Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - January 2014 | Page 64

Rock Shoppe - Tribute Bands that Pack ‘Em In! - p3

Daggar1 Daggar, Guitar; Wraith Belgar, Lead; Random Nirvana, Drums; Paul Woodrunner, Bass

jumping from the stage to engage the
audience and pulling women on stage to
play directly to them. If you a end a
Motley Crue performance you'll see them
pull ladies on stage when they sing the
classic, “Girls, Girls, Girls!” Team Lead AJ
Blaylock emphasizes that, “The ability to
interact and the quality of the
performance are what makes the
performances so realis c."

Portraying Disturbed in concert

Always expanding their collec on of
bands, several more are in the works. Each
new band goes through a thorough session
of prac ces before they are booked.
Gumbo says that their prac ces are always
well a ended by loyal fans, yet keeping the
new bands under wraps un l their first
performance is an important element to
protec ng their crea ve property.
As
Gumbo asserts, “its fine to copy our
crea on a er we've performed but we
certainly don't want to be a copy of anyone
else.”
The team spirit of the Rock Shoppe bands
is a big part of the reason for their success.
Members con nuously pitch in to apply
textures to the stage builds, to do scrip ng,
or to just contribute their ideas. Gumbo's
RL and SL partner, Kasha, has also helped
significantly in assis ng with some stage
designs and also to help style the band
members in the likeness of their RL rock
star counterparts including designing
unique skins for the perfect look.

Flealove Mazi on Guitar and Jilley Resident on Drums

Portraying Evanescence in concert
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