Is your band ready for Marketfest 2012? Marketfest music committee will be looking for entertainment early in 2012! We are open to all types of music and entertainment. Print the Entertaiment form and submit it to us today! Click HERE Some of our past bands have included; Joe Cruz & Scenic Roots Kowalski's Markets Gazebo Stage Joe Cruz is regarded as one of the most versatile and energetic multi-stringed instrumentalists on the Twin Cities music scene today. 7 Cats Swing White Bear Lake Mitsubishi Suzuki 3rd Street Stage The Seven Cats entertains audiences with the Best Jazz and Swing Standards from the 30's to the 80's. we Love to Play Familiar Charts from Miles Davis, Glen Miller, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie, and include traditional jazz, swing, and blues. The Tex Pistols Kowalski's Markets Gazebo Stage The Tex Pistols Band could not be much further from Texas, and nobody in the band is from Texas, but that does not stop these four Minneapolis vets of stage and studio from producing some seriously kick butt music. The sound is classic yet new all at once. The Big Strong Men White Bear Lake Mitsubishi Suzuki 3rd Street Stage The Big Strong Men is a small collection of genre destroying, bad mood crushing, real American music. This is the sound of a band having fun and doing it through really well written and perfectly performed roots rock music The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra White Bear Lake Mitsubishi Suzuki 3rd Street Stage The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra (GCO) is a unique and powerful musical ensemble that fuses an eclectic mix of original and traditional bluegrass-edged tunes with jazz and world/fusion elements. Their music is Chick Corea meets The Dixie Dregs meets A Prairie Home Companion. Skittish Kowalski's Markets Gazebo Stage Skittish is folk-rock with thorns. Skittish is suburban surrender and sexual tension. Most of all, Skittish is the collection of Minneapolis musicians, led by Jeff Noller and Vonnie Kyle, who have mixed their talents into the gumbo that is 'The Perfect Shade of Green.' Silent Agency White Bear Lake Mitsubishi Suzuki 3rd Street Stage Silent Agency is a power trio with a hyper-creative approach to their music and it.s paying off. They.ve written 40 songs by the collective age of 18 and have released four albums. This dense, diverse catalog of solid songs has made Silent Agency a band in high demand. One of their most recent accomplishments is playing and winning the Lumberjack Days .Battle of the Bands. in Stillwater this past summer. The Century Jazz Band Kowalski's Markets Gazebo Stage Mr. Boped White Bear Lake Mitsubishi Suzuki 3rd Street Stage Redpath Kowalski's Markets Gazebo Stage Redpath is a dynamic trio of sisters from Minnesota who have been singing together for more years than most people can count and all three agree that they are much better together than they are apart. As the oldest of the three at 25, Lauren embodies the quintessential girl next-door persona. Her warmth, compassion and storytelling heart is effortlessly demonstrated in their music as she writes Redpath's songs. Davina & the Vagabonds White Bear Lake Mitsubishi Suzuki 3rd Street Stage "...First was Twin Cities singer-pianist Davina Sowers, who sounds like the daughter of Leon Redbone and Betty Boop trained on piano by Randy Newman. Backed by an upright bassist and trombonist, Sowers delighted with some sassy originals and sly covers of Billie Holiday, Fats Domino and "Has Anybody Seen My Gal". Her slurring, Southern voice (she moved here from Key West, Fla., in 2005) sounded affected and alluring at the same time." -JON BREAM, Star Tribune Brian David Band Kowalski's Markets Gazebo Stage During a time when music seems to have less of an identity and more of a catch, fans everywhere are searching for a band that knows who they are. With identity comes a confidence that the music you create can have a positive effect on those who listen. The Brian David Band has an identity that makes their music unique in many circles in the Twin Cities. Katy Vernon White Bear Lake Mitsubishi Suzuki 3rd Street Stage Katy Vernon is a singer/songwriter who is on a comeback from taking a few years off for her growing family. She previously performed with the band .The Camdens.. Recently, she has begun doing solo performances within the Twin Cities area, such as - Aster Cafe and Club Jaeger. As a White Bear Lake resident she has enjoyed Marketfest and always wanted to perform at such a family friendly event. Tim Brown White Bear Lake Mitsubishi Suzuki 3rd Street Stage Tim loves to perform the songs that he grew up listening to in the 60s and the 70s. As a full-time high school English teacher, he still manages to perform over 150 gigs per year. At one of his performances, you'll hear the music of artists like James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Simon and Garfunkel, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and some of his original songs.