On their way to the 2010 Braun Brothers Reunion in Challis, Thursday, Aug. 12, through Saturday, Aug. 14, country rockers Micky and the Motorcars will make a stop in Bellevue to perform on Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the John Alan Partners Outdoor Pavilion. The pavilion is located just south of Atkinsons' Valley Market along Main Street.
Tickets are on sale at Mahoney's, Guffys, Oak Street Foods and Atkinsons' in Bellevue. Prices are $15 and kids under 10 get in free. All proceeds will support the Bellevue Labor Day Celebration.
Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. The Kim Stocking Band will take the stage at 5:30 p.m. and Micky and the Motorcars will perform at 7 p.m.
The Braun family's musical legacy extends far beyond the Motorcars—which was formed in Idaho by Micky, brother Gary and childhood friend-bass player Mark McCoy—and Reckless Kelly, which features older brothers Willy and Cody Braun.
All four brothers played with their father, Muzzie, in their own special group that appeared twice on "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson." In the 1950s, their grandparents drove an hour and 15 minutes every day from their home in Twin Falls to their jobs as a piano player and cocktail waitress at a casino in Jackpot, Nev.
Micky and the Motorcars is an "alt-country" five-piece band that makes its home in Austin, Texas. They have established themselves as one of the best-drawing bands on the Texas music circuit. Micky and the Motorcars' most recent release, "Naive" in 2008, includes songs with a collaboration of musicians such as Reckless Kelly lead singer Willy Braun, as well as Randy Rogers, Kevin Welch, Welch's children Dustin and Savannah, and bassist Robert Kern.
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Concert information
Concert-goers are encouraged to carpool, bike, walk or take Mountain Rides buses to the concert. The venue is just south of Atkinsons' in Bellevue. Due to limited parking, organizers encourage concert-goers to look at alternative transportation to the event. Mountain Rides' bus fare is $3. A bus will leave Ketchum every hour starting at 3 p.m., with the last return to Sun Valley and Ketchum at 10 p.m. Limited parking will be available in the dirt lot directly north of Atkinsons'. Coolers will not be allowed in the venue but food and beverages will be for sale by Mahoney's, South Valley Pizzeria and Taqueria El Pastor. Low-back chairs and one unopened bottle of water will be allowed. Pets are not permitted at the concert.
Photo by Dustin Downing
Micky and the Motorcars will perform in Bellevue on Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the John Alan Partners Outdoor Pavilion, located just south of Atkinsons’ in Bellevue.
