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The Narrows Center for the Arts and Mechanics Cooperative Bank proudly present Take Me to the River, an evening of music, art, food and fun at the Tom Norton City Pier on Davol Street in Fall River, MA. A collective of food trucks will be on site, along with delicious drinks available to purchase courtesy of Canned Heat and Party with Primo. Local arts and crafts vendors will also be there to enjoy. This free concert features performances by Americana troubadours and Grammy winners, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with the Guilty Ones, the insurgent-country rock of Cracker and the soulful blues and funk stylings of Vanessa Collier.Make sure to bring your favorite lawn chair and/or blanket and don’t forget to bring a friend! The Narrows will be providing free trolley service from parking lots in and around the area. We also encourage boaters to tie up at the new docks on the Tom Norton Pier or enjoy the view from the Taunton River.
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Set Time 6:00 – 7:30PM
About Cracker:
Cracker has been described as a lot of things over the years: alt-rock, Americana, insurgent-country, and have even had the terms punk and classic-rock thrown at them. But more than anything Cracker are survivors. Co-founders David Lowery and Johnny Hickman have been at it for over a quarter of a century – amassing ten studio albums, multiple gold records, thousands of live performances, hit songs that are still in current radio rotation around the globe [“Low,” “Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now),” “Euro-Trash Girl” and “Get Off This,” to name just a few], and a worldwide fan base – that despite the major sea-changes within the music industry – continues to grow each year.
Set Time 4:20 – 5:30PM
About Vanessa Collier:
“There’s a young lady [Vanessa Collier] came onstage with me, I forget where I was, but she’s playing an alto saxophone, and man, she was amazing.”
Those are the words of Buddy Guy in a recent issue of American Blues Scene, describing an impromptu performance with Vanessa Collier on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise. If you haven’t been fortunate enough to meet Vanessa and witness one of her head-turning, fiery, and passionate performances, you should definitely make sure you do. As a master musician and multi-instrumentalist, Vanessa Collier, weaves funk, soul, rock, and blues into every powerful performance and she is downright impressive. With soulful vocals, searing saxophone, and witty songwriting, Vanessa is blazing a trail, racking up an impressive arsenal of honours, and has already singled herself out as an artist of distinction and one we would all do well to watch.
For the duration of the event the Narrows Center will be collecting monetary donations for the Greater Fall River Food Pantry.