2008 Music Schedule!
Fremont Fair is a benefit for Solid Ground and we thank all the artists participating for supporting this much-needed cause. We are proud to showcase such a tremendous mix of wonderfully eclectic local artists. The Fremont Fair is FREE to the public so come check out the amazing performances!
Street Performers: Click HERE to see Street Performing guidelines.
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2008 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Performer bios (listed alphabetically) follow stage schedules with links to their websites if available.
SATURDAY, JUNE 21th
REDHOOK MAINSTAGE: (Presented by Redhook
Brewery)
10:45am - 11:30am Paul Michel & Sally Rose
12:00pm - 12:45pm 63 Burnout
1:15pm - 2:00pm Olympic Sound Collective
2:30pm - 3:15pm Reyshard
3:45pm - 4:30pm We Wrote The Book On Connectors
5:00pm - 5:45pm Benjamin Bear
6:15pm - 7:00pm Lonely Forest
7:30pm - 8:15pm The Dimes
ROCKET STAGE: (Presented by Pemco Insurance)
11:30am - 12:15am "1928"
12:45pm - 1:30pm 17th Chapter
2:00pm - 2:45pm Stout Pounders
3:15pm - 4:00pm Professor Gall
4:30pm - 5:15pm Kristen Ward
5:45pm - 6:30pm Andy Werth
7:00pm - 8:00pm Flowmotion
WATERFRONT STAGE: ( Presented by Daylight Masons and 180 Energy Drink)
11:15am - 12:15am School of Rock
12:45pm - 1:30pm Balkanarama
2:00pm - 2:45pm Eric Apoe
3:15pm - 4:00pm Jared Clifton
4:30pm - 5:15pm Carrie Akre
5:45pm - 6:30pm The Dino Haak Collective featuring Artis the Spoonman
7:00pm - 8:00pm Cherry Cherry
SUNDAY, JUNE 22nd
REDHOOK MAINSTAGE: (Presented by Redhook
Brewery)
10:45am - 11:30am The Loose Digits
12:00pm - 12:45pm SPF-50
1:15pm - 2:00pm Scarlet Room
2:30pm - 3:15pm Mulally
3:45pm - 4:30pm Amateur Radio Operator
5:00pm - 5:45pm Adrian Xavier Band
6:15pm - 7:00pm Funkscribes Family Affair
ROCKET STAGE: (Presented by Pemco Insurance)
11:30am - 12:15am Manooghi Hi
12:45pm - 1:30pm Navarro & Cook
2:00pm - 2:45pm Evangeline
3:15pm - 4:00pm Moe Provencher
4:30pm - 5:15pm Star Anna
5:45pm - 6:30pm Strange Jerome
WATERFRONT STAGE: ( Presented by Daylight Masons and 180 Energy Drink)
11:30am - 12:15am Recess Monkey
12:45pm - 1:30pm Alligator Pears
2:00pm - 2:45pm Colin Spring & Naugahyde Nights
3:15pm - 4:00pm Ibrahima Camara & Safal
4:30pm- 5:15pm Sonando
5:45pm - 6:30pm Angelo Pizarro
PERFORMERS
1928
Sweet Sue, Dapper Dan, Spats and Sluggo play the pop tunes and speakeasy swing from the last great year in American history, 1928.
Saturday, 11:30am - Rocket Stage
17th Chapter
Roots rockers 17th Chapter add a pop sensibility to the style's road-worn, red-eyed emotion making a sound all their own.
Saturday, 12:45pm - Rocket Stage
63 Burnout
Influenced by rockabilly and surf, 63 Burnout plays original hard-driving, hot-roddin instro ROCK.
Saturday, 12:00pm Redhook Mainstage
Adrian Xavier Band
Performing for almost two decades, Seattle's Adrian Xavier blends sax and fiddle, reggae and soul, in a highly appealing musical brew.
Sunday, 5:00pm Redhook Mainstage
Alligator Pears
Alligator Pears is a young high energy, hard driving power trio rooted in 60's rock while soaring into the future! Don't miss this show!
Sunday, 12:45pm Waterfront Stage
Amateur Radio Operator
Amateur Radio Operator makes a rich, cinematic sound, blending the stories and characters of sepia-toned places in the hollow between rock and alt. country.
Sunday, 3:45pm Redhook Mainstage
Andy Werth
Sophisticated pop rock songs with irresistible hooks. Catchy and edgy, packed with horns, harmonies, guitar and piano, with a 70's AM radio vibe.
Saturday, 5:45pm Rocket Stage
Angelo Pizarro
This Seattle guitar player performs brilliant, improvisational Latin, Pop, Jazz music featuring nylon acoustic-electric and electric guitars. Best known for his fiery fast riffs that will captivate and bring you close to the edge.
Sunday, 5:45pm Waterfront Stage
Balkanarama
Sax-driven Gypsy funk in twisted rhythms from southeastern Europe, with lyrics in seven languages.
Saturday, 12:45pm - Waterfront Stage
Benjamin Bear
Melodic piano, heavy drums, and a powerful live show give this Seattle pop group a new sound worth hearing.
Saturday, 5:00pm - Redhook Mainstage
Carrie Akre
Carrie has been a part of the Seattle music scene before grunge was a phenomenon. She created a name for herself as lead singer of Hammerbox & Goodness. Akre has a way of pulling and attracting the listener to her.
Saturday, 4:30pm - Waterfront Stage
Cherry Cherry
Neil Diamond tribute! All the hits, horn and hoopla make this show rock! Covering Diamond's timeless and classic songs evoke memories that every crowd will enjoy. A must see and great fun to sing along with.
Saturday, 7:00pm - Waterfront Stage
Colin Spring & Naugahyde Nights
Rock, folk, Americana, day laborers, 100+ gigs a year, well crafted lyrically oriented; the Datsun pickups of rock and roll.
Sunday, 2:00pm - Waterfront Stage
Eric Apoe
Eric Apoe and They was formed in 1994. The sound is derived from a combination of European and American roots music where lyrics are the central focus.
Saturday, 2:00pm Waterfront Stage
Evangeline
Merging alternative country rock compositions with traditional folk-rock style and stirring pieces of pop/rock, Evangeline present passionate themes, poignant lyrics and heartfelt melodies.
Sunday, 2:00pm - Rocket Stage
Flow Motion
Flowmotion may be a Northwest gem, but through constant live shows they have matured into stage veterans about to break onto the national scene.
Saturday, 7:00pm - Rocket Stage
Funkscribes Family Affair
Stanky, horn-driven ORIGINAL funk dedicated to movin' your booty. New album has members of Parliament-Funkadelic, Altered States, and Marmalade.
Sunday, 6:15pm - Redhook Mainstage
Ibrahima Camara
Ibrahima Camara & Safal combines the polyrhythmic djimbe and sabar music of Senegal with the thrill of a big African band.
Sunday, 3:15pm Waterfront Stage
Jared Clifton
Jared Clifton is best known as the former singer for Radio Nationals. His songs range from bar room rockers to mournful country twang.
Saturday, 3:15pm - Waterfront Stage
Kristen Ward
Kristen's recent release showcases her slightly country twang that combines appeal of the 70s and 80s with widely the wildly respected & always eccentric nature of the NW music scene.
Saturday, 4:30pm - Rocket Stage
Manooghi Hi
Indian singer Mehnaz has joined forces with well-known Seattle musicians to create a tri-lingual, Hindi-Rock invasion with a sweet side.
Sunday, 11:30am Rocket Stage
Moe Provencher
Moe sings original americana/folk songs over spare acoustic guitar and kitchen sink percussion. It's awesome.
Sunday, 3:15pm Rocket Stage
Mulally
Featuring catchy, original songs with lyrics that capture both love and despair., Mulally spans a variety of genres from rock to post-rock/experimental yet has consistent overtones of pop and reggae.
Sunday, 2:30pm Redhook Mainstage
Navarro & Cook
Navarro on guitar and Cook on bass, from Spoonshine, bring music to its roots with their Americana sound.
Sunday, 12:45pm - Rocket Stage
Olympic Sound Collective
Olympic Sound Collective brings jazz back to the dance floor with their orignial fusion of Soul, jazz and funk.
Saturday, 1:15pm - Redhook Mainstage
Paul Michel & Sally Rose
Old time harmony songs of love, loss and longing, and some lonesome mountain fiddle tunes, with guitars, mandolin and bass.
Saturday, 10:45am - Redhook Mainstage
Professor Gall
Depicting social mores through absurdist humor, Portland Oregon's Professor Gall play wildly alternative folk, while incorporating ragtime, bluegrass and klezmer.
Saturday, 3:15pm - Rocket Stage
Recess Monkey
Seattle's favorite family-rock sensation! Three goofy teachers who know how to shake, rattle and roll!
Sunday, 11:30am Waterfront Stage
Reyshard
R&B singer/songwriter Reyshard blends tough love and positive social change with some hip hop storytelling a very funky revolution.
Saturday, 2:30pm - Redhook Mainstage
Scarlet Room
With songwriters Eloise & Aleksandra at its core, Scarlet Room amalgamates a lyrical sharpness of Weimar Cabaret, catchiness of golden age Broadway, and performance theatricality!
Sunday, 1:15pm Redhook Mainstage
School of Rock
Students from the nation's premier performance-based rock music program performing music from their latest season, with songs by Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Sex Pistols, The Ramones and others.
Saturday, 11:15am - Waterfront Stage
Sonando
Sonando explores new directions in the blending of Afro-Cuban Rhythms and Modern Jazz with the Northwest's most experienced musicians.
Sunday, 4:30pm Waterfront Stage
SPF-50
Hold on to your longboard shorts and surf the guitar electric with SPF-50 - Seattle's premiere surf rock experience.
Sunday, 12:00pm Redhook Mainstage
Star Anna
Star Anna is a mix of alt-country, rock and americana. Comparable to Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, Brandi Carlile & Tom Petty.
Sunday, 4:30pm Rocket Stage
Stout Pounders
A Seattle based Celtic Folk band weaving high energy and comedic twists into time tested Scottish and Irish Folk music.
Saturday, 2:00pm Rocket Stage
Strange Jerome
This band doesn't water down its brand of Americana roots music, but rather pours Jack Daniels on it to fuel the fire.
Sunday, 5:45pm - Rocket Stage
The Dimes
Wildly melodic and inherently quirky, The Dimes are known for causing breakouts of unexpected hand clapping and foot stomping among fans at their shows.
Saturday. 7:30pm - Redhook Mainstage
The Dino Haak Collective featuring Artis The Spoonman
Heavy, funky power-grooves. King Crimson meets George Clinton & The Prodigy. Experience the mighty Mobius Megatar. Guest starring Artis the Spoonman.
Saturday, 5:45pm - Waterfront Stage
The Lonely Forest
The Lonely Forest is a young energetic indie-rock band from the small island town of Anacortes, WA.
Saturday, 6:15pm Redhook Mainstage
The Loose Digits
A tight acoustic dialogue on the sounds of David Grisman, Gillian Welch, Tim O'Brien, and more by way of bluegrass instrumentation and vocals.
Sunday, 10:45pm Redhook Mainstage
We Wrote The Book On Connectors
WE are the self-proclaimed band of the future. WE are the inventors of mustache rock. WE will rock your face off.
Saturday, 3:45pm - Redhook Mainstage



