Soul Asylum, the Juliana Hatfield Three [outside]

Anybody desiring a crash course in Gen X musical tastes could plan worse anthropological digs than this Mohawk outdoor bill. Headliners Soul Asylum initiated as Loud Fast Rules, in the same early Eighties hardcore scene spawning Replacements and Hüsker Dü. As those bands’ songwriting chops and pop smarts grew, Soul Asylum equally evolved into a riot of ringing guitars and intelligent early Nineties hits such as “Runaway Train.” Hatfield began in Eighties indie darlings Blake Babies, before having Nineties alt-rock smash hits like “My Sister” with Juliana Hatfield Three and packing such august venues as our own Liberty Lunch. – Tim Stegall