Whitney Shay

Whitney Shay sings soulful music accompanied by the fantastic Joe Amato on guitar

Whitney Shay fronts the newly reformed Styletones! The Styletones are a high energy soul sensation featuring an all star cast of San Diego musicians. A typical Styletones set is an unstoppable flow of deep cut or original funk and soul that will keep an audience on their feet.

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble is a 9 piece, heavy, mostly instrumental funk band from San Diego, CA. Their influences are vast and include Hip Hop groups like Wu-Tang Clan and De La Soul, as well as funk and soul masters like Isaac Hayes, The Meters, and James Brown. Two of their last three studio LPs debuted in the top 15 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart. SFSE is equally at home in the studio as they are on the stage, where their original songs transform and take on new life through live performance. They have shared the stage with Kamasi Washington, Quantic, Lee Fields, Monophonics, Jungle Fire, The Family Stone, and most recently served as backing band for Hip Hop legend, Big Daddy Kane. The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble are definitely still on a roll coming off of their fourth studio LP for Colemine Records, Step Down, which debuted at #14 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart. They released a live album in 2023 on All-Town Sound. The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble's 5th studio album, Gemini, was released on March 28, 2025 via Colemine Records.

Band Sets from 4:30-6:15 pm and from 6:45-7:15pm

Liberty Station invites the community to celebrate the holiday season at its 2026 Salute the Season main event, the Liberty Station Tree Lighting & Holiday Festivities, taking place in the North Promenade and Vesper Venue on Friday, Nov. 27th, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Gather your loved ones and enjoy a magical evening of the iconic 88-foot Norfolk pine tree lighting as well as live entertainment, festive firetruck rides, and The Grinch movie showing.

Thank you to our sponsor, San Diego Community Power, for powering the music for the Holiday Tree Lighting.

Soulful music with Aaron Lind on guitar and Phil Pardell on percussion