Maker Faire

Extra Action Marching Band  

Powerful and empowering, the Extra Action Marching Band (unamplified) seduces the pre-civilized will. They are immediate and visceral -- more of a sweaty invitation than a show. They are a parody of idioms with shattering volume -- guerrilla theater with the rug rolled up.

Ira Marlowe's BRAINY TUNES   Ira Marlowe
Ira Marlowe
Ira Marlowe, founder of Brainy Tunes and winner of the coveted Parent's Choice Award, performs smart, funny, memorable childrens' songs-- written to delight parents as much as their kids. Titles such as "Crabwalk", "Haunting School" and "Kangaroo" encourage kids' active involvement through vocalization, dance and movement.

Onyx Ashanti: Live Laptop Beatjazz Performance   Onyx Ashanti
Onyx Ashanti
I am a beatjazz artist, which is a style of music i created that is equal parts live looping,laptop performance, post modern improvisation and sound design. I start with a wind controller and a virtual rack of synths and create complex arrangements that vary in type, tempo and style depending on my aritistic perspective.

Shake Your Peace  

A folk band based out of camping tent on the roof of a pink house in San Francisco's Mission District. The band aims to be more and more sustainable: touring on bicycles (without a support van) and using public transportation, powering its P.A. system with human/audience power via bicycle, planting a tree for each CD it makes, and more.

Yacouba Diarra and the Spirit Gatherers  

West African traditional and Afro-fusion music.

Fossil Fool  

Fossil Fool, the Bike Rapper, is the only MC who rocks the mike while he rides his bike. With his trusty sidekick, the Choprical Fish, a neon-encrusted pedal-powered party bike he built, he rolls up at sunset and creates spontaneous mobile parties.

Streetbeats!   John King II
John King II
Streetbeats is an audio/visual musical feast performed by Drummer/percussionist "John F. King II." All of John's drumset and percussion instruments consist of discarded and second hand items such as cookware(pot&pans), #10 size foodservice cans, % gal. buckets, 30 gal. garbage cans, etc. All meticulously arranged in specific order that create melodic tones in line with harmonic scale. The show is hi-enrgy and fun. The music is an eclectic blend of World beats and rhythms ranging from Celtic to Afro-cuban to Jazz to American Indian to Polynesian, rock, hip-hop and more. John has become well known and developed a huge fan base as a street performer at the Ferry building on the Embacadero @ S.F.,CA

The Tarantulas Jug Band   Bill Holl
Tarantulas Jug Band
The Tarantulas Jug Band is the official music-maker of Henry Coe State Park, playing good-time music from the 1920s to the 1950s for events at Coe throughout the year. The band’s musical repertoire spans Delta blues, field and work songs, ragtime, tin-pan-alley favorites and even old rockabilly standards. The songs are accompanied by homemade and antique string and percussion instruments played in jug band style. In the spirit of the Faire, we will be bringing materials to make kazoos and will be showcasing other home made instruments such as cigar box guitars. It should be a lot of fun with the audience playing along.

Crank Ensemble   Kevin Mathieu

From sparse "plinking" to layered, melodic loopiness to hardcore noise, these all result from rhythmic, repetitive patterns made by crank-operated machines designed by artist Larnie Fox. Each instrument has a mounted piezo (contact microphone) to amplify its sound.

McPuzo & Trotsky   McPuzo & Trotsky
McPuzo & Trotsky
Heinrich McPuzo and Sid Trotsky are purveyors of satirical songs from the Roaring Twenties, such as "Warren G. Harding Is A Horse's Ass", and "You Wouldn't Know She Was Irish".

The Lee Maverick Band   The Lee Maverick Band
The Lee Maverick Band
The Lee Maverick Band is a unique cow punk experience. I play an upright bass made from motorcycle parts. Our drummer has a theatrical set he made from all kinds of stuff and our singer is also a maker of sorts.