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Written by Donovan Henderson
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Friday, 28 March 2008 |
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Every good ’80s rock band had at least one power ballad — that song that let the world know the rockers had a heart.
Those rockers, too, played in huge festivals like Live Aid and Farm Aid, events that raised money for good causes.
A Greeley-based band that plays covers of those ’80s rockers is taking the lead in its own festival of sorts — one that is much smaller than Live Aid but for a cause no less worthy.
Open Fire, which has played gigs in northern Colorado since 2005, is headlining Amandafest this Saturday at the Bayou Steakhouse in Lucerne. Proceeds will
go to the family of Amanda Gonzales, a 17-year-old junior at Northridge High School who has an inoperable brain tumor. She was diagnosed last October. A 5K run and walk held as a fundraiser in November attracted more than 2,000 people.
Such an outpouring continues with events like Amandafest.
Dave Klein, drummer for Open Fire, said he and his bandmates are excited to be involved. A friend of the band members, Marti Bradley, asked them if they’d play, and they jumped at the chance.
“I mean, to help your family and loved ones is a given. When it’s someone you don’t know, it makes it that much sweeter,” Klein said. Other bands Seven Sundays, Ragged Doll and i69 round out the bill.
Bradley’s daughter, Chelsea, is also a junior at Northridge and has been a friend of Amanda for years.
“It’s just a tough, tough situation,” she said.
Bradley wanted to do something for the family, and she had met the band members
because of her job at Pioneer Press — they print many of the group’s promotional materials — and so the idea of a small music festival was formed.
Bradley said the Bayou Steakhouse has offered its facilities at no cost, too.
“Marti has done a lot of work organizing this, now it’s our job to pull off the musical end of it,” Klein said.
TO GO
• 4 p.m.-midnight Saturday, March 29
• With Seven Sundays, Ragged Doll, i69 and Open Fire
• Bayou Steakhouse, 33131 U.S. 85, Lucerne
• Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
• Call Northridge High School at 348.5200 or Pioneer Press at 330.4800
• 107.9 The Bear and 96.1 Kiss FM will be doing live remotes
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