FREE CONCERT: Bob Schneider with Fastest Land Animal

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7:30PM – Fastest Land Animal
Singer-guitarist Screamin’ Jack Novak was raised in rural England by his father, a nanny and two irascible rottweilers. At the tender age of 12, he left home for the greener pastures of Cleveland, where he slung burgers while saving up to buy a Hohner blues harp and a Radio Shack “Highball” microphone. He eventually sold the harmonica for a one-way bus ticket to Hollywood, where he worked as a bar back in exchange for cherished spots at open-mic gigs in many — if not all — of the live venues along the famed Sunset Strip. It was there that he met two likeminded delinquents and they hatched their plan to unleash the Fastest Land Animal.

The first was drummer Shark Samuels. Believed to have been raised by wild mastodons, Samuels was left a swaddled infant on the doorstep of his adoptive parents’ home in a quiet Pennsylvanian hamlet. Soon after his father’s untimely death from acute tinnitus, Samuels moved to New York City. There, his constant banging on pickle buckets earned him a loyal following along with a long list of noise citations. To avoid arrest, he packed up his buckets and moved to Hollywood, where his proclivity for disturbing the peace continued unabated.

Guitarist/bassist Alfonse Castillo completed the trio. Born into abject poverty in Três Corações, Brazil, Castillo dreamt of being the greatest footballer in the history of the game. Unfortunately, he could not afford a soccer ball, so he worked at local tea shops to save money to buy a grapefruit to use as a ball. Sadly, in a fit of insufferable hunger pangs, he ate it. Years later, while on his way to Hollywood, he bumped into the visibly inebriated American football legend Joe Namath and gave up his soccer dreams to focus on becoming the next great quarterback for the New York Jets. He abruptly abandoned his plans after watching one season of Jets football.

Today, the trio lives together in the basement of the Sunset Marquis Hotel and only comes out at night. The rest, as they say, is history.

Click Link to Listen to Fastest Last Animal: https://open.spotify.com/artist/14m9zrPR3e6gO6RaWX4X9O

Learn More about Fastest Last Animal: https://fastestlandanimal.band/

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8:30PM – Bob Schneider
Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Ugly Americans and The Scabs, Bob Schneider is one of the most-celebrated musicians in the live music capital. Combining diverse styles, Schneider’s music spans genres, blending elements of folk, rock, rap, funk, bluegrass, reggae and country with the more traditional singer/songwriter aesthetic. In short, FRUNK.

Schneider has won more than 59 Austin Music Awards including Best Album, Best Songwriter, Best Musician, and Best Male Vocals making him the most decorated artist in Austin’s storied music history.

Schneider’s fan base reaches far beyond the city limits of Austin. He started gaining national recognition with his major-label debut for Universal Records, Lonelyland. A fiercely-independent artist, Schneider opted to start his own label, Shockorama Records, which has afforded him the freedom to make the music his fans love, on his own terms.

Schneider’s live performances, both solo and with the band, are legendary. A two-time performer on his hometown’s famed Austin City Limits television show, he is also in the 20th year of his residency at The Saxon Pub. All told, he plays over a hundred shows a year and he doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.

Click Link to Listen to Bob Schneider: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YOxTnmYogOpUPxrNTacvQ

Learn More about Bob Schneider: https://www.bobschneider.com/

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