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Concert Lineup Announced for Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 10:00am

The Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series' lineup of artists will perform at Chain Park each Friday at 7 p.m. from July 7 to Sept. 8.

The countdown to an unforgettable season of live music under the stars in Hattiesburg is underway. The Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series' lineup of artists will perform at Chain Park each Friday at 7 p.m. from July 7 to Sept. 8. The free, family-friendly outdoor concerts will showcase musical talents while also celebrating Mississippi's bicentennial.

The series is sponsored in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a national funder of creative placemaking that empowers communities to inject new life into underused public spaces through free, outdoor concerts. It will feature a diverse lineup of high caliber talent spanning genres from blues to brass to Americana funk.

“The lineup features artists who are exceptional in their own right, including Grammy nominated artists and those who have been featured internationally as well as on late night television,” said Jonathan Pluskota, assistant professor in the School of Mass Communication and Journalism at The University of Southern Mississippi and producer of the Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series.

“In addition we will have opening acts that feature local talent making it a fun-filled night every Friday for 10 weeks. This will be an excellent way to celebrate community and the music that makes Mississippi.”

Last January, Hattiesburg was named one of 15 small to mid-sized towns and cities across America to win a Levitt AMP grant award of $25,000 in matching funds to present a free concert series at Chain Park in 2017. Pluskota partnered with the City of Hattiesburg and the Hattiesburg Arts Council to submit the Levitt AMP proposal and present the concert series. In an effort to inspire and engage communities across the country around the power of creative placemaking, the Levitt Foundation invited the public to choose the top 25 finalists through online voting.

Kicking off the series at 7 p.m. Friday, July 7 is Teneia, a soul/folk artist. Herman Snell of the Jackson Free Press said Teneia is “A cross between Ani DiFranco and Aretha Franklin.”

Also scheduled to perform are Vasti Jackson on July 14, playing blues; Roadkill Ghost Choir on July 21, playing alternative rock; Blue Mother Tupelo on July 28, playing roots rock; Brass band Southern Comfort on Aug. 4; Cedric Burnside Project Aug. 11, playing blues; Los PoBoyCitos on Aug. 18, playing Latin funk; Bronwynne Brent on Aug. 25, with Americana folk; Alvin Youngblood Hart on Sept. 1, playing rock blues; and Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires celebrating Southern rock on Sept. 8.

The public is invited to bring their own blankets and lawn chairs to the concerts in Chain Park, which has an open lawn setting. There will be food and drink vendors on site. The Levitt AMP concert series is located at Chain Park at Twin Forks, with entrances off either 8th Street or Old Highway 42. Admission is free.

Visit http://levittamp.org/Hattiesburg for a full schedule of concerts, directions and information on parking and wheelchair accessibility, as well as to learn more about the winners of the 150 free Levitt AMP concerts across the U.S. In addition, information on each band and details of the Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series will be featured in the July issue of Signature magazine.

About Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation
The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation is a national funder of creative placemaking that empowers towns and cities across America to transform underused public spaces into thriving destinations through the power of free, live music. In 2017, more than 450 free Levitt concerts will take place in 22 towns and cities, all featuring a rich array of music genres and high caliber talent. Learn more at www.levitt.org.