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Lawrence band Monterey Jack will perform May 21-23 in Belfort, France, at the Eighth Annual Fimu Festival. The band members are, from left, Michael Maher of Lawrence, Tom Wenner, Lawrence senior, Dave Roberts of Lawrence, Dan Pemm of Lawrence, Dave Lipkind, Lawrence senior, and Joel Ashmore, Lawrence senior.
Sampling French cuisine
This spring, local band Monterey Jack will perform in the land of Brie and Camembert at the Eighth Annual Fimu Festival in France.
By Kevin Hoffmann Kansan staff writer
In a small, dark room above Calamity Jane's clothing store on Massachusetts Street, local rock-and-rollers Monterey Jack rehearsed a tune repeatedly. Cramped among music cases and amplifiers, they searched for perfection.
But the six members of the band weren't preparing for a show at the Bottleneck or Hockenbury's Tavern, their favorite hangout. The band was perfecting its sound for a trip this spring to Belfort, France.
Monterey Jack has been chosen to perform May 21-23 at the Eighth Annual Fimu Festival of International University Music.
"it's going to be a great opportunity for us to give a little of Lawrence to Europe," said guitarist Mike Maher of Lawrence.
Last year, the festival attracted more than 50,000 spectators and 1,500 musicians.
Belfort, a small town by France's east border, becomes a musical sorgasbord each year when musical groups from around the globe journey there to play on its historical stages.
Belfort also sponsors a summer music festival called the "Eurockiennes," which attracts bigger international names such as The Black Crowes and Lenny Kravitz.
The Fimu festival differs from other music festivals by showcasing a variety of music from universities all over the world. Musical styles ranging from symphonies to heavy metal rock will be performed on stages that date back to the French Revolution.
Monterey Jack earned the chance to represent Lawrence at the festival when members of the band heard of it at a local party.
"It's going to be a great opportunity for us to give a little of Lawrence to Europe."
Mike Maher Guitarist for Monterey Jack
"I met this guy from France," said bass player Joel Ashmore, Lawrence senior. "We started talking about being in a band, and he said we should send in an application."
Band members filled out a three-page application in January, and Monterey Jack was selected earlier this month.
The members of Monterey Jack met while attending the University of Kansas and still live in Lawrence, where they either hold day jobs or continue to go to school.
Monterey Jack's sound combines a variety of musical styles. The addition of a saxophone and a harmonica help make the band unique.
caplayer Dave Lipkind, Lawrence senior.
"But we do play a little of all that."
"We don't play just hard rock, classic rock, the blues or country," said harmonii.
Ashmore described Monterey Jack's sound as "Blue collar groove."
The chance to play at a music festival such as Fimu, where record companies usually search for talent, may sound like the dream of any band looking to make it in the music business.
For Monterey Jack, however, the chance to get noticed is not that important.
"Sure, something big could come of it," Maher said. "But more than anything, it's just going to be fun playing in France."
Members of the band said that they were not looking for glitz and glamour.
we aren't looking to be millionaires, and we're not looking to be on the cover of "Rolling Stone," Ashmore said. "We just like to play."
Drummer Tom Wenner, Lawrence senior. agreed.
"When you're on stage and everyone in the whole house is rocking back and forth, that's the ultimate gratification," Wenner said. "No amount of money can match that."
But the irony of this spring's chance to be seen by big-money record labels has not been lost on Monterey Jack, which spent more than a year attracting large crowds at area bars, only to be overlooked by record companies.
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"We don't feel like we've been gypped or anything," Lipkind said. "There's a lot of good bands in this town."
But only one Lawrence band will be going to France.
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