As part three of NNUP’s 3 part Concert Series, NNUP will be hosting a community celebration concert at Mason CLC park! This event is free – we’ll have live music and children’s games!

City of Akron, Ohio – Mayor’s Office has graciously donated the showmobile for the community celebration! Neighborhood Network of University Park is excited to feature the rock/blues group, The Juke Hounds!

More about the Juke Hounds…

In 2006, the Juke Hounds were drawn together by a shared attitude about the world. A Midwestern grit that made each of them relate to the blues in the first place — and then to each other.

The Juke Hounds play the ”blues with a feeling” all right. But that feeling is not the familiar woe-is-me nobody-loves-me pose, but one of defiance and swagger that says “you can’t keep me down.” The music, the lyrics and even the bands aggressive stage presence, announce they are a force to be reckoned with.

Steeped in electric blues, these seasoned musicians bring their considerable musical skills to put a Midwestern spin on strong original material and traditional blues repertoire. Frontman, Bob Gardner belts out melodic vocals that soar over the groove and harpman Jimmy Kormanik riffs in the holes with a fat warm tone that would make Howlin’ Wolf smile. With the rock solid bottom by bassist Gerard Dominick, the hard-hitting spare beat laid down by drummer Scott Turnr, and the ivories being slapped by Doug Barber, the Juke Hounds will get you on your feet, as they have in packed houses across Ohio.