2019 Summer Sounds
Open Tuesday – Sunday
Closed Monday*
Open for Calls
Tuesday – Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
(925) 943-7469
Open for Walk Up
Tuesday – Thursday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
*In addition to the hours noted, the Ticket Office is also open one hour prior and thirty minutes after curtain for ticketed performances, including performances on Mondays.
Presented by City of Walnut Creek
select Thursday Evenings, summer 2019
The summer’s hottest outdoor concert series in the East Bay is Summer Sounds, Outside @ Lesher Center. All concerts are FREE, but reserved tables are available for purchase - perfect for the whole family!
select Thursday Evenings, summer 2019
The summer’s hottest outdoor concert series in the East Bay is Summer Sounds, Outside @ Lesher Center. All concerts are FREE, but reserved tables are available for purchase - perfect for the whole family!
To reserve your table, call the Lesher Center Administration Office, (925) 295-1400.
June 27 – Chris Cain
Blues Guitar Master
Chris Cain's jazz-tinged, blues soaked guitar and deep, warm vocals have the maturity and authenticity of bluesmen many years his senior. His expressive style is the result of a lifetime of study and the relentless pursuit of music mastery. His passion and intensity are a blend of his mother's Greek ancestry and his father's soulful black heritage.
July 11 – Tumbledown House
Vintage sounds with modern instrumentation
San Francisco songwriting deviants, Tumbledown House, have never been easy to describe. Modern speakeasy, saloon jazz, parlor pop, and Tom Waits in a cocktail dress are some of the terms used, but none of these successfully convey the band’s incomparable ability to fuse vintage sounds and themes from yesteryear with the modern instrumentation, refreshingly original compositions, and raw energy that we expect from today’s performers.
July 25 – Tom Rigney and Flambeau
Cajun/zydeco and irresistible dance music
Tom Rigney has been a part of the San Francisco Bay Area roots music scene for more than thirty-five years. The repertoire is original, eclectic, passionate, and filled with a musical and emotional intensity that will come as no surprise to followers of Rigney’s career.
August 1 – The Big Jangle
Tribute to Tom Petty and all things jangly
The Big Jangle Band is a San Francisco Bay Area Band dedicated to playing all things Tom Petty. We capture the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers concert experience, so not only playing the music of Tom Petty, but the songs he covers live, such as The Traveling Wilburys, The Byrds and Stevie Nicks. Comprised of seasoned musicians located in the East Bay, you will be guaranteed a great musical and dancing experience.
June 27 – Chris Cain
Blues Guitar Master
Chris Cain's jazz-tinged, blues soaked guitar and deep, warm vocals have the maturity and authenticity of bluesmen many years his senior. His expressive style is the result of a lifetime of study and the relentless pursuit of music mastery. His passion and intensity are a blend of his mother's Greek ancestry and his father's soulful black heritage.
July 11 – Tumbledown House
Vintage sounds with modern instrumentation
San Francisco songwriting deviants, Tumbledown House, have never been easy to describe. Modern speakeasy, saloon jazz, parlor pop, and Tom Waits in a cocktail dress are some of the terms used, but none of these successfully convey the band’s incomparable ability to fuse vintage sounds and themes from yesteryear with the modern instrumentation, refreshingly original compositions, and raw energy that we expect from today’s performers.
July 25 – Tom Rigney and Flambeau
Cajun/zydeco and irresistible dance music
Tom Rigney has been a part of the San Francisco Bay Area roots music scene for more than thirty-five years. The repertoire is original, eclectic, passionate, and filled with a musical and emotional intensity that will come as no surprise to followers of Rigney’s career.
August 1 – The Big Jangle
Tribute to Tom Petty and all things jangly
The Big Jangle Band is a San Francisco Bay Area Band dedicated to playing all things Tom Petty. We capture the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers concert experience, so not only playing the music of Tom Petty, but the songs he covers live, such as The Traveling Wilburys, The Byrds and Stevie Nicks. Comprised of seasoned musicians located in the East Bay, you will be guaranteed a great musical and dancing experience.