What: Garden Fresh began in early 2010, when a tub of salsa rang up on a cash register screen as “G-FRESH.” Thinking this would be a good name for a rap group but lacking the requisite street cred themselves, rock musicians Chris Coon and Pete Johnson set out to create hip-hop alter egos who could espouse the polar opposite of the genre’s stereotypical content while still reveling in its music and machismo. Dubbing themselves Professor Fizizizt (read: physicist) and Tha Dome, Garden Fresh eschew praising money, intoxication and misogyny, instead penning clever odes to thrift, water and politeness to a fault. Often accompanied on stage by their monosyllabic cohort, DJ One-word, and a host of other colorful characters, Garden Fresh deliver a jovial all-ages performance full of catchy choruses and witty wordplay.