Public Invited to Roger Williams Concert Featuring 'Recycled Percussion'

BRISTOL, R.I., Jan. 2008 � To kick off a campus recycling competition at Roger Williams University, the University�s student/staff Recycling and Sustainability Committee will host a concert by Recycled Percussion, an acclaimed four-man band that boasts an exhilarating live show performed entirely on instruments made from recyclable materials.

            Tickets for the performance�to be held on Friday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m.�cost $3 per person or $10 per four-person family for members of the public as well as RWU faculty and staff. Roger Williams students may attend for free. Tickets are available at the door�no advance reservation is required. The show will take place in the Campus Recreation Center on the University�s Bristol campus at One Old Ferry Road.

            Recycled Percussion�s instruments include, among others, recycled trash cans, buckets, ladders, cans, drills, gas tanks, cones, scuba tanks, duct tape, chain saws, drumsticks and their bodies and voices. The performance features hard-rock drumming by two power percussionists, Justin Spencer and Ryan Vezina, intoxicating grooves spun by turntable artist DJ Pharoah and mind-blowing guitar by Guitar Monster Jimmy.

For more information about the concert, call (401) 254-3088.