SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - May 22, 2023 - The Sacramento County Fair is excited to announce the lineup of local community musical acts for the 2023 fair. This year’s fair will feature a diverse range of talented musicians from the Sacramento area, showcasing the rich musical talent of our community.

“We are thrilled to have such a talented group of local musicians performing at this year’s fair,” said Matt Cranford, Fair CEO. “These community musical acts represent the best of what our region has to offer and we can’t wait for fairgoers to experience their incredible performances.”

• THE BARE MINIMUM: A 4-piece cover band in Sacramento, CA. They play a variety of rock, alternative, and blues with songs from all decades.
• SWINGMASTERS: An 18-piece big band located in Sacramento, California, offering a full “big band” sound, and featuring excellent female and male vocalists. Their repertoire includes all ballroom dance types of music from Swing to Latin.
• PROCESS THEATER/VERY SPECIAL ARTS: A program which utilizes the Arts to provide growth and enrichment to children and youth with disabilities in Sacramento County.
• THE ENLOWS: A 3-Piece Rock & Roll Band based in Sacramento since 1999.
• LSB-Love Somebody Band: A family band that brings the funk with their renditions of old school R&B hits from the 70’s through the 2000’s.
• FORTUNE SCHOOL DRUMLINE: A unique partnership between public charter schools and the Black Press. Fortune School is proud to have the Black Voice News and The Sacramento Observer Newspaper as its partners.
• DAVID PEREZ BAND: A great variety band playing sounds from tejano, cumbia, salsa, old school to oldies.
• NEIL NAYAR: A musician who plays over 100 instruments and is planning to add more to the list in the future. He plays classical, Bollywood, jazz, rock, and sounds from all over the world.
• THE FOUR EYES is a band that started in 1993 in Joel’s basement. They came up with the name “The Four Eyes” and figured they would have all songs about nerds. The band describes themselves as “The World’s Smartest Band” and has a history of playing shows throughout Northern California. They have released music, including an album titled “Five Songs about Videogames (and one about something else).”
• NOSATLGIAS DE MEXICO: Founded by Janette Perfecto, who has had a passion for Ballet Folklorico since childhood. After moving to the United States, she continued to pursue her love for dance and eventually began choreographing her own pieces and teaching young people about the tradition. Her enthusiasm for traditional Mexican dance and dedication to passing on the tradition is infectious.
• BRANDON DANNALS BAND: The Brandon Dannals Band is a group of talented musicians led by Brandon Dannals, a solo guitarist singer/performer/entertainer with 20 years of experience. His sky-high energy and phrase “Music to Capture Your Heart Yet Rock Your Socks Off!” offers constant invitations to sing along. The band also includes Greg Kurtz on lead guitar, whose family encouraged his pursuit of music and whose influences include Neal Schon, Jimi Page, Hendrix and Ty Tabor. Justin Burkett plays bass and vocals and is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and producer from Los Angeles. He has 3 self-released albums and was inspired by the Beatles at a young age. Jason Fordney is on percussion and is an east coast transplant to Northern California. He has honed his craft of playing drum set and percussion and is versed in classic rock, jazz, jazz-rock and Latin rhythms.
• Ecophagy: Ecophagy is a 4-piece heavy metal and rock & roll band based in Shingle Springs. They provide healthy doses of head-banging favorites for their audiences. With their high-energy performances and love for heavy metal and rock & roll music, Ecophagy is sure to get the crowd moving and having a great time.
• Dan McNay: Dan McNay is a multi-talented artist with a diverse range of experiences. He has worked in various industries, written several books, and produced three CDs. Dan has sung and played banjo all over the LA area for the last several years, captivating audiences with his music.

These local community musical acts will be performing on various stages throughout the fairgrounds, offering fairgoers a chance to enjoy a wide variety of music styles and genres. From rock and roll to folk and country, there will be something for everyone to enjoy.

Don’t miss your chance to see these talented local musicians perform live at the 2023 Sacramento County Fair!

About the Sacramento County Fair
Over 100,000 guests will enjoy the Sacramento County Fair Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-29, 2023, at Cal Expo.  Nearly 10,000 school children will enjoy educational school tours.  5,000 local Sacramento residents will compete for awards in the livestock and competitive exhibit programs.  This year’s fair theme is “Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow.” 

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