Brad Colerick is hoping his South Pasadena Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl will bring people to the city he loves so much.
“This is a day and night for people to enjoy our quaint little town in a different way than they normally would,” said Colerick, a local singer-songwriter, producer, composer and music supervisor.
“They get to go all over and discover some new places they perhaps haven’t been to hear music before.”
Produced by the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and DeepMix, the festival returns Saturday, April 30, after a two-year pandemic hiatus.
The South Pasadena Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl highlights local musicians and bands as well as visual artists with live performances, artisan spaces and open galleries throughout the city.
Musicians will perform on more than a dozen stages around South Pasadena, including lawns, lots, courtyards and patios of local businesses and organizations.
The Gold Line Stage at 913 Meridian Avenue at the light rail station is considered the event’s mainstage. Music kicks off at 3 p.m. with the Rooted Band and concludes at 8:45 p.m. with Latin jazz artist Louie Cruz Beltran and his band.
Throughout the day, more than 60 artists and bands will perform a cross section of music, including jazz, rock, Japanese taiko, bluegrass, country, classical, funk, folk, blues, pop and hip-hop. Colerick said the event is the perfect place to discover new bands.
“It’s always delightful to hear about people becoming fans of a new act that they discovered at the Eclectic,” Colerick said.
Most of the musical acts, artisans and food vendors are local to Southern California. Colerick said the local focus sets the Eclectic apart from the rest.
“This festival I think more than most is really focused on the community,” Colerick said.
“There are a lot of people in South Pasadena who are in entertainment and the arts. So, you have a lot of creative people. There are many bands that are made up of community members that enjoy playing this local.
“That’s the nature of South Pasadena. There’s a whole lot of creative people who like to play for their local crowd.”
Celebrating releases
Flower Moon Records will present Maria Taylor, Brad Armstrong and Louis Schefano at Mission Tile West, 853 Mission Street, at 5 p.m.
Also performing is musician David Plenn, who will play tracks from his self-titled album at his toy store, Dinosaur Farm, 1510 Mission Street, at around 8:30 p.m.
A musician since he was 16, Plenn has performed with and wrote songs for artist Jerry Riopelle. He also penned tunes for Robert Cray and Kenny Loggins.
“I’m going old school and embracing it,” said Plenn, whose band includes his son, Taylor, on sax.
“Nobody has guitar solos anymore. I have two songs with guitar solos. I have a song with a sax solo. Nobody does sax solos anymore. And there’s very little songwriting that has a bridge in it. Mine all have bridges. I’m not following the formula that is so popular now. I want this to be something that I really like, and hopefully somebody else will like it and connect in some way.”
Since the 1990s, Plenn hasn’t recorded much. Instead, he’s focused on his family and Dinosaur Farm. Now was the time to get back into music.
“That’s really where I belong,” he said.
“What I’m doing is the store but who I am is a musician and a songwriter. I want to tap back into that and have some fun with that.”
Back to its roots
When Eclectic started, it focused primarily on music. Over the years, the visual arts have been folded in. Vendors will be peppered throughout the city this year.
Artisans’ Alley at 1020 El Centro Street will house around 50 artisan booths with handmade soap, ritual candles, jewelry, upcycled vintage items, paintings, glass art, 3D-printed pottery, psychic services, artisan chocolate, ceramics and home décor.
Guests can also enjoy a beer and wine garden, food vendors and a jazz stage.
Three booths will have art projects, including painting and planting a succulent in pottery, making pencil cups out of repurposed fabric tubes, designing broaches for Mother’s Day and decorating crowns or journal covers.
There is an additional nominal fee for these activities, which are available in take-home kit form.
Artisans’ Alley producer Jeanie Joe said the festival attracts a variety of folks.
“The Eclectic is what we lovingly refer to our ‘town party’ because the whole town comes out,” Joe said.
“Plus, there are people from all over, who come from many other cities.”
Joe said this year’s festival serves as a reunion of local performers and artists, who go out of their way to support each other.
“We are excited to see each other,” Joe said.
“We are a small town and miss each other. We all hang around each other’s businesses. Whenever there’s an event, we all go swarming to the event. We just like being around each other, having a good time and sharing the beautiful small-town community we have here.”
South Pasadena Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl
WHEN: 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 30
WHERE: Throughout South Pasadena
COST: Free
INFO: theeclectic.rocks
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