JULY
JULY 2
Chris Isaak
Enjoy dreamy tunes from “First
Comes the Night,” Isaak’s first
album of new material in six
years. Hear songs from this much
anticipated release and sway
to the ephemeral sounds that
made Isaak a household name.
This gifted singer-songwriter and
bandleader continues to add to
his subtly provocative and intriguing
musical body of work which
incorporates influences from
country, rockabilly, blues and an
eclectic mix of other genres. Tickets
$49.50–$109.50. The Mountain
Winery, 14831 Pierce Road,
Saratoga. 408/741-2822.
JULY 13
California Rodeo Salinas Kick
Off Concert
Country star BLAKE SHELTON
headlines the inaugural concert to
kick off the 108th California Rodeo
Salinas. Attendees will be treated
to a full night of country entertainment
with DANIELLE BRADBERY
and JIMMIE ALLEN opening the
show. Bradbery, season 4 winner
of “The Voice” and a member
of Blake Shelton’s team on that
show, made her debut in 2013 at
the age of 16 when she released
a Top 5 self-titled debut album of
country songs. Tickets $25. Salinas
Sports Complex. 1034 N. Main
St., Salinas. 831/775-3113.
JULY 17
Pentatonix
Known to their adoring fans as
PTX, this Arlington, TX based a
capella super group consists of
vocalists SCOTT HOYING, MITCH
GRASSI, KIRSTIN MALDONADO,
KEVIN OLUSOLA and MATT SALLEE.
Their pop-tastic arrangements
dexterously wield vocal
harmonies, baselines, riffing,
percussion and beatboxing to
reinterpret classics from the
top-40 canon into a mosaic of
medleys. The harmonizing-happy
singers also perform a plethora of
audience pleasing new material
at their signature sing-along concerts.
So warm up those “vocal
chords” to gorge on great music
at this not-to-be-missed feast for
the ears. Tickets $25–$129.50.
Shoreline Ampitheatre, 1 Ampitheatre
Parkway, Mountain View.
800/745-3000.
JULY 21
Melissa Etheridge
Etheridge took the American rock
scene by storm in 1988 with the
release of her critically acclaimed
self-titled debut album and has
not looked back since. Her second
album featured massive hits,
“I’m the Only One” and “Come to
My Window,” a searing song of
longing that brought Etheridge
her second Grammy Award for
Best Female Rock Performance.
Catch her as she performs her
most memorable classics with
new songs that are destined to
become soulful folk-rock classics
in their own right. Tickets
$43.50–$63.50. The Mountain
Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga.
408/741-2822.
JULY 24
Imagine Dragons
This hardcore hit maker band first
gained exposure with the release
of their radio ready rock call to
arms, “It’s Time,” followed by
their award-winning debut studio
album”Night Visions,” which resulted
in the chart-smashing singles
“Radioactive” and “Demons.”
This tour will promote the group’s
third studio album, which hit airwaves
in 2017. “Evolve” which has
already spawned the metal mega
hits, “Believer” and “Thunder”
and is sure to generate more
instant classics as audiences hear
them performed live on stage
during this rocking summer showcase.
Tickets $35–$99.50. Concord
Pavilion. 2000 Kirker Pass
Rd, Concord, 925/692-2400.
JULY 27
Halsey
Grammy-nominated pop singer
HALSEY brings her “Hopeless
Fountain Kingdom” World Tour
to the Shoreline for a night of
delicately dynamic new music.
Her radio friendly hit, “Bad at
Love” is on the fast track to becoming
a classic in the canon of
“love em and leave em” anthems.
Accompanying the heartbreaker
will be Jessie Reyes, who won
breakthrough artist of the year at
the 2018 Juno Awards, will open
the show. Tickets $17.50–$55.
Shoreline Ampitheatre, 1 Ampitheatre
Parkway, Mountain View.
800/745-3000.
CHRIS
ISAAK
MELISSA
ETHERIDGE
PENTATONIX