September 11, 2024
By Alex Lloyd Gross Thousands of people showed up yesterday, September 6 2018 in hopes of becoming the next American Idol. Some came with guitars or other instruments. They all came with dreams and ambition. Some were successful in getting to the next step, which is an interview and future auditions. The public auditions…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross The Dixie Hummingbirds have been playing music together for 90 years. That’s an achievement by itself. Of course, there have been line up changes. The gospel group made a name for themselves back in the 1920,s30,s .They traveled cross the country playing to who ever would book them. Before long, their…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Five Finger Death Punch, is a band that knows how to take care of business and take care of their fans. They also took care of Camden when they played a show August 15, 2018 at the outdoor amphitheater on the river. Some bands just go through the motions, not really…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross With Heart taking a hiatus band members have branched out to do their own thing. guitarist Nancy Wilson has a project she was working on called Roadcase Royale. She brought that band to the Parx Xcite Center last night August 12, 2018. The show which clocked in just under 90 minutes…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Fans of Heart should be very happy this summer. Ann Wilson just played a recent show in Camden, Nancy Wilson is playing at Parx August 12 and two members of the original band, Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier were in the area last night, August 9, 2018 at the Sellersville Theater. …
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By Alex Lloyd Gross It’s hard to classify the band WAR as a classic rock band. They certainly play rock with songs like “Low Rider” but there is so much more to this band. Funk, reggae, soul, they play it all. They brought that so much more to Parx casino in Bensalem last night, August…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Honey West is the name of a newer band that has been around for about a year. It features legendary musician ian McDonald who used to play with Foreigner and king Crimson. This band is not classic rock because they have released new stuff. They are a newer band and have…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross It’s no secret that a large portion of the music put out by today’s bands suck. There are a few good bands making good music but nothing compared to the 1970’s through early 1990’s. That’s why so many people decided to take in a classic rock show across the river in…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross The Doobie Brothers are going to be in Camden tonight, July 11, 2018 at the Amphitheater on the water . They will be playing with Steely Dan. You can expect most of the classic hits to be played but in the near future, you can also expect to hear some new…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Graham Bonnet, the heavy metal singer that rose to fame fronting bands like Rainbow and Alcatraz along with fronting Michael Schenker is back with a new record. For those that thought the was finished, were dead wrong. His new record Back To the Garage delivers more goods than Amazon. Fresh off…
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