The Backyard Restaurant Hosts Montauk Music Festival Performances May 13, 2011

The Backyard at Solé East serves as a venue for the second-annual Montauk Music Festival ([email protected]).

On Friday, May 13th, start your summer early and stop in to see Chris Merritt’s “Piano Rock” from 8 – 9 p.m., followed by the pop rock of One Love from 9:15 – 10 p.m., and Zap & The Naturals’ reggae jams from 10:15 – 11 p.m.

The festival continues in The Backyard on Saturday, May 14th with the jazz & blues piano of Susan Gabriel from 8 – 9 p.m., the solo acoustic songs of Ireland’s Brendan O’Shea from 9 – 10 p.m., Jenna Nicholls’ “Jazz/Classical” performance from 10 – 11 p.m., and the reggae of Taj Weekes & Adowa from 11 p.m. – midnight.

The festival weekend concludes on Sunday, May 15th when The Backyard at Solé East will be serving Sunday brunch and hosting two distinct solo acoustic performers: Vanessa Leonardo from 11a.m. – Noon, and New Jersey’s own Laura Cheadle from Noon to 1 p.m. All performances are free and open to the public.