pennsylvania musician magazine february 2015

February, 2015 PENNSYLVANIA MUSICIAN MAGAZINE 3

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6 PENNSYLVANIA MUSICIAN MAGAZINE February, 2015


ACROSS THE DESKBy Whitey & Robin Noll

It has been a busy January and February is looking to

be even busier. Starting out this first weekend is the

Roots & Blues Festival in Lancaster over the 6th and

7th. Rich Ruoff has a music filled weekend with the

Roots and Blues music of the world gathering together in

Lancaster to please live music appetites to the full. You

can check out their website for the details or see the ad in

last month’s issue.

Also this same weekend is Gettysburg Rocks

Gettysburg Rocks is 30 hours of live music including

150+ bands across 12 venues in Gettysburg, PA over

February 6th, 7th and 8th, 2015. Bald Rob Experience

presents Gettysburg Rocks, 150+ bands across 12

venues in Gettysburg, PA over February 6th, 7th and 8th,

2015. Gettysburg Rocks is a fundraiser and all money

raised will be donated to The Four Diamonds Fund via

Penn State Mont Alto’s THON group, supporting

children battling cancer. So the first week of February

you have a multitude of live music choices to make.

Let’s hope the weather cooperates so everyone can enjoy

the sights and sounds. Both events support live music.

Not to mention all your favorite clubs that provide live

entertainment every week. There is absolutely no reason

to stay home unless we would get snowed in. After this

past weekend many of you will be anxious to get out

there and get the dust off of those dancing shoes.

It is finally here, the event that I personally look

forward to every year...the MILLENNIUM MUSIC

CONFERENCE & SHOWCASE!! The 19th Annual

Millennium Music Conference & Showcase will be

held February 19th thru the 22nd at the Best Western

Premier, the Central Hotel and Conference Center

(located of the Union Deposit exit) and 30 showcase

venues in and around Harrisburg, PA. The conference

features two afternoons of music business panels, clinics,

workshops, networking, day stages, one-on-one

mentoring and demo listening sessions, and industry

trade show. At the industry trade show Pennsylvania

Musician Magazine will be hosting an Open Mic Stage

where muscians can come and perform a few songs and

announce where their showcases are going to be.

Performing on the PA Musician stage during the

conference helps many of those who hear them decide to

attend that performers showcase later on in the evening.

In the evenings the event celebrates new music with

three nights of showcase performances featuring over

300 original acts at 30 live music venues in and around

Harrisburg, PA. Since 1997, this conference & showcase

has become one of the premier music events on the East

Coast. MMC has educated and showcased thousands of

independent acts and artists. Music industry

professionals attend as panelists, speakers, mentors,

exhibitors and talent scouts to network, do business and

share their experience with musicians, registrants and

conference attendees. There are also many marketing

opportunities available for musicians, exhibitors,

sponsors and industry. The local community is invited to

join in the celebration of new music, emerging talent,

independent artists as all showcase performances are

open to the public, the majority are free and several

stages are all ages. Showcases will generally start after

6pm on Friday the 20th and Saturday the 21st.

I do love music but unfortunately I don’t take the time

to go out and enjoy it. This is the weekend where I can

meet and hear all kinds of wonderful music and actually

meet the people I deal with all year long. Please stop by

our table and sign up for the Open Mic stage. We don’t

have set times; you just stop by and see Rachel Rocks

and she’ll get you on stage as soon as she can. I think the

one year we were blessed to hear over 48 performers in

the two days on the stage and many more in the evening,

as we all split up to hear as many bands as we can.

Thank you to the John Harris Group and all the

wonderful sound crews and musicians who make it all

happen and THANK YOU TO THE FANS who support

such great events. To attend the actual conference there

is a fee but to attend the showcases at night a majority of

them are free, so come out and treat your ears to new and

original music. You never know who you’re going to

discover. On page 14 in this issue you can see the entire

list of the conference times and panels and then

following is the list of venues and times of their

performances. Please check it out and come and join us.

The Central PA Friends of Jazz have been

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presenting and creating great Jazz events since 1980.

They are regular supporters of the Pennsylvania

Musician Magazine and work with the music

community to support up and coming musicians. They

are supported in large part by their members and are

currently hosting a membership drive. In an effort to

increase their membership in their 35th year as Central

PA’s jazz service organization, they are offering a chance

for a grand prize of $1000 to anyone who becomes a

new member or any former member who renews their

membership in the Central PA Friends of Jazz. Names

will be entered in a drawing to be held at the third

Spring Series Concert at H.A.C.C. on May 31st - new

or renewing Student, Regular and Patron member names

will be entered once - new or renewing Sponsor, Donor

and Corporate members names will be entered twice.

There will be several runner-up prizes as well.

Already a member of CPFJ? Current members who

help us sign up new members will have their names

entered in the drawing once for every new member that

they refer.

Becoming a member of CPFJ is easy. It can be done

online or by calling the CPFJ office at 717-540-1010 or,

better yet, sign up at the Membership Table at their next

concert. All new or renewing member(s) of CPFJ get

ticket discounts when they join, even on the day of a

concert.

The Central PA Friends of Jazz has been the jazz

service organization in our area since 1980. CPFJ has

produced concerts and jazz festivals featuring world

renowned jazz musicians, helped to promote our own

talented area artists, and provided educational

opportunities for our aspiring young jazz artists and

listeners of all ages. You have probably had many

memorable experiences at their concerts and festivals

throughout the years. In just the past year alone, they

have brought you pianist Cyrus Chestnut and his

tribute to Dave Brubeck, rising star vocalist Cecile

McLorin Salvant, and organist Joey DeFrancesco...as

well as many other world-class jazz musicians.

Membership is the life blood of CPFJ organization and

has been growing steadily during the past few years.

They need to sustain their efforts to promote jazz in

Central PA in the years to come and attract new folks to

CPFJ! They believe the surest resource they have to

accomplish this is their loyal enthusiastic membership

and the avid jazz fans in Central PA. They are confident

that there are many jazz aficionados who just need a

nudge to re-join or become a brand new member.

So don’t delay, the Spring Concert Series is rapidly

approaching - March 1st we will feature bassist

Christian McBride and his Trio and we will have many

great artists in our Series this year. Please support this

great American Music and Good Luck! Call 717-540-

1010 or join on line at: www.friendsofjazz.org.

There is so much music happening in PA that it is

mind boggling. Please go through the paper and check

out all the ads and support your favorite musicians and

clubs.

Happy Birthday to Missy Noll February 7th and Kate

Green who turns 15 on February 23rd! Enjoy your

month! I love you Whitey!

Across the Desk contnued...

Kate Green, my grandduaghter photo by Rachel Rocks


OUT & ABOUTby RACHEL ROCKS!

February! It’s my biggest “Out and About” month of the

year! This month will be packed with craziness because the

Millennium Music Conference is back in town for the 19th

year in a row! Mom and I will be back at the trade show in full

force, and I heard that we will be sponsored by Dr.

McGillicuddy again!! We will also once again be hosting our

Open Mic stage. This year our sound will be provided by

Antique Digital Pianos. If you want to see a unique sound

board, stop by our booth and check out Dave Russell’s latest

technological trick! This guy is always up to something. Our

Acoustic Stage is going to be first come, first served this year,

so if you have time to sing us a song or two, please come see

me at our booth to sign up at the MMC. Remember you do

have to have credentials and be registered to attend the

conference to come to the trade show. If you’re not registered

just because you can’t afford it, let me know and I’ll see what I

can do at [email protected]. I can’t wait to see

what amazing talent shows up this year!! Before I get too

excited talking about what’s happening this month, let me tell

you about all of the great talent I saw this past month.

It all started out with a trip down to the Field House in Etters

with my good friends Patty and Sabrina to see Fierce. Fierce

is an all female party band based out of Lancaster. When we

arrived the party was definitely already started at The Field

House; the dance floor was packed and the tables were full of

people having a great time. Marti Miller has an amazing

voice. She just continues with her amazing range all night long

impressing you more and more with every song. They had a

special guest tonight, their friend Teri, was visiting from Texas

and took over lead vocals for a song. Fierce does a great job at

sharing the spotlight with their talented friends and fans that

come out to their shows. Fierce has quite a following

everywhere I’ve seen them. If you want to have a good night

out on the town, check out their schedule in this issue and get

out there and party with them soon!

I finished off the night by stopping out at Double K for

Banished for Life’s last set. Doug, Steve, and Sam are the

only three members of Banished for Life now, but it’s amazing

what songs they can cover with only the three of them.

Banished for Life had the whole room up and dancing and

having a great time til the very end. These guys have been

friends for life and it really shows with their amazing

connections and energy on the stage.

On Christmas Day Santa brought me a Smart Phone!! It’s my

very first Smart Phone and I’m still learning how to use it, but I

have to say I’m loving it more than I thought I would. When I

deliver the magazines it’s usually an 8-10 hour day and it gets

very boring driving the same route. This year with my phone I

was able to take pictures and communicate with people on

Facebook between stops. It was very entertaining. Right before

I headed to Lancaster, Darrell posted on his page that Deezle

Church was playing at Riverside Camping Assoc. in

Lancaster. I’ve been wanting to check that place out, so with

the guys there it was a perfect opportunity. I googled the

directions and found it. Thank goodness for Google, I would’ve

never expected it to be where it was, but I found it. The

Riverside is huge inside. It was the Friday right after New

Year’s so the crowd was a little thin, but the people that were

there were loving the music. Deezle Church’s shows are few

and far between, but I love catching these guys whenever and

wherever I can. They mainly play southern rock, but throw in

some good ole’ country too, especially at a venue like

Riverside. I’m glad their show started at 8 and I was able to

catch them as I was passing through. I couldn’t stay too long

because it was already a really long day and I still wasn’t

home, but I’m glad I stopped in to check it out.

The following weekend I went to the Abbey Bar at ABC

with my friend Kristin for a special Singer/Songwriter night of

music. When I arrived Dean Blackstock was playing. He’s just

a solo guy, but he has one heck of a voice. His set was a great

start to the night. The next group of the night was Scott

Peoples. Scott was playing tonight with Jeff on drums, and

Keath on bass ukulele. It was my first time seeing a bass

ukulele as part of a show. It does definitely help add in a whole

different dynamic to the band. Scott’s songs have great stories

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Out and About Continued....

behind them. I think my favorite tonight was “Is it Too Late” a song written about his son. Scott

Peoples is getting out there and playing at a lot of new venues. Check out his schedule in this

issue and see where you can check them out next, you won’t be disappointed!

After Scott’s set we zoomed to Colonial Lounge to hear the Nate Myers Trio. When we

arrived the bar was packed with people bopping along and enjoying the music. There isn’t much

room to dance at the Colonial Lounge, but there were definitely some people literally dancing in

their seats! It was one of their last shows before they headed down to Memphis Tennessee for the

big blues competition. They unfortunately didn’t make it to the finals at the competition, but they

had a lot of fun and made some new fans in the process! At the Colonial Lounge the guys were

celebrating Chad’s birthday and having a great time! Nate even set down the harmonica and

switched to the kazoo for a song! To end the night Nate played one of my personal faves, “Just Be

There” with just him and an acoustic guitar, that’s always a special treat! Nate Myers is playing

all around the area all different nights of the week. Check out their schedule at

www.natemyers.com and see where they are playing near you!

The next night I headed out to Double K for Nacho Daddy. Nacho Daddy is a newer

advertiser, and I’m glad I had the chance to get out there and support them. The Double K was

rockin’ when I arrived, and they were even playing their “calmer” acoustic set. There was a large

group of people there celebrating the safe homecoming of their soldier Curt, who just arrived

home from the Navy, and who was celebrating his 21st birthday! It was quite the party! I’m so

grateful to all of our troops and their families for the sacrifices they make for our safety and

freedoms! Nacho Daddy did a great job including Curt who liked to get up there and help sing. I

know that’s not easy for bands to do, but they went with the flow, and everyone had a great time in

the process! Check out Nacho Daddy’s ad in this issue and see where they will be rockin’ next!

It was definitely a month of staying local. It’s hard when I get such a late start to make it

anywhere before the music is over, so again I headed down to Double K where Single Barrel was

on the stage. Single Barrel has some familiar faces, Chris DellaPorta and Bob Morris from

Smokin Gunnz, and they also have Ron Emmanuel on bass, and Ginger Lyons on guitar. Single

Barrel is out there playing the songs you don’t get to hear on the radio. The “outlaw” songs of

southern rock, country, and even some good ole rock ‘n’ roll! Great artists that you’ve rarely even

heard about like Blackberry Smoke, Dwight Yoakam, Shooter Jennings, etc. It’s awesome to see

Chris taking the lead of this band, singing most of the vocals, and Bob is there backing him up.

Chris has a great voice and it’s great to see it being used! If you want to hear a band of great

musicians that aren’t out there playing the same set list everyone else is playing, Single Barrel is

definitely the band to see.

A fun family event we went to this past month was The Winter Fling on Main Street in

Hummelstown. They closed down Main Street and had a big street festival. It was tons of fun for

the whole family with free games for the kids, hot chocolate, wine and beer tastings for the adults,

and live music for everyone! The band was The Heavy Push. I only recognized the drummer,

Ffej, who used to play with Herbie. The band did a great job playing through the cold and

keeping the people entertained. Lucky for them it was actually a pretty mild night. It’s always cool

to have live music at these kinds of family friendly events.

The last band of the month was Steel at Double K. I’ll tell ya, my children have seriously been

tuckering me out! I was zonked out, sound asleep, and before I knew it my husband was shaking

me, and says, “This is the 6th and final time I’m trying to wake you up, Steel is at Double K and

you’re going to be mad at me if you don’t wake up and go see them…” The sad part is, he’s

probably right. Not that I’d be mad at him, just bummed and mad at myself. I love rockin’ out at

Steel shows and seeing all of the members of the Steel Nation rockin’ out and having a good night

on the town. It doesn’t matter where or when these guys are playing, they have a great following

of some of the nicest people ever created! So I arrived shortly after midnight and had a great time

as usual, headbanging, singing, and dancing along! Steel is a band that is always having a great

time on the stage, involving their fans every step of the way! It was also Kathi and Jeannie’s

birthdays, so we had even more reasons to celebrate! It was a good time as usual, and I am glad

my husband persevered and woke me up!

Speaking of my

husband. I feel awful

that I never wished

him a Happy

Birthday last month!!

He turned the big 4-0..

maybe I’m just in

denial that I’m

married to someone so

old!!! Hahaha!!!! He’s

always been by my

side with this whole

“Rachel Rocks’

craziness and has encouraged me to keep going even tho my heart-strings get pulled quite

frequently to stay home with my kiddos. He knows how much I love going out, and he supports

me 100%. You never see him ‘Out and About’ unless he’s forced. I think the last time he was out

was my 30th birthday! Ha!

Well that’s all for this month. I will be hanging out at the MMC February 19th, 20th, and 21st.

Please stop by our booth all day Friday or Saturday. I’d love to meet you. You know me, I’ll be

giving out free hugs and hopefully some other yummy goodies from Dr. McGillicuddy. If you’re

in town, I highly encourage you to come help Stuff the Buzz Bags on Thursday night at 6pm. It’s

a great way to get started socializing and finding out the ins and outs of the conference. There is

also a great Kick-Off Party at O’Reilly’s Pub, the restaurant right inside the hotel at 8pm! Don’t

miss a moment of the fun!! Get the party started right!!! Hope to see ya there!

That’s all for this month. If you see me Out and About please stop me and say Hi. It’s always

fun meeting new people, but warning, I’m a hugger!! I hope you all have a great and safe month.

Don’t forget to check out our website, www.pamusician.net to see even more Hot Shots in color!

And please… SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC and BUSINESSES!!!

The Steel Nation at Double K


NATIONALS By Eric HoffmanGreetings Rockers N Rollers! 2015 began with Funny Money’s

final performance on New Years Eve in Hagerstown, MD.

Funny Money was founded in 1996 as a band who play a mix

of KIX covers as well as original material. Through the years

the band’s line up changed with a total of 10 members. The

finale consisted of three present KIX members; Steve

Whiteman, Jimmy Chalfant and Mark Schenker and also

included guitarist Dean Cramer. With the popularity and

resurgence of KIX this past year, Whiteman said their schedule

is too full in 2015 to devote time to Funny Money. The show

was unbelievable, almost like a private concert in the small

intimate Delmar Inn. Funny Money spent time enjoying time

with their fans after the show, something they say isn’t as easy

with a KIX event. KIX return to Lancaster’s Chameleon on

Feb 27th.

It was off to Philadelphia’s Union Transfer on Feb 11th for

one of indie’s hottest bands, Future Islands. Recently voted

best live band by online publication Consequence of Sound. A

small tour jaunt consisting of 6 sold-out in shows in 3 cities:

Boston, New York and Philadelphia. Future Islands are an

American synth-rock band based in Baltimore, by way of North

Carolina, with a hugely passionate singer, Samuel T. Herring.

The band is currently playing a string of festival dates in

Australia and return to the States in April. For a true orientation

of Future Islands check out their David Letterman

performance from March 4, 2014.

York’s Dirt Cheap annihilated Fat Daddy’s on Feb 16. The

AC/DC influenced band has made a slight band change with

Kip Forbes of Leadfoot filling in for Larry “Bugs” Garland

on bass. The replacement seems a very smooth transition with

Forbes fitting perfect with Dirt Cheap. The band is gaining

quick recognition and will open for National artists KIX on Feb

27th at Lancaster’s Chameleon. It was also nice to catch

Pocket Rockit at Big Woody’s in Harrisburg on Feb 9th. The

two-piece cover band of singer/guitarist Joey Dalto and

drummer Jason Parks, give some real credit to popular songs.

Phil Cannizzaro of American Posse and Greg Folsom joined

Pocket Rockit for a few songs and formed a somewhat

Echoburn reunion of which all four musicians were apart of.

NATIONALS NEWS !

Original Grateful Dead members: Mickey Hart, Bill

Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will come together in

Chicago for three glorious nights this summer. Being called

“Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of Grateful Dead” will

take place July 3-5 at Soldiers Field. Jerry Garcia’s daughter

Trixie Garcia announced the good news on Dead50.net.

Joining the Dead veterans will be Phish-man Trey Anastasio

on guitar, Ratdog/The Dead/Further keyboardist Jeff

Chimenti and Bruce Hornsby, who played more than 100

shows with the Grateful Dead, on piano. This event also marks

the 20th anniversary of the final Grateful Dead concert in 1995

at the very same Chicago venue.

Rich Robinson has released a statement saying The Black

Crowes are no more. “It is with great disappointment and regret

that after having the privilege of writing and performing the

music of The Black Crowes over the last 24 years, I find

myself in the position of saying the band has broken up.” It

appears he has a few issues regarding how his brother wanted to

do business, “I love my brother and respect his talent but his

present demand that I must give up my equal share of the band,

is not something that I could agree to.” The band has been on

hiatus since completing its 2013 tour, but fans always hoped

that Rich and his brother Chris would reunite the Crowes.

The Dave Matthews Band have set a May-September

Summer tour. Matthews and his bandmates will continue with

the two sets per night, a format praised as “even when it’s Dave

Matthews opening for Dave Matthews, there can’t be enough

Dave Matthews in a night.” Playing outdoor venues, the Dave

Matthews Band visit Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden,

NJ on June 26-27.

Katy Perry will team with Lenny Kravitz at the Super Bowl

halftime show Sunday, Feb. 1 game in Glendale, Arizona.

Perry has dominated the charts since releasing her debut in

2008, including 10 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

She’s currently on her Prismatic World Tour. Kravitz has sold

more than 38 million albums worldwide and has several

Grammys to his credit.

Guitarist Slash has filed for divorce from his wife of 13 years.

Court documents filed cite irreconcilable differences for Slash

and Perla Hudson’s split. Slash’s real name is Saul Hudson.

The couple have two sons, 10-year-old Cash and 12-year-old

London. The 49-year-old musician has had success as a solo

star and in the bands Velvet Revolver and Guns N’ Roses, with

whom he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in

2012.

Bono says he now has a titanium elbow and may never play

guitar again due to injuries suffered in a New York City cycling

accident. The 54-year-old U2 frontman said the “recovery has

been more difficult than I thought.” He then added that his

bandmates – The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen –

“have reminded me that neither they nor Western civilization

are depending on this.” Bono is hoping to be ready for a U2

tour due to start in May.

Motley Crue have announced the last leg of their ‘Final

Tour.’ The band has chosen to play 34 additional North

American dates in 2015, in honor of the 34 years they’ve been a

band. Alice Cooper will be the band’s very special guest on all

dates. The tour visits Hershey Giant Center on Aug 11,

Philadelphia Wells Fargo on Aug 14 and Baltimore Royal

Farms Arena on Aug 26.

One Direction proved it was the biggest band on the planet

with its $282.2 million in gross ticket sales, dwarfing the

competition, according to Pollstar’s exclusive Top 20

Worldwide Tours report for 2014. One Direction sold more than

3.4 million tickets – more than double that of runner-up Justin

Timberlake. JT brought in $184.7 million in gross ticket sales.

The Rolling Stones’ ranked No. 3 on the Top 20 chart, thanks to

generating $165.1 million in gross ticket sales and selling a total

of 862,361 tickets. Katy Perry is the most successful female

artist on tour, ranking No. 4 with $153.3 million in gross ticket

sales. The husband and wife co-bill of Beyoncé and Jay Z

brought in $109.7 gross million, ranking at No. 5.

UPCOMING SHOWS

The Give Take Lancaster Fulton St Co-Op Feb 7. Millennium

Music Conference Harrisburg Feb 19-22. Brett Scallions

Pittsburgh Alter Bar Feb 21, Glenside Keswick Theatre Feb 26,

and Hagerstown Hard Times Café Feb 27. Kix Lancaster

Chameleon Feb 27. Jackyl Duncannon Tubby’s Feb 28. Elton

John Reading Santander Arena Feb 28.


ABBEY BAR @ APPALACHIAN BREWING COMPANY

50 North Cameron St. Harrisburg, PA 17101

717-221-1080FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015

ReverbNation Stage

9:00pm Observe the 93rd Mechanicsburg, PA

10:00pm Grown Up Avenger Stuff Charlotte, NC

11:00pm Winds & Walls New York, NY

12:00am Gas Station Disco Cressona, PA

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015

ReverbNation Stage

9:00pm Castle Creek Syracuse, NY

10:00pm Runaway Train Bear, DE

11:00pm The Herd of Main Street Baltimore, MD

12:00pm The Quixote Project Mount Laurel, NJ

ANTHONY’S MICRO PUB

225 North 2nd St. Harrisburg, PA 17101

717-238-2009

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015

9:00pm Jason O State College, PA

9:45pm Wojo Mars, PA

10:30pm Josh Krevsky Harrisburg, PA

11:15pm Giorgio Fareira Clinton, MS

12:00am Matt Tarka Washington, DC


ReverbNation Stage

9:00pm Chris Whitmer Middleburg, PA

9:45pm special guest

10:30pm Cory Welch Atlanta, GA

11:15pm Ryan Maceri Chesterfield, MI

12:00am Mark Santanna Harrisburg, PA

BLUE MOOSE BAR & GRILLE

6791 Linglestown Rd. Harrisburg, PA 17112

717-651-9493

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2015

ReverbNation Stage

9:00pm Ed Roman Shelburne, ON Canada

9:45pm Jiggley Jones Coatsville, PA

10:30pm Chuck Schaeffer Fairless Hills, PA


Millennium Music Conference Showcase Schedule Continued...

CORNERSTONE COFFEHOUSE CONT...


7:00pm Madison Charnigo Doylestown, PA

8:15pm Cosette Gobat Hershey, PA

9:00pm Little Heartbreakers Enola, PA

DOUBLE “K” TAVERN

7495 Jonestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17112

717-652-1091


9:00pm Running Late Madison, NJ

10:00pm Supertonix Harrisburg, PA

11:00pm 1 Echo 1 Harrisburg, PA

12:00pm Revolution, I Love You,

Philadelphia


9:00pm Kosmic Daydream Englewood, NJ

10:00pm Jackknife Stiletto Massapequa, NY

11:00pm J and the 9s Brooklyn, NY

12:00am Soraia Philadelphia, PA

THE FIELDHOUSE

895 Old Trail Road Etters, PA 17319

717-932-6009


9:00pm Hopscotch Jefferson Glenside, PA

10:00pm Stuck On Blue Winchester, VA

11:00pm Shift Seven Lebanon, PA


9:00pm Good Ship Gibraltar , PA

10:00pm ADO Band York, PA

11:00pm DIJ0N Sea Cliff, NY

12:00am Running Late Madison, NJ

FLINCHY’S

1833 Hummel Ave. Camp Hill, PA 17011

717-761-9000


9:00pm The Gage Brothers Akron, OH

9:45pm Danielle and Jennifer Harleysville,

PA 10:30pm Ryan Dunlap Perrysburg, OH

11:15pm The Coteries South Orange, NJ

12am The Sole Pursuit Toronto, ON

Canada


9:00pm Cole Washburn Arrington, TN

9:45pm Rivers Carlisle, PA

10:30pm Vulcans Mechanicsburg, PA

FRATELLI’S TOWNE TAVERN

209-211 3rd St. New Cumberland, PA

717-774-4781


9:00pm Steely Jam Lancaster, PA

10:00pm Hambone Relay Philadelphia, PA

11:00pm The Interlopers Boston, MA

12:00am Linda Gambino Rome, Italy


9:00pm Marla Mase New York, NY

10:00pm Tom Flash Boston, MA

11:00pm The Terribles Philadelphia, PA

12:00pm Dirt Cheap York, PA

THE GARLIC POET

148 Sheraton Drive New Cumberland, PA

717-774-5435


7:00pm Megan LuRose Cherry Hill, NJ

7:45pm Jenna Marotta Weehawken, NJ

8:30pm Maddison Binkley Whitehouse, OH

9:15pm Margo Macero Albany, NY

10:00pm Maggie Anderson Sterling, VA


7:00pm Mike Banks Harrisburg, PA

7:45pm Em McKeever Newark, DE

8:30pm Mesa Jane Piladelphia, PA

9:15pm Erin McAndrew New York, NY

GULLIFTY’S UNDERGROUND

1104 Carlisle Rd. Camp Hill, PA 17011

717-761-6692


FlexiTone Showcase

8:00pm Aubreylyn New Hope, PA

8:30pm Ces with special guest Rob

9:00pm Stolen Rhodes Philadelphia, PA

9:40pm BlackRue Perkiomenville, PA

10:20pm Paralandra Springfield, MO

11:00pm Silvertung Baltimore, MD

11:40pm Beyond Eden Easton, PA

12:20am Rausch Philadelphia, PA


ReverbNation Stage

8:00pm Solus Rex Haddonfield, NJ

9:00pm Pages & Poets Baltimore, MD

10:00pm Only Living Boy Hackettstown, NJ

11:00pm Slim Wray Brooklyn, NY

12:00am Jesse Smith & The Holy Ghost, WV

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1302 North 3rd St. Harrisburg PA 17102

717-236-1680


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6:30pm Frank Viele Hamden, CT

7:15pm Little Ugly Hartford, CT

8:00pm Rivers Carlisle, PA

8:45pm Vulcans Mechanicsburg, PA



7:15pm Tom Rhodes Emeryville, CA

8:00pm The Bumperyachts Harrisburg, PA

8:45pm Shelf Life String Band Pittsburgh, PA

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MIDTOWN TAVERN

1101 N. 2nd st.Harrisburg, PA 17102

717-236-5783


9:00 Casey Buckley South Orange, NJ

10:00 Myron James Albany, NY

11:00 Michi Jersey City, NJ

12:00 Eric and Aaron New York, NY


10:00pm Flower Garden Harrisburg, PA

11:00pm Blujay Lititz, PA Rock

12:00am The Dogs Of Lust Harrisburg, PA

MOMO’S BBQ AND GRILL

307 Market St. Harrisburg, PA 17101

717-230-1030


7:00pm Ellyot H. Ray Paris, France

8:00pm Acoustic Stew Harrisburg, PA

9:00pm Jukehouse Bombers Indiana, PA

10:00pm The Wildcat O’Halloran Band Sunderland, MA


7:00pm East Bay Blue Traverse City, MI

8:00pm The Wildcat O’Halloran Band Sunderland, MA

9:00pm Jukehouse Bombers Indiana, PA

10:00pm Sterling Koch Band Pottville, PA

O’REILLY’S TAPROOM

@ Best Western Premier - Central Hotel & Conference

Center 800 East Park Dr. Harrisburg, PA 17111

717-564-2700

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Kick Off w/ Pabst Blue Ribbon


9:00pm The Sole Pursuit Toronto, ON Canada

10:00pm JT and The Mild Heat Harrrisburg, PA

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20

ReverbNation Stage

6:15pm Kris Angelis Los Angeles, CA

7:00pm Emma Lane Rochester, NY

7:45pm Moriah Domby Nashville, TN

8:30pm Bourbon & Bliss Astoria, NY

9:15pm Kayla Stockert Sayville, NY

10:00pm Chutes & Ladders Cockeysville, MD

10:45pm Melody Rose Huntington Station, NY

11:30pm Venice Sunlight Philadelphia, PA Whiskey Rock

12:15am Lucky Lad Green Windber, PA


ReverbNation Stage

6:15pm Just B. Polo Seaford, NY

7:00pm Austin DiBernard Hackettstown, NJ

7:45pm Hunter Lyons Mechanicsburg, PA

8:30pm Skyler Boston, MA

9:15pm Ian Mellencamp Brooklyn, NY

PETE’S OLDE TOWNE

401 Market Street, New Cumberland, PA 17070

717-525-8847


9:00pm Ian Gershman Linwood, NJ

9:45pm Eli the Hawk Morrisville, PA

10:30pm Paul Saint John Philadelphia, PA

11:15pm I am Curbie Toms River, NJ

12:00am Tom Wentz Middleburg, PA


9:00pm R J Conrad Carlisle, PA

9:45pm Mycenea Worley Camp Hill, PA

10:30pm Justin Angelo & The Experience Marietta, PA

11:15pm Ryan Dunlap Perrysburg, OH

12:00am Music Mike Rocks Harrisburg, PA

THE POUR HOUSE

6200 Derry Street Harrisburg, PA 17111

717-558-0818


9:00pm Crabmeat Thompson Wilmington, DE

10:00pm Matt Wheeler & Vintage Heart Lancaster, PA

11:00pm Scott Peoples Harrisburg, PA


10:00pm The Delaneys Pittsburgh, PA Alternative/Rock

11:00pm Observe the 93rd Mechanicsburg, PA

12:00am Moxie & Rebel Williamsport, PA



RIVER CITY BLUES CLUB

819 S. Cameron St. Harrisburg, PA 17104

717-525-8926


9:00pm The Late Saints Philadelphia, PA

10:15pm Shawan and the Wonton, Harrisburg

11:30pm Castle Creek Syracuse, NY


ReverbNation Stage

9:00pm Swampcandy Arnold, MD

10:15pm The Whiskey Shambles,OH

11:30pm Balkun Brothers Hartfrd, CT

SAVANNAH’S ON HANNA

1000 Hanna S., Harrisburg, PA 17104

717-233-1100

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20

10:00pm VYD Brooklyn, NY

11:00pm One.man.And Hershey, PA

12:00am Funkbot & The Love Explosion, PA


10:00pm Funkbot Harrisburg, PA

11:00pm Sky Society Lancaster, PA

12:00am MastrGlass, Harrisburg, PA

STAGE ON HERR @ HMAC

Herr & Susquehanna Sts. Harrisburg, PA

717-412-4342

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20

ReverbNation Stage

7:00pm Josh Krevsky Harrisburg, PA

7:45pm Skyler Boston, MA

8:30pm The Summarily Dismissed Astoria, NY

9:15pm Epoch Failure Trenton, NJ

10:00pm Northwest Division Vancover, BC

10:45pm D-Bo Harrisburg, PA

11:45pm The Whiskey Shambles, OH

12:45am Soraia Philadelphia, PA


8:00pm Milkshake Jones Harrisburg, PA

9:00pm Montgomery Streets Brooklyn, NY

10:00pm The Como Brothers Band, NY

11:00pm The Middle Ground Milwaukee, WI

12:00am Attila and the Huns Richmond, VA

SUBA @ MANGA QUI

272 North St. Harrisburg, PA 17102

717-233-7358


9:00pm Seiichi Daimo New York, NY

9:45pm Aly Tadros Laredo, Texas


9:00pm Jasmine Tate Columbus, OH

9:45pm Brian Mackey New York, NY

SUSQUEHANNA ALEHOUSE 22

4920 Jonestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17109

717-545-0749


9:00pm the Smoked Meats Marietta, PA

10:00pm Close to Consideration, PA

11:00pm Warden College Park, MD

12:00am JR WOLF Hershey, PA


ReverbNation Stage

9:00pm Never Knows Best Hanover, PA

10:00pm The Getaway Pittsburgh, PA

11:00pm Against The Clocks Rockville, IN

12:00am The Sole Pursuit TORONTO, ON

TUBBY’S NIGHT CLUB

6 Inn Box 182 Duncannon, PA 17202

717-834-4700


9:00pm Take 147 Harrisburg, PA

10:00pm Cell 15 Mechanicsburg, PA

11:00pm Broken Fayth Wiconisco, PA

12:00am Badd Seed New Cumberland, PA


ReverbNation Stage

8:00pm Embers of Igneous Harrisburg, PA

9:00pm NeverWake Steubenville, OH

10:00pm REVEL 9 Long Beach, NY

11:00pm Gun Metal Gray Harrisburg, PA

12:00am Small Town Titans York, PA

WHISKEY RIDGE SALOON

5401 Carlisle PikeMechanicsburg, PA.

717-697-0321


ReverbNation Stage

10:00pm Alyssa Trahan East Rochester, NY

11:00pm Rocky Allen Band Williamsport, PA

12:00am Alex Hilton Band Front Royal, VA


ReverbNation Stage

10:00pm The Rusty Guns New York, NY

11:00pm The Ryan Alan Band, PA

12:00am Mountain Road Harrisburg, PA

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THEPROFESSOR’S“LIVE REVIEWS”

By Jim Price While the stretch of winter after New Year’s Day can tend to

be a bit of a drag, this month’s 19th annual Millennium Music

Conference will provide welcome relief. I again look forward

to this year’s Millennium, taking place at the Best Western

Premier, the Central Hotel and Conference Center in

Harrisburg. I eagerly anticipate the two-day business

conference, trade show, acoustic stage, the showcases, the

opportunity to discover new musical talent, and camaraderie as

I hang out with my fellow PA Musician cohorts and touch base

with friends old and new.

The recent holiday season provided some special and unique

live music highlights. Preceding Christmas, Pellegrine’s in

Altoona hosted a special Christmas edition of their weekly

Wednesday Jam Night. Participating bands and musicians

received T-shirts and other gifts if they performed at least one

Christmas song. Some of the results included Phil Baskin’s

solo acoustic version of Emerson Lake & Palmer’s “I Believe

in Father Christmas,” Phil backing a female patron’s spin on

“Santa Baby,” renditions of “Blue Christmas” by Joe Novak

and the Backyard Rockers, and several jam session Christmas

numbers as well. The evening also saw performances from

Jampact and Ambush; plus participants including Don

Osborn, Eric Chuff, Bill Hocherl, Rich Piccerillo, Rich

Edmundson, Bill Nusom, Scott Imler, Rick Wagner, Mo

Yon, Larry Brest, Adam D and more.

Some Altoona area residents may have noted hearing live

Christmas music performed outside their homes during the

Saturday evening before Christmas. The source of that music

likely was the annual performance tour of Jack Frost and the

Frostbites, a gathering of area musicians reprising tradition for

the 34th year in a row as they traveled around the city in a

decorated pick-up truck and played yuletide favorites. I caught

up with the traveling troupe at the corner of Coleridge and

Milton Avenues in Altoona, and heard them play instrumental

renditions of “Jingle Bells” and “We Wish You A Merry

Christmas.” The group’s participants this year included

drummer Rick Guyer, sax players Scott Lovell and Drew

Dancha, trombonists Drew Yingling and Bill Wolf, trumpeters

Larry Detwiler and Steve Saive, and Scott Durbin on bells

and percussion. Driving Jack Frost and the Frostbites from

neighborhood to neighborhood were Brian Somers and Dave

Westley. Via social media, Jack Frost and the Frostbites

answered several requests to take their traveling road show past

select homes and neighborhoods as their annual journey

progressed.

State College provided the sites for my transition from 2014

into 2015. For my first time ever, I attended downtown State

College’s annual First Night celebration on New Year’s Eve,

featuring a variety of family-friendly activities, ice sculpture

displays, arts and crafts, food and refreshments, and live music

staged at various downtown churches and public buildings. For

the music, I first headed to University Baptist & Brethren

Church to see Archie Blue. Originally together from 1979 to

1987, Archie Blue reunited and reformed in 2012, and has

since re-issued their Van Dyke Parks-produced 1982 album

New Day Comin.’ This night’s roster of singer, keyboardist and

founder Arthur Goldstein, keyboardist Barbara Neumuller,

guitarist Chris Younken, bassist Bob Hart and drummer

Kevin Lowe (filling in for John Raiser) performed a mixture

of original song material and select covers. Their original sound

mixed elements of progressive-geared rock, jazz and funk,

exhibited on numbers such as “Looking for the Sun” and

“(Zubadu) Badendao”; the group also did inventive takes on

Procol Harum’s “Whiter Shade of Pale,” plus numbers from

the Talking Heads and others. I then headed to the State

College Presbyterian Church to hear some blues, courtesy of

Philadelphia’s Deb Callahan Band. A large audience

witnessed as Deb and her band mixed blues and R&B numbers,

including several from her latest CD Tell It Like It Is. Deb

quickly won the crowd with her dynamic, expressive and

soulful delivery as she sang tunes from the new CD such as

“Sun Is Rising,” “Old Ways” and “Gonna Get There,” along

with older numbers like “Credit Card Blues,” “If Your Man

Messes Up” and “Food on the Table.” Her band displayed

stellar musicianship, with Allen James showing some excellent

lead guitar work while bassist Garry Lee and drummer Tom

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Walling executed sharp, grooving rhythms.

From First Night, I proceeded to The Arena in State College

to close out 2014 and enter 2015 with Hybrid Ice. Kicking off

with their early ‘80s original “On We Go,” Hybrid Ice filled

the dance floor within three songs; keyboardist Bob

Richardson, guitarists Chris Alburger and Shane Jones

(filling in for Rusty Foulke), bassist Jason Shaffer and

drummer Rick Klinger did what they do best, mixing ‘70s and

‘80s arena rock classics with select original songs. Chris

quickly showed he still has the voice and range on first set

renditions of Styx’s “Come Sail Away” and Journey’s

“Separate Ways,” and Bob emceed the rocking party as he led

the group on Def Leppard’s “Rock of Ages,” Bad Company’s

“Feel Like Makin’ Love” and Van Halen’s “Running with the

Devil.” Bob took up position behind the drum kit, freeing Rick

to step out front to sing and dance his way through AC’DC’s

“Sin City.” During the second set, songs from Led Zeppelin,

Trooper, Van Halen, Styx and John Cafferty led up to midnight

and the champagne toast into the New Year, before Hybrid Ice

wrapped up the set with their original “Scars on My Heart.”

The third set took the party down the homestretch, and

included Bob and Shane dueling licks with their respective

instruments on Joe Walsh’s “Rocky Mountain Way,” Bob and

Rick engaging in a percussion jam during a late-set classic

rocking medley, and Chris leading the show to its close with

his recital of Hybrid Ice’s best-known song, “Magdelene.”

Hybrid Ice is already looking ahead to early 2016 and their

next Legends Of Rock Caribbean Cruise, as they perform

aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas cruise ship, and

back up performers such as John Cafferty, Al Jardine of the

Beach Boys, Bobby Kimball of Toto and more.

Two nights later, I returned to The Arena to take in the high-

octane dance party fueled by Gas Station Disco. A good-sized

crowd populated the dance floor as Gas Station Disco

performed rock, pop, hip-hop and dance hits. Singer Jason

Dumm, guitarist/singer Mike Danger, bassist/singer Jonathan

“Bug” Price and drummer/singer Rob Hampton fired off

favorites from Montell Jordan, Modern English, Lit, Green

Day, Sir Mix a Lot, Beastie Boys, Neil Diamond, Billy Idol,

Snoop Dogg, Blur and more; swapping singing/rapping duties

and providing constant movement, sound bytes and more to

keep things exciting and fresh. The group welcomed guest

singer Lisa Bock to belt out the voice on 4 Non Blondes’

“What’s Up” to close the night. Gas Station Disco took their

party south in late January with shows in Mississippi, Arkansas

and Louisiana; they return to The Arena February 6th.

Former Marauders frontman/guitarist Ben Dumm has been

rocking and rolling with his newest project, the East Side

Band, which I witnessed in late December at Ebensburg’s

Castle Pub. Flanking Ben in this latest endeavor are rhythm

guitarist Simon Lieb, bassist Darren Jones and drummer

Tony Maiocco. Consistent with his work in The Marauders

and his more recent project, the Deviants, Ben and the East

Side Band continue to merge roots rock with a punk-infused

wallop. They did a number of original songs, including new

ones plus tunes from the Deviants and even Marauders eras

such as “She Put a Curse on Me,” “Gasoline,” “Devil’s Debt”

and more. They also gave furious makeovers to select covers

from The Cramps, CCR, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and more;

highlighted by their fiery surf-rocking slant on the Rolling

Stones’ “Paint It Black” and a feral version of “Long Tall

Sally.” Ben Dumm & the East Side Band have completed

work on a new CD, which should be available shortly.

McGarvey’s in Altoona hosted the double-bill of Post

Traumatik and Railroad City Murder Machines last month.

This was my first extended look at Homer City-based Post

Traumatik, who opened the night with a set that blended

punk-infused original songs and power ballads, plus select

covers. Singer Chelsea Stiles displayed a strong and versatile

voice that handled the group’s more aggressive, punk-driven

covers like the Runaways’ “Where the Boys Are” and the

Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop,” as well as power ballad-geared

originals like “Running Away” and “Rock and Roll Suicide,”

which recall ‘80s era Heart. Backing Chelsea were guitarists

Joe Pribesh and Sean Murphy, bassist Tony Malandro and

drummer Joe Lassick. Railroad City Murder Machines then

drilled their set of high-octane, punk-fueled original songs.

Singers/guitarists Cheeze and Tim Mort, bassist Dan Mort

and drummer Billy Mort put pedal to the metal on high-

velocity originals like “Old Ghost,” “Dirt Nap,” “Deadliest

Foe” and more, and also offered a slamming take on Phil

Collins’ “In the Air Tonight.” Railroad City Murder

Machines plan to record and issue their debut CD later this

year.

R2B2 recently revamped their roster, and I caught the group’s

updated lineup last month at Altoona’s Family Pizza & Pub.

The group’s ‘R2’ half - guitarists Ric Criste and Rick Wertz -

and one of the original ‘B2’ half - drummer Beau Saller - are

now joined by new bassist Fritz Wyland and

keyboardist/singer Mary Villani. Mary’s addition enables

R2B2 to expand their repertoire to include hits from female

artists. The group’s new configuration laid down lots of

dancing grooves with their mixture of rock and dance hits from

the 1970s to now. All band members except Fritz shared in the

singing duties and kept the upper level dance floor busy

throughout the night with tunes from Pink, INXS, The Fixx,

Jennifer Lopez, Sly & the Family Stone, B-52’s, Cameo,

Commodores, No Doubt, Wild Cherry, Blondie and more.

Their set list this night included a few numbers I had not heard

in a while, such as Morris Day & the Time’s “Jungle Love”

and T. Rex’s “Get It On.” The new R2B2 is spreading their

party throughout the region; they return to Family Pizza March

28th.

Chris Vipond and the Stanley Street Band expect to issue

their third CD later this year. They previewed numbers from

the new disc during their December pre-Christmas visit to

Altoona’s Belmar Hotel. Namesake Chris on lead vocals, keys

and even acoustic guitar this night, along with bassist (and co-

namesake) Mike Stanley, lead guitarist C’Jay Castello and

drummer Randy Servello debuted a number of new tunes from

that forthcoming disc, revealing some interesting variations on

their funk-based sound along with some edgy, current event-

based lyrics. The group broke out their familiar jams and

grooves as well, and rode their freewheeling musicianship to

the stratosphere. All four musicians did amazing stuff on their

instruments, from C’Jay’s smoking precision leads to Chris’

chaotic bursts of intense organ fills to Mike’s wicked bass

grooves to Randy’s improvisational and complex rhythms. The

group kept building steam as the night progressed, leaving this

observer and other Belmar witnesses awestruck. Chris Vipond

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and the Stanley Street Band will be one of many area

performers taking part in Bright Side Of The Road: The

Legacy of Van Morrison, a celebration of Van Morrison’s

music, at the State Theatre in State College on February 7th.

Another group participating in that upcoming Van Morrison

tribute will be Ted McCloskey and the Hi-Fi’s, who I caught

up with last month during one of their weekly Friday

appearances at State College’s Phyrst. This band never

disappoints; namesake, singer and guitarist Ted, bassist Rene

Witzke and drummer Daryl Branford mixed up original songs

with classic rock, blues and soul favorites; continually adding

inventive twists and riding many of the songs to peak intensity.

The trio did a number of songs from Ted’s latest Sea Foam

Green CD such as “Cameras and Microphones,” “Running on

a Loop in My Brain” and “A Wreck Around You,” plus tackled

chestnuts from Lou Reed, the Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren,

the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Prince and more. Ted

and the Hi-Fis’ grooves clicked and their musicianship shined,

and their uptempo vibe kept folks dancing in front of the stage

throughout the night. Late in the show, guest Molly

Countermine jumped up to sing lead on a feisty read of Tracy

Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason.”

Some nights are just not ideal nights for live music. The first

weekend following New Year’s Eve is often slow for live

music, as many fans are still partied out from their New Year’s

Eve festivus. For the first Saturday of 2015 in the Altoona

vicinity, add in freezing rainfall through most of the day

leading up until evening, and then the regional NFL favorite

Pittsburgh Steelers bowing out of the playoffs with an early

evening wild card game loss to Baltimore; with these factors, it

was going to be a difficult night to draw and entertain a music-

loving crowd. But “the show must go on,” and Bodacious B

faced the situation and delivered the music at Hollidaysburg’s

Old Canal Inn. At least a few folks ventured into the venue’s

downstairs area to give the bodacious tandem of guitarist/singer

Matt Burns and drummer Steve Brulia an audience to

perform for. Matt and Steve did good work on their mixture of

rock, pop and country hits. Always a big strength with this duo

is their knack for firing off successions of songs in rapid fire

fashion; Bodacious B kept the music coming with nonstop

favorites from Blake Shelton, Rick Springfield, Jimmy Eat

World, Smashmouth, Black Keys, Weezer, Zac Brown Band,

Kid Rock, Loverboy, Bon Jovi and more. Their unique style

and vast catalog of tunes keeps Bodacious B busy; they return

to the Old Canal Inn in April.

I caught Randy “Jackson” Rutherford’s one-man show in

late December at Family Pizza & Pub. Breaking in a new

guitar, Randy showed off its nice tone as he dazzled on a

diverse range of tunes, and welcomed a few guests. He tapped

into material from Jeff Beck, Crosby Stills Nash & Young,

Steely Dan, the Beatles, the Eagles, Dr. John, Cream, Bill

Withers, Tears for Fears, Gary Moore and others. Along the

way, Randy welcomed local tambourine-tapping personality

Priscilla “the Tambourine Lady” Gati up during several

numbers. Guest Mark Montrella played harmonica on

Cream’s “Strange Brew” and sang on Emerson Lake &

Palmer’s “From the Beginning.” And thanks to Randy for

inviting me up to hit on my djembe during Santana’s “Oye

Como Va” and the night-ending Tower Of Power funk workout

“What Is Hip!” Randy Jackson will be one of several

performers donating their talents at Family Pizza on February

22nd during the Benefit for Brian Cupples (see “News and

Notes” later in this article).

And The Hope Fallacy’s Eric McCrum offered up acoustic

fun at McGarvey’s during one Friday night last month. Eric

displayed his expressive singing style as he fired off an

acoustic mixture of favorites from Tonic, Red Hot Chili

Peppers, Mumford & Son, Ben Folds Five, Counting Crows

and more. As he performed, a crowd steadily grew in front of

the stage and sang along with many of the songs; including

several from his mothership band The Hope Fallacy such as

“Up All Night” and more, helping to turn this night into a

party.

Other performers I saw in recent weeks included the last two

songs by The Nightcrawlers during one of their weekly

Thursday night shows last month at Café 210 in State College,

and performances by Denny Labriola, Amy Yatta, Phil

Baskin, Ron Balestino, Nate Dibert of Spacefish, Mo Yon,

Chelsea and Stevie Moses, and Casey Smith during the

weekly Tuesday night Backyard Rockers-hosted Open Mic

Night at D’Ottavio’s Gran Sasso in Hollidaysburg.

News and notes…A second benefit concert is coming

together to help out area musician Brian Cupples, as he

continues to battle health complications stemming from

mercury poisoning; The Benefit for Brian Cupples will take

place on Sunday, February 22nd from 2 to 8 p.m. at Family

Pizza in Altoona. Those attending can donate what they can

into a donation jar, and enjoy performances from Dreadnot,

Randy Jackson, Pat McGinnis, Stormy, the Backyard

Rockers and Triple Threat…Both singer Matt Watson and

guitarist Todd Dale are departing Naildriver to devote more

time to families; the group is currently seeking

replacements…Jampact welcomes aboard Jamie Shumac as

their new drummer, replacing Wade Flick…Monster Track

Supergroup has added a new guitarist, as Dustin Drevitch

takes over the second guitar position full-time, joining guitarist

Bret Alexander and replacing Tony Harlan… Bazooka Joe

have a new bass player, as Scott Barkhimer takes over to

replace Richard Vargoii…Matt Pletcher is seeking a new

bass player for his band The PDX to replace Rogan Allen,

The Professor continued....

Deb Callahanby Jim Price

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John - 814-343-4892,

[email protected]

F O R S A L E :

Compressor/limiters. Aphex

720 Dominator II, DBX

266XL,Drawmer 241L.

Leave message. 610-488-

0914.

FOR SALE: Microphones.

(2 ) AKG C-391 B

condensers.

Excellentcondition, low

price. Bass roll off and-10db

attenuation. Includes clips,

foam windscreen, cables and

protectivecases. 610-488-

0914.

FOR SALE: Multitrack

recorders. Tascam. (3) DA-

88’s, (1) DA-38 and (1)RC-

848. Includes sync cables

w/balanced snakes, rack

cases and custom oakremote

control s tand. Leave

message. 610-488-0914.

FOR SALE: Multi effects

processors: t.c.electronics

M5000 w/digitaloptions..

Lexicon LXP-5 w/MRC.

Leavemessage 610-488-0914

FOR SALE: DI box. ProCo

CB-1. $20. Leave message

610-488-0914

FOR SALE: Record video of

your band from the stage or

Front of Housesound board.

Attach any camera to these

unique CAMERA MOUNTS.

610-488-0914

FOR SALE: DAT Recorder.

Panasonic SV-3500 in very

g o o d w o r k i n g a n d

cosmeticcondition. Includes

power cable, wired remote

and original shipping

box.Records at 44.1 khz 610-

488-0914

FOR SALE: Tascam 380 24

track recording board with

V,O. meters, $500 717-627-

4800.

FOR SALE: Mastering

cassette recorders like new,

$35 each. 717-627-4800.

FOR SA LE: Q S C

Powerlight 4.0, 4000 watt,

professional power amp with

connectors and 80’ NL4

speaker cables. Asking $800.

717-642-9559.

FOR SALE: Hartke LH1000

Bass amp, $300; All tube

bass amp. Custom made

$300. Call Jeff 814-585-

0362..

FOR SALE: PA system 4

base bins, 2 mid’s and 2

high’s, 1300 watts- crossover

and effects, $3000 or best

offer. Newport 717-567-

9426.

FOR SALE: Peavey LB1200

par 64 midi and Dmx

controlled lights with gels, 2

bars with 4 lights each.

Works great $250. 717-248-

8 7 3 9 o r e m a i l :

[email protected]

FOR SALE: Hammond

Proline 860 Leslie, With foot

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MUSICIANSWANTED

pre-amp and leslie 11 pin

cable, All in great condition!

$600. Phone 717-248-8739 or

email: superstarr@hot-

shot.com

FOR SALE: Carbon black

Ibanez AEB10 BK acoustic

electric guitar, with genuine

hardshell case for $350. Call

Chris at 570-713-9486.

FOR SALE: Vintage 1990

Danelectro longhorn bass,

burgundy color, duel lipstick

pickups, and new edge tape.

Sounds GREAT! $400 obo.

Please leave phone number

and message. 610-750-3132.

FOR SALE: Selmer Bundy

saxophone-used, good

condition with case plus strap,

etc. $200, obo, Danville. 570-

275-1816 ask for Suzy.

FOR SALE: Carvin 6

channel PA System, $250;

Fender Starcaster electric

guitar outfit, $125; Peavey 16

channel 3600 watt PA system

with double 15 plus horn

speakers, $599. 717-379-

8010.

FOR SALE: PA system 4

base bins, 2 mid’s and 2

high’s, 1300 watts- crossover

and effects, $3000 or best

offer. Newport 717-567-9426.

FOR SALE: Carbon black

Ibanez AEB10 BK acoustic

electric guitar, with genuine

hard shell case for $350. Call

Chris at 570-713-9486.

FOR SALE: Pyle 1000 watt

Stereo amp $100; Vox

Celetion Alnico Blue speaker

$200; Vox Warfdale 30 watt

$40; Rocktron HUSH Super C

Noise Reduction $100; TC

ELECTRONIC G MAJOR

guitar processor $200; ADA

MP1 High Gain Tube Preamp

with Chorus $200; Alesis

quadraverb Exellent condition

- $75; Behringer Eurorack Pro

RX1602 Rackmount - $100;

Marshall MG250 DFX $250;

Epiphone Wilshire guitar

$250; Snarling Dogs fire

Bawl Wah Peddle $55; Martin

Stinger SPX Black Les Paul

$300; Marshall 1974x reissue

mint. $1400; 1970’s Acoustic

control Corp 125 Guitar amp -

$200; Digitech 2101 Artist

with floor board $375. Call

Tom 814-386-2239.

WANTED: Catholic Choir

Director who can perform

Catholic music services for a

local chapel in Carlisle area.

We are hoping that through

your resources you might be

able to recommend someone

who might be interested.

Hours of Operations: TBA,

Compensation: TBA

Required: A bachelor’s

degree in applied voice or

choral conducting or special

education in a recognized

institution with a

concentration in vocal music

preferred. Proficiency in

applied piano or guitar. A

minimum of three years’

experience directing a choir in

a church setting and/or

equivalent experience, using

the full range of liturgical

music

[email protected].

407-602-7780 Ext 104

WANTED:Drummer wanted

for all original band. We play

rock/hard rock. Must have

equipment, transportation, and

experience. 717-712-2008

Matt or 717-418-0020 Craig.

WANTED: MUSICIANS.

LYRICIST -imaginative -

diverse, for original

compositions -fiery, dark,

melodic, hard-edged,

acoustic/ electric that rock.

Have project studio in

Reading. Can send songs.

[email protected]

WANTED: Looking for

Guitar Player, Bass Player,

and Drummer for cover &

original band in Norristown,

PA. Call Danny: 610-290-

3492 or email:

[email protected]

WANTED: Lancaster-based

rock band seeking

frontman/vocalist. proficiency

with rhythm guitar and / or

harp a plus. Larry after 5pm

717- 252-2616.

WANTED: Metal group,

mostly originals. Influences,

Type O, Pantera, Lacuna Coil

717-770-9621 serious only.

WANTED: Gun Metal Gray

is looking for their next bass

player! Send your submission,

including a bio and pictures or

video to

[email protected]. NO

drugs and NO excessive

drinking.Loud, dancible, 80s

cover band with mgt,

Lebanon area, must be willing

to do at least one show a

week. Serious only.

[email protected]

WANTED: Musicians.

Beginner guitarist looking to

form black metal band. Age

26. Over one year experience.

Looking for

dedicated musicians. Send

pictures of yourself if

interested. Email

[email protected]”

MUSICIANS AVAILABLE:

AVAILABLE: Guitar player

available, State college area,

experienced , looking for

people to jam with. Heavy

influenced. Call Justice -410 -

353 3425 or email:

[email protected]

AVAILABLE: Rock

Vocalist. Kevin Dubrow,

Robert Plant, Bon Scott,

Layne Staley type voice.

Rhythm guitar skills also.

Prefer established original or

cover. HBG area. Reply:

[email protected]


CHRIS BELL - “BELL COUNTY LINE” (Silverbridge

Records) A New England native now calling State College

his home base, Chris Bell has built a strong resume as an

electric bluesman in more than a decade of recording and

touring the country. On his latest CD, “Bell County Line”,

Bell expands his roots-based frontier to embrace Americana,

country and southern rock flavors. Through the disc’s dozen

tracks, Bell applies his

hearty singing style to

odes about country

living and upbringing,

bars, booze and blues;

while wielding electric

and acoustic guitars,

dobro, banjo and bass.

Several renowned

guests assist along the

way, including steel

guitar master Buzz

Evans, fiddler Johnny

Potash, Celine Dion

keyboard player Yves

Frulla and more. The album never stays in one place for long;

Bell displays a Lynyrd Skynyrd southern rock flavor on the

rowdy disc-opener “No Big Deal,” and dabbles with a milder

Allman Brothers tone later with “Pearly Gates.” Evans’ steel

guitar drives the tear-in-beer ballad “Too Much to Drink,” as

well as the traditional honky-tonk exercise “Daddy Plays Steel

Guitar.” Bell tackles hard-edged new country as well on the

dance floor anthem “(That’s How) Country Girls Do It,” the

backwoodsy “Down in the Holler,” the ambition-themed “Get

Back Home” and the bar-brawling “Take It Outside.” Swamp

blues informs the title track “Bell Countyline,” and Bell closes

the disc with the rural folk touch of “Carrie Mae.” Bell sinks

passion and intensity into his performances throughout the

disc, and his gritty growl is front and center; it’s clear from the

listening that he is having fun exploring these new musical

frontiers. The musicianship is strong throughout, and the guest

musicians and singers successfully fill, accent and bring out

the moods of each piece. The production is full and balanced,

allowing Bell and his players to carry the show with minimal

studio polish, bells or whistles. After the initial shock of Chris

Bell’s seismic stylistic expansion wears off, “Bell County

Line” is ultimately a fun listen, as listeners will hear an artist

having fun, with Americana music as his newly-discovered

playground. (The CD can be obtained at CD Baby or through

Bell’s R e v e r b n a t i o n

page,www.reverbnation.com/chrisbellband.)

NEW DAY DAWN - “RISE ABOVE THIS” EP (Botti Parts

Music) Northern New Jersey’s New Day Dawn introduced

their melody-laden, emotion-packed brand of hard modern

rock with their 2008 full-length CD, “The Company We

Keep”, and has since expanded their scope nationwide to open

for national acts and perform at prestigious events such as the

South By Southwest Music Festival (SXSW). On their latest

five-song EP, “Rise Above This”, New Day Dawn continues

to hone their melody-based sound, while enabling the group’s

focal point - singer, guitarist and songwriter Dawn Botti - to

reaffirm her drive to move forward following changes in her

career path. Botti still knows how to craft a catchy song hook

and anthemic chorus; and along with drummer/husband Gary

Szczecina and guitarist Patrick Angeloni, knows how to pack

power and authority behind her song creations. The disc

launches with the upbeat tone of the appreciative “You Are My

Everything,” and offers

comfort and hope after

the fall with the

escalating arrangement

of “Lay Your Head.”

The hard-driving “Life

Impossible” addresses

forward movement after

a difficult life decision,

while the darker-toned

“Whatever It Takes”

pledges devotion and

determination to the

path ahead. The stern

disc-closer “Runaway” touts confronting situations rather than

fleeing them. Botti again establishes her powerful presence

with her impassioned, soaring delivery, and the group’s

backing vocals drive the anthemic chorus hooks home. Several

notable guests assist along the way, including 3 Doors Down

drummer Greg Upchurch, .38 Special keyboardist Bobby

Capps, and Disturbed’s John Moyer on additional guitar and

keys. The musicianship is rock solid and tight, packing

authoritative thunder behind the melodies to seal the deal.

“Rise Above This” demonstrates New Day Dawn’s musical

focus moving forward, and offers the sound of a determined,

hard-working band. (The EP can be obtained through CD

Baby or through the group’s website, www.newdaydawn.info.)

LUCKY LAD GREEN - “LUCKY LAD GREEN” EP (no

label) Lucky Lad Green came together two years ago, as five

Johnstown area musicians merged punk, metal and hardcore

backgrounds into a new Celtic punk rock endeavor. The

group’s self-titled four-song EP introduces listeners to their

boisterous brand of Irish-infused punk rock. Bassist Jim

Berkin, and drummer Bret Berk power the group’s sound

with a variety of high-velocity rhythms, while guitarist Steve

Boyle a n d m u l t i -

instrumentalist Ryan

McDonald generate

hard-driving walls of

sound; all setting the

backdrop for singer

Eric Smay to howl and

bark out relatable, easy-

to-digest words of Irish

heritage, solidarity and

drinking. Lucky Lad

Green opens the

sampler with a hard-

hitting seafaring ode,

“Tale of a Sailor,” spinning a tale of temptation, a woman and

revenge. “Lead Sled” salutes a favorite form of transportation,

“Irish Pride” celebrates blue-collar, hard-working, hard-

drinking Irish tradition and solidarity, and the disc closes with

the alcohol-laden, brawling anthem “Bar Fight.” Lucky Lad

Green’s presentation is rowdy and no-holds-barred, as they

deliver their songs with groove and swagger. Smay belts out

his words with purpose and enthusiasm, and his bandmates

respond with raucous gang shots and count-offs. The mix is

basic and to the point, capturing the group’s jagged edge and

spontaneous approach, warts and all. This is a fun sampler that

quickly informs listeners on what Lucky Lad Green is about,

and should successfully entice new fans to experience the

group’s live show and hoist some grog. (The EP can be

obtained through Lucky Lad Green’s Reverbnation page,

www.reverbnation.com/luckyladgreen.)

PA MUSICIAN MAGAZINE CD REVIEWSReviews by Jim Price

Send your Cds to be reviewed to: JIM PRICE,1104 S. Catherine St. Altoona, PA 16602

www.pamusician.net

pennsylvania musician magazine february 2015

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