Musical Entertainment Abounds This Summer

Feel the need to make a soul sacrifice? Couldn't get tickets to tonight's Santana concert at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel? 

Well if you're not into the Beatles and Rolling Stones and don't want to see Carnaby Street tonight on the Village Green, you still have another option for entertainment.

The Santana tribute band, Taboo, will play a free concert at Echo Lake Park in Mountainside tonight at 7:30, the Union County Department of Parks and Community Renewal announced in a press release.

All the members of Taboo share a passion for recreating the electrifying sound of Santana's greatest hits, the release said. Whether performing at street fairs or popular music venues throughout the Tri-State area, Taboo delivers the magic Santana sound with authenticity. It's all there: the propulsive Latin percussion, the fiery lead guitar, the "groove" that connects to the soul of the audience. Taboo's set list is full of old favorites as well as Santana's hits from the Grammy Award-winning album, "Supernatural."

"Bring the entire family for an evening of spirited music in Echo Lake Park," Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders Chairman Daniel P. Sullivan said in the release. "Pack a picnic basket, bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on, and enjoy the sounds of Santana under the stars." Refreshments and snacks will be available from vendors.

The Union County information van will be at the concert site with staff from the Union County Division of Planning and Community Development, Bureau of Housing. They will be available to answer questions and offer information about the activities and programs available to Union County residents.

The Summer Arts Festival concerts continue throughout July and August on Wednesdays beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tonight's concert will be held on the Mountainside-Westfield border of Echo Lake Park. The remaining five concerts will be held at Oak Ridge Park in Clark. 

The other free concerts in the Union County Summer Arts Festival series include:

• July 28 – Strawberry Fields (Beatles tribute band); at Oak Ridge Park in Clark.
• August 4 – Doctor K's Motown Review; at Oak Ridge Park.
• August 11 – The Rat Pack (music of Sinatra and friends); at Oak Ridge Park.
• August 18 – The Nerds (Jersey Shore party band); at Oak Ridge Park.
• August 25 – Jimmy and the Parrots (Jimmy Buffett cover band); at Oak Ridge Park.