Summer concerts can be challenging for musicians.
As the hot months quickly approach, I think back on some of the awesome summer concerts we have done in the past. This picture is from Dana Point, California in 2017. Dana Point is right next to the ocean, so the scene was picturesque from every angle!
But, as all summer concerts tend to be…IT WAS HOT!! Some people do okay out in the sun, I am not one of those people.
When attending an outdoor concert, most people don’t realize that by the time they start showing up for the concert, the musicians and the sound people have already been out in the heat for hours – setting up our gear and sound checking. By the time the afternoon is cooling, and the crowd is arriving ……the performers are like wet rags, trying to get up the gumption to smile and play after standing up all afternoon hugging the walls for the only available shade!
I remember a HOT show in Apple Valley, California (the closest I’ve ever come to passing out from heat) a HOT show in Indiana (with a bonus hornet’s nest behind the drummer) a HOT show in Arizona (we all got sunburned…not prepared). I remember shows so hot I couldn’t touch the microphone and shows so hot we had to hang tablecloths for makeshift shade so our instruments wouldn’t melt.
But then, the fun begins! We get back on stage as the afternoon cools down and we play!!
So, with all of the HOT show memories in mind, I am very pleased to say that we are doing ZERO outdoor concerts this summer! All Jim Curry summer shows are in indoor, AIR-CONDITIONED comfort!! Bonus: NO MOSQUITOES!
Check out our website home page for details:
July 5 – Pinetop, Arizona at the Hon Dah Casino
July 13 – Rancho Cucamonga, California at the Lewis Family Playhouse
August 3 – Franklin, North Carolina at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
August 7 – Berlin, Ohio at the Amish Country Theater
August 10 – LaCrosse, Wisconsin at the Weber Center for the Arts
August 13 – St. Cloud, Minnesota at the Paramount Center for the Arts
August 18 – Oakmont, Pennsylvania – at the Oak Theatre
August 21 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – at the World Café
August 23 – Boonsboro, Maryland – at the Vanish Hall Brewery
September 11 thru 15 – Laughlin, Nevada at Don Laughlin’s Resort and Casino
Hi guys!
Just to let you know, we ( 9 of us) are all set up in the center section of the Ocean City Convention Center for your December concert! So excited for my friends and family to finally see you! Merry Christmas to me 😁
Be safe in this extraordinary heat!
Happy trails,
Irene
Wonderful!! Thank you for coming to the show and for bringing your family! We are honored to be part of your Christmas Celebration!!
So happy to know you will only be in A/C halls this summer. I know about sound checks and setting up the stage from working at a volunteer at our little theatre here in Waynesboro. I am so excited for the NC show. I think that is where John and I first saw and met you! Since my dear John will be with us in Spirit. I have a friend who will come with me Michele. It will be her first time to hear you!!!! It’s been years since I have done a girls get away trip.
I love the additions to your concert list. Not one but two in Philly! Woo hoo.. see you there.
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See you in Philly Barbara!
In the concert dates it’ Pittsburgh. Thx
Thank you Tom!!! When I went back to correct the spelling, I discovered that it’s NOT EVEN IN PITTSBURGH!! It’s in Philadelphia. Oh my, I must have been so tired when I published the last blog…that’s when I make mistakes! Thanks for watching out for me, which in turn, helps everyone. Best.
Awesome Have wonderful summer!
Hi May! Hope the knee is doing well! Have a great summer!
Hi Anne
Have you folks ever considered having a concert in Cambria, CA ?
We are a small town in the Central Coast of CA, with a nice stage at the Center for the Arts. They do musicals and other plays there and have hosted concerts also for all kinds of musicians
Hope you all stay cool during this hot summer across the country
Love your music and we really miss your Coffee Gallery concerts in Alta Dena.
Take care,
Mickey
Hi Mickey! We would LOVE to do a show in BEAUTIFUL Cambria! I will check out the theater there and see if it’s available to rent or if they are interested in bringing our show in. Yes, we miss the Coffee Gallery and all of our friends there. Have a wonderful summer!!
Your newsletter is top notch! Very informative and uplifting, and every month I check to see when you’ll be close enough to see again. Keep up the fine shows and updates!
Thank you John! We hope we will be nearby someday!
Hi Anne, Phil & I will be in Rancho Cucamonga, this Sat. (13th), I’ll be turning 72 that day. I’ll be happy to see you & Jim-!!! MWAH-!!!