Free Concert Fridays | Music on the Beach | Kings Beach
- 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Jun 17 - Sep 02, 2022


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It’s time to break out our happy dances! NTBA is beyond excited to announce that we are coming back with a FULL LINEUP OF LIVE MUSIC at our 16th Annual Music on the Beach concert series! Start your 2022 summer weekends off right by listening and dancing to FREE live music performances featuring a variety of genres on the beautiful North Shore of Lake Tahoe. Concerts take place every Friday night at the Kings Beach State Recreation Area; music starts at 6:30pm.
NTBA has decided to continue the love and dedicate our Music on the Beach series to the beloved Pam Emmerich. Pam was essential in the creation and development of Music on the Beach as well as the growth and sustainability of NTBA as a whole. Let’s come together to keep Pam’s memory alive through what she loved most, MUSIC and COMMUNITY.
NTBA looks forward to a FUN summer listening to live music, sipping cold beverages, and soaking in the amazing North Lake Tahoe sunsets every Friday night, all summer long, with YOU! We will be serving beer from Alibi Ale Worksand wine from Truckee River Winery, in addition to soda and juice. Local food vendors will have food available for purchase from 6-9pm. No outside alcohol or pets are permitted.
While we are thrilled for this summer and the opportunity to bring back LIVE events to our Kings Beach community, we will continue to keep our community’s safety on the forefront.
2022 Music on the Beach Lineup
Ideateam
June 17
Ideateam is an evolving cast of Sacramento-based musicians who work together collectively to refine their craft through their distinct original compositions, along with an array of both vintage and modern cover arrangements. The band’s live sets are known for flowing in and around a winding fusion of grooves while leaning on a foundation of experimental funk, soul, and R&B sounds.
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Boot Juice
June 24
A band that refuses to be locked into a single genre, Boot Juice finds a sense of freedom in their ability to float from bluesy rock ’n’ roll to progressive bluegrass and back. Inspired by the likes of Railroad Earth and soulful harmonies of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Boot Juice curates a sound that is uniquely their own, resulting in a layered and dynamic live performance.
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The Blues Monsters
July 1
The Blues Monsters of North Lake Tahoe and Reno play a powerfully unique combination of R&B, funk, jazz, and Chicago-style blues high in the mountains. Polished, tight, yet bursting at the seams, their originals are fresh and new, even though it’s still the blues. Their covers are framed in signature arrangements that demonstrate the depth of the band’s talent.
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Tracorum
July 8
Tracorum is an original rock and soul band from San Francisco. The band’s musical journeying is a blend of Southern Rock, Blues, and Americana. A passion for rhythmic diversity adds elements of New Orleans Funk, Latin-Caribbean and Gospel stomp to their unique sound. Storytelling steeped in rich vocal harmonies and urban legend is the vehicle on which this quartet travels the known universe.
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Sol Peligro
July 15
Sol Peligro is a Latin/alternative band from Sacramento. Formed in 2005, the group has been paying their dues doing shows and writing their own material touching on today’s political climate, personal loss, and social unity with a modern blend of fun-loving music always striving to deliver a positive message with an infectious nod to Cumbia, Salsa, Reggeton, and Tex-Mex influences.
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Lumanation
July 22
Inspired by the sounds of ska, dub, and classic reggae, Lumantation is a seven member powerhouse whose mission is to uplift, invigorate, and raise consciousness with music that ignites passion, and touches the hearts, minds, and souls of people across nations, and of all ages. Lumanation’s music comes from the heart, and is filled with messages of positivity, fun, and hope for a more loving and peaceful world for all.
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The Sextones
July 29
From the high deserts of Nevada, The Sextones distinctive brand of soul music with smoked out guitar riffs, growling bass lines, commanding drums, sticky organ comping and honest, but catchy vocal acrobatics. The band has been touring since they were in high school and continues to spread their sound throughout the United States and Europe.
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Bicicletas Por La Paz
August 12
Bicicletas Por La Paz, Oakland’s leading latin circus fusion band, brings you folkloric cumbia with a modern psychedelic twist. This 9-piece creates a high-energy sound of funk, reggae, ska, and latin grooves with thick harmonies and hip-hop drive to keep you moving. They share a strong message of people power in both Spanish and English to infuse their audience with joy and community.
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Dusty Green Bones Band
August 19
Dusty Green Bones Band is a five piece electric newgrass group based out of California’s Bay Area. By mixing a wide variety of genres with the high energy of hard-driving bluegrass, they have created a purely organic sound. Their music aims to expand the authentic complexity of traditional bluegrass by layering ancient tones with improvisation and rock ‘n’ roll.
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Sneaky Creatures
August 26
Sneaky Creatures is a mischievous alt-gypsy swing septet from Kings Beach, and they have been creeping around the North Lake Tahoe music scene since 2011 with their unusual blend of rock, jazz, and Dixieland funk. This lineup of seasoned Tahoe musicians come together to create a sound that is at once unique and original, yet also strangely familiar.
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Achilles Wheel
September 2
Achilles Wheel is a California band that blurs the lines between genres with a mix of infectious high energy dance beats, stark lyrical ballads, and roots rock storytelling combined with dance hall psychedelia. From sweaty dance halls to intimate acoustic shows, the band never tires of relating to their audience and will keep playing until the conversation is complete.
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