Thursday's (July 27) Downtown Summer Nights music was as hot as the weather! Spokane's legendary Too Slim and the Taildraggers, along with West Pasco's Chase Craig, added extra heat with two smokin' sets that had every foot on North Front Street tappin'!
Spokane's Tim 'Too Slim' Langford has compiled a list of awards longer than the tail his band --'The Taildraggers' -- have been dragging around since their formation in 1986.
Whether you're a refugee from working too many hours or seeking some of that famous Yakima Valley sunshine, you're in luck tonight (July 20). There'll be plenty of both as Downtown Summer Nights welcomes Jeff Crosby & the Refugees plus Bootleg Sunshine to the outdoor stage on historic North Front Street.
Downtown Summer Nights was, naturally, a hit this week (June 22). What a blast! We had so many people there it was incredible! And every direction I turned, there was someone with a Seahawks jersey, T-shirt or even shoes. Seahawk fans are everywhere, even in the middle of the summer at Downtown Summer Nights.
But when someone paints a $45,000 truck with everything Seahawks-related, it takes pride
With clouds looming and rain pattering, Thursday night's Downtown Summer Nights opening started out looking pretty ugly. But as the music started, the skies brightened -- and all of a sudden everything started looking like a lot more fun.
Yakima's Entice the Mice followed by Portland's Scott Pemberton Band shook out solid sets for the Front Street faithful, turning the annual downtown concert seri
If the Rose City of Portland is now better known as 'Portlandia' because her residents are constantly striving to "Keep Portland Weird," then one of its natives, Scott Pemberton, is doing his part.
If there were ever a night to wear a cowboy hat, this week's Downtown Summer Nights -- our last of the season -- would be that night! Even if you never wear cowboy hats, you should this Thursday. Just channel your inner Ted Nugent and you will be fine going to our free concert on North Front Street.
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We only have two more weeks of Downtown Summer Nights and as the temperatures cool, the flavor of the music gets hotter with Avion and Rafael Tranquilino. The free entertainment starts at 6 p.m. on North Front Street with a Latin, blues, rock and funk vibe that will surely get you and the family dancing.
Yakima got to reconnect with two of its favorite bands Thursday night -- and Camille Bloom and Snug Harbor brought the kind of joy that only old friends can understand.
The globe-trotting Bloom, who has completed 30 national and international tours and performed in nine countries with her group, kicked things off with the ease and intimacy of a Saturday morning conversation over coffee...
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