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File photo. <\/em><\/p>\n Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) announced its Summer and Music (SAM) 2015 free concert series lineup at a concert and media event yesterday evening\u2014and it\u2019s looking exciting.<\/p>\n In its seventh year, the DLBA\u2019s SAM was voted OC Weekly<\/em>\u2019s \u201cBest Music Festival\u201d three times in a row for its display of local acts at outdoor venues, according to a release issued at the event.<\/p>\n The 2015 SAM schedule<\/strong> is as follows:<\/p>\n June 27 | 720\u00b0 Pine<\/strong> July 18 | Bicycle Drive-In: The Wizard of Oz<\/strong> August 1 | Twisted at the Pike<\/strong> September 5 | Buskerfest<\/strong> Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) announced its Summer and Music (SAM) 2015 free concert series lineup at a concert and media event yesterday evening\u2014and it\u2019s looking exciting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"featured_media":67900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[533,421],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-2575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","tag-dlba","tag-summer-and-music","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=2575"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=2575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
5:00PM to 10:00PM on Pine Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets<\/strong><\/em>
Pine will be dedicated to the aptly named 1980s Atari game and focus on all things skating. Live skateboarding stunts, art and beer will celebrate Long Beach\u2019s deeply entrenched skateboarding and music culture.
Performers:<\/strong>
Tijuana Panthers
FMLY BND
Bella Novela
The Moderates<\/p>\n
7:00PM to 10:00PM at Downtown Long Beach\u2019s Promenade<\/strong><\/em>
The third annual Bicycle Drive-In will be held at the Promenade for the first time, with an outdoor presentation of The Wizard of Oz.
Performer: <\/strong>MOVE<\/p>\n
5:00PM to 11:00PM at The Pike at Rainbow Harbor<\/strong><\/em>
This carnival-centric event celebrates \u201ctalented freaks and creepy carny folk\u201d with a concert, live music, belly dancing, strolling magicians, stilt walkers and more, according to the press release. The Pike\u2019s Ferris wheel will be used as a backdrop to the music, beer garden, and events.
Performers:<\/strong>
Fartbarf
Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel
Rudy de Anda
Tennis System
Litronix
Better Heroes
DJ Bix
Sirena Serpentina<\/p>\n
5:00PM to 11:00PM in the East Village (First Street between Linden and Elm Avenues)<\/strong><\/em>
The last concert of SAM will feature local and regional bands on four stages set up on flatbed trucks. According to the DLBA, the summer finale is often used as a launching pad for local musical artists.
Performers:<\/strong> TBD<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/liveafter5.jpg\")
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