2011 Line-up

When we hit the stage, be ready for some of the nastiest, most serial crushin funk to ever come out of New Orleans and beyond. With each member bringing his own flavor to the music, the power o this combination is underniable. After several years of local gigs including Jazz Fest & Mardi Gras, we have placed the idea of spreading the Dumpstaphunk theory on the front burner. We are now ready to burn up the club & festival scene and usher in the new age of funk.

Sit a moment with Dangermuffin's latest album, Moonscapes, and you'll hear tales of rogue lawmen, forlorn lovers, and rolling waves. Based in Folly Beach, SC, the eclectic trio casts a fresh perspective on American roots music.

Psychedelphia might be called a progressive jam-rock-fusion band. They might be called a psychedelic funk band. But the truth is that Psychedelphia just plays the music that they need to play without regard for the imaginary boundaries known as style. The sounds that Psychedelphia creates in a show are just as varied and numerous as the influences that have shaped their musical minds. It's this keen ability to "shape-shift and genre-morph" (Glide Magazine) that sets them apart from most acts and keeps fans returning to shows, always braced for a surprise.

The Heavy Pets are renowned for explosive live performances and contagious original tunes that showcase their distinctive rock-funk-fusion.

Forty years after four musicians completed their swan song album which was named for the studio that they made famous, another group of supremely talented musicians entered into a studio to re-imagine that same album.

The Big Dirty delivers from a wide palette that finds a place among any audience that enjoys soulful, inspiring, fresh, and creative instrumentation. With each member utilizing a wide variety of effects and styles, and creative collaborations within the songwriting process, TBD continues to forge a signature sound that makes heads turn and bodies move.

As a trio, UZO made its mark under the moniker "Uncle Otter" for the first ten years of their existence. Original band members, Brendan Patti (Bass), Tom Patti (Guitar) and Adam Nicodemus (Drums) later added Mike Pappas (keyboards) as a permanent fixture to the lineup prompting the name change in 2008. Otter put out a studio album called "Catawampus" in 2000 and continued to thrive with their follow-up, The Return, in 2003. By 2004 it was time to take their new sound on the road and start playing live again. 2006 brought about the album "Ionic Debris." Most recently, UZO's first self-titled EP was released in 2009. UZO is currently refining some of their current live material as well as new material to finally execute the long awaited, "Demotion of Puto."

Raised in Bryn Mawr as Ty Green, Kuf's solo work runs the gamut from hip hop to soul, from indie rock to reggae. Before dropping "Boombox Logic" last fall, Kuf spent years working in collaborative efforts -- the BurnDown All Stars, The Hustle and Subtle Ground.

Dirk Quinn is a Philadelphia based guitarist who has utilized nearly a decade of steady performing to develop a unique and progressive style - one that sits somewhere between jazz, funk and rock.

Emerging from the outskirts of the Philadelphia area, Flux Capacitor is quickly becoming a must-see in the region's music scene. The band invokes a fresh dynamic sound, combining skilled songwriting with instrumental explorations.

A five-piece band from Nothern New Jersey, FiKus combines many different styles of music and a wide range of influences to form what has been referred to as a sort of "electro-fuckadelic hip-rock".

Sonni Shine & the Underwater Sounds have been creating music since the summer of 2009. Heavily influenced by the soundscapes of dub and roots reggae, Sonni and The Sounds have found the perfect fusion of ska, funk, reggae, and rock together with psychedelic improvisation.

With unauthorized permission to funk your soul, and melt your face, Dr. Slothclaw has ripped apart music as its known today with soaring jams and awe inspiring funky grooves.

Three Legged Fox is a alternative rock/reggae band from the suburbs outside of Philadelphia PA. They've played more than 375 shows, in 15 states, in 5 years. On August 16th 2011, 3LF will release an album very near to their hearts. "We spent nineteen months on this album, just to make it exactly the way we wanted to. In '09, we wanted nothing more than to work with an established producer and we got to do that. But you don't get to do this forever, and we felt like if for whatever reason this were to be our last record, we'd like to make it precisely on our own terms," says drummer/song-writer Kory Kochersperger.

With super catchy tunes ranging from blues, to reggae and rock, these guys keep your feet moving and a smile plastered on your face throughout their set.

Montgomery Bucks Music Award Winning Band 2010 "Best Punk Live Band" and "Best Original Band." The Punkabillys started out as two guys playing with themselves (instruments, in case anyone should be confused). Originally known as Burning Eyebrow, they got their start playing acoustic style at private parties and bonfires.

Mysterytrain believes that music is best served and enjoyed in a live setting with kind people having a great time. The band is committed to creating an evening of song that is special and unforgettable.

Sage is a rock band that uniquely blends a prowess for dirty drum and bass driven funk of the 1970's with powerful guitar glam rock of the 1980's, yet modernizes it all with passionate singing, catchy songwriting and the pulsing, flowing beats of today. The energy created by this group of musicians has prompted the media to proclaim: "This band is not to be missed!"

Fusing many musical genres together, Mantis creates a myriad of swirling grooves & frequencies that produces a mind altering show every time. Mantis blends jazz, electronic dance, funk, blues, rock n roll, and other concentrations into a live, highly improvised driven show.

The Turnips were formed way back in the day by Gene Smith, Ernie Tokay and Cathy Keating. Driven by the desire to play their own music, The Turnips played clubs and events from Bucks County to Vermont. Gene, Cathy and I went our separate ways. We played with lots of other bands. But now we're doing Turnip music again. We've signed on Sarah Napolitan and Roger Scudder to join Gene and Ernie in the new Turnips.

Jan/Yang is an experimental two-man improvisational rock band with roots in many other music genres, ranging from jazz, fusion, reggae, dub, techno, IDM, drum & bass, and other "jam band" elements.

An ear popping five piece music swell from the country sides of Pennsylvania doing what we do best, MUSIC! Combined with the sweet sounds of reggea, rock and blues with a touch of instinct and passion we will spread the love!

MUN is a quartet from Brooklyn, NY that evolved out of the need to experiment and expand the conventional limitations of music. They explore many genres ranging from free jazz, to hardcore techno, to trance Middle-Eastern vibes.

"Relative Matter" is a musical entity composing of Michael "DotMan" Carlton, Matthew "Sgt. Pepper Dot Van Winkle" Cicchetti, Bill "Wild Dot" Witty, Phil "Low Down" Lewandowski, Eric "Loos Dot" Loos, & Scotty "Big Daddy" Gourley.

Independence Drive is a powerful trio of musicians melting melodic guitar rock with the polyrhythms of reggae and funk.

Together as presently constituted since late 2010, Aeterno hopes to represent a sound as big as its name. Combining melodic vocals and soaring guitar with titanic drums and bass, Aeterno creates a vibe that is both unique and timeless. Using elements of Rock, Reggae, Grunge and Indie pop the band demonstrates that true songwriting in popular music is not dead.

Robert "Bubby" Lewis - Bass player for Snoop Dog/Lupe Fiasco says " This band is truly a powerful musical experience, love it"

Aeterno has just been signed to Concerthouse management. Ross Tonkin - C.E.O of Concerthouse says " I love the E.P. Keep it Moving, It is a collaboration of song writing and musicianship that hasn't been around for a long time".