The Adams Avenue Street Fair (Sept. 26-27) has been quietly chugging along a little longer than Street Scene (this year marks its 28th anniversary), and now it can clearly take on the mantle of purveyor of a diverse music and arts festival in a street fair setting.
In fact, let's just go ahead and say it: the Adams Avenue Street Fair is San Diego's unofficial Street Scene, trademarks be damned. Let's see, we have 70 artists performing over eight blocks for over 100,000 people for two days, with music ranging from folk to Cajun to country to rock to blues, in a true "street scene" in the funkiest of urban neighborhoods, Normal Heights. And best of all, it's FREE. In fact, organizers say it is Souther California's largest free street festival.
So what if you might not have even heard of any of the artists? The Adams Avenue Street Fair isn't about big marquee names or flavors of the month. It's all about music for music lovers of all stripes. And you'll be impressed what great music these "unknown" artists deliver.
This year’s Adams Avenue Street Fair will include more than 70 musical acts performing on six stages spread out over an eight-block area. Street Fair-goers will enjoy a variety of music, including blues, rock, Americana, swing, Tex-Mex, Gospel, Latin and reggae. The 2009 Street Fair headliners include The Zeros; Top Dog; Dave Gonzalez & The Stone River Boys, and The Breadestra.
In addition to the electric and eclectic music, there will be three beer gardens, giant carnival rides, children’s activities, and more than 300 food, arts and craft vendors selling their specialties throughout the Street Fair venue.
The 28th annual Adams Avenue Street Fair will be held Saturday, September 26, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, September 27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., along Adams Avenue from 32nd Street on the west to 35th Street on the east and one block south on Mansfield Street in the Normal Heights community of San Diego. The Street Fair is free and open to all-ages.
Following is the stage lineup for the Street Fair.
33RD STREET ROCK STAGE
SATURDAY
11:15 Roxy Monoxide, Power Pop
12:45 Swim Party, Indie Rock
2:15 Montana 1948, Indie Rock
3:45 Crash Encore, Indie Rock
5:15 Republic of Letters, Indie Rock
6:30 The Creepy Creeps, Garage Rock
8:00 The Zeros, Punk
SUNDAY
11:45 Lands on Fire, Alt Rock
1:15 Red Pony Clock, Indie Rock
3:15 Get Back Loretta, Alt Rock
4:45 Pollyn, Indie Rock
34TH STREET ROOTS ROCK STAGE
SATURDAY
10:30 Grand Canyon Sundown Americana
12:00 Jinx King, Roots Rock
1:30 John Meeks Americana
3:00 Merle Jagger Country Rock
4:30 The Buzzbombs Rockabilly
6:00 The Palominos, Honkytonk
7:30 Dave Gonzalez & The Stone River Boys Roots Rock
SUNDAY
10:00 Big City Hicks, Americana
11:15 Three Chord Justice, Americana
12:30 Rio Peligroso, Americana
1:45 The Rumblers, Rockabilly
3:15 The Farmers, Roots Rock
4:45 Cash’d Out, Country
LESTATS STAGE
SATURDAY
12:15 Murrugun the Mystic, Sideshow
1:15 The Flowerthief, Pop Acoustic
2:15 Aaron Bowen, Acoustic
3:15 Mirror Image, Acoustic
4:15 The Turtle Project, Indie
5:15 Silverleaf, Indie
6:15 Rob Deez, Acoustic Rap
7:15 Alexis Allan, Acoustic
8:15 Josh Damigo, Pop Rock
SUNDAY
12:15 Oculus Sinister, Indie Rock
1:15 Carlos Olmeda, Singer Songwriter
2:15 Jordan Reimer, Singer Songwriter
3:15 Gregory Page, Singer Songwriter
4:15 Curtis Peoples, Pop Rock
5:15 John Hull, Indie Rock
HAWLEY BLUES STAGE
SATURDAY
12:00 Delta Blues Dogs, Blues
1:30 Burnsville Blues Band, Blues
3:15 Brothers of Praise Phase II, Gospel
4:45 Billy Watson Show, Blues
6:15 Robin Henkel Band w/Horns!, Blues
7:45 Roy Gaines & the Tough Texas Blues Band, Blues
SUNDAY
12:00 Blues Lyne,Blues
1:30 Bill Magee Blues Band, Blues
3:15 Tchopatoulis Street, New Orleans Funk
4:45 Cafe R & B, Blues
DIMILLES STAGE
SATURDAY
12:00 Ballet Folklorico del Centro, Dance
12:45 Omo Ache Afro-Cuban Dance & Music Co., Dance/Drums
2:15 Sol E Mar, Drums
3:45 Daily Daily, Alt Rock
5:15 Maren Parusel , Indie Rock
6:30 Travis Larson Band, Instrumental Rock
7:45 Top Dog, Rock
SUNDAY
11:30 Wendy Bailey Indie Rock
12:30 Phil Bellante, Rock
1:30 Dropjoy, Indie Rock
2:45 Endoxi, Alt Rock
4:00 Soul Plow, Indie Rock
5:15 The Mainland, Indie Rockp>
WORLDBEAT PARK STAGE
SATURDAY
12:00 Patrick Berrogain’s Hot Club Combo, Gypsy Jazz
1:30 The Jazz Pogs, Latin Jazz
3:00 Lexington Field, fmr Fiffin Market, Irish Rock
4:15 Los Alacranes, Chicano Folk
5:45 Akayaa & Bolga Zohdoomah, African
7:30 The Breakestra, Funk/Soul
SUNDAY
12:00 Science Fiction, Jazz /Funk
1:30 The Self Made Men, Ska/ Reggae
3 :00 The Styletones, Soul
4:45 Jack “Mr. Bongo” Costanzo & His Latin Orchestra
Salsa/ Latin Jazz
