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Rock and roll, roller girls, tattooing and piercing come together for Mooseapalousa III, a two-day music festival at the Moose Lodge in Pullman.
Sponsored by Malice in Wonderland Productions, all proceeds from the festival will go toward supporting the construction of the Pullman Arts Pavilion, an outdoor music amphitheater.
Aaron Flansburg, one of the founders of the event and singer of participating band Random Noise, said that the amphitheater will be designed to “further revitalize the Pullman music scene.”
All the bands will play for free to benefit the cause.
“Everyone is there to play music and have a good time doing it,” Flansburg said.
Flansburg’s band, Random Noise, is a veteran of the event having participated all three years.
“I was more than happy to help out, trying to jumpstart the live music scene in Pullman,” Flansburg said.
The festival will create awareness about the Pullman music scene giving bands a place to play and opening the door to more opportunities to take the stage at the Moose Lodge throughout the year.
This will be the first time the festival will be split into two nights.
“The past few years it has been a one night event, but there were so many bands with such different music it works better with two nights,” said Rebecca Burt, public relations representative for Malice in Wonderland Productions.
Friday will host the blues with some rock and roll, opening with Flea Circus, followed by The ColdRail Blues Band and Three Peckered Billy Goat.
Rock, metal and punk will reign Saturday starting at 1 p.m. with Head Byon and ending after midnight with Cheap Escape.
In between sets, there will be a live DJ from the Tabikat Drag Shows, acoustic sets by Grasshopper and Butterscotch Stallion and a musical chairs set by the Lilac City Rollergirls.
“The bands are there to have fun,” Burt said. “It’s going to be a blast.”
The all-ages event is focused on supporting music and local talent.
Flansburg said Moosapalousa the only music festival to feature several local and regional talents all in one place.
Bands from Pullman and Moscow will play as well as groups traveling from Lewiston, Coeur d’ Alene, Walla Walla, Tri Cities and Seattle.
“If you want to support live music in Pullman, come to this event,” Flansburg said. “Help contribute to the building of a facility that will bring local as well as national acts to the stage.”
Tickets, which are available for either one or both days of performances cost from $5 to $10, and may be bought at numerous locations in Pullman including Atom Heart Music, Safari Pearl, Sam Dial Jewelry, 509 Tattoo, Bagels and Brew, Border 104 and the Pullman Moose Lodge.
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