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2014 Summer Spirit Festival
Aug 2: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy.,
Columbia. 3 p.m. $46-125.

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David Gray
Aug 7: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy.,
Columbia. 3 p.m. $46-125.
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Heart
Aug 9: Pier Six Pavilion,
731 Eastern Ave.

6:30 p.m. $35-75.

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Silopanna Music Festival
Aug 16: Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, 1450 General’s Hwy., Annapolis.
11 a.m. $59.50-175. 
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Hot August Music Festival
Aug 16: Oregon Ridge Park, 13401 Beaver Dam Rd., Cockeysville.

11 a.m. $59-169.

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Boston
Aug 26: Pier Six Pavilion,
731 Eastern Ave. 

6:30 p.m. $35-350.

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Liner Notes & Key Tracks

Ms. Lauryn Hill, Janelle Monáe, and Talib Kweli are billed to play this festival of hip-hop and R&B heavyweights.
Key Tracks: “Doo Wop (That Thing)” (Lauryn Hill) and “Tightrope” (Janelle Monáe).

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Multi-platinum British songsmith David Gray burst onto the scene with his album
White Ladder, and continues his tradition of thoughtful songwriting on his new album Mutineers. Key Tracks: “This Year’s Love” and “Babylon.”

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sisters Nancy and Ann Wilson deliver hard-rock hits spanning their four-decade career. Key Tracks: “Barracuda” and “Crazy On You.”

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Alt-rock greats The Flaming Lips, Dashboard Confessional, Matt and Kim, and more gather at this Annapolis summertime show. Key Tracks: “Do You Realize??” (The Flaming Lips) and “Hands Down” (Dashboard Confessional).

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Join Old Crow Medicine Show, Nickel Creek, Dr. Dog, and other Americana, funk, soul, and blues bands at this eclectic Baltimore County festival. Key Tracks: “Wagon Wheel” (Old Crow Medicine Show) and “Shadow People” (Dr. Dog). 

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These classic rock legends have earned their stripes with their multi-platinum albums and slew of sing-along hits. Key Tracks: “More Than A Feeling” and “Foreplay/Longtime.”