A jam-packed weekend of music fills the Red Bike
By ELIZABETH SHEPHERD
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber Arts Editor
December 30, 2008 · 1:30 PM
Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi is offering a line-up of free music this weekend.
The Vashon-based trio Track 19 — comprised of Bob Kueker, Phil Johnson and Rick Doussett — will lead off, starting at 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2.
Track 19 blends Texas blues, Gypsy jazz and rhythm and blues to create music that concert promoter Pete Welch said “sounds bigger than your typical three-piece band.”
At 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, Hillstomp will make its second appearance at the Bike.
“These guys took the town by storm last December,” said Welch. “They left a ton of exhausted people in their wake as they raced to catch the ferry.”
Hillstomp is comprised of Henry Kammerer, who plays guitar, and drummer John Johnson, who sits behind a collection of five-gallon food drums attached to a bass drum and snares. The duo plays original songs, traditional tunes and blues classics.
Opening for Hillstomp will be Sidestreet Reny, another duo Welch described as a crowd favorite at the Bike.
Both the Track 19 and Hillstomp shows will be for ages 21 and older only.
A concert by Song and Legend will be an all-ages affair, beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4.
Islanders Bob Koch and Rod Smith are the members of Song and Legend. Koch plays keyboards, and Smith plays guitar.
Contact Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber Arts Editor Elizabeth Shepherd at arts@vashonbeachcomber.com or 206-463-9195.Comment on this story.
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