The crowd enjoys the final concert of the season at Bicentennial Park.
Brooks Ritter and Anderson East ended the 2015 season on a high note. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend these events throughout the summer. These family-friendly nights in downtown wouldn't be possible without our sponsors and organizers! Be sure to thank the following groups for their help:
McNeely Stephenson Attorneys at Law
Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County
Mayor Jeff M. Gahan and the City of New Albany are proud to present the August lineup for The Bicentennial Park Summer Concert Series!
Each show will be held on Friday nights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in historic downtown New Albany’s Bicentennial Park, located at the corner of Spring Street and Pearl Street. These events are free and open to music lovers of all ages!
August 7th:
Big Atomic is a jam/funk/rock band from Murray, Kentucky. The band blurs the lines between funk, rock, rhythm and blues. From pulsing dance tunes to improvised extended jams, smooth r&b to funky rock and roll, Big Atomic has proved to be a very versatile group. Big Atomic is Ryan Gilchrist (vocals/guitar), Morgan McCall (drums), Matt Robinson (percussion), Andrew Stephens (bass guitar), Shannon Vetter (sax/vocals) and Micah Greene (guitar/vocals).
August 14th:
Marrow is Matt Carroll, Macie Stewart, Lane Beckstrom, and Liam Cunningham. The Chicago band released their first project entitled "TWO" in December 2013. Marrow is currently finishing up their first full length album entitled "The Gold Standard" to be released on September 4th, 2015.
August 21st:
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades - While strongly rooted in bluegrass, old-time, and folk music, the band produces a sound that draws on the vaults of music collectively and individually enjoyed throughout the course of their lives thus far. They have begun to form a place in the Midwest music scene, gaining recognition on both a regional and national scale. The band took 3rd place at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival's Band Competition in 2012 and has since shared the stage with Trampled By Turtles, The Travelin’ McCourys, Railroad Earth, Merle Haggard, The Infamous Stringdusters, Yonder Mountain String Band, Marty Stuart, and many more. The group’s third full-length Middle Western was released in March of 2015. Being mostly inspired by rivers, valleys, good friends, and good drink, this fivepiece is as sturdy as any Midwest riverbed and will make your toes tap from sundown to sunrise.
August 28th:
Anderson East is a new American artist hailing from Athens, AL. Known for his songwriting and unique vocal ability, he quickly caught the attention of renowned producer Dave Cobb. The Alabama native is currently finishing up his first long play due out 2015.
Brooks Ritter - An indivisible blend of voice, musicianship and songwriting that is capable of communicating the wide range of human emotion and illuminating our hopeful, fallen, love-sick, grasping condition. His lyrics are insightful and honest, his music displays the rare kind of versatility that makes you think and makes you move, and his voice is an instrument capable of subtle nuance and supple power that glides effortlessly through the realms of rock, folk and soul.
Thanks to our sponsors:
McNeely Stephenson Attorney At Law
91.9 WFPK
Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County
Downtown New Albany businesses are hosting a Christmas in July Event this Friday, July 24th where numerous downtown stores will be featuring great deals! Some stores are staying open past normal business hours for this event.
Participating stores include Colokial, Copper Moon, Earth's Art, mariposa, New Albany Honey and Apiary, Opal Gypsy, Pearls on Pearl, Regalo, SoIN2Dance, Third Market, True North, Jimmy's Music, and more!
Come enjoy some great shopping and deals in downtown New Albany! For more information, please visit developna.org
While you're downtown for the Christmas in July event, why not head on over to Bicentennial Park and check out the music from Kaleidico?
On Saturday evening, New Albany Riverstage Productions is back! Fresh off the success of last year's production of Seussical, NARP returns to the New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater for a showing of GREASE! Shows are on Saturday July 25, July 26, and July 27. (All shows begin at 8pm).
E-mail riverstagetix@gmail.com for tickets (also purchasable at gate).
The New Albany Crit returns this weekend, with races beginning at 9am on Sunday and running until about 3pm. This event is sponsored by Clarksville Schwinn, and features races in numerous categories. More information on this event is available HERE.
River Run Family Water Park was packed this weekend as families came in droves to beat the heat! Special thanks to Up & Adam Aerial Media for their help with the photos!
Join us every Friday night in July at Bicentennial Park!
The concert series is presented by Mayor Jeff Gahan, the City of New Albany, McNeely Stephenson Attorneys at Law, Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County, and 91.9 WFPK.
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