MUSIC LINEUP ROCKS

The Cheeseballs, Lovefool, Eyewitness Blues Band Headline Millbrae’s Totally Rockin’ Festival

Every Labor Day weekend downtown Millbrae is transformed into one of the Bay Area’s hottest entertainment venues during the city’s annual shindig –– the Art & Wine Festival. The beat goes on at this year’s festival, September 4-5, with a wide-ranging musical mix ––70’s disco, hip-hop, 80’s pop classics, Cuban timba new-wave, country, folk, 90’s party music, R&B, soul, funk, rock and roll, swing and jazz –– performed on stage and street by nine big-name bands.

The Cheeseballs Lovefool The Eyewitness Blues Band

When The Cheeseballs get on stage, be ready to dance ‘til you drop. These musical pros pride themselves on serving up a helping of non-stop 70’s disco, 80’s pop classics, hip-hop, rock and current hits with an uncanny knack for performing songs that everyone knows the words to. The result is purely groovy, funky, danceable fun.

Lovefool is your quintessential 90’s party band. These six seasoned musicians spice up their act with fabulous costumers, crazy on-stage antics, and your favorite 90’s tunes from Alanis Morissette, Cake, the Foo Fighters, Green Day, House of Pain, Jane’s addition, Smashing Pumpkins and much, much more.

The Eyewitness Blues Band delivers rock and roll on deadline. Broadcast journalism may be their day job, but the night is devoted to music. The group, a joint project of the rockin' journalists at CBS5 and KCBS All News 740, has shared the stage with acts like the Doobie Brothers, Little Feat, Pablo Cruise and even Bill Clinton.

Sonic Strut Erica Sunshine Lee Fito Reinoso

Mix three dynamic lead vocalists, sweet vocal harmonies, a rock solid rhythm section, and a couple blazing horns and what do you have? Sonic Strut, a highly energetic and deeply funky eight piece dance band that plays the best of R&B, soul, funk, disco, rock, swing and jazz. With a vast set list selection of party music from the 40’s to today, Sonic Strut delivers electrifying performances played with true heart and soul.

Singer/songwriter Erica Sunshine Lee will capture your heart with her personal lyrics, vocal prowess, and down home Southern charm. Originally from small town Georgia, this up and coming artist melds rock, country and folk nuances to give her music a breadth that spans a myriad of genres and fan bases.

 If you are looking for the scorching rhythms of Cuban timba new-wave, Fito Reinoso y su Ritmo y Armonia is guaranteed to please. The band plays Fito’s original music inspired by contemporary Cuban rhythms as well as more traditional Cuban genres such as son-montuno, cha-cha-cha, and bolero, always with a purely authentic sound.

Beyond the main stage, enjoy the sounds of street musicians throughout festival. Emerson does original renditions of the classic rhythm and blues like no one you’ve heard before. Solid keyboard playing and a voice somewhere between Sam Cook and David Bowie give Emerson his special blend of soft jazz, blues and funk its unique sound. Take a musical journey to old Italy with Heartstrings Music, featuring Al Fabrizio on mandolin and Hugo Wainzinger on guitar. The pair plays romantic, easy listening, Italian melodies including tarantellas, polkas and traditional ethnic heartfelt ballads. The authentic Caribbean sounds of Harry Best and Shabang will whisk you away on a virtual vacation. You’ll practically feel the sand between your toes as you enjoy their engaging lyrics and melodies set to the infectious rhythms of Calypso, Reggae, Zouk, and Soca, and highlighted with the indigenous sound of steel drums.

Emerson

Heartstrings Music

Harry Best and Shabang!