This year's live music will be provided by Hali.
Matthew Ebel, aka Hali of Firpine (or Hali Heron in Second Life) is a full-time bird and full-time musician. He's been playing piano since he was 5 and touring as a professional musician since 1999. Active in the Furry community since he was 14, he's one of the few osprey in the entire fandom.
You may have heard his classic FurryMUCK theme, "In The MUCK" back in the heyday of telnet. You also may have heard his tunes like "Drive Away" and "I Know You're There" on a few podcasts over the past two years. Recently he's played such prestigious Second Life venues as the Playboy grand opening and the STA Plaza for the Electric Sheep Company, among many others. He even backed up country star Billy Currington at the Grand Ole Opry in 2003.
If you haven't heard his high-energy brand of piano rock yet, just take a listen to these free tracks or check out his website at www.matthewebel.com