Lettuce to headline Salute to the USA on July 3 in Avon

Grammy-nominated, genre-defying musical collective Lettuce will be headlining Avon’s 39th annual Salute to the USA at Harry A. Nottingham Park on Thursday, July 3.

Gates open at 5 p.m. for this free annual Independence Day celebration, with live music kicking off at 6 p.m.

Lettuce was formed in 1992 by four alumni of the prestigious Berklee College of Music. The six-member musical collective feeds the rich history of funk music and combines it with strains of hip-hop, rock, psychedelia, jazz, soul, jam, go-go and the avant-garde.  

The Grammy Award-nominated six-piece is comprised of Adam Deitch (drums, percussion), Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff (guitar), Erick “Jesus” Coomes (bass), Ryan Zoidis (alto, baritone, tenor sax, Korg X-911), Eric “Benny” Bloom (trumpet, horns), and Nigel Hall (vocals, Hammond B-3, Rhodes, clavinet, keyboards).

Opening for Lettuce is The Main Squeeze, a multicultural five-piece band from Los Angeles. For a group of men with completely different backgrounds, tastes and religions, there’s a shared spirit when they sit down to play together.

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The Main Squeeze is coming off of its sixth album, “To Be Determined,” a body of work showcasing the unique chemistry the Los Angeles based band has developed together over the years.

For questions about Salute to the USA, please visit Avon.org/Salute.