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The Udsen family of Castoro Cellars has announced the line-up for their 2018 Whale Rock Music and Arts Festival.
 
Multi-Platinum Grammy Nominated Aloe Blacc, known worldwide for “Wake Me Up”—the 2013 mega-hit he sang and co-wrote for Swedish DJ Avicii— is set to headline opening night on Saturday, September. The hit climbed to #1 in over 100 countries across the globe.
 
Harmony-driven and red-hot Lake Street Dive from Boston are headlining Sunday, September 16.
Aloe Blacc is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist. Three years after the release of his solo debut Shine Through, Blacc began work on the record that would change his life and career: Good Things. The album certified gold in the UK, France, Germany and Australia, among other countries.
 
Along with “I Need a Dollar” (the platinum-selling single that was selected as the theme song to HBO’s How To Make it in America), Good Things included the singles “Loving You Is Killing Me” and “Green Lights.” With “Wake Me Up” having sold more than 2,867,000 copies in the US, Blacc notes that one of his main ambitions is to use his surging popularity to affect social change while continuing to infuse his music with a mindful positivity.
 
Headlining on the Sunday, Boston’s Lake Street Dive are a fascinating blend of influences and complexity: jazz at heart, with an alternative D.I.Y. sensibility and a passion for classic rock and garage aesthetics.
 
The band, comprised of singer Rachael Price, drummer Mike Calabrese, bassist Bridget Kearney, and trumpet-playing guitarist Mike “McDuck” Olson, first met and formed at Boston’s New England Conservatory. The initial idea was to be a kind of free jazz country band, playing country songs in an avant-garde style, but the group’s natural pop instincts kicked in, and the final sound the band came up with was a bright, fresh, charming, and exploratory version of jazzy pop/rock, full of hooks and plenty of R&B and soul flavors, with a big dose of the Beatles and British Invasion bands.
 
In this sixth year, Whale Rock Music and Arts Festival (formerly known as Beaverstock) will again deliver two stellar days of wine-loving, peace and jammin’ in the vines, all benefiting Templeton Music Education.
 
In addition to the headliners, the always eclectic lineup will include Orgo¯ne (funk/soul), Fruition (folk rock americana), Con Brio (funk/soul/rock), Rayland Baxter (Americana, folk, jam), Mipso (bluegrass), Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men (folk/blues/R&B/rock), Joey Dosik (soul), Jade Jackson (country/americana), Nicole Stromsoe (eclectic/old soul/jazz/ blues), B and the Hive (soul/rhythm/rock), Mannequins By Day (electronic, rock, indy), Samba Loca (afro-brazilian), Mama Tumba (world beat), Arthur Watership (experimental folk), and Miss Leo & Her Bluegrass Boys (bluegrass).
 
If you’re planning to catch this stellar line-up at Whalerock, the BEST WESTERN PLUS Black Oak Hotel is a perfect accommodation option. Family-owned and operated since 1961, this beautifully-landscaped property features a variety of well-appointed rooms and suites, along with an onsite restaurant, heated pool, sauna, hot tub and fitness center.