Marshall Tucker headlines TD Music Fest Saturday, July 17

Roger Fisher of Heart will be performing with Born to Fly on Saturday at the Lewis and Clark Festival Park near the Union Street underpass on Saturday.

From the Granada Theater:

(The Dalles, OR) – The Marshall Tucker band will be the featured act at the first “Legends in The Dalles” Summer Concert Series in The Dalles.

The festival takes place Saturday, July 17 at Lewis and Clark Festival Park Downtown The Dalles. This is the first in a series of monthly festivals presented in The Dalles this summer.

Gates and vendors will open at 12 p.m. Vendors will feature local microbrews, food, and a cocktail corner with “Tucker Pucker Margaritas”. This is a 21 and over event. The festival’s music begins at 4 p.m.

The lineup, in order:

■ 4:00 – 5:15 Eric ‘Sugar” Larsen & Band

■ 5:30 – 7:00 Bobby Torres Ensemble

■ 7:30 – 9:00 Roger Fisher of Heart with Born to Fly

■ 9:30 – 11:00 The Marshall Tucker Band

Eric “Sugar” Larsen

Eric “Sugar” Larsen

Larsen is a West Coast Born Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter and EJL Records Recording Artist, with a long list of impressive Musical Achievements. Larsen burst on the Northwest Scene in 2005 and immediately got the attention of West Coast promoters and agents drawing Capacity Crowds and spellbinding the audiences with his Blues, Rock and Soul Artistry. He seamlessly and meticulously Weaves Blues and Soul with his brilliant virtuosity...Eric "Sugar" Larsen has drawn rave reviews everywhere his band, ESL, performs and always leaves his audience wanting more. Eric's musical roots run deep and are expressed with his Mastery on the guitar. Eric Sugar Larsen is truly a Master Guitarist, and his performances are not to be missed.

Bobby Torres

Bobby Torres Ensemble

The Bobby Torres Ensemble features the musical talent of the highest caliber in Portland to explore the many musical inflections of Latin Jazz. Bobby’s music is a toe-tapping fusion of American and Latin standards arranged with churning Latin grooves richly ornamented with jazz inflections. The Oregonian describes the Bobby Torres Ensemble as Latin jazz with enough flavor and spice to satisfy your body and souls need for rhythmic harmony. Bobby Torres has been honing his unique Latin Jazz sound in Portland for the last 25 years. Before that, he was all over the world. From New York City to Woodstock with Joe Cocker and Santana, through ten years of world-touring with Tom Jones, to forming The Bobby Torres Ensemble – his own Latin Jazz group in Portland – Bobby Torres has been on the music scene for 50 years.

Roger Fisher

The music of HEART has captivated radio and live audiences for decades. Original member Roger Fisher co-wrote many of the band’s early hits including, “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You” which have stood the test of time and been covered by countless artists and featured in film, television, and the video game Guitar Hero. Roger’s opening riff of Barracuda was voted, by over a half million people via the magazine, Ultimate Classic Rock, “BEST GUITAR RIFF OF ALL TIME!” Experience a night of HEART classic rock favorites and new music from the Heart Of The Blues album with Roger and a world-class band, Born To Fly.

The Marshall Tucker Band

The Marshall Tucker Band

The Marshall Tucker Band got its start in Spartanburg, S.C., when lead vocalist Doug Gray (the only original member of the band) teamed up in 1972 with Tommy Caldwell and Toy Caldwell, Paul T. Riddle, George McCorkle, and Jerry Eubanks, borrowing the name “Marshall Tucker” from a piano tuner whose name was found on a keyring in their old rehearsal space.

The band’s blend of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, country and gospel helped establish the band as a Southern rock icon. The band has recorded and performed continuously for 45 years and earned six Recording Industry Association of America certified gold albums and two RIAA certified platinum albums with chart-topping hits like, “Can’t You See,” “Fire On the Mountain,” and “Heard it in a Love Song” and was nominated for a Grammy for the 1977 album “Carolina Dreams.” The band’s latest album, released in 2015, is “Live in the UK 1976.”

Tickets VIP and Reserved tickets are available now at www.granadatheatrethedalles.com, or over the phone at 815-993-6585. VIP tickets are $65 and General Admission is $45. Each comes with a $3 handling fee, according to the website. The concert is being brought to The Dalles by the Granada Theatre, Sedition Brewing and Columbia River Affordable Portables.

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