2:30 p.m.  Noria - Noria is a songwriter/vocalist/guitarist who went solo at age 17 after stints in two Houston bands.  Her "astounding vocals move fluidly from gentle restraint to unchecked rage and passion," making her "a stunning presence to be remembered."  The daughter of an oil engineer, Noria was born in Bahrain and has traveled the world, developing an appreciation for various cultures that shines in "the intelligence and perception of her songwriting"  (Man not god records).

3:30 p.m. Elaine Townsend - Her music has been called "a whirling joyride of inspiration" (Folio Weekly) that draws from blues, bluegrass and acoustic folk.  She's opened for k.d. lang, the Indigo Girls and Fleetwood Mac.  With her fiery voice and blazing guitar style, she entertains audiences with inventive originals and unique arrangements of classics. She has released two CDs: "Heartbreaker Blues" and "Redemption."  Elaine Townsend

4:30 p.m. The Therapy Sisters - This musical comedy duo has been performing together for over 10 years in clubs, theaters, festivals and conferences across the U.S.   Lisa Rogers is a master guitar player and Maurine McClean adds rhythm on bass.  Their witty and perceptive commentary about modern life is appreciated by audiences of all types, and their songs have been heard far and wide on Dr. Demento's syndicated radio show.  Music City Texas calls them, "always engaging, skillful and harmonizing sisters of acerbic analysis."  Therapy Sisters

5:30 p.m. Tret Fure - Tret Fure has blazed trails in the music business for years.  She's a writer, producer, vocalist and instrumentalist who was one of the first women sound engineers in the country.   For years she produced albums and toured with Cris Williamson.  Tret Fure is "marvelously adroit at examining relationships and capturing the emotion of the moment" -- The Washington Post.  "Fure engineers, harmonizes and arranges as though these skills were as simple as munching a croissant.  The result is, at times, breathtaking." -- Artist Magazine.  Link to Tret Fure's web site.

6:30 p.m. Terri Hendrix - Hendrix is an up-and-coming young artist who tours with producer and steel guitar player Lloyd Maines.  Terri's been featured at the Robert Earl Keen Texas Uprising, the Kerville Folk Festival and the Newport Folk Festival.  She has released three CDs: "Places in Between," "Wilory Farm" and "Two Dollar Shoes."  In the 2000 and 1999 Austin Music Awards, she's received multiple honors including Best Singer-Songwriter, Best Folk Band, and Best New Band. She's also won numerous awards in her hometown of  San Antonio.   Link to the Terri Hendrix web site.

7:45 p.m. Tina (of Tina & the B Sides) - Tina is a charismatic performer from Minneapolis who plays rock, blues, funk and country.  She was one of two finalists for the role of Janis Joplin in the upcoming Paramount Pictures film "A Piece of My Heart."  With her band, she released six albums between 1990 and 1998.  By performing engaging, two-hour shows and building comaraderie with loyal fans, the band has sold over 80,000 albums to date.  They were voted Best Pop Group of '93 and '94 in the Minnesota Music Awards.  Tina was signed by Sire Records' Seymour Stein, who had previously signed k.d. lang, Madonna, Chrissie Hynde and Deborah Harry.  Tina's major-label debut, "Salvation," was released in 1996.  Her follow-up album is called, "It's All Just the Same," also on Sire. Tina has recorded three songs for major motion picture soundtracks. "With a strapping, swaggering voice and an Elvis-Presley-drawl impassioned delivery, Tina Schlieske commands attention," Kendra Meinert, Green Bay Press Gazette.   "A Queen Rocker with Roots in the Motherland," Matt Alcott, Tulsa World.   Tina and the B Sides.   Tina on MP3.com.

9 p.m.   Tchiya Amet - Her music combines roots reggae with do-wop, Sade, Native chants, salsa and other rhythms.  She's a keyboard player and songwriter who has studied physics, astronomy, yoga, and indigenous cultures.  Her debut CD is called "Rise Again Truth," and songs like "Natural Life," "Four Directions," and "Tribe of Dinah" call up the ancestors while grooving about the here and now.  She lives in the Texas hill country where she homeschools her two daughters.  She toured with the Bob Marley Festival in '94, '96 and 2000.  She has played with the bands Irie Jane, One Nation, the Presidents and others. "Amet fuses organic music with peace, love and common sense and drives it all with a lovely voice...While she has a firm grasp of roots reggae, Amet delves into American Indian rhythms and more...Amet will grab ears and not let go," Jim Beal, San Antonio Express-News.  Check out her cool web site: Tchiya Amet.

10:30 p.m. The Red Hot Blues Mamas - With influences like Bonnie Raitt, Marcia Ball, and Janis Joplin, no wonder this band won a Cool Band Award from GoGirlsMusic.com. Melissa Sigler is a classically trained musician who plays keyboard and bass.  She released her debut album in 1999 titled "Easy Way Out."   Well-known musician Lucille plays electric and acoustic guitar.  Check out her web site at: Lucille.  Linda Waring plays electronic drums, acoustic drums and percussion instruments. She's a veteran of the music scene, having toured with Delbert McClinton and Miss Molly and the Passions.  In 1982 Linda was inducted into the elite Texas Drum Tornadoes Hall of Fame.  Diamella is a Louisiana band known for carrying on the Gulf Coast tradition of blues, rock and boogie.