River Rhythms Hosts Folk Rock Flavor, Thriftones

Milwaukee, WI— River Rhythms, downtown’s destination for music on Wednesday evenings welcomes The Thriftones to the stage this week Wednesday, July 8. The free concert series takes place from 6:30-9 p.m. every Wednesday until August 26^th in Pere Marquette Park on Old World Third St. between State and Kilbourn.

The Thriftones have given traditional retro rock music a fresh twist with their folk rock sound. The band can be found playing shows at local bars down on Brady Street, to various festivals. The Thriftones are local to our diverse city of Milwaukee and is best described as a folk rock with flavoring of countless musical influences.

Miller products, wine and soda will be available at the Westown Beverage tent with all proceeds going to benefit the free event. Patrons can also enjoy food from Simmer, Eats and Treats and Laura’s Gourmet Popcorn.

Next week, River Rhythms welcomes Trapper Schoepp to the stage! Find the rest of the 2015 River Rhythms line-up at Westown.org.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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