Harrisonburg's annual DIY music festival makes its return to the physical realm this weekend. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
MACROCK celebrates its 25th anniversary Friday and Saturday with its first in-person festival since 2019. Dispersed across seven different venues downtown, this year's lineup features more than 70 artists representing a broad diversity of sound.
CAMILA MARIC: The range is about as wide as it's ever been. We've got pop, shoegaze, emo, metal, punk, indie, folk, singer-songwriter, electronic, hiphop, experimental.
Camila Maric is one of the head coordinators. They said most of the people who come to the festival have been attending for years.
MARIC: So it's a lot of old friends reuniting. A lot of, obviously we are a DIY music festival so a lot of small artists making connections and making new friends, and it's just a very welcoming and accepting atmosphere. And you know, a big part of DIY ethos is we want everybody to feel safe. That's a big reason why folks find shelter in music communities.
Online ticket sales have ended, but they can still be purchased in person at Three-Notch'd Brewing in Harrisonburg.
