ROCK THE BOOKS THIS WEEKEND AT TACOMA'S MAIN LIBRARY THE LONELY FOREST, the indie rock band from Anacortes, Washington whose dynamic piano driven pop took top honors at the KEZX/EMP Soundoff Battle of the Bands in 2006, highlights ROCK THE BOOKS!, the Tacoma Public Library's July 12th FREE all-ages concert at the downtown Main Library (1102 Tacoma Avenue South). Opening for the popular band is ALBATROSS from Gig Harbor, WA. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. concert. For information telephone the library at (253) 591-5666 or check it out on the web at www.rockthebooks.org. With multiple in-studios and regular radio airplay (KEXP, 1077 THE END), playing to a sold out crowd at Bumbershoot, winning the 2006 EMP Soundoff, working with prestigious producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Hot Hot Heat), numerous west-coast tours (Played the Troubadour in LA), the release of their first full length album, "Nuclear Winter" and presently the recording of their sophomore release "We Sing the Body Electric!", THE LONELY FOREST has been building an infectious buzz in the Pacific Northwest. "All our new songs have a recurring theme, with overtures and reprises;" explained lead singer Johnny Van Duesen says. "I was really inspired to write concept albums after hearing Dark Side of the Moon and The Who's Tommy ... as a band we're influenced by Sunny Day Real Estate, any kind of orchestration, old film scores, and of course pop-rock bands like Talking Heads, The Beatles and Radiohead." "We try to have a really honest approach to lyric writing," Van Duesen says. "With our music, you can listen and hear influences, but at the same time lyrically we think about things that people don't want to think about." ALBATROSS, out of Gig Harbor, features Lee Cauble on Bass, Dane Wallace on drums, Brian Fisher and Nathan Meads on guitar and vocals. David Domkoski Manager, Community Relations | Tacoma Public Library (253) 591-5688 "The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you thought special and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you never met, someone who even is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours." [The History Boys, a play by Alan Bennett] ---- Msg sent via TPL Mail - http://www.tacomapubliclibrary.org/