Tunes Around Town – July 29th through August 1st

Last weekend of July already, WOW Summertime flies by. Lots of great acts to see this weekend, with the largest being one of the oldest music festivals known to man.

Thursday July 29th

Providence

Route .44 at Bunside Park, adjacent to Kennedy Plaza, ALL AGES, FREE, 5pm

The Benedictions for the ALCO Free Concert Series, outside The Everyman Bistro, 311 Iron Horse Way, 8pm

Wakefield

The Choos at The Celtic Pub upstairs in The Mews Tavern, 456 Main Street, 8pm

Friday July 30th

Providence

Rockin’ Bras for the Cure featuring For the Love of Sloane and The Agents, a breast cancer benefit concert at RiRa Irish Pub, 50 Exchange Terrace, 9pm, $5 with a Bra donation, $10 without

Mark Cutler Band with The Reducers and That’ll Learn Ya at Jerky’s, 71 Richmond Street, 9pm, $5, 21+

-Cuban Revolution’s Jazz/Soul Series, 60 Valley Street, 8pm, FREE

-Happy Hour and A*Live Fridays featuring The Sun*Dried Alibi at The Spot Underground, 15 Elbow Street, 4:30pm/9pm, $5

Lincoln (Manville)

Gravity Works and SAUCE at Lou’s Cafe, 47 Summer Street, 9pm, FREE, 21+

Newport

-The 37th Annual Newport Folk Festival BEGINS! Friday begins with an Evening of Banjo and Bluegrass featuring Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers at the International Tennis Hall of Fame

Saturday July 31st

Providence

Fungus Amungus and SAUCE (Holy double bill Batman!) at The Spot Underground, 15 Elbow Street, 9pm, $10

Jeff Byrd & Dirty Finch, Leah Carlson and the Heartless, and Malyssa BellaRosa at The 201, 201 Westminster Street, 8pm

-Cuban Revolution’s Jazz/Soul Series, 60 Valley Street, 8pm, FREE

Warwick

Mark Cutler and Men of Great Courage at Rosie’s Lounge, 731 Airport Road, 9pm, FREE, 21+

Boston

Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons, Brown Bird, Sway, and Tallahassee at The House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne Street, 8pm

Newport

-The 37th Annual Newport Folk Festival CONTINUES! Highlights include Andrew Bird, The Low Anthem, Yim Yames of My Morning Jacket, Liz Longley and What Cheer? Brigade, Fort Adams State Park, 11am

Sunday August 1st

Newport

-The 37th Annual Newport Folk Festival CONCLUDES! Highlights include Levon Helm, The Swell Season, Richie Havens, The Avett Brothers, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Tao Rodriguez Seeger and What Cheer? Brigade, Fort Adams State Park, 11am

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