6th Annual Florida Bandango!
Wednesday March 12:
Noon to 6:00 pm, Rain or Shine (Tent)
YARD DOG GALLERY @ 1510 South Congress
All Ages
The Line Up:
12:00-- John McNicho l as ( At l anta )
1:30-- Sy l vie Simmons ( UK )
(may not show up due to flight conflicts)
1:45--Ronny E l l iott & Rebekah Pu l l ey ( Tampa )
R20;Ronny E l l iott shou l d be among the first inducted into an Americana Ha l l Of Fame…[he] stands a l one as a bri l l iant l y incisive commentator on the backwaters of popu l ar cu l ture" 3 rd Coast Music . Rebekah Pu l l eyR17;s 2006 re l ease was the 4th most-p l ayed cd on WMNF 88.5 FM.
2:30--Lorna Bracewe l l ( St. Petersburg )
R20;She's an acoustic-guitar-wie l ding singer/songwriter who appreciates Ani DiFranco and The Ro l l ing Stones -- and isn't afraid to l et both inf l uences spice her music.”
3:00--giddy up, he l icopter! ( Tampa )
Soundcheck Magazine had this to say of their CMJ performance: “I'm a l ways thri l l ed to see women who kick ass, and giddy up, he l icopter! abso l ute l y do.”
3:45--Starsai l or-so l o acoustic ( UK )
4:00--Have Gun, Wi l l Trave l ( Sarasota )Matthew Burke (The Chase Theory ) was featured in American Songwriter 's Under the Radar with the explanation: “HGWT's se l f-tit l ed EP is a testament to the fact that you don't need ostentatious artwork or $25,000 production; a l l you need is good songs.”
4:45--The Ditchf l owers ( St. Petersburg )
With an inaugura l cd, “Carried Away,” that earned them a feature on NPR in 2007, The Ditchflowers write songs that “stitch a pattern of simp l e chords but end up in a mosaic that makes rea l musica l art.”
5:30--GUITAR SHORTY ( Texas )
Legendary b l ues guitar hero Guitar Shorty performs tunes from his 2007 B l ues Music Award winning a l bum of the year, "We The Peop l e. "
Times & performers subject to change
6th Annua l BANDANGO
11 Performers. FREE Food, fresh from Tampa : Black Beans w/Ye l l ow Rice, A l l igator Chi l i, Cuban Bread & Cigars & Lots of FREE Beer
Wednesday, March 12
YARD DOG GALLERY--1510 South Congress, Austin
Noon to 6:00 pm, Rain or Shine (Tent)
The Florida Bandango is proudly sponsored by BAAMO (Bay Area Arts & Music Organization, Inc), a non-profit, volunteer-powered group of music lovers, dedicated to sharing the exceptional music of Tampa Bay with the rest of the world.
SXSW Crazy Response is the following:
Tampa has a nice music scene which i would love to sample I might be attending this show personally. Plus free food what can be better?