PINEDALE, Wyo — Pinedale’s Soundcheck Summer Music Series continues Tuesday, July 4 at the American Legion Park with three sets lined up for a night full of music coinciding with Pinedale’s annual Fourth of July Picnic and Fireworks.
New England soul-rocker Ali McGuirk and her band will headline. Special guests Batdorf & the Brother Wolf, a Jackson-based trio will play the middle slot and Jackson singer/songwriter Missy Jo will open things up with a solo set.
The music will start at 4 p.m. Shows are free and kid/pet friendly with food and drink vendors and tons of activities for kids.
The Town of Pinedale’s annual Fourth of July picnic is from 2 to 4 p.m. with free hot dogs and hamburgers (BYO sides and beverages) followed by fireworks at sundown.
About the artists
Ali McGuirk delivers a sublime set of songs that pair her trademark soul sounds with roots turns and raw rock ‘n roll detours. Growing up just outside Boston, McGuirk doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t want to be a singer. By college, after a couple of decades of absorbing ’90s R&B,’70s singer-songwriters and classic soul of every era, McGuirk found her own aesthetic: earthy, pure, propelled by a voice capable of whispering dark truths or belting out big hooks on her originals.
Brother Wolf is Michael Batdorf’s answer to his deep love for Jimi Hendrix and is a Blues-Rock Power-Quartet that plays through the inner Mountain West.
Born and raised in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Melissa Elliott is a singer, songwriter, teacher and music director performing under the alias Missy Jo whose musical explorations seek to thin the barriers between R&B, Western and Jazz. Her songs explore cunning observations on the human experience—life, love, romance in the midst of the apocalypse and her affinity for thrift shopping. Between her lyrical vulnerability, genre-blending and soulful voice, Missy Jo’s music welcomes listeners into her world.
The Soundcheck Summer Music Series is presented by the Pinedale Fine Arts Council. For full the Soundcheck lineup and more information please visit soundcheckpinedale.com and be sure to plan your trip to Pinedale at visitpinedale.org
The Soundcheck Summer Music Series is presented by the Pinedale Fine Arts Council with support from The Pinedale Travel & Tourism Commission, The Pinedale Lodging Tax, Town of Pinedale, Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, First Western Trust, Union, Wells Fargo, Four Pines Physical Therapy, Bank of Jackson Hole, Jackson Fork, Stantec, High Mountain Real Estate, Jorgensen, Two Rivers CPA, HUB International, Wyoming Public Radio and Engel & Volkers – Sublette.
