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2008 Twilight Concert Series in SLC
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Posted by Jen1180 Wed Jul 2, 2008 15:44:27 MDT
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Time: 7:00pm
Price: Free
Contact: (801) 596-5000
Location: 239 S. Main, Salt Lake City, Ut

The Twilight Concert Series celebrates its twenty-first season in 2008 by celebrating contemporary music of the twenty-first century. This summer, the Twilight Concert Series presents a strong and exciting group of musicians, some of whom defy definition, ranging from rock to country to hip hop to bluegrass and every possible combination of the above.  This is a stellar season and the Salt Lake City Arts Council invites everyone to come downtown on Thursday nights in July and August for the Twilight Concert Series experience.

The 2008 Twilight Concert Series opens on July 10 and is presented every Thursday evening through August 28, at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City.  To complement the music, the Twilight Market offers food and beverages with something for every taste, from pizza to pasta, from vegetarian to barbecue, and from cookies to gelato.  The Twilight Market also offers local artists’ work, including such handcrafted items as jewelry, clothing, soaps, and ceramics.  The Twilight Market opens at 5:00 p.m.; the concerts begin at 7:00 p.m.

The concerts are free; for best seating, concert-goers should arrive early.  Blankets and chairs may not be placed before 1:30 p.m., and someone must remain with the blanket at all times. Only low-backed chairs are permitted.  The Gallivan Center does not allow pets or smoking.  Concerts will proceed, rain or shine.


Concert-goers can enjoy shopping at the Twilight Market from 5 to 10 p.m., with a wonderful assortment of foods, beverages and locally produced arts and crafts.   Barbecue, vegetarian fare, pastas—and everything in between—are available in the Market.  Handcrafted items including jewelry, ceramics, and handbags will be available for sale at the Twilight Market. 

Yonder Mountain String Band

Colorado’s Yonder Mountain String Band, is known for its high-energy, improvisational live shows with a sound based on bluegrass blended with rock. In 1998, a mutual love for bluegrass quite unexpectedly brought the four players together during a free-for-all jam session at The Verve, a bar outside of Boulder.  Blending bluegrass and rock with traditional instrumentation (guitar, bass, mandolin and banjo), Yonder Mountain has pioneered their own distinctive sound.


Keller Williams

Known for his astonishing one-man show, Keller Williams surrounds himself with instruments and pedals sliding from one to the next. He first began experimenting in the 1990s, playing with cover bands in high school and college. Keller has worked with such musical greats as Bob Weir, Béla Fleck, John Scofield, Charlie Hunter, Victor Wooten, The String Cheese Incident and many others. While his tunes are rooted in a warm voice and spirited acoustic guitar, Keller gives them depth and breadth with his one-of-a-kind mix of multiple instruments and electronic devices.

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