This Week In Concerts: July 11th thru July 17th
Reggae on the Blackfoot River with Slightly Stoopid and friends, Rodrigo y Gabriela bring their flamenco to the Wilma, Robert Cray returns, free shows, and more!
Check out this week’s events below.
Thursday, July 11th
Slightly Stoopid
This will be the second year in a row that Stoopid delivers their Ocean Beach vibes to the Blackfoot River. Last year they played an early June date with Stick Figure, Pepper, and surprise special guest, Don Carlos. It was the first reggae show that’d taken place at KettleHouse Amp since its 2017 inception. Check out the photo gallery from the show here.
Slightly Stoopid has earned their spot as one of the top reggae rock acts in the world, headlining festivals and touring internationally year after year. Originally discovered and signed by the late Bradley Nowell of Sublime, Slightly has since started Stoopid Records, and have released 13 albums — with 2018’s Everyday Life, Everyday People topping the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.
6:30 PM | All Ages | Tickets & MORE INFO
Friday, July 12th
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Since they left Mexico for Ireland in 1999, Rodrigo y Gabriela have established themselves as one of the most popular acoustic instrumental bands in the world. They have sold in excess of 1.5 million albums worldwide, and have sold out venues like the Hollywood Bowl, the Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Le Zenith in Paris on numerous occasions.
Rodrigo y Gabriela are currently celebrating the release of Mettavolution. The white-hot new album brings together Rod and Gab’s shimmering, hummingbird flourishes and extraordinary engine room rhythm section, laser focused on melody, energy and beat. There is not an ounce of excess baggage on the fresh, dynamic tunes that Rod and Gab present here, which blend metal, jazz and Hispanic roots music in their own unique, unmistakable style.
8:00 PM | All Ages | Tickets & MORE INFO
Friday, July 12th
Random Rab
Aside from being well versed in the art of music production, Rab is also a talented singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He’s grown a dedicated fanbase within the underground electronic music scene and has become a legendary annual Burning Man performer.
His organic, diverse and uplifting sound has been around since his 2001 debut Epicyle. Fast forward to 2019 and he’s released 7 more full length albums, with his latest project, Anew, coming out March 2019.
10:00 PM | All Ages | Tickets & MORE INFO
Saturday, July 13th
Wood Belly
Colorado-based Wood Belly was the winner of the Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition in 2018.
The band consists of Chris Weist (mandolin), Craig Patterson (guitar), Chris Zink (dobro), Aaron McCloskey (banjo) and Taylor Shuck (bass). A Wood Belly song has its own lyrical persona and masterful arrangement; rooted in bluegrass tradition and planted solidly in contemporary innovation.
10:15 PM | FREE | 21+ | Tickets & MORE INFO
Tuesday, July 16th
The Robert Cray Band
For more than four decades, Robert Cray has been blending blues, soul, and R&B, creating over 20 acclaimed albums. Cray has continuously earned high praise while consistently recording and touring. In 2011, Cray was inducted to the Blues Hall of Fame and received the Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance in 2017. Aside from his five wins, Robert has been Grammy nominated 15 times.
In April of 2017, he released his latest project Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm with the help of Grammy award winning producer Steve Jordan. The project was Grammy nominated for the Best Contemporary Blues Album.