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WFIT 89.5 FM would like to thank everyone who came out to the WFIT Sonic Waves Music Festival at the Intracoastal Brewing Company on Saturday.

Shout outs to the bands IHB Funk, The Sky Club, The Spring and the Lights Out Project.

Many thanks to ArtLab T-Shirts & Graphic Services, Surfrider Foundation, Florida Tech Surf Club, Florida Surf Museum, Voter Registration, Save The Green Gables Home and Sea Turtle Preservation Society for hanging out. Grateful for the sponsorship with Florida Institute of Technology Alumni Association.

Big ups to Ed Guilbeau and Keith O'Brien with Space Coast Productions for making everything sound good.

Mucho thanks to John Curtis, Kyle Smith and the entire Intracoastal crew.

Hats off to the WFIT staff for putting everything together for a successful event. We had a blast. The beautiful rocket launch was a nice touch too.

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Celebrating 43 years of public radio broadcasting in Brevard from the Florida Institute of Technology, 89.5 FM WFIT presents the Sonic Waves Music Festival on Saturday, April 14th from 3 PM to 8 PM at Intracoastal Brewing Company in the EGAD district of Eau Gallie Florida.  Beer and Food vendors plus local non-profit organizations will have booth displays.

Featured bands will be WFIT’s Garage Band Contest winners The Spring plus...

The Sky Club is an alternative rock duo based out of Orlando Florida. Trey Nestor, singer/guitarist/bassist and Jacob Nestor, drummer/singer grew up together in Florida while spending considerable time each year in Southern California. From Orange County to Orange County, Disney Land to Disney World they were immersed in entertainment and music culture from a young age. Their latest single release “California (Holding On)” now available on itunes has energetic guitar hooks, soaring vocals and explosive drumming defining The Sky Club sound and what the Nestor brothers represent.

IHB Funk is a 6 piece band who have played in various ensembles for over thirty years from Florida’s Space Coast. IHB FUNK is Paul Polanski on saxes, Jim Correa on Trombone, Frank Kishel on guitar, Butch Ballard on bass, Junny Martinez on drums and Brad Baker on organ/electric piano. The Sound is The JB’s, old Crusaders, Soulive, Robert Walter’s 20th Congress, The Meters, old soul and whatever else strikes the muse.

Lights Out Project from India Harbor Beach FL, The Lights Out Project is an all-original Island Fusion band; mixing urban rhythms and island beats with conscious lyrics and eclectic melodies infused with dancehall vibes aimed at creating positive energy through music.. The Lights Out Project is led by Jason Noon on vocal, uke, and guitar, backed by a 10 piece band of rotating musicians on drums, bass, guitar, keys and horns.

Sonic Waves Music Fest is sponsored by Intracoastal Brewing Company and FIT Alumni.

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Originally from Boston, Todd Kennedy began volunteering at WFIT 89.5 FM in 1992 as a late night jazz DJ. In 1998 he was hired as Director of Operations and in 2004 he became Program Director until his retirement in 2022.