Showcase Winners Announced
April 19, 2011
Congratulations to the winners of the Rendezvous Showcase: Cooper Trail, Stiff Kitten, and Ironwood RunThe Showcase winners will perform during Rendezvous in the Park!
As always Rendezvous is excited to support our local music scene and we were again blown away by the amazing talent here on the Palouse. A big "Thank you" goes out to all of our Showcase participants and the great audience Saturday night!
Cooper Trail
Sixteen-year-old Cooper Trail is a Moscow native, born and raised in the churned hills of Latah County. He began his musical career at age three with the percussive habit of flogging pots and pans. His skill rapidly progressed from there, branching out to include legitimate percussion, vocals, guitar, piano, and composition. Influences: Josh Ritter, Simon and Garfunkel, Wilco, and Bart Budwig. Hero: Josh Ritter.
Stiff Kitten
Stiff Kitten was created deep within the rolling hills surrounding Moscow during the summer of 2009. Fueled by Taco Bell, and the desire to make really loud noises, the five members of Stiff Kitten converged in various garages and basements and began creating musical fusion. The members include two guitarists Nevada Sowle and Joe Marsh, drummer Jack Fehrenbacher, vocalist Jordan Maxwell, and bearded bass player, Ben Morris. Stiff Kitten has been practicing, preforming, writing, eating, and playing video games together for a little over a year. They are influenced by artists such as The Black Keys and The Kings of Leon, but are striving to create their own sound. Stiff Kitten plans to keep making music until various members are swept away to college, but until then, they plan to find out just how loud they can be.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stiff-Kitten/119277254759889
Ironwood Run
Pullman, Washington's "House Band of College Hill" has been playing cast-iron ballads, homesick waltzes, and heavy blues since March of 2010. Details of the band's origin are hazy, but most sources agree that a lawn, a soda machine, a Canadian t-shirt, and a bottle of Sriracha Hot Sauce were involved. Taking their name from the famous moonshine farm in Adna, Washington, Ironwood Run encourages you to keep your mustache brushed and put your dancin' shoes on.
http://www.ironwoodrun.bandcamp.com/
