Taste of Amherst 2019 lineup!

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Fourteen local bands over one weekend – all free at the Taste of Amherst, June 13-15, 2019 on the Amherst town common. Plus a great lineup of food from local restaurants, cooking demos, a kids area and more!

Thursday 6.13
Time       Band Genre
5-6:30 Caylin Lee / Amanda McCarthy Country
6:40-7:30 Amy Fairchild Singer/songrwiter
7:45-9 Trailer Park BBQ rock
Friday 6.14
Time       Band Genre
5-6 Free Range Cats Jam
6:20-7:20 Wild Bill and The Flying Sparks Country rock
7:40-8:40 Flathead Rodeo Rockabilly
9-10 The Fawns Indie rock
Saturday 6.15
Time Band Genre
12-1 Emma June Folk
1:30-2:30 Wildcat O’Halloran Blues
3-4 Masala Jazz Jazz
4-4:30 Quiet time
4:30-5:30 Janet Ryan Blues
6-7 She Said Rock
7:30-8:30 Rhythm, Inc. Reggae
9-10 Shokazoba Afropop

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