De Soto Heritage Seafood Festival

The Big Z Band ( love da horns)
Last weekend was the De Soto Heritage Seafood Festival in downtown Bradenton. We had three days of fun listening to great music. It is kind of interesting to us that in the last month we have probably heard more live music than in the past 5 years. Friday eve was the hot local Billy Rice Band. They covered all the classic great songs and had hundreds dancing in the street on a wonderful balmy evening. A great way to kick off the weekend. On Saturday eve the Dan Toler Band brought us back for some great blues and southern rock. Dan played with the Allman Brothers band for about 20 years and it was obvious why. Sunday afternoon was a chance for us to have a final cool one, hook up with Lisa Fath (who arrived by boat), and take in the soulful tunes of The Big Z Band featuring Sheldon on vocals. Being able to stroll the waterfront listening to the tunes mixed with the rustling palm fronds is one of the great benefits of living on the west coast of Florida.