The RCM Maritime Committee, in partnership with Discovery World, The Bartolotta Restaurants and Harbor House, present this free concert series to the city, catering to families and a sophisticated, professional downtown audience while celebrating the diversity of Milwaukee’s rich musical tastes and traditions.
The outdoor 350-seat Rotary Amphitheater plays host to some of the finest talent across genres in the area all playing their own original music.
All concerts are produced for LIVE streaming on Milwaukee PBS by Television and Video production and eProduction Students at MATC/MPBS. Artists play original music... Audiences dance the night away... and everyone enjoys the beautiful Milwaukee Lakefront!!
Our Live at the Lakefront Summer Series 24’, features concerts from a mix of genres from seven accomplished original musical groups from around the country. Our naturally beautiful Lake Michigan provides an incredible background for their performances.
All programs are LIVE when the event occurs- then re-edited for time and re-uploaded to the MPBS webpage and YouTube site.
Enjoy this program and all Live @ the Lakefront concerts on milwaukeepbs.org/live or subscribe to the Milwaukee PBS YouTube Channel so you don't miss a beat!
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July 10 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
For more than 30 years, Willy Porter has been one of Wisconsin’s most accomplished guitarists, singers and songwriters. His current band is a blend of grit, soul and space that moves seamlessly from Folk and bluesy Americana to Alt and Progressive Rock in service of Porter’s original tunes.
July 31 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A Country and Blues Rock singer and songwriter currently based in Nashville, Jaid Johnson is a 19-year-old Wisconsin native returning home with her four-piece band to perform her original, authentic music written and performed straight from the heart.
August 14 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Steel pan virtuoso, composer, educator and Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame inductee Andy Narell blends his multicultural style embracing Afro-Caribbean, Calypso, Latin Jazz and Pop traditions with Madison’s 13-pan Panchromatic Steel band
August 28 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Chicago-born Reverend Raven is back with the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys and Westside Andy Linderman on harmonica to play original Blues, straight up with a big dose of passion, smoking grooves, hot harmonica, silky sax and stinging guitar.
July 24 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Empty Pockets ignite a bright flame by harnessing a joyful friction between Americana, Folk, and Rock ‘n Roll spiked with Roots Soul. The Chicago quartet lean on an unspoken, yet airtight musical dialogue honed by countless performances and a wealth of memories together.
August 7 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Winner of several WAMI awards, Kojo blends original Caribbean sounds of Reggae, Calypso, Soca, Ska and Dancehall. Hailing from the islands of St Lucia and Jamaica they’ve opened for greats including Jimmy Cliff, Third World, Yellow Man, Ziggy Marley and The Neville Brothers.
August 21 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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