FIRST SHOW - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
The First Anniversary show for RAWK will be held on 9/22 at the Big
Dipper
(we started last year on this weekend). The show will be headlined
by Broken
Paradox of Colville. They have continued to mature in their unique
style.
Two bands from Portland, Oregon are coming up to provide some of that
Portland independent style. One of these, PDEX, played a solid
show with Not
Long After last year, and gained a number of admirers. Their
friends from
the band Oliver will make their first appearance. This experimental
band
will provide a unique "Weezer-esque emo" sound for your enjoyment.
Valley
favorites Two Copper round out the bill. Two Copper has been
drawing
critical acclaim for both their amplified and acoustic work.
The show is
priced at a low $5, as an anniversary present from us to you.
We hope to
draw a good crowd, so that we can pay the Portland bands a decent stipend
for
their trip up. Doors open at 6:15 for this 7 PM show.
SECOND SHOW - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Our second show is a monster, featuring two of the better bands which
appeared at the Big Dipper last season - Spoken (from Arkansas) and
Redline
(from Tennessee). Spoken's 2000 album Echoes of the Past Still
Dwell was a
critical success, and a major breakthrough for this hardworking band.
Redline has developed a solid fan base, and achieved a college radio
hit
single with "Greenland." Both bands feature tremendous vocals.
These bands
will be joined by local hardcore band Neither Be Afraid, which has
blossomed
in a short time. The young band Nexus, which has appeared in
the last two
Bobfests, is making it's RAWK show debut. This show is priced
at $8 (at the
door), and begins at 7 PM at the Big Dipper (doors at 6:15).
Dale Strom
"Sing aloud to God our strength;
Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob."
Ps 81:1