Make Music Pasadena 2016: Atlas Genius, Bear Hands, the Mowgli’s and more

Kevin Bronson on April 20th, 2016

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Crowd at the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena for 2015's Make Music Pasadena (Photo by Michelle Shiers)

L.A.-based Australians Atlas Genius, Brooklyn’s Bear Hands and L.A. indie-poppers the Mowgli’s have been announced as bill-toppers at this year’s Make Music Pasadena on Saturday, June 11.

The free, all-ages festival that annually takes over the Rose City runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and features more than 150 performances. The event, in its ninth year, attracts crowds of up to 50,000 to Pasadena for the day.

Other notables on the bill include James Supercave, PAPA, Hunny, the Dead Ships, Elohim, Clara-Nova, Small Black, Pr0files, Phantoms and more. Beyond rock and pop, the festival showcases music from almost every genre.

The not-for-profit event is financed in part via donations.

The artists on the lineup so far:

Atlas Genius
Bear Hands
The Mowgli’s
Small Black
Nahko and Medicine for the People
PAPA
James Supercave
Pr0files
Phantoms
The Dead Ships
HUNNY
CLARA-NOVA
Thee Commons
LA Girlfriend
The Americans
Hamish Anderson
Attic Empire
Feli and the LemonShakers
The Skylarks
Elohim
Bloodboy
Tall Tales & the Silver Lining
Zach + Bridget
Laura Jean Anderson
The Lemon Trees
Jose Galvez (OZMA)
Valley Queen
SLEEPLUST
Foxtrax
Oliver Riot
The Cold Shoulders
Snake the Deck
Steel Rod
Jonny Come Lately
My Own Holiday
Cadaver Pudding
Stink Eye
Delta 9 MCs & Cola Crew