Dock Street Brewery hosted its third annual Philly Beer Week Music Festival this past Sunday. Sponsored by yours truly (The Deli Magazine), Subaru, Drink Philly, two.one.five Magazine, Mariposa Food Co-Op, and more, the free festival had three very simple ingredients that make for a good time: tasty beers, pizzas and live music. There was no better way for me to end Philly Beer Week and enjoy the summer weather than relaxing outside with Dock Street’s Summer Session brew and a slice of vegan pizza while taking in several talented local acts. West Philly natives, Citywide Specials, kicked off the afternoon – short three members – with some sweet bluegrass tunes. You can catch their made-for-drinking-and-hanging-out sound every Thursday night at Fiume. Cranking up the blues dial and adding some good ole’ rock to wake up the lazy Sunday crowd, TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb took over the stage performing some of their favorite little ditties which included a cover of Tom Waits’ “Way Down in the Hole” – despite minor technical difficulties. Respect was given to legendary psych rockers Bardo Pond who easily drew the biggest audience of the day (which I later found out contributed to be the largest attendance ever for the short-lived yearly event). And as always, Da Comrade! shocked innocent bystanders with their frenetic sound while delighting their faithful fans and friends. You can check out my pics from the event HERE.