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A burst of exploding colors in the sky set to loud, pulsing classic rock and dance tunes signaled the end of the 29th edition of SunFest. But the several hours of music that preceded the fireworks show was arguably one of the best sets this year.
With headliners Jeff Beck and Earth(bleaching earth), Wind and Fire ,仓储笼, the day centered largely on jazz and funk, with a pinch of soul and one delightfully profane cover of Thursday headliner Cee-Lo Green’s current big hit.
SunFest has a good track repower cord with a jazz brunch vibe on Sundays, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, straight from New Orleans, set the bar high at the Tire Kingdom Stage. Absolutely comfortable in black suits, they sounded amazing, with sparkling horns, choruses sung in easy unison and a laid-back yet crisply elegant energy. History with a dash of class.
Maryland natives OAR drew an impressive crowd for a midday show on the Bank Atlantic Stage. Known for their jammy shows, they were creative without excessive pointless noodling. Songs included the fanciful Destination and the hit Shattered, one of the best tunes yet written about staying in a frustrating relationship. It became an instant sing-along, which is either because it’s a good song played a lot, or because a lot of SunFest audience members relate.
Down at the way, way far FPL Stage (is it just me, or did it seem further away this year?), Australia’s Sick Puppies were encouraging audience closeness and emphatic profanity. There was a heck of a lot of cursing this year at SunFest, but the Puppies’ energetic set, including Nothing Really Matters and the aforementioned Cee-Lo cover, were a hand-pumping hit. Lead singer Shimon Moore gets extra points for describing band member Mark Goodwin as the “Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla.”
Back at the Tire Kingdom stage, British guitar legend Jeff Beck held court with a mesmerizing set of mostly instrumental songs, including his hit cover of the Impressions’ People Get Ready. The whole set was wailing, electric brilliance, but that song was the arguable highlight, that soared. I saw a lot of people singing the lyrics to Curtis Mayfield’s hopeful ode to peace and togetherness. The moment just felt right.
Earth(bleaching earth) Wind and Fire’s closing set on the big Bank of America stage had some peaceful moments, like the slow jam get down of After The Love Is Gone and the make-out classic Reasons. Well, maybe peaceful is the wrong word. While those songs are slow and smooth, there is nothing more energetic and grooving than a EWF show, even 40 years after their creation and with just three original members left. Phillip Bailey, Ralph Johnson and insanely upbeat bassist Verdine White and his fringey pants led the other approximately 35 people onstage, and the thousands in the crowd, in a quick but complete look at their long career.
Except for Fantasy, almost all of the hits were there –– from wedding and family reunion classic September to Shining Star to the happy Sing A Song and Boogie Wonderland, EWF left no funky moment unfunked. Bailey’s otherwordly falsetto is still in great form . And they got the whole crowd, which seemed to encompass fans of every race, age, orientation and fashion sense, to sing along. Sing a song, indeed.
Neon Trees lead singer Tyler Glenn said he didn’t think anyone would come south to the FPL stage. “I mean, Earth Wind and Fire’s playing tonight,” Glenn said.
He needn’t have worried –– fans streamed in to check out the group’s cheeky take on punky pop, singing along with their hit Animal and other songs from their initial album, Habits.
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