Downtown Summer Nights

It's still summer. It's still downtown. But the nights are dwindling. With just three more Downtown Summer Nights concerts left, we're appreciating them all the more! And tonight (Aug. 4) brings the awesome sounds of Snug Harbor and Yakima Valley favorite Camille Bloom.

On a night when lots of people might've stayed home by their swamp coolers, Yakima decided to stroll downtown and catch some breezy music from Polecat and Crow and the Canyon. Yup -- even as the temperature hovered around 100, folks were dancing and singing along as a couple of Northwest favorites put on a Downtown Summer Nights program that was darn near as hot as the air temperature on North Fro

With the temperature hanging around the triple-digit mark, you won't need a jacket at Downtown Summer Nights this week. You might as well lose the tie, too. But as usual, be ready for some great music, food and drinks when two more Northwest bands step onto the stage Thursday evening. This week's show features Polecat and Crow and the Canyon.

Nobody wants to think about it, but now that it's darn near August, those Downtown Summer Nights of ours are starting to dwindle. Good thing for Too Slim & the Taildraggers and Luke Yates! The two acts turned on two great sets Thursday night at Yakima's new favorite party spot, North Front Street. ...

Downtown Summer Nights is going to be the best night ever. Not to mention that the weather in Yakima will be amazing! The event is free, but, the band is going to rock our whole city! Too Slim & The Taildraggers will be on stage bringing the excellent rock, southern rock and blues to historic North Front Street, July 21.

We promise: It won't rain this week! Get ready for a perfect evening this Thursday (July 14) when the Robbie Walden Band, plus Slings and Arrows, perform at Downtown Summer Nights on North Front Street. The Robbie Walden Band hails from the west side, but they've played Yakima before -- they were at DSN just last summer...

We learned at least two things at this week's Downtown Summer Nights concert: Indigo Kidd is growing up to be a formidable talent. Blake Noble has a lot of friends. Two of Yakima's favorite bands had North Front Street cheering and jumpin' Thursday night, and both delivered performances that'll keep the town warm well into the winter...

Kick back with a cold beverage and enjoy Yakima favorite Blake Noble (and some special friends) -- along with Yakima's own Indigo Kidd -- at this week's (June 30) Downtown Summer Nights concert on historic Front Street. As usual, a range of on-site vendors and restaurants will have excellent food and drinks starting at 5:30 p.m.

"Change," the late President John F. Kennedy once said, "is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." We're not sure which way you were looking Thursday night, but wherever we looked during the first Downtown Summer Nights event at our new North Front Street location, we saw smiles...

We had an early taste of tonight's (June 16) Downtown Summer Nights music when a couple of members of The Common Deer stopped by the studios this morning and played us one of their songs. Here's "Coffee Black and Whiskey Rye" -- and a little visual sampler of what you'll see at Downtown Summer Nights...

Here we go! Starting this week, another season of Downtown Summer Nights is set to fill your Thursday evenings with music and laughter all summer! The food will be excellent and so will the drinks! It all starts again this Thursday (June 16) from 5:30-9 p.m. at our new location -- Front Street.

It might not seem like it just yet, but it won't be long until we'll all be chilling on another one of those Downtown Summer Nights that help make Yakima such a great place to be. And this year, the annual summerlong event will be even better -- it's moving to Front Street!