~HGR Shownight~ @ THE REDTAIL w/ The Sweet Kings and 69 Fingers February 20, 2009

Friday Nights at The Redtail, showcasing Florida Bands, and the occasional quality touring bands. The Sweet Kings brand of quasi-traditional ska is great dance music; but if you close your eyes for just a few seconds, you might just be wisked away to a tropical paradise, margarita in hand, in a cot between two coconut trees swaying to the beat. The 7 piece band is easy to notice, but what you’ll be happy to not notice is any attempt at being a crossover punk or rock band; its all ska.
The name 69 Fingers comes from the original seven member group that started it all back in 1997. They met in their high school marching band. One member incidentally lost one of his fingers in a lawn mowing accident as a child, leaving the cumulative amount of fingers in the band to equal 69. 69 Fingers was a small town hardworking band from Charleston, West Virginia, that have been offering their music to open minds for seven years. Now with almost ten years under their belt and based in Orlando, FL, they are fueled simply by the obligatory want and need to play and spread their music to a whole new audience. 69 Fingers have two full length albums, two EP's, a live album, and their most recent full length We'll Come to the Future .

Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/homegrownrootsorg