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Live music rocks 2nd Street Stage

Join the great community get-together’s 10th anniversary summer concert series, 2nd Street Stage, Thursday nights from June 16 through Aug. 18.

The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association hosts the free, outdoor concerts from 6 to 8 p.m. with bands, a beer garden and family activities downtown. Bring your own lawn chair.

The beer garden opens at 5 p.m. for a social hour while you find your spot, listen to the sound check and greet neighbors and friends. Support this great event by buying an official 2022 button and receive $2 off all beverages at the beer garden.

To see the complete summer line up, go to www.parkrapidsdowntown.com and follow us on Facebook.

July 14 - Jon Sullivan Band

Jon Sullivan Band doesn’t just play rock ’n roll, soul and funk. They celebrate it with powerful vocals, driving rhythm, sultry keys and dueling guitars. Band members are Jon Sullivan, vocals; Nick Spielman, bass; Alex Gelking, guitar; John Reinhart, keys; John Hanson, drums; Lucas Litke, percussion; and Drew Druckrey, guitar.

July 21 - General B and The Wiz

General B and the Wiz is made up of a few really nice jazz boys who are into some really weird, yet wholesome, stuff. As collaborative songwriters, General B and the Wiz deliver high-energy music that will keep you laughing, dancing and rocking to your heart’s content. Formed as a joke in 2010, the band quickly evolved. They have played countless clubs, festivals and parties across the U.S. and Canada. Band members are Quincy Voris, lead vocals; Seth Duin, guitar; Kyle Holder, drums; Kai Brewster, guitar; Kevin Coughenour, bass; and Frank Merchlewitz, keyboard.

July 28 - The Limns

The Limns are a five-piece band from the Twin Cities. They harmonize a blend of rock, reggae, funk and folk with high-energy and soulful spirit. Their shows are contagious and their sound will make you get up and move. Band members are Jevon Sacarelos. bass; Ira Bratzel, guitar; Clint Thayer, drums; Zeke Fricke, keys, and Zacc Fricke, lead singer.

Aug. 4 - The Hooten Hallers

The Columbia, Mo. trio, The Hooten Hallers, are known for hard-traveling and wild, energetic live shows. The myriad of influences in their music incorporates elements of rhythm & blues, rock ’n roll, honky tonk, jazz, soul and punk with a thematic penchant for the strange and the unexplained. Band members are John Randall, vocals and guitar; Andy Rehm, vocals and drums; and Kellie Everett, vocals and saxophone. When The Hooten Hallers come to town, you know it’s gonna be a party!

Aug. 11 - Mae Simpson Music

Singer-songwriter Mae, who hails from South Carolina, has a huge voice and stage presence. Formed in the fall of 2017, Mae Simpson Band has built a broad collection of original music that refuses to fall neatly into a single genre. It’s blistering funk and dance music mixed with soul, blues, country, calypso, jazz, rock and even a little hip hop. The band features Mae Simpson, drummer Aaron Silverstein, percussionist Ricardo J. Romero, Paul Pederson on trumpet, David Kellermann on bass and Jorgen Wadkins on guitar.

Aug. 18 - Boxcar

Boxcar will close the season playing rail-jumping, whiskey-drinking, country rock and roll from beautiful Duluth. Band members are Blake Shippee, guitar and vocals; Nate Gannon, lead guitar; Rick Bruner, drums and vocals; and Gordon Lewis, bass.