MARIPOSA–The Jespersons return to Music on the Green on Friday, June 21st, and The T-Hawks on Saturday, June 22nd. The Jespersons are one of Mariposa’s favorite bands and are a staple on the central California foothill music scene. The band is led by partners in music and life, Kaye and Jared Jesperson. Kaye, a Mariposa transplant from Australia, writes a ...
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Music on the Green Returns This Week
MARIPOSA–The Mariposa County Arts Council’s Music on the Green returns to the Art Park this year for a full season of live music. Music on the Green features free, live concerts every Friday and Saturday of the summer. The venue is the Mariposa County Art Park. It is one of Mariposa’s longest-standing community programs. Andy Roberts and the Mariposa Arts ...
Read More »MOTG Presents JNX and Mike Hammar & The Nails
MARIPOSA — Local metal trio JNX will make their Music on the Green debut on Friday, July 28. Crushing, aggressive, and raw are a few descriptions of the band. Brothers Jonah and Xavier Dacanay have been influenced by bands such as Van Halen, Metallica, and Pantera. These young rockers strive to carry the torch in the metal genre for younger generations. ...
Read More »Music on the Green Presents Night Wolf and Randy Mandy
MARIPOSA — On Friday, July 21, Music on the Green presents Night Wolf. Night Wolf is a Latino rock band from the Fresno area featuring Mariposa County local Austin Ridenhour on drums and joined by Ernesto Cordero Jr., Chris Hernandez, and Anthony Valenzuela. Night Wolf made their debut for Music on the Green in 2022 to a warm welcome from the ...
Read More »Music on the Green Presents The Trespassers & Home Tonight
MARIPOSA — The Trespassers will perform for Music on the Green on Friday, July 14. This is one of the two performances The Trespassers will do for 2023, so don’t miss your chance to hang out at the Arts Park with one of Mariposa’s most legendary bands! In their nineteenth year as a band with the original four members, The ...
Read More »Music on the Green to Host Skull Country and Little Tiger
MARIPOSA — Skull Country will make their Music on the Green debut on Friday, July 7. From the mind of long-time Music on the Green performer and Calaveras county music producer/performer Nicholas Lefler comes the Western band Skull Country. Mixing roots of country western music and Spanish guitar, Skull Country designs timeless music for film, western bars, and one’s nostalgic ...
Read More »Music on the Green Hosts The Jespersons and The Soul Galaxy
MARIPOSA — Music on the Green will feature two of Mariposa’s favorite local bands on June 30 and July 1. On Friday, June 30, husband and wife duo The Jespersons return to the Green. Jared Jesperson is a multi-instrumentalist, mainly playing guitar with the group and Kaye Jesperson plays cello bass and is the lead vocalist and songwriter. On Saturday, ...
Read More »MOTG to Host DK and the Ritz & Yosemite Songwriter Retreat
MARIPOSA — On Friday, June 23, Music on the Green will feature DK and the Ritz, a blend of old favorites from the 1940s through the soft sounds of folk rock. Based on vocal harmonies and sweetly played piano and acoustic guitar music, DK and the Ritz brings back our favorite memories in music. With the soft powerful vocals of ...
Read More »Music on the Green’s Opening Weekend Starts June 3rd
MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Arts Council’s Music on the Green returns to the Art Park this year for a full season of live music starting on June 3, with local favorites The Jespersons, and on June 4, The Trespassers! The Jespersons are a husband and wife folk duo. Jared Jesperson is a masterful guitar player and sings harmony while ...
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