Music Festival

Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D'Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the Made In America music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September. Jay-Z will also perform, as will Janelle Monae, Passion Pit, Odd Future, Santigold, Afrojack, Calvin Harris and Rick Ross and his Maybach Music group. The festival will feature 28 acts over Labor Day weekend. Tickets for the two-day festival are to go on sale Wednesday. Jay-Z announced plans for the event last week atop the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of...

Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D'Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the Made In America music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September. Jay-Z will also perform, as will Janelle Monae, Passion Pit, Odd Future, Santigold, Afrojack, Calvin Harris and Rick Ross and his Maybach Music group. The festival will feature 28 acts over Labor Day weekend. Tickets for the two-day festival are to go on sale Wednesday. Jay-Z announced plans for the event last week atop the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of...

Entertainer Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, right, shook hands with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on May 14. The rapper announced plans for a two-day music festival at Fairmount Park, featuring nearly 30 acts "that embody the American spirit. " AP Photo/Matt Rourke Hip-hop veteran Jay-Z will headline and curate the Budweiser Made in America festival in Philadelphia on Sept. 1 and 2, Rolling Stone reports . The rap star will perform during the event, alongside roughly 30 other acts representing a range of musical genres.

Jay-Z is in a Philadelphia State of Mind: The rapper announced a two-day music festival Monday in the City of Brotherly Love. The "Budweiser Made in America" festival will feature nearly 30 acts "that embody the American spirit" across three stages at Fairmount Park on Sept 1. and Sept. 2, which is Labor Day weekend. "It's such an iconic place, so it felt like a natural fit," Jay-Z said of Philadelphia in an interview after the news conference. "You'll get to come out and have two great days, listen to some amazing music (and)

The seventh annual Lakeville Arts and Music Festival, the major annual event of the Lakeville Arts Council, will be held Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the intersection of Routes 105 and 18. The event features a variety of music and food, crafters, artisans, street painting, magic acts, cultural events, and more. Children's activities will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and music this year is provided by Wicked Blue, Starry Night, the Shane Wood Trio, and others. There will be a silent auction throughout the day as well.

Jay-Z is in a Philadelphia State of Mind: The rapper announced a two-day music festival Monday in the City of Brotherly Love. The "Budweiser Made in America" festival will feature nearly 30 acts "that embody the American spirit" across three stages at Fairmount Park on Sept 1. and Sept. 2, which is Labor Day weekend. "It's such an iconic place, so it felt like a natural fit," Jay-Z said of Philadelphia in an interview after the news conference. "You'll get to come out and have two great days, listen to some amazing music (and)

CHARLEMONT -- Here on a remote stretch of the Mohawk Trail, tucked into the gentle hills and near a zigzagging river, is the small Federated Church where one day in 1969 the composer and violinist Arnold Black and his wife Ruth, a keyboardist, thought it might be nice to start a music festival. The Mohawk Trail Concerts are now in their 38th season, and performances still take place in the same modestly appointed church, where the acoustics are good, the setting is intimate, and the piano lid is propped up by a pair of hymnal books.

AUSTIN, Texas - Claire Boucher shows up for an interview clutching three vinyl records under her arm. The selection is so telling, they almost seem like a prop. She's holding an album of Mariah Carey remixes and two more by Skinny Puppy, who were pioneers of electro-industrial music. She says the LPs were a gift from Canadian TV personality Nardwuar. As Grimes, Boucher makes music that splits the difference between those two artists. Her latest songs are catchy, sticky as toffee and meant to make you dance.

PorchFest, a funky, eclectic day of public music and dancing, is coming back Saturday for its second installment. The music festival is expected to feature about 85 acts performing on porticoes around the city from noon until 6 p.m. Passersby will be feted to melodic stylings from as far away as Morocco and Bollywood. PorchFest was started last year by resident Nancy Goodman, with help from the Somerville Arts Council, based on a similar event held in Ithaca, N.Y. Look out for the return of old-time clawhammer banjo, porch-i-oke singalongs, blues ensembles, and American space rock, with...

MAY 31-JUNE 3 WAKARUSA, Ark. Wakarusa 2012: A music festival in the Ozark Mountains may not sound like the kind of in-demand hipster gathering that the Coachella/South by Southwest crowd is accustomed to attending. And let's face it, it's not. However, that doesn't seem to bother the talent. An impressive array of artists show up for Wakarusa, which isn't bad for a gathering that also bills itself as a "camping festival. " This year's lineup includes a staggering number of bands.

Entertainer Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, right, shook hands with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on May 14. The rapper announced plans for a two-day music festival at Fairmount Park, featuring nearly 30 acts "that embody the American spirit. " AP Photo/Matt Rourke Hip-hop veteran Jay-Z will headline and curate the Budweiser Made in America festival in Philadelphia on Sept. 1 and 2, Rolling Stone reports . The rap star will perform during the event, alongside roughly 30 other acts representing a range of musical genres.

Though months away, the Lakeville Arts and Music Festival planning is underway, with the next organizational meeting scheduled for May 29 at 7 p.m. at Lakeville Town Offices, 346 Bedford St. The festival is scheduled for Sept. 29, rain or shine, organizers said. New members are welcome to participate in the planning, and crafters or nonprofit organizations are invited to submit an application to set up a display at the fair. For information, e-mail lakevillefestival@hotmail.com or www.lakevillearts.com.

PorchFest, a funky, eclectic day of public music and dancing, is coming back Saturday for its second installment. The music festival is expected to feature about 85 acts performing on porticoes around the city from noon until 6 p.m. Passersby will be feted to melodic stylings from as far away as Morocco and Bollywood. PorchFest was started last year by resident Nancy Goodman, with help from the Somerville Arts Council, based on a similar event held in Ithaca, N.Y. Look out for the return of old-time clawhammer banjo, porch-i-oke singalongs, blues ensembles, and American space rock, with performances...

MAY 31-JUNE 3 WAKARUSA, Ark. Wakarusa 2012: A music festival in the Ozark Mountains may not sound like the kind of in-demand hipster gathering that the Coachella/South by Southwest crowd is accustomed to attending. And let's face it, it's not. However, that doesn't seem to bother the talent. An impressive array of artists show up for Wakarusa, which isn't bad for a gathering that also bills itself as a "camping festival. " This year's lineup includes a staggering number of bands.

One of the most popular annual events in town, the Westborough Rotary Club's Spring Festival, will be returning next weekend for its 10th consecutive year. The festival will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at the Bay State Green off Route 30. Events include a fishing derby, 5k race, doggie dash race and agility contest, vehicle fair, tent sale, hot air balloon rides, a spring carnival and a music festival. To view the complete list of events, visit westboroughrotary.org. The Spring Festival is the largest fund-raiser for the Rotary Club, which provides scholarships, grants,...

Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, T.I. and Ludacris will headline two days of concerts in September at Atlanta's Music Midtown. Organizers of the music festival announced on Tuesday that the event will take place at Piedmont Park. The musicians are slated to perform from Sept. 21-22. The two-day concert marks the second straight year Music Midtown will be held after a five-year break. Coldplay and Black Keys headlined the one-day festival last year. This year's lineup also will feature Florence and The Machine, The Avett Brothers, Joan Jett, The Blackhearts, Girl Talk, Civil...

PICK OF THE DAY Carrying on Irish fiddle wizard Martin Hayes's music festival in the West County Cork town of Bantry presents some of Ireland's most accomplished musicians. Masters of Tradition features Hayes, guitarist Dennis Cahill, and five other top traditional Celtic players on vocals, accordion, and uilleann pipes. April 14, 8 p.m. $30. Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Sq., Somerville. 617-876-4275, www.worldmusic.org FRIDAY Springy notes Young but able conductor Courtney Lewis and the Discovery Ensemble celebrate spring with cellist Kacy Clopton in Finnish composer Esa-Pekka Salonen's moody "Mania.

Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, T.I. and Ludacris will headline two days of concerts in September at Atlanta's Music Midtown. Organizers of the music festival announced on Tuesday that the event will take place at Piedmont Park. The musicians are slated to perform from Sept. 21-22. The two-day concert marks the second straight year Music Midtown will be held after a five-year break. Coldplay and Black Keys headlined the one-day festival last year. This year's lineup also will feature Florence and The Machine, The Avett Brothers, Joan Jett, The Blackhearts,...

PICK OF THE DAY Carrying on Irish fiddle wizard Martin Hayes's music festival in the West County Cork town of Bantry presents some of Ireland's most accomplished musicians. Masters of Tradition features Hayes, guitarist Dennis Cahill, and five other top traditional Celtic players on vocals, accordion, and uilleann pipes. April 14, 8 p.m. $30. Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Sq., Somerville. 617-876-4275, www.worldmusic.org FRIDAY Springy notes Young but able conductor Courtney Lewis and the Discovery Ensemble celebrate spring with cellist Kacy Clopton in Finnish composer Esa-Pekka Salonen's moody "Mania.

In 1912, Japan gave 3,000 cherry blossom trees to be planted in Washington, D.C. For five weeks this year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival is marking the centennial anniversary with cultural programs and performances around the country. To coincide with the national celebration, the Boston Higashi School, a school for autistic children in Randolph, will hold a music festival on April 30, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the free event. Special guest performers will include members of Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo, one of Japan's foremost chamber orchestras, who will be in the...