Max Foggon began his musical career at
the age of 14 when he joined his fathers reggae/funk band “Ragga Jump” as the bass player.  He has appeared in numerous musical theatre shows over the past decade including Grease, Chicago, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Max completed a Bachelor of Contemporary Music at Southern Cross University and now works at the Byron Bay Beach Hotel as a Live Sound Engineer where he has mixed acts such as Bernard Fanning (Powder Finger), Wolfmother, Daryl Braithwaite and Katchafire. Max continues to perform with music and theatre in his latest involvement with the Bangalow Theatre Company as “Benjamin Coffin III” in their production of “Rent” on stage in June 2020. Musician, Technician, Actor, Entertainer. Max Foggon can do it all and is excited to be your MC for Eat The Street 2020.

Latin, Swing, Funk and Ballad tunes by composers and arrangers such as Sammy Nestico, Duke Ellington and Bob Mitzer. Enjoy Northern Rivers young talent! When you see YJO perform, you are hearing some of the most talented young musicians across the Northern Rivers region. In fact, many YJO alumni have gone on to further study at the some of the top tertiary institutions across the country including Brisbane Conservatorium and Monash University.  

When we think Lismore and music on the street, the first performer that comes to mind is Uncle Billy with his guitar and ballads that keep us all humming. Billy, also known as Black Man Dreaming, is a Bundjalung singer songwriter who plays a signature blend of country rock. Also one of Lismore’s most dedicated buskers, Bill has been playing all his life and has come to performing later in life after a lot of ups and downs. Bill sings from the heart. Billy is the soundtrack of Lismore CBD.

These Boots were made for ‘Playing’ and that’s just what they’ll do!  A comfortable pair of blues sisters/mammas, with musical souls/soles, ankle deep in the Blues. The backstay of these boots is provided by the steady grooves of Double Bass and Kick, supporting an inner lining of tasty electric guitar and banjo. Vamping up preloved tunes with a platform of their own, their music is laced with harmonies and attitude.

Mrs Hippy and the Lovehandles is the musical love child of consummate local performers Doug Johnson and Teresa (Biskit) Biscoe. A Musical partnership written in the stars they have been performing and singing together in the Northern Rivers for over 20 years. 4 years ago they joined forces with local musicians Bob Dooley, Mark Barber and Joey Bruni to form a party band. Musical tarts they will play any style that makes them, and their audience feel good. 

Joe is a Guitar and Composition student at SCU. He has come from a Folk background but while still acknowledging his Folk roots, Joe’s study of electric guitar and studio production has led him to explore some different sonic possibilities of his instrument. His new project draws inspiration from “vibe heavy” soundtracks of Quentin Tarantino and Ennio Morricone films, 70s psychedelic prog rock, the vast emptiness and isolation of outer space, the ever-looming dystopian reality and a healthily optimistic sense of redemption in a galaxy far far away.

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The Magnificence are an almost traditional jazz band based in the Northern Rives of NSW. The band is enthusiastic, passionate, humorous and quirky leaving audiences happily uplifted.  

These guys (and gal) can transport you to the early days of Blues and Jazz, with their foot stompin’ , thigh slappin’, smile inducing, good old fashion happy music. Playing Skiffle or Jug band style instruments, such as Banjo, Upright bass, Resonator guitar, Washboard, Kazoo, Trombone, Trumpet and Harmonicas, this highly entertaining group plays Old Timey Traditional tunes, with a splash of  more contemporary blues, with an acoustic vibe.

Timbuktu are a Northern Rivers, 7-piece ensemble whose music incorporates elements of vintage 70s African afrobeat, highlife, soukous, Malian blues, ethiofunk, jazz and more. Featuring original songs and arrangements of guitarist and vocalist Joe O’Keeffe. Timbuktu includes Joe O’Keeffe (guitar/vocals), Cameron Smith (trumpet), Byron Christie (Baritone Sax), Brent Calcutt (keyboards), Anthony Mitchell (bass), Rod Evans (percussion) and Benji Keogh (drums).

The Steele Syndicate is all about the groove. Steele McMahon’s Brisbane-based octet is raucous, punchy and fun, with a genre-bending sound that reimagines elements of old school funk, reggae, ska and indie rock.  The band packs a roaring, four-piece horn section and a rhythm section to match. 2020 brings an exciting new project of recording and releasing six singles, completing another east coast tour, and expanding the band’s reach on the festival circuit, unleashing evolved, groovier-than-ever new tunes onto audiences all around.

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