Welcome to the Claremont Music Guide Summer Issue; a collaborative local music guide brought to you by Claremont Music Scene & Miss Claremont.
This issue will highlight new music events around the Claremont area, updates with Claremont Music Scene, where to catch live music, and feature a local musician. Let’s get right into it shall we?
Monday Night Concerts at Memorial Park
Monday Night Concerts in Memorial Park are back! Admission is free and is the perfect setting to bring your own chairs and dinner for a memorable evening of live music.
Each Monday features a different band/genre and there are concessions available for purchase.
Don’t wait, the concert series ends August 29th.
Lineup for Monday Night Concerts:
August 1 Suave (Jazz/Rock/R&B/Latin)
August 8 The Fab 8 (Beatles Hits)
August 15 Upstream (Reggae)
August 22 Neon Nation (80’s)
August 29 The Ravelers (Classic Rock)
Friday Nights Live
What’s a summer in Claremont without Friday Nights Live?! Every Friday, May through October, local musicians play in the Claremont Village from 6-9 p.m. at these locations: Chamber of Commerce, Village Plaza, and Shelton Park.
Feel free to bring your own chair, picnic, kids, and the dog and jam out with the whole family during Friday Nights Live.
Claremont Music Scene
Claremont Music Scene (CMS) is a volunteer-driven organization with the purpose of connecting people together through music. Most recently they have revamped their method in connecting musicians to venues.
Musicians looking to connect with each other or local businesses can fill out a form to create their musicians profile. That information will be shared with businesses looking to book musicians.
What I love most about CMS is their commitment and dedication to keeping up the live music events calendar.
This calendar will let you know all the live music happening around Claremont at any given time of the week.
Local Musician Feature: Andrew Lipow
Written by Brian Luft, Founder of Claremont Music Scene
Andrew Lipow is relatively new to the Claremont area, having moved from Nashville a few years ago. Along with his significant other and his energetic dog Milo, he brings a wealth of musical ability and knowledge. Andrew studied music at Vassar College and SUNY Purchase and has since gone on to apply himself in many facets of music performance and production. He currently works as a film and television composer and you can see his recent work listed on andrewlipow.com. I first made contact with Andrew by responding to an ad for a guitar luthier and he did a few affordable, high-quality setup jobs on my electric guitars.
Recently, Andrew has started a weekly residency at Union on Yale on Sunday’s from 5-8 pm to provide diners with tasteful background music. Andrew performs a selection of pop and jazz covers on acoustic guitar, mixing the familiar with his own flair for a nice experience.
Interested in booking Andrew Lipow? Email him at andrewlipow@gmail.com
If you want to chat separately about the Claremont Music Scene, email me at rosemary@claremontmusicscene.com
Thanks for reading, friends! Leave a comment to chat more about the music around Claremont.
Thanks for all the great ideas on where to catch live music from Claremont's local musicians! I especially enjoyed listening to Andrew Lipow's Uplifting Trailer, very cool 😎
Oooh I’ll have to check out Union on Yale on Sundays for live music. 🎶