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bamboonews picture this 12.21.08 |
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twas the night before christmas.... |
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picture this a feature of bamboonews |
we had a party at fletcher opera hall |
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progress energy center for the performing arts in raleigh, nc. |
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the shucks kicked off the holiday showcase. | |
all of these photos were taken by either paul cooper or johanna salo. |
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twang rock done right | |
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travis creed is the main songwriter. |
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travis has the vocals covered. |
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mike edwards on lead guitar | |
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al felton on bass | |
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kelly biggers on drums | |
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david bultman performed some original tunes | |
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passion..honesty
all make daves songs work | |
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big mama e & the cool cranked it up. |
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emma davis laying down the law | |
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mike edwards lead guitar |
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olly roberts bass, acoustic, and vocals |
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ken weigand bass, guitar, and vocals |
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dan davis drums |
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abby schull wowed the crowd. |
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amazing skills |
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the bamboo music all-girl "our song" extravaganza | |
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caroline...carly.... |  | maura....meagan |
ally, abby, libby in the back and abby and jenna down front |
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lauren, katherine, and jennifer |
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and mckenna..filled out a really cool group of players and singers. |
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ally smith
showed why she's one of the best in town. |  | |
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knocked it loose. | |
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 | daves music is country soul alt rock | |
 | jim crew on keys | |
bernie petteway on lead guitar |  | |
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on drums | |
daves daughter cammi debuted and did a duet with her dad. |  | |
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 | ken weigand
bass | |
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 | brian kirk
showed off his talent. | |
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p c b
jazzed up the show |  | |
 | bernie petteway | |
jim crew |  | |
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alec sturgis
played tunes from his newest cd
the nocturne ep |
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wrecking season closed it out |
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mark mckee
singer/songwriter |
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ben davis
on lead guitar |
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mike mckee
drums |
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checking out 'the duke' at papa mojos |
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adrian duke |
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papa mojos has a cool vibe and supports live music |
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adrian is all soul |
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bass man extreme damon brown |
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drum guru dan davis |
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barney branch on sax |
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guest singer emma davis joined in for a few tunes. |
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the last showcase at mr toads. |
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alec sturgis lead off a long day of music by the areas best teen talent |
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cole boyer on uke |
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cammi miller did a few |
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and her sister sang along. |
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caroline |
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morgan |
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stunning vocals and beatiful music |
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these girls really sound great together |
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nick scavo pings an a |
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while he warms up to perform |
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his music is rhythmic and groove driven |
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brian kirk is the guitar/bongo groove master |
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brian and everyone will return next year in a new venue.
stay tuned for details. |
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it turns out mr toads is closing forever and this was the final show this year. |
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finally....what do fish.. |
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a beautiful desert.... |
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and tons of cool hub caps have in common....? |
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big, beatiful, optic nerve vibratin, retina shakin eye candy...on a cosmic scale. |
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i'm riding in the back seat of a car, headed to a holiday party, when we notice the moon. |
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seems the moon is closer to us than it's been on a bunch of years. |
i tried my best while trying to enjoy the stunning view from the back seat. |
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i might be one of the few people trying to improve my shooting skills from inside a moving vehicle...but i keep trying. |
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it's just all eye candy man.... |
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oooh......aahhhh |
 | downtown raleigh has a new convention center. | |
and if you take time to drive around you can get a real eye full |  | |
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unless noted or really obvious all photos by ken weigand
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copy rights 2008 |
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