Westfield Alumni Tours with 'Sweet Spirit' at CMJ Music Marathon

By Kenneth Leonard

Jon Fichter, Westfield High School graduate and bassist of Sweet Spirit will be performing along with Lead singer, Sabrina Ellis and the entire band. Sweet Spirit will be performing at the Cake Shop at 3 p.m. on Oct. 14. Later that evening you can catch them at The Saint in Asbury Park - check The Saint’s website for special time.

According to Sweet Spirit’s Facebook Page:

“With notorious ferocity and powerful hooks, Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen’s newest musical project, Sweet Spirit, has quickly garnered critical praise and captivated the Austin music scene. Known to long-time Austinites for their work in A Giant Dog and Bobby Jealousy, Sweet Spirit proudly strengthens a decade-plus collaboration between the writing partners.”

“From their first performance at the 2003 Spring, TX homecoming dance as ad-hoc cover band Youth In Asia, Ellis and Cashen have refined their partnership, and by 2014 needed a new outlet for songs ill-fitting the garage-rock restraints of A Giant Dog. Following sage advice from the young producer mystic Tom Brenneck, Ellis rounded up Cashen and a troupe of fellow far-flung service-industry daydreamers to produce a throwback country soul group.”

Want a chance to see some of the best musicians around the country? Take a look at the lineup by visiting cmj.com.