Stern Grove Festival 2011: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Neko Case, the Dodos, the English Beat, and More
By Ian S. Port, Mon., May 2 2011 @ 8:12AM

You know what summer means in San Francisco -- uh, besides fog? It means free concerts on Sundays at Stern Grove, courtesy of the long-running Stern Grove Festival. Today, festival organizers announced the lineup for the festival's 74th consecutive year, a series of free outdoor concerts as good as you're likely to find anywhere. It kicks off June 19 with a show featuring Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. And that's just the beginning. Scope the full Stern Grove 2011 lineup after the jump.

June 19
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
L'Oncle Soul

June 26
Jazz Mafia featuring Chali 2Na

July 3
Neko Case
The Dodos

July 10
AfroCubism
Pellejo Seco

July 17
The English Beat
My First Earthquake

July 24
San Francisco Symphony

July 31
San Francisco Ballet

August 7
Aaron Neville
Quinn Deveaux and the Blue Beat Review

August 14
Javier Limón's "Mujeres de Agua" (featuring Buika, La Shica, and Sandra Carrasco)
Luisa Maita

August 21
San Francisco Opera

All these shows begin at 2 p.m. and are free. Come prepared to sit on dirt, sticks, and/or tree roots. And come prepared for fog, too, because that usually happens.