Chris Helms
Katberry works the hula hoop at the Jamaica Plain Music Festival, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014.
For the fifth year running, the Jamaica Plain Music Festival is here! Groove to more than 20 bands and celebrate your connections to the neighborhood you love. Here's everything you need to know to soak up the goodness of the 2015 Jamaica Plain Music Festival.
Jamaica Plain Music Festival:
Screen shot of map of JP Music Festival
Where: Pinebank Field
When: Noon to 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12
Cost: Free! (But huge free community concerts cost money. Here's how to donate.)
How to Get to There: Walking is of course the best way to go, given the crowds. Bikes are a close second. (There are bike racks at festival.) Sam Adams, one of the sponsors, will for the second year in a row run a free trolley to shuttle festival goers. Here's the route:
The @SamuelAdamsBeer trolley on Sat: Stonybrook T > festival > @thehavenjp > @TresGatosJP > @GalwayHouse > @JamessGate > @DoylesCafe > T
— JP Music Festival (@JPMusicFestival) September 11, 2015
Twitter: For festival updates during the day, follow @jpmusicfestival.
Website: jpmusicfestival.com
Bands: Here's an online playlist of most of the scheduled artists below.
- American Echoes
- The Beauty Way
- Cask Mouse
- Daniel Winshall and the Walking Illusion
- Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers
- The Footlight Club
- The Forgotten Jam
- Fur Purse
- The Hi-End (Winner of 2015’s JP Bar Wars from The Midway Cafe)
- Hyde Square Task Force Musicians in Community
- Koliba
- LOVE LOVE
- Miss June
- Junko Ogawa
- Old Hat
- Rick Berlin w/ the Nickel & Dime Band
- Streight Angular
- Tony Williams’ Dance Center
- Trusty Sidekick
- The Upper Crust
Weather: It'll be great weather for a festival. Mostly sunny, highs about 77, according to the National Weather Service.
Eats: There will be plenty of food options at the following food trucks and tents, including:
- The Bacon Truck
- Bukhara Indian Bistro
- JP Licks
- Roxy’s Grilled Cheese
- Taco Party
Previous items on Jamaica Plain News about the Music Festival:
- Even MassDOT is Stoked for Saturday’s Jamaica Plain Music Festival
- Jamaica Plain Music Festival Announces Date, Sponsors
- Final Lineup for 4th Annual Jamaica Plain Music Festival
- Music Festival Fundraiser Nets Nearly $1,000
- Before It Raises The Roof, Here's How the JP Music Festival Raises the Money
- JP Bar Wars: A JP Music Festival Fundraiser
- Throwback Thursday Photo of the Day: The White Squirrel of Jamaica Pond