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| Written by DAVID DUPONT Sentinel Arts & Entertainment Editor | ||
| Friday, 01 April 2011 10:54 | ||
As things roll in the rock business, he landed neither, though closers Trombone Shorty and The Soul of John Black provided a strong show that had the crowd on its feet. Well, it's back to the future for the festival. Reed and Lewis are set for the headlining spots on the Saturday show Sept. 10. Wicks said he has all but a couple spots filled for the festival's Main Stage. The event opens Sept. 9 with music on the Main Stage and continues Sept. 10 and 11 with performances on four stages throughout the downtown, art exhibits along Main Street and a Youth Art area in front of the Wood County Library. The Friday show will feature coast-to-coast hard rocking with The Fleshtones from Brooklyn, N.Y., and The Stone Foxes from San Francisco as well as Karate Coyote from Columbus. It's back to New York for the early sets on Saturday with the pop-folk band Tall, Tall Trees opening at 11 a.m. followed by Howard Fishman, who blends old time jazz, country and folk. Fishman got his start on the streets of New Orleans and the Big Apple subways before making his debut in the tony environs of the Algonquin Oak Room. Both will play also play sets on the Acoustic Stage on Main. Wicks said he works with artists to have them spread their talents across the festival's several stages. The Fleshtones, for example, will also play a Youth Stage show. "Agents realize," Wicks said, "that it's truly a community event ... funded by $50 and $100 donations." They also appreciate that's it's a well-run show. Wicks said the folks at Yonas Media, a bicoastal music production company, use the term "BG quality" as a measure of festivals the group's acts perform at. Ben Yonas has booked several Eastern European acts at the festival in recent years. This year he will return with some home grown talent. Soul Singer Crystal Monee Hall will play Saturday afternoon. The San Francisco-based singer who has a degree in early childhood music education will do a set on the Youth Arts Stage. Joe Bagale, the drummer in her band, will open the Sunday afternoon show. Saturday's show will demonstrate the festival's tradition of offering a stylistic range with new country diva Zoe Muth singing her original songs that hark back to the heartbreak of classic Hank Williams tunes, followed by the Lee Boys, a sacred steel band in the tradition of festival favorites Calvin Cooke, the elder of the genre, and The Campbell Brothers. Kicking off the evening show will be Dwayne Dopsie and the Hellraisers at 6:20 p.m. This is planned as a record release party for a vinyl record the group will record April 12 at Grounds for Thought. On Sunday the lineup will include the bluegrass band the Freight Hoppers followed by guitarist Sidi Toure from Mali. Both will make appearances on other stages. Closing the festival will be rocker Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat. Suhler made a strong impression with a show at Grounds for Thought last fall. Music fans can get a preview of other festival acts at the April 12 live recording of Dwayne Dopsie and a performance April 9 by The Fleshtones (see story on 14) at Grounds for Thought. Other highlights include Lord of the Yum-Yum, who will headline the Strange Stage in Grumpy Dave's. According to the artist's website: "Lord of the Yum-Yum sings grind/scat vocal versions of familiar classical pieces, remixes them up with beat-boxing and live electronic loop making techniques, all powered by a wireless mic and old school ruffle tuxedos ... it is the new rock alternative!" The artist, Paul Velat, is also a music teacher and will do a show on the Youth Arts Stage. Wicks said regional and local acts are still being booked for the various stages. "No matter how hard we work to bring in acts from around the country we're also recognizing the talent from around here." |
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