City of Conroe First Thursday Free Concert Series 2014: Uncle Lucious / MilkDrive

The City of Conroe invites everyone to come to Heritage Place at 500 Metcalf Street, and enjoy the First Thursday Free Concert Series 2014.

Find your groove at Heritage Place! Invite your friends, bring the family to relax to a variety of bands in this concert series held every first Thursday in the months of April thru September.

Get comfortable, bring your chairs and blankets. Concert held rain or shine.

SCHEDULE OF CONCERTS:

Thursday, April 3
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Conroe Symphony

Thursday, May 1
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Del Castillo / Paul Ramirez (Contemporary Latin Rock)

Thursday, June 5
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Johnny Lee / John Slaughter (Traditional Country)

Thursday, July 3
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Uncle Lucius / MilkDrive (Americana Rock / Blues)

Uncle Lucius (pictured above):  Uncle Lucius takes Rock and Roll from its deep roots and pushes it onward, putting their own honest interpretation on the essential elements of R & B, Blues, and Country. They pride their live show as a sacred and energetic experience, with a belief that this is still the truest form of communication with their fans.

All four members grew up in different parts of Texas, each finding their own way to Austin in an attempt to pursue music full time. The band includes Kevin Galloway on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Hal Vorpahl on bass, Mike Carpenter on lead guitar and vocals, and Josh Greco on drums and percussion. Uncle Lucius can usually be found on the highways and back streets of the U.S., playing renowned venues from B.B. King's in NYC, to the Maple Leaf in New Orleans, to back home in Austin, TX at Threadgill's World Headquarters, The Continental Club, and Antone's.

MilkDrive: Jazz-grass band MilkDrive is fueled by equal parts tradition and innovation, MilkDrive delivers a distinctive acoustic experience that crosses genres, geographies, and generations.

The band’s much-anticipated sophomore studio album WAVES, produced by Bil VornDick captures the band’s sophisticated arrangements and fierce musicianship, the album showcases a number of original compositions and features guests Noam Pikelny (of Punch Brothers) and Futureman (of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones).

Andrew Dansby of the Houston Chronicle calls the MilkDrive repertoire “a virtuosic blast of bluegrassy string-band music.” With labels that range from jamgrass and nu-folk to redneck gypsy jazz, the band has built a following that’s as funky and friendly as they are.

Thursday, August 7
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Lincoln Durham / Johnny Burke (Roots Rock)

Thursday, September 4
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Wheeler Brothers / Lost & Nameless Orchestra (Americana Roots/ Folk Rock)