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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge) Art by the Bay performers include (clockwise, from top): The Stilly River Band, The Acoustic Detour, Selena Tibert, The South End String Band, Amber Darland, Pocket Monkey, One Ton of Ducks (center)   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Friday, July 18, 2008 Art by the Bay music schedule Music schedule Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Amber Darland, whose voice has been described as powerful and angelic, sings humorous songs like "Short Jeans" as well as songs about love, courage and social injustice. 1 to 3 p.m.: The South End String Band, which comprises between seven and 11 local musicians on fiddles, guitars, banjos, autoharps, bass and percussion perform songs containing down-home wit and wisdom. 3 to 5 p.m.: Pocket Monkey is a six-piece band that plays intricate original polyrhythmic instrumental jazz compositions with eastern European melodies, traditional jazz, classic TV theme songs, and hip-hop sampling, with hints of Frank Zappa and Jethro Tull. Sunday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: The Stilly River Band members are known as "the bad boys of bluegrass" because they take nontraditional styles and play them in a bluegrass format the band calls "rudegrass." 1 to 3 p.m.: The Acoustic Detour featuring Selena Tibert is a metamorphic band serving up slightly psychedelic bluesy folk-tinged rock and roll with 13-year-old singer/songwriter Selena Tibert's set of original songs. 3 to 5 p.m.: One Ton of Ducks plays original "coffeehouse rock and roots" music with soaring harmonies, infectious grooves and sometimes a ukulele.

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