Vienna Teng
7:30 pm at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Market Square. 

This kick off concert welcomes Vienna Teng. This 27-year-old has already released two critically acclaimed independent albums: 2002's Waking Hour and 2004's Warm Strangers, which landed on three Billboard album charts and reached #2 on Amazon's best-seller list. She's appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and toured widely, opening for such artists as Shawn Colvin, Joan Osborne, Patty Griffin, Joan Baez and the Indigo Girls. Just back from a European tour, this will be Vienna's first appearance at the Firehouse.

Saturday Riverfront Concert, July 7
3 - 7 pm in Waterfront Park

Best known for her work as lead singer and bassist in the '80s and early-'90s alternative rock trio Concrete Blonde, Johnette Napolitano is also a poet, social activist, soundtrack composer, and sculptor. Napolitano began a second career as soundtrack composer for small and medium-budget indie films such as Wicker Park and Underworld. She also released a pair of largely improvised and mostly electronic albums, Sketchbook and Sketchbook 2, in 2002 and 2006. Johnette Napolitano's first proper solo album, Scarred, followed in the spring of 2007.

deSoL played the 2005 Riverfront 
Music Festival

The Damnwells are rooted in straightforward guitar pop-rock, but singer Alex Dezen displays his heart on the record sleeve with lyrics that resonate with the confessional honesty of a singer-songwriter. To focus on the rock aspects of the Damnwells, however, is to overlook the richness of their sound. Their sophomore album, Air Stereo, for instance, displays a heavy country influence. Songs like “Louisville” and “Sell the Lie” could probably find heavy rotation on the jukebox of a Tennessee bar. The trademark country twang is absent from Dezen’s vocals, but it occasionally surfaces on the album’s strings and guitars. - popmatters.com

Sunday Riverfront Concert, July 8
12 pm - 3pm in Waterfront Park

This local band plays favorites from everyone from The Talking Heads to Johnny Cash.

Her new record, On The Way finds Moore completely at ease in her own skin and voice. It’s a ferociously quiet album that unfolds gently but packs an emotional wallop with its unwavering honesty. It’s an album full of subtle moods. There’s always been an atmospheric quality to Moore’s writing - maybe that’s why Hollywood keeps seeking out her music. Moore’s songs have appeared in more than 25 films and television shows including Cruel Intentions, Sliding Doors (with Gwenyth Paltrow), Happy Texas, Party of Five, Dawson’s Creek, Felicity and Melrose Place. Her song “Big Sky” was used in the super-hot video game The Sims with one little twist—she had to rerecord all the vocals in Simlish, the language used in the game

In a world of calculated Top 40 hits with monotonous beats, there is an alternative -- a hidden bundle of talent and heart. Folks with an ear for music pick up on independent artists such as Perrone, knowing his sound is not manufactured by studio execs looking to move units. The Haverhill native began his musical love affair by diving into his parents' record collection.

FROM ROUTE 95:
Take exit 57 and follow signs to downtown Newburyport. 

FROM BOSTON:
Take Route 1 north to Route 95 north to exit 57. Follow signs to downtown Newburyport.

FROM ROUTE 495:
Follow to Route 95, then  south to exit 57. Follow signs to downtown Newburyport.

Waterfront Park is located directly behind the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Market Square.

PARKING
There are 3 municipal lots downtown - which are free. 
They are located at Green & Merrimac Streets, State and Harris Streets (next to the Library) and on Prince Place.

There are 2 lots run by the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority which will be charging $8 for parking. They are located at either side of Waterfront Park along Merrimac Street (West Lot) and Water Street (East Lot)

You may also park in legal spots on the street. If you park in a nearby neighborhood, please be respectful of residents and all parking laws - do not block fire hydrants or driveways. Police will ticket or tow all cars which are parked in illegal spaces.