Feeling a little Spring in your step? They Fling on over to the Spring Beer Fling, grab a Speciality Beer Cocktail, and dance to 8 surf-rockin bands. It's a day of live music that surely won't disappoint. For a chance to WIN 2 VIP TICKETS, check out The Scoop below!
Headlining the festival is Atlanta's favorite garage rock band The Black Lips. Hailing from Dunwoody, Georgia, the Black Lips have been a fixture on the live music scene for the past 15 years. They have toured extensively, bringing their distinctive brand of garage-flavored, bluesy-flower punk rock with a Southern twist to fans in six continents. Previously known for their on-stage antics, it's all about the music now with their latest release Underneath The Rainbow. Reflecting lead singer Cole Alexander's upbringing as a minister's son, Underneath The Rainbow is a cocktail of classic rock ‘n’ roll tones, blues riffs, gospel gaggles, doo-wop dangles, and country jangles. The Black Lips master in putting on a crazy show and hit the stage ready to rock your socks off! Can't wait until Saturday to hear some of their garage rock goodness? Check out some tunes from Underneath The Rainbow here.
Here's a peek at the other surf-rockin bands set to Fling on Saturday:
Swing into serfdom with the Jensen Serf Company. The St. Pete Based duo behind the band, Ben Saylor and Peter Kokkinakos, are a little bit surf, a litle bit garage and a whole lotta fun! Their newest album, Triple Freaks A Beach, was released in September 2014 and features a compilation of their psyched-out surf punk tunes (it's also available on real old school vinyl!). Known for their rollicking throwdowns, they're sure to create quite a wave. Check out a few of their latest tunes here.
Make no bunny about it, this band is full of fun, in a psychadelic disco funky kinda way! Florida trio Funny Bunny, composed of Kim Stein-Lepley, vocals and guitar; Aaron Lepley, bass, harmonica and vocals; and Damon Dougherty, drums and vocals are a swirl of old school rock, psychedelic sweetness and momentus melodies. If you're a Siouxisie fan, you'll love the sizzling sirens from Kim Stein-Lepley. Check out some sounds from their self titled album here.
Wanna get Caught in a Summer Swell? Check out West Palm's 5 piece indie rock band, Band in Heaven. Band in Heaven combines sludgy, psychadelic rock with memorizing melodies for a truly one of a kind show. Get Bent describes them as an ungainly mess of fuzzy shoegaze, dreampop, and psychedelic blow-out rock. Inspired by bands like Modest Mouse and Nirvana, their techie industrial synth sound is a mix of garage rock caught in a psychadelic storm. Drink a little Dandelion Wine and get Caught in a Summer Swell here.
A little old school rock and roll, a little early 1970′s house party combined with some bluesy lyrics, you'll be read The Riot Act by this Ft. Lauderdale duo. The combined force of singer/guitarist Christian Clarke along with Sean Chesal's drums create a unique sound you won't want to miss. Take a listen here.
Wake Up to the sound of this "hook laden, guitar-pop" band that pays homage to 90's guitar giants in an alternative rock kinda way. Go Forever Home and take a listen here.
A garage band that actually recorded their album in a garage? That's the Woolly Bushmen! A true garage trio hailing from Orlando, they were voted one of Orlando's Best New Bands. Their early 60's frat rock channels into a party-starting, boogie down, all out dance fest. Killer garage rock tunes combined with a vintage organ give this band a truly memorable sound. Check em out here.
A mid-century musician on the move? That's the Johnny Zoom Hi-Fi Show! This one man guitar act is backed by pre-recorded bass and drum tracks on a vintage Silvertone reel-to-reel tape deck, fed through a vintage PA system. Jam out to your favorite class surf sounds and be wowed by this unique old school sound. Get a little taste here.
Fling down for the music, the Specialty Beer Cocktails, the Lighted Beach Ball Drop, a good ole' fashioned Retro Beach Party or all of the above. This is a day you surely don't want to miss!
The Scoop:
The Spring Beer Fling takes place Saturday March 21st from noon - midnight at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
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