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2008 West Seattle Summer Fest Performance Schedule
Performer descriptions and websites shown belowDowloadable music schedule available here!
FRIDAY, JULY 11
North Stage
1:45pm – 2:30pm Carrie Clark & Lonesome Lovers
3:00pm – 3:45pm Ranger & The Re-Arrangers
4:15pm – 5:00pm Pillow Army
5:30pm – 6:30pm Picoso
7:00pm – 8:00pm McTuff
8:15pm – 9:15pm Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands
South Stage
2:30pm – 3:30pm Verona
4:00pm – 5:00pm The Coyotes
5:30pm – 6:30pm Swallow
7:00pm – 8:00pm Coffin Break
SATURDAY, JULY 12
North Stage
12:30pm – 1:30pm The Preons
2:00pm – 3:00pm Westerly
3:30pm – 4:30pm The Special Places
5:00pm – 6:00pm SHIM
6:30pm – 7:30pm Sage
8:00pm – 11:00pm Oncore with DJ Deanzig
South Stage
12:45pm – 1:45pm Swamp Soul
2:15pm – 3:15pm Adrian Xavier Band
3:45pm – 4:45pm Maldives
5:15pm – 6:15pm Funkscribes Family Affair
6:45pm – 7:45pm The Saturday Knights
SUNDAY, JULY 13
North Stage
12:45pm – 1:45pm Ragged Glory
2:15pm – 3:00pm Jared Clifton
3:30pm – 4:15pm Carrie Akre
4:45pm – 5:30pm The Lonely Forest
6:00pm – 7:00pm Hockey
South Stage
1:15pm – 2:15pm Kristen Ward
2:45pm – 3:45pm Colby Imus & the Good Lieutenants
4:15pm – 5:15pm Capping Day
5:45pm – 6:45pm Green Pajamas
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
9:30pm Friday, Saturday – Easy Street Records Peoples Republic of Komedy
ARTIST DESCRIPTIONS
Adrian Xavier www.adrianxavier.com
Performing for almost two decades, Seattle's Adrian Xavier blends sax and fiddle, reggae and soul, in a highly appealing musical brew. Saturday, 2:15-3:00PM, South Stage
Belltown Martial Arts www.belltownmartialarts.com
Sifu David Leong presents Belltown Martial Arts students performing the art of Traditional Southern Style Lion Dancing and Kung Fu Demonstration. Saturday 1:00-1:45pm, Roaming
Capping Day www.myspace.com/cappingday
This moody, jangly pop group burst out onto the then grunge-dominated Seattle music scene in the late '80s; ironically, Capping Day was one of the first Seattle alternative rock groups destined for success.
Sunday, 4:15-5:15PM, South Stage
Carrie Akre (Singer/Songwriter) www.carrieakre.com
Carrie’s music is influenced by R&B, pop and rock, fused together into soulful arrangements in the singer/songwriter tradition. Sunday, 3:30pm-4:15pm: North Stage
Carrie Clark & The Lonesome Lovers www.carrieclark.com
An Americana carnivale ride blending country, folk and cabaret featuring songs about one night stands, love lust divas and dark lullabies. Friday, 1:45-2:30PM, North Stage

Coffin Break www.myspace.com/coffinbreak
Seattle's hardcore metal-heads Coffin Break return after a 13 year hiatus., Louder and Faster than ever!
Friday, 7:00-8:00PM, South Stage
Colby Imus & The Good Lieutenants www.myspace.com/thegoodlieutenant
Expect the unexpected in unique modern song and sound, inspired by american roots, show tunes and voodoo rock and roll. Sunday, 2:45-3:45PM, South Stage
Funkscribes Family Affair www.myspace.com/funkscribe
Stanky, horn-driven ORIGINAL funk dedicated to movin' your booty. New album has members of Parliament-Funkadelic, Altered States, and Marmalade. Saturday, 5:15-6:15PM, South Stage
Green Pajamas www.myspace.com/greenpajamas
Influenced by 60's psychedelia and the "paisley underground" music scene, The Green Pajamas formed way back in 1983. 8 albums later they are still ahead of the times while remaining lost in time.
Sunday, 5:45-6:45PM, South Stage
Hockey www.myspace.com/hockey
After getting their start in Los Angeles, Portland-based Hockey now brings its catalog of soul-rockin pop gems to the great Northwest. Sunday, 6:00-7:00PM, North Stage
Jared Clifton www.jaredclifton.com
Jared Clifton is best known as the former singer for Radio Nationals. His songs range from bar room rockers to mournful country twang. Sunday, 2:15-3:00PM, North Stage
Kristen Ward www.kristenward.com
Kristen Ward, Seattle based singer songwriter, with her band, delivers honest rootsy rock-and-roll with a lonely western twist. Sunday, 1:15-2:15PM, South Stage
Maldives www.themaldivesmusic.com
Old-time banjo, fiddle and pedal steel help to authenticate this Seattle nine-piece as a truly western inspired rock band. Music country style BBQ. Saturday, 3:45-4:45PM, South Stage
Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana www.mariachifiestamexicana.com
Sunday, 1:00-3:00PM, Roaming
Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands www.myspace.com/markpickerelandhisprayinghands
Former Screaming Trees drummer Mark Pickerel's new CD, Cody's Dream, is rife with mossy ballads and interstate rockers crackling like unrequited CB transmissions. Friday, 8:15-9:15PM, North Stage
McTuff www.myspace.com/mctuffmusic
McTUFF is about letting it go and having fun, bringing you back to a time when ORGANS RULED THE EARTH! Friday, 7:00-8:00PM, North Stage
Oncore with DJ Deanzig www.machineentertainment.com
Dance Through The Decades With Oncore, a nine-piece band that plays excellent cover songs you can sing along to.
Saturday, 8:00-11:00PM, North Stage
Peoples Republic of Komedy www.myspace.com/laffhole
PROK, a tight-knit group of like-minded Seattle comedians, has been creating a stir in the local arts scene with their wildly popular "Laff Hole" show.
Friday & Saturday, 9:30PM, Easy Street Records
Picoso www.picoso.net
All original salsa and son montuno with enough flavor to satisfy the music afficionado, give the groove-junky his rhythm fix and keep the people dancing all at the same time.
Friday, 5:30-6:30PM, North Stage
Pillow Army www.myspace.com/pillowarmy
Pillow Army is indie-rock with a string section, stretching and twisting pop music without it breaking. Well, sometimes it breaks.
Friday, 4:15-5:00PM, North Stage
Ragged Glory website coming soon
Ragged Glory is a West Seattle garage band paying tribute to the ultimate garage band...Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
Sunday, 12:45-1:45PM, North Stage
Ranger and Re-Arrangers www.rangerswings.com
Ranger and the Re-Arrangers play swing standards, traditional Gypsy tunes, and originals in the driving Gypsy jazz or hot jazz style.
Friday, 3:00-3:45PM, North Stage
Sage www.imekka.com/sage/ 
Three-piece band heralding from the distant 1990's, brings an eclectic mix of heavy bass and darkly twangy guitar to the stage.
Saturday, 6:30-7:30PM, North Stage
The Saturday Knights www.myspace.com/thesaturdayknights
Tapping deep into their creative skills and unprecedented personal charm, The Saturday Knights are a flawlessly fluid integration of vintage rock, lady-loving soul, and trailer park punk. Saturday, 6:45-7:345PM, South Stage
SHIM www.myspace.com/shim
With pounding, pulsating anthems and a live show that stuns with flashing lights and smoke machines, SHIM is rock 'n' roll as it was meant to be played.
Saturday, 5:00-6:00PM, North Stage
Swallow www.myspace.com/swallowplease
Swallow put the "pop" in Sub Pop in 1988. Twenty years later they still wear their flannel with a dinner jacket and nice shoes. Friday, 5:30-6:30PM, South Stage
Swamp Soul www.swampsoulband.com
The sound of a cajun fiddle in a cypress grove at the edge of the Great Swamp. The chank-a-chank of an accordion and the shuffle of feet on a dance floor in southwest Louisiana. Add some creole and zydeco style nd get ready to dance!Saturday, 12:45-1:45PM, South Stage
The Coyotes www.myspace.com/patseickandthecoyotes
A five piece rock and roll band. electric guitar, bass, and drums and saxophone. Be gentle with me, please. Friday, 4:00-5:00PM, South Stage

The Lonely Forest www.myspace.com/thelonelyforest
The Lonely Forest is an energetic indie-rock band from the small island town of Anacortes, WA. Sunday, 4:45-5:30PM, North Stage
The Preons www.thepreons.com
The Preons play warm, mellow indie rock laced with lush layers of harmonica, trumpet, and keyboards. Saturday, 12:30-1:30PM, North Stage
The Special Places www.thespecialplaces.com
West Seattle residents Corianton Hale and Jenny Mears, bandmates in Tullycraft, show off their softer and sassier sides with their new acoustic combo.
Saturday, 3:30-4:30PM, North Stage
Tullycraft www.tullycraftnation.com
Tullycraft are masters of twee-pop, but what makes their brand particularly exciting is their ability to bolster the twee with some rock band muscle.
Friday, 10:30PM, Easy Street Records
Verona www.veronasound.com
If you enjoy emotionally driven vocals and lush, guitar-based rock, Verona is your band! Friday, 2:30-3:30PM, South Stage
Westerly www.westerlymusic.com
Local alt-country favorites, Westerly blends elements of rock, country, and folk to create songs that are both modern and familiar. Saturday, 2:00-3:00PM, North Stage
Zero Down www.myspace.com/zerodownrocks
Fully formed in 2004, ZERO DOWN wildly and unapologetically embraces the amalgam legacy of British Heavy Metal and American Hard Rock. Saturday, 10:30PM, Easy Street Records
See you in the Junction!