Live Review: Summer Spirit Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion — 8/7/22

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Will Colbert in Live Review and tagged Anthony Hamilton, Erykah Badu, go-go, hip hop, J. Brown, Junkyard Band, Marsha Ambrosius, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Method Man, music festival, R&B, Redman, soul, Summer Spirit Festival.

***Erykah Badu performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Aug. 7, 2022. (Photo by Will Colbert)***

August in the DMV is synonymous with sweltering humidity, but if you’re a fan of soul, R&B, Go-Go, and ‘90s hip hop, it also yields the Summer Spirit Festival.

This year’s recent daylong concert event at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, featured Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Method Man and Redman, Marsha Ambrosius, Junkyard Band, and J. Brown.

Poll: What Is the Best Music Festival in DC?

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town and tagged Appaloosa Festival, Damaged City Festival, DC Jazz Festival, DC Music Rocks Festival, Funk Parade, HERAFest, Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival, M3 Rock Festival, music festival, Summer Spirit Festival, Thrushie Awards.

Welcome to the 2019 Thrushie Awards!

Parklife DC will name the DC best music festival of the year with your input. Vote for the best music festival in the DC metro area now through Dec. 12.

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Live Review: Summer Spirit Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion — 8/3/19

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Brenda Reyes in Live Review and tagged Anthony Hamilton, DVSN, go-go, hip hop, Jhene Aiko, Merriweather Post Pavilion, music festival, R&B, SSFMP, Summer Spirit Festival.

Anthony Hamilton performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Aug 3, 2019. (Photo by Brenda Reyes)

Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion returned for its 14th year recently. This year’s line-up was a blend of soul, R&B, jazz, hip hop, and GO-GO, featuring superstars Anthony Hamilton, Jhené Aiko, Raphael Saadiq, DVSN, PJ Morton, and Kyle Dion. The festival also spotlighted DC bands like Be’la Dona with Suga Bear, Backyard Band, and Sirius and Company. It was a great day for music in the DMV! Continue Reading