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AGENDA STATEMENT
HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
MEETING DATE: November 13, 2008
SUBJECT: Summer Concert Series
Prepared by John Harmett, Heritage & Cultural Arts Manager
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Receive report and provide input to Staff
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: The City will be sponsaring Dublin's 13t" Annual Summer Concert
Series beginning in July 2009. Five free concerts will be held on consecutive Friday evenings from 7:00
to 9:00 p.m. outdoors at the Dublin Civic Center Plaza area, and are free to the public. Traditionally, the
concerts begin on the first Friday following the July 4`" Holiday, which means the concerts will be
scheduled to begin on Friday, July l Oth, and continue through August 7`n
Staff is interested in considering the selection of artists for the 2009 suminer series and would like some
input from the Commission on the different types of music that would be preferred. Typically, the
summer series features a variety of musical styles including; Rhythm & Blues, Cajun/Zydeco,
Calypso/Reggae, Motown, Classic Rock, Country Western, Swing/Big Band and popular music from the
past four decades. Besides the general categories listed above, some other types of musical genera to
consider are; Modern Rock, Top 40, Rock & Blues, Classical, Folk, Dixieland Jazz, Hawaiian,
Symphonic, Afro-Cuban and Tribute Bands. Many times, bands play a combination of two or three
different styles of music to provide a greater variety of sounds that appeal to a larger audience.
For the Commission's review, Staff has compiled a list of bands that have performed at the summer
concerts over the past five years, with attendance figures in parenthesis. Each band has been listed under a
general category of musical style.
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Country Rock & Roll (60's-90's) Contemporary Jazz
Cow Bop (175) Dave Martin's House Party (200) Frankye Kelly (225)
Bell Brothers (250) Don's Neighbors (200) Downtown Allstars (220)
Joni Morris (175) The Back Pages (250)
Stone Soup (275)
Jukebox Heroes(225)
The Hitmen (300)
Rhvthm & Blues Caribbean/Latin SouUCaiun/Reggae
Busta Groove (450) Broken English (250) Zydeco Flames (325)
Aja Vu (325) Rolando Morales (300) Tom Rigney & Flambeau (375)
East Bay Mud (350) Soca Sisters (250) Red Di (225)
Alameda All Stars (225) The Wild Catahoulas (300)
Big Band/Swing Hawaiian
David Hardiman All Star (300) Led Kaapana (500)
Swing Fever (200)
Last summer, the Commission suggested a mix of music styles somewhat similar to the 2006 & 2007
Series with genera such as Reggae, Big Band, R&B, Rock & Roll, Country and Hawaiian. Additionally,
one Commissioner recommended a specific band (The Wild Catahoulas). Based on the Commission's
input, the following bands were contracted to provide entertainment far the Summer 2008 Concert Series:
• Joni Morris (attendance 175) - Country
• The Hitmen (attendance 300) - Rock & Roll
• The Wild Catahoulas (attendance 300) - Cajun/Zydeco
• Led Kaapana (attendance 500) - Hawaiian
• Swing Fever (attendance 200) - Big Band
Based on the Commission's input on styles of music desired, Staff will attempt to contract with individual
music groups for the summer series, taking into consideration availability and budget limitations. Staff
will also consider summer concert offerings in surrounding cities such as San Ramon, Pleasanton, and
Danville, in order to avoid duplicate bookings of the same bands.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission
receive the report and provide input to Staff.
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