The indie rock festival SOMEDAY FEST took place last Saturday at the Boston Figurative Art Center in Union Square. — Photos courtesy of Tyler Lehren

By The Times Staff

SOMEDAY FEST finally happened. After months of planning, the Somerville Organization for Multimedia Experiences (SOME) presented their first-ever indie rock festival, SOMEDAY FEST, at the Boston Figurative Art Center in Union Square on Saturday, June 7.

The day-long festival started at 2 p.m. with intimate, indoor performances from local folk, bluegrass, and pop musicians and transitioned onto BFAC’s loading dock, which became an outdoor stage, showcasing the city’s top indie acts, performing from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. with dynamic projected visuals from Digital Awareness lighting up the building’s façade.

“We contended with some pretty wild weather, but that just kind of added to the fun and chaos of it,” said SOME Co-Founder and Editor Ryan DiLello about the 300+ fans who came to the show and rocked out in the wet weather.

SOME is a local monthly newsletter that contains a roundup of stories and events within our city’s arts and culture community, connecting artists and communities through the word, but the organization is expanding into events such as this festival.

Operationally, the event went smoothly, DiLello said, whose band Otis Shanty was part of the festival. The celebration of the city’s creative pulse was made possible with funding from the Mass Cultural Council in the amount of a $2500 grant. Sponsors Judge Amps, Remnant Brewing, and Field & Vine picked up the tab for the remaining costs. Winter Hill Brewing Company was there, vending beers and selling swag.

“I was grateful to have a team of people who are really passionate about the local art scene and have a lot of experience in promoting events,” DiLello said.

The free show featured Somerville-based performers, vendors, and partners and is an inaugural attempt to place Somerville’s truly DIY scene on the map.

Somerville performers at SOMEDAY FEST:

• Indoors (folk, bluegrass, and pop): Mozz, Mel Starr, Wallpaper, Dumbest Fella Alive, Shira Laucharoen
• Outdoors (shoegaze, dreampop, psychedelic, garage rock): Ohio State Fair, Intac, Notfriends, Jonny Tex, Otis Shanty, Tiffy