Benefit for Faces of Courage – The Black Honkeys, Greg Billings and More- $10/15

About Faces of Courage: a non-profit organization located in the Tampa Bay area that offers free camps and events for women and children with cancer and blood illnesses. Though we are located in Florida, some of our camps are attended by women and children from all over the country. We strive to provide a judgment-free, comfortable atmosphere where women and children can relax and just have fun.

The Black Honkeys first hit the stage in August of 2000. Guitarist, Joe Sanders, and Phil Esposito sat down and started talking about the project. Joe was big into the J. Geils Band, Hendrix and the Stones. While Phil loved that too, he also had a love for the old Motown and R&B of the 60’s and 70’s. It was a good fit. Nobody in the scene was doing anything like it at the time, so it was a wide open playing field. They both had worked together in another long standing Tampa Bay act called, “Freaks Rule,” and knew they could put something together. Joe was playing with bass player, Wil “The Thrill” Harris, at the time. So that was a natural fit. There were two different drummers named Mike that we were playing with us. Mike Hammer was one of them; however, he was always busy with another band. So the other Mike took over. We started rehearsing in September of the same year and did our first show at Club More in Clearwater on New Years Eve of 2001.

Greg Billings will be a special guest of The Black Honkeys.

Shevonne Tampa based Shevonne Philidor, began at the age of 5 and has always enjoyed being on the big stage. Spending 9 years in Entertainment Revue averaging 60 professional shows a year, performing for U.S. Presidents, over 200 conventions, charities & major sporting events. At age 13 she performed on “America’s Most Talented Kids”, at age 17 she won the NFAA National Scholarship in Musical Theater & left High School early to join the National Tour of “OZ the Musical”.    She’s appeared in USA Today & is best known for her appearance on Season 6 of America’s Got Talent

Endless Flow Endless Flow is a funkalicous project representing the never-ending exchange of energy and love, using the language of music to paint pictures of harmony that move the body and soul. With streams of four part harmonies and a diverse mix of musical influence “Flow” creates a range of sounds that cross the spectrum from funk and soul to orchestral-esque composition.

The Stone City The Stone City is a unique blend of old school blues “Muddy Waters/John Lee Hooker” and timeless rock & roll “The Black Crowes/The Rolling Stones/Lenny Kravitz”. Band members of The Stone City are Geoff Abraham on Vocals/Guitar, Mark Busto on Drums and Jeff McDonald on Bass/Vocals.