On Sunday, August 11, at Middlesex Community College from 12-8PM, it’s the
the Second Annual Middletown Music Festival. A free concert open to everyone in the community! There is a suggested $10 donation. Produced by J-Cherry Presents, in association with Middlesex Community College, WESU 88.1FM Middletown, This year's festival is being supported by a grant from, The Middletown Commission on the Arts!
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Featuring The Michael Cleary Band, and The Mighty Soul Drivers. The Michael Cleary Band is celebrating 21 years of making original Groove/Funk/Rock music with a twist. In 2009 MCB was voted Best Jam Band in the Hartford Advocate Readers poll and they are previous winners in the Best Rock and Best Blues category. They have played with Tower of Power, Little feat, Average White Band, Joan Osbourne, Peter Wolf, NRBQ and countless other regional and national acts.
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The Mighty Soul Drivers is a new band that formed in 2012 by River City Slim also of the Zydeco Hogs, and the producer and host of, Pine Groove Blues on WWUH. The Mighty Soul Drivers made their debut at the 2012 Blues Challenge on May 17, 2012 at Black Eyed Sally's in Hartford CT they won the preliminary challenge that night, making them 2012 CT Blues Challenge Finalists. The Mighty Soul Drivers bring the classic Soul sounds of Memphis, Muscle Shoals and points South to the hills of New England. The Mighty Soul Drivers turn every venue they play into a Soul dance party!
This year’s lineup also includes, The energetic and rocking Two Virgins, with over four hundred original songs, Tom & Tom are lifetime songwriters and performers who, under the guise of Two Virgins, present an eclectic blend of Americana, 'Power Folk', R&B, Soul, and Punk Rock music. SuperTrance The Ultimate Jam Band weaving aspects of rock, jazz, funk, rap, electronic and world music to create a super-licious soundscape to groove to! Gigglejuice hailing from the east side of the river plays a fusion of rock, reggae, jazz and psychedelic jams. J-Cherry and the Strawberries is a mixture of improvisation, poetry and roots rock. There will also be special guests, food vendors, artisans, and more! This is a rain or shine event.
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