Hometown heroes Jimmies Chicken Shack took the stage to the roaring approval of the crowd and immediately launched into a ripping rendition of their big hit off their breakthrough album Pushing the Salmonella Envelope, "High". Lead singer/guitarist Jimmy HaHa strode to the microphone donning a John Malkovich mask supplied by none other than the gang here at 1-Percent the night before (we didn't think he was serious when he said he was gonna wear it onstage!), and led the throngs in attendance in a rousing sing-along.

Four time veterans of this very HFStival, and with a brand new album under their belts called Bring Your Own Stereo, Jimmies Chicken Shack has come along way with their unique brand of "mutt-rock" (Jimmy's words, not mine!) much in part due to the bands' killer live presence and hard work. I remember seeing these guys in small little bars only about a year ago and now here they are in front of about 40-50,000 fans. They peppered their set with songs like "Dog", and "So This is Hell" from Salmonella and introduced many new ones from Bring Your Own Stereo which continues much in the same direction of hard hitting, yet almost catchy in a pop sense styled tunnage as previous efforts. They proved once again here why they are one of the most popular bands ever to come out of the Maryland/DC area and now they're setting their sights on the rest of the country and finally, the world.