See & Hear
Concord’s beloved Music & Market concert series is back, beginning this week.
As COVID-19 vaccinations mount and the shelter-athome landscape recedes, some of the things we love about the Bay Area are returning. No, we’re not talking about the traffic. In this case we’re talking about the free municipal concerts that sprout up during the summer and fall at parks, public squares and the like.
One of our favorites, Concord’s Music & Market series, returns today after being canceled last year. The weekly concerts at Todos Santos Plaza are timed to serve up some tasty tunes by Bay Area bands while visitors shop and nosh on farm-fresh produce and other goods at the adjacent farmers market.
“As of today, more than 70 percent of Contra Costa residents are fully vaccinated, which has enabled us to bring back the events that our community has come to know and love,” said Concord Mayor Tim McGallian.
The weekly series kicks off today with the rollicking Cajun band Zydeco Flames. Other performers in the series include the popular Beatles tribute band Sun Kings (July 22); Journey tribute band Journey Revisited (July 29); the Carlos Xavier Salsa Band (Aug. 12); blues icon Roy Rogers with acclaimed harpist and violinist Carlos Reyes (Aug. 29); and the all-women Led Zeppelin tribute band Zepparella (Sept. 16).
Details: Series runs through Sept. 30; music starts 6:30 p.m. Thursdays (farmers market starts at 4 p.m.); Willow Pass Road and Grant Street, Concord; free; more information and full schedule at www.cityofconcord.org/downtownevents.