SUMMER OF LOVE 1967 - 2017
SUMMER OF LOVE - Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jeanne Andersen
612-396-6292
jeanneandersen@comcast.net
Event Date: July 29, 2017
Time: 6:30 pm
Cost: Free
Location: Wolfe Park Amphitheater
3700 Monterey Drive, St. Louis Park
After a year’s hiatus, the Minnesota musicians who brought us the tributes to Bob Dylan for seven years are back for one final concert, saluting the 50th Anniversary of 1967’s Summer of Love.
It was a summer like none before or since, with unforgettable music coming from our radios, TV shows like “Shindig” and “Hullabaloo,” and the 12-string guitars of local bands, jingle-jangling the message of peace and love in a difficult time of unrest. St. Louis Park contributed musicians to local groups like the High Spirits, the Chancellors, the Avanties, and others who played as we danced at Mr. Lucky’s, the Barn, and right here at the Purple Cigar.
On July 29 at 6:30 in Wolfe Park, a bumper crop of Minnesota's finest rock musicians re-imagines the hit songs and the joyful anthems of the flower power generation.
Kevin Odegard, leader of the Minneapolis band that backed five cuts on Bob Dylan’s seminal “Blood on the Tracks” album, is a co-producer of this, his final park concert. He marks it with a poignant, special suite written just for the occasion.
Fellow “Blood on the Tracks” alumnus, Americana music virtuoso Peter Ostroushko, returns to the Wolfe Park stage this summer. Ostroushko is nationally known for his appearances on “A Prairie Home Companion,” among his many other accomplishments.
The concert is co-produced by Odegard’s lifelong pal Stan Kipper, who has played with Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jay "Thunder Island" Ferguson and many of America's greatest stars. Kipper says, “The concert this year will a perfect time to celebrate with family and friends. Reconnect with yourself, wear flowers, break out the bell bottoms and sandals, dance with your family and neighbors, sing along with us, and remember the days and fun times you had during the Summer of Love. It's going to be the best night of the summer for the folks at Wolfe Park in SLP!”
Other musicians on the bill include Barbara Meyer, Gary Lopac, Aaron Ollswang, Jim Steinworth, New Primitives and fun surprise guest musicians. The MC is St. Louis Park’s Magic Marc Percansky.
"And we'll tip the hat to Bob Dylan before it's all over," says Odegard, "with the help of a choir and ukulele club."
Opening the show is Milwaukee's Kharma Shotgun, the official band of Guitars for Vets charity. The band also acknowledges the loss of core member and guitar player extraordinaire, Lonnie Knight, with a rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”
This year's show is rain or shine, thanks to the completion of the sheltered ROC, St. Louis Park's new covered facility adjacent to Wolfe Park.
Summer of Love, a celebration of 60's rock and pop music: https://www.facebook.com/events/1266870390032024/
Summer of Love, a celebration of 60's rock and pop music: https://www.facebook.com/events/1266870390032024/