End Of Summer Concert At Kings Park Bluff: 'What A Night It Was'
Wehrheim hinted the free concert could become a Smithtown tradition after "Nathan Dean and The Damn Band" rocked the Kings Park Bluff.

Michael DeSantis
Michael DeSantis,
Patch Staff

"Nathan Dean and The Damn Band" was one of the performances at the End of Summer Concert at Kings Park Bluff on Saturday.
"Nathan Dean and The Damn Band" was one of the performances at the End of Summer Concert at Kings Park Bluff on Saturday. (Town of Smithtown)
SMITHTOWN, NY — The free End of Summer Concert was held at Kings Park Bluff on Saturday.

The bluff was transformed into an outdoor concert venue, as Nathan Dean and The Damn Band finished up their nationwide tour, along Bootleggers Trail with Bootsie Magou Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

The free concert was hosted by Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim and the Town Council, in conjunction with Relish Kings Park, The Inlet (coming soon) and Gusto’s of Hauppauge (coming soon) at the Kings Park Bluff, to close out summer.

“What a night it was!" Wehrheim stated. "Nathan Dean and The Damn Band gave an incredible live performance, unlike anything we’ve ever seen. I want to thank Donnie Brown and David Capo, who brought this idea to us, our partners; Relish Kings Park, and two venues opening soon, the Inlet and Gusto’s of Hauppauge for sponsoring the event. Also, a special thanks to our Parks Department and the Department of Public Safety who worked tirelessly for two weeks straight to ensure a seamless event. This vision began as a way to give back to our incredible community… a way to say Thank You to the wonderful people of Smithtown… However, I believe the success of this concert will likely make this a new tradition here in Smithtown.”

Local families packed the parking lot with tailgate-style picnic setups, while boaters set up across the Nissequogue River, towards Short Beach to enjoy the live performance. The show was emceed by David Capo who introduced middle-school vocalist Kieran Brown to sing the National Anthem.

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The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Vietnam veteran Tom Mooney and members of the Smithtown American Legion Post 833. Additionally, the American Legion was set up with a table for t-shirt sales and fundraising for the James Ely Miller Post 833 Hall repairs.

Nathan Dean and The Damn Band drove through the night to take the stage at the Kings Park Bluff, promptly at 7 p.m., to close out their national tour.

“Bands On Bordeaux Encore” Tonight With Nathan Dean And The Damn Band
August 18, 2022

Chadron’s Bands on Bordeaux summer concert series wraps up tonight with its Encore Concert featuring Nathan Dean and The Damn Band playing from 6:00-9:00 in Railroad Park at 1st and Main.

The Encore Concert is sponsored by Chadron State College as part of its Move-In and Week of Welcome for new students.

The school encourages parents in town to help their students get settled in to come to the concert and get to know Chadron and some of its residents in an informal setting.

This is the third time at Bands on Bordeaux for Nathan Dean and the Damn Band. The first was in 2015 and the second just last year.

Dean, the lone remaining original member of the group formed in 2005, says their primary sound remains 90’s country with lots of original music from their 4 albums plus plenty of cover versions of songs by groups from many musical genres.

As for the name, the group was originally Nathan Dean and No Quiet Hours, a reference to the “after parties” that often followed the band after the bars closing for the night.

Dean says that after a few years, he began hearing people say “Oh, no – that damn band is coming back to town. My liver’s going to hurt” – and the name stuck.

Chamber of Commerce Director Gabby Michna says that as always, there are food vendors, kids activities, and a beer garden covering the entire concert area.

Seating is limited, so everyone is encouraged to bring a lawn chair to Bands on Bordeaux for Nathan Dean and The Damn Band.

New Year, new National Western Stock Show. The National Western Stock Show (NationalWestern.com) opens today in Denver, but preparations have been happening for two years, as COVID shut it down in 2021. Final preparations for strengthening ranch hands’ livers continued Friday night at The World Famous Grizzly Rose.

Cowpokes and Tenderfoots filled the venue for country-rocker Tyler Farr, from Garden City, Missouri, and currently out of Nashville, Tennessee. Farr emerged from the darkness with God’s Gonna Cut You Down, before heading straight into C.O.U.N.T.R.Y., Whiskey in my Water, and Better in Boots. Farr also knows how big 90s country was and still is, as he included Some Girls Do, and Church on Cumberland Road. Farr saved his most popular song until the end, A Guy Walks into a Bar. Find the full setlist in the photos below. Supporting Farr on stage was Mark Poiesz on drums, Dan Weller on guitar, Gary Jannaman on guitar, and Mark Caldwell on bass.

Visit tylerfarr.com for more information.

Simon-pure performers Nathan Dean & The Damn Band from Arizona started the night. Playing from a wide range of tunes, from 90s Country to Tyler Childers, Nathan Dean & The Damn Band had front-row clodhoppers thirsty for Classic Country and original, drinking tunes such as Cheap Liquor, One More Bender, and That’s My Kind of Bar. Dean also lassoed in a new song, Test Drive. Other songs included Starting Over, Chattahoochee, Hell of a View, Country Roads, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Fishing in the Dark, Cover Me Up (Jason Isbell’s tune, not Morgan Wallen), Feathered Indians, Whitehouse Road, and Long Hot Summer Days.

Head gaucho Nathan Dean was supported by ranch hand Bill Bogan who wrangled the drums and supported on vocals, cattleman Kody Raine on guitar and vocals, and buckaroo Chris Duke on bass.

That’s my kind of party. Follow Nathan Dean & The Damn Band at nathandean.net.

Friday night was a hog-killin’ time. Check out grizzlyrose.com to see the upcoming Stock Show lineup that includes Casey Donahew and Ned Ledoux.

The end of the National Western Stock Show this weekend meant another huge concert for the World Famous Grizzly Rose on Friday night. Mitchell Tenpenny’s To Us It Did Tour with Alana Springsteen kicked off in Denver with a SOLD OUT crowd.

Straight out of Nashville, TN, Tenpenny showed the packed-in, Carhartt-wearing, cowboy hat-donning folk a good party. Tenpenny had the attention of eager listeners with his first tune, For Us It Did, and other songs from his newest EP, Midtown Diaries, that included Bucket List, and Truth About You. Tenpenny also powered through Anything She Says, and Slow Ride. Tenpenny also took listeners on a ride through drinking songs like Mixed Drinks, Alcohol You Later, and Drunk Me, and other songs that help you understand who Tenpenny is; Walk Like Him and Somebody Ain’t You. Find the full setlist below. Visit mitchell10penny.com for more information.

Alana Springsteen, from Virginia Beach, VA, joined up with Tenpenny for the first show of the For Us It Did Tour. It was also her first time in Colorado and her first show at the Grizzly Rose. Singing songs of love and heartbreak, You Don’t Deserve a Country Song, was Springsteen’s lead-in song. With only her guitar on stage, Springsteen played songs from History of Breaking Up (Part 1) that included California, Girlfriend, and I Blame You. Springsteen also mixed in forceful covers of Tequila, and Need You Now. Track Springsteen at alanaspringsteen.com.

Nathan Dean & The Damn Band from Arizona started the night for the early arrivers. Playing from a wide range of tunes, Nathan Dean & The Damn Band had front-row fans thirsty for Classic Country and original tunes such as Son Of A Gun and That’s My Kind of Bar. Dean also lassoed in a new song, Test Drive. Other songs included Make Me Wanna, Drink In My Hand, Starting Over, Fishing in the Dark, Cover Me Up (Jason Isbell’s tune, not Morgan Wallen), and Whitehouse Road. NDATDB finished their set with When It Rains, It Pours.

Frontman Nathan Dean on guitar and vocals was supported by Wild Bill Bogan on drums and supported on vocals, Kody Raine on guitar and vocals, and Michael on bass.

That’s my kind of party. Follow Nathan Dean & The Damn Band at nathandean.net.

LOCASH, featuring Chris Lucas and Preston Brust brought their Country Rock sounds back to The Grizzly Rose. Fans were ready for some fun and ready for some new music. LOCASH played songs from their newest release, Woods & Water, which included In The Woods, Chillionaire, Sippin’ Sunsets, and Beach Boys, and older recognizable tunes like One Big Country Song, I Know Somebody, and I Love This Life. Find the setlist in the photos below.

Joining the Nashville duo was Billy Campbell on lead guitar, Paul Scott on rhythm guitar and background vocals, Zach Fowler on bass, and Josh Ellis on drums. Check out LOCASH.com for more information.

Who is ready for summer? Check out the LOCASH song, Beach Boys.

Nathan Dean & The Damn Band from Phoenix, Arizona, started the night off with a wild ride, playing a wide range of tunes. NDATDB are just the good ol’ boys, never meanin’ no harm, except to people’s livers. Their energy and good times were infectious. In the times of flattenin’ the curves and straightenin’ shirt sleeves after vaccinations, Nathan Dean & The Damn Band had front-row fans thirsty for Classic Country, with Devil Went Down To Georgia, shared 90’s Country that included Should’ve Been A Cowboy and Man I Feel Like A Woman, and included newer Country with Save A Horse, Put A Drink In My Hand, Whiskey Glasses, and When It Rains It Pours. Besides mixing in a little AC/DC Dirty Deeds, and Lil John & The East Side Boys Get Low, Dean hit the R&B checkmark with Genuwine’s Pony. Wide range, wild ride. NDATDB also included original tunes Cheap Liquor, One More Bender, Test Drive, and That’s My Kind of Bar. NDATDB finished their set with a rockin’ rendition of Somebody To Love.

The Balladeer Nathan Dean, showing his hands but not his face on TV, on guitar and vocals, was supported by Crazy Cooter Bill Bogan on drums and backing vocals, Kody (Roscoe P. Colt) Raine on guitar and vocals, and Chris Don’t-Call-Me-Daisy Duke on bass.

Follow Nathan Dean & The Damn Band at nathandean.net. Makin’ their way, The only way they know how. That’s just a little bit more than the liquor law will allow.

That’s my kind of bar. That’s my kind of party.

Eli Young from Wahoo, NE, played The Grizzly Rose on Friday night! ………..April Fools!

The Eli Young Band, out of Texas, returned to The Grizzly Rose for a SOLD-OUT show on Friday night as part of their Break Up In A Bar Tour. Mike Eli took lead vocals and played acoustic guitar, James Young sang vocals and played guitar, Jon Jones popped the bass and also sang vocals, and Chris Thompson crushed the Drums.

Eli Young Band took the audience through a wild ride from older tunes to new ones. Crowd favorites included Guinevere, When It Rains, Crazy Girl, Drunk Last Night, Even If It Breaks Your Heart, and Always the Love Songs. EYB surprised fans by mixing in Learning to Fly and Shut Up and Dance, and also played one of Eli’s favorites, Skin & Bones. New songs off their latest release Love Talking (2022) were the title track Love Talking, Break Up in a Bar, Lucky for Me, Chances Are, and Love Ain’t. Find the full setlist below.

Nathan Dean & The Damn Band from Phoenix started the night off with an energized set of their own. Playing a wide range of tunes, their powerful energy and good times were infectious. Nathan Dean & The Damn Band started with one of their new original tunes Test Drive, before sprinkling in some Red Dirt with Oklahoma Breakdown. ND&TDB shared 90’s Country such as Chattahoochee and Man I Feel Like a Woman. Other classic country tunes included Tennessee Whiskey and Family Tradition and a newer tune by Cody Johnson, ‘Til You Can’t as well as Tyler Childers’ Feathered Indians. Other original tunes were Son of a Gun, Cheap Liquor, From Me To You, and That’s My Kind of Bar. Nathan Dean & The Damn Band finished their set with a rockin’ rendition of Queen’s Somebody to Love.

Nathan Dean led the troupe on guitar and vocals, and was supported by Bill Bogan on drums and backing vocals, Jason Judd on guitar and vocals, and Chris Duke on bass.

Follow Nathan Dean & The Damn Band at nathandean.net.

Keep on dreamin’.

Josh Turner returned to the Grizzly Rose on Saturday night as part of the 2023 National Western Stock Show (nationalwestern.com) concert lineup. Out of Nashville, Turner played to a SOLD-OUT cowboy crowd.

With his recognizable baritone sounds, Turner reviewed his rolling stock of country and gospel sounds with Hometown Girl, Firecracker, Deep South, Lefthand Man, Country State of Mind, Never Had a Reason, Me & God, Pray My Way, I Saw the Light, All Over Me, Would You Go, Backwoods Boy, Everything is Fine, Time is Love, before finished up this high-energy show with Why Don’t We Just Dance, Your Man, and Long Black Train.

Turner was backed by the Tonkin’ Honkies that included Shawn on fiddle, Paul on banjo and acoustic guitar, Evan on bass, Austin on lead guitar, Tyler on pedal steel and slide guitar, and TJ on drums.

Turner is geared up for his 20th Anniversary Tour for Long Black Train. Visit JoshTurner.com for more information.

Nathan Dean & The Damn Band from Phoenix started the night off with a wild iron horse ride of their own. Nathan Dean & The Damn Band is an Arizonian band. They come to your town. They help you party it down. Playing a wide range of tunes, their powerful energy and good times were infectious. Nathan Dean & The Damn Band were baking a cake with Starting Over and Whitehouse Road, shared 90’s Country that included Should’ve Been a Cowboy, Chattahoochee, Dust on the Bottle, The Walk, and Man I Feel Like a Woman, and included original tunes Son of a Gun, Cheap Liquor, One More Bender, and That’s My Kind of Bar. Dean also hit the mark on the National Anthem that brought the entire venue to attention. Nathan Dean & The Damn Band finished their set with a rockin’ rendition of Country Roads.

Brass Collar Nathan Dean led the battleship on guitar and vocals, and was supported by Boilerman Bill Bogan on drums and backing vocals, Switchman Jason Judd on guitar and vocals, and Roadmaster Chris Duke on bass.

Follow Nathan Dean & The Damn Band at nathandean.net.