On Saturday, Feb. 8 I went down to the Wenatchee Odd Fellows Prosperity Lodge #301 on Chelan Avenue in Wenatchee and interviewed Rayce Jones, Finnegan Hart, William Rodriguez and Landon Ortiz – four teenage boys who make up the band Icarus.
It was an all-age, drug and alcohol free rock show featuring Icarus and two other bands produced by Joel Myrene, founder of the Apple Valley Vinyl Record Expo. In addition to organizing that once-yearly vinyl record and music collectible expo, Myrene spends his free time producing music shows for local bands. And nurturing young bands like Icarus, giving them a stage to perform for their peers and promoting the performing arts to young folks is a priority for him.
“When we first did this it was probably more parents than kids,” he said. “But now it’s kinda starting to turn that tide. Get ahold of me if your kids are starting a band. We’ll have them play.”
You can listen to some of their music and watch the interviews with Icarus and Myrene in the video above, and to keep up with news about future shows follow the Apple Valley Vinyl Expo on Facebook here.
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