UPCOMING DATES:
Music starts at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted.
At Hudson Park, 1 Hudson Park Road, New Rochelle, NY
FRI 8/30 Double Bill: Salsa Night
EDGAR SUAREZ and MANNY’S BOOGALOOI CREW
Genre: A night of Salsa, Rumba and Latin funk.
Bring your dancing shoes!
Wednesdays & Fridays at 7:30 pm, June 26th – August 30th
At Hudson Park, 1 Hudson Park Road, New Rochelle, NY
Parking lot $5 or free with Park Passport: Go to newrochelleny.com for details.
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2024 NRCA Summer Sounds Concert Series PAST DATES
WED 6/26
ONE-HIT WONDERERS
Genre: Tribute, Classic Rock, Pop
Food Trucks: Walter’s Hot Dogs, Wing King
FRI 6/28
NIXON OMMOLLO AFRICAN HERITAGE BAND
Genre: Roots, Reggae
FRI 6/28
INNER ROADS BAND
Genre: Reggae
Food Trucks: Tecas Tacos, Delicious Bitez
WED 7/3
BAND OF BROTHERS
Genre: Retro
Food Trucks: Pizza Vitale, Ray’s Empanadas
FRI 7/5
EDGAR SUAREZ
Genre: Salsa
FRI 7/5
MANNY’S BOOGALOOI CREW
Genre: Latin Jazz, Funk, Salsa
Food Trucks: Yumbro, Leila’s Crepe Station
WED 7/10
FAIRFIELD COUNTS BIG BAND
Genre: Big Band Swing
Food Trucks: Pizza Vitale, Poke Motion
FRI 7/12
MAYOR’S HOUSE
Genre: Americana, Rock
FRI 7/12
DREW YOUNG BAND
Genre: Americana
Food Trucks: Lafusion
WED 7/17
THE FABULOUS ACCHORDS
Genre: Doo-Wop, ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s
Food Trucks: Leila’s Crepe Station, Poke Motion
FRI 7/19
CHRISTINE CHANEL
Genre: Indie Soul, Funk, Pop, Rock
FRI 7/19
ANNIE MINOGUE BAND
Genre: Rock
Food Trucks: YumBro, Cousins Maine Lobster
CLASSIC SUNDAY 7/21
ACTING SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA’S WILDERNESS
Genre: The Rivertown Playhouse 4:00 PM
WED 7/24
THE AFRO-LATINEERS
Genre: Afro-Latin Jazz
Food Trucks: Pizza Vitale, Tacqueria del Valle
FRI 7/26
REYKWAAN ADORNO
Genre: Opera, Operetta, Musical Theatre
FRI 7/26
VALERIA GIRARDI
Genre: Opera, Operetta, Musical Theatre
Food Trucks: Ray’s Empanadas, Tacqueria del Valle
WED 7/31
AM GOLD YACHT ROCK
Genre: Yacht Rock
Food Trucks: Delicious Bitez, Poke Motion
FRI 8/2
JULIE LYON QUINTET
Genre: Jazz
Food Trucks: Lafusion, Poke Motion
CLASSIC SUNDAY 8/4
NEW ROCHELLE OPERA
Genre: Opera, Musical Theater 4:00 PM
WED 8/7
M80S-NY
Genre: ‘80s Music Cover Band
Food Trucks: Wing King, Tecas Tacos
FRI 8/9
VIRTUAL BAND NYC
Genre: R&B, Soul, Disco
Food Trucks: Leila’s Crepe Station, Tacqueria del Valle
WED 8/14
EMPIRE BEATS
Genre: R&B, Rock
Food Trucks: Ray’s Empanadas, Wing King
FRI 8/16
GLENN ROTH
Genre: Instrumental Guitar
FRI 8/16
LAUREN MIAN
Genre: Alternative Folk
Food Trucks: YumBro, Cousins Maine Lobsters
WED 8/21
COUNTRY FRESH
Genre: Modern Country Covers, Originals
Food Trucks: Tecas Tacos, Delicious Bitez
FRI 8/23
GOLD STARS FOR EVERYONE
Genre: Pop, Indie, Alt Rock
FRI 8/23
AVALANCHE AT DAWN
Genre: Original Pop, Rock, Folk
Food Trucks: Lafusion
WED 8/28
THE ACCHORDS
Genre: Doo Wop, Vocal Harmonies of the 50s and 60s
ABOUT
When you think of summer you think of sunny days, shorts, flip flops — and the Summer Sounds Concert Series at Hudson Park in New Rochelle. The beloved series of free concerts take place in the historic bandshell on the Long Island Sound shoreline, featuring a curated calendar of top bands and food trucks that draws 400 to 600 people every week all summer long.
HISTORY
The Summer Sounds Concert Series began in 1997 when Emil Paolucci (1915-2004), a member of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts (NRCA), began working with the City of New Rochelle on a plan to refurbish the Hudson Park bandshell and introduce free concerts in the park. Today the Summer Sounds Concert Series is produced by the NRCA in partnership with the New Rochelle Department of Parks and Recreation. Vin Parise, Commissioner of New Rochelle’s Dept. of Parks & Recreation, says “The Summer Sounds Concert Series every summer at Hudson Park is one of the most highly attended public events on our calendar year after year. We are thrilled to once again partner with NRCA for this annual tradition along our waterfront.”
METHOD
NRCA’s Summer Sounds Concert committee issues an RFP for musicians each January and meets in February to review submissions and set the calendar. (Last year 164 bands applied for 19 available slots.) The committee also solicits sponsorships, organizes food trucks, staffs a welcome booth at each concert and sells raffle tickets to help raise money for the concert series.
FUNDING
The Summer Sounds Concert Series is made possible, in part, by funding from local business sponsors. In 2016 an anonymous donor provided a $100,000 grant to NRCA that allowed the purchase of a state-of-the-art sound system. In 2018 support from Watermark Pointe and an anonymous donor helped purchase much-needed stage lighting.
LOCATION/PARKING
Hudson Park is located at 1 Hudson Park Road in New Rochelle; limited parking is available in the lot behind the stage (for handicapped access) as well as at the marina. Parking costs $5 per car, but there is no charge for those with a Park Passport, New Rochelle Parks & Recreation’s photo identification card. To obtain a Park Passport, photo identification is required, along with two permanent items that include name and address, i.e. driver’s license, vehicle registration, utility bill, tax statement, lease, or rent receipt. The cost is $40 per year for resident adults aged 16 to 61, or $50 for five years for resident seniors (ages 62 and up). Non-resident adults and seniors can purchase a Park Passport for $90
