Last Thursday, August 13, the Bayou Brothers brought the sounds of New Orleans to the Santee Summer Concert Series. Cajun music and zydeco were the order of the evening, with a heaping side order of audience participation as local kids got the chance to play rhythm along with the band.
Although the crowd was not as large [...]
A little late, but let’s see what’s happening the rest of the week.
Santee Summer Concerts: Thursday, August 20, the final concert in the series features The Corvettesand their Doo Wop and Motown sounds. The fun starts at 6:30 pm and goes until 8:00 pm.
Sunrise Santee: Tuesday, August 18, at the Santee Hometown Buffet (275 Town [...]
Last Thursday, August 6, the Country group Emerald River performed at the weekly Santee Summer Concerts. This is a fun group of musicians who put the “rock” into Country and the “Country” into rock. With a play list that runs from Kenny Chesney, Sarah Evans, and Tim McGraw to Lynard Skynard, BTO, and the Rolling Stones, [...]
Santee Summer Concert Series: This week the Bayou Brothers blow into Santee Trolley Square on Thursday, August 13, with the next-to-last concert in the series. The music kicks off at 6:30 pm and lasts until 8:00 pm.
Santee Lakes: Night Fishing returns on Thursday, August 13, as Santee Lakes opens up for fishing from 5:00-11:30 pm. Remember, you [...]
The latest group to perform at the Santee Summer Concert Series was another tribute group, the Screamin’ Primas. The group brought its salute to the musical legend, Louis Prima, to the Trolley Square amphitheater last Thursday, July 30. It was an evening of jumpin’ and jivin’ to a mixture of big band, jazz, and Dixieland, [...]
Two Thursdays ago, when Cash’d Out played at the Trolley Center amphitheater, there was a problem of people setting out blankets to “save” spots, then going off and doing whatever they felt like. This was a bigger problem at this concert than at previous concerts, because of the sizable crowd. At the top of each [...]
The Trolley Center amphitheater and surrounding mall were filled to overflowing on Thursday, July 23, as the Johnny Cash tribute band Cash’d Out brought the music of the Man in Black to the Santee Summer Concert Series. This was easily the largest crowd I have seen so far this summer, and everyone appeared to have a [...]
Another week, another great concert. This time around it was a relatively new group, Spectrum, bringing their high-energy dance music to the Trolley Square amphitheater. Playing dance hits of the last five decades, they had people up and on their feet all night. With three exciting lead singers and four rocking musicians, Spectrum showed exactly [...]
No promises, but I am going to try to start giving a heads up on activities and events for the week. Of course, this will be a lot easier if you let me know of any important dates coming up – so feel free to email me (recoveringteacher@gmail.com) or leave a message if you have [...]
Last Thursday, July 9, the Santee Trolley Square amphitheater was jumping to the sounds of Southbound Jonny, “San Diego’s Most Wanted Country Band.” The crowd was large and raucous, the music was loud and intense, and this “rowdy country band” was at its finest. The group, fronted by John Watson on vocals and acoustic guitar, [...]
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