{"id":408688,"date":"2026-07-22T23:53:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/408688\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T23:53:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:53:36","slug":"are-you-ready-for-another-5-weeks-of-music-in-the-park-shows-los-gatan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/408688\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you ready for another 5 weeks of Music in the Park shows? | Los Gatan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>KICKIN\u2019 IT OFF – The Houserockers, a 10 piece rock and soul band, were the first group of six Music in the Park headliners. (Dinah Cotton \/ Los Gatan)<\/p>\n

Folks began setting up their lawn chairs and spreading their blankets on the Civic Center Lawn as early as 11 am on Sunday. By show time, it was packed. Attendees knew that those \u201cThe Houserockers\u201d<\/a> would deliver an enthusiastic performance, and that the lawn would be full of rockers. And this 10-piece band did not disappoint. They brought their house party to our Town Hall exterior.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe audience grew quickly due to the social media buzz,\u201d said Teri Hope, adding that the Houserockers are \u201c\u2014a most iconic Los Gatos band.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vice Mayor Maria Ristow, there with husband Warren, said, \u201cThe Houserockers really bring it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"PeterPLEASANT MOMENT \u2013 Peter Melton with his sweetie Hollie Thayer. (Dinah Cotton \/ Los Gatan)<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cThis first of a six-week Sunday event is the epiphany of a Los Gatos family event.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Houserockers played favorite numbers with the help of a solid drum beat. Not too many could still sit on their lawn chairs. People leapt up to join in the rocking crowd dancing in front.<\/p>\n

\"EvleenCOLORFUL PRINTS \u2013 Evleen and Fred Gerbino got into the rockin\u2019 spirit together on Sunday.
\nRock on! (Dinah Cotton \/ Los Gatan)<\/p>\n

They played some of the greatest songs ever recorded. With a wailing five-piece horn section and a solid drummer, Sunday afternoon progressed into evening. Many in attendance were dressed to impress. And the weather was perfect.<\/p>\n

July 26 \u2013 ESTERO \u2013 A psychedelic California-soul and roots-rock project fronted by Northern Californian musicians Eric Lindell and John Courage. Coming out of Sonoma Country they blend blues and deep grooves with guitar-driven sonic explorations. This event should be \u201cfar out.\u201d Get your bong out and put on your tie dye to be groovey. See you flower children there.<\/p>\n

August 2 \u2013 The Bent Peter Band \u2013 A high-energy Bay Area classic and alternative rock cover band.<\/p>\n

August 9 \u2013 Lindsay and the Cheeks \u2013 A five-piece Americana act voted Lake Tahoe\u2019s Best Band 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n

August 16 \u2013 Miko Marks<\/a> \u2013 Oakland-based country and Americana singer, songwriter, and performer. She blends country, blues, rock, gospel and soul.<\/p>\n

August 23 \u2013 Harry and the Hitmen \u2013 This band out of Santa Cruz County offers up classic Motown and soul to get the crowd jivin\u2019.<\/p>\n

Mark your calendar: Aug. 4 \u2013 National Night Out \/ \u201cDunk Your Mayor\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\"couple\"MAKING A STATEMENT \u2013 Rita and El Ray Farris dressed to impress\u2014and they did. (Dinah Cotton \/ Los Gatan)<\/p>\n

Hosted by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department. Enjoy an early evening of promoting goodwill between the community and our local police department.<\/p>\n

At this annual gathering you will have the opportunity to sink the mayor in the dunk tank. Other fun activities include: cornhole, blow-up batting cage, kids mini motorcycle rides, ice cream and coffee. 5 \u2013 7 p.m. at Town Plaza Park.<\/p>\n

Officials from the Santa Clara County Fire Department, Los Gatos Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Disaster Aid Response Team (DART) and the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation will be in attendance.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how organizers put it online, \u201cTogether, we can build police and community partnerships and make our neighborhoods a safer and more caring place to live!\u201d<\/p>\n

See you all there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KICKIN\u2019 IT OFF – The Houserockers, a 10 piece rock and soul band, were the first group of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[163864,163865,163866,330,163867,88,90,89,163868],"class_list":["post-408688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-civic-center-lawn","tag-estero","tag-fred-gerbino","tag-music","tag-music-in-the-park","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-the-houserockers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}