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By Katelyn Gendron
Reminder Assistant Editor
WEST SPRINGFIELD It's the 11th hour for one local band who's competing for the opportunity to open for Coldplay in front of a capacity crowd at the TD Banknorth Garden on Aug. 4.
As of noon on July 16, Fendline was inching toward fourth place out of 15 bands competing for the gig. Until tomorrow, online voters have the opportunity to vote for their favorite band's music video at Coldplay's tour Web site, www.coldplayontour.com/wfnx/. Fendline's video, "Break Me Slowly," is the fourth from the top and has garnered 2,837 votes.
The top three bands having received the most votes will move to the final round and one will be chosen by Coldplay.
"It's almost beyond words," Dan Barkyoumb, bass guitarist and backup vocalist, said of the opportunity in an interview with Reminder Publications. "Right now it [music] is everything to us and every waking moment when we're not working [our nine to five jobs] our priority is to this."
Fendline, formally known as Carpe Diem, was formed in 2002 by three friends and graduates of West Springfield High School: guitarist and lead singer Chris Lomma, Barkyoumb and drummer Kevin Lang. Kevin Douthwright joined the band two years later, lending his talents on lead guitar and vocals.
They categorize their music as "roots rock," which according to Lomma is a genre that incorporates a variety of musical influences, including alternative rock, reggae and classic rock.
"It's the mutt of music," he explained. "We get all these [musical] styles in ...
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