The Kensington Picnic probably had the coolest of locations compared to all of the other music gatherings in Philly this summer. The back lot of Liberty Vintage Motorcycles was the quarters of this multi-sensory music picnic, and went well beyond sundown, which was a plus for attendees. The brighter hours of the picnic housed some very easy-listening acts, with captivating guitar work by Chris Forsyth and Steve Gunn, a rad harp/synth combination from Mary Lattimore and Jeff Zeigler, and Meg Baird wooing men and women alike with her siren songs. A pathetic fallacy vibe reflected from Blues Control’s set, having its trippy, futuristic psychedelia on the forefront of nightfall, and only seen by the picnic lot’s questionable light source – it kind of felt like something out of Ridley Scott’s 1982 Blade Runner. Birds of Maya started once the rain set in again, and it certainly didn’t hold them back. The crowd stood close and banged their heads to the monster jams, while an elderly woman, whose backyard conjoined with the lot, shook her fist at the frenzy.
Liberty Vintage Motorcycles was a great host for the picnic, providing its plumbing for gatherer’s potty breaks, and plenty of dusty motorcycle and vintage car eye-candy during the wait. Plus, there was a lady dangling and artistically maneuvering from the ceiling via strands of satin. The Kensington Picnic was a great day of music and community, and you could measure its success on many levels – pushing through a hefty rain delay, positive crowd response, and segueing very different sounds in one place, to name a few. Mission accomplished. Check out some of our photos from the hang HERE!