Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest: Photo Gallery in the Beer Garden!
We were only able to catch Saturday night’s festivities at Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest (October 2–5), but we thank Hunter Bryant for capturing all of the action! And one from Jeff Kelledes! Thanks as well to Marc Foster for his tireless work recording many of these sets (the links to audio on Archive.org are blue)!
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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House sound engineer Chris Fama – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2Brain Emoji
Joe Marcinek, Jamie Newitt, Vinny Svoboda & Mike Bryant
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Brain Emoji – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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Jamie Newitt – Brain Emoji – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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Joe Marcinek – Brain Emoji – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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Mike Bryant – Brain Emoji – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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Brain Emoji – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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Vinny Svoboda – Brain Emoji – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
Literstein Hoisting Competition
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
The Echovert
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
Litersteins go on sale
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3Mutant Fusion Collective
Mutant Fusion Collective – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Jeff Kelledes
MiniM
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MiniM – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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MiniM – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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MiniM – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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MiniM – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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MiniM – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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MiniM – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
Ceremonial Keg Tapping
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
RisKay
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RisKay – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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RisKay & Joe Marcinek – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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RisKay – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4Joe Marcinek Band
Marcinek has a habit of assembling bands from coast to coast and getting the absolute most from everyone. For this set he chose Jamie Newitt (The Heavy Pets, Brain Emoji) on drums and two ultra-talented members of Ajeva: Taylor Gilchrist on bass and Lyndon Thacker on keyboards (most notably the Hammond B3 + Leslie donated to Dun Brew by Harv Majeski). It was perfection. And the pub was slammed.
They lit first into tracks from a number of Marcinek’s brilliant albums; favorites “SoulD” and “Funky G Sus.” Thacker was having a blast blending in clavinet and electric piano and a couple of teases; one was “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.” Marcinek has a knack for getting really spacey, and the group launched right with him. Thacker led off on piano on “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More,” which he also sang, plus more teases.
Then it was time for Songbird Shella to join the fun. First up was “Dear Prudence,” where she soared over B3 before Marcinek took this one outside as well. They offered a bouncy “The Harder They Come” before the tune she and Marcinek co-wrote, “Before I Go.” Danielle Mohr joined Shella for a number they always crush, “Come Together,” which twisted into reggae and then – YES! – more space, with Shella’s vocalese on top. They shut down Oktobeerfest with a joyous take on “I Wish.”
[JOE MARCINEK: Yes!, SoulD, Broad Strokes, Soffa, Funky G Sus, Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More, Dear Prudence, The Harder They Come, Before I Go, Fever Dream, Come Together; E: I Wish]
https://archive.org/details/jmb2025-10-04.matrix
The Lee Boys
– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
The sacred steel tradition flows from Miami in the form of The Lee Boys, who for decades have been melding their spiritual music with incredible dance music. There have been lots of interchangeable parts; in fact, there are two sets of Lee Boys out there now. Alvin Lee is fronting one; this particular lineup featured the one and only Derrick Lee on vocals and current occupant of the steel chair The Professor Frank Owens. We caught three new members, including Derrick Lee Jr. on drums! The Noble brothers were superb: Teione The Sniper on guitar and Monte on bass.
The Lee Boys – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
The Moon Tower was packed with people ready to testify with The Lee Boys, including many long-time fans. Everything was right about this performance. Derrick and The Professor both sang throughout the set. There were many highlights, including the Michael Jackson medley, Monte’s solo on “Testify,” and The Professor crushing “Hey Joe” to close.
The Lee Boys – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
Most miraculous: seeing the amazing Derrick Lee leading the parade. We had no idea at the time that he had suffered a stroke just a month before! We see you walking right, LeeBoy!
[LEE BOYS: In the Morning, So Much to Live For, Can’t Tell It All, I’m Not Tired > THAT VAMP, Superstition, Press On, I Don’t Know What You Came to Do, Don’t Let the Devil Ride, The Way You Make Me Feel > Billie Jean, Testify, I Know a Place, Hey Joe]
The Professor Frank Owens – The Lee Boys – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
https://archive.org/details/leeboys2025-10-04.matrix
HoneyWhat
HoneyWhat – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
The first thing I wrote in my notebook was SO DAMN GOOD! I loved all the music Saturday, but HoneyWhat impressed the most. The quartet is fronted by singer/songwriter Danielle Mohr, who also plays guitar, and the trio behind her are absolutely stellar. They claim to play original rock, pop, and soul, but don’t be fooled; this band kicks major ass, with Sam Adwell (guitar), Timothy Nichols (bass), and the inimitable Andi Tafelski (drums & vocals).
HoneyWhat – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
They had the packed pub fully engaged with a superb set, including a couple of fun covers, especially “Everybody Wants to Save the World/Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” The ubiquitous Joe Marcinek jumped in for a tune, and we really weren’t ready to let them go.
HoneyWhat – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
[HONEY WHAT: Lover, Mama, Young Lady, Undercover, Luna Wicked, Call Me, Atomic, Recess, Velvet Corner, Aphrodite, Dancing By Myself, Zombie, Foresight, Mad in the Moonlight, Everybody Wants to Save the World/Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Lawless, Lovesick]
HoneyWhat – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
https://archive.org/details/honeywhat-2025-10-04-18
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The multitalented Jamie Newitt did his DJ-on-steroids set with Joe Marcinek on guitar out in the beer garden.
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tiny.blips – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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tiny.blips & Joe Marcinek – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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tiny.blips & Joe Marcinek – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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Bier maids – Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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– Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest ’25. 📷: Hunter Nicole Bryant
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