FREE: Athens Summer Concert Series @ Athens River Front Park

Once again, the fine folks down in Athens have put together one of the best free concert series in all of Greater Nippertown. The Athens Summer Concert Series is jam-packed with some seriously rockin’ sounds, including the Artimus Pyle Band on Friday (June 26). All concerts take place at 7pm on Fridays in River Front Park on Water Street in Athens.

Here’s the complete list of what’s coming up for the 2015 Athens Summer Concert Series:

FRIDAY (June 26): THE ARTIMUS PYLE BAND. Honoring the music of Ronnie Van Zant’s Lynryd Skynryd, featuring legendary Lynryd Skynrd drummer Artimus Pyle

JULY 3: BENDER. contemporary country
JULY 17: DOUG DEMING & DENNIS GRUENLING with THE JEWEL TONES. Featuring guest harmonica great Steve Guyger and special guests
JULY 24: COMMANDER CODY. The great Lost Planet Airman flies again.
JULY 31: MURALI CORYELL. The second generation guitar great unleashes the blues

AUGUST 7: JIM WEIDER & PROJECT PERCOLATOR. The return of the master of the Telecaster
AUGUST 14: LEX GREY & THE URBAN PIONEERS. Rock ‘n’ blues
AUGUST 21: THE BRUCE KATZ BAND. Jammin’ boogie and rockin’ blues from the keyboard kingpin of Delbert McClinton, Ronnie Earl and Gregg Allman bands
AUGUST 28: SCOTTY MAC & THE GOLD TOPS. Nippertown’s own ace guitarslinger and his band

MORE REAL GOOD FOR FREE EVENTS FOR 2015
VARIOUS DAYS
Summer at the Plaza @ the Empire State Plaza, Albany (various days, various times)
Freedom Park Concert Series @ Freedom Park, Scotia (various days @ 7pm)
Inside/Out Performances @ Jacob’s Pillow, Becket (various days at 6:15pm)
MONDAYS
Rotterdam Summer Concert Series @ Rotterdam Senior Citizens Center Lawn, Rotterdam (Mondays at 7pm)
TUESDAYS
Schodack Town Park Concert Series @ Town Park, Schodack (Tuesdays at 6pm)
Cook Park Concert Series @ Cook Park, Colonie, (Tuesdays at 6:30pm)
WEDNESDAYS
Made in the Shade of The Egg @ Empire State Plaza, Albany (Wednesdays at 12noon)
Rockin’ On the River @ Green Island Bridge Parking Lot/Riverside Park, Troy (Wednesdays at 5pm)
Capital Concert Series @ the Empire State Plaza, Albany (Wednesdays at 5pm)
Music in the Park @ North End Firehouse Lawn, Rensselaer (Wednesdays at 6pm)
THURSDAYS
Jazz On Jay @ Jay Street, Schenectady (Thursday at 12noon)
Alive at Five @ Jennings Landing in the Corning Preserve, Albany (Thursdays at 5pm)
Concerts in the Park @ Wiswall Park, Ballston Spa (Thursdays at 6pm)
FRIDAYS
Music at Sunset Concert Series @ Greenport Town Park, Hudson (Fridays at 7pm)
SUNDAYS
The Music Haven Concert Series @ the Music Haven in Central Park, Schenectady (Sundays at 7pm)