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Each and every one of us has had all sorts of personal experiences with music.....we find ourselves calmed by it, excited by it, comforted by it, mystified by it and often haunted by it. Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears. Some of us need music to start the day and as company when we drive, especially those of us who commute off-island to the city. Sometimes we just need it to calm our thoughts when we are done for the day, to usher us into the world of dreams at night.
In fact, music can work for us in more than one way--it can distract us from pain, it can boost our mood or revive old memories and it can even prompt the body to match its rhythms...yeah, that's right...make us want to dance. It has tempo, rhythm, melody, harmony....so it stimulates the brain in many ways all at once.
Music can provoke your thoughts, set a mood, or put you on edge. It can be a release or an old friend that brings comfort...... or quite simply, it can be used to drive the neighbors crazy.
Vashon's music scene is rich with some of the most incredible artists you will ever come across. Join us in recognizing our music community and getting to know them. Welcome to VashonMusic.Com! ~Pete~
Music creates community. Music matters.
If I ever die of a heart attack, I hope it will be from playing my stereo too loud. ~Anonymous
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Vashon Events & The Backbone Campaign Present "Dead Elvis" |
VASHON EVENTS & THE BACKBONE CAMPAIGN PRESENT: DEAD ELVIS!
It’s that time again…..
The next Backbone Campaign Benefit is coming up on Saturday night, March 13th at the Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi. The event will be billed as “Dead Elvis” and the theme this time around is for musicians to perform either Grateful Dead or Elvis Presley songs.
The previous Backbone Campaign Benefit events were amazing successes (Rolling Stones, Power to the People, Bob & Bob, Beatles). Not only that, but they were all such incredible nights of music for everyone…so why not keep the tradition going?
We thought we’d continue the theme concept again, calling out to our unbelievably talented musicians on this island to participate. If you missed out on performing in the previous benefit shows, now is your chance to be a part of an unbelievable night of music by a huge variety of musicians, all under one roof and for a great cause.
Bill Moyer and the Backbone Campaign supporters are doing some incredible things out there right now from helping activists around the country challenge “Corporate Personhood” to helping start a community credit union on Vashon. This is your chance to contribute to their efforts. For information on what the Backbone Campaign has been up to lately, check out their website at http://www.backbonecampaign.org. This event will benefit the Backbone Campaign’s Coal Free Zone Campaign, a regional project to take on Washington State’s number one mercury and green house gas polluter TransAlta Power and speed the end of dirty coal-generated electricity in the Northwest. For more information see www.coalfreezone.org. Coal is Dead, Sun is King.
For all four of the previous Backbone Campaign Benefit events at The Red Bicycle, it was standing room only in the back and about as packed as they’ve ever seen that place. We even ended up having to turn some people away because there just wasn’t any room left! The event is a unique way to gather with your community - visit with neighbors and old friends and share a wonderful night together.
Musicians may perform one Grateful Dead or Elvis Presley song at the benefit, either as a solo act or with accompaniment. There were some great solo performances last time, as well as some wonderful collaborations that people are still talking about, so we’re hoping for more of the same for this event.
Although it won’t be an acoustic event, it won’t be a big amplified huge extravaganza either. We’ll rotate quite a few people through, maybe 20 or so time slots, each playing one song. There is not much time for set-up, sound check, or tear down, so keep it simple. It’s difficult to accommodate large bands, but not impossible if the transition time takes place quickly. Pick a song, and let us know what it is as soon as possible, and we’ll add it to our list so we don’t have any duplicates. The list tends to fill up pretty fast. Have a second choice in mind, just in case your first one is taken already. We need to try to solidify everything soon so that we can print posters and get the word to the local papers by their deadlines. This is a great audience to play to and if you have CD’s of your own music, it’s a great event to make some sales!
You will be able to see an updated list of the artists who have signed up for this event and what songs they will be performing at http://www.vashonmusic.com as soon as people start submitting their songs to us. We’ll have the standard sound setup at The Red Bicycle with the in-house equipment they have, and then run everyone through a guitar amp so that we can keep the flow going and not have to do a sound check for each person.
Also, we would like to have some sort of representation by the youth on the island if at all possible….if you know of anyone under 21 that might be interested in performing, please let us know. We think it would add another wonderful dynamic to this special night. There is a window of time between 7:30 & 11pm when anyone under 21 can be in the restaurant where we could make this happen.
John Sparks will be our soundman for this event—he has become the resident soundman at The Red Bicycle. This night should be fun and something a little different than the norm. It’s an excuse to get out of the house, socialize a little bit, and enjoy some first class entertainment. Once again, the event would not be the same without the best in the business….Emcee Extraordinaire, Steffon Moody…the guy that makes these events humorous, thought-provoking and entertaining….we’re so excited to have him back!
As always, a huge thanks to everyone who takes the stage and also to those of you who will come to enjoy the music. We are blown away by this wonderful community of musicians and music lovers that continue to support each other every day.
Music creates community. Music matters.
VASHON EVENTS
Pete Welch
Allison Shirk
Ruben Arnot
This event is being organized by Vashon Events – Vashon’s event production and planning consultants. To hire Vashon Events to organize your next event, concert, of fundraiser, contact us at 206-734-6521 or email vashonevents@gmail.com.
Confirmed Songs/Musicians:
"A Fool Such As I" (Elvis) Greg McElroy, Paul Colwell, Chris Anderson, Gib Dammann & a bass player.
"A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action" (Elvis) Julia Hanowell
"Black Peter" (Dead) Glenn Rukwid
"Box of Rain" (Dead) Allison Shirk & John Sparks
"Can't Help Falling In Love" (Elvis) Lou Mangione
"Casey Jones" (Dead) Kelsey Bernheisel
"Crazy Fingers" (Dead) Phil Royal & Chris Moor
"Heartbreak Hotel" (Elvis) Linda Hatfield
"Hound Dog" (Elvis) Steffon Moody
"It's Now Or Never" (Elvis) Kevin Moe & Gabe Blake
"Jailhouse Rock" (Elvis) Greg Parrott
"Love Me Tender" (Elvis) John Browne
"Lovin' Arms" (Elvis) Nancy Morgan & Adrienne Mildon
"Me and My Uncle" (Dead) Scott Durkee & Jack Barbash
"Mississippi Half Step Toodle-loo" (Dead) Kim Thal, Andre Sapp & Rick Vanselow
"One Night of Sin" (Elvis) Mia & Dave
"Ripple" (Dead) Mark Shepherd, Dan Salonen & Glenn Rukwid
"Rubberneckin'" (Elvis) TV Dinner (Andre Sapp, Pat Reardon, Steve Meyer)
"Shakedown Street" (Dead) Organic Collective (Scott, Nick, Matt)
"Stella Blue" (Dead) Ken Jacobsen & Andrea Brooks
"Sugar Magnolia" (Dead) The Doily Brothers
"Touch of Grey" (Dead) Kiki Means
"Truckin" (Dead) David Godsey
"US Blues" (Dead) Waterlogged (Roger Taylor, Kevin Almedia, Pat Reardon, Gib Dammann)
"You Don't Know Me" (Elvis) Mark Wells
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(photo = Allison Shirk of The Shirks)
Hello,
I wanted to reach out to everyone and let you know that if you’re a musician or if you know a musician on the island, anyone as a solo artist or in a band should have some sort of representation on the hottest music site on Vashon Island: http://www.vashonmusic.com
If you have a minute, take a look at the site to see who and what’s happening on the island. The site is maintained by Steve Allen, Kris Bates & myself….me mostly for content and those two guys for the technical aspects….they are the smart ones without a doubt.
We welcome any and all suggestions on how to improve the website….ideas on how to make it easier to navigate and find what you’re looking for, ideas on what we’re missing and might make the site more interesting….whatever….we’d love to hear from you.
We have uploaded many bands and solo artists to the website, but it’s only the tip of the iceberg. There are so many more of you. |
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