Fezziwig Festival!

I skipped an important event that happened in December so here it is ;)



We threw a Christmas party for our friends, family, and fans at The Cameo, in downtown Orlando. The Fezziwig Festival was to show our appreciation to all of our supporters. Remember Ebenezer Scrooge's old boss, Fezziwig? Remember how kind he was and how he wanted everyone to have a great time and be joyful at Christmas? This is where the idea for Fezziwig came to us, we want all our supporters to have a funky raging time with positivity and love. This is our 1 of many ways how Snafu gives back.

The variety show featured special musical guests including folk princess Sarah Purser, acoustic duo Dirty Shannon, S.K.I.P the Artist, and members of Liberation 44 Featuring Eugene From the J.C.'s. There wass also a SEXY North Pole Burlesque show by LeTeaze Burlesque Troupe, a holiday market with local handmade gifts, and of course a performance by your friendly neighborhood Snafu Band!!



Best of all, we wrapped up the entertainment early so we can "just hang out" with everyone, eat, drink, be merry, play RockBand, holiday Charades, spin the hula hoops, and did some Karaoke. The event wass totally FREE to all friends, fans, friends of friends, and miscellaneous cool people. We accepted donations at the door to benefit A Gift For Music children's charity...nobody was a Scrooge so that went well ;)





It was an awesome show and plenty of love and good cheer was in the air, I hope to see more of you out at the next one!

~ciao.bless~

Let me introduce you to the men in my life!!!

So this is Phil Bonanno, to me he is Phillipe! He is lead vocals and his range is sick, he also plays guitar and is a phenomenal songwriter. He's like the new age John Lennon and he looks like him too!






Here is Ryan Plummer the drummer! Ryans got swag on the drums, he gets into it!!! He also does all of our art work for the band, homeboy got sills!





Here is Steve The Bass Man Taylor, this badass, calm, cool, collective, bass player knows his music. He will teach you something!





Last but surely not least, Theo our Sound Engineer. He makes sure you hear us properly, he's the real talent behind Snafu!!!

These pics were taken backstage after we played Hard Rock Live Orlando like 2wks ago.

Snafu (sna-foo) Slang n. 1. A chaotic or confused situation 2. Situation Normal All Funked Up

Members: Phil on Guitar/Vocals, Steve on Bass, Ryan on Drums, AB Novel-T on Vocals

SNAFU has long been known around Orlando for their raw passion and a style that fuses a Punk Attitude with a unique blend of Southern Rock, Funk, Blues, and Reggae. Drawing from the eclectic energy and vibe of the Sunshine State, SNAFU slides effortlessly between genres and influences, with an addictive sound that makes you move and compelling lyrics that make you think.

With the 2003 release of Krumpt, SNAFU first exposed fans to their deeper side. Conceived out of their frustration with the Post-9/11 political climate, Krumpt was described as “an insightful bit of rock ‘n’ roll edginess that dares to have a brain and a concept” (Bing Futch, ink19.com). Thematically, Krumpt was about all that SNAFU felt was wrong with society; Corruption, Greed, Dishonesty, Intolerance, and War. Driving bass lines, memorable choruses, and aggressive rhythms delivered powerful lyrics which left audiences to ponder the chilling question, “Where do we go from here?”

The boys’ follow-up album, Outside the Collective Hive, is the answer to that question. Hive is SNAFU’s declaration of independence for the human spirit. Hidden between their bass-infused grooves and infectious beats, is a message which begs audiences to “Step Outside” commercialism, despair, and conformity and seek the fulfillment which comes from true liberation of the soul.

True to its theme, the recording of Outside The Collective Hive was completely uninhibited and free from the constrictive presence of a major label. Hive was born in a storage-shed turned recording studio, using a multi-track recorder that the band found online and purchased second-hand. But the explosive sound, which they and producer Theo Schmidt created, is nothing short of professional. With Hive, SNAFU proves that passion for music and a renegade spirit are still the only ingredients necessary to create great rock album. With its vanguard style, unrelenting lyrics, and unconventional production, Outside the Collective Hive is truly a Garage-Band Epic.

The band hopes their promotion of Outside the Collective Hive can be just as homegrown as its recording. Says singer Phillip Bonanno, “We hope our music makes people happy and, if they like it, that they’ll pass it on to a friend. The success of Hive isn’t dependant on corporate marketing- its going to be a totally grassroots effort. Will it work? Well… that’s really up to our fans”.

Since the release of "Hive" fans enjoyed to a blowout CD release party, cruising through O-Town on the infamous SNAFU Party Bus, participating in three all-volunteer music video shoots, and SNAFU's now infamous "F! The Man Fest" in March.

For tour updates, song previews from the new record, or to send SNAFU some love, check out www.SNAFUONLINE.com

Summer Loving! Had me a Blast!

The summer of 2010 I say we was on tour because we had a gig every weekend in a different city in the state of florida. Becoming more close to my band was a big priority to me. The feeling of unity is what we want to spread and if I didnt feel comfortable with the guys it wouldnt work and I believe it would show on stage as well as off.


I kept my ears and eyes open to the pros and cons of playing shows. Its not as easy as I thought it would be, so I've learned to adapt. I had to ask myself what do I bring to the table and how do I improve after improving. These guys are badass and I just want to pull my weight too. Thank God these guys have my back 100% and when Im being hard on myself they know how to cheer a sister up.

We just want to spread beyond good music to the world!

when its right its oh sooo right!

It was an amazing feeling being asked to test the waters and check the vibe with Snafu. Jbo and myself was asked to sing with the guys and it has been awesome from day one. I believe we met up to rehearse like twice and then had to perform in May 2010 at the www.OrlandoBands.com 's infamous Networking Party. Everyone loves the new addition to Snafu and of course I do too. Although now Jbo is no longer with the band I miss her presence up on stage. So now Im the Snafette of Snafu and I just do my best to be considered as a necessity to the band and the guys make me feel like that all the time. That was our 1st cherry popping show which was fun and very interesting, Ben Gardner is awesome for his hard work in connecting local bands to network. We played a couple of shows after that and downtown Orlando like at The Social and Tanqueray's which are my favorite bars to go to for live music. These shows Jbo was still with the band but as we took the show on the road she came to the conclusion she had to drop the band because of medical reasons. So as we were hitting gigs every weekend out of the city for the whole summer. The summer tour as I like to call it was knowledgeable because it was my first time in a legit band and actually traveling to other cities to perform. Which all grasshoppers should be, stay tuned for Summer Loving blog and I'll be totally honest as usual.

How I met Snafu

I wrote this on my other blog a couple of months ago...yes I copied and pasted it!

Snafu Party Bus! 9/5/09 Let me tell you!

Its been well over a year since I have blogged about my crazy ass life. So come with me on a journey down memory lane....ready? if not oh well....


This was the SNAFU CD RELEASE PARTY!

Ill start from 9/3/09 my best friend Leah got married! So she went on her honeymoon and she left me with her car, so I'm like what to do this weekend? I haven't met anyone worth hanging out with on a regular basis besides crazy ass Kent so on 9/5/09 I'm on facebook and there's a status that reads "I HAVE AN EXTRA TICKET TO GO ON A PARTY BUS, WHO WANTS TO GO?" So I immediately respond like "Fuck yeah Ill go" then i check out his facebook page (cutie) so i know who to look for when I get there.

So this guy was Ben Gardener creator of www.orlandobands.com So i meet up with him that night and that's where the excitement came into play. He introduced me to Q=Quinton Sheer 0f www.qshouse.com this funny muthafucker is just a fucking riot! I knew no one on the bus and just being a spontaneous social butterfly I was all for whatever chaos that came about. So we're taking shots and playing game and its pure fun times then when end up at our 2nd stop who knows where. For all I know they could have been kidnapping me and I was all for it. Anyways the 2nd stop is where i met my soul sista Morgan, she got on the bus with the jello shots! SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!

It wasn't only because of the shots i liked her but we had similarities (its a Pisces thing) So I'm doing the jello shots even though I don't eat jello because its Gelatin and I'm a vegetarian so I'm tipsy and feeling guilty and i had to get on the mic and say my testimony. I swear to God I wish I could remember the words I said but all I remember was everyone saying "AMEN SISTA AMEN!!! YOU ARE FORGIVEN" funny as fuck! So I remember Jimmy and his friend I cant remember his friends name but he said he will never forget me because (ok brace yourself) i guess he pulled down his pants and i don't know exactly what the did but then he held his hand up to me for a hi5 so i slap his hand, he's laughing out of control and I'm lost in laughter he's like "i just touched my ass with this hand and you touched it" so i look at my hand and i put it to my face and sniff it from wrist to finger tips and exhale a "aaaahhhh" like it was refreshing and that siked everyone out like "who the fuck does that" so that's why he wont forget me but i bet he already did...lol *priceless*

Ok so we get to the venue and I was totally caught off guard by the flashing lights and video cameras. I was like WTF!!! THIS SHYT IS SERIOUS so I get my picture taken and go inside to hear the band SNAFU and I totally fell in love! I went to see other bands in orlando but no one has caught my attention like this one www.snafuonline.com (get this im a part of the band now...crazy surreal.)

I'm jammin and rockin out to some awesome music and taking pics with random people (still drinking) It was an experience of a lifetime! When its all over I get to thank the band for such an awesome time and hope to see them again soon. I'm pretty sure I rambled on about alot of other things to but they were so nice to listen to this drunkard. I get back on the party bus and I inhale even more shenanigans. We're laughing and having a good time and jimmy's dick dot com came into play, yeah same jimmy from earlier in the blog. It was like an advertisement for prostitution and STD's. "FOR YOUR LOCAL HERPES FEST PLEASE VISIT JIMMYS DICK DOT COM" "LOOK FOR A CHEAP THRILL? VISIT JIMMYS DICK DOT COM" yeah shit like that.

It was priceless and I don't know how I ended up with a full bottle of Vodka but I did and I liked it. The next day whenever I woke up and checked my facebook i had like 25 friend requests and 13 messages. It was awesome and happy to say I'm still really good friends with everyone!


Novel-T signing out
~ciao.bless~