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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The Rendezvous in the Park Board of Directors invite you
and your friends to the Rendezvous fundraiser at the Kenworthy Theater tomorrow
(Saturday) night, May 20 from 7 -10 PM for three hours of music from six
different local bands. Three of the bands will be selected to open the
Rendezvous concerts set for July 20-22. Admission is $10. Beer and
wine contributed by Mikey's Gyros. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Desserts sold by the Moscow High School
Band will benefit the MHS Band. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Attendees vote for their favorite band to determine which
bands will open at Rendezvous. Of the three bands that will be
chosen to open the Rendezvous summer concert series, two will be selected by the
vote of the audience in atttendance. The third will be selected by the
Rendezvous Board.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Rendezvous Showcase is sponsored by Border
104.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>The following link to Rendezvous's web site provides links to the three
headliners for this summer's concerts, as well as web site links and
information about the six bands at Rendezvous Showcase.</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.moscowmusic.com/Rendezvous/">http://www.moscowmusic.com/Rendezvous/</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Bruce Livingston,</DIV>
<DIV>on behalf of the Rendezvous Board</DIV>
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<DIV>From the Pulse section of yesterday's Moscow-Pullman Daily News:</DIV>
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<DIV id=story-text><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Friendly
battle for the spotlight </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14px">Six regional bands compete for chance
to play at Moscow’s Rendezvous event<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">By Alexis Bacharach Daily News staff writer
</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; font-color: gray">Published: 05-18-2006
</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">They call it a battle of the bands,
but all the bands competing in this year’s Rendezvous People’s Choice Showcase
are cheering for each other.
<P>
<P>“Moscow’s a really nice community and they want everything to be fair,” said
19-year-old Eric Anderson, one of six local acts in Saturday’s competition.
“Even at the high school we had an arts fest as opposed to a battle of the
bands. It was an awesome experience for kids who play guitar quietly in their
room to perform in front of their friends at school.”
<P>
<P>When he learned he was in the running as an opening act for the Rendezvous
summer concert series, Anderson immediately went online to check out his
competition — Bare Wires, Steptoe, Full Circle, the Shook Twins and Beth
Pederson.
<P>
<P>“The first thing you do is look them up, and see if you can find out what
they sound like,” he said. “But really, that’s where it ends. There’s no
cutthroat competition here. I’m just really curious to hear the other guys
play.”
<P>
<P>Anderson couldn’t assign his music a specific category. His songs feature a
combination of styles influenced by such artists as Elvis Costello and The Band.
<P>
<P>“If you listen to some of the downloads on my Web site I’ve got lots of weird
home recorded music,” he said. “My goal has been to do something creative with
my music.”
<P>
<P>The Rendezvous board of directors started the People’s Choice Showcase last
year to promote local talent and raise money to help fund the group’s annual
concert series at East City Park in Moscow.
<P>
<P>Each act is given 30 minutes on stage.
<P>
<P>The audience will select two acts and the Rendezvous board of directors will
select a third to perform in July.
<P>
<P>“Rendezvous always attracts nationally renowned performers, but we thought it
would be great to include an additional act each night with local music,”
Rendezvous board member Dianne Daley Laursen said. “We think it’s really
important to promote our local musicians.”
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<P>Bob Andrade, the drummer for Bare Wires, said he appreciates the exposure and
opportunity to perform with touring acts from around the country.
<P>
<P>“We don’t look at it as competition,” he said. “We are all artists presenting
our artistic endeavors. There is an equal appreciation for the music amongst the
musicians.”
<P>
<P>He said it’s a great event for artists as well as for community members, who
get to see the diversity of music that’s developing locally.
<P>
<P>This year’s acts range from bluegrass funk to rock ’n’ roll.
<P>
<P>
<P>Bare Wires is all about the decibel level.
<P>
<P>“We like playing really loud,” guitarist and song writer Guy Knudsen said.
“If your pants aren’t flapping, your music’s not happening.”
<P>
<P>Whether they make it to Rendezvous or not, the members of Bare Wires said
they’re always grateful for the opportunity to nab some new fans.
<P>
<P>“It’s a great crowd,” Knudsen said. “And we have a good time doing the show.”
<P>
<P>Tina Hilding, of the band Steptoe, feels the same way about the event.
<P>
<P>“We really believe in supporting Rendezvous,” she said. “They do so much for
the community and local artists. I don’t think people realize how much work it
is to put something like Rendezvous together.”
<P>
<P>If anything, she said, participating in the People’s Choice Showcase is just
a way Steptoe can repay Rendezvous for all its hard work.
<P>
<P>“It’s hard to get money and volunteers for the arts,” she said. “We want to
encourage people to come spend their money and support Rendezvous.”
<P>
<P>Her husband, Von Walden, who plays acoustic guitar for Steptoe, said last
year’s showcase was a good time for everyone involved. All the musicians were
top-notch, he added.
<P>
<P>“You really see how many talented people there are in this community,” he
said. “The voting had to be really close last year, that’s how good everyone
was.”
<P>
<P>He’s pretty sure he knows which act will collect the most votes this year,
but he’s keeping it under his hat.
<P>
<P>“Everybody is there to have fun. That’s the main thing,” he said. “We really
don’t think about the competition.”
<P>
<P><B>If you go</B>
<P>* What: Second Annual Rendezvous People's Choice Showcase.
<P>* When: 7 p.m. Saturday at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in Moscow.
<P>* Admission: Tickets are $10 at the door.
<P>
<P>Alexis Bacharach can be reached
at (208) 882-5561, ext. 238, or
by e-mail at
arts@dnews.com. </SPAN></P></DIV>
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