A week ago we announced the lineup for the 2015 Outside The Box festival, a free, six-day music and arts fest going down on Boston Common from July 14 to 19
Among the highlights of the more than 80 bands and artists were an appearance by ’90s pop-rock band Gin Blossoms and the announcement of Radio 92.9 FM’s annual EarthFest featuring Guster, New Politics, Atlas Genius, and American Idol’s Alex Preston. There was also the promise of a Friday night concert hosted by Country 102.5, and today we fill in those TBA blanks: On July 17, the country radio station welcomes Kacey Musgraves, Austin Webb, and Cam to the Outside The Box main stage.
The festival also announced a partnership with Berklee College of Music and the New England Music Awards (NEMA) to showcase a “Berklee Block,” which will highlight students and professors from the music school each day at 1 p.m. on the Park Street Stage, while NEMA will feature five performances from recently-nominated artists.
“The line-up for the festival continues to grow, exceeding my expectations,” says Boston-based philanthropist and arts enthusiast Ted Cutler in a presser. “This showcase of the arts is designed to inspire, creating life-long arts enthusiasts. I have no doubt that we are going to succeed.”
Here’s more from Outside The Box:
Family-friendly performances are a big part of the festival, with performances from:
· The Airborne Comedians
· Alastair Moock
· Ami & Tami, A Musical Fable backed by Landmarks Orchestra
· Bari Koral Band
· Keith Munslow
· Matt Heaton & the Outside Toys, and many others.
A hands-on interactive element will include:
· Print making from the Museum of Fine Arts
· Origami from the Winchester School of Chinese Culture
· Educational performances from the Freedom Trail Foundation
· The New England Aquarium
· Knucklebones,
The festival aims to showcase Boston to the world – and bring the world to Boston. With that in mind, the festival will showcase different cultures through performances from both local and international arts organizations, including:
· Benkadi Drum & Dance
· Boston Bhangra
· Cape Verdean singer Neuza De Pina
· Paa Seck Diery Band
· Gamelan Galak Tika
· French rock group La Jarry
· Japanese taiko drummers Genki Spark
· Lenelle Moïse, an independent recording artist and an award-winning playwright.
Dance will be seen throughout the festival, with spectacular performance from:
· BoSoma Dance
· Boston Ballet School
· Nozama Dance Collective
· Tony Williams Dance Company
· The Floorlords
· Jo-Me Dance Company
· Prometheus Dance
There will also be performances from
· Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
· Evan Northrup
· Free for All
· Jay Fraser
· Landmarks Orchestra
· Liars & Believers
· Nemes
· OperaHub
· Our Place Theater Project
· Paul Good
· Peter Parcek Trio
· the Puppet Showplace Theater
· Renaissance Charter School,
· Sleeping Weazel Theater
· The Fence
· The Janes
· Berklee School of Music and
· Young Audiences of Massachusetts
For Outside the Box updates, follow the festival on Twitter @otbBoston.