SOUNDSIDE LIVE SUNSET CONCERT SERIES || MAY 25th, JUNE 1st & JUNE 8th, 2017 || OUTER BANKS, NC
A Bearded Face Production presented by the Outer Banks Visitor Bureau
Ruth raises the bar in the ‘guitarist with foot drums’ genre with her intricate picking style augmented by her alternating thumb bass, bottleneck slide, multiple foot drums and raw blues vocals. Ruth generates enough power to fuel a full band explosion.
She s an award winning fingerpicker, slide player, songwriter and music historian from Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
Beating a path to and from Juke Joints and Jazz clubs Ruth performs at festivals, universities and clubs across the US, UK, Europe, Kuwait and New Zealand.
Her playing and writing echoes the tones of Memphis Minnie, Billie Holiday, Doc Watson and Hound Dog Taylor.
Birchwood, his father from Tobago, his mother from the UK, was born in 1985 in Orlando, Florida. He first grabbed a guitar at age 13 and soon became proficient at mimicking what he heard on the radio. But the popular grunge rock, hip-hop and metal of the 1990s didn’t move him, and he quickly grew bored. And then he heard Jimi Hendrix. “He was larger than life. What he did was mind-blowing. When I realized Hendrix was influenced by the blues, I found my path,” he says. By 17, he was deep into the blues, listening to Albert King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, Lightnin’ Hopkins and especially Buddy Guy. As luck would have it, just as Birchwood was discovering Guy, the blues master had a concert scheduled in Orlando. Birchwood was there, front and center. “I was floored,” he recalls. “I completely connected with the blues. I knew I had to make this music.”
Partners
May 25th, 2017
In the years since vocalist and songwriter Scott Terry formed Red Wanting Blue, the band has gone on to establish itself as a quintessential example of American perseverance and hard work, building an exceedingly loyal fanbase based on non-stop touring, all without any industry support.
Known for making instant fans of the uninitiated with one of the most engaging and passionate live shows on the road today, Red Wanting Blue found even bigger audiences after the release of its 2012 From The Vanishing Point album, which landed in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Heatseekers chart and at #1 for the band’s home region.
Appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live, and NPR’s Mountain Stage followed, and while the band continues to reach new and bigger career milestones, Red Wanting Blue is also staying true to its roots. This is evident on the upcoming new album "Little America," the band’s most personal and promising recording to date.
Red Wanting Blue
The Commonheart
With gritty vocals over rock riffs and horns, The Commonheart delivers an emotion-packed, soulful sound that lights up any stage. Frontman Clinton Clegg is a powerhouse who commands full attention with his limitless onstage energy and vocal range. The new album “Grown” is a remarkable display of each member’s talent interlacing heavy blues, soul, and gospel influence across trumpet, saxophone, keys, guitar, and singers. The Commonheart’s sound is a true testament to the past while completely holding its own as one of today’s most promising acts.
Tropidelic
Tropidelic formed along the banks of the Cuyahoga River in murky, Kent, Ohio. Fusing energetic funk, hip-hop and reggae, the group built a following distributing over 10,000 free copies of their self-produced first EP, “Rebirth of The Dope” on campuses and street corners throughout the Great Lakes. After the release of their second EP, “Tree City Exodus” and relocating to nearby Cleveland, the group solidified their growing status in the Midwest supporting acts like Slightly Stoopid, 311, Pepper, The Dirty Heads, Sublime w/Rome, Soja, The Wailers, Flobots & many more. In addition to appearances at Warped Tour and Bamboozle Festival (NYC), the group released their third EP, “Erie Vibes & Irie Tides” in 2011. Following several member changes, including the addition of a horn section and masked percussionist, the group released their first full length album, “All Heads Unite” the following year.
June 1st, 2017
Cris Jacobs
Singer-songwriter Cris Jacobs has explored the outer realms of bluegrass, folk, funk, country, blues, soul, and rock with stylistic reverence, adventurous alchemy, and emotional sincerity. Throughout his musical travels he’s amassed a dedicated fanbase engaged by the warmth and high quality of his lived-in songs.
“I’ve always just accepted and respected that evolution is part of the creative process,” the Baltimore, Maryland-based artist explains. “But I’ve made sure that throughout my work, I’ve always been honest. That’s the end goal, writing music that is meaningful to me.”
Cris Jacobs began his career fronting the acclaimed band and award-winning jam band The Bridge. The sextet released four albums in 10 years, and averaged 200 shows a year. When the band went on permanent hiatus, Cris continued on following the music. In 2012, he issued his solo debut, Songs For Cats And Dogs, a masterful album featuring poignant songwriting, honey and whiskey soaked vocals, burly riffs, dazzling guitar playing, and bucolic pedal steel guitar. Jacobs’s solo career was welcomed by fans and media alike, widening his profile as he appeared on television, on NPR’s Mountain Stage sessions, and was personally tapped by Stevie Winwood and Sturgill Simpson for national tours. Currently, Jacobs is readying his sophomore album.
Selwyn Birchwood
Ruth Wyand & The Tribe of One
June 8th, 2017
Marco Benevento
For more than a decade pianist Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive body of work. His studio albums and live performances set forth a vision that connects the dots in the vast space between LCD Soundsystem and Leon Russell, pulsating with dance rock energy, but with smart, earthy songwriting to match. It has led to numerous high profile appearances, ranging from Carnegie Hall to Pickathon, Mountain Jam to Treefort Festival, while headlining shows coast to coast.
Marco Benevento’s latest studio LP, 'The Story of Fred Short,' and its companion live release, 'The Woodstock Sessions,' is some of his finest and most adventurous work to date—a maestro making "bold indie rock" says Brooklyn Vegan, while the LA Times raves, “Benevento continues to straighten his twisted sound into the guise of an indie-rock singer-songwriter, harnessing his inventive sonic palette into rewardingly bite-size pop songs that touch on disco and soul." Honing his psych rock and late night dance party sensibilities, the recordings find the pianist citing everything from Harry Nilsson, Manu Chau and Gorillaz as inspiration.
Anybody who's seen Marco Benevento perform will attest, with eyes closed, smile wide across his face and fingers free-flowing across the keys, he's a satellite to the muse. With a devout and growing fan-base, Benevento is an artist whose story is only beginning to unfold.
Ripe
Ripe is a Funk/Pop band out of Boston, MA that was born as a result of its seven members' uniting over one belief: with enough passion and honesty, music can still make the earth shake. With one eye looking back to the inception of both funk and psychedelic music, and the other looking forward with a modern concept of what makes people move, Ripe seeks both to honor musical history as well as to make it. The perfect fruit is equal parts past and present, and this is the approach of the Ripe sound.
With a strong devotion to consistently creating an unforgettable live experience, Ripe has kept the groove going touring nationally from coast to coast. With a recently released sophomore EP, Hey Hello, and plans to start recording a full-length album in the coming year, Ripe is shifting into overdrive with every intention of taking this to the stratosphere. The Ripe family asks you to get loose, get down, and get ready. The party is just getting started.
Fireside Collective
Asheville, NC based newgrass band Fireside Collective is a group of folk music enthusiasts who blend elements of traditional bluegrass and American roots music with modern acoustic arrangements. With an energetic live show, the band presents finely crafted original music infused with impeccable solos and tight harmonies. Captivating listeners with songs centered around change, relationships, and being on the road, they transition smoothly between danceable bluegrass numbers and passionate folk ballads. With mandolin, fiddle, Dobro, and acoustic guitar layered eloquently on top of rock solid stand up bass, the band has quickly made a name for themselves as a must-see progressive acoustic ensemble.
A portion of the proceeds benefit
About
The mission of the SLSCS is to present a highly entertaining, unique and fun-filled concert, food and beverage experience for Outer Banks visitors and locals. The series is presented by The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau and produced by Bearded Face Productions and will take place at the beautiful Soundside Event Site along the Roanoke Sound in Nags Head, NC. The events are free to the public and family friendly. New at the Soundside Event Site this year is on site parking available for $10 per vehicle. The events are billed as sunset celebrations in the vein of the daily gatherings at Mallory Square in Key West, Florida complete with roaming stilt performers, acrobats, jugglers and fire dancers from Imagine Circus from Raleigh, NC.
The music presented at these events is an eclectic mix of rock and roll, blues, soul, funk and bluegrass performed by national touring artists. Products from beverage partners Mother Earth Brewing from Kinston, NC and Sanctuary Vineyards of Currituck, NC will be for sale as well as local cuisine for some of Dare County's finest restaurants. Some the Outer Bank's finest and most creative artisan vendors will be on site selling their handmade goods.
Accommodations
May 25-26
$99/night - Sound View
$139/night - Oceanfront
June 1-2
$149/night - Oceanfront
June 8-9
$129/night - Sound View
$169/night - Oceanfront
Call the hotel directly at (252) 441-6315 and mention the Soundside Live room block for this special pricing. You can visit them by clicking the logo above.
All shows feature performances by
Cirque-style entertainment, aerial arts, acrobatics, fire, flow arts, theatrics, dance and more!
FAQ
-- are pets welcome?
:: all service animals and well behaved dogs on leashes are permitted
-- How much do tickets cost?
:: these are free concerts are presented by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. Gates open at 3pm each day.
-- is parking available at the venue?
:: Yes, new for the Soundside event site this year is parking for available for approximately 255 vehicles. $10 per vehicle. Free parking is available at many beach access and it's a short walk to the venue entrance. Please cross hwy 158 on foot, only at the police patrolled venue entrance.
-- Are these concerts kid friendly?
:: Absolutely! In addition to three national touring acts each week, Imagine Circus, a cirque-style performing arts troop will be on site each week. There also will be a Kid Zone with Face Painting, games and art projects.
May I bring?
-- food and beverages?
:: no, food and beverages will be available for purchase. You are permitted to bring an empty water canteen to fill up at our free water stations
-- coolers?
:: no, see above
-- blankets and chairs?
:: Yes, camp chairs, beach chairs and any other low back type of chairs are permitted. No tents, canopies or baby pools.
-- professional audio and video equipment?
:: leave that expensive gear at home unless you have been issued a press pass
-- illegal drugs, fireworks, torches, spotlights, lasers, drones, knives, guns, explosive devices of any kind, bad attitudes or glass objects.
:: Absolutely not!
Things to bring:
:: A valid form of photo identification, especially if you plan to enjoy some beer or wine
:: sunscreen
:: dancing shoes
:: empty water canteen
:: cash - beer, wine and event merchandise will be available for sale via cash or credit card, however there will not be an ATM on site. Food and artisan vendors may or may not accept credit cards, so be prepared.
:: a good attitude