DOWN BY THE We love people-

watching at DBTR!
So we’ll be
watching you! “Here I am!
Nur-D
July 10
The style: “A breath of fresh air

RIVERSIDE
I’m back on my in the Hip-Hop world.”
feet again!” The songs: “Take My Picture”;
“Chi-Chi”; “Chicago Avenue”
What lyrics do Opener: Jae Havoc
Can’t decide which of the six free bands you want Oh, you most want
to see? No problem. We’ve created this handy flow YEAH! Not really. to scream along

chart to choose for you. Sort of, I

to (while playing
air guitar)?
Brittney Spencer
guess. July 17
Are you ready The style: New country from a
to play air People magazine “One to Watch.”
guitar? And The songs: “My Stupid Life”;
scream along to “And she’s “Better as Friends”; “Sober &
the lyrics? buy-uy-ing the Skinny.”
Hmmm. Maybe
you should rethink stair-air-way-ay ... Opener: Whalen&The Willows
your “Are you to heavennnnn!”

Yes! ready to ROCK Mavis Staples

answer.” Maybe July 24
Especially if by “ROCK” you’re a “sort of.”
you mean “ClassicRock” The style: Soul/gospel/R&B from
or “‘80s Anthem Rock”! a musical pioneer. And Bob Dylan

Are you
wanted to marry her.
The songs: “Touch a Hand, Make
Oh, yeah! a Friend”; “I’ll Take You There.”
ready to Opener: Mike Munson

ROCK? The fact that I Will two of your

friends be wearing We were
John Waite
July 31
finally found a
just curious. The style: ‘70s and 80s arena
Sort of. Yes! reason to wear my
super-reflective
nearly identical
super-reflective rock-meets-power ballads.
Especially if that includes Hmmm. That kind The songs: “Every time I Think of
silver mini dress! silver mini dresses
“Hip Hop” or “New of dancing may be You”; “Back On My Feet Again”;
and dancing in
Country” or “‘60s soul/ more appropriate “Missing You”
unison with you?
gospel/R&B” or “MTV for the people who Opener: Cole Allen
want to ROCK. I want to think
R&B/pop”!
about wearing my
cowboy hat. And No. En Vogue
listening to soulful I’ll probably be August 7
lyrics. by myself. The style: The style of, well, En
Vogue. Because you will definitely
Are you ready
know it when you hear it.
to dance?
The songs: “Hold On”; “Whatta
Dance hard? Sort of. I like thinking
about soul and Man”; and, oh, “Never Gonna
Neat! When you Get It”
gospel and R&B.
are “sort of” Opener: FenixDion
And Civil Rights.
dancing, what do
you want to be A Led Zeppelin
thinking about?
I want to be Evening
enlightened about August 14
geek culture. The style: Led Zeppelin.
Down by the Riverside concerts are held in Rochester’s Mayo Park at 7 pm. And hear funny, The songs: “Immigrant Song”;
clever lyrics. “Fool in the Rain”; “Whole Lotta
In the past, opening acts play roughly 45 minutes, with headliners starting
Love”; “Stairway to Heaven”, etc.
soon after and playing until 9:30 or so. Opener: 9th Planet

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