Local Rock Stars

Fifteen Bakersfield bands gave back to the community with their musical talents at the Giving Tree Project Battle of the Bands.

Acts ranged from jazz to hip-hop to indie rock during the all-day event held at the renovated Nile Theater where musicians, parents, artists, and teachers gathered to rock out and raise money for The Giving Tree Project. Proceeds will help build a garden for schoolchildren at William Penn Elementary.

Spearheaded by local activist and organizer, Amber Beeson, the project aims to help fix local schools and to teach children environmental conservation.

Beeson, sporting bright green pants and a top hat, spoke between performances to remind the crowd of the importance of using the power of the downtown art and music scene to improve the quality of life for the area’s residents….

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by Jane Hawley

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http://www.kernradio.com/pages/11058360.php?pid=204439

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