THE CORKSCREWS
PERFORMANCE TIME: 11 a.m. Sunday, April 28, Plant City Observer Stage
WEBSITE: thehouserockers.net
Charlie O. and The Houserockers will return to the Tampa Bay Blueberry Festival as a smaller, acoustic group, called The Corkscrews.
The Houserockers performed at the 2012 Tampa Bay Blueberry Festival as a full, seven-piece band. The Corkscrews, a spinoff group, performs monthly Keel and Curley Winery on its “Uncorked Friday Nights.”
“We came up with the name ‘Corkscrews’ to play on the winery,” says Charlie Olson, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the group. “We thought it was a great fit.”
Although The Corkscrews may be smaller than The Houserockers, the audience can expect to hear a show featuring current hits, along with classic rock and country.
“We’ll play pretty much anything people would love to hear,” Olson says.
The Corkscrews likely will feature four members, including longtime playing partner Kimo Rothrock. The duo have been playing together for 12 years.
Olson moved to Plant City three years ago and says he loves the community and playing at Keel and Curley.
“Keel and Curley is our favorite venue to play,” Olson says. “It’s a great venue, and we love the owners.”
In addition to playing with The Corkscrews and The Houserockers at the winery, he also has performed with other acts there, including playing recently with friend Steve Grisham with The Outlaws.
“The people who come out to the (Keel and Curley) shows are just the best kind of crowd to play for,” Olson says. “When you play at the winery, you don’t feel like you’re just background noise. The crowd really gets into it, and that’s what you want to see.”
Having played the venue many times, The Corkscrews are excited to play the acoustic show at the Tampa Bay Blueberry Festival.
“The full band played Sunday evening last year,” Olson says. “It was a great time. We love the Blueberry Festival and are happy to come back this year.”
