By John Pluntze
In yet another wonderful reminder that summer is indeed here once again, tonight will see the return of that justly-venerated Ketch'em Alive free concert series that takes place every Tuesday evening from 7 - 9 p.m. or so at Ketchum's Forest Service Park (1st and Washington Streets -- two blocks south of the Magic Lantern Cinemas), a series that local artist and musician Will Caldwell ( http://www.willcaldwell.com ) has been happily organizing for many years now.
Some of the many unceasingly talented (and fearless) music students from Mitzi Mecham's Music 'n Me music schools here in the Valley ( http://www.notesmusic.com ) will kick things off tonight from 7 to 7:30 or so, with some pulsating sounds of their own.
And then from 7:30 until 9:15 or so -- as part of its nationwide "Hair Of the Dog" tour -- the highly-acclaimed Boston-based rockabilly band, Guns, Girls and Glory ( www.girlsgunsandglory.com / http://www.myspace.com/girlsgunsandglory/music / http://www.youtube.com/ ), will take the stage there at Forest Service Park to provide their own unique brand of seriously dancetastic music.
Picnics and lawn chairs are up to individual concert goers, but there will be beer and wine for sale at the Forest Service Park concert there -- courtesy of Sawtooth Club and The Roosevelt owner, Tom Nickel.
The Ketch'em Alive Tuesday concert series runs thru Tuesday, August 23rd.
And don't forget also to check out the free Ketchum Town Square "Town Square Tunes" concert series (right across from Giacobbi Square/Atkinsons') this coming Thursday evening, from 6 to 8;15 p.m. or so -- another free summer-concert series that's likewise organized by Will Caldwell -- when the Valley-based band, All Nite Diner (featuring Craig Meyers, Ned Wheeler, Brad Pearson, Heidi Hogan and Jason Vontver), takes the stage. Last Thursday's evening's first concert of the series (featuring Cow Says Mooo) was a seriously rockin' time for young and old alike, and this Thursday's concert will undoubtedly be a similarly stellar one.
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--John Pluntze