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The
Newburyport
Riverfront Music Festival
2008
Friday,
July 11 & Saturday, July
12th

Mark your
calendars for a great weekend in Newburyport!
Presented
by:
The Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry
&
WXRV, 92.5 The River
2007 INFO:
Kick off concert,
Friday, July 6
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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.
Tickets are $22 each an on sale
now!
Call the Firehouse at 978-462-7336 for ticket information.
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Saturday
Riverfront Concert, July 7
3 - 7 pm in Waterfront Park |
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Johnette
Napolitano
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. |
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deSoL
played the 2005 Riverfront
Music Festival
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deSoL
Based in Asbury Park,
NJ, deSoL is a brotherhood whose music mixes melodic rock
hooks with fiery Latin rhythms sung in English, Spanish
& "Spanglish." The result is a musical stew
where the individual styles of the seven musicians combine
to create a sound that is both fresh and familiar.
The band was formed 5 years ago when
lead singer Albie Monterrosa had the dream of blending the
music of his Latin American heritage with the Rock &
Roll he loved growing up in New York City. He recruited a
multi-cultural group of musicians who all shared his vision
of creating this "mezcla" or mix, of old and new.
Many of the players are first generation Latinos. The
others, with diverse backgrounds, share a love of Rock and
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The
Damnwells
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 |
Thanks to TD Banknorth
for
making the Riverfront Festival Possible!
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Sunday
Riverfront Concert, July 8
12 pm - 3pm in Waterfront Park |
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Sleudian
Frip
This local band plays favorites from
everyone from The Talking Heads to Johnny Cash. |
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Abra
Moore
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
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Chad
Perrone
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. |
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to Waterfront Park:
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.

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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.
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