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COMMUNITY NEWS
NEW
ETC SEASON
(June
4)
As the sun set Saturday evening, a new season dawned
for Entertainment, Theatre & Culture for Rancho Murieta.
The season opener, Elvin Bishop, below, set a high standard
with skilled musicianship, showmanship and just plain fun.
Bishop, who’s famous for putting on a great show and
connecting with the audience, made several forays into the
crowd of about 800 and returned once with a woman whom he
persuaded to play guitar briefly on stage. The band used
keyboards, trombone, drums and guitars to create a vibrant
fusion of the blues with other music forms. Nostalgia wasn’t
the appeal -- this band made it clear that it thrives in
the present. About 45 minutes into the set, the group segued
from "In the Still of the Night" to Bishop’s
‘70s hit, "Fooled Around and Fell In Love"
and couples began to dance. (There's information about Etc.,
and another photo of Bishop and band, here.)
Opening the three-hour show was the Shane Tiller Band, bottom.
Shane Tiller is a blues guitar phenomenon from Roseville
who turns 11 next month.
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