The annual Redwood Grove summer concert series is returning to theUC Botanical Garden. Although tonightsopening performanceissold out, music lovers will have plenty more chances:Every Thursday evening from nowthroughAug. 27,musicians will play under the gardens towering redwoods in the Berkeley hills.Heres asneak peak at the summer lineup:
Thursday, June 4:
Berkeley Symphony and Friends Ensemble (sold out). A quartet made up of two violins, a viola and a cello will perform pieces by Bach, Beethoven and Mozart.
The Brothers Comatose : The five-piece string band from San Francisco blends Americana, bluegrass and folk with concise songwriting, and isknown for itshigh-energy performances.
Birds of Chicago: The band is a collective formed around a husband-and-wife duo, JT Nero and Allison Russell, whose heartfelt, joyful voices arethe centerpieceof this rock-and-roll poetry group.
Out on the Frontier: Singer-songwriter guitarist Daniel Paige has assembled a special band Aaron Calvert on bass, Rich Walkling on guitar, Eric Hart on guitar and keyboardsand Ty Hardaway on drums to perform 10 new songs about the complexity of lifes highs and lows against the backdrop of the American West.
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Frankie Boots and The County Line:
The folk-rock/Americana band hails from the Bay Area and sings about late nights, lost love and the grittier side of life.
American Nomad:
Rooted in Americana and folk and swing traditions,this award-winning acoustic group performs original music with a modern relevance.
All shows run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults ($17 for Botanical Garden members), $12 for youth and free for kids under 5. For directions to the garden, view this map.For a complete look at the summers performances or to buy tickets, visit the UC Botanical Gardens event calendar.