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August 29, 2012
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Duo aims for fame with online vote

Two Roseburg musicians hope a national competition will be their ticket to ditching day jobs, becoming full-time performers and playing outside Douglas County. Joshua Esterline and Christopher Spangler comprise CHAMPIONship, one of 11 bands remaining in a “Baddest of the Bands” contest sponsored by media conglomerate Charter Communications. CHAMPIONship was voted first among bands in Oregon, Washington and Nevada to advance to the next round of online voting by fans. “We’re pretty stoked we’ve gotten as far as we did,” Esterline said Tuesday shortly before he and Spangler took the stage at Draper Draft House in Roseburg, where they’ve played …

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