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Summer Concert
Series - 2009 The Rehoboth Beach Bandstand would
like to thank the following sponsors for their generous
donations to our FREE concert series. Without
these donations, we would not be able to provide the
entertainment for the 2009 Summer Concert Series:
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Love Seed Mama Jump Official Opening
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DATE: Friday, June 19th
TYPE: Rock 'n Roll
WEBSITE: www.loveseed.com
DESCRIPTION: Love Seed Mama Jump is six-piece rock band from Sussex County, Delaware. Their music is described as guitar-driven pop rock - a blend of modern beats and melodic hooks delivered with powerful, impassioned lead vocals and killer harmonies. Love Seed has released 5 CD's independently and garnered a reputation as one of the most energetic and engaging live shows on the East Coast. LSMJ is proud to be the Official Rock Band of the Washington Redskins and play after every home game at FedEx field. Their tunes have been featured on MTV, ESPN and X-Box's Project Gotham Racing, as well as radio stations throughout the country. The new self-titled CD continues the Love Seed tradition of fun and intensity - from the playfulness of My Superstar and Bored to the open frankness of Flying Solo and Life. Enjoy!
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The Jumpers Orchestra New!
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DATE: Saturday, June 20th
TYPE: Swing Band
WEBSITE: www.meetthejumpers.com
DESCRIPTION: Jump Jive & Wail ! The Jumpers Orchestra, performing Dance, Swing, Pop, and Rock standards of the American song book. Full throttle stageshow with the zeal and swagger of a Vegas Review. Get a Night Life Baby! Meet the Jumpers Orchestra!
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The Chromatics New
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DATE: Sunday, June 21st
TYPE: A Capella
WEBSITE: www.thechromatics.com
DESCRIPTION: The Chromatics are a unique high-energy vocal band that delights audiences with a combination of outrageous originals, crazy covers, melodic insights into modern life, and a smattering of science songs. The Internet, television, and fast food - they're all subjects of Chromatics originals. The Chromies have taken their astronomically-correct a cappella songs, a project called AstroCappella, from Palm Springs, to Orlando, from Las Vegas to New York, and their CD has flown in space! No kidding! The Chromatics have presented their "down-to-earth" repertoire at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, at various First Nights, the Atlantic Region Harmony Sweepstakes, festivals, concert series, and private parties. Find out more by downloading our fact sheet.
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Maryland Community Band
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DATE: Friday, June 26th
TYPE: Concert Band
WEBSITE:
DESCRIPTION: Performs a variety of traditional band literature, and comprises both music and non-music majors with previous band experience.
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The Dover Allstars
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DATE: Saturday, June 27th
TYPE: Classic Rock
WEBSITE: s139.photobucket.com/albums/q292/davidmobrien
DESCRIPTION: The DOVER ALLSTARS are re-invented each year as a celebration of local Delaware talent from bands that played at high school dances in the Dover area in the 1960s and 70s and then, in some cases went on to tour with nationally known acts. Each year another one of the 60+ musicians who have participated in this annual event will step forward, organize the group, arrange rehearsals and come up with a song list that's sure to please the entire family. A band that has formed as a result of these shows, The Draw, will help coordinate the show this year. Most of these guys and gals have been playing music for close to 40 years so don't miss this powerful and fun performance of 60s and 70s pop and rock that always draws a huge crowd.
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The Generations New
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DATE: Sunday, June 28th
TYPE: Big Band
WEBSITE:
DESCRIPTION: The Generations Big Band is a community band that has been together since 1985 and has consistently been performing at public and private venues throughout Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Our members range in age from 16 to 65+ with widely varied occupations such as High School and College students, Computer Engineers, School Administrators, Retail Music Sales, Doctor, Teachers, and Retired State Policeman to name a few. The Bands music library includes Swing arrangements from bands of the Big Band Era such as Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, & Benny Goodman - to Blues and Jazz bands such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, & Thad Jones - to modern day arrangements like Rock, BeBop, Funk, and Fusion from bands such as Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, Chuck Mangione and Gordon Goodwin. We enjoy playing and performing music for the public most of all so come and listen. The Generations Big Band hopes to be playing for you in the near future.
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Jesse Garron
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DATE: Friday, July 3rd
TYPE: Tribute (Elvis)
WEBSITE: www.jessegarron.com
DESCRIPTION: Jesse Garron Productions is a management company providing quality theme entertainment suitable for diverse audiences. the company launched its success with Jesse Garron, a talented Elvis tribute artist who portrays Presley from his early start to the Vegas years. Garron's "Tribute to Elvis" has opened for Bill Haley's Comets and shared the bill with acts such as Lonestar, Travis Tritt, and the Temptations. Whether providing an opening act or headliner, Jesse Garron Productions is garronteed to entertain.
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The Funsters After the Fireworks
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DATE: Saturday, July 4th
TYPE: Classic Rock
WEBSITE: www.thefunsters.net
DESCRIPTION: Beginning at 9:30pm: It would be hard to find a band that has more fun than The Funsters. That is why they are still entertaining thousands of people after 12 years of playing together. In this ten-piece band there has not been one personnel change in twelve years. That tells the whole story of the secret of The Funsters' success. Not only are these guys great musicians who share a pride in each other's musical abilities, but they are also friends. This spirit and camaraderie on stage is what sets The Funsters apart from other bands offering the same type of musical entertainment.
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US Navy Country Current BEFORE THE FIREWORKS
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DATE: Saturday, July 4th
TYPE: Military (Country)
WEBSITE: www.navyband.navy.mil/countrycurrent.shtml
DESCRIPTION: Beginning at 8pm: United States Navy Band's "Country Current" country-bluegrass group is the Navy's premier country music ensemble. The seven-member group was formed in 1973 and quickly established itself in all aspects of country and bluegrass music. The group is under the direction of banjoist Chief Musician Keith M. Arneson. Touring the country each year in support of Navy Recruiting, they have performed with such artists as Boots Randolph, Charlie Daniels, Vince Gill and David Ball. Country Current performed at the "Branson Cares–Help Start the Healing" tribute to the citizens of Oklahoma City and at the Glen Campbell Goodtime Theatre in Branson, Mo., on Memorial Day in 1995. Other credits include the Grand Ole Opry, Wheeling Jamboree and the Academy of Country Music Awards show.
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287th Army Band New
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DATE: Sunday, July 5th
TYPE: Military (Rock Band)
WEBSITE: delawarenationalguard.com/members/army/72nd/722nd/287th/
DESCRIPTION: The 287th Army Band provides music throughout the full spectrum of military operations and instill in our soldiers the will to fight and win, foster the support of our citizens, and promote our national interests at home and abroad. Dating back over 230 years to the Revolutionary War, band members have always been an important part of the U.S. Army. Musical elements of the 287th Army Band include: Ceremonial Band, Show Band, Rock Band, Woodwind Quintet, Brass Quintet, Jazz Combo, Sax Quintet, and Concert Band. All potential Army musicians must pass the Tri-Service Audition before acceptance.
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US Navy Commodores
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DATE: Friday, July 10th
TYPE: Military (Jazz)
WEBSITE: www.navyband.navy.mil/commodores.shtml
DESCRIPTION: The Navy's premier jazz ensemble, the "Commodores," presents the finest in America's truly original music. A specialty unit of the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C., the group features 18 of the Navy's top jazz and "big band" musicians. Under the leadership of Chief Musician Philip M. Burlin, the Commodores combine the best of jazz and popular music.
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Tim Laushey Orchestra
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DATE: Saturday, July 11th
TYPE: Big Band
WEBSITE:
DESCRIPTION: From his first professional job at age 14 to the present, drummer Tim Laushey has provided both listeners and dancers to a driving, swinging beat that is as fresh today as it was when he first fell under the spell of drumming legend Gene Krupa. Starting with Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Ball in 1980 and again in 1985, the list of show business legends that have had Tim Laushey behind them reads like a Who’s Who: Lee Castle and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Ray McKinley, Warren Covington, Charlie Spivak, Sammy Kaye, Bob Crosby, Les Elgart, Tex Beneke, Bob Eberele, Vaughn Monroe, and Johnny Desmond lead the list of bands that Tim played with while these great musicians were still with us.
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Milford Community Band
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DATE: Sunday, July 12th
TYPE: Concert Band
WEBSITE: www.milfordcommunityband.org
DESCRIPTION: The band started as the “Milford Adult Community Band”, but dropped the “Adult” after a few years. Membership is open to anyone who has a horn and can read music. The major purpose of the band is to provide a place to play. Those of us who used to play in high school/college, then discontinued playing (for whatever reason) and want play again now have the opportunity. Secondary purpose is to provide musical entertainment for appreciative audiences. Current membership now includes many young people from 7th grade on up through seniors in high school. Of course, there are also older people, several in their eighties. There are several family units: Mother and two children; 2 Dads and their daughters; 4 husband/wife combinations. Membership changes, of course – people move away, lose interest, etc. Since its inception, there have been 282 participants in the band. The active list contains about 63 names. The members come from Bridgeville, Clayton, Dover, Ellendale, Felton, Georgetown, Greenwood, Harbeson, Harrington, Lewes, Smyrna, Lincoln, Magnolia, Milford, Millsboro, Milton, Rehoboth, Seaford, and Selbyville.
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Footloose Cinema by the Surf
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DATE: Thursday, July 16th
TYPE: Movie
WEBSITE: www.rehobothfilm.com
DESCRIPTION: BEGINNING AT DUSK:  Classic tale of teen rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock. Though he tries hard to fit in, the streetwise Ren can't quite believe he's living in a place where rock music and dancing are illegal. There is one small pleasure, however: Ariel, a troubled but lovely blonde with a jealous boyfriend. and a Bible-thumping minister, who is responsible for keeping the town dance-free. Ren and his classmates want to do away with this ordinance, especially since the senior prom is around the corner, but only Ren has the courage to initiate a battle to abolish the outmoded ban and revitalize the spirit of the repressed townspeople. Fast-paced drama is filled with such now-famous hit songs as the title track and "Let's Hear It for the Boy."
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Key West Band New
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DATE: Friday, July 17th
TYPE: Tribute (Buffett)
WEBSITE: www.keywestband.com
DESCRIPTION: Key West is the band to have for a high-energy night of Caribbean influenced music. Voted the number one party band by the Roanoke Times and Best Local Band of 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005 by the Roanoker Magazine, Key West has opened for many national acts including The Tams, The Drifters, The Coasters, The Kingsmen, Jan and Dean, The Box Tops and Cravin’ Melon. With a large supply of Jimmy Buffett songs as well as Reggae’, Creole, Latin and original songs this band can turn the darkest of winter nights into an island party. Their music crosses so many boundaries they have become a staple in the corporate, festival and college markets. The typical Key West audience is a multi-generational, energetic, loyal group of followers known as Island Trash.
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Contagious
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DATE: Saturday, July 18th
TYPE: Party Band
WEBSITE: www.brandywinevalleytalent.com/contagious
DESCRIPTION: Contagious is a high energy party dance band. Their style is defined by the exciting mix of explosive rhythms, powerful melodies, and grooves so deep that they propel you out of your seat and onto the dance floor. Contagious Band covers multiple musical styles and genres, Contagious is guaranteed to deliver pure passion and energy that will infect your event with a true festive spirit. Khalifah Bennett, Walter Norris, and Karen Baylor-White supply the vocal tour de force that caps off a fuel injected formidable musical powerhouse of musicians. Contagious Bandleader and bassist, James "Doc" White mixes the musical elixir to create the perfect blend of showmanship and class, ensuring that a Contagious party never stops!
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Matt Wigler New
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DATE: Sunday, July 19th
TYPE: Blues/Jazz
WEBSITE: www.mattwigler.com
DESCRIPTION: Matt Wigler, 15-year-old piano sensation from Ellicott City MD, brings his blend of blues, jazz, and boogie woogie to the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. Matt has played at festivals across the U.S. and in Canada, including the Monterey Blues Festival (CA), Cincy Blues Fest (OH), Artscape (MD) and Beaches International Jazz Festival (Toronto). Matt has shared the stage with Buckwheat Zydeco, Deanna Bogart, Marcia Ball, Tommy Castro, Tab Benoit, and others. Matt has also opened for blues guitar greats Buddy Guy and Joe Bonamassa. Next year, Matt will be featured in a documentary on blues pianists that will be broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Matt’s debut CD, Thirteen, was produced by Deanna Bogart and released June 2007. It has received rave reviews and is being played on radio stations throughout the US and Europe. The Baltimore Sun calls Matt’s music “foot-tapping, head-swinging, blues jazz fusion”. "No matter if it’s jazz, funk, or gut bucket ragtime, Wigler has a firm grasp on playing it right” according to BluesSource.com. Come see why this 15-year-old has been called “a sensational keyboardist for any age” (Blues Society of Tulsa).
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Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition New
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DATE: Friday, July 24th
TYPE: Bluegrass
WEBSITE: www.annapolisbluegrass.com
DESCRIPTION: "The Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition” is one of the hottest bluegrass bands in the mid-Atlantic area, complete with a hard driving traditional and contemporary sound. A love of bluegrass is deeply ingrained in the hearts and souls of these five world class musicians and they have been winning the hearts of bluegrass fans from all who have heard them play. Using the tools of their trade, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and bass fiddle, the Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition offers traditional and contemporary compositions laced with three part harmonies and bluesy solos. Soul is the very essence of Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition and best describes how they play. It is evident during their performances and their music is frequently referred to as “Bluegrass fireworks”. Rarely do you see artists that enjoy what they do as much as the Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition. Their warmth and interaction with the audience makes you feel as if they are playing just for you, and that's exactly what they are doing. Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition has been together for ten years and plays to enthusiastic audiences where ever the go. For a bluegrass sound that will delight purists and new grass fans alike, you just can't beat the Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition. They will fiddle the clouds away and douse the day with sunshine and good old fashion bluegrass music. Their combination of electrifying picking, soulful singing, eclectic arrangements and original songs are sure to get your hands to clappin', knees to slappin', and toes to tappin'."
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Mystic Warriors New
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DATE: Saturday, July 25th
TYPE: New Age-Latin Jazz
WEBSITE: www.mysticwarriors.com
DESCRIPTION: Mystic Warriors is dedicated to exposing the essence of Andean Music in a completely unique way. While their music style appears to fit into the “New Age” category, it often sounds like world music, contemporary jazz, Latin or mainstream popular. They believe their music is a fusion that crosses over all of these without leaving the boundaries of Andean Music. More important than categorizing their style is their ability to deliver a message of universal peace and harmony transmitted by the combination of Andean ancient flutes and panpipes with contemporary instruments.
Joining the ancestral sounds of the Incas with today’s newest sounds, Mystic Warriors will transport you to places and times long forgotten, but yet to come.
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Art Curley Combo New
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DATE: Sunday, July 26th
TYPE: Jazz
WEBSITE:
DESCRIPTION: The Art Curley Combo returns again after a long hiatus from the Rehoboth bandstand. All members are talented and local. We play jazz as well as beautiful ballads. Art Curley retired from WGMD in Rehoboth and plays the saxophone and clarinet. Dr. Pru Rosas plays piano, Joey Willard plays guitar, and Don Sharp is on trombone and trumpet. All are professionals who know our instruments and the music we love and live with. We’ll bring to our audience smiles and plenty of memories.
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Liverpool Beat New
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DATE: Friday, July 31st
TYPE: Tribute (Beatles)
WEBSITE: www.liverpoolbeat.net
DESCRIPTION: The hottest sound-alike Beatles Tribute Band on the East Coast! Relive the Music, the Magic and the Mania of a LIVE Beatles concert as the Fab 4 take you on a journey through the Early Years with hits like, She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand & Twist And Shout! See the Lads in costume with the original instruments, amplifiers & accents. This is a Show you don't want to miss and promises an evening of Fun & Entertainment for the whole family!
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The City of Fairfax Band
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DATE: Saturday, August 1st
TYPE: Concert Band
WEBSITE: www.fairfaxband.org
DESCRIPTION: Since its formation in 1969, the City of Fairfax Band has grown from a small, summer-season ensemble to one of Northern Virginia's best-known volunteer community performing groups. The City Band is a non-profit organization of over 120 members who enjoy providing high-quality musical performances to the Northern Virginia community. Fairfax Band musicians, all with a strong commitment to the organization and a shared love of music, want to promote musical growth and education among students and residents alike. The City of Fairfax Band is unique in maintaining high musical standards while remaining open for membership to qualified players. Musicians of the Band continue to apply their talents and musical energy toward the goal of performance excellence both individually and as a team for their community. In serving that goal, we are rewarded by great enjoyment in making music that brings pleasure and enrichment to expanding audiences in a growing community.
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The Real Geniuses New
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DATE: Sunday, August 2nd
TYPE: 80's Pop/Retro
WEBSITE: www.therealgeniuses.com
DESCRIPTION: The Real Geniuses are absolute party czars and purveyors of the best, catchiest, most funnestest, '80's songs you ever heard. They are not "just a cover band", because they infuse all those songs you've winced to, drunkenly sung along to using your thumb for a mic, or drank wine coolers at the pool at midnight to, with a militant bravado and derring-do that makes them seem brand-new. Everyone's fun-meter will go into meltdown when these lads mount the stage. The Real Geniuses have honed their musical and technical skills while playing regularly for huge crowds of all ages at weddings, private functions, and on the Baltimore/DC club circuit. Their talent and reliability have turned them into a highly sought-after party/wedding/event band. The Real Geniuses focuses mostly on the 80’s new wave/party songs, however, their enormous song catalog spans from the 50’s to the early 90’s, which makes them versatile enough to play just about any event that could use a live band. The band comes fully stocked with male AND female vocalists, so there isn’t a song that these guys (and gal) can’t pull off.
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US Navy Sea Chanters
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DATE: Friday, August 7th
TYPE: Military (Choral)
WEBSITE: www.navyband.navy.mil/seachanters.shtml
DESCRIPTION: The United States Navy Band "Sea Chanters" chorus is the official chorus of the United States Navy. The ensemble performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral music, including the sea chantey, to Broadway musicals. Under the leadership of Senior Chief Musician Russell J. Rathier, the Sea Chanters appear throughout the United States and often perform at the White House, the Vice President's home and for other Washington dignitaries. In 1956, Lt. Harold Fultz, then the Band's assistant leader, organized a group from the Navy School of Music in Anacostia to sing chanteys and patriotic songs for the State of the Nation dinner. An immediate success, Admiral Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, transferred them to the Navy Band, named them the "Sea Chanters" and tasked this all-male chorus with perpetuating the songs of the sea. In 1980, the group added women to their ranks and expanded their repertoire to include everything from Brahms to Broadway.
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North of Mason Dixon New
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DATE: Saturday, August 8th
TYPE: New Country
WEBSITE: www.northofmasondixon.com
DESCRIPTION: North Of Mason Dixon, aka NOMaD, made a tremendous splash on the regional country scene in late 2004 after placing third in a highly publicized, country showdown competition; Since then, this steadily climbing, beyond high energy act has garnered a great deal of success and shows no signs of slowing down.
Opening for national acts like Brooks and Dunn, Toby Keith, and Rascal Flatts (to name a few), being solicited by several tourists destinations such as Ocean City, MD and the Poconos, having performed as a featured artist at some of the areas biggest events and venues (Dollar Bank Jamboree, Post Gazette Pavilion, and the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse), and performing for such organizations as the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pittsburgh Penguins, this Pittsburgh based band delivers a refreshing and unique sound they call "Hard Rockin' Modern Country" that defies any other description.
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Oh Boy, a Buddy Holly Tribute New
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DATE: Sunday, August 9th
TYPE: Tribute (Buddy Holly)
WEBSITE: www.ohboybuddytribute.com
DESCRIPTION: To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the late great Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Buddy Holly, Walt Hetfield has put together a four-piece tribute band and stage show. The group features Hetfield as “Buddy” and guitarist Mike Long, bassist and pianist Barry Eli, and drummer Ken Schleifer reprising the role of his back-up band, the Crickets. The band plays note for note versions of Holly’s music along with other rockabilly classic that are part of his story and legacy. Hetfield goes in character to reprise Holly. Accompanying him in this tribute are three superb local musicians: Upright bassist Barry Eli, rhythm guitarist Mike Long and drummer Ken Schleifer. When Barry switches to keyboards for the songs that require them, Mike plays bass. All of the band members sing. OH BOY! can play as short act or do their full stage show, which consist of two forty five minute sets and approximately thirty five songs. There is narration and story telling by Hetfield as part of the presentation.
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Mamma Mia! Cinema by the Surf
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DATE: Thursday, August 13th
TYPE: Movie
WEBSITE: www.rehobothfilm.com
DESCRIPTION: BEGINNING AT DUSK: Set on a colorful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna, who was once the lead singer of Donna and the Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her backup singers, Rosie and Tanya.
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Julian Fleisher New
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DATE: Friday, August 14th
TYPE: Jazz/Rock/Pop
WEBSITE: www.julianfleisher.com
DESCRIPTION: "A New York nightclub supernova" declares the LA Times. "The Human iPod" says The Baltimore Sun. "Smart, genre-busting pop" reads The New York Times Magazine--and with good reason. "I'd say that I'm Jazz-dominant, Pop-submissive and even Rock-and-Roll-curious. So you do the math. I sing what I like." And if what the The York Post described as "his highly enthusiastic, standing-room only crowd of blissful twenty-somethings" is any measure, then the numbers are indeed adding up. Anticipating the revolutionary genius of the iPod and the iPod Shuffle by years, Fleisher's shows have always eschewed the the dull constraints of old-fashioned categories in favor of a free-wheeling, eclectic, post-modern approach to entertainment. "Not only do audiences not care if you stick to one style or another, they actually prefer it when you hop around--provided, of course, that you do it well." His philosophy: If it swings, it sings. "Great songs aren't museum pieces. The standard songbook is still being written right now. Like most people my age, I don't get too precious with it. After all, my heroes are Ella, Joni and Prince. They're all a part of the same history in my book. So in my shows, they all get the same treatment."
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US Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus
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DATE: Saturday, August 15th
TYPE: Military (Concert Band)
WEBSITE: www.army.mil/fieldband
DESCRIPTION: From Boston to Bombay, Tokyo to Toronto, The United States Army Field Band has been thrilling audiences of all ages for more than half a century. As the premier touring musical representative for the United States Army, this internationally-acclaimed organization travels thousands of miles each year presenting a variety of music to enthusiastic audiences throughout the nation and abroad. Through these concerts, the Field Band keeps the will of the American people behind the members of the armed forces and supports diplomatic efforts around the world. Since its formation in March 1946, the Field Band has appeared in all fifty states and in more than thirty countries on four continents. The organization's four performing components, the Concert Band, the Soldiers' Chorus, the Jazz Ambassadors, and the Volunteers, each travel over 100 days annually. Tours include formal public concerts, school assemblies, educational outreach programs, festivals, and radio and television appearances.
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Hindsight 20-20 New
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DATE: Sunday, August 16th
TYPE: Classic Rock
WEBSITE:
DESCRIPTION: Hindsight 20-20 is the Cape Henlopen School District’s “House Band.” Made up of hard working teachers and administrators they regularly play local gigs to raise money for the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation. In the past three years, the band has helped raise over $30,000 for teacher mini-grants, student scholarships and special programs. Their music runs the classic spectrum from Southern Rock to British Rock and Motown. Whether you sing along or dance along, every tune is one you know and love.
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Captain Quint New
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DATE: Friday, August 21st
TYPE: Tropical Rock & Roll
WEBSITE: www.captainquint.com
DESCRIPTION: Captain Quint has always seemed to steer their boat into more uncharted waters, straying away from the stereotypical mixtures of margaritas, palm trees and hammocks and offering up something a little more unique. Something that trop-rock fans across the country have called - "refreshing". Something Captain Quint have dubbed... "Real Tropical Rock and Roll" - They have arrived at that destination with "Unsinkable Still.". This is the band’s introspective instructional audio lesson on life. They’ve just about covered every issue - self worth, sarcasm, sabotage, substance abuse, sinking ships, staying power, seduction, slippery slopes, and sunny days and they’ve managed yet again to conjure up an eclectic mix of musical styles in a way that has become undeniably, unmistakably, Captain Quint.
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The New Relics New
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DATE: Saturday, August 22nd
TYPE: Country
WEBSITE: www.thenewrelics.com
DESCRIPTION: Somewhere between the coal mines and steel mills, mountain streams and majestic rivers, where blue collar meets corporate America, The New Relics have absorbed life around them and set it to music. Having been described as a band that "writes the perfect driving music" The New Relics blend great country, rock and Americana into a sound that is the soul of modern American music. With comparisons having been drawn between The New Relics and the likes of Pat Green, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts and John Mellencamp, the band delivers a fresh radio friendly sound with great lyrics, storytelling and hooks that will have fans singing along. Their attitude is simple, deliver music that gives the everyday man a sense of place and optimism.
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Delaware Symphony Orchestra ensemble New
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DATE: Sunday, August 23rd
TYPE: Symphonic Music
WEBSITE: www.delawaresymphony.org
DESCRIPTION: Delaware Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro David Amado, is the State's only professional orchestra. Performing to over 60,000 people annually, the Delaware Symphony performs a wide range of symphonic music from the traditional classics to pop and chamber repertoire. The Delaware Symphony performs an average of 40 concerts each year at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington as well as performs at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts in Dover. Throughout the summer, the Delaware Symphony features concerts which are free to the public in locations such as Fenwick Island, Lewes, and Rehoboth. For more information on the Delaware Symphony and its 2009 season go to www.delawaresymphony.org or call the office for a season brochure at 302.656.7442.
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Volunteers of the U.S. Army Field Band
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DATE: Friday, August 28th
TYPE: Military (Popular Variety Music)
WEBSITE: www.armyfieldband.com/pages/ensembles/vols.html
DESCRIPTION: The Volunteers is the United States Army's premier touring show band. Since its inception in 1981, this talented five-piece group has performed in all fifty states, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Belgium, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Performances by the Volunteers have included Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the Indianapolis 500, Nashville Now, the Calgary Stampede, and many state fairs and festivals across the country. The band has also appeared at sporting events of the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins, and Pittsburgh Steelers. These musicians are equally at home performing before an outdoor crowd of 100,000 or at a hospital bedside. They have entertained audiences of all ages in venues ranging from state fair main stages and school auditoriums to senior citizen centers and children's hospitals. For outstanding support of the Army's community relations program, the members of the Volunteers have received the Army Community Relations Award of Excellence. Performances by the Volunteers have been described as "outstanding entertainment with energy and inspiration." The entire family will enjoy their exciting blend of popular American music, including rock 'n' roll, standards, country, jazz, and patriotic.
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Mario Rocco
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DATE: Saturday, August 29th
TYPE: Variety
WEBSITE: www.mariorocco.com
DESCRIPTION: Mario Rocco has been entertaining audiences for over 25 years. Having opened for such stars as The Temptations, The Drifters, The Coasters, Olivia Newton John, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, Eddie Rabbit, Tammy Wynette and more. Mario was also selected to perform in Washington, DC for the President at a 911 benefit concert. His ability to involve the audience is magical. Having a great time is very important & Mario makes that happen with his audience appeal. The variety of music & show Mario calls, “The Parade of Stars” combines a mixture of some recognizable performers, with a finale you won’t forget. The Mario Rocco Show truly is an event that is enjoyed by all who witness it. He looks forward to seeing you and making you smile!!!
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DSU Approaching Storm Marching Band
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DATE: Sunday, September 6th
TYPE: Marching Band
WEBSITE: www.angelfire.com/de/Dsuband
DESCRIPTION: The Delaware State University Band is a comprehensive program dedicated to academic excellence, citizenship and musical development of its members. The band program has four components: marching band, concert band, jazz band and pep band. The Delaware State University Band is under the direction of Mr. Randolph J. Johnson, who is assisted by Mr. Jerry Winding. Additional assistance is provided by Mr. Chester Knapp, a Delaware State University alumnus and a former member of the Approaching Storm. The band has gained both national and international acclaim, performing in England and the Netherlands and in the National Football League at Veterans Stadium, Ravens Stadium, JKF Stadium and the Pontiac Silverdome.
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