As you know, the Battelle Staff Association organizes many events for staff and their families. We rely on staff participation and contribution for the success of these events. The following is a list of staff music bands available for BSA events.
Check out the 2008 Mid-week Music Breaks.
Band Name: Aftermath
Type of music/style: hard rock from the late '70s up to today
Contact: Dave Cowley
david.cowley@pnl.gov
Website: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=squidmate&search=Search
Band Name: Badger Mountain Dry Band
Type of Music: Rock n Roll Bluegrass/New Grass Music
Contact: John April/Chuck Peden
Band Name: Brick
Type of music/style: mostly 70's and 80's classic rock, with some 60's and more current rock
Contact: Bryan Avery
(509) 372-6848
bryan.avery@pnl.gov
Band Name: Chalkline
Type of music/style: acoustic rock band
Contact: Ron Thomas, 372-6042
Battelle staff members: Ron Thomas, Rick Corley, Brian Thrall, Tom Weber
Website: http://www.chalklineband.org
Band Name: Colorblind
Type of music/style: Rock & roll dance band
Contact: Buddy Bentz / 509-308-2514
Website: http://www.musicbycolorblind.com
Band Name: Desert Winds Flute Choir (10 Tri-Cities flutists from piccolos to bass flutes)
Type of Music/Style: light classical, pops, jazz, folkContact: Andrea McMakin
(509) 372.6013
DJ: DJ Koo Vee
Type of music/style: DJ can accommodate all requests and special genres.
Contact: Vincent King
ovking@att.net
(509) 948-5750
Band Name: Doug Rice Guitarist
Type of music/style: mix of Jazz, Blues, acoustic fingerstyle guitar. Performs mostly as a solo act for private parties, wineries and public concerts. Also performs in a small group format (duet, trio, quartet, etc.), with other musicians around the Tri-Cities. Is interested in performing for events in need of dinner/background music (soft Jazz).
Contact: Doug Rice (372-4965)
Website: http://www.dougriceguitar.com/
Band Name: Larry Graddy on Piano
Type of music/style: Jazz, standards, and some classical and blues-piano music for cocktail parties etc.
Contact: Larry Graddy
larry@graddypiano.com
Website: http://graddypiano.com
Band Name: Mancala
Type of Music/Style: mixture of jazz, funk and rock music
Battelle staff members: Patrick Mackey
Contact: Andy Evens
Website: http://www.myspace.com/mancala
Band Name: Mr. Legato
Type of Music/Style: Jazz
Other Battelle staff members in band: Gary Danielson
Contact: Andy Plymale
(509) 376-8506
Website: http://www.myspace.com/andyplymale
Band Name: The Michael Parker Trio (MP3)
Genre: Original Country/Alternative Country Music
Contact Name for Scheduling: Mike Parker (943-6648)
Band Name: Mudshark
Type of music/style: Classic and current rock & roll cover band
Contact: Nick Lombardo 375-3644
Battelle staff members: John LaFemina
Website: http://www.mudsharkrocks.com/
Band Name: Nasty Jack
Type of music/style: Edgy rock & roll band
Contact: Buddy Bentz / 509-308-2514
Website: http://www.nastyjackrocks.com
Name of band: Norm Karin (solo guitarist)
Type of music: jazz, pop, ragtime guitar instrumentals
Contact: Norm Karin -- thekarins2@verizon.net
Website: http://www.normkarin.com
Band Name: Skweez The Weezle
Type of music/style: Celtic Music and Song from Ireland, Scotland, and beyond featuring bagpipes, whistles, Irish bouzouki, guitar, bodhran, djembe, and vocal chords.
Contact: David Lanigan, (509) 376-9308
Email: info@skweeztheweezle.com
Website: http://www.skweeztheweezle.com
Band Name: Sudden Riff
Type of music/style: Jazz Standards, Gospel and Blues
Other Battelle staff members in band: Daphne Block
Contact: Larry Seaman (366-4564)
Website: http://www.lowtones.com/SuddenRiff
Band: Swing Unlimited
21 piece swing band playing dance tunes from the big band era to the current pop music
Contact: Larry Bunch (509) 943-0668
Battelle staff members: Nat Saenz, Dave Clark, Judith Bamburger, Joe