Grange Hemp Festival - Music
Music Performers
Cricket Culture
The Sacramento trio 'Cricket Culture', as it is known to the elite and commoner alike, arose from the primordial ooze to become the most unknown band EVER!! Soul Punk and Experimental Pop at its very best.
Be Bold Brave Robot
Hailing from Sacramento, California, Be Brave Bold Robot is a collection of people, ranging from One (1) to Eight (8), who are known to joyfully weep wispy ghost tears of music in any given area where they might happen to find themselves being allowed to be, for the enjoyment of people who might happen to be mulling around said given area, wondering what to do with themselves for that particular time being. They have been doing it all over Northern California for the past five years. Recipient of The Sacramento Area Music Award (The SAMMY) for Best Folk/Songwriter the last three of those years running, Be Brave Bold Robot is much more proud of the fact that its current members all forgo the National Auto-Dependent Convention, and actively ride their bikes and/or walk to places they need to be...
www.myspace.com/bebraveboldrobot
Rio Linda Swamp Thing
Somewhere down the musical pipeline from Brit Blues, West Coast Jamming, and LA Country (maybe Derek and the Dominoes meets early Dead with some Burritos in there for good vibes) emerges the Rio Linda Swamp Thing with their mix of originals and covers. The band is made up of members who come from an assortment of musical backgrounds and who have played in a variety of local bands including It Came From Phil’s Garage, Whoopee Kat, Spandex Menace and the Wig. Their music reflects the variety of their backgrounds and tends towards a blues underpinning with lots of jams in between.
www.myspace.com/riolindaswampthing
Richard March
As a songwriter/storyteller, March is a modern day throwback to the melodic, progressive country music stars of several decades ago when folks like Mickey Newbury, Kris Kristofferson and Glen Campbell were regularly heard on radio and seen on evening television. March's live performance skills have garnered him opening positions for Johnny Cash's legendary backing band the Tennessee Three, folk icon Ramblin' Jack Elliott, the popular Steve Forbert, bluesmen Nick Gravenites and John Hammond, Straycat Lee Rocker and western soul cult heroes the Hacienda Brothers. Richard is a Sacramento Area Music Award (SAMMIE) winner for Outstanding Male Vocalist, received a Best of Sacramento award from Sacramento Magazine for best local Americana artist, and was awarded Best Locally Produced Album in the Sacramento News and Review's 2007 "Best of" issue. Richard is at the forefront of the Americana scene in the Sacramento area and as Ramblin' Jack Elliott said, "That young man can turn a phrase... he's a good 'un."
Walking Spanish
Walking Spanish is a highly recognized Sacramento band with a bass player from a punk band, a drummer from a jazz ensemble, and a singer/songwriter/guitarist with the soul of a folk singer. Their music is a reflection of their diverse backgrounds which results in a combination of melodies and rhythms that draw from the old, mix with the new and come out with a sound unique to them. Seeing the band live is the only way to appreciate what everyone is talking about.
www.myspace.com/walkingspanish
O Street
Named for O Street in Kingston Jamaica, this Sacramento-based band lays down soulful, funky instrumental reggae and rocksteady. Working with vocalists to perform both B sides and standards of the Jamaican musical tradition, O Street is sure to get you moving your feet!