'Music On State' To Bring Acoustic Rock To Downtown Newtown

NEWTOWN BOROUGH, Pa. — "Music on State Street,” a series of free outdoor summer musical performances, continues on Tuesday, August 8 on historic State Street in Newtown.

Beginning at 6 p.m., Matt Dorsey presents an evening of acoustic rock.

Originally from Tennessee, Dorsey has a family line and a history of music rooting from the Carter Family (June Carter). Matt and his wife, Camille, moved to Newtown in 2011.

Music on State is held every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. through the end of August in front of Opus Elite Real Estate at 16 South State Street (across from the Temperance House).

The series continues with Craig Lieboff (singer/guitarist) on August 16, the Hearts Club Band (Beatles) on August 23 and Cara Cartney on August 30.

Lieboff is an established singer/guitarist based out of Hopewell Township, N.J. He plays weddings, clubs and private parties across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York and performs a wide range of music from Ray Charles to Prince, Jack Johnson, Zak Brown, Bruno Mars and the Foo Fighters.

Based in Bucks County, the Hearts Club Band is a Beatles tribute band featuring Rodney Wright on vocals, guitar, piano and harmonica; Bob Farmer, on vocals and bass guitar; Jon Hunt on vocals, guitar and flute; and Chad Fisher on vocals and drums. The band's repertoire includes more than 100 songs that capture the originality and power of The Beatles, tracing their development from the early recordings (made famous on the Ed Sullivan Shows) to the later “studio” recordings
featured on their more artistic and conceptual albums. Not a ‘dress-up band,' the Hearts Club Band is made up of professional musicians committed to playing Beatles music as recorded, with the same energy, excitement, harmony, and rocking rhythm.

Known for her deep, often sultry, and emotional voice Cara Cartney can move an audience with a classic crooning ballad or make them sing and dance while playing modern hip-hop, all the while making the songs innately “hers”. McCartney’s song list is as eclectic as they come, ranging from the 1940s to the 2000s, including Neil Young, The Beatles, to today’s top Pop and R&B jams.

The free summer music series is presented by the Newtown Historical Association and the Newtown Experience Committee.