South Windsor Rocks Out to The Savage Brothers Band

As a red sun set over the shop roofs at Evergreen Walk, hundreds of people continued to dance, enjoy their picnic dinners and relax as the first of eight concerts kicked off the summer series.

The Savage Brothers, a popular local band that includes South Windsor teacher Tom Savage, played the likes of Bryan Adams' Summer of '69 and Rick Springfield's Jessie's Girl and got the professional and not-so-professional dancers up and out of their seats.

"I remember as a kid when they had concerts like this at the pavilion at Nevers Park," said Nikki Craig, who hung out toward the back of the lawn with Mike Craig and their dog Dakota, a boxer. "You brought a picnic blanket and a snack... it was just a nice thing to do with the community."

Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone every day with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up here.

The South Windsor Parks & Recreation Department hosts a summer concert series every Thursday night in the park.

All shows are from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m., unless there is rain, which would cause the concert to be postponed until the following Tuesday. 

This remainder of the summer's line-up includes:

• July 5 - Ticket to Ride
• July 12 - Fatgrip
• July 19 - Darik and the Funbags
• July 26 - Latanya Farrell and the Bookman Styles Band
• August 2 - Degenrates
• August 9 - South Windsor Community Band
• August 16 - Changes in Latitude