Summer Festival

Iggy, Postal Service and Japandroids among FPSF performers

The Free Press Summer Festival will celebrate its fifth anniversary this year with another lineup that includes festival-friendly acts, top indie-rock buzz bands, hip-hop and a few vintage rock acts
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Among the top draws this year will be primal-rock pioneers Iggy and the Stooges and California punk vets Social Distortion, reunited electro-pop duo the Postal Service, soulful and gospel-tinged garage rock band Alabama Shakes, gypsy rock band Gogol Bordello and rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, whose inescapable "Thrift Shop" exploded late last year and remains a radio staple. The excellent Georgia metal band Baroness, who had to cancel their previous Houston visit because of a horrifying bus accident, also will perform; as will Cat Power, whose electro-soul album "Sun" was one of last year's most acclaimed recordings. The lineup also includes legendary Staple Singers singer Mavis Staples and popular modern-rock acts Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and Passion Pit.

The festival is again assembled and executed by the weekly Free Press Houston and local promoter Pegstar Concerts.

"We talk about every band that exists," says FPH publisher Omar Afra, who puts on the festival with his partner, Pegstar founder Jagi Katial. "If they're part of contemporary culture from 1960 to 2013, then they're part of our discussion.


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