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Friday June 20, 2008
Squirrlmaster
12 Noon - 1:20 PMSaturday June 21, 2008
Backwoods
Experiment 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
One-eyed Jack
12 Noon - 1:20 PM
Buzz Universe 2
PM - 3:20 PM
Reckoning
4 PM - 5:20 PM
Natural Breakdown
6 PM - 7:20 PM
U-Melt
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Juggling Suns
12 Midnight - ??????
Green Tag Sale hosts All-Star Jam to close festival
Thursday Night Pre-Fest Party
June 19, 2008 - Hilltop Stage
Backwoods Experiment
Lumpy Gravy
Juggling Suns is the forefront band on the Jersey Shore jam scene.
They have won the Asbury Park Music Award for Best Jam Band for the last two years
in a row, and guitarist Mark Diomede received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.
Veterans to the festival scene, Juggling Suns is forging ahead with new compositions
and a strong local fan base. Abductions being served up both Friday and Saturday, so
"Get Abducted!!"
Fried up in the 21st century, Unexplained Bacon combines psychedelic riffs with
driving funk-rock, reggae, and trance, to form a unique blend fatty enough to fill
any musical appetite. Described as Rockadelic Funk; Bacon has been rockin'
audiences since their inception in 2002. Fun, catchy originals and classic covers make
Bacon ALWAYS a good time. After playing on the same bill as bands such as Moe., Leftover
Salmon, Vince Welnick, Galactic, RAQ, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, MMW, Roots, David
Grisman, and Nero, and playing at great venues as The Stone Pony, Lion's Den, Tobacco Road,
and Mexicali Blues; and up and down the east coast...........
One-Eyed Jack has been the classic underground underdog that has taken many
concert-goers by storm. Nobody leaves a One-Eyed Jack show without feeling
like you experienced something special. And nobody knows why they haven't been
famous by now." - Arts Weekly Magazine
The name says it all. We are a band born and raised in the backwoods of central Pennsylvania, and our sound is a reflection of our love for all things natural and real. We come from different walks of life but form a quartet of friendship and musical experimentation. Our philosophy is that there are two types of people in the world, those who love bluegrass and those who don't know it yet. Settle in and enjoy the experiment!
From their beginnings in Oneonta, NY, Cliff Street drew upon the "jam band with songs theme". After Oneonta
for the larger Albany, NY, Cliff Street burst upon the jam band scene with a new approach to songs, as well as songwriting.
Incorporating energized funk, rock, reggae, progressive, improve, drum & bass, and spacey
"trancy" house jams. Cliff Street always funks you up with two
searing lead guitars, killer bass, amazing drums, and most importantly--catchy vocal harmonies that move a crowd to sing along.
Hailed by Jambands.com as “A potentially lethal player on the jamband scene… charting
its own progressive course based on unabashed talent,” U-Melt was formed in 2003 when members
of two up-and-coming bands (a440 & Head Monkey) decided to join forces to serve a single sonic
vision. Over one year and 150 shows later, the result is one of the fastest rising bands in the
Northeast and beyond, and rightfully so. Their infectious groove, top-notch songwriting, soulful
lyrics, and an uncanny ability to feed off of each other during their lengthy improvisations easily
them apart.
School Bus Yellow is a five piece Rock, Reggae, Jam band from Albany NY. Their
sound delivers a powerful, uplifting energy that keeps the audience captivated and
pleased. Using powerful guitar riffs and magical stories, SBY takes their fans on a
mystical journey through sound and space. Heavy beats and driving bass keep this "BUS"
rollin' all night. So come join the "yellow crew" as they wander the unexplored. "hop on,
hold tight, and we'll take you on the ride of your life".
An original eclectic blend of rock, jazz, latin & world grooves. BuzzUniverse
features smoking horns and a rock-solid rhythm section. Since 2000, the band
has been performing and tearing up clubs and large festivals throughout the
northeast and has released two captivating studio albums. Described by
jambands.com as addictive hip-grinding, BuzzUniverse has enlightened loyal
fans with brilliantly crafted songs, incredible vocal harmonies and ferocious
live energy. Natives of Elizabeth New Jersey, BuzzUniverse aims to spread
their unique sound and positive vibe far and wide!
The quintessential Dead cover band! These guys provided the music for Mug and Kim's Wedding in 2006.
Our goal is to raise consciousness through sound and word. To bring crowds to intense peaks, through a winding river of sound. Just as Nature breaks down rock over thousands of years, everything can be broken down to its base component, light. Natural Breakdown is a hopeful outlook and a call for change. We believe that the world is in need of some serious healing, and a strong vehicle for this shift is music. We want to break down the barriers between people and bridge the gap between performers/audience, to uncover that core experience of unity and oneness. We strive to bring people together for a unique and uplifting musical healing experience and hopefully spread the seeds of a brighter future in this time of great change.
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Turtle Soup's special blend of jam rock, funk and dance music
is no longer New Jersey's best kept secret, thanks to winning Top Jam Band and
Top Groove Band at the 2007 Asbury Music Awards this past November. Not only are
they excellent songwriters, but dazzling musicians as well. Fun, catchy hooks,
complex arrangements and sweet grooves fuel their improvisations.
This band combines exceptional talent and professionalism to create a memorable
show. This pays off, and they've been quickly gaining steam. In the past few
months, they've played with Blues Traveler, Paul Rodgers, Marshall Tucker Band,
Foghat, Little Feat, Dark Star Orchestra, RAQ, and The Breakfast.
A rotating circus wouldn't do justice attempting to explain this quintet...
Feel free to take a stab at it if you like...
Established musicians join together to form a group capable of
mind numbing goodness or the much maligned and often duplicated frat house interpretation,
usually presented in seamless transition. An outlet for creativity outside their normal outfits,
these daring young gentlemen push the limits of grime and reason. At its core squirrelmaster is a
project that fuels itself on new collaborations and to that end, has welcomed players ranging
from Allen Aucoin (The Disco Biscuits,) to Tommy McDonnell (The Original Blues Brothers Band,)
among other friends and enemies... Gotta keep 'em close!