PLAYGROUND BOSTON

Back in February, the New England Americana Festival was held at Church over the course of 3 nights… and sold out each and every show! Now the organizers are back with a Summer Series of the NEAF, featuring monthly shows with some of the best roots acts in the city – this time at a bit bigger of a venue. The first one of the series will be held this Thursday, June 24th, at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Boston. Headlining Thursday night’s show will be local mandolin magician Jimmy Ryan and his band Hayride, featuring members of SonVolt and Blood Oranges. They’ll be joined by an excellent lineup of Boston’s best Americana bands, see full lineup with links below.

Jimmy Ryan - Photo by Megan Summers

Narragansett’s got the drink specials taken care of for this one – a much needed sponsorship considering the Hard Rock’s can otherwise be a bit hard on your pocket. Also, a portion of the proceeds will benefit Pinups for Pitbulls, a non-profit dedicated to rescuing dogs in need and fighting Breed Specific Legislation. PGB can always get behind a show that lets you rock out for a good cause! Other sponsors include the New England Folk Music Archives, Citywide Blackout, and the Naukabout Music Festival, which will take place in August down on the Cape.

So the super-generous organizers of this festival have given us a few pairs of tickets to give away for this extravaganza! To win, just shoot an e-mail over to bryan@playgroundboston.com with the subject “AMERICANA” and you’ll be automatically entered! The winners will be selected randomly on Wednesday afternoon, so don’t wait – enter now! (As always, we’ll never spam you, the only thing we’ll use your address for is to e-mail you if you win!)

WAIT! Want quadruple the chance to win? The NEAF organizers hooked up our friends over at Boston Band Crush, Band Over Boston, and Citywide Blackout with tickets to give away as well! Head on over to either of those fine websites and enter their contests too!

The New England Americana Festival Summer Series
Thursday June 24th @ The Hard Rock Cafe

Jimmy Ryan & Hayride!

Marc Douglas Berardo

Sam Reid & The Riot Act

Eric Robertson & The Boston Boys

The Whiskey Boys

Jeff Conley

Hard Rock Cafe

New England Americana Festival Homepage