There will be plenty of rock ‘n’ roll, as well as rhythm and blues, country swing, jazz and more as summer concerts across Kitsap County get underway this week.
All of the concerts are free and suitable for the whole family. Of course, if you’re a taxpayer you’re paying for them anyway — all are sponsored by local government parks and recreation departments.
Kitsap County Parks and Recreation is juggling three concert series, Port Orchard Concerts by the Bay, July 6-Aug. 10, Kingston Tunes on Tuesday, Aug. 1-29 and Silverdale Sounds on the Sound, Aug. 4-25.
Poulsbo Parks and Recreation is hosting Summer Nights on the Bay, July 6-Aug. 17 and the City of Bremerton stages the Concerts on the Boardwalk, July 7-28, and Summertime Concerts at Evergreen Rotary Park, July 11-Aug. 15.
Bainbridge Island Metro Park and Recreation District is in charge of the Waterfront Park concert series, July 5-Aug. 23.
The full summer concert schedules are as follows:
• Port Orchard Concerts by the Bay, Waterfront Marina Park, 6:30 p.m.
July 6: Gruvbox, funk and R&B.
July 13: Caribbean Vision, island music.
July 20: Randy Linder, CCR tribute.
July 27: Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth and Friends, family variety.
Aug. 3: JP Patches and Stan Boreson, clown and comedian.
Aug. 10: Aaron Meyer and Bill Lamb, concert rock violinsts.
• Concerts on the Boardwalk, Louis Mentor Boardwalk, Bremerton, 6 p.m.
July 7: Jr. Cadillac, classic rock.
July 14: Budapest West
July 21: Silverport Sound
July 28: It’s a Whale
• Summertime Concerts, Evergreen Rotary Park, Bremerton, 6 p.m.
July 11: Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth, family variety
July 18: Swing Fever, swing band
July 25: Trombanga, Latin rhythms
Also July 25: Festival of Art for Children.
Aug. 1: 4 Plus, classic rock.
Aug. 15: Joey James Dean, classic rock and Fourth Annual Fat Dog Tuesday contest.
• Summer Nights on the Bay, Waterfront Park, Poulsbo, 7 p.m.
July 6: Trombanga, Latin rhythms.
July 20: Lee Pence Trio with Octavia Hope, smooth jazz.
Aug. 3: The Reflections, golden oldies.
Aug. 17: The Tropics, classic rock, R&B.
• Bainbridge Waterfront Park Concert Series (rain stage, Bainbridge Commons, across Brien Drive from the park), 7 p.m.
July 5: Tania Opland and Mike Freeman, acoustic world music.
July 12: Vicci Martinez Band, dynamic original rock.
July 26: Submotive, pop funk.
Aug. 2: Late Tuesday, female folk-pop.
Aug. 9: Dirt Brothers, bluegrass.
Aug. 16: Jimmy Free’s Friends, classic reggae
Aug. 23: Nyamuziwa, Zimbabwe marimba.
The lineup is subject to change. For the latest information visit www.biparks.org.
• Kingston Tunes on Tuesday, Mike Wallace Memorial Park, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 1: James and the Shifters, Elvis tribute band.
Aug. 8: Hit Sensation, rock and funk.
Aug. 15: Juliet Wyers, folk and pop.
Aug. 22: The Drive: classic rock.
Aug. 29: The Jazz Ambassadors, jazz.
• Silverdale Sounds on the Sound, Waterfront Park, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 4: Mercurius, original and classic rock.
Aug. 11: The Two Tones, jazz and R&B.
Aug. 18: Hit Sensation, rock and funk.
Aug. 25: The Warren Brothers, country.
