Also, there will be a raffle with prizes including a Dean electric guitar donated by Dean Guitars and Southern rockers Blackfoot, and two tickets to the annual Cystic Fibrosis Tailgate Party at UF’s “Touchdown Terrace” during the 2011 South... This team of bands covers every important genre in popular music including rock ’n’ roll, soul, reggae, funk, blues, Southern rock and just about everything else. All the bands are well-versed cover bands with professional-level talent. Rockin’ For A Cure will feature Windjammer, made up of the Lillian’s Monday night jam house band, Fast Lane, Monster and Sin Waggin. The good people at Lillian’s are always hospitable and gracious, so I encourage those interested in joining their family of area musicians and friends to come to this event, and if not, any of the Monday night jams. It’s one of Gainesville’s longest running music nights and there’s a reason for it.

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