ION INDIE MAGAZINE February 2015, Volume 9 | Page 41

and it went over great! Meanwhile, out back, NICK KEY of DROPSHOT and SHANE DOSS of PRIDETRIBE teamed up to do a collection of Seattle Grunge. Inside we really mixed it up--beginning with a young Southern Rock group called THE PEACEMAKERS. These guys have some very good originals, and captured the crowd right out of the gate. DARK HORSE was next up, and I loved their professionalism and their Country/Southern style. JENNIFER LEE AND NEVEAH PEEK is a band I've really liked for a while now. This band can do it all…I was expecting Country, but they came out rocking! This lady's voice just blows me away and the band is just as good. We backed their performance up with the duo of CAROLYNN STREET and SHANE DOSS--who together are PRIDETRIBE…wow! CAROLYNN finished with her version of “Hallelujah” that we recorded last year and changed the tone of the event. THE TERRY COLE SHOW followed, and in addition to their incredible Southern Rock, followed CAROLYNN’S cue and pitched in for the most moving combo of “Dixie” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, that turned the entire crowd patriotic and proud. VENDETTA then took over and rocked the place till closing. These guys are close friends of mine and are a favorite of the biker crowd and were the perfect choice to close the show. The show was about more than just the bands. It was about the many dogs that were adopted at the event and the money raised to continue saving animals from the kill shelters. It was about LOUIS and THE PORPOISE PUB staff, who always work hard to keep our music scene alive and supported me every step of the way. It was about the greatest lighting I have ever witnessed by P&M's DREMLAND, who spent 4 long days setting up, running and tearing down the light show. It was about JOHN TEK and his wizardry on the sound board. It was about the announcers, KEITH WILKENS and CHRIS “FISHER”, who kept the crowd engaged, and BUDDY ZAPPA, who worked himself to exhaustion filming the entire event for HEAVY METAL TELEVISION. It was about my stage managers, DINA MEAD and KIM MCGILL, who kept the show rolling and put in 5 hard months planning every single detail of the show. It is about SEMINOLE MUSIC AND SOUND, who provided backline equipment and STAR 1 RECORDS and ION INDIE MAGAZINE, who have supported the event from its inception. It's about UTOPIA ARTISTS and DREAM NIGHT TALENT SEARCH, who brought in JAGGED ROW and offered advice and support. Most of all it's about the fans who came out to support so many artists in such numbers. They are the life blood of the industry--and without them, we might as well go fishing! There will be a SHARKFEST '16, same time next year. Any bands wishing to submit for a spot in next year's show can send your information to me at [email protected]. Learn more about Shark Alley Records at: https://www.facebook.com/sharkalleyrecords