Who: The Fling, Thee Fine Lines, and Warbonnet What: Rock bands in concert Where: The Bengal Cafe, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho When: Monday, August 3, 2009, 7 - 10 p.m. Why: Fund Raiser for KISU radio
Who: Jared Mees & The Grown Children, Finn Riggins, and Warbonnet What: Folk and experimental music in concert Where: Ross Park Band Shell, Pocatello, ID - map When: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM Why: KISU-FM Fundraiser/Regional Showcase Listening Party/Pot-luck
KISU Presents: Jared Mees & The Grown Children, Finn Riggins, and Warbonnet
Saturday, July 18, 2009 Ross Park Band Shell (Across From the Ross Park Aquatic Complex) 2900 South Second Avenue, Pocatello
$3 suggested donation at the gate. ALL AGES. Bring a dish to share, as well as your own beverage, and a chair if you’d like.
Proceeds benefit KISU 91.1 and 91.3 FM as well as up-and-coming bands.
For futher information, contact Levi Keller or Chenoa Roseberry KISU 91.1 and 91.3 FM (208) 282-3691 beatcityradio@gmail.com - Levi chenoasaurus@gmail.com - Chenoa
What: 3rd Annual Make A Wish BBQ Throwdown When: Sunday, August 16th, 2009 Where: the Booth Barn, Pocatello, ID - map How Much: $10 / person or $35 / 2 adults and 2 kids
Join in for great ribs, live music with Plain Jane and fun. All proceeds go to Make-A-Wish
Judging starts at 2:00 pm Dinner served at 3:00 pm
Win a 2009 Polaris 550 ATV
Tickets and info, call T*A*P*S Bar at (209) 233-0210 Sponsored by Bud Light
Who: Local Pocatello Bands What: Battle of the Bands - Fund Raiser Where: Ross Park Bandshell, Pocatello, ID - map When: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 1:00pm - 4:00pm Why: Raise funds for the Bannock House
Organized by Danielle Swenson.
On Saturday May 30th from 2:00-4:00 pm, local bands will "battle it out" at the Ross Park band shell to support the Bannock House. Admission is free. The winner is decided on popular vote, and each vote is $1. The winner will receive a $150 gift certificate to Mike's Music. There will be snacks and drinks there for people to purchase.
As of now there are five bands, but its not too late for bands to sign up! If you're interested in participating, contact Danielle at (208) 380-5484.
On the roster: Nyr Lif - indie acoustic bluegrass Casey Cathey (Guitar) Shawn Barkdull (Vocals, Guitar) www.myspace.com/nyrlif
Last Regrets - acoustic alternative rock Brian Hermansen (Guitar, Vocals) Rod Villalba (Electric Violin, Vocals) Luke Wenzinger (Bass) Jake Abernathy (Drums) www.myspace.com/lastregretsmusic
Paint it Plaid - pop punk rock Clint Doggett (Guitar, Vocals) Kolton Jackman (Drums, Vocals) Hemantha Waliliyadda (Bass) Costa Savarikas (Guitar) www.myspace.com/paintitplaidrock
Ice Cold Crickets *no information available at this time*
The Bannock House is located at 620 W. Fremont St. in Pocatello, Idaho. Bannock House provides residential treatment for young people. It also provides recruitment for licensing and case management of up to six therapeutic foster homes.
Who: Ande Conda What: Benefit Concert When: Friday, May 8 2009 - 7:00 p.m. Where: Benton St. Bar & Grill How Much: Donations
Ande Conda is hosting a benefit concert on Friday, May 8th for the family of Rondell Reisner, who passed away March 27th, leaving behind a wife, young daughter & a teenage son. They had no insurance & the family is in immediate financial need.
There will be 5 bands & raffles from local businesses. Come support a great cause. Any help getting prizes to raffle will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!
Jeff Beery - Vocals Ronnie Moore - Lead Guitar/Vocals Richard Green - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals Brian Miera - Bass/Vocals Chris Anderson - Drums/Vocals
I saw Ande Conda at the Benton Street last weekend. My impressions - this band is all about guitars - great, big guitar sounds with a great, big classic hard rock tenor vocalist to back it up. Fans enthusiastically stood close to the stage, watching Moore as he ripped through lead solos, cheering him on as he effortlessly reproduced guitar licks from the greats - Eddie Van Halen and Slash.
Little known fact about "Sweet Child o' Mine" (Guns N' Roses): In an interview for Hit Parader magazine in 1988, bassist Duff McKagan said:
"The thing about 'Sweet Child,' it was written in five minutes. It was one of those songs, only three chords. You know that guitar lick Slash does at the beginning? It was kinda like a joke because we thought, 'What is this song? It's gonna be nothin', it'll be filler on the record.' And except that vocal-wise, it's very sweet and sincere, Slash was f**kin' around when he first wrote that lick."
And speaking of 'Sweet Child,' Beery really nailed the vocals - not an easy song to cover with a male vocalist. Miera is just great and clearly keeps the stage energy high.
If I have any critique for Ande Conda, it would be to encourage Green to step it up on his vocals and stage presence. He has a good bass voice to balance out Beery's tenor. And Anderson, give me more fills and tom work! It's the drums that get us out on the dance floor.
Bassist Brian Miera (acting as spokesman for the band) said,
"I love the music scene here, but would be nice if there was more clubs here to play. One thing I have seen other cities do, is the clubs rotate the music weekends, one weekend one club is Rock, the other club is Country,& one will Blues/Jazz, than they rotate on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. That way, all the bars get a li'l bit of everything, not just Country all the time, or Rock all the time.
The music industry, I wish it was all about just playing music, but we all know it isn't. (There is) a lot of corporate stuff involved. From a musician's standpoint, I just want to share my music with the world, and not deal with all that riff-raff, but that's life in the music world."
Favorites from the set list: Sweet Child O' Mine Play That Funky Music Sweet Home Alabama Keep Your Hands to Yourself Living After Midnight Fast As You My Own Worst Enemy Kryptonite Over The Mountain Sweet Emotion Rock My World Shook Me All Night Long
Upcoming Shows: Apr 24, 25 and May 22, 23 @ Dolly’s in Rigby May 1, 2 @ Taps in Pocatello May 16 @ First National Bar in Pocatello May 29, 30 @ Muddys in Idaho Falls
California rockers Buckcherry have announced a new campaign aimed at fighting child abuse. This effort will coincide with the month-long awareness activities of April's National Child Abuse Prevention Month culminating with a benefit show on May 15 at The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza to benefit Childhelp, a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping child abuse victims.
Joining Buckcherry that evening are Pop Evil and Royal Bliss. Tickets go on sale on Friday morning and can be purchased at LiveNation.com. This benefit offers fans a unique opportunity to see the bands in a small setting for a special cause.
Todd says Childhelp is "the best web site I've found as far as helping kids that have been through" abuse and adds that in addition to awareness he and his bandmates "just hope that maybe people will donate money and help the people who are helping out these kids ... so they have a shot at a good life."
The band will build awareness for the cause and for available help for victims through interviews with the media and at their shows via on-stage announcements and printed literature from Childhelp.
"If we can reach and save just one child or even their abuser from joining the terrible cycle of violence and abuse, then I will do whatever I can to support them. As a father, I can't bear to think of children being abused, and knowing that we will help point them in a direction where they can get help is very important to us," says Buckcherry's Josh Todd.
Adds Keith Nelson, "We hope that by standing up and saying 'This is not ok; there is help out there,' we can make an impact. April will take on a new meaning for me and the band, knowing that it brings attention to child abuse prevention."
Buckcherry has recorded an acoustic version of Rescue Me as a Public Service Announcement for child abuse prevention, available at their website and www.iheartmusic.com. The PSA also promotes the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at (800) 422-4453.
Rescue Me and A Child Called "It," from the CD Black Butterfly, were inspired by Dave Pelzer's book A Child Called "It", one of three young-readers memoirs he wrote about his experience with child abuse. "We were on vacation and my oldest daughter (then 13) was reading (the book)," Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd tells Billboard.com. "I was really, really inspired by this guy's perseverance to get through all that and have somewhat of a normal life. I just wanted to do the book justice and draw some attention to it."
Invisible Children: The Rough Cut is a film about the plight of child soldiers and night commuters in northern Uganda. The documentary was filmed in 2003 when three young men from Southern California—Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole (then 24, 21, and 20)—traveled to Sudan "to find a story".
Instead, their adventure took them into the depths of northern Uganda where they discovered thousands of people affected by the brutality and attacks of a rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The documentary chronicles their experience as young Americans learning firsthand about a conflict largely unknown to the international community, while also informing audiences about the great humanitarian crisis of child soldiers.
Movie Trailer:
Invisible Children Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded by these three young American filmmakers in order to assist children and others coping with the civil war in northern Uganda, which was the subject of their 2003 documentary film.
ARTISTS WANTED
Contribute a song to be given away for FREE DOWNLOAD from the start of the campaign on March 25th to the actual event date on April 25th on http://www.biggestlabelever.com.
Let fans know they can unlock and download your track as well as many other artists for FREE simply by watching an INVISIBLE CHILDREN AWARENESS video which is built in to the downloading process, creating awareness to thousands about the child soldiers and inspiring them to take part in this global event.
Salt Lake's Broke City announced today they have the honor of working with The Rescue & Invisible Children. "We donated 'I Feel Alive' to the charity, where you can download it FOR FREE if you register on the site. If you don't have a copy of 'I Feel Alive' please go to Biggest Label Ever and download it for an extremely good cause."
THE FLING – Long Beach, CA - www.myspace.com/thefling
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