The North Park Music Fest returned on Saturday, June 6, transforming an entire neighborhood into a festival, with this year’s line-up featuring 53 performers across 14 venues. The beloved San Diego community is known for its pulsating nightlife, featuring bars, restaurants and music venues, that attract people from all over the city, making it a prime location for an event celebrating live music.
The festival, in its sixth consecutive year, saw its first performance at noon and ended only when the last performer stepped off stage past midnight.
The uniqueness of the event lies in the variety of genres it features. The music continues to attract a diverse audience regardless of age or background. Hiring musicians with distinct sounds was a conscious decision by event organizers to highlight the wide range of national and local talent that makes up the San Diego music scene.
Festival-goers could go straight from a performance by psych-cumbia rock band Los Paisanos to a set by Cozmos that blended Afro-Caribbean beats, spiritual jazz and tropical grooves. They could walk from The Office Bar to watch the all-girl rock trio The Microblades, to a set by prominent San Diego performer DJ Rags at True North Tavern. The festival also featured folk, experimental electronic, emo, punk, alternative and more…