To bring the community back together after the CZU August Lightning Complex fire, everyone is invited to a fun, safe, and free open-air gathering every Friday evening through October 30 (or as long as the good weather lasts) on Forest Street in downtown Boulder Creek. Enjoy live music from a revolving variety of local bands each Friday.
This is a bring-your-own picnic, BYOB event, or you can come early to dine at one of the local eateries. Many restaurants and businesses will be staying open late. This event is also an opportunity to bring our little mountain town back to life by purchasing locally.
Social distance and masks are required, please. Bring your own chair and sit with your "pod" with 6-feet spacing between groups to enjoy the music and catch up with neighbors and friends.
Non-profits may set up a table in regular parking spaces along Forest Street as long as you are not blocking traffic.
This event is presented as a group hug by Aum Herbs, the San Lorenzo Valley Post, KBCZ 90.1 FM Boulder Creek Community Radio, lille aeske arthouse, and Boulder Creek Pizza & Pub with support from Karen Edwards, Chas Crowder, and Barry Tanner.
Sony Music recording artist Aki Kumar left his native home in Mumbai, India for the United States with the intention of working as a software engineer. Then he discovered the sounds of the blues, and his life changed dramatically.
One of the hardest working artists on the live music scene today, this San Jose-based blues musician has successfully blended elements of Indian music into his musical and visual presentation, making for a multi-cultural mash-up that sounds like no one else, yet never loses touch with its blues foundation. He has made multiple appearances at The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, has been featured on PRI “The World,” and has toured in Russia, Scandinavia and South America.
Kumar's Little Village Foundation releases Aki Goes To Bollywood (2016) and Hindi Man Blues (2018) are considered ground-breaking albums that have garnered international critical acclaim. In August 2019, Kumar made major news with the announcement of a new record deal with Sony Music India and the world-wide launch of his debut single Dilruba.