ISSUE #35 MMUSICMAG.COM ISSUE #35 MMUSICMAG.COM ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL GATHERING OF THE VIBES Headliners: Prince, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, the Roots, Ledisi, Headliners: Widespread Panic, John Fogerty, Ziggy Marley, Lionel Richie, Erykah Badu, Charlie Wilson, Trey Songz, Nas, the Disco Biscuits with Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, Janelle Monáe Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Umphrey’s McGee, Where: New Orleans Rodrigo y Gabriela, moe. When: July 3-6 Where: Bridgeport, Conn. Website: essence.com/festival When: July 31-Aug. 3 The only festival this summer featuring Prince, Essence balances Website: gatheringofthevibes.com entertainment with empowerment. Along with performers who Back for its 19th year, the jam band festival includes its this year also include the Roots and Mary J. Blige, the New standard quotient of Grateful Dead links with percussionists Orleans festival includes speakers, workshops and activities Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann joining the Disco Biscuits. for kids. There’s also classic rock courtesy of John Fogerty, reggae from Ziggy Marley, and world music thanks to Mexican guitar duo FORECASTLE FESTIVAL Rodrigo y Gabriela—and much more. Headliners: OutKast, Jack White, Beck, the Replacements, Ray LaMontagne, Band of Horses, Nickel Creek, Spoon, LOLLAPALOOZA Dwight Yoakam, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Headliners: Eminem, OutKast, Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Jenny Lewis, Jason Isbell Lorde, Calvin Harris, Foster the People, Broken Bells, Skrillex, Where: Louisville, Ky. the Avett Brothers When: July 18-20 Where: Chicago Website: forecastlefest.com When: Aug. 1-3 Website: lollapalooza.com What started as a neighborhood event in 2002 has grown into a three-day fest that takes over Louisville’s Waterfront Park. The traveling alt-rock festival started in the 1990s by Perry Farrell In addition to one of OutKast’s numerous reunion gigs, the lineup of Jane’s Addiction returns to its stationary home, Grant Park in also boasts reunion shows from bluegrass trio Nickel Creek and Chicago, for the 10th time. Though there’s plenty of alternative the iconic Replacements. music, this year’s lineup also includes top-shelf rap, electronic and rock acts. PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL Hot tickets and plenty of action-packed Headliners: St. Vincent, Danny Brown, Beck, Neutral Milk Hotel, Kendrick Lamar, Sun Kil Moon, live shows await fans this season Sharon Van Etten, Slowdive, Giorgio Moroder Where: Chicago When: July 18-20 Website: pitchforkmusicfestival.com Pitchfork has broadened its reach in recent years, adding hip-hop and electronic acts to go with the usual roster of hipster buzz bands. The festival celebrates its ninth year by bringing perhaps its most eclectic lineup yet to Chicago’s Union Park, with acts including disco icon Giorgio Moroder, and indie faves such as St. Vincent and Neutral Milk Hotel. NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL Headliners: Band of Horses, Mavis Staples, Ryan Adams, Jimmy Cliff, Shovels and Rope, Conor Oberst, Jeff Tweedy, the Milk Carton Kids, Dawes, Lucius, Deer Tick, Lucero Where: Newport, R.I. When: July 25-27 Website: newportfolk.org The granddaddy of American roots-music festivals boasts a rich history that dates back to 1959. This year the fest is at Fort Adams State Park with a far- reaching lineup that includes veterans and newcomers in genres ranging from rock to folk and soul. Janelle Monáe 29 No35-Mag-test10.indd 28 7/9/14 3:39 PM No35-Mag-test10.indd 29 7/9/14 3:39 PM ISSUE #35 MMUSICMAG.COM ISSUE #35 MMUSICMAG.COM NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL BOSTON CALLING Headliners: Bobby McFerrin, Robert Glasper Experiment, Headliners: The National, Lorde, the Replacements, Spoon, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Dr. John, Jon Batiste, the Roots, Neutral Milk Hotel, Girl Talk, Childish Gambino, Wynton Marsalis, Gregory Porter, Ravi Coltrane the Hold Steady, Sky Ferreira Where: Newport, R.I. Where: Boston When: Aug. 1-3 When: Sept. 5-7 Website: newportjazzfest.org Website: bostoncalling.com This venerable jazz festival turns 60 this year, making it one of The second installment of this year’s Boston Calling festival features the oldest events in the country. Headliners include a mix of jazz performances by the Replacements and Neutral Milk Hotel, a pair of greats and acts with a pop bent, including Trombone Shorty beloved indie-rock bands that seemed unlikely to tour again. Add in and Dr. John. acts like the National, the Hold Steady and Lorde, and the late-summer installment is at least as tempting as its late-spring counterpart. OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL Headliners: Kanye West, Tom Petty, the Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Tiësto, Death Cab for Cutie, the Flaming Lips, Ray LaMontagne, Spoon Where: San Francisco When: Aug. 8-10 Website: sfoutsidelands.com Back in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for the seventh year, Outside Lands features a diverse mix of genres—it’s the only place this summer you can see Kanye West and Tom Petty on the same bill—along with gourmet food, beer and wine in a picturesque setting. Charles Lloyd HARD SUMMER Headliners: Tiësto, Disclosure, Jack U, Nero, Dillon Francis, Lana Del Rey A-Trak, A$AP Mob, Axwell, Flosstradamus, Baauer, Pusha T, Carnage, Jack Beats Muse Where: Los Angeles When: Aug. 2-3 ON THE MOVE Website: hardsummer.com FRESHGRASS FESTIVAL Action-packed live music festivals hit the road Headliners: The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rodney Crowell, Now in its eighth year, Hard Summer has expanded to a second day Emmylou Harris, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Valerie June, and a new location in L.A., setting up this year in Whittier Narrows Aoife O’Donovan, the Infamous Stringdusters Recreation Area. Geared toward fans of electronic music, the lineup MAYHEM FESTIVAL Where: North Adams, Mass. encompasses styles including future bass, big floor progressive Headliners: Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Cannibal Corpse, house, future disco and an emerging sound known as g house. When: Sept. 19-21 Mushroomhead, Asking Alexandria, Suicide Silence, Website: freshgrass.com Trivium, Body Count featuring Ice-T This three-day fest takes place at MASS MoCA, a contemporary Website: rockstarmayhemfest.com BEYOND THE SUMMER arts museum in a reclaimed industrial space tucked away in the Six years in, Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest sends some of Although the season ends, festivals continue Berkshires of western Massachusetts. The lineup is deeper than ever, the biggest names in heavy metal on the road with newcomers featuring guitar gods and banjo gurus, traditionalists and trailblazers. as they crisscross North America. This year’s version kicks off July 5 in San Bernardino, Calif., and rolls through an Aug. 10 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL finale in The Woodlands, Texas. Headliners: Eminem, Pearl Jam, OutKast, Skrillex, Beck, Headliners: Herbie Hancock, Robert Glasper Experiment, Lana Del Rey, Calvin Harris, Interpol, Zedd, St. Vincent, Gary Clark Jr., Booker T. Jones, Marcus Miller, Shawn Colvin, Major Lazer, Broken Bells, Phantogram VANS WARPED TOUR Billy Childs, Charles Lloyd Quartet Where: Austin Headliners: Bowling for Soup, Saves the Day, Bad Rabbits, Where: Monterey, Calif. When: Oct. 3-5 and 10-12 Less Than Jake, Yellowcard, Every Time I Die, Anberlin, When: Sept. 19-21 Website: aclfestival.com Bayside, Parkway Drive, Finch, Breathe Carolina Website: montereyjazzfestival.org Website: vanswarpedtour.com ACL Fest will take over Austin’s Zilker Park for two weekends Now entering its 57th year, Monterey’s 2014 lineup is mixing in jazz for the second time this year, with a broad lineup that ranges The traveling rock ’n’ roll circus heads out for its 20th year with greats like Herbie Hancock with the likes of soul legend Booker T. Jones from roots and rock to rap and EDM. Most acts are scheduled a full complement of punk—and punk-leaning—acts as it heads and blues-rock up-and-comer Gary Clark Jr. as part of a lineup of to perform at both installments, though Lorde will only appear from coast to coast and points in between. 500 bands performing for three nights and two days. fun. on the second weekend. Cole Thompson/Monterey Jazz Festival, Charles Lloyd; Nick Simonite/ACL Festival, Muse Festival, Simonite/ACL Cole Thompson/Monterey Charles Lloyd; Nick Jazz Festival, Jeff Kravitz/Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Janelle Monáe; Dave Mead/ACL Festival, fun; Will Rice/Lollapalooza, fun; Will Lana Del Rey Festival, Jeff Kravitz/Bonnaroo Janelle Monáe; Dave Mead/ACL Music & Arts Festival, –Eric R. Danton 30 32 No35-Mag-Gold.indd 30 7/15/14 12:12 PM No35-Mag-Gold.indd 32 7/11/14 12:37 PM.