2008 Schedule
10:30am - Opening Music
11:15am - Welcome to Efest
11:30am - My Friend Scott (Sarasota)
12:45pm - Shak Nasti (Orlando)
2pm - Have Gun, Will Travel (Bradenton)
3pm - Efest Raffle Prize Giveaway Part One
3:30pm - Dubconscious (Athens, Georgia)
Don’t miss Dubconscious at the Five O’Clock Club at 1930 Hillview
Street in Sarasota as part of the Efest After Hours Program. It starts at 10
pm.
10:30am - Opening Music
11am - Welcome to Efest
11:15am - All Faiths Unity Service
11:30am - The Bluegrass Parlor Band (Tampa)
12:45pm - Kettle of Fish (Sarasota)
2pm - The Boneshakers (Sarasota)
3pm - Efest Raffle Prize Giveaway Part Two
3:30pm - The Spam Allstars (Miami)
2008 Line-up
 www.spamallstars.com
blend improvisational electronic elements and turntables with latin, funk, hip hop and dub to create an electronic descarga. Spam Allstars are Andrew Yeomanson/DJ Le Spam (turntables, samplers, guitar, bass), Adam Zimmon (guitars), Tomas Diaz (timbales, vox), AJ Hill (saxes, vox), Steve Welsh (saxes), Mercedes Abal (flute, vox), Chad Bernstein (trombone, vox), Jose Elias (guitars/tres) and Lazaro Alfonso (congas).
In August of 2008, Spam Allstars have their first world-wide release on World Music Network (WMN). WMN are the company that does the famed Rough Guide travel books, and also have a record label. The band has five CD and three vinyl releases on their own label, Spamusica Records. The last release electrodomésticos (4/2007) was recorded at the City of Progress studio in North Miami. Other releases by Spam Allstars include Contra Los Roboticos Mutantes (2004), Fuacata Live (2002), Pigs in Space (2000), and Pork Scratchings (1999).
Spam Allstars have had the opportunity to participate in some special projects outside their regular work with the band. DJ Le Spam has been producing some new to be released projects (Eymarel, Spencer Garn Trio), as well as recording a new funk project which he'll release on vinyl-only later this year. Spam Allstars had the privilege of performing and recording with the legendary saxophonist, Pee Wee Ellis (JB Horns). In 2006, Spam Allstars were invited to appear with Daddy Yankee for his MTV2's $2 Bill series. In 2004, the band created music for the Miami Heat to be used as intro music at every game. In 2003-2004 Spam Allstars collaborated and toured with Page McConnell's (Phish). The two bands recorded and toured together nationally as a 10-piece ensemble.
Spam Allstars have performed throughout the US and Europe including London and the prestigious Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
 www.dubconscious.com
Since inception in 2002, this dub reggae collective out of Athens, Georgia has created and maintained their place on the cusp of solution-based philosophy, social and environmental awareness, and the evolution of today’s music. They are dedicated to spreading the word on sustainability, unity, and a greater understanding of the human experience.
DubConscious often perform at festivals that support conscious and sustainable practices, and are committed to their own mantra of being the change they wish to see in the world. Their unique blend of dub, reggae, and afrobeat pays homage to such musical pioneers as Burning Spear, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Fela Kuti, and King Tubby. DubConscious incorporates elements of r&b, hip hop, rock, spoken word, and electronica, making them a favorite amongst a diverse and rapidly growing fan base.
DubConscious have developed solid roots in the fertile music cradle of the southeast, and have since branched out. They have been performing to audiences throughout the country at major music festivals including Bonnaroo, Reggae On the Rocks, 10,000 Lakes Festival, Langerado, and Sweetwater 420 Festival.
DubConscious has recorded five albums. Their debut, Word of Life, was released in 2004 and their sophomore release, American Dream, in 2005. Realization, a double disc album released in 2006, was recorded at the legendary Tree Sound Studios and produced by Grammy Award winning producer Robert Hannon. In December 2007, DubConscious returned to Tree Sound Studios to record their most ambitious and artistic effort to date. NonViolent was released in early 2008.
DubConscious’ genuinely inspiring performances, coupled with their studio recordings, successfully harness the energy and powerful nature of the genres they exemplify, as well as ensure their indelible mark on social, conscious, and musical evolution for years to come.
 www.myspace.com/hgwt
began as a vehicle for the songs of Matthew Burke, singer-songwriter and former front man for Florida the indie-rock trio The Chase Theory. Burke began writing and recording these songs at home, then performing them in front of crowds around the Tampa Bay area. By combining elements of folk, rock, punk, bluegrass, and traditional country music with an indie sensibility, the music takes on a style of its own.
Evan James of American Songwriter Magazine explains why HGWT’s self-recorded, debut EP release was featured in the publication’s ’Under the Radar’ section: “HGWT's self-titled EP is a testament to the fact that you don't need ostentatious artwork or $25,000 production to make it into Under the Radar; all you need is good songs.”
What started out as a solo, mostly acoustic project has since evolved into a full-band effort. With the help of brother Daniel Burke on bass, drummer JP Beaubien, guitarist Nate Oliver, and Josh Hernandez on viola, HGWT received the Critic's Choice Award for Best New Band in Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay ’07. The song Come, All Ye Sinners was the number one song on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM for four consecutive weeks after being featured on the BAAMO (Bay Area Arts & Music Organization) CD compilation Cheatin’ Heart: Tales of Lies & Love.
“HGWT’s freshly minted full-length debut, Casting Shadows Tall as Giants, ranks with anything on the national Americana charts. Its gorgeous acoustic guitar-based melodies are fleshed out with back-porch banjo, lap steel, viola, piano and harmonica. A taut rhythm section that occasionally operates in subdued rock mode propels the songs. The mostly traditional instrumentation, arrangements and production provide a supreme backdrop for Burke’s reedy, intimate singing about charlatan preachers, finding solace in a lover's arms and facing up to the responsibilities of growing older.” Wade Tatangelo, Creative Loafing
 www.coryandjarrodwalker.com
has been around over 20 years in various configurations. Some of the earlier members included Aubrey Haynie and David Crowe. Based in Tampa, the current members are Jarrod Walker, Cory Walker, Austin Wilder, Kayln Hall, and Tyler Walker. Cory and Jarrod Walker have recorded two albums, New Branches and No Need For Words. New Branches features Nashville studio musicians and singers including Ricky Skaggs, Chad Brock, members of Mountain Heart, Cherryholmes, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Scott Vestal and was produced by Phil Leadbetter.
Cory and Jarrod have also performed at the CMA Music Festival with Ricky Skaggs, Keith Urban, Kix Brooks, and Earl Scruggs. They have performed at the Grand Ole Opry several times. They have also opened for people such as Alison Krauss and Union Station and Diamond Rio for the National Wild Turkey Federation Awards ceremony in 2005 and 2006.
Austin Wilder, lead vocalist and guitarist, is in the process of making a new album and should have that completed in the near future. Tyler Walker, lead and rhythm guitarist, is the youngest member of the band and is Cory and Jarrod's brother. Kayln Hall is the newest member and plays bass and sings lead and harmony vocals. She has a very strong bluegrass pedigree with her father being Victor Hall of the Florida Bluegrass Express and her uncle being Florida legend James Rogers.
 www.theboneshakers.net
are
a high energy band with the look of yesterday and the sound of today. The popular
group is well known for their dynamic rock and roll and rockabilly energy that
will make any place jump, jive and wail. They play a wide range of popular music
including songs by Tom Petty, Brian Setzer, Cheap Trick, Stray Cats, The Toadies,
and more. Band members include The Fabulous Johnny C on guitar and vocals, Cliff
Shoes on upright bass and vocals, John Suicide Havell on guitar and vocals,
and Peter Parker on drums and vocal.
 www.kettleoffish.net
is Dana Lawrence (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Sanderson Poe (standup and electric bass), Thorson Moore (guitar, vocals), Garrett Dawson and Cort Farris trading duties on drums, percussion.
They have been performed in clubs, pubs and venues all over the States, and the World. They have shared the stage with members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Roger Waters’ Band, the Incredible String Band, LoneStar, Dickey Betts' Band, the Amazing Bolts, Shea Seger, Berry Oakley Jr, Twinkle, Jack Kirkner of Honeytribe, and Jimmy Buffett (opened for him at the famous Blue Heaven), among others.
The new music is more of a roots based "blues jam with soul…" If you like the sound of Tom Petty, the Grateful Dead, Robert Cray, BB King, Dave Matthews, Johnny Cash, Radiohead, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, the Allman Brothers, the Rolling Stones, Clapton…you will love Kettle of Fish.
“They make old songs new again, and their originals sound like classics.”
 www.shaknasti.com
Born in March 2004, Orlando-based
started synthesizing supple
thumps and crystalline sheets of joy on top of snow peaked mountains. An aggregate
of several genres, The Shak managed to coalesce the biproducts into one tantilizing
thing. We call it Shirley. The band is about connecting to people, lyrically
or musically, or sometimes physically. The music cannot be boxed into a specific
movement, so consider it a variety band, playing groove, drum–n–bass, reggae, Americana, and a little Afro–beat.
Shak Nasti is Tim Turner (vocals, guitar/guitar synth), Matt Sapham (bass) and Rion Smith (drums). Influences include Steely Dan, Miles Davis, James Brown, and Geggy Tah.
www.myfriendscottband.com
is a highly entertaining band covering music that pleases all ages. New music, Classic, Contemporary, and Rock are the genres covered the most. The 7 piece vocal group consists of Scott Serbin on guitar and vocals, Todd Brue on guitar, Cranston Scott on drums, Mark Serbin on bass, James Byrne on rhythm guitar and percussion, Turner Moore on mandolin, and Ellie Rinchich on vocals and percussion.
Their play list includes songs from a wide range of artist like, Tom Petty, CCR,
Rolling Stones, No Doubt, Sublime, Talking Heads, Cold Play, Grateful Dead, Pink
Floyd, Carrie Underwood, Alicia Keys, Sheryl Crow and many more. Included in
their shows are catchy original songs written and recorded by My Friend Scott
that fit in with today’s popular music.
My Friend Scott is primarily a special events band playing large venues and outdoor
events throughout Florida. Residing in the Sarasota area you will also find them
in various clubs from Tampa to Naples. Opening recently for groups like Styx,
Greg Billings Band and the Bobby Friss Band… this is one group you don’t
want to miss.
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