Philip Dutton and the Alligators pay tribute to the music of New Orleans and Louisiana on the 10th Anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina in a free outdoor concert on the back deck of the Mainstay in Rock Hall, Maryland on Saturday August 29 at 7:00 p.m. Bring a comfortable chair. The concert will move indoors to the Mainstay in case of rain or extreme heat.
Information is available at the Mainstay’s website www.mainstayrockhall.org. This free outdoor concert is sponsored by the Kent County Arts Council, People’s Bank, the Greater Rock Hall Business Association and The Mainstay.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast taking 1833 lives and nearly destroying the city but New Orleans is slowly coming back and the wonderful music at the heart of the culture never went away. Philip Dutton and the Alligators pay tribute to that resilience, playing Louisiana and New Orleans-inspired music with influences and rhythms from the jazz of Satchmo to the zydeco of Chenier, from Professor Longhair to Dr. John, from The Meters’ funk to the R&B of Allen Toussaint, the songwriting of Jon Cleary and many, many more.
This is a tribute to the rich cultural gumbo of New Orleans and Louisiana. And, it is good time music that will make you want to get up and dance.
The band members are Philip Dutton on keyboards and vocals, Pres Harding on guitar and vocals, Marc Dykeman on bass and vocals and Ray Anthony on drums.
The Mainstay (Home of Musical Magic) is the friendly informal storefront performing arts center on Rock Hall’s old time Main Street.
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