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Down,<\/strong>\u00a0with a little help from Dirty Paris, had the hard job of going first, but their musical talents and jazz and rock influences shone through during there set that ended with a dynamic interpretation of Jimi Hendrix&#8217;s &#8220;Manic Depression&#8221; that had everyone moving. \u00a0<strong>Skunk Hostage<\/strong>\u00a0played second and were met by a growing crowd that was eager for their fresh blend of progressive, punk and rock. \u00a0Tony Califano (bass\/vocals) and\u00a0Justin Fuld (vocals\/guitar) mixed it up a bit and in addition to looking like brothers (according to at least one person) they played off each others musical strengths well.The next band, <strong>The Lucky Jukebox Brigade<\/strong>, took the stage with it&#8217;s eclectic blend of guitars, drums, trumpets, a tuba, a wash board, violin and then hidden away in the corner the multi-facated Kristoph DiMaria (with a broken nose) playing percussion, guitar, organ and offering entertaining backing 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