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Thursday, May 27, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Ison House presents ‘Concerts on the Lawn’
■ ■ Eric ‘Sugar’ Larsen kicks off the summer concert series on Saturday, June 5
cert. Lavery said they are selling a
number that is under capacity for
the space to avoid cancellation due
to changing state guidelines.
(However, if an event is cancelled
tickets will be refunded.)
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
BAKER CITY — Twila Lavery is
ready for some live music, and she
suspects other people are, too.
“I know people are anxious to get
out and do something,” she said.
Lavery owns The Ison House
Bed and Brew in Baker City with
John Coop.
This summer they are welcom-
ing seven bands for a summer
series of “Concerts on the Lawn.”
“Five are tribute bands,” she said.
This series was inspired, she
said, by the Eastern Oregon Trib-
ute Fest that was held for several
years in Baker City.
Lavery spoke with a few of the
bands at that event, and a few
— including “Petty Fever” — are
coming back to Baker City.
“We’re excited to see these bands
too,” she said.
And after 2020’s event cancella-
tions, Lavery wanted to be quick
about booking bands who are
ramping up for a tour season.
“We didn’t want to stall,” she
said.
The bands vary in types of music,
from blues and country to a Metal-
lica tribute.
Contributed photo
Eric “Sugar” Larsen plays June
5 at The Ison House.
Lavery is especially looking
forward to the Van Halen tribute
band “Unchained.”
“I’m a huge Eddie Van Halen
fan,” she said.
Concerts
The first concert is Saturday,
June 5, featuring Eric “Sugar”
Larsen.
Gates open at 4 p.m. The house
band Trailer Hitch opens at 6 p.m.,
followed by Larsen at 7:30 p.m.
The music will wrap up by 9:30
Contributed photo
The band Trailer Hitch opens for every concert this summer.
p.m., and gates close at 10:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 and available at
The Ison House, 1790 Washington
Ave., as well as online at www.
theisonhouse.com.
Attendees must be 21 years or
older. Beverages and food will be
available to purchase during the
events.
Tickets are limited for each con-
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Concert schedule
Trailer Hitch will open for every
concert at The Ison House.
“They are incredibly good,” Lav-
ery said.
Every event will follow the same
schedule: gates open at 4 p.m.,
Trailer Hitch plays at 6 p.m., and
the headliner band starts at 7:30
p.m.
Here is the full summer concert
schedule:
• Saturday, June 5: Eric “Sugar”
Larsen
• Saturday, June 19: Tom Petty
tribute band “Petty Fever”
• Friday, July 9: AC/DC Tribute
“Back Into Black”
• Saturday, July 10: Levi Blom
• Friday, July 23: Journey Trib-
ute “Wheel in the Sky NW”
• Saturday, Aug. 14: Van Halen
Tribute “Unchained”
• Saturday, Sept. 4: Metallica
Tribute “Blistered Earth”