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GROOVE beat the streets Street Scene returns to rock its downtown roots By Bonnie Vandewater and lauren brunelle Photo: street scene 2004 East Village will be rocking even harder than usual September 19 and 20, as Street Scene returns to its downtown roots. This year’s entertainment includes over 40 acts, including mega-stars and rising breakout artists performing on four stages. The two-day extravaganza also features performance art, food vendors, microbrew beer gardens and Brazilian carnival-like celebrations. The all-ages celebration aims to keep the event aligned with its purest ideals— showcasing today’s freshest sounds in a uniquely urban outdoor venue. Twenty-five years ago, Street Scene founder and producer, Rob Hagey, produced Cool Jams, a weeklong jazz festival in the Gaslamp, where artists performed in alleyways, basements and on one stage in the street. “Then it dawned on me that, instead of promoting just jazz, I could promote all kinds of music,” Hagey says. “It was that type of sound in the street in 1983 that was the beginning of and the inspiration for Street Scene, which was to come the following year.” Street Scene called downtown home for two decades, but the region’s explosive development forced Hagey to relocate in 2004. Although the streets are the festival’s birthplace, the event’s success hinges on the availability of larger open areas such as parking lots. And, with the spot where R.E.M. performed on-stage in 2003 now being occupied by a condo complex and a Starbucks, Street Scene had outgrown the streets and needed a new home. In 2005, the event relocated to Qualcomm; in 2007, Street Scene was planned for Del Mar but then moved to Coors Amphitheatre (now Cricket Wireless). Like a fish out of water, Street Scene floundered during its time away from the city. “When we moved to Mission Valley, we were seeing the festival losing its heart and soul,” says Hagey. “So, reviewing the decline in sales and reviewing what the event was all about, the decision was made to put it back downtown and to scale it to the venue.” This year, rain or shine, Street Scene will rock East Village, adjacent to Petco Park, where there’s ample parking, and concert-goers can easily hop on the trolley after a long night of partying. Hats off, Hagey, and welcome home Street Scene. SWEET MUSIC Beck, whose newest single, Gamma Ray, hit radio airwaves this summer, is headlining the show along with The Black Crowes. Indie rock band Spoon and West Indian Girl are set to make command performances. Swedish Boys and The Hives will be taking stage, but hopefully not at the same time as TV On The Radio. Two great bands playing at one time may be the curse of Street Scene. Underground rap group, Atmosphere, add some much needed hip-hop to the mix. And what’s a concert without some electronic tunes from musicians like Hot Chip and some indie sounds from Cold War Kids? Whether you want to “D.A.N.C.E” to the beats of Justice or mellow out to the reggae beats of Michael Franti & Spearhead, Street Scene 2008 guarantees a little something for everyone… and then some. LINE-UP: Beck, The Black Crowes, The National, Spoon, Justice, TV on the Radio, Atmosphere, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Cat Power, Tegan and Sara, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Hot Chip, The New Pornographers, X, Vampire Weekend, The Hives, Cold War Kids, Ghostland Observatory, GZA, Diplo, Eagles of Death Metal, Spiritualized, Antibalas, The Mother Hips, Man Man, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Tokyo Police Club, Devotchka, The Night Marchers, MGMT, Does it Offend You—Yeah?, Foals, Nortec Collective Presents, Bostich + Fussible, The Films, The Muslims, The Whigs, Dengue Fever, West Indian Girl, Chester French, more to be added. 40 | SEPTEMBER 2008 « PACIFICsandiego.com
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