Whole Earth Festival

Here are some of the musical delights to tickle your eardrums and rock your dancy parts at this year's WEF:

Ginger Ninjas---The Ginger Ninjas are bringing their pedal-powered rock show to Davis! This bicycle traveling band thrills audiences worldwide with mind-shaking folk funk rockin music. Committed to totally sustainable touring, they carry everything they need on their magical bicycles and use the same bikes to power their sound system. Don't miss your chance to pedal for the Pleasant Revolution!

Lynx & Janover---LYNX and Jamie Janover create an diversified harmonic blend of all original hip-hop and down-tempo electronica grooves with folk style song writing, guitar playing, beat boxing, rhyming, amplified mini-kit percussion and the sounds of the hammered dulcimer. Together they have achieved the elusive perfect balance between the acoustic and the electronic, using today’s most advanced technologies mixed with ancient live instrumentation to create a unified sound reflective of the polarized nature of our times.

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum---Experimental/Rock

Fishtank Ensemble---Folk / Flamenco / Swing

Mamuse---Singing with a voice of heritage, the songstress duo of Sarah Nutting and Karisha Longaker is dedicated to uplifting community through song and joy.With a hauntingly rich a capella presence, these alto-sopranos weave a blend of whimsy and emotional depth. This texture is spun with upright bass, mandolin, bazuki, guitar, flute, kalimba, ankle bells, train whistles, gospel claps, jazz snaps, laughter, calls, response, and- a unicycle.

CFR---   Local boys CFR (Cacciatore, Fylling, & Ruiz) bring it with contagious smiles and stage presence.  Focusing on intent and creativity, CFR's goal is to remind the listener of the constant miracle unfolding before our ears.  Love your Mother~CFR

Shovelman---"Isaac Frankle -'Shovel Man' Is not just a Guitarist, Singer, Lyricist but a Percussionist Harmonica Player Instrument Inventor Artist/Scientist & Sound Sculptor.  'Shovel Man' will, without a doubt, blow your mind away, and then some!

LoCura---Latin / Reggae / Flamenco SPAIN. CUBA. JAMAICA. CALIFORNIA. This extraordinary group of musicians mixes grooves and melodies from Flamenco, Reggae, Cuban Son, and North American Folk. To the stage they bring the mysterious and passionate world of Flamenco, combined with the driving, full sound of a salsa band. LoCura creates an original blend of irresistible, high energy music that bridges cultures and transcends borders.

Green Machine---Reggae / Jam Band / Fusion

Bill Schollar---Blues

Random Abiladeze---Hip/Hop Spoken Word

The Ganbare Spirits Ensemble --- Jazz / Experimental / Jam Band "Ganbare" (pron. 'Gone-Bar-Eh') a Japanese word which roughly translates as "GO FOR IT!" The Ganbare Spirits Ensemble is a 10-12 piece creative arts ensemble.

Crystal Fun Awareness---crystal awareness, wizard of sounds and circuits, plays psychedelic
 electronic music for early morning consciousness calisthenics.