July 2012 Concert Calendar

Here is a list of concerts you might be interested in for the month of July. Most of these are bands that I've reviewed, though some are some bands that I haven't yet written about, but really like. If you can, try to check out at least a few of these shows. I will be adding listings throughout the month, so please check back again later.


July 1, 2012  (Sunday)
Slaid Cleaves  -  Congregational Church of Bristol, Bristol Mills, ME
Jonathan Edwards  -  Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
Chris Smither  -  McCabe's, Santa Monica, CA
The Watson Twins  -  Pappy And Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA 
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  KC Crossroads, Kansas City, MO

July 2, 2012  (Monday)
I See Hawks In L.A.  -  Whelan's,  Dublin, Ireland

July 3, 2012  (Tuesday)
Entrain  -  Freedom Fest, Umass Dartmouth
James McMurtry  -  Continental Club Gallery, Austin, TX
Martin Sexton  -  Hot Summer Nights Concert Series, Vail, CO

July 4, 2012  (Wednesday)
James McMurtry  -  Continental Club, Austin, TX
Ellis Paul  -  L.L. Bean Annual Concert Series, Summer Festival, Discovery Park on Morse St, Freeport, ME  -  3:30 p.m.
Free show
Martin Sexton  -  Red, White, and True Blue Fest, Denver, CO

July 5, 2012  (Thursday)
Mates Of State  -  The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
James McMurtry  -  Courtyard Theatre, Plano, TX
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  Simon Estes Amphitheatre, Des Moines, IA    

July 6, 2012  (Friday)
Ruthie Foster  -   Food Bank of Northern Nevada Benefit @ Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater,  Reno, NV
Jimbo Mathus  -  The Shed, Mobile, AL
Seth Walker  -  ZirZamin, New York, NY
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  The Venue, Fargo, ND

July 7, 2012  (Saturday)
Entrain  -  Great Blue Heron Festival, Sherman, NY
Ruthie Foster  -  Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg MAN Canada
Marley's Ghost  -  Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
Mates Of State  -  The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
Jimbo Mathus  -  The Shed, Ocean Springs, MS
Peter Mulvey  -  New Bedford Summerfest, New Bedford, MA
Brian Webb  -  Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  Harmony Park - Bella Familia, Geneva, MN

July 8, 2012  (Sunday)
Anita And The Yanks  -  Gallaghers Pub And Grill, Huntington Beach, CA -  3:00 p.m.
Ruthie Foster  -  Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg, Canada
Peter Mulvey  -  New Bedford Summerfest, New Bedford, MA
Ellis Paul  -  Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg, Canada
Seth Walker  -  Maplewoodstock, Maplewood, NJ
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  Sumtur Amphitheatre, Omaha, NE

July 9, 2012  (Monday)
I See Hawks In L.A.  -  House Concert, Liverpool, England
Ellis Paul  -  Kingswood Golf Course, 47 Riverview Place, La Salle, MB, Canada  -  7:30 p.m.

July 10, 2012  (Tuesday)
James McMurtry  -  Continental Club Gallery, Austin, TX
Peter Mulvey  -  Atwood's Tavern, Cambridge, MA
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  Bell's Brewery, Kalamazoo, MI

July 11, 2012  (Wednesday)
James McMurtry  -  Continental Club, Austin, TX
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI

July 12, 2012  (Thursday)
Entrain  -  Seacoast Science Center, Rye, NH
Ruthie Foster  -  Yoshi's, Oakland CA
I See Hawks In L.A.  -  The Musician, Leicester, UK
Chris Smither  -  Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
Keller Williams  -  Down On Main Free Concert Series, Tupelo, MS  -  6:30 p.m.

July 13, 2012  (Friday)
Ruthie Foster  -  142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA
I See Hawks In L.A.  -   The Beehive, Swindon, UK
Patrolled By Radar  -  Night Time Concert Series, Music in the LA Zoo, Los Angeles, CA  -  6 p.m.
Ellis Paul  -  The Blue Door, 2805 North McKinley, Oklahoma City, OK  -  9:00 p.m.
Sonny Rollins  - Arena Santa Giulana, Via Cacciatori delle Alpi, Perugia, Italy
Chris Smither  -  Black Potatoe Music Festival, Clinton, NJ
The String Cheese Incident  -  Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Keller Williams  -  Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue, CO  -  8:00 p.m.
Stephane Wrembel  -  Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque, NM
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  Saranac Brewery, Utica, NY

July 14, 2012  (Saturday)
Slaid Cleaves  -  Prescott Park Arts Festival, Portsmouth, NH  -  4:00 p.m.
Entrain  -  Vineyard Cup Regatta, Martha's Vineyard, MA
Ruthie Foster  -  San Jose Metro Fountain Blues Festival, San Jose, CA
The Greencards  -   Crested Butte Music Festival, Crested Butte, CO  -  4:00 p.m.
The Grownup Noise  -  The Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, MA - 8:30 p.m.
I See Hawks In L.A.  -  What's Cookin', London, England
Marley's Ghost  -  Vancouver Folk Festival, Vancouver, BC
Peter Mulvey  -  Plymouth Harbor Folk Festival, Plymouth, MA 
Ellis Paul  -  Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Pastures of Plenty, Okemah, OK
Martin Sexton  -  Great South Bay Music Festival, Patchogue, NY
Chris Smither  -   Club Helsinki, Hudson, NY
Seth Walker  -  Blues Crawl At Sunrise Theater, Southern Pines, NC
Keller Williams  -  KTAO Solar Center, Taos, NM
Stephane Wrembel  -  Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  State Theater, Portland, ME

July 15, 2012  (Sunday)
Ruthie Foster  -  Bend Summer Festival Gospel 'N' Brunch Sunday, Bend, OR
The Greencards  -  The Soiled Dove, Denver, CO
The Grownup Noise  -  The Hamilton, Washington DC -  7 p.m.
I See Hawks In L.A.  -  What's Cookin', London, England
Marley's Ghost  -  Vancouver Folk Festival, Vancouver, BC
Peter Mulvey  -  Green River Festival, Greenfield, MA
Ellis Paul  -  Black Potato Music Festival, 56 Main St, Clinton, NJ  -  6:30 p.m.
Martin Sexton  -  Jonathan Edwards Winery, North Stonington, CT
Chris Smither  -  Green River Festival, Greenfield, MA
Stephane Wrembel  -  Hotel Congress, Tucson, AZ
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA

July 16, 2012  (Monday)
The Grownup Noise  -  Spike Hill, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY  - 9:30 p.m.

July 17, 2012  (Tuesday)
James McMurtry  -  Continental Club Gallery, Austin, TX
Sonny Rollins  - La Pinede, Bvd. Baudouin, Juan Les Pins, France  

July 18, 2012  (Wednesday)
Entrain  -  Tony's Grille, Thornton, NH
The Greencards  -   Glenwood Springs Summer Of Music, Glenwood Springs, CO
James McMurtry  -  Continental Club, Austin, TX
Stephane Wrembel  -  The Coffee Gallery, Altadena, CA
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY

July 19, 2012  (Thursday)
Entrain  -  N.Conway Arts Jubilee, Cranmore Mt, NH
Ruthie Foster  -  Mystic Garden Gathering of the Tribes, Selma, OR
Lori McKenna  -  Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, ME  -  7:00 p.m.
Peter Mulvey  -  Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, ME
Patrolled By Radar  -  The Writers Room, 6685 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 
Jill Sobule  -  Watercolor Cafe, 2094 Boston Post Road, Larchmont, NY
Seth Walker  -  Texas Federation Of Women's Clubs, Austin, TX
Keller Williams  -  Gathering Of The Vibes Music Festival, Bridgeport, CT
Stephane Wrembel  -  Culver City Music Festival, Culver City, CA
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport, CT

July 20, 2012  (Friday)
Anita And The Yanks  -  Ireland's 32, Van Nuys, CA  - 9:30 p.m.
Ruthie Foster  -  Salem Art Fair & Festival, Salem, OR
Jimbo Mathus  -  Rooster's Blues House, Oxford, MS
Martin Sexton  -  Beachcomber, Wellfleet, MA
Chris Smither  -  Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH
Jill Sobule  -  Sellersville Theater, 24 Temple Avenue, Sellersville, PA
Seth Walker  -  The Bugle Boy, La Grange, TX
Stephane Wrembel  -  The Cosmopolitan Hotel, San Diego, CA
Yonder Mountain String Band  -  All Good Music Festival, Thornville, OH

July 21, 2012  (Saturday)
Ray Davies  -  The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
Fur Dixon & Steve Werner  -  McCabe's Santa Monica, CA
Ruthie Foster  -  Rendezvous in the Park, Moscow, ID
Jimbo Mathus  -  National Ornamental Museum, Memphis, TN
James McMurtry  -  Gruene Hall, New Braunfels, TX
Martin Sexton  -  LL Bean Summer Concert Sereis, Freeport, ME
Chris Smither  -  Tupelo Music Hall, White River Junction, VT
Jill Sobule  -  Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St, Northampton, MA
Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band -  Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Seth Walker  -  Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio, TX
Stephane Wrembel  -  Boulevard Music, Culver City, CA

July 22, 2012  (Sunday)
Ruthie Foster  -  Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival, Winthrop, WA
I See Hawks In L.A.  -  Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
James McMurtry  -  Uncle Billy's Rooftop, Lake Travis, TX

July 23, 2012  (Monday)
Patrolled By Radar  -  Auld Dubliner,  Long Beach, CA
Seth Walker  -  Waterloo Records, Austin, TX  - 5:00 p.m.

July 24, 2012  (Tuesday)
7 Walkers  -  World Café Live, Philadelphia, PA
The Greencards  -   Chirp Ballard Park, Ridgefield, CT
James McMurtry  -  Continental Club Gallery, Austin, TX

July 25, 2012  (Wednesday)
James McMurtry  -  Continental Club, Austin, TX
Stephane Wrembel  -  Yoshi's, Oakland, CA

July 26, 2012  (Thursday)
7 Walkers  -  The Hamilton, Washington DC
Jill Sobule  -  Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
Keller Williams  -  Outer Banks Brewing Station, Kill Devil Hills, NC  -  10:30 p.m.

July 27, 2012  (Friday)
7 Walkers  -  Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA
Ruthie Foster  -  Southern Fried Festival, Perth, Scotland
Gaelic Storm  -  Dayton Celtic Festival @ RiverScape Metro Park, Dayton, OH
Kelly's Lot  -  House Of Blues, West Hollywood, CA
Jimbo Mathus  -   New Albany, MS
James McMurtry  -  Gainesville Summer Sound Series, Gainesville, TX
Martin Sexton  -  Sleepy Bear Music Fest, Lake Ann, MI
Jill Sobule  -  Naked Soul at Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St, New York, NY
Seth Walker  -  Dosey Doe Acoustic Cafe, Conroe, TX  -  8:00 p.m.
Keller Williams  -  Outer Banks Brewing Station, Kill Devil Hills, NC  -  10:30 p.m.

July 28, 2012  (Saturday)
7 Walkers  -  The Newton Theatre, Newton, NJ
Slaid Cleaves  -  South Solon Meeting House, South Solon, ME
Gaelic Storm  -  Dayton Celtic Festival @ RiverScape Metro Park, Dayton, OH
Jimbo Mathus  -   Neshoba County Fair, Philadelphia, MS
Patrolled By Radar  -  Helen Bernstein High School,  Hollywood, CA  -  3:00 p.m.
Martin Sexton  -  Sleepy Bear Music Fest, Lake Ann, MI
Jill Sobule  -  The Ice Palac, Main Walk, Cherry Grove, NY
Seth Walker  -  Saxon Pub, Austin, TX 

July 29, 2012  (Sunday)
Ruthie Foster  -  Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge, England
Gaelic Storm  -  Dayton Celtic Festival @ RiverScape Metro Park, Dayton, OH
Ellis Paul  -  Swannanoa Gathering, Warren Wilson College, Kittredge Theatre, 701 Warren Wilson Rd., Asheville, NC
Martin Sexton  -  Sleepy Bear Music Fest, Lake Ann, MI   

July 30, 2012  (Monday)
Ruthie Foster  -  Borderline, London, England
Ellis Paul  -  Swannanoa Gathering, Warren Wilson College, Kittredge Theatre, 701 Warren Wilson Rd., Asheville, NC

July 31, 2012  (Tuesday)
Ruthie Foster  -  Whelan's, Dublin, Ireland
James McMurtry  -  Continental Club Gallery, Austin, TX
Ellis Paul  -  Swannanoa Gathering, Warren Wilson College, Kittredge Theatre, 701 Warren Wilson Rd., Asheville, NC
Stephane Wrembel  -  Lan Su Garden, Portland, OR