Richard Lloyd. The Schedule
May 6 Polyrhythmics. Seattle’s Polyrhythmics play a special brand of “afro-psychobeat” music. Opener: Opposite Box May 13 Richard Lloyd Group. Lloyd helped create and define punk and new wave music as a member of Television. Opener: Preston Parris Band May 20 Ballroom Thieves. The trio blends folk, roots rock, blues, modern hymnals and rich harmonies. Opener: Caney Creek Company May 27 Nikki Hill. Hill has a big rock voice and big sound. Opener: Decibella June 3 Nick Lutsko. The Road to Nightfall winner, Lustsko is a multi-talented singers-songwriter-producer who is joined by his puppet people. Opener: High Meadows Communion June 24 Hope Country. Americana group led by Brent Johnson. Opener: Jesse Jungkurth & the Patron Haints July 1 Nikki Lane. She’s a country music singer/songwriter. Opener: T.J. Greever & the 423s July 8 PJ Morton & the Crusade. Morton is best known as Moroon 5’s keyboardist, but is winning fans with his solo stuff, as well. Opener: Courtney Reid July 15 Israel Nash. Singer-songwriter. Opener: Operation Song July 22 Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line. A singer-songwriter known for her Americana and roots rock sound and rich storytelling skills. Opener: Earl Brackin Band July 29 Liz Vice. Vice uses her smooth voice to sing her blend of gospel, soul and R&B music. Opener: Dr. B. & the Ease Aug. 5 Firekid. A talented guitar player with a penchant for performing catchy pop infused songs. Opener: Ogya Aug. 12 Gangstagrass. Hip-hop bluegrass. Opener: Mendingwall Aug. 19 Hillbenders. They’ll be doing The Who’s “Tommy” in its intirety. Opener: Dismembered Tennesseans Aug. 26 Gina Chavez. A bi-lingual Latin folk singer-songwriter, Chavez took Musician of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Latin Band and Esme Barrera Award for Music Activism and Education at the Austin Music Awards in 2015. Opener: Danimal Planet
It has gotten harder and harder for Chattanooga Presents president Carla Pritchard to book the Nightfall concert series, and though it has made her job tougher, she says it is a very good thing.
Pritchard’s goal for the free Friday night series at Miller Plaza has always been to book acts that if she had her druthers most people might never have heard of. She also tries to book artists that fill a void musically in town and have rarely if ever played here.
“More and more, especially for one night in particular, I kept hearing from agents who wanted me to wait to announce their act would be coming because they had already been booked at Revelry Room [or Track 29 or the Tivoli],” she says.
“While that was frustrating for me, I had to keep telling myself it’s a good thing for Chattanooga. We’re getting a lot of cool stuff.”