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This June, we mark the 50th anniversary of “the Summer of Love.” Those few months of 1967 brought a renaissance of popular culture that spread from San Francisco’s bohemian enclaves across the entire world. With events like a “Human Be-In” at Golden Gate Park, the City by the Bay became a magnet for free-thinking young people, who flocked there by the tens of thousands during their school break to enjoy the groovy ’Frisco scene. Hippies danced to the beat of a different drummer, and if the Summer of Love was a coming-out party for the counterculture, it was certainly led by music. The Monterey International Pop Festival, which took place from June 16 – 18, 1967, was the first multi-act outdoor concert to garner international attention. While the line-up featured plenty of well-known hitmakers (including The Mamas & the Papas and Scott McKenzie, then riding the success of flower-power anthem “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)”), the festival was curated to showcas...