News & Notes 3-8-07
Congratulations to For Years Blue for winning the 2007 Sound Off competition in Seattle. This statewide battle of the bands is held every year at the Experience Music Project in Seattle and pits young bands against one another for a chance to play at the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, among other things. After winning their semi-final round in February, the boys of For Years Blue competed in the finals on Saturday, February 24th and ended up winning the whole contest. We believe this makes them the “Best Young Band in the State,” but we didn’t need the EMP to tell us that. Check For Years Blue when they play the Empyrean Coffee House on Wed, March 14th with The Yearbook...
On a similar note, congratulations to BEAF who on Feb 24th won the RAWK Final Four Battle of the Bands competition at the Service Station. The University High School (and CV) band defeated The Gutterballs, Blak Curtain, To No Avail, and Fires of Scottsboro in the finals to take home both the Judges and Audience Choice prizes...
Working Class Heroes, 1914 N. Monroe, is holding an Acoustic Jam with Maxie Mills every Thursday for the foreseeable future. Bring your acoustic instrument of choice and head down to the bar on any given Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. and participate in a relaxed, fun acoustic jam in the round with local blues-rock mainstay Maxie Mills. You can also catch Mills every Saturday at the venue playing a solo show. For more information, such as links to Mills websites and venue information, visit www.spokanesidekick.com …
Local rock kings Mistress and the Misters have recently undergone a bit of a shakeup, replacing Lane Morgan and John Cappuccio with Joe Varela and Shane Taylor, though shakeup might be a bit strong as it seems to be an amicable decision for all parties involved. You can see the new lineup at The Spread on Friday, March 16th as they take the stage with Cyrus Fell Down and Tacoma’s Pistol for a Paycheck. They will also be performing on KYRS Thin Air Radio’s Battlestar Eclectica program the following Sunday night before heading to Mootsy’s on Thursday, March 22nd to do a show with Yokohama Hooks. For more information, check out their website at www.mistressandthemisters.com ...
The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture will be hosting a weekend of Antique Appraisals at the museum’s Campbell House, 2316 W. 1st Avenue in Browne’s Edition. On March 16th and 17th, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., antique experts will be on hand to let you know how much your junk is worth. Oral appraisals are conducted on a first-come, first-served basis and cost $10 per item appraised, with a limit of five items appraised. Proceeds from the event contribute to the reproduction of the servants’ dining room wallpaper in the MAC’s historic Campbell House. For specifics, log onto the museum’s website at www.northwestmuseum.org …
Extremely popular and undeniably talented local high school outfit Vax Lavala will be releasing their long-awaited album Vaxination on Friday, March 9th at the Big Dipper, 171 S. Washington in downtown Spokane. This all-ages concert will include a number of young Spokane bands, with The McConkey-Long Band, Intermission and Starflight Ambush joining Vax Lavala for the show. The concert gets underway at 7 p.m. for an $8 cover charge at the door. For more information, including artist links to check out the bands, visit www.spokanesidekick.com …
