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Photo top: Bella Donna Project
is a Stevie Nicks Tribute Band.
Photo left: Albert Castiglia,
Rayne Glaze, and Massimo
Delli.
Friday, June 4, 8pm, King Center, Melbourne
Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, perform
with a well-honed and solid power – always in the
groove from years of experience and mutual inspiration.
Started as a side project during their Jefferson Airplane
days, the constant, the very definition of Hot Tuna, has always
been Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady. The two boyhood
pals have never wavered in one of the most enduring
friendships in Rock history. From their days playing together
as teenagers in the Washington, DC area, through years
of inventive psychedelic rock in San Francisco (1996 Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees), to their current acoustic
and electric blues sound, no one has more consistently led
American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen
and Jack Casady, the founders and continuing core members
of Hot Tuna. At the 2016 Grammys, Jorma Kaukonen
and Jack Casady were honored with Lifetime Achievement
Awards.
The name Hot Tuna invokes as many different moods
and reactions as there are Hot Tuna fans — millions of them.
To some, Hot Tuna is a reminder of some wild and happy
times. To others, that name will forever be linked to their
own discovery of the power and depth of American blues
and roots music. To newer fans, Hot Tuna is a tight, masterful
duo that is on the cutting edge of great music. Along the
way, they have been joined by a succession of talented musicians:
Drummers, harmonica players, keyboardists, backup
singers, violinists and more, all fitting with Jorma and Jack’s
current place in the musical spectrum.
June 11-13, Celebration Square, Palm Bay
Brevard Family Fun Fest
T
he name says it all: Family Rocks! Indeed, Massimo
and Jody Delli rock on several levels. Brevard County
knows them with their bands “Luna Pearl” and Stevie Nicks
tribute band “Bella Donna Project.” They have performed
in all popular music venues in our area, and now they are
stepping up as organizers and promoters of concerts. Their
next event is a 3-day-festival held at the Celebration Square
on the corner of US 1 and Port Malabar Blvd on June 11, 12
& 13. There will be lots of vendors, among them plenty of
food trucks, crafts, bounce house, face painting, just anything
that makes it a “Brevard Family Fun Fest.” 12 bands
will be performing live featuring some heavy duty talent,
and best of all, this is a free event.
Family Rocks had recently produced an event in the
Eau Gallie Civic Center, also featuring a powerful roster of
artists but “music fans are not ready for indoor concerts so
we looked for an outside venue,” says Max. They found it
in Palm Bay at the same place where the city used to have
its monthly Friday Fest. Max: “This time we decided to hold
a free festival with the help of sponsors.” There are several
headliners during the 3-day-festival but the most recognized
artist is Albert Castiglia who actually has family ties to Family
Rocks. Jody explains: “He is the biological father of my
daughter Rayne Glaze. Even though Max raised her, he was
not her biological father. So she decided to send her DNA to
23andMe, and that’s how we discovered that Albert was the
father.” The reunion was heartfelt and inspiring. Castiglia
produced an album called Masterpiece. His website says:
Masterpiece is a raw, deeply personal album for Albert who
recently lost his grandmother but simultaneously discovered
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