This week, the full lineup of free weekly concert series at Fountain Square and Washington Park begin, all part of the PNC Summer Series. Among the changes this year? The every-Friday MidPoint Indie Summer series is now called Indie Vol. 2016. While still mixing established national acts with local and regional artists, the concerts will now feature just two bands per show and begin a little later (8:30 p.m.). Big names on the Indie Vol. 2016 schedule include Guided By Voices, Robert DeLong and Rev. Horton Heat. The series kicks off this week with headliners The Werks, the popular Central Ohio “
Psychedelic Dance Jam Funk Rock” group, which is kicking off an extensive summer tour Friday that includes dates with Umphrey’s McGee and several festival shows (including the band’s own Werk Out Festival in early August). Cincinnati Jam faves Peridoni open Friday’s show.
8:30 p.m. Friday. Free. Fountain Square, Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown, myfountainsquare.com.
This article appears in Jun 1-8, 2016.
