Music on the Square - Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's • Jump Blues

Free live music every week throughout the summer!

Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88’s are the torch bearers of a great American musical heritage. Taking their inspiration from the great jump n’ boogie outfits and swingin’ little big bands of the 40’s, they breathe fresh life into the music that gave birth to rock n’ roll. Mitch takes his cue from his jumpin’, n, jivin’, shoutin’ n’ honkin’, pumpin’ n’ poundin’ predecessors, Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway, Joe and Jimmie Liggins, Louis Prima, just to name a few. Mitch’s pile drivin’ piano licks and energetic stage persona combine with the Rocket 88’s swingin’ horns, thumpin’ bass, rockin’ guitar, and jungle drums to send a crowd into dancing delight. They are one of the first bands on the West Coast to reach back to an earlier time in American music using humor, style, musicianship, and showmanship to forge their own swinging brand of music, which they coined rock-a-boogie. Mitch & the 88’s have distilled the essence of jump, swing , boogie woogie, made it their own, and deliver it to the present.
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Come enjoy 23 wonderful shows not to be missed. With top-quality local and national musical performers — from rock, blues, Celtic, and swing, to Latin, Reggae, country, and more — music fans of all ages will be thrilled to discover and enjoy Redwood City's free summer concert series, every Friday through October 7th!

To help keep the music alive at Redwood City's free Friday night Music on the Square concerts, a creative new fundraising concept begins this spring. "Friends of Friday Night" offers sales of reserved seating, featuring special super-comfortable outdoor chaise lounge chairs, for all Music on the Square Friday night concerts. Only a small section of Courthouse Square will be reserved seating, everywhere else is open, with plenty of prime spots for everyone to enjoy the show! Purchase a Season Pass, a Monthly Pass or a Nightly Pass at: http://tickets.foxrwc.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=132

UPCOMING SHOWS - 2011 CONCERTS
7/29 - Cash Tribute (Johnny Cash)

8/5 - Caravanserai (Santana Tribute) plus Art on the Square

8/12 - Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's (Jump Blues)

8/19 - Cream of Clapton (Cream & Eric Clapton)

8/26 - The Rising (Springsteen Tribute) plus Art on the Square

9/2 - Stung (Police Tribute)

9/9 - Foreverland (Michael Jackson Tribute) Sponsored by 98.1 KISS FM

9/16 - Joel: The Band (Billy Joel Tribute) Sponsored by Oldies 103.7

9/23 - Mazacote (Salsa) plus Art on the Square

9/30 - Bump City (Tower of Power Tribute)

10/7 - Mustache Harbor (Soft Rock Covers) Sponsored by 96.5 KOIT

Along with Music on the Square, other exciting FREE events include: Movies on the Square on Thursdays, Dancing on the Square on Tuesdays, and Jazz on Main St. on Mondays. Other ongoing events in the coming months include seven special outdoor exhibits featuring Art on the Square, as well as weekend Target Family Days, and Classical Concerts.

Full details at http://www.redwoodcityevents.com