THL RAINWALKERS band members (left to right) Brian Watson, Kevin Lowrie, Mark Rasmussen, Mike
Taylor and Juson Clark will be performing at the Tape-A-Mania this weekend, allowing fans to record their
music from the radio. The five cut their teeth in various bands before forming The Raiowalkers one and a half
years ago. The Lost Durangos, another local band, is also in the event. See photo page 16.

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TWO NORTH Vancouver bands will be getting together
with other growing bands for an Aug. 23 do-it-yourself
Tape-A-Mania concert ina downtown Vancouver park.

Broadcast over Co-op Radio,
the concerts ure available for tap-
ing by station Hsteners, who then
cut out the corresponding printed
tape covers from local publications
and a new cassette of the band's
fatest music is born via the Tape-
A-Mania broadcast.

“We thought & was a pretiw
good idea." says Lost Duranzos
guitar player and backing vocalist,
Greg Potter, 25.

Part of the Canadian Indepen-
dent Music Festival from Aug. 20
tw 29, the event will also feature
Roois Roundup and Bratty and the
Baby Sitters among others,

Arecem four-song demo tape by
the North Vancouver band sparked
interest from) a nurnber of record
company officials, one of whom
even flew to see the group.

The latest songs are stick and
well-produced with their upbeat
driving | style.

Lost Durangos are hoping that
the Tape-A-Mania and the festival
will mean more people can listen to
the group's sound. |

“It’s quite a good idea for bands
that are up and coming and don't
have a Jot of (record) label ex-
posure,’ Potter says.

The Rainwafkers — five North
Vancouver musicians — will also

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be performing at the Pigeon Park
event and at a concest the same
night at the Savoy nightclub.

Together for a year and a half,
The Rainwalkers put owt what
drummer Brian Watson, 19, calls
“hard folk rock and roll — not
heavy metal and not poppy.”*

Band members Jason Clark,
Kevin Lowrie, Mark Rasmussen,
Mike Taylor and Watson nave all
been students together in) Narth
Vancouver and played in’ other
bands.

With a vocal sound that is con-
temporary yet raw enough to be
interesting, Rainwalkers lead
singers Lowrie and Clark accent
the group’s polished style and
play.

For The Rainwalkers, the
Tape-A-Mania means added au-
dience exposure, something that
independent bands definitely lack
in the world of commercial pop.

The Pigeon Purk concert takes
place below Co-op Radio offices at
337 Carrall St. in downtown Van-
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