PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts continues its 2025 Bandwagon Summer Series when The Gaslight Tinkers and Sammy & Brothers take the stage Saturday, Sept. 13, at Cooper Field, 41 Sand Hill Rd. Gates open at 4 p.m., with music beginning at 5 p.m.
The Gaslight Tinkers fuse African, Caribbean, funk, reggae, and Latin grooves with traditional fiddle music.
Since forming in 2012, the band has played for audiences across the U.S. and the Caribbean, headlining festivals and clubs with a sound the Valley Advocate praised as "music that consistently fizzes and pops with unexpected textures and turns."
Individually, Peter Siegel, Garrett Sawyer, I-Shea, Eliezer Martinez, and Clara Constance-Stickney have performed with Pete Seeger, Noel Paul Stookey, the Soca Monarchs of the Caribbean, The Alchemystics, and more.
Opening the evening is Sammy & Brothers, a family ensemble whose music blends traditional African styles from the Democratic Republic of Congo and East Africa with acoustic arrangements and message-driven songwriting.
Siblings Israel Mbombo, Samuel Divinda (Sammy), Gershom Mbombo, and Shekinah Pemba have been making music together since childhood, they say, guided by a shared mission of bringing peace and joy through their songs.
Tickets are $22 in advance at nextstagearts.org, or $25 at the gate, and children under 12 attend free. Guests are encouraged to bring picnic blankets or chairs to enjoy the show under the open sky. Each show features food vendors (including Smokin' Bowls for this event), drinks, and a play area for kids.
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