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Sunset Sessions Free Concert Series Kicks Off at Park Tavern This Sunday

New Weekly Concert Series Presented by Radio 105.7 Hits Piedmont Park Every Sunday Through September 6, 2015

This spring and summer, music lovers can take advantage of Sunset Sessions - a new, weekly alternative music series at Park Tavern in Piedmont Park. Radio 105.7 and Park Tavern have joined forces to bring Atlantans and visitors alike an incredible lineup of live music booked by The Bowery Presents South from some of today’s most buzz-worthy artists every Sunday for free. Kicking off on April 26 with Bad Suns, The Electric Sons, and Kiev, the new concert series will be held under the spacious, air conditioned Garden Tent, which boasts Piedmont Park and the Midtown Skyline as its backdrop. The free concert series will run through Sunday, September 6, 2015; every show is from 7 to 11 p.m. and guests must be 21+ older to attend. For more information, visit www.parktavern.com.

Located conveniently off of the Atlanta BeltLine, concert goers can enjoy giveaways throughout the concert series, the chance to mingle with Aly, Knox, and Sully from Radio 105.7 Atlanta, specialty seasonal cocktails, house-brews, 1/2 price wine bottles every Wednesday, 1/2 off sushi from 10 p.m. to midnight, 1/2 off tacos (excluding Big Eye Tuna) nightly after 8 p.m., and much more. Additional confirmed artists for Sunset Sessions include: Mother Falcon (5/3); Those Darlins (5/17); Kebbi Williams & The Wolfpack (5/27); Ivan & Alyosha (5/31); Pigpen Theatre Company (6/7); The Whigs (6/21); and Caroline Rose (6/28). More artists will be announced in the coming weeks. * Schedule subject to change.

Sunset Sessions at Park Tavern in Piedmont Park is sponsored by iHeartMedia Atlanta, The Bowery Presents South, Guinness, Sierra Nevada, Rex Goliath, Bacardi, and American Born Moonshine. For the most up-to-date information about Sunset Sessions, visit parktavern.com and www.Radio1057.com.

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About Park Tavern in Piedmont Park:
Park Tavern is located in the heart of Midtown on the corner of 10th Street and Monroe overlooking Piedmont Park and the Midtown skyline. The building was originally built in 1905 as horse stables for local racing enthusiasts and then transformed into a golf clubhouse in 1928. Although expanded and renovated over the years, the building still features some of the original woodwork and stone from the historic clubhouse. Today, Park Tavern combines the historic charm of the site with the modern sophistication of Atlanta’s impressive skyline. The restaurant features handcrafted beers brewed on-site as well as spectacular patio dining overlooking the park and city. The menu features classic favorites such as burgers, tacos, salads and sandwiches as well as a full sushi bar serving a wide variety of fresh sushi rolls. For more information, visit www.parktavern.com or call 404.249.0001. Stay connected on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/parktavern and on Twitter and Instagram at @parktavern.

About iHeartMedia Atlanta:
iHeartMedia Atlanta owns and operates WBZY-FM; WGST-AM; WRDA-FM; WUBL-FM; WWPW-FM; and is part of iHeartMedia. With 245 million monthly listeners in the U.S., iHeartMedia has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. iHeartMedia serves 150 cities through 850 owned radio stations. The company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, Sirius/XM satellite, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company’s radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile application on iPads and smartphones, and used via navigation systems from TomTom, Garmin and others. The company’s operations include radio broadcasting, online and mobile services and products, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. iHeartMedia is a division of CC Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CCMO), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at www.iHeartMedia.com.

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About The Bowery Presents:
The Bowery Presents is an independent promotion company based in New York City. With a core business based around great music, its mission is to bring the best bands to the best venues and to provide a great concert experience for fans and artists, along with reasonable ticket prices. Over the years, The Bowery Presents has worked with a vast cross-section of some of the most talented performing artists, including Willie Nelson, Aretha Franklin, LCD Soundsystem, Kings of Leon, My Morning Jacket, Passion Pit and Deadmau5. The company’s activities center on programming live music in the venues it owns and operates including several in New York —Terminal 5, The Bowery Ballroom, Mercury Lounge, and Music Hall of Williamsburg. The Bowery Presents also presents shows at such New York City venues as Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Brooklyn Bowl and the Beacon Theatre, and across the Northeast, in venues like , the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY and the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Art Center, on the campus of Finger Lakes Community College in upstate New York. The company launched The Bowery Presents: Boston, an extension of the company headquartered in Boston to put on shows at Royale, The Sinclair and Great Scott and reopened The State Theatre in Portland, Maine—and recently acquired the Port City Music Hall there—in addition to opening Union Transfer and Boot & Saddle in Philadelphia. The company recently opened an Atlanta office, The Bowery Presents: South, which is responsible for putting on shows across the Southeast. Their reach includes exclusive national booking for the Civic Theatre and Gasa Gasa in New Orleans, and Saturn in Birmingham, as well as booking concerts in various venues in Atlanta, New Orleans, Birmingham, Nashville & more. For further information, go to www.bowerypresents.com.

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