The free, third
annual JP Music Festival will be held at Pinebank Field on Saturday,
September 7, 2013 from 12-7 PM.
The festival
will have two stages, with continuous music from more than 20 artists and
bands. As with its first two festivals in 2011 and 2012, the festival features
musicians, bands, or ensemble members who either live or work in Boston’s Jamaica
Plain neighborhood.
The festival will also feature activities for kids, numerous food trucks and carts, shade and water for dogs, bike racks, and artist and festival merchandise for sale.
This year’s
top sponsors include Premier Sponsor The Galway House, Stage
Sponsor Tres Gatos, and Major Sponsor JP Seafood Café.
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“We wouldn’t
be able to produce the festival without the continued support of The Galway
House and our new sponsors Tres Gatos and JP Seafood Café,” states Rick Berlin, Co-Founder and
Producer of the festival. “Their generous donations truly help bring the JP
Music Festival to life.”
The festival
is also supported by donations to and attendees at fundraisers held throughout
the year, including:
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• The Smell
the Love Valentine’s-themed concert in February at The Midway Cafe
• Art for
Music Silent Auction in April at James’s Gate
• Boston Does
Boston, with covers of Boston artists by Boston musicians in May at The Midway Café
“Coming into
our third year is exciting because the word has gotten out around Boston about
the festival, so we’re expecting a bigger crowd and people staying all day
long. I’m confident this will be our best festival yet,” says Shamus Moynihan,
Co-Founder and Producer of the festival and Promoter at The Midway Café.
The festival’s
music is always as diverse as Jamaica Plain itself, with genres this year featuring
Afrobeat, Americana, Baroque, country, dance, folk, funk, gospel, hip hop, jazz,
opera, pop, rock, ska, and soul.
A 90 minute mix-tape of performers can be heard online at https://soundcloud.com/jpmusicfestival/jpmusicfestival2013
This year’s lineup includes:
· Afro
D All Starz http://www.afrodallstarz.com
· Merrie
Amsterburg http://merrieamsterburg.com
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWlQ8oXZtTw
· Rick
Berlin with the Nickel and Dime Band http://rickberlin.com
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXPRNgPQaNI
· Bethel
A.M.E. Church Choir http://www.bethelame.org
· Coyote
Kolb http://coyotekolb.com
video: http://youtu.be/cXLcXKN53uY
· Allison
Francis http://www.allisonfrancis.com
video: http://youtu.be/0J73ogLV9fE
· Mike Greensteen and The Big Squirrels on the Shelf http://mountainofleopardsrecords.com
· The
Grownup Noise http://www.thegrownupnoise.com
video: http://youtu.be/dtxoiyjbnZM
· Hobo
Chili http://hobochili.org
video: http://youtu.be/u6Bp6SEtwoE
· Jesse
& The Hogg Brothers http://jesseandthehoggbrothers.com
video: http://youtu.be/OXPZkqzy9rA
· Lars
Vegas https://myspace.com/larsvegasusa/music/songs
video: https://myspace.com/larsvegasusa/video/love-of-jones/29607059
· Lenny
Lashley's Gang of One https://www.facebook.com/GangOfOne
· The
Long Woods http://thelongwoods.bandcamp.com
· Lowman
http://lowman.bandcamp.com
· The
Macrotones http://macrotones.com
video: http://youtu.be/exn4kWyR42c
· Kim
Mayo http://kimmayo.com
video: http://youtu.be/6trusXc8AKM
· The
Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library http://mjeml.com
video: http://vimeo.com/25229522#
· Red
Dog http://www.facebook.com/reddogband
video: http://youtu.be/y3Il6eEWc1Q
· Streight
Angular http://www.streightangular.com
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sYJifzZoxg
· Peter
Sykes http://www.petersykes.com
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_HDwg3GudU
· Tallahassee
http://tallahasseeband.com
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DcAelwjTXQ
· What
Time Is It, Mr. Fox? http://www.whattimeisitmrfox.com
video: http://youtu.be/mJ1jI4UM1mA