Lucinda Williams Rain Dance

So I might as well dive right in to my first post for this new Insider blog with what I did today and what's up for tomorrow.

I work for Up All Night Concerts, the company that produces the Party in the Park events at High Falls. Free concerts. People love them. It's a lot of work putting something like that together- creating a venue outdoors from scratch. A Million little details people usually don't think about as patrons (and they shouldn't have to). The PA system, the stage, food & beverage, barriers, security, bathrooms, labor, artist accommodations... you get the idea. So we get this thing running like a well oiled machine every year and inevitably, a monkey wrench gets thrown in at some point during the series. Tomorrow, there's going to be thunderstorms all day and night. CRAP!

So we moved it to the Armory on Main Street. Plenty big for everyone, still free. But now all those tiny details have to be changed around and we basically have to start over. So all day, thats what I was doing. I didn't walk my dogs today or get to hang out with Danielle, my girlfriend... maybe I should be doing those things now instead of sitting in my home office yapping at you. Oh well, I'm excited to get this thing started.

Tomorrow, July 19th, the Armory Doors will open at 5PM. It's free, Lucinda Williams headlines... Charlie Louvin opens. We'll stay on the same schedule as we do outside, wrapping it all up at 9:30ish.

All signs point to this being the biggest show of the season. Lucinda's tour was in the Rolling Stone "must see" tours of the summer a few issues back. Everywhere else she is playing, you have to pay at least $35 for tickets... the City of Rochester wants ya'll to see her for free. Pretty cool.

I'll keep you posted.

Pete