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ACROSS THE DESKBy Whitey & Robin Noll

What a crazy and busy February even with the bad weather. So appreciated the

“warm spell” we had the last full weekend of February. It gave everyone a chance to

get out and enjoy the music that was happening everywhere throughout the state.

The Millennium Music Conference was a huge success and was well attended this

year. The Lancaster Roots and Blues Fest was also a huge success and plans are

already going forward for next years.

I was not able to attend the MMC this year due to it being over our deadline and I

had to stay here and work but the rest of our staff was there. I want to thank Jim

Price “The Professor” and Meredith Kaminek for manning the PA Musician

Magazine booth and hosting the Open Mic stage. It gave Rachel Rocks a chance to

mingle and network with those who were there for that purpose. Usually we are so

busy at our booth that we don’t have a whole lot of time to talk “shop”. She

thoroughly enjoyed getting to talk to so many musicians and industry people.

One of the things that kept being asked by various PA bands was how much the

cover of the PA Musician is now? We did sell the cover at one time and many bands

took advantage of that to give themselves a boost but I personally got tired of bands

buying the cover and then being gone and broken up the next month. I also felt bad

about not giving more coverage to those who advertise with us and support us month

after month with their hard earned dollars, so now I pick who is on the cover by the

amount of time they have been advertising and sometimes a band that has supported

us in the past is having something special coming up that needs the extra press and I

will give them the cover as long as they purchase an ad to promote their event. WE

DO NOT CHARGE FOR THE COVER feature anymore. We also don’t write

negative if we can help it. Our job is to promote and help people achieve their

dreams or career goals, it’s not our goal as a publication to critique artist. That’s up

to each individual to decide who they like or don’t like.

We are a marketing tool for the music industry and we have had the honor and

privilege over the years of helping many bands to accomplish name recognition so

that people went out to enjoy their music and become life long fans including; Fuel,

Live, Kix, The Sharks, Halestorm, Poptart Monkees, The Badlees and Emily’s

Toybox just to name a few. Are we perfect, no. We are not a polished publication

run by any big company. We don’t have college degrees. Whitey just had a vision

and a dream of helping musicians and the music industry throughout Pennsylvania

to have a common source to promote their talent at very reasonable rates. He was

one of the original DIY musicians. At the time we were jobless and on welfare. But

Whitey had a vision of what he wanted to accomplish and it was my job to help him,

having a high school business education and no graphic experience. It’s been an

amazing 32 years. We still rent, my car has over 200,000 miles and we are by far not

rich money wise but we are rich in that we get to promote and help musicians and

artist achieve their dreams even if it is in a small way and for that we are very

thankful.

Saying all that, we were considering to stop publishing the PA Musician Magazine

but have changed our minds and will continue to provide the music industry a tool to

promote their ventures. Hopefully more of you will join us and we can continue to

grow and nurture the music scene throughout the state of Pennsylvania.

Have a great month and get out and enjoy some live music and be sure to enjoysome green beer on St.

Patty’s Day but be sure to

have a designated driver.

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OUT & ABOUTby RACHEL ROCKS!

Today is a busy day! I have to get my article done quickly, because the MMC is

coming in just a few measly hours, and I am sooo excited!! I just finished my itinerary

for the weekend, it’s not easy picking and choosing out of so many amazing acts, there

are over 100 shows in just one weekend and I am only one girl.. But alas you will have

to wait til next month to figure out where I went and how much fun I had, because

right now it’s time to focus on what I did see…

My boys are getting older so they are staying up later and later, which makes it

difficult to “sneak” away without them noticing. My new strategy has been to bop out

to early shows, then go home to kiss them goodnight, and then muster up the energy to

go back out again. I’m very blessed I live in Harrisburg and there is so much going on

around me and within minutes of my house so usually this is possible. You might ask

yourself why do I have to kiss my boys goodnight didn’t I just say they are getting

older?!? One thing I promised myself 8 years ago is that being “Rachel Rocks” will

never interfere with being a Mom. My kids RARELY know that I go out, hence the

reason I miss a lot of opening acts. They do usually see me editing pics on my

computer and I quite often hear, “where did that guy come from?” They are expecting

to see themselves sledding down a hill, not some strange man with his hair flying

everywhere.. lol. So that’s a story behind my madness. Again, I apologize to opening

acts, I can only imagine how frustrating it is when I walk in right after you get done

playing… it’s not because I don’t like you, or respect you, it’s just because I put my

Family First, thanks for understanding.

My first early escape was over to St. Thomas Roasters in Linglestown for The

Sterling Koch Trio. Sterling has quite the following. Every time he is at St. Thomas

it is standing room only. There are practically people sitting on his lap! One thing for

sure is everyone is enjoying the music! I’ve seen Sterling with all different musicians.

This time he had Gene Babula with him on bass, and Jack Kulp was on the

harmonica. We all know I like some good harp blowing, so it was cool to hear the extra

addition to some songs I’ve heard before. As always Sterling and his band mates don’t

disappoint. Sterling has a lot of different CDs for sale and other great info at his

website, www.sterlingkoch.com, you can also check out his ad in this issue for more

information.Continued on page 11...


Out & About Continued....

Later that night I bopped into Double K for Plugged-

In. They’ve recently undergone some member changes

with a very new bass player, and Chris Hicks on drums.

Even tho they are still working out the kinks they didn’t

want to cancel their show. With the new members they

are adding in plenty of new songs to help keep their show

fresh and exciting!

The following weekend I made it up to Tubby’s in time

to Audiobox. This three piece band knows how to put on

a party! Matt has an amazing personality on and off the

stage that helps to quickly turn the night into a party.

These guys play some true rock-n-roll songs that quickly

have you singing and dancing along. They come all the

way down from Williamsport, but since they’ve played

Tubby’s quite a few times, they’ve definitely created

their own following of fans. Hopefully we continue to see

them play more and more in this area and beyond.

Small Town Titans were the headliners of the night.

The crowd was definitely already primed up and ready to

party and they easily just kept the party going! Small

Town Titans are currently looking for a new, permanent

bass player, but the night I saw them, Joe from

Audiobox, just switched his bass and kept on playing.

He’s played shows with Small Town Titans enough that

he could easily fill in. The Small Town Titans have

become hometown heroes at Tubby’s. It’s awesome to

see a more original focused band being so successful on a

big stage like Tubby’s. STT also mixes up their sets with

some covers, they did a great job covering Imagine

Dragons song, “Radioactive”. That’s also one of my

favorite songs, so I’m glad they didn’t screw it up.. lol.

Keep an eye out for these guys, I’m sure we’ll be seeing

more of them soon!

After a long day of delivering the next day I stopped in

at The Alpine Inn to see my good friends from Steel.

Steel hadn’t been at The Alpine for a while so everyone

was there in full force to enjoy the show! I have so many

songs I LOVE when these guys play them, but one of

their most recent songs they added to their set list is

“Fire”. I know it’s from Bruce Springsteen, but I guess

the Pointer Sisters released it.. I don’t know.. but one

thing I do know is Steel does an amazing job covering

it!! I love these guys and I can’t say enough great things

about them. They might’ve been out here on the scene

covering music for quite a few years, but one thing for

sure is they like to throw in new songs to keep us all on

our toes. Check out their schedule in this issue and get

out there and support these guys.. You won’t be

disappointed!!!

The next night I headed back up to Tubby’s for the

return of Take 147. These rockin’ ladies were off for a

little over a month because Amber had to have hip

Vicki Villone from Plugged-In at Double K

Continued on page 12...


NATIONALS By Eric Hoffman

Greetings Rockers N Rollers ! Legendary alternative

band Pixies visited Carnegie Mellon Music Hall in

Pittsburgh. A beautiful venue and my first time seeing this

band who formed in 1986. Great songs that included

“Wave of Mutilation,” “Monkey Gone to Heaven” and

“Where is my Mind?” Pixies have been a massive

influence for so many big bands, Kurt Cobain formed his

band Nirvana noting, “I was basically trying to rip off the

Pixies. I have to admit it. When I heard the Pixies for the

first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should

have been in that band—or at least in a Pixies cover

band. We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and

quiet and then loud and hard.” A great show that opened

with FIDLAR from Los Angeles. FIDLAR became one

of my favorite bands of 2013.

Kings of Leon’s ‘Mechanical Bull Tour’ visited

Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo on February 19th. The

Tennessee Brothers put on a great show filled with their

staples “Sex On Fire,” “Use Somebody” and “Molly’s

Chambers.” Having 2nd row seats benefitted the

experience and Kings of Leon added a nice touch with a

very small pit section in front of the stage in which they

took fans from the last row of the arena and brought them

to the front of stage. Grammy-winning guitarist Gary

Clark Jr opened the show with his trademark fuzzy

guitar sound and smooth vocal style.

Congratulations to John Harris Jr on another

successful (18th) Millennium Music Conference here in

Central PA. Over 300 artists in 30 venues over 3 days. It

was good to see Observe the 93rd, Minshara and The

91’s. Some other great local shows in February included

Rightstart at Gulliftys February 8th, Martini Bros at

Alpine Inn February 14th and Lisa Doll at Ted’s

February 22nd.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are bringing

their “High Hopes Tour” to Hersheypark Stadium on

May 14th. Melissa Etheridge is also bringing her “This

Is Me Solo Tour” to the Hershey Theatre on April 22nd.

And Morrissey, the former singer of The Smiths will

visit the Hershey Theatre on June 19th.

Here’s the NATIONALS news !

Guns N’ Roses is returning to Las Vegas in May for

another residency. The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel

& Casino is once again playing host to the rockers. The

band says it’s planned the sequel to its 2012 Sin City

residency “due to overwhelming demand.” The 2014

residency – dubbed “No Trickery! An Evening of

Destruction!” is also making one single other stop to

Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Pennsylvania on May

13th.

Brandon Schwartzel of FIDLAR

Continued on Page 16...


THEPROFESSOR’S“LIVE REVIEWS”

By Jim PriceMarch has arrived, and although the long range forecast

says more colder than normal temperatures, the end of

this harsh Winter of 2013/14 is in sight. And although

conditions this winter have been harsh, the frigid

temperatures and snowfall did not thwart my ability to

take in a number of noteworthy events in recent weeks.

February 9, 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the

Beatles’ legendary appearance on the Ed Sullivan

television show. Penn State Altoona commemorated the

occasion by hosting the weekend-long International

Beatles Celebration last month in downtown Altoona’s

Devorris Conference Center. The event featured three

days of informative seminars and panels exploring the

Fab Four, their music, impact and legacy. Some of the

most noteworthy highlights were presentations by several

lunch and dinner speakers. Mark Lewisohn, recognized

as one of the world’s leading experts on the Beatles,

presented “Tuning In: Images of the Beatles History,”

where he showed slides and presented lots of trivia and

anecdotal details about the Beatles’ pre-fame years before

1963, also outlined in his new book The Beatles: All These

Years, Volume I - Tune In. The author of the book Beatles

Gear, Andy Babiuk, showed conference attendees

pictures of the vast variety of different instruments and

gear the Beatles used, and shared stories on how unusual

circumstances and instrument mix-ups resulted in the

distinctive tones and sounds that define several of the

Beatles’ most legendary hits. And Abbey Road Studio

engineer Richard Langham was interviewed by Jerry

Zolten about his memories of recording the Fab Four and

other famous recording artists. Other speakers covered a

myriad of Beatles-related topics; Dave Villani and Jerry

Zolten gave a presentation demonstrating the production

innovations that George Martin used in the studio to bring

the Beatles’ sounds to life. Another presentation studied

how American immigration policies in the 1960s

prevented some British artists like Sandie Shaw from

achieving stardom in the United States during the British

Invasion years. And Beatles-related art was on display

during the celebration as well, including “Meet the

Look-Alikes,” curator Ken Orth’s collection of more

than 1,600 pieces of art resembling Beatles album covers.

National recording group The Smithereens recently

issued an EP of live Beatles covers, B-Sides The Beatles.

The group visited Café 210 in State College during last

month’s 50th anniversary Beatles celebration, and

performed two Fab Four hits during their rocking set;

“Please Please Me” and “This Boy.” The Smithereens -

singer/guitarist Pat DiNizio, lead guitarist Jim Babjak,

bassist Severo “The Thrilla” Jornacion and drummer

Dennis Diken - also fired through many of their own

well-known favorites before a large, festive crowd. They

charged through such numbers as “Top of the Pops,”

“Miles from Nowhere,” “Behind the Wall,” “Blues

Before and After,” “Mystery Girl” and more. This was a

high-octane show, as The Smithereens kept the

momentum and excitement level high throughout their

performance. During their set-closing hit, “Blood and

Roses,” Jim came out onto the floor and jammed on his

guitar in the midst of the crowd. When the audience

called for an encore, The Smithereens responded with

their biggest hit, “A Girl Like You,” which incorporated

portions of Free’s “All Right Now,” The Who’s “Behind

Blue Eyes” and Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s

Door.” Opening this show was J.R. Mangan’s newest

collaboration, J.R., James and Olivia. This project

introduced singer Olivia Jones, who joins J.R. and

bassist James Miller. Olivia displayed a potent voice as

she sang songs from Fleetwood Mac, Ben E. King, Big

Mama Thornton and more.

Penn State’s Jazz Club, Open Mic Club, Guitar Club

and RoBurrage Music Production presented the annual

Music Is Life Festival, which took place over two nights

last month at Heritage Hall on Penn State’s University

Park campus. (A scheduled third night, February 13th,

was cancelled due to a snowstorm.) I attended on the

Festival’s first night, February 11th, and witnessed

performances from Cone Of Silence and Band Burrage.

Cone Of Silence celebrated the connections between jazz

and rock, performing progressive and jazz-rock classics

from such names as Yes, Steely Dan, King Crimson,

Jethro Tull and more. Singer/guitarist Steve Christensen,

keyboardist Liz Grove, bassist James Miller and

drummer John Lynch picked out some interesting

selections; such as Yes’ “Tempus Fugit” and “Starship

Trooper,” Steely Dan’s “Aja,” “Kid Charlemagne” and

“Boddhisattva,” Jethro Tull’s “Nothing Is Easy” and

more. Guest Eric Brooks helped out on saxophone

during several numbers. Cone Of Silence’s musicianship

and precision were top notch, and they sweated the details

to capture the nuances of their complex song material.

Band Burrage followed with their dazzling blend of

modern jazz, fusion, funk, rock and pop. The group’s

namesake, drummer/keyboardist Ronnie Burrage, has

played with such noteworthy names as Wayne Shorter,

Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius.

Joining him were guitarist Eric Slaughter, bassist

Nimrod Speaks, sax player Rick Tate and singer Shenel

Johns. During their set this night, Band Burrage played

a wide variety of numbers, including several from their

latest CD, Heal such as the harder-edged “A Time in

Amerikkka.” These musicians displayed inventive

arrangements, stunning instrumental precision and

improvisational skills as they darted through their vast

variety of flavors; including soulful interludes, angular

jazz fusion workouts and more. The second night of the

Music Is Life Festival featured appearances by

fingerstyle guitarist Trevor Gordon Hall and Marvin

Horne, plus various student musicians and other

performers.



The Professor Continued...

Area bands and artists braved snow-covered roads last

month to donate their talents to help a local cancer

patient. The Benefit for Raymond Michael Dorsey at

Pellegrine’s helped raise money to help Raymond as he

battled stage III colon cancer. The afternoon saw

performances from Chelsea & Stevie Moses, Black Ace

with the Platinum Soul jazz step team, Cousin Mike,

Untyed, the Backyard Rockers, guitarist Shawn

Brown, Left for Dead, Skye 2.0, Triple Threat and

Bite the Bullet. Besides performing with the Backyard

Rockers, I got to see Left for Dead and Skye 2.0. Left

for Dead delivered a crisp, high-octane, hard-rocking

set. Singer R.J. Payne, lead guitarist Rich Johnson,

rhythm guitarist Denny Yon, bassist/singer Bill Nusom

and drummer Dave Russell sounded strong on numbers

from Collective Soul, Flock of Seagulls, Tom Petty,

Green Day, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters and more. And

Skye 2.0 celebrated 1970s and 1980s era hard and

progressive rock. Singer Adam D, guitarist Don

Osborn, keyboardist Ken Civils, bassist Kris Civils and

drummer Bill Hocherl blew the dust off progressive rock

gems like Yes’ “Roundabout” and King Crimson’s

“Court of the Crimson King,” as well as numbers from

Jesus Christ Superstar, Deep Purple, Boston and more.

Sadly, Raymond Michael Dorsey lost his battle with

cancer on February 20th; his family appreciates the

outpouring of support from those who participated and

attended this day’s benefit concert.

The rising popularity of the ukulele was celebrated

early last month with the inaugural Ukulele Soiree and

Petting Zoo event, presented by the Allegheny Ukulele

Kollective and Gigbox Music at Penn State Altoona’s

Misciagna Building. This day featured a multitude of

ukuleles of different sizes and shapes for visitors to pick

up and play, plus instructional ukulele workshops for

beginner, intermediate and advanced players. The

workshops introduced newcomers to the instrument, and

also taught strum techniques, blues styles and more. An

open mic jam allowed various ukers to step up and

perform throughout the afternoon. Some of the

participants included members of the Allegheny Ukulele

Kollective, Dr. Dave Parry, Raining Blue and others.

And one lucky participant won a Makala Dolphin

ukulele. The Allegheny Ukulele Kollective hosts the

Second Sunday Ukulele Jam each month; the next one

happens on Sunday afternoon, March 9th from 2 to 4

p.m. at Penn State Altoona’s Slep Center.

McGarvey’s (formerly Aldo’s) hosted their annual

Chinese New Year party in late January, marking the

start of the Year of the Horse. The party featured Chinese

décor, party favors, a Chinese food spread, and the

decidedly not-so-Chinese modern country musical

flavors of Pistol Peg & the Beer Kegs. Singer Jill

Simanski, singer/guitarist Mark Simanski, lead

guitarist/singer Joe Scott, rhythm guitarist/singer

Brandon Kane, bassist Justin Brown and drummer

Steve Holtz kept the massive packed-house crowd happy

with their mix of modern country favorites. The group

kept the party moving with hits from Chris Janson,

Shania Twain, Little Big Town, Alan Jackson, Luke

Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Alabama, Garth Brooks

and more. Pistol Peg & the Beer Kegs sounded sharp,

bright and exciting throughout; Jill’s voice was in great

form, and she radiated genuine enthusiasm for her song

material. Several weeks later, Pistol Peg & the Beer

Kegs performed during last month’s annual Penn State

Dance Marathon, THON, at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Hate Grenade pulled the pin for the detonation of

their debut EP, Reload, last month with a CD-release

triple-bill at McGarvey’s. Harrisburg’s DeathMaschine

kicked off the evening with a set of terse, intense

industrial rock. Lead howler N. Maschine, guitarist A.




D.D. & the Pub Crawlers frequently kick off

weekends at Altoona’s Belmar Hotel with Friday dinner

hour performances. These have quickly become so

popular that people need to make reservations beforehand

to get a seat. I luckily did get a seat during such a Pub

Crawlers party early last month. Singer/namesake Dana

“D.D.” Martino, bassist Art Martino, guitarist Jim

Houser, drummer Todd Harshbarger, and the four-piece

horn section of saxophonists Anthony Martino and Pat

Schirf, plus trumpet players Nate Beatty and Adam

Lingenfelter put together a multi-flavored party featuring

rock, blues, swing, funk and ska favorites. The group

mixed it up with numbers from Stray Cats, Sam & Dave,

Van Morrison, Bob Marley, Mighty Mighty Bosstones,

Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Led Zeppelin, Wilson Picket,

the Toasters, No Doubt and more. Highlights were

numerous, including Art and Dana’s son, Nicholas

Martino, stepping up to help with vocals on the combo of

Louis Prima’s “Jump Jive and Wail” into the Andrews

Sisters’ “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” Jim Houser’s

blistering guitar fireworks on Led Zeppelin’s “Whole

Lotta Love” and Jimi Hendrix’s “Redhouse,” Dana’s

spirited vocal performances on Dusty Springfield’s “Son

of a Preacher Man,” LaBelle’s “Lady Maramlade” and

more. D.D. & the Pub Crawlers stirred up frequent

dance floor action and raucous cheers throughout this

night; they return to the Belmar March 14th.

The atmosphere felt like prom night or a wedding

reception, but when On The Run staged their “Dressed

Up to Get Messed Up” party last month at Pellegrine’s, it

resulted in a multitude of shirts, ties, vests, suit jackets,

dresses, high heels and good times. On The Run guitarist

Paul Johnson kicked things off with a solo acoustic set;

strumming guitar, wailing harmonica and singing

favorites from the Rolling Stones, Steve Earle, Old Crow

Medicine Show and more. Then, Paul and his On The

Run bandmates - singer John Ross Green,

guitarist/singer Ryan Weaver, bassist Tyler Miller and

drummer Brian Fisher - rocked their dressed-to-the-

nines audience with two sets; the first emphasizing

original songs and the nightcap set focusing on covers.

Their original set featured songs from their forthcoming

new recording, as well as established originals like

“Monsters Like Me,” “Never Coming Home” and more.

Their cover set kept the dance floor busy, as On The

Run did songs from Yellowcard, Jimmy Eat World, Tom

Petty, Foo Fighters and Lit; and John displayed his high-

flying vocal acrobatics on the night-ending rendition of

The Darkness’ “I Believe in a Thing Called Love.” On

The Run kicks this month off in a triple-bill March 1st at

Around The Corner in Johnstown with Lucky Lad

Green and He Hate Me.

The Giants Of Science close in on two decades of

musical onstage lab experiments. Back to sporting their

trademark white facepaints and labcoats, Giants Of

Science - singer/guitarist Mick, keyboardist/singer

Scotty B, bassist/singer Johnny 5 and drummer Steve -

kept the dance floor at the 4D’s Lounge busy last month

with their fun blend of favorites with an emphasis on the

‘80s. These Giants still can successfully pack a dance

floor with such ‘80s favorites as Frankie Goes to

Hollywood’s “Relax” and Billy Idol’s “Dancing with

Myself,” and also sprinkled in numbers from Pearl Jam,

Goo Goo Dolls, Tom Petty, James and more. Along the

way, the group welcomed 7th Gear/Chris Vipond

drummer Randy Servello to climb behind the kit on

Poison’s “Talk Dirty to Me,” and Pistol Peg drummer

Steve Holtz to staff the drums on a country favorite,

Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places.”

And on a personal note - When my own group, the

Backyard Rockers, celebrated our second anniversary

as a band in late January at Pellegrine’s, we welcomed a

number of musical friends to join the party. Ambush

kicked off the night with a variety of classic rock

favorites. Singer/keyboardist Adam D, guitarist Kip

Woodring, bassist D.J. Gates and drummer Jamie

Shumac set the evening’s fun tone with song from Styx,

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Journey, Bad Company, Eddie

Money and more; guest Randy Karle contributed

harmonica on Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “House Is a

Rockin.’” Joe Novak then performed a brief solo set,

including Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young” and his unique

take on Pink Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.”

2nd Street - the father and son tandem of Jerry and

Jared Carnevali - performed twice during the evening;

displaying nice harmonies and tight execution on songs

Dave Villani and Abbey Road Studio Engineer

Richard Langham



from Tom Petty, Jethro Tull, Eric Clapton, CCR, Doobie

Brothers and more. Zombie Butterflies rocked the house

with hard rock and metal favorites spanning the 1970s to

today; singer/bassist John Scarfone, guitarist Rich

Piccerillo and drummer Pam Hiles lit up the stage with

numbers from Lenny Kravitz, Thin Lizzy, Stone Temple

Pilots, Iron Maiden and Metallica. And fulfilling an idea

that began more than a year ago; thanks to Zombie

Butterflies for inviting me to pound out some Brazilian-

style beats on hand drums during the set-ending edition of

Sepultura’s “Ratamahatta!” With John Scarfone playing

bass and Bill Hocherl behind the drum kit, The Sitch

partied down with tunes by the Doors, Van Morrison,

Aerosmith, Cee-Lo Green, Green Day, Beastie Boys and

more. And the host band played as well; thanks to Big

Jim Ricotta for sitting in on bass with us! It has been a

fun ride so far; thanks to all the bands and musical friends

who partook in this night’s celebration, Pellegrine’s

where our story began, Adam D for giving us the kick in

the pants to get this band started, and all who have

supported us so far!

News and notes…A special benefit fundraiser takes

place on March 29th at Altoona’s Bavarian Aid Society

to help out the brother of The Hope Fallacy drummer

Trey Carruthers. Ryan Carruthers is currently

hospitalized and battling a rare form of cancer called

M.D.S.; The Hope Fallacy will provide the

entertainment… Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats have

issued their second full-length CD, called You’re All I

Got…Lies, Inc. introduces their new guitar player this

month, as former Rain Must Fall guitarist Jarrett Bickel

takes over for Nate Nagle, who is departing the group

due to school-related reasons…The western

Pennsylvania-based group The House Band has

announced two new members, as Josh Erhardt takes

over lead guitar and backing vocals, and Dan Siegel

handles lead vocals and rhythm guitar…While the

Altoona-based group The House Band takes a leave

from live stage action, guitarist Tom Rhodes introduced a

new band project last month called Stella’s

Revenge…Paragon have ended their run on area stages,

citing changing circumstances within the group’s

roster…AC Express is going on indefinite

hiatus……Happy Birthdays to Kent Tonkin (Lies,

Inc./Drum the Ecstatic), Jeremy Nelson (Mama Corn),

Kirk Tonkin (Cottonmouth), Kevin Siegel (Half

Tempted), Joe Konior, Bob Muhlbauer (Ozone

Rangers), John “JK” Kennedy (Miss Melanie & the

Valley Rats/Tyne & the Fastlyne), Dave Nichols (Red

Alert/The Boomers), Jim Donovan (St. Francis World

Drumming Ensemble/Sun King Warriors), Ken Pompa

(Night Train/Jerry’s Fault), Pam Hiles (Zombie

Butterflies), Chris Lawson (Nobody’s Heroes), Kate

Twoey (Pure Cane Sugar), Chrissy Miller (AC Express),

Rick Ramsey (Disorganized Crime), Autumn Shiffler

(This Albatross), Walt Yatta (Raining Blue), Ken Civils

(Skye 2.0), Tom Brown, Allen Jones (One Brick

Shy/Gigbox Music), Brian Nicarry, Jim Bagrosky,

Mycenea Worley, Jimmy Adler, Greg Hatch (10

Million Devils), Rene Witzke (Maxwell Strait/Ted

McCloskey & the Hi Fis), Mandy Passmore (Full Kilt),

Dan Myers II (Locked and Loaded), Jerry Militello

(StarChild), Trey Carruthers (The Hope Fallacy),

Darren Buchko, Jen Bertiaux, Fredrico, Alicia Hritsko

and John McKnight.

Please send correspondence and recordings to: Jim

Price, 1104 S. Catherine St., Altoona, PA 16602. You

can also e-mail me at either [email protected] or

[email protected] you’re into social networking,

look me up on Facebook or Google+. SUPPORT LOCAL

MUSIC!


www.pamusician.net


SANE ADVICE By John Kerecz

Well now that we are into the start of the conference

season and we have discussed networking, we have to

discuss following through. I once heard the analogy that

networking is like golf. You can’t win if you don’t

follow through with your swing. A funny thing happens

when you don’t follow through with a golf swing. You

end up putting all your efforts into the back swing which

causes the ball to head in a million different directions,

inconsistently. The same thing happens with our

networking. We can put all our energy and time into the

preparation and stop short of the follow through. Being

musicians and being creative, we are usually great at

coming up with ideas to promote our music. We know

that it’s not rocket science, and yet we struggle time and

time again with getting our ideas off the ground. This

isn’t surprising since we are wearing so many hats. Yet

when we look at all the different roles we have to play, it

is truly our “marketing hat” that can fast track us to the

next level. So we must ensure that we allocate the time

it deserves! More importantly we all have to make sure

we fully follow through, just having a list of contacts or a

stack of business cards is not enough. We need to use

them to reach out. If we promised to send them music

samples or CDs, we need to follow through on this.

Sometimes all it takes is a “thank you” for talking or a

“hello” email. No matter what you need to do to follow

through, get busy doing it!


DEADLINE:

March 20th!

Don’t Delay...

Call TODAY...

717-444-2423

CLASSIFIED NOTES

outboard mic pres, Yamaha

Maple Custom Absolute

kit, SWR 7 GK bass amps,

Marshall half stack, Fender

twin & Bassman guitar

amps, Hammond B-3,

Yamaha C7 grand piano.

Authorized Pro Tool

dealers. CD/DVD

duplication on site 3 CCC

Video Services. 5.1

surround mixing.

$300 per day.

www.datamusicsvcs.com,

Altoona PA. Phone

814-944-2406.

RIGHT COAST

RECORDING: State of

the art vintage recording

environment with years of

experience and a long list

of satisfied customers.

www.rightcoastrecording.c

om Phone 717-560-1530.

WANTED TO BUY:

Piano sheet music. Call

717-250-4798.

SOUTH SOUND

PRODUCTIONS

Currently Seeking Bands

needing Representation.

Serious inquires only

please. Call Vickie at 717-

832-6154 or Email:

vickiesouthsoundprod@

comcast.net

DRUM LESSONS: with

Jeremy Hummel now at

3 Locations: Selinsgrove

Home Studio, Dale’s Drum

Shop (Harrisburg), and

The Perfect 5th

(Mechanicsburg). Jeremy

is the original drummer for

platinum selling artist

Breaking Benjamin. He

has over 15 years

experience as an educator,

professional musician and

is a regular contributor to

“Modern Drummer”

magazine. Call 570-898-

0800 to get started.

FOR LEASE: 5 bunk

sleeper Mercedes-Benz

Sprinter available for lease.

Will be coming to

Pennsylvania & Ohio area

Spring/Summer of 2014.

Please visit:

www.cartertransport.shutte

rfly.com,www.facebook.co

m/busmanagement or

email:sprinterbandvan@g

mail.com for questions.

(8/14)

FOR SALE: Music Store,

complete stock and

displays. Moe’st

Everything Muse 825 Ann

Street, Stroudsburg, PA

18360.Call 570-223-6900

shop or 570-350-2962 cell.

Please say,

“I saw your ad in the

PENNSYLVANIA

MUSICIAN

MAGAZINE”

EQUIPMENTFOR SALE

F O R S A L E : PA

equipment alto sub’s,

mid’s, high’s, all self

powered. More than

enough for home or club’s,

small venues, etc. All

cables and Yamaha board

included. Call 717-303-

4211.

FOR SALE: Only eight

Epiphone guitars left,

flyingV, two Explorers,

three traditional Pro’s, SG

Goldtop. Models all have

case’s, leather straps and

strap locks installed.

Package deals. Call 717-

303-4211.

FOR SALE: Vintage

Rogers drum set, three

rotos, six drums, one snare,

three cymbals. All stands

and pedals seat. Call 717-

303-4211.

F O R S A L E : Two

Marshall 100 watt half

stacks, Red limited edition.

Edition mint condition,

$475 each or both for

$800. Footswiths for both

and patch cables, other

cabs. Call 717-303-4211.

FOR SALE: Peavey

LB1200 par 64 midi and

dmx controled lights with

gels, 2 bars with 4 lights

each. Work great $250


Phone 717-248-8739

email: superstarr@hot-

shot.com

FOR SALE: Hammond

Proline 860 Leslie, With

foot pre-amp and leslie 11

pin cable. All in great

condition! $600. Phone

717-248-8739 Email:

[email protected]

FOR SALE: Tascam

professional 24 track

recording mixing board,

sacrificing for $500. 717-

6 2 7 - 4 8 0 0 . e m a i l :

[email protected]

FOR SALE: Yamaha

powered 8 channel PA

board, EMX-200, 200w

per channel, 8 inputs and 8

outputs. Sacrificing at

$250. Call 717-627-4800

o r e m a i l

[email protected].

FOR SALE: Mastering

cassette recorders like new,

$25 to $35 each. 717-627-

4800.

FOR SALE: Barratone

guitar and practice amp

guitar $135, amp $75.put

in ubject line guitar or amp

phone.Call 717-309-0162

for details or e-mail

abrumsm1tortoise@gmail.

com

FOR SALE: Compressor/

limiters. Aphex 720

Dominator II , DBX

266XL,Drawmer 241L.

Leave message. 610-488-

0914.

F O R S A L E :

Microphones. (2) AKG C-

391’s. (1) AKG D112’s.

Mics include clips and

cables. Leave message.

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 remote

cont ro ls tand . Leave

message. 610-488-0914.

FOR SALE: Multi effects

processors: t.c.electronics

M5000 w/digitaloptions.

Ensoniq DP/4. Lexicon

LXP-5 w/MRC. Leave

message 610-488-0914.

FOR SALE: Atlas heavy

duty boom mic stand with

2-lb.

counterweight,triangular

base and casters. Excellent

condition. 610-488-0914.

FOR SALE: DI boxes.

Countryman Type 85 and

ProCo CB-1. 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.

MUSICIANSWANTED

AVAILABLE: S inger /

Drummer/ Bassist. Male,

mid-40’s (“Look” early

30s’s!) West Shore.

Covers: Vertical Horizon,

Googoo Dolls, Lifehouse,

U2... NOT Metal, Country

o r P u n k .

[email protected]

AVAILABLE:Experienced

Drummer looking for band

i n York, Lancaster,

Harrisburg a r e a . Very

professional. Rock, Blues,

Soul, Country Email:

[email protected].

AVAILABLE: Metal/hard

rock drummer looking to

CLASSIFIED NOTES continued...


fill free time jammin with

a talented group of

musicians. Im 41 with tons

of experience and gear.

Harrisburg a r e a .

Interested? Call Victor

717-903-3155.

AVAILABLE: Bass player

looking for working band.

Hard & classic rock.

Ephrata area 717-371-1692

Rick.

AVAILABLE:Professional

guitarist available for

session work, gigs, and

more. 717-537-1065”

AVAILABLE:DRUMME

R looking to join a band I

am 52, if that matters, and

have pro Tama and Roland

drums. williedrum4u@yah

oo.com

CLASSIFIED NOTES continued... MUSICIANSWANTED

WANTED: Keyboardist

and bass player for a non-

working classic rock/

country practice band in

the Marysville area. Call

Joe at 717-856-2619 or

email

[email protected]


CLASSIFIED NOTES continued...

WANTED: Lead guitarist

with vocal ability for

modern, classic rock

variety band. Practice

weekly. Must be versatile,

have experience, gear and

transportation. Berks

County, Reading area. Call

610-451-3824.

WA N T E D : Female

vocalist for acoustic

project. Covers and

original from the 60’s to

now. Please call or text.

Leave message. Glen, 717-

887-1260.

WA N T E D : Classic,

modern rock cover band is

currently looking for good

solid drummer with

experience. Must have

e q u i p m e n t a n d

transporation. Practice

weekly. Reading, Berks

County area. Call 610-451-

3824.

WANTED: Keyboardist

and bass player for a non-

w o r k i n g c l a s s i c

rock/country practice band

in the Marysville area. Call

Joe at 717-856-2619 or

email

[email protected]

WA N T E D : Working

modern rock band seeks

lead guitarist. Back up

vocals a plus. Central Pa.

Please contact: Mike

Bonilla 717-648-4535 or

Mark Wineski 717-856-

8075.

WANTED: Looking for a

drummer who listened to

Shannon Larkin a lot back

in Wrathchild America

days. Or Shannon Larkin,

if you read this... leave

message 717-957-4933.

WANTED: Local up and

coming country rock artist

seeking a bass and lead

guitar player. Big venues

ready to book. Email

[email protected]

m for details.

WANTED: Lead Singer /

Front Man for established

country band in Schuylkill

County. New and classic

country covers. We have

gigs, PA and practice

space. Rhythm guitar

ability a plus. Call: 1-570-

4 4 9 - 8 5 8 3 o r

[email protected]

WANTED: Experienced

Drummer looking for band

i n York, Lancaster,

Harrisburg area. Very

professional. Rock, Blues,

S o u l , C o u n t r y

Email:[email protected]

om.

WANTED: Classic hard

rock cover band looking

for an experienced solid

drummer. Need a team

player to fill the spot. we

will work once we find

you. call Jheri 717- 585 -

3437.

WANTED: Upright Bass

player Needed for

Rockabilly Power Trio.

Serious minded only.

Vocals a plus. 570-668-

0164.

WANTED: Moog Slim

Phatty, preferably for

trade. Eric 610-704-1468.

WA N T E D : Vocalist

needed for established

Lancaster based hard rock

band. Clean vocals, no

sc reamer s ! Con tac t

supeyrockerchick@hotmai

l.com to hear tracks and

for more details.

WA N T E D : Seeking

musicians for NEW band.

Dauphin- lebanon county.

Practice space fully

equ ipped wi th a l l

instruments. Any position

available. Any genre. For

details...Junior 717-454-

8201

WANTED: Singer and

guitarist wanted for all

original band. We play

rock/hard rock. Must have

equipment, transportation,

a n d e x p e r i e n c e .

www.tukurpa.com 717-

712-2008 or 717-418-

0020.

WANTED: Guitar/bass

player with vocals seeking

the same to form acoustic

duo/trio classic to modern

rock. Pottsville area- call

Brian 570-590-6646 or

[email protected]

m

WA N T E D : Gigging

carlisle rock metal band

seeks SINGER ,T.O.A.D,

Nickleback,acdc,gnr,crue,p

riest and the classics too, 6

gigs on books more

available..Mike, 717-440-

6857.

WANTED: Thrash metal

band looking for vocalist.

Must be able to do a wide

range of styles from

Metallica to Overkill.

Practice in Mt. Holly.

Interested? Call Vic @

717-903-3155

WANTED: Metal/hard

rock drummer looking to

fill free time jammin with

a talented group of

musicians. Im 41 with tons

of experience and gear.

Harrisburg a r e a .

Interested? Call Victor

717-903-3155.

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