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Studio Amped
First Concert Features Local Band Good Foote
Pensacola, Fla. - At the request of viewers and fans of national PBS programs, like Austin City Limits and Soundstage, the local PBS television station, WSRE, is launching a new pilot project. StudioAmped will feature local artists/bands in concert at the station's performance studio. The performance will be taped and edited into a television series, which will air later this fall on WSRE.
Who: Good Foote
What: StudioAmped, new concert series from WSRE
When: Saturday, May 10 at 7 p.m.
Where: WSRE Amos Performance Studio on the campus of Pensacola Junior College (more)
Cost: $7.00
Location: Click here.
The first season of StudioAmped features four artists in concert: Good Foote, May 10; 60 Cycles of Sound, June 14; Sadie Blu, July 19; and To Be Announced, August 9. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7, and seating is general admission. Tickets can be purchased at WSRE in advance or the evening of the concert at the Amos Performance Studio ticket booth.
"As a community-minded organization, we feel it is important to spotlight those things that make our area unique," states Claire Williams, project creator. "We have an amazing pool of talent in this market just waiting to be discovered, and we hope to be able to grow the project adding four shows in similar music genres each season." WSRE is currently looking for sponsors of the series. For more information, contact Robin McArthur, WSRE Marketing Director at (850) 484-1211.
Good Foote, performing May 10, is best known for their funky, blues and soul renditions. Originally formed in 1999 as an acoustic duo with the name of "Full-On," today, the band consists of seven members who can be found playing nearly every weekend in the Pensacola Bay area at places like the Fish House, Seville Quarter and Capt'n Fun's. A major highlight for the band was opening for the Derek Trucks Band and Dickey Betts'(Allman Brothers founder) Great Southern at the 2002 SpringFest. Members include: Mark Ellis (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Josh Gill (lead guitar), Dick Boyden (slide and lead guitar), Mike Tipton (keys and organ), Rob Rudd Esq. (fretless bass), Derek "Slo Mo" Hayes (drums) and Stephen Moody (drums and percussion).
For more information about StudioAmped, call the ticket hotline at (850) 484-1250.
The Jean and Paul Amos Performance Studio is located on the corner of College Blvd. and 12th Avenue and is part of the WSRE-TV building. The studio entrance is on the west side of the WSRE building, next to the tennis courts on the campus of Pensacola Junior College.
