Full concert schedule for Sounds of Summer

Published 1:30 pm Monday, July 3, 2017

The Wednesday evening Sounds of Summer concert series at Battle Point Park will begin on July 5 with a show by Planet Groove — a top band in Kitsap for 10 years running — and will continue every week with a new sound selection through July 26.

The free, all-ages concerts are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Organizers note there will be activities for the kids, and light concessions will be available, as well.

The concert schedule is:

July 12: The Portage Bay Big Band, Seattle’s hardest working big band, playing the swing hits of the 1930s and ’40s. The 18-piece band of musicians, led by Todd Nordling, has been playing dances, festivals, concerts and special events throughout the Puget Sound region since 1981;

July 19: The Believers. When asked to describe their music, Craig (Aspen) and Cynthia (Frazzini) don’t miss a beat saying, “We’re a rock band with a country problem.” Britain’s Rock n Reel Magazine recently wrote that The Believers are “What Johnny and June might’ve sounded like if they’d jammed with The White Stripes”:

July 26: St. Paul de Vence will perform at the final concert in the Sounds of Summer series. Don Yates of KEXP said of St. Paul de Vence: “The band’s dynamic, acoustic-oriented sound includes guitars, accordion, ukulele, autoharp, banjo, mandolin, assorted percussion and more, fleshing out well-crafted songs with warm, soulful harmonies and occasional anthemic choruses.”