Sonic Spotlight: Westy Bowen

AGE: 42

HOMETOWN: Sumter, S.C.

OCCUPATION: Vice president of quality and Six Sigma, E-Z-Go

BANDS: The Barkers, 1989-92; Kibbe Waters Project, since 1989; Red House, 1993-94; Spoon Handle, 1994-96; Fried Goat, since 2006

PLAYS: Guitar, harmonica, ukulele, bass, drums

FAVORITE CONCERT ATTENDED: Hank Williams Jr., Sumter County Exhibition Center, Sumter, S.C., 1985. "He was incredible, man. He played probably 21/2 hours, three hours, and then at the end of the show, (he) was rocking out and pushed a baby grand piano off the stage into the floor."

FAVORITE ALBUMS: Neil Young, Harvest; Phish, Billy Breathes; Wilco, Being There

TV FAVORITES: LOST and Clemson football

BEST FRIED GOAT PERFORMANCE: Soul Bar, 2009. "I love that place. The cool thing is, we had a really cool, diverse crowd, from college kids to old hippies and punks.

FAVORITE MOVIES: 28 Days Later, Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V --The Empire Strikes Back

BAND NAME "... (W)e just started teasing (bass player) Dan (Atanassov) a little bit, saying, 'What kind of stuff do y'all eat in Bulgaria?' ... And he told us a story that said when he was a little boy he had a pet goat. And he went to school or whatever, and he came back that night; on the table was fried goat. And he's like, 'Where's my pet?' And they said, 'You're eating him.' ... We all looked at each other and said we're Fried Goat."

WORST PERFORMANCE: Fried Goat in Northridge neighborhood, Evans, 2009. "After we got everything set up, it started raining. ... Right after we got (our equipment) all packed, all the way back up into the studio up at my house, the rain stopped and it was dry. But we still jammed in the studio."