Mason District concerts feature wide variety of music
In
case you missed the recent Spotlight by Starlight concerts at Mason District
Park, Bob Kovacs uploaded three more videos to the Annandale Arts You Tube
channel.
case you missed the recent Spotlight by Starlight concerts at Mason District
Park, Bob Kovacs uploaded three more videos to the Annandale Arts You Tube
channel.
“Jaco
y Paco” is an original song that was performed by Incendio at the park amphitheater July 28. Incendio is a Lost
Angeles-based jazz band that plays all instrumentals, and the use of Spanish
guitars gives the group an unusual twist.
y Paco” is an original song that was performed by Incendio at the park amphitheater July 28. Incendio is a Lost
Angeles-based jazz band that plays all instrumentals, and the use of Spanish
guitars gives the group an unusual twist.
The
show on Saturday morning, Aug. 3, offered something completely different: family-friendly entertainment
from Milkshake, a duo from Baltimore. This video clip is from their number, “It’s
Breakfast Time,” which is more about jokes and audience interaction than music:
The video features the TOAST Big Band’s rendition of “Route 66” performed on Aug.
2:
2:
“Route
66,” a pop classic written by Bobby
Troup and first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946, has been performed by a wide
array of acts, including Mel Torme, the Rolling Stones, and Natalie Cole, says
Kovacs.
66,” a pop classic written by Bobby
Troup and first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946, has been performed by a wide
array of acts, including Mel Torme, the Rolling Stones, and Natalie Cole, says
Kovacs.
“I
found it ironic that this American classic about the iconic highway through the
heartland was sung here by Angus Mackay, an Australian” (who now lives in Falls Church), said Kovacs.
According
to Kovacs, “The song evokes a time when the world admired and was even a little
jealous of America, with its freedoms, wide open spaces and its car culture
with highways that stretched from Chicago to Los Angeles; it’s all very exotic to someone who just hears
these names in the movies.” McKay is also in a rockabilly/western swing
bang called Hang-Over Royale, which played at Mason District Park Aug 7.
to Kovacs, “The song evokes a time when the world admired and was even a little
jealous of America, with its freedoms, wide open spaces and its car culture
with highways that stretched from Chicago to Los Angeles; it’s all very exotic to someone who just hears
these names in the movies.” McKay is also in a rockabilly/western swing
bang called Hang-Over Royale, which played at Mason District Park Aug 7.
Three shows at scheduled for Mason District Park this
weekend. Caravan of Thieves, a Gypsy swing band, will perform Friday, Aug. 9,
at 7:30; DinoRock will put on a puppet
show for kids Saturday morning at 10; and the Sweet Leda band will play rock
and soul music Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
weekend. Caravan of Thieves, a Gypsy swing band, will perform Friday, Aug. 9,
at 7:30; DinoRock will put on a puppet
show for kids Saturday morning at 10; and the Sweet Leda band will play rock
and soul music Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, it’s Korean Cultural Heritage Night at Ossian
Hall Park in Annandale. The show starts at 7:30.
Hall Park in Annandale. The show starts at 7:30.
