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8/10/2015 - When Particles Collide to Perform this Week at the Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series in Downtown Bangor
When Particles Collide to Perform this Week at the Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series in Downtown Bangor

This Thursday, August 13, the Downtown Bangor Partnership presents American rock duo When Particles Collide at the Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series, 6 p.m. in West Market Square. The Bangor-based band was voted 2014’s New Artist of the Year at the Boston Music Awards and has been touring the country promoting their most recent album “This Town,” an homage to Bangor. The music of When Particles Collide includes Southern Rock choruses, New Wave a la Blondie vocals, lightning speed Green Day-esque drumming, classic Motown grooves, and Queens of the Stone Age-style riffs.

The 2015 Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series lineup is as follows:
August 13 - When Particles Collide
August 20 - Tomato Tomato with Goldenoak

The free concert series will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in West Market Square and run in conjunction with the Fresh Air Market, open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series and Fresh Air Market will continue every Thursday evening through August 20, rain or shine. Up to 20 vendors are expected weekly at the Fresh Air Market. Available items include artwork, specialty foods, jewelry, clothing and much more. Food vendors will also be on site.

Traffic Alert: During the events, from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m., Bangor Alley, Broad Street, and Merchants Plaza will be closed to traffic; please plan travel accordingly.

The 2015 Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series and Fresh Air Market is presented by Emera Maine with media sponsorship provided by WLBZ 2. Our hosting sponsors are: The Bangor Daily News, The First, N.A., New England School of Communication (NESCOM), Camden National Bank, Hollywood Casino, and Katahdin Trust Company.

The Downtown Bangor Partnership promotes and markets activities that enhance the distinctive identity of Downtown Bangor, encouraging retention and growth of commercial, residential, and cultural life within the Downtown District. For more information on the Downtown Bangor Partnership visit the following link: www.downtownbangor.com or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownBangor.