'Stomp and Shout' coming

RITZVILLE - Ritzville Public Library will host a special presentation of "Stomp and South: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock & Roll" on April 19.

The program will take pace at 5:30 p.m. at the library, 302 W. Main Ave.

Peter C. Blecha will be lead a public discussion during the presentation.

Blecha is the director of the Northwest Music Archives in Seattle, and a historian, author and musician.

Blecha was a member of several rock'n'roll bands in the early 1970s in Western Washington, including Valhalla, Warbucks, the Debbies and the Chains of Hell Orchestra, among others.

He started the music...