MUSIC

Friends of Fremont Park in Midtown have teamed up with Hot Italian again to present the Hot Lunch Concert Series, every Thursday for fourteen weeks. The free music is booked by promoter Jerry Perry and features professional, local talent and--new this year--local mobile food vendors including Wicked Wich and Mama Kim's.

Call ahead at the number below and order any pizza or grab a Hot Lunch for $10 (a panini or insalata + a drink, tax included).

Area office workers, parents with kids, and students on summer break are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair. Free bike and scooter parking is available at Hot Italian.

2012 Hot Lunch Line Up:
-May 31: Island of Black & White (blues/jam rock) with special opening act Leonardo Da Vinci Blues Band
-June 7: The Bell Boys (indie/hip hop/soul)
-June 14: Jonah Matranga (indie)
-June 21: Electro Poetic Coffee (neo-folk/jazz)
-June 28: KB & The Slingtones (honky tonk/rockabilly)
-July 5: The Hot Tar Roofers (bluegrass)
-July 12: Dog Party (pop/punk)
-July 19: Kepi Ghoulie (acoustic rock)
-July 26: The Freebadge Serenaders (banjo/washboard jazz)
-Aug 2: Survival Guide and Gabriella Ruiz (electronic/acoustic)
-Aug 9: Exquisite Corps (indie rock)
-Aug 16: Musical Charis (alternative pop)
-Aug 23: Walking Spanish and Parie Wood (americana/rock)
-Aug 30: Not An Airplane and Honyock (americana/folk)

Hot Lunch is also presented by MetroPCS, SMUD, May Is Bike Month, Midtown Business Association, and Councilmember Rob Fong.