Maybe people, because it’s free, get introduced to new musicians, and that’s the kind of priceless experience that Stern Grove and the free ticket offers.” Tower of Power perform at Stern Grove Festival on Sunday, June 12, 2022. We donated and says ‘music for all,’ and it truly is. “You have to buy everything from the venue. “So much of the music experience has been commoditized,” Gorum said. Raylene Gorum, who attended Stern Grove Festival with friend Danelle James, said it’s refreshing to attend a festival where music is the focus. “My homegirl was like, ‘You have to be at the computer at 2.’ And I was there at like 1:59, and I still had to refresh a couple of times, but I got two tickets,” Berry said. She said obtaining the free tickets was competitive. You can look at the people and see that this is true Bay Area love,” said San Francisco resident Ty Berry.īerry attended the festival with a group of mothers she met at her child’s school. “It’s true to who we are… it’s like, authentic. On Sunday, the proof was evident in the laid-back atmosphere and diverse crowds at the festival grounds. (Estefany Gonzalez)īeyond live music, the festival is a San Francisco cultural staple. “I had tickets for the last year that got canceled, so I’m happy to be here again for the reopening.” Tower of Power perform at Stern Grove Festival on Sunday, June 12, 2022. “I came out here to celebrate life again and get moving,” Bazurto said. Bazurto was one of the thousands who could be spotted dancing and enjoying live music in the park. (They were supposed to close out the 2021 Stern Grove season, but the show was postponed because of the flood.) Longtime fan Lisa Bazurto has attended several Stern Grove concerts over the years and was excited to see the festival pick up right where it left off. The season opening featured a double bill with two East Bay legends: R&B and funk band Tower of Power and rapper Too $hort. The opening day of the 85th season not only celebrated the kick-off of the admission-free Bay Area concert series, but marked the first time the meadow allowed in-person audiences since a water main rupture caused extensive damage in August 2021. Releasing their debut self-titled album in 2019, the group was founded by frontwoman Joslyn Hampton and her stepfather Marty Charters who has shared the stage as a guitarist for legendary acts like Van Morrison and Junior Wells.īoth bands offer a unique fusion of musical genres that create a one-of-a-kind live concert experience.Just under 10,000 music lovers gathered at Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove in San Francisco on Sunday, June 12, for the triumphant return of Stern Grove Festival. The Tower of Power tour that stopped at Sony Hall on March 14-15, 2022 featured special guests Joslyn and The Sweet Compression, who provide a mix of funk and soul music that perfectly compliments that Tower of Power sound. Over the following decades, the band played countless tour concerts and produced a total 26 albums including their latest Soul Side of Town and Step Up. That’s only the beginning of the Tower of Power story. Their followup Bump City gave the world classic songs like “You’re Still a Young Man” and “Down to the Nightclub.”īut, Tower or Power wouldn’t really rise to prominence until their third, self-titled, album featuring hits like “So Very Hard To Go,” “What Is Hip?” and “This Time It’s Real.” The band built upon their new found fame with their fourth album Back to Oakland and its top tracks “Squib Cakes” and “Don’t Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream).” The band released their first album, East Bay Grease – named after their San Francisco neighborhood in 1970. The duo formed Tower of Power and began to play as a unit and in collaboration with other top acts needing a horn section including Elton John, Aerosmith, Santana, Heart, Bonnie Raitt & Otis Redding. By the time Emilio met fellow saxophone player Steven “Doc” Kupka in the Summer of 1968, that Tower of Power sound was ready to bloom. Those early days planted the seed of something special in young Emilio’s mind. Every group of genre-blending, country-crossing musical dynamos needs an origin story, right? For Tower of Power, that story starts in 1960’s San Francisco where a young Emilio “Mimi” Castillo was taking in the R&B, jazz and blues bands at the clubs where his father was bartending. Adolfo Acosta & Sal Cracchiolo playing the trumpetīut we’re getting ahead of ourselves.Legendary R&B and funk band Tower of Power loves the open road For over 200 days every year, original members Emilio “Mimi” Castillo, Stephen “Doc” Kupka, Francis ‘Rocco’ Prestia and David Garibaldi are touring along with tripmates:
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