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Bernie Worrell and Derek Trucks with Anthony
Backstage at Bear Creek Music Festival 11/14/09
Buddy Guy - Blues legend, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, 5 time Grammy winner
with Anthony backstage at the UCF Arena 2/6/09 
Buddy Guy and Anthony 6/06 
Dangerous Dan Toler (Allman Brothers, Great Southern, Greg Allman Band, and great influence of Anthony's) with West and Anthony
West and Anthony with Tinsley Ellis
West and Anthony with Col. Bruce Hampton
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Check out this review of 3rd Stone's new CD REAX MUSIC - hittin' the stands 2/24/10! SPIN online Magazine features 3rd Stone Band! Check it out: "Lucky 12: Our Favorite Tracks by Up and Coming Bands"  3rd Stone in Harvest of Hope Fest 2010 lineup! Check out this huge annual event benefiting migrant farm workers BEAR CREEK UPDATE Many thanks to Bernie Worrell (P Funk, Talking Heads keyboardist extraordinaire) for joining the stage with 3rd Stone at Bear Creek! Also, many thanks to our wonderful fans and all the folks from Bear Creek Festival for making the show such an enormous success! To Listen to 3rd Stone CD Review Podcast from the Independent Florida Alligator click on player below:
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..."A mix of diverse background and experience, 3rd Stone mixes rock, afro-beat, reggae and funk rhythms on a potent first release. Wester Joseph's perfectly weathered vocals drive a band that has several different gears to navigate, and while many bands with a penchant for jamming do not translate well onto studio records, the ethnic rhythms infused with the granola-fed melodies make for a solid first release from this Gainesville, Florida based group. And while having Anthony Kavouklis, a clean faced young guitar virtuoso with a history of having played on stage with Buddy Guy? makes for a good story, this band has sound experience that belie their lead guitarist's assumed years. This is a group sounds like one that is the sum of all it's members, and Give Me Hope is a standout track. The foundation of this disc is in the beats and driving motion of the band itself, tasteful, tuneful and with the ability to rock if need be "... REAX MUSIC ..."This southern reggae-funk band spins afro-beat-inflected polyrhythmic jams like they were born doing it. In 2006, then-10-year-old guitarist Anthony Kavouklis made his impromptu stage debut with blues legend Buddy Guy to much acclaim. His abilities attracted the most talented local musicians around and, from then on, 3rd Stone Band's amazing improvisational abilities have continued to morph into a true creative force. "Give Me Hope", a song about personal freedoms, is driven by afro-beat percussion and group vocals that do just what the song's title asks. It's not everyday you come across a musical group with such a positive message behind it. Check out their self-titled debut, which dropped in November 2009." SPIN Earth - Lucky 12: Our Favorite Tracks by Up and Coming Bands ..."3rd Stone, a reggae/funk band out of Gainesville, continues to amaze, with soaring vocals, great messages and an all around cool-as-shit groove." festgrrl, Southern Music Festival Blog
..."young phenoms..." Jam Base ... "3rd Stone showcased an electric blend of regional influences, blending reggae and world beats with a positive message, and a truly special guest, Mr. Bernie Worrell! After a chance meeting with the drummer, Sean Patrick Macguire , I got to see them fulfill one of their dreams, to cover a Talking Heads song with an actual member. I was impressed with these guys, and see big things to come for this Florida band." Festival Family read more
...''this is a great band from top to bottom....These guys have a lot of game and are a lot of fun to watch live. Any fan of good rock n' roll should make it a point to go see them.'' read more
...."This is a group to watch out for. The sky is their limit." read more 
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