Bluegrass. Country. Americana. Bring it on.
Rancho Los Cerritos will be hosting a series of three free—repeat: free—concerts beginning this Sunday, June 22 with the country awesomeness that is The Doo-Wah-Riders.
For those unfamiliar with the Riders, we are talking about three decades of country music mastery; the band has shared the stage with everyone from George Strait to Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson to Waylon Jennings. They’ve been the back-up band for George Jones and Miley’s dad. The quintet was even featured in that famous-for-Sharon-Stone’s-exposed-nether-regions movie Basic Instinct with their track, “Glowing in the Ashes.”
Up next on July 27 is the Silverado Bluegrass Band offering up some bluegrass realness with the “best flatpicker west of the Mississippi” as noted by the now-defunct North County Times. They will bring on the lonesome-but-beautiful heartbreaking sounds of bluegrass with perfected harmonies.
Lastly, on August 24, roots jazz band Dustbowl Revival will bring on their Americana mix of gospel, jugband, and swing to the Rancho. The Venice-based band, known for their lively reboot of 30s swing in their live performances, describe themselves perfectly: “Imagine Old Crow Medicine Show meeting Louis Armstrong’s Hot Seven Band in New Orleans or Bob Dylan and Fats Waller jamming with Mumford & Sons on a front porch in 1938.”
Can we get an amen?
The Summer Concert Series will be held at Rancho Los Cerritos, located at 4600 Virginia Road. Guests are encouraged to arrive at 4:30 for pre-concert picnicking, and are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair. Pets are not allowed. Music starts at 5:30PM and ends at 7PM.