Concertgoers crowd the pavilion for the best view of the band. Photo by Ellen Barker/The Connection
Reston Concerts on the Town
Saturdays, 7:30-10 p.m.
June 10: Hard Day’s Night (Beatles Tribute)
June 17: Taste of Reston Festival
June 24: Matuto (Brazilian, roots-rock, funk)
July 1: Deanna Bogart Band (Boogie-woogie, jump blues)
July 8: Chuck Redd and the International Jazz All-Stars (featuring Maucha Adnet, Nicki Parrott, Rossano Sportiello)
July 15: The Adrian Duke Project (‘50s to today)
July 22: Scythian (Celtic, gypsy folk-rock)
July 29: Love Canon (Bluegrass covers of ‘80s hits)
Aug. 5: Incendio (Spanish/flamenco guitar, latin fusion)
Aug. 12: Navy Band Commodores (Big band jazz)
Aug. 19: Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience (Zydeco)
Aug. 26: David Akers and the Soul Shakers (Motown and more)
Reston Concerts on the Town opened Saturday, June 3 with a performance by Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. The concert began at 7:30 and ran until 10 p.m.
Listeners at the front of the pavilion danced along to classic numbers including Frank Sinatra’s “Come Fly With Me” and “Fly Me to the Moon.” Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. and his backing instrumentalists had the crowd nodding and singing along as the former America’s Got Talent winner crooned out songs from the Great American Songbook.
The Concerts on the Town series occurs every Saturday at 7:30 p.m., rain or shine. The band plays under the pavilion on Market Street, and listeners set up chairs under the pavilion and around the fountain.
Attendance is free and the music can be heard several blocks away from the pavilion. Many people visiting the Town Center on Saturday nights stop by to enjoy the concerts.
Kyle Allan and Leanne Clarke live close to the town center and stopped to listen. “There’s a lot of people out here,” Allan said. “It’s enjoyable.” They plan to return for later concerts in the series.
“It’s pretty great,” said Kristen Lantzy, who was attending the concert with Trevor Lantzy. “This guy is pretty amazing.” Both intend to come to future concerts, as they are frequent visitors to the Town Center.
Some Reston residents are long time attendees of the concert series. Sharon Lizama and her husband Jeff attended the opening concert on Saturday and look forward to the coming opportunities to enjoy music in the Town Center. Lizama attends the series every year.
“It’s good music, it’s fun,” she said. She particularly enjoys Motown, which will be performed by the final group this season, David Akers & the Soul Shakers.
Listeners can look forward to a variety of genres this season. The second performance of 2017 is Hard Day’s Night, a Beatles tribute band. Other artists include Matuto, a Brazilian funk band, Flamenco, a Latin fusion group, and Love Canon, a bluegrass cover band.
The series runs from June 3 to Aug. 26, with the exception of June 17 for the Taste of Reston Festival.