Official AURA Pre-Parties

AURA Music Events and Brotherly Love Productions are thrilled to announce seven official AURA Music & Arts Festival 3 Pre-Parties in Miami, Boca Raton, Tampa, Dunedin Jacksonville Beach, and Athens, GA, leading up to the main event March 9th – 11th in St. Cloud, Florida. Each party will feature multiple AURA artists including: 10- piece reggae/funk/soul orchestra The Resolvers; downtown soul artists Ketchy Shuby; the internationally acclaimed b-boy funk of Fusik; aquaphonics liquid groove; the two Vote to AURA band winners – Boca’s The Funky Nuggets and Philly’s Psychedelphia; a solo set by The Heavy Pets’ Jeff Lloyd; one-man-music maker Nick Noyes; Delaware’s Spontaneous Underground throwing down their “jazz for the dance floor”; The Fritz’s hearty stew of funk, bluegrass, rock, reggae, jazz and soul; the eclectic sound of The Werks; and super group Kung Fu featuring members of Raq, The Breakfast and Deep Banana Blackout. Also performing at the Georgia show is Consider the Source with their Sci-Fi Middle Eastern fusion and Perpetual Groove’s Brock Butler.

Thursday, February 16th
Brotherly Love Productions Showcase and AURA Music Festival Pre-Party
with The Resolvers, Ketchy Shuby & Fusik
The Stage
170 NE 38th St. Miami, FL 33137
305.576.9577 | www.TheStageMiami.com $10 | 9 PM | 21+
*Percentage of ticket sales will be donated to Autism Speaks and Team HydroBLADES
*All paid guests will receive a raffle ticket offering a chance to win an AURA Music Festival ticket, band and BLP merch and much more!

Saturday, February 25th
Brotherly Love Productions Showcase and AURA Music Festival Pre-Party
with The Resolvers, Ketchy Shuby & aquaphonics
Skipper’s Smokehouse
910 Skipper Road, Tampa, FL 33613
813.977.6474 | www.SkippersSmokehouse.com $7 ADV | $10 DOS | 8 PM | 21+
*All paid guests will receive a raffle ticket offering a chance to win an AURA Music Festival ticket, band and BLP merch and much more!

Tuesday, March 6th
AURA Music Festival Pre-Party with The Werks, Kung Fu, Brock Butler & Consider the Source
Georgia Theater
215 N. Lumpkin St, Athens, GA 30601
706.549.9918 | www.georgiatheatre.com $8 | 8 PM | 18+

Wednesday, March 7th
AURA Music Festival Pre-Party with The Funky Nuggets, Psychedelphia & Jeff Lloyd (of The Heavy Pets performing a special solo acoustic set)
The Funky Biscuit $8 | 9 PM | 21+
303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33432
561.95.2929 | www.FunkyBiscuit.com 

Thursday, March 8th
AURA Music Festival Pre-Party with Psychedelphia & Jeff Lloyd (of The Heavy Pets performing a special solo acoustic set)
Dunedin Brewery
937 Douglas Avenue, Dunedin, FL 34698
727.736.0606| www.DunedinBrewery.com FREE | 8 PM | 21+ 

Thursday, March 8th
AURA Music Festival Pre-Party with Nick Noyes & Spontaneous Underground
Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery
2621 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, FL 33431
561.368.4643 | www.thefunkybuddha.com $6 | 9 PM | 18+

Thursday, March 8th
AURA Music Festival Pre-Party The Fritz & The Mantras
Mojo Kitchen BBQ Pit & Blues Bar
1500 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
904.247.6636 | www.mojobbq.com/mojokitchen $10 for 21+ | $12 for 18-20 | 9 PM

AURA Music & Arts Festival: the third annual AURA Music & Arts Festival (March 9-11, 2012) in St. Cloud, Florida will present more than 35 talented acts on two juxtaposed main stages along with a new Brotherly Love Productions Campground Stage, offering over 15 hours of musical bliss each beautiful Florida Spring day. Bringing together some of the best touring bands in the livetronic scene and jam community including Papadosio, Brothers Past, The Heavy Pets, The Malah, Biodiesel and Zoogma, festivalgoers will be treated to a variety of musical styles from rock, funk and jazz to roots reggae, jam-tronica and deep house. As a homegrown Florida event, AURA 3 will also feature the Sunshine State’s most innovative artists including COPE, The Resolvers, ArtOfficial, Fusik, Ketchy Shuby and Aquaphonics, rounding out the genre exploration at this cozy annual event that has quickly become a staple for music connoisseurs wanting to keep an ear to the Florida beat. AURA Music & Arts Festival is promoted by Brotherly Love Productions and hosted by AURA Music Events. Visit www.BrotherlyLoveProductions.com and www.AuraMusicFestival.com for more information.

Media Contact: Brotherly Love Productions | Destiny Spang | 215.704.9555 | Destiny@BrotherlyLoveProductions.com