Sunshine Get Down Starts Thursday: THE SCHEDULE!

The third annual Sunshine Get Down is ready to take over Florida Sand Music Ranch Thursday through Saturday, April 10–12, with fabulous music, great activities, late-night acoustic jams, and shenanigans galore! With side-by-side stages, you don’t have to miss a note! The main pavilion is the Get Down stage, with the Blueberry Patch stage adjacent (and many thanks for their sponsorship!)

THURSDAY, APRIL 10

Sauce Pocket

Jacksonville’s blazing hot instrumental quartet will open Sunshine Get Down with their outstanding funk fusion.

Western Gypsies

DO NOT MISS this remarkable group keeping alive western swing and the music Django Reinhardt and others.

Propaganjah

“…bringing their Soul and R&B-filled Caribbean reggae with a heavy edge!”

BIG Something

These gents from “The Middle of Nowhere” NC have been creating amazing rock and funk jams for more than a decade. So great to have them at Get Down!

Late-night Acoustic Jams & Shenanigans

EVERYWHERE!

FRIDAY, APRIL 11

Tuff Son

This Sarasota trio are absolutely indescribable; they do a little of everything!

Iron Curtain featuring JudyAnne Jackson

Iron Curtain is another fine product of the Sgammato School of Music. Jackson is a Florida sensation, at once an old soul and a 16-year-old powerhouse singer/songwriter!

Sicard Hollow

Nashville sending their psychedelic punk-grass rockers!

Crazy Fingers

The reigning champs: 35 years as South Florida’s premier Grateful Dead tribute band!

Kettle of Fish

Fine Sarasota band blending rock, blues, reggae, New Orleans soul, and covers of the very best of the jam scene, this time with a Free-fallin’ tribute to Tom Petty

Toubab Krewe

Nobody but nobody melds the sounds of Mali and surf music like this amazing band.

LaMP

LaMP are a true jazz organ trio, with Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, and Ray Paczkowski delivering the goods.

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

This Flock has frequented concert and festival stages across the country (and on the water!) for more than a decade with their manic stage show and great music. Also, tour manager Bret Peretz is one of ours!

Silent Disco with MIDIcinal

“The sounds I make will make you jiggle!”

Late-night Acoustic Jams & Shenanigans

EVERYWHERE!

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

Jazz DaddyOs

This superb band will put an entirely different spin on the day!

Ted Cautious Talking Heads DJ Dance Party

Cautious is host of The Bunny, a weekly eclectic music show on SiriusXM. This set “guides dancers through an evening spanning the band’s career from NYC art-punk to Fela-inspired polyrhythms and beyond with live tracks, remixes, and unexpected covers!”

Displace

The Jam Cruise sunrise and elevator band are heading to the Get Down chock full of great music — and Chris Sgammato’s two full lungs!

Tropico Blvd

It is always a dance party with this outstanding St. Petersburg collective.

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The Lee Boys

These Miami men present sacred steel music at its very best. Be ready to dance and testify!

The Ries Brothers

Charlie and Kevin Jordan Ries from St. Petersburg blend rock, blues, funk, and reggae into a delightful mix.

Grateful Shred

On loan from Los Angeles, the self-proclaimed “#1 Grateful Dead Cover Band on the Planet!”

Andy Frasco & The U.N.

No matter how wild or entertaining you imagine an Andy Frasco show could be, you’ve already seriously underestimated! SHENANIGANS INDEED!

Silent Disco with Ted Cautious

Late-night Acoustic Jams with Matt Weis

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Sunshine Get Down Starts Thursday: THE SCHEDULE!