7:00-9:00PM

There is no experience like the James Brown Dance Party.

The high energy performances offer an authentic experience that respects the legacy of James Brown while pushing the boundaries of funk forward by incorporating both musicians that toured with James Brown and distinguished musicians from around the world that have legacies of their own.  

The result is an all out dance party with musicians and fans alike sharing in the love of James Brown and the booty shakin’ effects of the funkiest music ever written.  

Musicians that have joined the James Brown Dance Party have included JB legends including Fred Wesley, Clyde Stubblefield and Fred Thomas while incorporating well known musicians from bands that have included Vulfpeck, Lettuce, Kool & The Gang, Trombone Shorty, The Dap Kings, The Vanguard, Bootsy Collins Band, Trey Anatasio Band, Snarky Puppy, Odesza, Big Gigantic, The Naughty Professor, George Porter Jr. of The Meters, and so many other great.

THE GET RIGHT BAND

5:00-6:30PM

The Get Right Band is a psychedelic indie rock power trio from Asheville, NC. They are a band focused on following their muses to honest self-expression, to whatever excites them and pushes them into unexplored territory. The Get Right Band proudly carries the torch for a long line of genre-bending power trios from Cream to The Jimi Hendrix Experience to The Police to Violent Femmes to Primus to Green Day to Nirvana to Sublime. It’s the space between the notes, the rawness and the maneuverability, that makes a power trio, well, so damn powerful.

FREEWAY JUBILEE

3:00-4:30PM

Dedicated song crafting has always been the cornerstone of The Freeway Jubilee. A collective of multiple song-writers formed in Asheville in 2015, the group has maintained a heavy tour schedule since their inception and forged a true brotherhood on the road. Always striving to evoke an emotional experience in their listeners, the band continues to shape their lyrics and powerful vocal harmonies towards the human condition, inspired by the real life experiences of a traveling band on the current American landscape. Their refreshing, explosive blend of gospel-tinged southern rock and hard-driving soulful grooves, met with a flare of psychedelic mountain music, translates into a genre-dissolving sound that feels strangely familiar yet remains entirely unique to itself.

SOUL MAGNETICS

1:00-2:30PM

Releasing their demo tracks earlier this year via Bandcamp, The Soul Magnetics are a new band out of Asheville, NC that play classic sounding Funk and R&B. The demo, craft-fully entitled ‘Demo 2013’ is a short, punchy release displaying sounds reminiscent of James Brown’s “In the Jungle Groove” and The Meters “Chicken Strut.” The Magnetic’s present a clear emphasis on writing catchy, groove oriented music using early 1960’s style rhythm and tones.

Though a young group, The Soul Magnetics have made good headway into the scene rocking parties and smaller venues throughout the southeastern region. Guitarist Andy Link notes that playing live to them is all about keeping the crowd moving and having a good time.