DETROIT'S WINTER BLAST MUSIC LINEUP

"Detroit's Winter Blast 2008 will feature great music stages, sponsored by Compuware, Fifth Third Bank and The Michigan Lottery, with the best local talent Detroit has to offer!" Friday, February 8-10, downtown Detroit will transform into a winter wonderland as Detroit’s Winter Blast returns to Campus Martius Park. Festival-goers will enjoy a variety of fun winter family activities, dining, music and other cool experiences, making winter in downtown a blast.

Friday Feb 8th

5/3 Bank Stage Jazz/R&B/Neo-Soul/International Stage
11:30AM-1PM Loba Aku (African Jazz)
1:30PM-2:30PM Phredley (Jazz)
3-4PM Phredley (Jazz)
4:30PM-5:30PM Jesse Palter (Jazz)
6-7PM Nite Flight (Carribean)
7:30PM-8:45P Midtown Underground (Funk/Dance)
9:15PM-10:30PM Persuasion (R&B/Funk/Country/Rock)
11PM-12PM HotSauce (R&B/Funk)

Michigan Lottery Rock/Blues Stage
11:30AM-1PM Band B (Americana )
1:30PM-2:30PM 2 Days Gone (Rock)
3-4PM Jiva (Rock)
4:30PM-5:30PM Laith Al-Saadi (Blues)
6-7PM Back Forty (Jam Grass)
7:30PM-8:45PM The Muggs (Rock)
9:15PM-10:30PM Echoes of Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd Tribute band)
11PM-12PM Echoes of Pink Floyd (Pink Floyd Tribute Band)

Comcast Pure Michigan Stage in Compuware
11:00AM-12PM Depsa Elementary School Choir (childrens choir)
12:30PM-1:30PM TJ Kelly (Country)
2-3PM Rude Dog (Acoustic Jam Rock)
3:30PM-4:30PM Billy Farris (Blues)
5-6PM Cass Dufrin (Acoustic rock/pop)
6:30PM-7:30PM Lonesome County (Bluegrass)
8-9PM Joey Spina (Acoustic blues rock)

Saturday February 9th Schedule

5/3 Bank Stage Jazz/R&B/Neo-Soul Stage/Techno
10AM -11AM Chunky Funk Band (R&B)
11:30AM-1PM Chunky Funk Band (R&B)
1:30PM-2:30PM Darnell Kendricks (Jazz)
3-4PM The Johnites (Middle Eastern)
4:30PM-5:30PM The Basiks (Reggae)
6-7PM Preview of The Billie Hoilday Review featuring Sky Covington - (Jazz)
7:30PM-8:45PM Sky Covington solid (Neo Soul)
9:15PM-10:30PM Impact 7 (Motown)
11PM-12AM Impact 7 (Motown)

Michigan Lottery Rock/Blues Stage
10AM-11AM Inside Out Detroit Poetry Performance (Poetry)
11:30AM-1PM TJ Kelly (country)
1:30PM-2:30PM Jam Society (Blues based rock)
3-4PM My Dear Disco (Disco)
4:30PM-5:30PM Bump (Neo Jam Rock)
6-7PM Christy Howard (Country/country rock)
7:30PM-8:45PM The Reefermen (Rock)
8:15PM-10:30PM The Universal Temple of Divine Power (Rock)
11PM-12PM Rev. Right Time (Funk)

Comcast Pure Michigan Stage in Compuware
10-10:45 Inside Out Detroit Poetry Performance (Poetry)
11:00-12PM Almond Joy (children’s rock)
12:10 Chef Steve Art Institute of Michigan (cooking demo)
12:30-1:30PM Mike Ball & Kitty Donohoe (Folk)
1:40PM 1:55 Chef Steve (cooking demo)
2-3PM Frankie D’ Angelo (Singer/Songwriter)
3:30-4:30PM Brandon Calhoun (Singer/Songwriter)
4:40PM Chef Steve (cooking demo)
5-6PM Rachael Davis (Folk/Country)
6:30-7:30PM Fiddlers Restrung (Country)
8-9PM Robin Horlock (Acoustic rock)

Sunday Feb 10th

5/3 Bank Stage-Jazz/R&B/Neo-Soul Stage/Techno
10AM-11AM Albert Bryan Alfonso Trio (jazz)
11:30AM-1PM Moments Notice (R&B)
1:30PM-2:30PM Doc Holiday (Soul)
3-4PM Larry Lee & The Back In The Day Band (R&B)
4:30PM-5:30PM MacPodz (Progressive/Jazz)
6-7PM Meri Slaven (Jazz)
7:30PM-8:45PM Tumbao Bravo! (Latin jazz)

Comcast Pure Michigan Stage in Compuware
10AM-10:45AM Inside Out Detroit City Wide Poetry Performance (Poetry)
11AM-12PM Susie Woodman (Jazz)
12:30-1:30PM Black Jake & The Carnies (Crabgrass)
2-3PM Jimmy Atto (Pop/Rock)
3:30-4:30PM Luke Sayer (Americana)
5-6PM Beth Stalker (Pop)
6:30-7:30PM XD WEI (Japanese Fiddle)

Rock/Blues Stage
10-11AM Inside Out Detroit City Wide Poetry Performance (Poetry)
11:30AM-1PM Jam Samich (Jam Rock)
1:30PM-2:30PM Tim Diaz Band (Americana)
3-4PM Rev. Marc Falconberry (Blues)
4:30PM-5:30PM Righteous (Funk)
6-7PM Duende! (Detroit Rock)
7:30PM-8:45PM Blueshouse 313 (Blues)

Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival (Movement 08’) Schedule*

Friday, February 8

Meijer Stage
9-10:30 PM Eric Johnston – live
10:30 PM – 12 AM Rich Korach

Saturday, February 9

Meijer Stage
9-10:30 PM John Johr
10:30 – 12 AM Stacey Pullen