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On the weekend of September 29th, eight blocks of Adams Avenue (between Bancroft and 35th in Normal Heights) will be completely shut down and inundated with live music lovers for the 26th Annual Adams Avenue Street Fair. 

The Adams Avenue Street Fair features over 80 live music performances on six stages, three beer gardens and over 300 Arts & Craft and Food vendors. The event is attended by over 100,000 people, making it the largest free two-day music festival in all of Southern California.

Get there early to find a parking spot, and just plan on hanging out all day. It's an easy walk between stages making it possible to see half sets if two of your favorites happen to be playing at the same time. Entertainment is even provided in the shaded beer gardens. The Street Fair boasts a fair variety of music, but you can mostly expect to hear blues, rock, alt-country and acoustic with a little world, alt, roots-rock, jazz, and reggae mixed in.

The Author's Recommended Artists at the Adams Avenue Street Fair are in Bold. These are a "must see", people. . .

Roots Rock Stage, 34th St

Saturday

Grand Canyon Sundown, 10:30, Americana, www.grandcanyonsundown.com
Sickstring Outlaws, 12:00, Country Rock, www.myspace.com/sickstringoutlaws
The California Rangers, 1:30, Country
The Farmers, 3:00, Roots Rock
Married By Elvis, 4:30, Country Rock, www.marriedbyelvisrocks.com
The Coyote Problem, 6:00, Americana, www.thecoyoteproblem.com
Wanda Jackson, 7:30, Rockabilly, www.wandajackson.com

Sunday

Telegraph Canyon Band, 10:00, Americana/Country, www.telegraphcanyonband.com
Shoestring Strap, 11:15, Americana, www.shoestringstrap.com
Silverbird, 12:30, Alt Country
Mario Escovedo Experience, 1:45, Tex Mex/Rock
The Palominos, 3:15, Country, www.myspace.com/palominosband
The Blasters, 4:45, Roots Rock, www.theblasters.com

Rock Stage, 33rd St

Saturday

Sir Splendid, 11:15, Indie Rock, www.sirsplendid.com
The Silent Comedy, 12:45, Indie Rock,
The Drowning Men, 2:25, Indie Rock, www.myspace.com/drowningmen
The Truckee Brothers, 3:45, Indie Rock, www.truckeebrothers.com
The Creepy Creeps, 5:15, Garage Rock, www.myspace.com/thecreepycreeps
Mike Watt & the Missingmen, 6:30, Alt Rock, www.myspace.com/missingmen
The Tell-Tale Hearts, 8:00, Garage Rock, www.myspace.com/telltaleheartsdude

Sunday

Lesson From Zeke, 11:45, Rock
Kite Flying Society, 1:15, Indie Rock, www.kiteflyingsociety.com
The Prayers, 3:15, Indie Rock
The Swedish Models, 4:45, Indie Rock, www.myspace.com/theswedishmodels

Blues Stage, Hawley Blvd

Chet Cannon & The Committee, 12:00, Blues, www.myspace.comchetandthecommittee
Bishop John W Haynes & Change, 1:30, Gospel
Buick Wilson Band, 3:15, Blues, http://members.cox.net/buickwilson
Bill Magee Blues Band, 4:45, Blues, www.billmageeblues.com
The West Coast Boogiemen, 6:15, Blues, www.theboogiemen.com
The Funky Swankdaddys, 7:45, Blues, www.myspace.com/funkyswankdaddys

Sunday

Shelle Blue, 12:00, Blues, www.shelleblue.comBlue
Blue Largo, 1:30, Blues, www.bluelargoblues.com
Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra, 3:15, Blues, www.suepalmer.com
Candye Kane, 4:45, Blues, www.candyekane.com

Park Stage

Saturday

Jazz 88 All Stars, 12:00, Jazz
Steph Johnson, 1:30, FunkSoul, www.stephjohnsonband.com
Stranger, 3:00, Reggae, www.strangerband.com
Agua Dulce, 4:15, Latin Funk/Soul, www.myspace.com/aguadulcemusic
Charles McPherson Quintet, 5:45, Jazz, www.charlesmcpherson.com
Billy Lee & The Swamp Critters, 7:30, Zydeco Boogie

Sunday

The Bankhead Press, 12:00, Funk/Soul, www.myspace.com/thebankheadpress
Tribe of Judah, 1:30, Reggae, www.tojreggaeband.com
Al Howard & K23 Orchestra, 3:00, Funk/Soul, www.k23orchestra.com
Boom Shaka, 4:45, Reggae, www.boomshaka.com

DiMilles Stage

Saturday

Michael Tiernan, 12:00, Acoustic, www.tiernantunes.com
Podunk Nowhere, 12:45, Acoustic, www.myspace.com/podunknowhere
The Bayou Brothers, 2:15, Zydeco Rock, www.thebayoubrothers.net
The Continental Kings, 3:45, Funk/Soul, www.myspace.com/continentalkings
Sara Petite & the Sugar Daddies, 5:15, Americana, www.sarapetite.com
The Shambles, 6:30, Rock, www.theshambles.com
West of Memphis, 7:45, Blues, www.westofmemphis.com

Sunday

Bass Clef Experiment, 11:30, Alt Rock, www.myspace.com/bassclefx
Johnny "V" Vernazza Band, 12:30, Blues
Roxy Monoxide, 1:30, Rock, www.roxymonoxide.com
Jeff Berkley & the Citizen Band, 2:45, Americana
Joey Harris & The Mentals, 4:00, Rock, www.joeyharris.com
Brain Buckit, 5:15, Funk/Rock, www.brain-buckit.com

Lestat's Stage

Saturday

Jamie Robb, 11:15, Singer/songwriter, www.myspace.com/jamierobb
Kyle Phelan, 12:15, Singer/songwriter, www.kylephelan.com
Aaron Bowen, 1:15, Singer/songwriter, www.aaronbowenmusic.com
Eleonor England w/Shep Meyers Trio, 2:15, Jazz, www.eleonorengland.com
The Big Provider, 3:15, Rock, www.thebigprovider.com
Anya Marina, 4:15, Singers/songwriter, www.anyamarina.com
Gregory Page, 5:15, Singer/songwriter, www.gregorypagecom
Lisa Sanders, 6:15, Singer/songwriter, www.lisasanders.com
Travis Larson Band, 7:15, Progressive Rock, www.travislarsonband.com
Bobby Rock, 8:15, Instrumental Rock, www.bobbyrock.com

Sunday

Lou & Virginia Curtiss, 10:15, Old Time music, http://folkartsrarerecords.com
Lindsey Cook, 11:15, Singer/songwriter, www.myspace.com/lindseycooksmusic
Tom Griesgraber, 12:15, Funk/Jazz, www.myspace.com/tomgriesgraber
Saba, 1:15, Singer/songwriter, www.sabamusic.com
Josh Damigo, 2:15, Singer/songwriter, www.myspace.com/joshdamigo
Anna Troy, 3:15, Blues, www.annatroy.com
Trevor Davis, 4:15, Pop rock, www.myspace.com/trevordavis