Historical November–December 2010 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Great food would be reason enough to bring a crowd to the West End Arts Council of Skinker DeBaliviere’s annual BBQ Concert series, and as usual Dan and Phil Lodholtz with help from volunteers Jon Parker, Dan Hudspeth, Hitch Powell, and others served out some knockout dishes. Of course, the music is another great reason this event pulls a crowd.
This year, the performances included the band ‘Mama Tried’ for National Night Out playing old and new acoustics, blues, and bluegrass music. Our next concert was a band called ‘Chucker’ featuring Dick Hereford of Skinker DeBaliviere playing classic rock. By special arrangement our third performance was Javier Mendoza, the Riverfront Times “best male vocalist”. Playing his original music, Javier drew the biggest crowd that the concert series has ever seen.
Another great feature of the BBQ concert series is the fine collection of friendly neighbors who make up the audience at these events.
The band members always comment on what a nice neighborhood we have, with such good people.
If you have not attended one of these concerts at Greg Freeman Park yet, make it a plan to attend next year.
The food, music, and best neighbors you can find make these relaxing get-togethers a real treat.
Original photograph caption
Niteout Band, as original caption identifies.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November–December 2010.
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Archival transcription note: Caption calls pictured group Niteout Band while article names Mama Tried, Chucker, Javier Mendoza; original caption retained without guessed identification.
Original source: SD_Times2010_11.pdf, printed page(s) 4; PDF page(s) 4.
