FESTIVAL OF FRIENDS / TACOMA, WA
Festival of Friends events are made up of:
- Pre-organized cover song performance collectives showcasing material by iconic bands and artists performed by a rotating cast of musicians over the course of the evening.
- Guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboardists and vocalists (available instrumentation is material dependent) who've registered in advance for the songs they want to perform on their primary instrument.
- Participating musicians choose a minimum of two and a maximum of four songs each. All participants select from one or more of the highlighted decades based on their playing level, confidence in learning material, vocal range and overall interest in the music.
Festival of Friends events are for:
- Armchair musicians as well as routine players with an intermediate to advanced-level skill set (even if its been a while and you're just looking to kick off the rust).
- Who can learn material on their own and readily apply it in a live event setting. There are no auditions or formalized rehearsals.
- The only requirements for participating musicians is to come to the show ready to perform (i.e., know the songs and your parts to the best of your ability), be respectful to your event bandmates and to have lots of fun!
What are the benefits of participating?
- Simple, convenient and low-pressure way to play in a band and perform live with both new faces and old friends minus the legwork of bringing it together.
- Improve your overall playing through focused, goal-oriented practice time and live performance gigs.
- Try out new musical styles you might otherwise not have considered or had the opportunity to explore.
- Spend less time organizing a band and more time applying your passion and skills.
- Play and perform music minus any long-term commitment above and beyond the event itself.
Tacoma, WA Event:
- Event Registration Opens: July 20, 2017
- Event Registration Closes: September 23, 2017
- Event Date: Friday, October 13, 2017
- Event Time: Doors at 7pm, Show at 8pm
- Venue: The Swiss (Tacoma, WA)
- Participant Cost: $50.00 per musician (guarantees your songs and a complimentary cocktail)
- Show Tickets: $8.00 In Advance or $10 At the Door (Cash Only)
Event Theme: Decades of Rock Show
This event theme features a wide-range of classic songs by iconic bands and artists from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's, providing participants a range of material to choose from while offering audiences an eclectic showcase of music history. Songs listed below are not necessarily in the order they'll be performed. Final event set list will be determined after registration has closed and musician slots have been confirmed.
60's DECADE: Blues-Rock Pioneers
Cream
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While a lot of early rock & roll was based in the blues, Blues-Rock didn't fully develop into a sub-genre until the late-'60s. Blues-rock emphasized two specific things -- the traditional, three-chord blues song and instrumental improvisation. Borrowing the idea of an instrumental combo and loud amplification from rock & roll, the original blues-rockers -- bands like Cream that grew out of traditional British blues as well as American blues-based bands, also attempted to play long, involved improvisations with countless bands following in the pioneer's footsteps.
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Song |
Guitar 1 |
Guitar 2 |
Bass Guitar |
Drums |
Keys |
Lead Vocals |
Strange Brew (Cream) |
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Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix) |
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Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin) |
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Piece Of My Heart (Janis Joplin) |
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70's DECADE: Album Oriented Rock
Fleetwood Mac
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During the '70s, FM radio stations gradually diluted the freewheeling innovations of pirate radio and early FM stations. Theoretically, the new stations did what the pioneers did -- play album tracks instead of singles -- but they soon relied on a set group of artists for their playlists. The one thing that tied all these Album Rock artists together was their dedication to the album as the vehicle for their music, plus their reliance on rock as the foundation of their material. Across the board it was fairly diverse but they all shared a certain artistic aesthetic and little bit of indulgence, plus their constant exposure on FM radio.
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Song |
Guitar 1 |
Guitar 2 |
Bass Guitar |
Drums |
Keys |
Lead Vocals |
Feel Like Makin' Love (Bad Company) |
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Rhiannon (Fleetwood Mac) |
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Already Gone (The Eagles) |
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Refugee (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) |
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80's DECADE: College Rock Radio
R.E.M.
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College rock is the (largely) alternative music that dominated college radio playlists in the 1980s. Most college rock was born in the confluence of new wave, post-punk, and early alternative rock and while the pop-centric bands didn't always fit into the mainstream the way new wave did, it was arty and experimental at times but not as detached as many of the post-punk bands during that era. And where much early alternative/American underground rock was rooted in punk and hardcore, many college rock bands grew beyond this to create their own distinctive styles.
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Song |
Guitar 1 |
Guitar 2 |
Bass Guitar |
Drums |
Keys |
Lead Vocals |
Radio Free Europe (R.E.M.) |
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N/A |
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Lips Like Sugar (Echo & The Bunnymen) |
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Only A Memory (The Smithereens) |
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I Will Follow (U2) |
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90's DECADE: Alternative Pop/Rock
The Offspring
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Alternative pop/rock is essentially a catch-all term for post-punk bands from the mid-'80s to the mid-'90s. There is a multitude of musical styles within alternative rock, from the sweet melodies of jangle-pop to the metallic grind of industrial, yet are all tied together by a similar aesthetic -- they all hovered outside of mainstream pop. In some ways, there are two waves of alternative bands, with Nirvana's unprecedented crossover success in 1991 acting as a dividing point, with these songs representing the latter wave.
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Song |
Guitar 1 |
Guitar 2 |
Bass Guitar |
Drums |
Keys |
Lead Vocals |
Come Out and Play (The Offspring) |
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N/A |
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Cannon Ball (The Breeders) |
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Found Out About You (Gin Blossoms) |
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Note: If you're signing up for "Guitar One" as your primary instrument you're committing to lead and rhythm guitar parts whereas "Guitar Two" primary instrument is rhythm guitar-parts only. Both guitarists will double-up on rhythm parts as appropriate and/or worked out ahead of time. Overall song presentation by all musicians should follow standard instrumentation and arrangements as originally recorded on the song's studio versions, keeping everyone on the same page regarding practice time and event performances.
Step One: Claim Your SongsDuring open registration participants choose a minimum of 2 songs and a maximum of 4 songs (based on your primary instrument(s). If there are additional songs available that you're interested in playing on (beyond your initial selections) we'll notify you about remaining options after open registration has closed.
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Step Two: Submit Event PaymentPayment guarantees your song selections and includes a complimentary cocktail. Additional songs above your initial selections (including those not on your primary instrument) are available to paid participants at no extra cost once open registration has closed. Payments are processed through PayPal, with all major debit/credit cards accepted.
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