Broadstone Brings Country Flavor To Tailgating Local Country Rockers At The Library This Friday By Jeff Eason This has been a big summer for the country rock outfit known as Broadstone. Not only have they brought in new members to the group, but they have also had the opportunity to open shows for national acts. High Country band Broadstone will perform at the Library Restaurant and Pub this Friday, September 1st. They will also be the featured performers at two ASU Mountaineer Tailgate Parties. Now a new opportunity arises for the talented quintet. The group will be the featured performers at the tailgate parties of two Appalachian State University home football games: The home opener against James Madison on Saturday, September 9th and Homecoming against Elon on Saturday, September 30th. Both performances will be at the Raley Circle near Raley Hall on the Appalachian State campus and both will take place from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Music fans getting to the tailgate party early will have a chance to meet the band and receive free photos and autographs. Kickoff time for both games is at 3:30 p.m. at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Before Broadstone takes on the tailgaters, however, they will have to energize the music lovers at The Library Restaurant and Pub on Friday, September 1st. The Library starts at 10 p.m. in Boone. Broadstone is made up of Jamie Dooley on rhythm guitar, Bill McQueen on lead guitar, James Jestes on guitar and lead vocals, Kenneth Reece on bass and Brad Martin on drums. This past summer has been a busy one for the band as they have been touring more than ever and at the same time they have been recording songs for a new album. Two of the band’s original numbers have already been played on local radio stations 98.1 WBRF-FM (Blue Ridge Family Radio) and 1450 WATA-AM. The first song is titled “Liberty’s Hill” and has been described as a patriotic tribute to veterans and our military men and women. The second song is an upbeat romantic country rock number called “It’s You.” According to Jestes, the band has about six songs that have been recorded for the new album and are in the mix down process with them. They hope to have about a dozen recorded by the end of the year. “We’ve been struggling to get our recorded sound to match the energy of our sound when we play in front of an audience,” said Jestes. “We get such a massive response from the fans at our live shows that we just feed off of their energy. Hopefully we can put a live song or two on the new album.” During this summer’s hectic touring schedule, the band performed at The Underwater in Gulf Shores, Alabama and at Arizona Pete’s in Greensboro. They also opened for national recording stars Confederate Railroad. For more information about Broadstone’s show this Friday at The Library, call (828) 262-5772.