Cristina Bautista, who plays bass for Seattle rock band Visqueen, has answered the call to an open audition for Fox’s hit television show, Glee. The contest, which ends on April 26th, has Gleeks picking their audition song from a list of 10 songs that includes cuts from Kanye West, Phil Collins, and REO Speedwagon.
On her audition video, Bautista brandishes a ukulele and belts out an acoustic rendition of Amy Winehouse’s 2007 hit, “Rehab”. She goes on to say that she should also be on the show because she missed out on high school and has played in bands since she was 17. Bautista left high school at 15 and got her college degree two years later, but does a ticket to tinsel town mean the end for Visqueen?
Probably not. While the contest’s website says entrants cannot be subject to a current recording contract, Visqueen shouldn’t have trouble finding someone to play the low notes if Bautista decides to chase her glee club dreams — the band has gone through four different bassists since it formed in 2001.
Tickets for select dates of the Visqueen’s spring tour are available on Ticketmaster.com. Image via Christopher Nelson…
Visqueen 2010 U.S. Tour Dates
04/23 – Vashon Island, WA @ The Red Bicycle
05/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Triple Rock
05/16 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Cafe
05/18 – Albany, NY @ Valentines
05/19 – Boston, MA @ The Middle East?&
05/20 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
05/21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
05/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Manhattan Room*
05/25 – Washington, D.C. @ The Black Cat
05/26 – Asheville, NC @ The Rocket Club
05/27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
05/29 – Nashville, TN @ Grimey’s In-Store Performance (5p.m.)
05/29 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement
05/30 – Cincinnati, OH @ “A Taste Of Cincinnati”
05/31 – Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
& = w/ The Hark Philharmonic, John Shade
* = w/ Beretta 76
