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Welcome to VashonMusic.Com!
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!
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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Backbone Campaign Benefit June 21st Summer Solstice! |
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It’s that time again…..
Saturday night, June 21st, the Backbone Campaign is putting on another music benefit!
Once again, I’ve signed on to help Bill Moyer and friends organize the music end of another fundraiser benefit for the Backbone Campaign that will take place on June 21st at the Red Bicycle Bistro (formally Bishop’s), starting at 7:30pm. This will be on the summer solstice, so no better way to kick off summer than a night of fantastic music uptown.
The Backbone Campaign will use the money from this show to organize and send the Procession for the Future to the streets outside both the Democratic (Denver) and Republican (Minneapolis) national conventions, and possibly on a tour of campuses between the conventions and the November elections.
WHAT's So Great About That?
- The Procession is designed to illustrate the connections between all the issues we care about and the potential power of We the People
- The Procession is a celebratory way to demonstrate that the grassroots movement that has grown over the past 8 years is not a movement defined merely by what we oppose (Bush & Co.), but also by what we propose.
- The Procession is an affirmation of that movement power (i.e We the People) must play a continueing role regardless of who is in the White House, if we are to realize our potential to be a nation in harmony with the ideals we espouse.
- The Procession communicates that being an active citizen and participant in grassroots politics is fun and fulfilling.
- Privately) The Procession will be a counter weight to the negative tactics of anarchists outside both conventions.
- When we take the Procession to campuses around the country, the Procession will be a way to draw students and youth into our movement and then at the end of each parade, expose them to the nation's leading activist trainers, elevating the effectiveness of their activism.
For more information on this and everything else the Backbone Campaign is up to, check them out their website at http://www.backbonecampaign.org. |
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Calling all musicians! |
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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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