B List: 10 Bands To Check Out at Bear Creek
The 2011 edition of the Bear Creek Arts & Music Festival kicks off in less than a week at the beautiful Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida with a half-day of performances on Wednesday, November 9, before full slates on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Often referred to as “Jam Cruise on land,” there’s a reason both performers and attendees leave Live Oak raving about the experience. There’s a family atmosphere which has been nurtured by organizers since the event’s first year and they intend to keep it that way despite Bear Creek’s continued growth.
With a long list of bands set to perform at Bear Creek’s seven stages, there’s some tough decisions to be had for festival attendees. We want to help, so for this week’s B List we’ve listed ten bands we think you should check out in Live Oak. Here’s what we got…
1. Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds
When and Where: Thursday 4PM, S0S Music Hall / Friday 5:45PM, Full Sail Stage
The Skinny: Sultry singer with powerful voice leads impressive nine-piece that mixes soul, rock and dirty funk.
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2. Anders Osborne Trio
When and Where: Friday 4:30PM – Big IV Amphitheatre
The Skinny: NoLa singer/songwriter brings soul power to hearty blues jams while backed by insanely talented rhythm section.
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3. Rubblebucket
When and Where: Friday Midnight – SOS Music Hall
The Skinny: Unorthodox pop-funk band from Brooklyn via Vermont known for frenetic live performances.
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4. Dr. Klaw
When and Where: Friday Night 2AM – SOS Music Hall
The Skinny: All-star funk band mixes members of Lettuce, Soulive, Warren Haynes Band and Dumpstaphunk with nasty results.
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Scott Bernstein
Scott Bernstein co-founded Hidden Track in October 2006 and was managing editor until taking over as EiC in January 2008. Scotty also writes for Relix Magazine and curates YEMblog.com.
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Everyone please check out Orlando’s SHAK NASTI. Saturday the 12th 315-430 SOS music hall. They are great and deserve more recognition. They have played in a touring trio with Bobby Lee Rodgers, and have also played with The Lee Boys, Soulvive and many otheres. This is not a joke, you’ll be impressed. Check them out here — http://www.myspace.com/shaknasti
Looks like a cool festival. Wish I was in Florida so I could go.
anything with soulive or its members should not be considered a B-list…that includes other artists of the Royal Family. just sayin’…….
Can’t recommend Rubblebucket highly enough!
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My last name is “B”ernstein, hence the B List. It’s not a slight.
…oh, Jeff Coffin sat in with Shak Nasti Last night, just sayin’