Chris McCarty (chrismccarty.com) is a Gainesville-based singer-songwriter with an audience-friendly uptempo acoustic-based pop sound - think John Mayer/Jason Mraz/Dave Matthews - seasoned with liberal doses of funk, reggae, jazz and hip-hop. Also with Joel Tatangelo Band (reverbnation.com/joeltatangeloband). This Tampa Bay-based quintet blends Southern soul, rock, funk and blues into a sound of its own with a shared passion for traditional music and as well as sonic exploration.