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Twilight Concert finale showcases young local acts
olly Butera, a 2011 graduate of Gunn High School, makes two key observations about her task as a teen musician. First of all, it’s tough. But more importantly, she says, tough is a challenge, not a deterrent. “People are always going to be judging you, seeing if they think you’re good, trying to point out your flaws,” she said of performing with After Closing Time, the indie alternative band for which she plays bass guitar. “But it’s such an awesome feeling being with your friends, playing music and showing the audience what you’ve been working on.” Which is precisely what After Closing Time will be up to on Aug. 20 at Teens on the Green, the youthfocused group concert that
The indie alternative band After Closing Time. will serve as a finale to Palo Alto’s Twilight Concert Series. The band will perform at Mitchell Park along with two solo acts from Palo Alto, singers Elana Loeb and Hannah Allison. Also scheduled are the al-
ternative band Caustic Ties (Ashwin Jaini, Rahul Patel and Neil Mallinar of Mountain View High School) and the Palo Alto rock/Americana band The Northern Flickers, which just signed on for the concert.