Rock the Bike’s Pedal Powered Stage (www.rockthebike.com) will be where you'll be hearing all those funky fresh sounds coming from. The West Coast Cannabis Expo will be showcasing over twenty bands and DJs throughout the weekend ranging from rock, funk, blues, world, reggae, hip hop and a whole lot in between.

The stage will be "human powered" by a stationary bikes that produces electricity which the audience will be encouraged to pedal. Dance! Pedal! Dance!

A Mix of Music & Artists Sure to Get you Moving
Our short list of some of the bands & dj acts booked to perform.

BAND's
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	Cradle Duende is an inspiration to bring together the beautiful traditions of the past and renew the kinship between our neighbors, family, and friends. Cradle Duende is a combination of Kezmer and Flamenco to be coined ‘Klezmenco” with a new twist of latin, reggae, and ska influence to get people dancing when necessary. Ancient Nigunim mixed with non-western rhythms combine for a unique performance that draws local communities together to celebrate life to its fullest. www.cradleduende.org
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	Monophonics Over the past six years, Monophonics have staked their claim as the San Francisco Bay Area’s premier funk/soul band. Raised amid the city’s rich musical culture, these young musicians proudly carry on the tradition of music native to their hometown. Monophonics were formed in 2005; originally an instrumental ensemble comprised of guitarist Ian McDonald, bassist Myles O’Mahony, saxophonist Alex Baky, trumpeter Ryan Scott, and drummer Austin Bohlman, the band has recently added the dynamic soul vocals of keyboardist Kelly Finnigan. The result is psychedelic soul & heavy funk, which harks back to the stylings of the late 60’s and early 70’s, all while keeping its feet planted in the present. As a mainstay of San Francisco venues such as the Boom Boom Room and the Independent, the Monophonics have created a national buzz and fervent local following, sharing the stage & bill with such names as Budos Band, Orgone, Soulive, Macy Gray, Dr. Lonnie Smith, The New Mastersounds, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dumpstafunk, Charles Walker & The Dynamites and many more. Their recording credits include tracks with the The New Mastersounds and Karl Denson (Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Grey Boy All-Stars) who’s also featured on their latest release and second album, Into the Infrasounds. The album also includes musical guests Mic Gillete of Tower of Power & Jonathan Korty of Vinyl. Their touring schedule has brought their signature rowdy, hard-hitting live set to over 300 dates from California to Mississippi, as well as major music festivals including High Sierra, Joshua Tree and Las Tortugas. Additionally, the ensemble has established itself as yearly residents at the legendary New Orleans Jazz Festival. They have been featured in various magazines including Relix’s “On the Rise” section, and in 2007, were awarded best Funk/Soul/R&B; band in SF Weekly’s “Best of the Bay Awards.” Already in 2011, the group has showcased their new sound with the release of a 7” entitled “Like Yesterday,” for Colemine Records. The record feature’s members of the Los Angeles based funk group Orgone, and will be distributed across the United States, Europe and Japan. Also in 2011, Monophonics will complete their third album to date, lacing the sounds of the late 60’s/early 70’s psych soul with fuzz guitars, freaky synthesizers, hard-driving drums and bass, funky horns and gritty vocals, a sonic testimony to the evolution of this six-piece unit. www.monophonics.com
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	MyPeoples is a San Francisco based reggae-rock band known for their high energy shows, and creating music that is gritty and fun, by blending the raw and soulful elements of reggae, rock, and hip hop. They originally began playing together as "Kapakahi" (2005-2009), gaining a loyal following as one of the few independent bands in Northern California to tour throughout the West Coast and Hawaii. www.mypeoples.wordpress.com
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	Jethro Jeremiah Band bring mixing reggae and soul singing to a new dimension of musical greatness, the band resides in San Francisco, CA, with a positive message of community and appreciation for life. One of the best rhythm sections around, Jethro Jeremiah Band is a reggae powerhouse of the Bay Area. www.jethrojeremiah.com
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	Tracorum is an original Rock n Soul/Rhythm n Blues band from San Francisco, California. Great songwriting and soul quenching live shows are at the heart of this eclectic bay area talent. Steeped in traditional roots music the band has continued to create a unique sound that is the vast umbrella known as Tracorum. Piano based Cosmic Gospel Thunder Funk and the food you eat with your closest friends. Tracorum embraces the story telling craft and continues to win audiences across the country with their hard hitting feel good performances. www.tracorum.com
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	Bayonics is a nine piece live hip hop, funk, salsa group from the SF Bay Area. Their unique, edgy sound comes from the combination of funky beats with intricate horn lines, stylish guitar riffs, thumping bass lines, and melodic rap vocals. Bayonics has rocked the house at numerous Bay Area venues including the Independent, Roccapulco, Mission Rock, Elbo Room, Red Devil Lounge, Jelly's and Pier 23 http://www.bayonics.com.
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	Audio Angel & Friends Audio Angel (Rashida Clendening), is a transplant from St. Petersburg, Florida and is destined to become one of the distinct voices of the San Francisco, US and worldwide dance music scenes. Voted "Best Voice for Hire 2010" by SF Weekly, (“...a voice to be reckoned with.”) Audio Angel is heralded by musical lovers because her focus -- whether singing or emceeing -- is deeply on THE MUSIC. She believes in the healing force of music and the vital role her voice plays. Audio Angel has performed with hundreds of DJs, bands & performers. Most recent collaborations include The RayBand - SF's Ray Charles Tribute Orchestra, The Flying Skulls, The Funk Revival Orchestra's Tribute to Roy Ayers, Franco Nero, Beatropolis, General Fuzz, and her newest project Ex-Pyramids, with drummer Mike Reed. She has also been seen rocking out with ALO, Monophonics, & Everyone Orchestra. She may be best known for her work with STS9 who helped develop her amazing improv skills and breathe life into their shared opus, "Better Day.” The name Audio Angel says it all, Angelic Vocals that rock the house and then some!
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	SHAKE YOUR PEACE! is a new powerhouse ensemble pioneering an original dance music cum political philosophy called: Whup!  The Whup! sound is made up of an afro-latin percussion and horn section at the root, charismatic gospel choir-style singing in the middle, and a bluegrass fiddle whupping over the top.  The word: Whup! also refers to the radical-left/ indigenous political message of the lyrics, and the name of the "spirit of overcoming" that can possess the performers and audience during a concert. Bandleader Gabe Dominguez is known in his native San Francisco as the co-creator of the Bicycle Music Festival, and for continuing to progress the bicycle-touring band paradigm. www.shakeyourpeace.com/
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	Reed Mathis Band The Reed Mathis Band features Reed Mathis, Dave Brogan and Dan Leibowitz. Reed Mathis is an American composer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is highly regarded for his innovative use of effected bass as well as his stylistic versatility. He records and tours with Tea Leaf Green, the Marco Benevento Trio, amongst other artists, and was a founding member of the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, a group he co-led for fifteen years. www.jambase.com/artists/26241/Reed-Mathis Dave Brogan's music encompasses everything from psychedelic funk to poppy jam-rock to meditative synth drone ensembles. Brogan started learning both piano and percussion at the age of seven. His piano studies took him in the direction of music theory, songwriting and composition, and drum studies at UCSB, where he hooked up with the west-coast jam outfit ALO - pulling triple duty as drummer, songwriter and occasional lead singer. He has recorded multiple albums with the band including Fly Between Falls, Roses & Clover and this year's release Man Of The World produced by Jack Johnson, all for Brushfire Records/Universal. www.davebrogan.com Dan Lebowitz's passion for composition, arranging, and guitar began at a young age in the Santa Cruz mountains. The International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) recognized Dan's talents in high school and continued to award him throughout his studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he obtained a degree in Ethnomusicology. Along with performing in the University music ensembles, Dan co-founded and toured with ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra). En route to his current residence in San Francisco, Dan spent a formative summer performing with members of the James Brown Band. Soon after settling in the Bay Area, Dan found himself playing regularly with jazz, funk, world, rock, and soul bands, developing as both a guitarist and a percussionist. During this time, he was also a founding member of the nationally touring band, Global Funk Council. Dan's musical energies are now focused on his long-time project ALO as well as leading his newest project, Lebo. www.lebomusic.com
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	Eric McFadden Throughout his illustrious career, as singer, songwriter and guitarist, McFadden has steadfastly rebuked the Sirens of commerce, instead heeding the fearless, uncompromising Muses inside his head. This all-consuming obsession helps explain the twisted trajectory of McFadden’s career. A veteran of celebrated west coast bands including Liar, Alien Lovestock, Angry Babies, IZM, Holy smokes, EMT, Stockholm Syndrome, Faraway Brothers, and the Eric McFadden Experience, McFadden has recorded several independently produced solo and band albums, many of which are regarded as underground masterworks by fans and critics alike. On his 1996 solo debut “Who’s Laughing Now,” McFadden unleashed his macabre carnival gypsy-voodoo blues and Spanish-inflected rock sensibilities on an unsuspecting public. In the years since Eric has recorded and released several albums on such labels as Terminus (Atlanta), Fortune (San Francisco) and Bad Reputation (Paris). www.ericmcfadden.com
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	[dunkelbunt] & the Secret Swing Society [dunkelbunt] is the name under which German composer, producer and DJ Ulf Lindemann (D/A) develops and realizes various music and art projects. [dunkelbunt] composes, reinterprets and remixes different styles of music: Jazz and music from all over the world are being combined with electronic music. [dunkelbunt] based out of Germany has toured Canada and the United States over the last 6 years. His repertoire also includes his own material, which he published on 4 albums, singles and compilations. He has worked with international bands such as Balkan Beat Box, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Watcha Clan, Harry Stoijka, 17Hippies and Waldeck, just to name a few. This year, he finally got his own band „the Secret Swing Society“ together and will perform his songs live on stage at the West Coast Cannabis Expo. www.dunkelbunt.tk
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	Makru Musica Landing in San Francisco from different parts of the world, the group Makru formed in 2008, a musical tool to express their points of view, ideals and support the causes they believe in, chasing equality and unifying people along the way . With influences of anything that can shake it Soul, Makrú sounds like smashing the earth and play it on a record player. Martina Castro, local San Franciscan Argentinian singer with an amazing voice trained in Mexico & U.S. Raúl Vargas from Madrid, fed by Spanish art and at the age of 20 left to collect music and knowledge around the world learning, guitar, cajón,, different percussions, didjeridoo, and more; with his compadre Javi Monge, from Barcelona who ended up in la Habana, Cuba dedicated to percussion under the wing of Yaroldi Abreu the amazing percussionist for Chucho Valdés among others. Vinicio Peñate raised equally In U.S and El Salvador brings the Cumbia-reggae-rock flavor that fits perfectly with the Californian drum set of Bob Sanders, who didn’t have enough and got himself also into flamenco guitar world. All this highlighted by the magical flute and melódica of, the called “Fantasma”. Issac Weiser, multi instrumentalist, born surrounded by musicians in Washington State U.S. www.reverbnation.com/makrumusic Makru interview video - (in spanish) http://youtu.be/M8ZjKsTzVjE
DJ's
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	Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist As a bay area resident (by way of New York), Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist www.trueskool.com made his mark by curating top notch events featuring hip hop legends and supporting independent artists from the Bay and beyond. In 2000, his True Skool events won the “Best of the Bay” in the SF Bay Guardian. Ren has appeared on numerous publications, such as the XLR8R, 7×7, SF Weekly, SF Examiner, Mugshot and SF Magazine, to name a few. since True Skool’s inception in 1999, his online magazine and newsletter has served as an information resource that covers hip hop history, politics, and events. As a DJ, he has shared bills with world-renowned artists such as Grandmaster Flash, Jazzy Jeff, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool DJ Red Alert, Q-Bert, Cut Chemist, DJ Premier, Wu-Tang Clan, Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest), Michael Franti & Spearhead, Masta Ace, KRS-One, Lupe Fiasco, Lyrics Born, Pharcyde, DJ Bobbito, DJ Cash Money and the list goes on.
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	Jah Warrior Shelter - Reggae Sound Clash Champs is an award winning DJ crew featuring   Jah Yzer, Irie Dole & I-Vier based in California’s Bay Area. Each selector in the crew has his unique style, earning well deserved recognition, not only as a clash sound, but a top juggling sound as well. In the Bay, you can always find a Jah Warrior Sheltor Hi Fi dance to go to and have a good time, either with individual selectors or together as one sound. www.jahwarriorshelter.com
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	Dj Apollo of the Triple Threat DJs & Invisbl Scratch Piklz. Many Styles, Triple Threat's first full-length release, is named after the legendary nightclub where Shortkut, Vinroc and Apollo first met. On a deeper level, Many Styles describes the vision and versatility of Triple Threat - not content with being pigeonholed as turntablists, club DJs, selectors, or producers, Triple Threat is about embracing "many styles" and making great music. Hip-hop, dance hall, instrumentals, and mind-bogglingly artful turntablism blend into a cohesive sound that comes from their collective experience and backgrounds as DJs, and - more importantly - as musicians. www.myspace.com/djapollo11
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	Johnny 5 (Ritual Dubstep SF/ Irie Cartel) Although you might not recognize the face behind the layers of wobbling bass, crunchy drums, and hypnotic melodies, it's safe to say that Johnny5 is no stranger to the spotlight. An Oakland, CA resident, by way of Chicago, Johnny cut his teeth as an MC and hip-hop producer in both cities, sharing stages with the likes of independent legends Typical Cats as well as major acts including Raekwon and Devin the Dude. In May of 2010 he co- founded San Francisco's most popular dubstep weekly "Ritual Dubstep" every Thursday starting at Anu bar and now residing in the catacombs at Temple night club. Johnny has shared the decks with some of his favorite dj's and producers like 6 Blocc, Nasty Nasty, Matty G, NTRLD, Megalodon, Flying skulls, Love and Light and many many others. Armed with his trusty APC 40, vast collection of rare and exclusive tracks, and uncanny ability to read a crowd's mood, Number 5 is ready to spread his unique blend of filthy bass music styles to dance floors and festivals around the West Coast and worldwide!   www.facebook.com/Johnny5Dubstep
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	Teeko is a master turntablist, composer, producer, and cofounder of 4onefunk, ground breaking turn- table funk bands The Dollar Bin Quintet, 4onePhonics, 4onefunk Band and F.A.M.E. (Fresh Analog Music Experience). After receiving recognition and championship awards in worldwide DJ competitions (including DMC, ITF and Guitar Center Championships), he toured from coast to coast and collaborated with some of jazz’s finest musicians: members of the Charlie Hunter Quartet and John Scofield Trio. Following an energetic performance in a San Francisco jazz club, audience member and legendary saxophonist Ravi Coltrane requested an encore performance. Teeko’s performances are frequently met with such requests as his style is often described as truly original and refreshing, receiving high respects from the best in Hip-Hop, Jazz and everything in between. Teeko exhibits his mastery of turntable production in his debut album, “My SoundStation,” (2006) which exposes his eclectic musical style and creativity as a composer. The widely anticipated album ranked number one on several of the College Music Journal’s Top 10 lists for months after its release in fall 2006. He was recognized soon after the album’s debut for his excellence in production with the Milestones Innovative Producer’s Award given by the world-renowned Berklee School of Music in Boston. He has most recently displayed his innovation and creativity as a collaborator on the development of the new Vestax turntable, the Controller One—the first turntable engineered to be a musical instrument. Teeko will be showcasing his skill at the West Coast Cannabis Expo www.teekomusic.com/