Carlsbad Music Festival Announces Eclectic Lawn Concert

Carlsbad Music Festival is bringing more live music to the seaside community this Fall with its Eclectic Lawn Concert on the lawn at St. Michael’s by the Sea.

Eclectic Lawn is a 1-day mini-festival featuring four performers of “adventurous music by the beach” – Shannon Lay, Francis Blume, The Ed Kornhauser Quartet and Kamini Natarajan. This concert’s diverse mix features three singers with stunning voices, but totally different approaches, as well as some of the best local contemporary instrumental jazz. Additionally, this event will include food trucks and local craft beer.

Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 on the day of, $5 for kids 6-12, free for kids 5 and under. VIP tickets are also available. Learn more here.

Kamini Natarajan, 2PM

Kamini‘s musical journey started in central India with her mother Uma Natarajan. She started learning the intricacies and nuances of Indian Classical Music when she was 6 years old. She would spend hours coming up with various improvisations at different time signatures. At the age of 10, Kamini started training under two of the most loved and respected musicians of India, Pt. Krishna Kant Shukla and Shri Rajeev Sharma. She graduated in Vocal music and was at the top of her class at her university.

The Ed Kornhauser Quartet. 3PM

San Diego-based pianist Ed Kornhauser holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from San Diego State University. His debut album The Short Years was released in November, 2020, featuring a quartet and all original compositions. The Short Years won the San Diego Music Awards “Best Jazz Album” in August 2021.

Francis Blume, 4PM

Francis Blume is a North County-based golden-voiced singer channeling retro Americana. Singer-songwriter Francis Blume sees the beauty and intricacies in the clean and clear approach. Blume’s rich vocals and bluesy, rock and roll approach harken back to the sound styles from the late 50s to the late 60s, where an emphasis on unclouded storylines allow for open interpretation and emotional messages to be applicable.

Shannon Lay, 5PM

An LA-based folk singer, her gorgeous recent release on Sub Pop Records, “Rare to Wake” was named “Best New Track” by Pitchfork. “Shannon Lay delivers each moment in “Rare to Wake” with deep care and intention. Throughout the song’s five-minute runtime, the Los Angeles songwriter’s voice never appears unaccompanied: It is always layered in harmonies, followed by wordless echoes, or conversing with a sparse ensemble of upright bass, keys, electric guitar, and handclaps.

See you there, San Diego!

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