Full lineup announced for Levitt Pavilion Summer Music Festival

By Angel AguilarMay 22, 2013Music
By Angel Aguilar | May 22, 2013

The Levitt Pavilion Summer Music Festival has announced the lineups for this summer’s free concerts held at Memorial Park in Pasadena and MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.

And as it has become customary, the series will once again present an outstanding lineup of eclectic artists that range from children’s music to jazz, Americana, bluegrass, classical, hip-hop, ska, rock & roll, Latin and mariachi.

Always a supporter of Latin Alternative artists, the Levitt Pavilion Summer Music Festival will feature L.A.’s most prominent musical acts including Raskahuele, Pachamama and Hijos del Sol on Saturday, June 29th at the MacArthur Park stage.

Also on the MacArthur Park stage will be Latin hip-hop veterans Awkid performing on July 4th followed by Metalachi on Sunday, July 6th.  On Friday, August 16th, fans will be able to skank the night away with La Resistencia, Red Store Bums and Profesor Galactico, and on Thursday, August 22nd Quetzal Guerrero will take his American soul & jazz, bossa nova, reggae & afrobeat to MacArthur Park.

As for the Pasadena Levitt Pavilion venue, it will also have a healthy mix of Latin musicians beginning with three-time Grammy nominated Ulises Hadjis on Saturday, July 20th. Mariachi Divas, who last year welcomed the largest crowd at the venue, will perform on Saturday, August 17th, with L.A. veterans Quetzal closing the venue’s summer series with a show on Sunday, August 24th.

The concerts at MacArthur Park begin on Saturday, June 15th with the Pasadena venue kicking off the series on Sunday June 16th.

For a complete listing of the free MacArthur Park and Pasadena shows visit the Levitt Pavilion’s website.