2016 Wanee Festival Lineup Part 2: Kung Fu, Conspirator, Soulive and Tribal Seeds

Wanee Music Festival is set for April 14, 15 and 16 of 2016. It will be the second Wanee Festival without the Allman Brother Bands but this festival has a fantastic lineup. This year I will be doing them as a series. It look like it might be a six part series but that could change. This part two of that series you can read part one here.



Kung Fu

Kung Fu will be kicking it at Wanee in 2016. This New England funk band fuses elements of old school funk with modern electronic dance music style to create a sound all their own.

Here they are with "Chin Music"...

Soulive

 Soulive is a funk/jazz outfit originating from Woodstock, New York. I mentioned this group while writing about Nigel Hall in part one of this series. The group has released over 10 albums. The band has played several festivals and has opened for big name bands such as the Dave Matthews Band and the Rolling Stones.

Below the band performs "El Ron"..

Tribal Seeds

Tribal Seeds will be bringing their Reggae vibes from San Diego to the festival. The band has one two iTune Music Awards and a San Diego Area Music Award. They have also had an album top the Reggae charts.

Here is a taste of Tribal Seeds..."The Garden"

Conspirator

Conspirator will bring their electronic sound to Wanee. The group features the bassist and keyboardists from The Disco Biscuits and a DJ.

Here is a sample.."Retrograde"

Stay tuned I will be back soon with part three of this series and I will have a new post soon!

2016 Wanee Festival Lineup Part 1: Two artists with a debut album, BIg Something and a regular

Wanee Music Festival is set for April 14, 15 and 16 of 2016. It will be the second Wanee Festival without the Allman Brother Bands but this festival has a fantastic lineup. There will be a helping of Allman flavored bands with Greg and Devon. Most years I blog about Wanee's lineups. This year I will be doing them as a series. It look like it might be a six part series but that could change.

Nigel Hall

Fresh with a new album Ladies & Gentleman Nigel Hall is ready to dazzle the ivories and sing his soul and get the funk out at Wanee! He has collaborated with a lot of artists who are appearing at Wanee such as Warren Haynes, Soulive and Oteil Burbridge. I wouldn't be surprised to see a surprise guest in his set or a Nigel guesting with other artists during the festival.

Here is a taste of his music "Lay Away"..

Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear

You don't always hear or see a musical duo of a mother and son. If you journey to Live Oak, Florida this Spring for Wanee you will have the chance to see one when Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear hit the stage. The duo has been featured on NPR and have released their debut album "Skeleton Crew." Below they perform "Silent Movies"...

Big Something

Big Something has released three albums. There first one in 2010 was proclaimed the album of the year from the Homegrown Music Network. Their second album claimed album of the year awards from Homegrown Music Network,  Endless Boundaries Radio and Angelica Music. The group has opened for groups as diverse as The B52s, Galactic, and The Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Big Something is turning into something big!

Here they perform "The Undertow"...

Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio

Bobby Lee Rodgers performed in a band called The Codetalkers which featured Bruce Hampton. Bobby Lee Rodgers went solo in 2009 and he hasn't forgotten his jazz roots. He is a regular at The Wanee Festival and plenty of his fans will be there!

Below he performs "Mr. P.C."..

Lineup Bonnaroo 2014: Headliners and such

Bonnaroo is one of the biggest music festivals of the season. This year's lineup is diverse as always. Headlined by Elton John, which might be a surprise. However, Elton John is a big musical name who will appeal to the baby boomer generation. Perhaps the younger generation will discover his music.

Bonnaroo this is your song...

The controversial artist Kanye West is another headliner at this year's festival...

Some might prefer the sounds of Lionel Richie..

Jack White is perhaps the only headliner that actually rocks. Elton John is quite the entertainer and his songbook could fill a festival by itself. Lionel Richie has a catalog of hits and a great voice. Kayne West provides the hype. So Jack White brings the rock..

Vampire Weekend has a band name that could be used for a horror con weekend. Below is their first single..

The Avett Brothers is no stranger to music festivals. Here is a taste..

Phoenix keeps the lineup of alt rock music going..

Skrillex will rock Bonnaroo with their set and return to the stage later with a super jam..


The first eight bands of this year's lineup. I will be back with more posts about the festival lineup.