Roger Salloom and his band will be making their 34th annual FREE appearance at Look Park at the Garden House in Northampton, Mass on Wednesday, August 9th at 7:00 PM. With Roger this year will be usual stellar bandmates including Charles Neville of the Neville Brothers. Plus several other special guests.
The Theme for This Year’s Show is…
“A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS.”
Roger is dedicating this concert to “those who cannot speak for themselves”.
Special Guests this year include:
- Lexi Weegee
- Zoe Darrow
- Kerri Powers is opening the show
“This concert has always been about being free to the people,” said Salloom. “That was the whole deal in the beginning. Sure, we were playing music, but it was supposed to make people feel happy and good in a simple, free way. Emphasis is on free.”
This year we have one of Roger’s fellow travelers and bandmates, Charles Neville (Grammy Winner), also, sultry acoustic blues Mistress Kerri Powers, vivacious singer songwriter Lexi Weegee, and fiddle tornado, Zoe Darrow. This should be a rousing evening. Please help us get the word out.
Master of Ceremonies will be comedian Samantha Hemmingsen. The concert is free but those arriving by vehicle will have to pay a small fee to enter Look Park.
The Look Park Concert was an emulation of the concerts that he and his “whacked- out, idealistic hippie band” used to see in the late 60’s at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Roger learned a lot from not having any money, and his band never had money. He learned to give to his community. The Look Park concert has become that, an annual gift to the community and a tribute to Roger Salloom and other participating musicians.
Roger has lived in Northampton since 1980 and has always been a big supporter of the local community!
“When we started in1983 Northampton was a much different town,” said Salloom. “The Ir
on Horse was a new narrow 90-seat venue for original music and that was about it. The Calvin and Pearl Street did not host music, and WRSI was just becoming a vibrant music station. We invited poets to read our convocations including Pulitzer Prize winner James Tate. Doug Anderson, who was voted Best Poet in Massachusetts, was also on board. Not long after our first concert, promoters starting bringing in big names such as Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan and Ray Charles. Thirty-three years later, it still makes sense and we thank local businesses for supporting our efforts.”
This FREE concert is made possible by these sponsors:
Baystate Urgent Care Northampton • Health New England • PeoplesBank • Fitzwilly’s • Eastside Grill • Florence Bank • Daily Hampshire Gazette • Todd Barron-Applied Mortgage • Mulino’s Restaurant • Denny Nolan Real Estate • Law Office of Steven Samolewicz • UPS Store of Northampton • Lia Toyota of Northampton • Wright Builders • Robert’s Roofing • WRSI• Whalen Insurance • Paradise City Arts Festival • Construct Associates • Ape Ltd.• State St. Fruit Store / Cooper’s Corner • Walter E. Bak Financial Advisor • Union Station Restaurant • rentnoho.com • Lia Honda of Northampton • BRW Electronics • Northampton Arts Council