City of Casselberry's 2nd Mardi Gras Music Festival

Elektric Voodoo, a 7-piece band from Southern California, will headline the second annual Mardi Gras Music Festival on Saturday, March 9.

The event, sponsored by the City of Casselberry and the Orange Blossom Blues Society, will be held 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Lake Concord Park, behind City Hall at 95 Triplet Lake Drive.

Led by Scott Tournet, Elektric Voodoo blends classic Afrobeat, Latin, rock ‘n’ roll, jazz and blues into its own unique genre that tastefully straddles the line between modern and vintage.

Rounding out this powerful ensemble with Tournet (vocals, guitar, harmonica) is Matt Bozzone (drums/percussion), Ty Kiernan (congas, timbales, percussion), Travis Klien (tenor sax, keyboards, percussion), Brad Nash (baritone sax, percussion) Willie Fleming (trombone, vocals, percussion), and Luke Henning (bass).

Tournet, a founding member of Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, said he didn’t care for the computer-driven music the past few years and wanted to create something original.

“Musically, I wanted to try something a little different than what I’d done before,” he said. “I wanted to make music with an undeniable rhythmic pulse.”

The opening acts are still being finalized but it’ll be a wonderful night of music.

There also will be a dog costume contest called Mardi Paws, and there will be food vendors serving New Orleans-style fare.

Bring your own chairs, tables, blankets and enjoy an incredible evening with free entertainment and parking.

Disabled parking and drop-off is next to the Casselberry Art House (127 Quail Pond Circle) and the front of the Casselberry Police Department (4195 S US Hwy 17-92). General parking is located at the parking lots of Home Depot and Target.

For more information, email Lynn Hoppes at lhoppes@casselberry.org or call (407) 262-7700, ext. 1507.