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WFIT Sonic Waves Music Festival April 8th

Celebrating 42 years of public radio broadcasting in Brevard from the Florida Institute of Technology, 89.5 FM WFIT presents the Sonic Waves Music Festival on Saturday, April 8th from noon to 6p.m. at the Florida Tech Panthereum, located off Country Club Road in Melbourne Florida. Food, beer & wine vendors plus local non-profit organizations will have booth displays.

Featured bands will be WFIT’s Garage Band Contest winners who, at this writing, is still being determined so a big surprise for all, AND WFIT!

Ken Holt and Who I Amplays a new blend of Americana music blending rock, alternative country with a sprinkling of pop original music. Originally from Jacksonville Fl., Ken Holt is a singer/song writer who now lives on Florida’s Space Coast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YacWTMhic5c

Hot Pink is a 5 piece band comprised of passionate musicians and entertainers from Cocoa Beach Florida. Lead by James Spiva on lead vocals, Cory Johnson guitar, Spencer Croswell keyboards, Bill Erskine on bass and Evan Wagner on drums Hot Pink specializes in original music as well songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Be on the lookout for Hot Pinks original E.P. to be released soon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STwJjPCCEk

The Sh-Booms from Orlando have taken a love for soul, rock n’ roll and throwing a party to create a unique garage band soul sound of their own. The Sh-Booms is a 7 piece, horn –fueled, soul soaked band that has shared the stage with national acts such as Lee Fields, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, KRS-One and Candlebox. Fronted and lead vocals by the Supreme Queen Mizz Bren, The Sh-Booms have quickly become known for their sweaty, high energy sets accompanied by a fair share of dancing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsms0bJ0bdk

2017 WFIT Sonic Waves Music Festival
Saturday, April 8
Noon-6pm
 
 
·         12:00pm - 12:15pm Garage Band Winner Award
 
·         12:15pm - 1:00pm John Leach Duo
 
·         1:15pm - 2:30pm Ken Holt Who I Am Band
 
·         2:45pm - 4:15pm Hot Pink
 
·         4:30pm - 5:40pm The Sh-Booms

More information is available at 321-674-8950, www.wfit.org and on Face Book.

Sponsored by Donoghue & Associates
Sponsored by Donoghue & Associates

Sponsored by Donoghue & Associates

Originally from Boston, Todd Kennedy began volunteering at WFIT 89.5 FM in 1992 as a late night jazz DJ. In 1998 he was hired as Director of Operations and in 2004 he became Program Director until his retirement in 2022.