| Each year, as the long, lazy days of summer come | | | | simply have to show up at Zilker Park and stake out |
| around you start looking for things to do outdoors. | | | | a spot on the lawn. Therefore, you may want to get |
| You’ve spent the last several months cooped up | | | | there early if you want to be able to see the players |
| inside, praying for the change of season and the | | | | well - more than 6,000 people showed up for Marcia |
| return of sunshine to your evenings, so the last thing | | | | Ball’s performance, not a small crowd, to say the |
| you want to do is spend one more night within the | | | | least. You can also bring your own food and drink, |
| walls of your home - as beautiful and welcoming as it | | | | which will save you money, or you can stop by one |
| might be. But, it’s hot, sometimes extremely hot, | | | | of the many vendors’ booths for something to |
| so you don’t necessarily want to go for a hike, | | | | snack on during the performance. If you have a pet, |
| play basketball or move much more than you have | | | | feel free to bring him along as well, but don’t |
| to. That’s why Blues on the Green is perfect. All | | | | forget the leash, and don’t forget to clean up |
| it requires is for you to sit down, listen to great | | | | after him, should any mess be made. This is a |
| music and, maybe, if there’s a breeze, bob your | | | | concert meant to be enjoyed to the fullest, which |
| head. | | | | means respecting the rights and noses of those |
| Sponsored by Radio 107.1 KGSR, Blues on the Green | | | | around you is more than common courtesy, it’s |
| is a summer series of live concerts, with | | | | necessary. |
| performances by artists such as Asleep at the | | | | So, if you’re looking for an evening of great |
| Wheel, Los Lonely Boys, Marcia Ball, Sonny Landreth | | | | performances - or six evenings of great |
| and Doyle Bramhall. Each artist or band is renowned | | | | performances - make your way down to Zilker Park |
| for his/her skill in the music world. Marcia Ball, for | | | | Rock Island. You’ll be in for a treat few have the |
| example, has had a 30-year career filled with | | | | privilege to enjoy. After all, how many people can |
| successful album after successful album and several | | | | say that in one summer they saw Los Lonely Boys, |
| Grammy nominations. Gary Clark, Jr., a multi-talented | | | | Asleep at the Wheel and Doyle Bramhall. For that |
| guitar, harmonica, bass and drums player, is a labeled | | | | matter, how many people can say they saw them |
| blues musician who has written several CDs and | | | | two summers in a row, or three. Make Blues on the |
| created the score for several films. And the rest are | | | | Green an annual tradition. You’ll be glad you did |
| similarly as impressive, which means the tickets for | | | | when those long, lazy days of summer appear and |
| Blues on the Green must be astronomical, right? | | | | you already have plans that have you out of the |
| Wrong. Blues on the Green is a free event. You | | | | house and into the sweet summer air. |