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Sarasota News Leader September 13, 2013 Page 115 HYMN FOR HER AND COME BACK ALICE SLATED FOR BAY FESTIVAL The bands Hymn for Her and Come Back Alice will perform at the Sarasota Bay Water Festival on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Ken Thompson Park in Sarasota, festival organizers have announced. They will join popular guitarist Ben Hammond, who will be back again as the performing master of ceremony on the music stage, a news release notes. The festival hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the live music running from noon until 7 p.m. The band members of Hymn for Her have been touring the U.S. for three months in their Come Back Alice is a 'funky eclectic rock band.' vintage 1961 Bambi Airstream trailer, the reContributed photo lease adds. Their home base is Philadelphia. "The band's music style has been described mance schedule will be posted on the festival as juiced-up backwoods country blues with a website later this month. dose of desert rock psychedelia or Hells AnThe purpose of the water festival is to celegels meets the Amish," the release notes. brate the importance of Sarasota Bay to the "Come Back Alice is a funky eclectic rock region's environment and economy, the reband" featuring Tony Tyler on lead guitar, harlease notes. The Sarasota Bay Estuary Promonica and vocals; Dani Faye on fiddle, guitar and vocals; and Big Bad John Werner on bass, gram is the presenting sponsor, and HDR Inc. is the host sponsor, the release says. Along the release continues. with the musical performances, festival high"Hammond has shared his unique brand of lights will include dragon boat races, artists live-looped acoustic soul-pop with audiences selling gift items, boat displays, panel discusat hundreds of venues and festivals, including sions on bay-friendly living, the winning subthe Montreal Jazz Festival," the release points missions in the I Love Sarasota Bay Photo out. Contest, dip netting and nature walks for chilOne more band and two solo performers will dren and exhibits on boating, fishing, kayakbe added to the music lineup over the com- ing, paddleboard sports, scuba and cycling, ing weeks, the release says. The final perfor- the release adds. % facebook.com/SarasotaNewsLeader