Some Cope to Help you Cope with Monday

Here's a little Cope, the great funky jam band band out of Tampa, to start your week out right. Cope plays Saturday night at Jambando in the Park II at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. Some people have been asking me about this little gem of a fest, and I say it is a not-to-be-missed weekend of bands and swimming and jamming for just $30 advanced! There will be bands playing at the Suwannee river beach on both Saturday and Sunday during the hottest parts of the day.

Electric sites are only $25 for this event, so you can plug in your box fans and microwave ovens!

Happy Birthday Ivan Neville!

The folks at Bear Creek Music and Art Festival remind us that today funk great Ivan Neville is celebrating his birthday. festgrrl is so very glad this fine musician was born! Celebrate with this booty-shaking video of Dumpstaphunk's "gasman," and if you don't have Dumpstaphunk's fantastic studio album, Everybody Want Sum, grab it here. You can see Dumpstaphunk get nasty with the funk in November at Bear Creek Nov. 10-13.

Magnolia Fest Cheap(er) Ticket Deadline Extended

The folks behind the wonderful Magnolia Fest, happening Oct. 20-23 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, have extended their cheaper ticket prices until Sept. 4.

It's $150 for the whole weekend, with headliners moe., Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Donna the Buffalo, Railroad Earth, Lucinda Williams, Keller Williams, Cornmeal, Tornado Rider, the Infamous Stringdusters with Toubab Krewe (Infamous Krewe) Anders Osbourne, Seven Walkers, and a mess of fine musicians in the gorgeous Spirit of the Suwannee campground in Live Oak, Fl.

Jambando coming Soon to Suwannee!

The wonderfully intimate gathering known as Jambando in The Park hits the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fl. August 26-28. I loved this fest last year. It's a collection of Orlando-area jam bands, and believe me, these folks come to PLAY.

The price is right, just $30 advance and $40 at the gate for 25 bands which start Friday at 7 pm and go through Sunday.

The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is offering a special cabin & golf cart deal for the weekend -- 4 people can enjoy a cabin and a golf cart Friday and Saturday night for only $400. The cabins have a queen sized bed, a pullout couch, a kitchen, bathroom, shower and air conditioning.

Here is the lineup:

The Legendary JC's, Cope,
Thomas Wynn & The Believers,
The Burnin' Smyrnans, Shak Nasti, funkUs,
Catfish Alliance, Scholar's Word, 3rd Stone,
Savi Fernandez Band, Beebs & Her Money Makers,
The Absinthe Trio, The Funky Seeds, Black Cat Bones,
Marley's Collie, Green Sunshine, The Goldminers, J2K
Jeff White & Friends, Robot Ears, The Funky Presidents,
Acoustic Swamp Project, Legacy & The Heard
ALL CAPiTAL KYLE

Perpetual Groove in Tallahassee Tuesday!

Fest favorite jam/live electronica band Perpetual Groove hits Tallahassee's Engine Room Tuesday night for the start of a five-night live run through Florida. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 at the door. They are advertising special guests as well.

This band, out of Athens, Ga., plays Jamcruise, All Good, Gathering of the Vibes, Bear Creek, and many other festivals -- including their own "Amberland" in Georgia, every year. Here's a lok at the Florida tour:

8/9/11 - The Engine Room - Tallahassee, FL
8/10/11 - Crowbar - Tampa, FL
8/11/11 - Firestone Live - Orlando, FL
8/12/11 - The Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
8/13/11 - The Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

And here's a performance from last year's Amberland:

Keeping Love Alive in Tally

It's going to be a sweet night at the Warehouse in Tallahassee tonight, where musicians will gather for the annual Keeping the Love Alive concert. It's a night to remember friends who have passed on. Sonic Rangers, Erogenous Zones and the Dead Keys play. Dead Keys lineup will be Hal Month, Kevin Robertson, Scott Campbell, Brian Burgess, Avis Berry, Kris Kulp & Ed Bradley. Doors open at 9 p.m. and the cover is $10.

Pow Wow Festival This Weekend

I promised to give everybody a another reminder about this weekend's 311 Pow Wow Festival at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, so here it is! Lots of ska, reggae and punk acts. Hit the link above for all the details.

I will say I camped last weekend for the furthur show, and it was super steamy. Bring a hose and fans if you've got 'em. Remember there's a pool and the river at Spirit of the Suwannee. Stay cool out there festivarians!