Lubbock band, Element, kicks off Free Summer Concert Showcase

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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - For some people who have lived in Lubbock for years, the beginning of the Summer season is marked by the sound of live music in downtown Lubbock.

Event Organizers are preparing for the 16th year of the event.

"We try to make every year the best." says Tonja Hagy-Valdine, Marketing and Special Events Coordinator with the Buddy Holly Center. "We try to introduce music lovers to new talent each year. Not only do we invite local musicians to play, we also try to attract out of town acts. This year is about evenly split; 7 local favorite bands and 7 out of town bands. There is a wide variety of genres for all tastes of music."

Element kicks off the series Thursday night.

Summer Showcase Schedule:

05/26 Element – R & B and Funk
06/02 Mike Pritchard – Rock & Roll
06/09 Wendy Colonna – Folk Rock
06/16 Jenni Dale Lord – Americana
06/23 Patricia Vonne – Latin Roots Rock
06/30 John Sprott – Rock & Roll
07/07 Sugarwitch – Rockabilly, Surf Rock and Desertbilly
07/14 Outlier – Blues, Metal, Country and Latin
07/21 Brandy Zdan – Indie Rock and Alternative Folk
07/28 Mariachi Amistad – Mariachi
08/04 Gypsy Jayne – Jazz Rock
08/11 Wade Parks – Americana Folk
08/18 hONEyhoUSe – Blues, Soul, Folk and Americana
08/25 Josh Grider & Drew Kennedy – Country, Folk and Americana

Organizers are working to get food trucks available on site for some of the concert nights later on this summer. Hagy-Valdine says, "This year we have acts from Albuquerque, Nashville, Dallas and Austin, in addition to the very talented line-up from right here in Lubbock."

As the local desire for fun food-trucks at events grow, and the music scene develops into something other cities are noticing, organizers are celebrating how the Showcase has become a part of Lubbock history.

Hagy-Valdine says, "Lubbock has really embraced what was already a thriving live music scene, but the variety of venues has grown substantially. We'd like to think that the Buddy Holly Center Summer Showcase Concert Series was a catalyst for some of that."

It is free to the public, the show begins at 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays and goes until 7:30 p.m.