HarmonyFest Signs 1st Band for 2010 Festival!
// February 26th, 2010 // No Comments » // Bands and Headliner, Videos
With spring just around the corner, preparations for the 2010 HarmonyFest are already in full bloom. This week the music selection committee announced that is has signed Lady Sunshine and the X-Band for this year’s festival.
Lady Sunshine and the X-Band was formed in 1994 and has been causing quite a stir since then. The Stax-Volt legacy is definitely alive and kickin’ with these players! This group is a product of the ‘Motor City’ and is a reflection of the very essence of Detroit – Emotion, Fire, Pride, and Soul. The LSX Band has had the honor to share the stage with Blues/R&B notables Koko Taylor, Bobby Rush, Little Milton, Roomful of Blues, War, Liquid Soul, Sir Mack Rice, Spyder Turner,The Chicago Blues Legends-PineTop Perkins, Willie Big Eyes Smith, James Cotton, Carrie and Lurrie Bell, Lonnie Baker Brooks, Hubert Sumlin, Bob Margolin, Lil ED and the Blues Imperial’s, Maurice John Vaughn, James Smith, Bobbie Rogers, Maurice Davis, Tommy Castro et al. to rave reviews.
Lady Sunshine was born to sing the blues. Born on a plantation near the Mississippi Delta in West Helena, Arkansas, Lady Sunshine grew up singing Gospel music as a little girl and is definitely the “Real Deal”. Sunshine is the consummate entertainer and that deep soulful southern hunger that drives her is apparent both on and off the stage through her heartfelt originals and Down-To-Earth demeanor. She moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1975 and began performing professionally in genres such as Blues, R&B, Gospel, Soul and Jazz.
The rhythm section of Rick Humesky, Kito Pardo, Joe Aranda and Tom Fosselman is a rock steady groove machine with such a deep pocket that no matter what style you ask for, be it Blues, Funk, R&B, Sould, Rock, Jazz or Latin, you’ll get a groove that is authentic, precise and pumpin’!
“The X-Satiable Horns” are comprised of Patricio Padilla, David G. Maki II and Ken Ferry. These cats are powerful, air-TIGHT, horn phenomes accustomed to playing as a compact and symbiotic unit in addition to being virtuostic soloists in their own right. Their “Phat” sound has been described as a fusion of the Memphis Horns, James Brown Horns and Tower of Power Horns all rolled into one Unique and “XSATIABLE” package. – From the Lady Sunshine and the X-Band myspace page
