Welcome to Festival of Friends - 2024!
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2024 Community Programming & Events
Saturday, February 3 / Aurora Borealis - Seattle
Songmixers Series - Volume 16 // Love Rock II
Festival of Friends Events / Songmixers Series (Vol. 16), showcasing 22 select-songs from 21 iconic artists and bands from what we've dubbed the Love Rock genre.
Love Rock II will showcase a range of love-inspired songs from an array of bands and artists who have put their own creative spin on that crazy little thing called love. This 20-song show will feature the music of Tears For Fears, The Cure, Tesla, Joy Division, Chris Stapleton, Guns N Roses, Brandi Carlisle, Garbage, The White Stripes and many more! |
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Songs performed by a rotating roster of up to 30 different FoF community member musicians who've registered in advance. No prior rehearsals. Songmixers Events are Plug 'N Play entertainment. See FAQ or event link below for more details.
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Saturday, April 6 / Skylark West Seattle
Bandmixers Roulette
Featuring the genres of Indie Rock, Blues Rock, British Rock and Alternative Rock
Featuring the genres of Indie Rock, Blues Rock, British Rock and Alternative Rock
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Bandmixers Roulette format is simple: community musicians (a mix of instrumentalists and vocalists) sign up, in advance for a "Bandmixers Roulette" musician pool, with up to 25 of you matched-up and united to participate in a game of musical chance by randomly participating in one of 4 Bandmixers Roulette bands at an upcoming scheduled event.
Each Roulette band will have a genre-theme assigned and song selections are made collectively by the individual band's members. Each Bandmixers Roulette band is provided two, 1.5-hour dress rehearsal sessions leading up to the event. |
Indie Rock / Roulette
BAND MEMBERS
Kimberly Pearson (Vocals), Bruce Hogarth (Bass), Wayne Schwisow (Guitar), Michael Gaffney Drums) |
Blues Rock / Roulette
BAND MEMBERS
Natalia Fior (Vocals), Kevin Hurley (Bass), Christian Cerone (Guitar), Doug Hutton (Guitar), Kathy Oliver (Drums) |
British Rock / Roulette
BAND MEMBERS
Kellie Gordley (Vocals), Jeff Monastyrsky (Bass), Kyle Hershey (Guitar), Mariano Teixeira (Guitar), Bill Pearce (Drums) |
Alt-Rock /Roulette
BAND MEMBERS
Justin Jennings (Vocals), Kerry Fowler (Bass), Daniel Pasco (Guitar), Gustavo Munoz (Guitar), Richard Stanton (Drums) |
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Bandmixers Roulette programming will bring together many facets of our musician community that on the surface, might seem incompatible, or those musicians whose interests might conflict. However, the challenge for these musicians is to go beyond any musical differences and band together to create a unified group that represents the overall style and personality of the collective band members while honoring the band's assigned genre-theme.
Bandmixers Roulette: Take a chance on new musical encounters. |
Saturday, May 11 / Skylark West Seattle
Bandmixers-Discography Series // Volume 11
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Bandmixers / Discography Series: Featuring 4 FoF community-member bands performing 4 curated mini-sets, showcasing select-tracks from a band or artist's original studio album or compilation release.
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See individual series pages for registration details and related rehearsal and event information.
Saturday, June 1 / Dublin Pub - Portland
Songmixers Series - Volume 1 // Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Registration now open!
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Songs performed by a rotating roster of up to 30 different FoF community member musicians who've registered in advance. No prior rehearsals. Songmixers Events are Plug 'N Play entertainment. See FAQ or event link below for more details.
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Saturday, June 22 / Skylark West Seattle
Bandmixers-Discography Series // Volume 12
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Bandmixers / Discography Series: Featuring 4 FoF community-member bands performing 4 curated mini-sets, showcasing select-tracks from a band or artist's original studio album or compilation release.
See individual series pages for registration details and related rehearsal and event information. |
Saturday, August 17 / Aurora Borealis - Seattle
Songmixers Series - Volume 17 // Rock N' Roll Summer Road Trip
Registration closes 7/22/2024
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Songs performed by a rotating roster of up to 30 different FoF community member musicians who've registered in advance. No prior rehearsals. Songmixers Events are Plug 'N Play entertainment. See FAQ or event link below for more details.
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Friday, September 27 / VENUE TBA
Bandmixers Roulette / Band Themes TBA
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Bandmixers Roulette format is simple: community musicians (a mix of instrumentalists and vocalists) sign up, in advance for a "Bandmixers Roulette" musician pool, with up to 30 of you matched-up and united to participate in a game of musical chance by randomly participating in one of 4 Bandmixers Roulette bands at an upcoming scheduled event.
Each Roulette band will have a genre-theme assigned and song selections are made collectively by the individual band's members. Each Bandmixers Roulette band is provided a 2-hour, dress rehearsal session leading up to the event. |
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Bandmixers Roulette programming will bring together many facets of our musician community that on the surface, might seem incompatible, or those musicians whose interests might conflict. However, the challenge for these musicians is to go beyond any musical differences and band together to create a unified group that represents the overall style and personality of the collective band members while honoring the band's assigned genre-theme.
Bandmixers Roulette: Take a chance on new musical encounters. |
Saturday, October 19 / Aurora Borealis - Seattle
Bandmixers-Discography Series // Volume 13
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Bandmixers / Discography Series: Featuring 4 FoF community-member bands performing 4 curated mini-sets, showcasing select-tracks from a band or artist's original studio album or compilation release.
See individual series pages for registration details and related rehearsal and event information. |
Friday, November 22 / Aurora Borealis - Seattle
Bandmixers-Discography Series // Volume 14
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Bandmixers / Discography Series: Featuring 4 FoF community-member bands performing 4 curated mini-sets, showcasing select-tracks from a band or artist's original studio album or compilation release.
See individual series pages for registration details and related rehearsal and event information. |
