ROSE CITY KINGS TO APPEAR AT MUSICFESTNW
August 16, 2005
| MusicfestNW, the annual Willamette Week-sponsored smorgasbord of local and international independent music, is back for its fifth year. And, Rose City Kings will make its first appearance there! You can catch Rose City Kings at Jimmy Mak's at 1:00 a.m. on Friday September 9th 300 N.W 10th (at Everett). In addition to Rose City Kings, the Fifth Annual MusicfestNW will feature some two hundred and fifty bands over the course of three days. Attendees will have unlimited access to Portland's best clubs with the purchase of a $30 wristband. Here is Willamette Week's 08-30-05 Review of Rose City Kings for MusicfestNW: Portland blues-rock quintet the Rose City Kings plays a big-sounding mainstream barroom boogie reminiscent of early ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Edgar Winter. Its 2004 sophomore album, Up On It, echoes the live shows honkytonkin rollicking good times. -- Dave Clifford In addition to great music, this year’s MusicfestNW also will feature independent films about independent music. Tickets for MusicfestNW, which begins September 8th, are available at Music Millennium stores and other local outlets. Rose City Kings' three records are also available through Music Millennium: Delta Hop (2003), UP ON IT (2004) and Holler Out for More (2005). You can check out Rose City Kings’ live recording of Delta Hop through the Comcast Test Drive feature on the MusicfestNW website, www.musicfestnw.com. Click "Take the music for a test drive!" and scroll down the menu for Rose City Kings and other artists for this 3-day music extravaganza through the Comcast Test Drive at http://www.musicfestnw.com/index.php?content=a12# Proceeds from MusicfestNW will go to the worthy cause, First Octave, a local charity that supports music education, see http://www.firstoctave.org/ . The $30 wristband will give you access to some 20+ clubs and 15 movies. So, mark your calendars for Rose City Kings September 9, 2005 at 1:00 a.m. MusicfestNW is approaching fast so pick up your ticket soon. |
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