Anita Mansfield and Her Yanks were Making Music Pasadena Saturday
By Terry Miller
Published: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Hundreds of people packed the courtyard to see the band before they brushed off to the annual Irish Festival in Irvine.
Irish Musician Anita Mansfield and her band which includes a terrific violinist from Holland rocked the Lake Avenue stage for 45 minutes Saturday afternoon. – Photo by Terry Miller
Pasadena proved once again that the music in this city is indeed world class. On Saturday the city turned into a massive musical playground as hundreds of musicians came to play for a free twelve-hour music festival.
Make Music Pasadena included more than 50 concerts throughout the city showcasing Grammy award winning, platinum-recording artists, along with homegrown and emerging artists such as Anita and the Yanks, a local, traditional Irish band.
This festival of sound also featured an eclectic six main stage line up of artists including MTV Video Music Award winning dance pop indie sensation Matt & Kim, Iconic DJ Franki Chan, National Public Radio supported folk trio The Antlers and Los Angeles-based funk/soul group Breakestra.
Make Music Pasadena was presented produced by Old Pasadena Management District, Playhouse District Association, and South Lake.
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