Turn This Motha New Year Out!!

Funky friends, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic are headlining a heady fest outside Orlando New Year's Eve weekend.

Why am I telling you this now in the middle of sweltering summer? Because I have your best interests at heart, funkateers: Early bird tickets for the Bond-fire Festival are $125, and the price goes up next week, on July 20th.

This fest is a first-time affair, so festgrrl has no advice on the venue or anything else. It's in Lake County a little bit west of Orlando. Check out this dance-a-thon lineup:

PFunk
Soulive
The New Mastersounds
Particle
Zach Deputy
Papadosio
Cope x2
3rd Stone x2
Beebs and her Money Makers
Cypress x2
Aquaphonics
Legacy & Friends
Green Sunshine
Evan Taylor Jones Band
Two Months to Boston x2
The Time Urchin
Dream9 (Late-Night)
SOUNDUO (Late-Night

The promoters say they will have several stages, RV and tent camping (not sure about hookups yet), live performance art, body painting, art installations, and music 'til sunrise.

Yes! That's how I wanna close out this kooky 2011, getting down with the FREAKS! Like this:

Swamp Stomp This Weekend

The lovely woodsy Tallahassee Museum hosts its 33rd annual Swamp Stomp on Saturday from 4pm to 9 pm. This is an acoustic affair which takes place beneath the live oaks and cypress along Lake Bradford. The Museum’s Trail Break Café will have food and drinks to buy.

The Swamp Stomp is free with regular museum admission -- $9 for adults, $6 for kids aged 4 to 15, and free for kids under age 3.


There are some really fine acts, and here's the schedule:

4:00 p.m. Hot Tamale

4:30 p.m. Cheap and Easy

5:00 p.m. Wayne DeWeil

5:30 p.m. Swivel Kings

6:00 p.m. Grant Peeples & The Peeples Repubik Band

6:30 p.m. The New 76ers

7:00 p.m. Ric Edmiston

7:30 p.m. The Sarah Mac Band

8:00 p.m. Del Suggs

O Godfather

Back From Vacation!

Best patriotic song for your Fourth:

Free Download of Madi Diaz Session

Young popster Madi Diaz was one of the standouts of this years 30A Songwriters Festival in the Florida Panhandle's Walton County. She's got an impossibly clear voice and straight ahead delivery that's infectious. You can check out my You Tube video of one of her performances at 30A.

Good news: Diaz is offering a free recorded session download on Daytrotter.com. Here, also, for your reading pleasure, is a nice interview with Diaz at the South By Southwest Festival site.

Magnolia Fest Early Bird Deadline is Tomorrow!

You can save $25 if you buy your Magnolia Fest (happens Oct. 20-23)  ticket before midnght tomorrow. Ticket deadline for $125 ends tomorrow. It goes up to $150 after that, and is $180 at the gate. Kids 12 and under are free.

The lineup for this wonderful camping fest at Spirit of the Suwanne Music Park in Live Oak, Fl. so far has moe., Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Seven Walkers,  Donna The Buffalo, Railroad Earth. not too shabby!

Also, don't forget The Farm To Family Full Moon Festival happening this weekend near Ginnie Springs (outside High Springs.) You won't find finer folk and they promise to have water misters, a slippy slide, and rides to the nearby springs to keep festers cool.

Bonnaroo webcast!

Thanks folks for letting me know! Here's the link watch Bonnaroo from your computer. Cheers to Bonnaroo's 10th Anniversary!