The boutique, under-the-radar music festival, Bear Music Fest, announced a major partnership today to make this year’s festival the most Instagrammable ever. Looking to capitalize on the success of pop-up experiences such as Museum of Ice Cream, 29Rooms, Color Factory and The Museum of Pizza, Bear Music Fest 2019 will place a massive focus on creating ultra-realistic and hyper-immersive environments.

We've got five more artists to introduce you to this week! Artist Spotlights will be coming soon, but in the meantime browse through the links of these incredible folks you’ll be spending the weekend with in Sept.

We will be announcing our 2018 lineup over the next few weeks.  We like to give you only a few at a time so you can take a moment to explore in the uniqueness and diversity of music you'll get at this year's festival.  As you enjoy this Memorial Day weekend you can also enjoy the anticipation of hanging out this fall in the beautiful Sierra mountains with the amazing folks below.  

We decided we couldn't wait until next summer to unleash some great music! Bear Music Fest has partnered with the annual Lair Tailgate Party to present two of our favorite BMF Artists— Zack Orion and Caleb Hawley— in a FREE concert on the UC Berkeley Campus Saturday November 4th!

Trombonist for Afrolicious discusses the Bear Music Fest on Bay Area Focus. 

Everything that families need to know for Bear Music Fest.

EVERYONE is excited to coalesce in Pinecrest next month and unwind for a weekend of music & community.

79 days until the festival! We are VERY excited to announce three new acts as part of our already fun and diverse lineup...

Spring is in the air, and Bear Music Fest planning is heating up!

We've just announced our first wave of musicians at Bear Music Fest!

I definitely didn’t think I would move to New York, but let’s give it a whirl. It’s been about eight months, and it’s been hard, but it’s been good.

“There’s always been a push and pull between the rigidity of electronic music and the fluid nature of playing live. It’s been a learning process.”

"I didn't start singing in front of people seriously until i was 24 years old. As a youngster it was my dream to be a singer and musician but I was always too afraid to try, fearing criticism and rejection. I'm now 29, and in the last 5 years i've put together a band and an album i can say i'm pretty proud of!" — Ellisa Sun

"If Afrolicious could live how we wanted, who’s to say we wouldn’t have a dope piece of land where we grow our own food and other things and have a big community that’s more outdoor-oriented. That’d be a beautiful future. We are of the earth, and that’s part of who we as musicians are. "

"Someone once described my vocal sound as Laura Nyro meets Aretha Franklin." — Mari Mack

“The banjo is always refreshing. Every time I pick it up, it just feels like something new and dangerous could happen.”

“I don’t think our setting is ‘Arghh Art! We will conquer art! We’re very serious!’ We’ve definitely got a goofiness to the sound, a lightheartedness.”

“The Make A Band Famous show gave us all these creative challenges; we were driving all over New York playing weird shows, and it pushed me out of my comfort zone in a way that felt creative. Like they gave us a box of toy instruments and we had to play a cover with those, so my bassist had a little Casio keyboard and I had maracas tied to my ankles and we were playing an Alanis Morrisette song at 2 in the morning.” - Chris Ayer

"Because songwriting is such an intimate expression, it was awkward when we were just friends and hadn’t really opened up in that way that’s necessary for writing good songs. Having a romantic involvement allowed us the intimacy to really open up in the songwriting process without fear of judgment…and our songs got much better”

"This festival is an elevated spiritual experience that’s based in a lot of love and relationship. That connects everyone from audience member to volunteer staffer to artist. Everyone there feels that web of compassion; to me that’s the special aspect of Bear Music Festival that I don’t think exists in a lot of environments."