BOB RANDALL

Acoustic

to play her LLS event, it was a no brainer. Moe’s was packed and tons of money was raised for a great cause! I of course have to mention the 4/20 show at Sturges Speakeasy. That place was a party before the first note and it continued all night where he ended with “Because I Got High” which was obviously a HUGE “hit” with the crowd! It’s so awesome to see people make their birthday plans to celebrate at Matt’s shows, or just their night’s out, or whatever! His fan base is growing and it’s truly a beautiful thing to see. He has another gigantic month of shows! Check out his ad in this issue, and come on out and sing and dance along!

I was able to catch two of Derek Henry’s acoustic shows this month. I saw him on the first deck show of the season at Flinchy’s. It was truly a beautiful night and it’s always fun hearing Derek. We were also celebrating Michele Rider’s birthday, so a great night with friends and greater music is always a special treat, especially on a Wednesday! Thursday Derek played up at The Doyle and

I was able to catch a full show! The Doyle is a cool spot to check out music. A lot of their Thursday shows are in the small downstairs bar, but they also have a big ballroom upstairs for their bigger shows. We packed the downstairs for Derek’s show and had lots of delicious food! Derek has a ton of Acoustic Shows for May, check out his facebook page, Derek Henry Acoustic, for his full schedule. Also, make sure and check out The Doyle’s full ad in this issue. SO many great bands, and of course the big Free Spirit Campground Music Festival they are hosting Memorial Day Weekend. 3 days of camping and music in the heartland of Perry County!

On a Saturday afternoon I finally got a chance to catch up with Addi Grace at Rotunda Brew Pub in Annville. It was probably about a year since I caught one of her shows, but I couldn’t believe how her confidence has grown! Wow!! The Rotunda Brew Pub had her playing out in their deck area, and it was a super cool place and Addi had it packed with people enjoying her show. On a day when most kids would be at an Easter Egg Hunt, Addi was too busy rockin’ out! She has one heck of a stage presence, and a smile that shines for miles. You can truly see how happy she is playing music! It was also beautiful to see one of her best friends there enjoying her show too! Support is so im- portant, and I’m glad to see even tho is rockin’ in the free world, she also has an amazing support system! Addi has something like 60 shows booked in amongst, school and family obligations. She is a beast!! If you get a chance to see her, definitely do it! You won’t be disappointed.

On a Friday night I zoomed down to Jen-Jen’s Rhythm & Brews for Stricken and Gun Metal Gray. The parking lot was insane, but the venue itself was even crazier. People were packed in like sardines, and everyone was having a blast! It didn’t take long til we were all sweaty and head banging the night away! It’s unfortunate that bands like Stricken really don’t have very many venues that let them play anymore, but every time they get the opportunity the place is packed and wanting more! I’m so glad Jen-Jen’s is giving our local rock bands a place to play and entertain the masses! I haven’t seen Gun Metal Gray in years! Dave, Christian, and Ed’s harmonies are crazy! I must be getting old, because I really wish they weren’t quite so loud. It was hard to stand up front and get the full experience, but from the outside deck, they sounded great! Gun Metal Gray has been releasing more originals and rockin’ some amazing covers! Their shows are few and far between, but get out there and see them when you can!

On a Friday night I zoomed down to the York Hollywood Casino to see Katz 22. Any chance I can see these guys I hop on it! So much talent and what a great variety of songs. I instantly had to slip on my dancing shoes, and join the crowd in a night of dancing and fun! The craziness of having three people in a band that can all sing lead adds such a huge dynamic to their band and the amount of songs they can cover! It’s always jaw dropping and tons of fun!! Check out Katz 22’s ad in this issue, and plan your next night out on the town, just don’t forget your dancing shoes for a great night of fun and shenanigans!

Saturday night I headed to Launch Music Conference in Lancaster, I unfortunately only made it to one stop before my ride or die partner in crime, wasn’t feeling well and had to go home. We did make it to Isaac’s for Emaylia, a young keyboard player accompanied by a drummer from right here in Lititz, she played some beautiful originals. Next up was Chris Johnson from 710OIL, he was the main reason we headed to Launch. We met Chris at a private party in Mifflintown, and he comes up from Virginia Beach, so since he made the trip we wanted to support him. Chris is one of those guys that plays here, there, and everywhere he possibly can. He does everything in his power to just play music! Shaky Joe Kambic took the stage next and he was playing a cigar box guitar, so he was quite entertaining. As with all music conferences it always amazes me at the wide variety of crazy good talent shows up! I was also able to chat with Casey Walton about her showcase the night before, playing with a full band! Casey is gearing up to leave us and head down to Nashville. She’s been rockin’ everywhere she possibly can, she even won a CPMA Spot Award for the Iron Woman of the Year! She is a fulltime musician, and she also takes every advantage she can and plays here, there and everywhere! All while pumping out some amazing original music!

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Tues 9th 7-8pm Susie Pomraning 8-9pm Stacey Figdore

Wed 10th 7-8pm Becca Cable 8-9pm Paige Sacripont

Thurs 11th 7-8 pm Natalie Renee 8-9pm open

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Tues 9th from 7-9 pm Marshall Stone Wed 10th Nathan Merovich

Thurs 11th Dezzie Renae was loving every song! That dance floor was packed! I think my neck is still recovering!! They also still sneak in their own versions of some Taylor Swift favorites that always make people go.. “What the… AWESOME!” I’m so glad to have places supporting and hosting these amazing bands! Check out Shermans Creek’s ad in this issue to see their full line-up and see what they have happening at the Creek! They will also be kicking things off at the Appalachian Harley Davidson pavilion in Mechanicsburg. That’s always an awesome place to catch some fantastic bands on a Saturday afternoon. From what I have heard, you should be able to catch a glimpse of the infamous Jeff “Ritt” Rittenhouse running sound!

On our way home from an early Matt Jameson show at Bridgewater Public House in York, we stopped in at Lovedrafts on 2nd Street for Y2Kids. Matt’s friend Hunter Reiner is their new drummer, so he wanted to stop in and support him. Lovedrafts is so tiny, but we made the most out of the dance floor and with no air conditioning that place was quickly a sweatfest! Y2Kids have their show matched up with music videos playing on screens in the background, which is quite funny, and brings back lots of memories. The guys put on a great show and had people jumping and dancing along all night long! Lovedrafts is narrow, yet tall! They have 3 full floors to explore and spread out, and luckily a really cool deck area to grab a breath of fresh air!It was also super exciting that it’s finally a venue that has music til 1am! That’s so rare, since Covid most places are over by midnight so we don’t turn into Gremlins!

A full Thursday night of shenanigans started out early at The Doyle in Duncannon for a little bit of Matt Jameson and some delicious dinner! Holly just likes me to come for dinner so she can steal my french fries! After dinner I headed down to HMAC for the Sink In show with Dinosaurs in Paris, Lyndhurst, and Observe the 93rd opening. I got there in time to hear the tail end of Lyndhurst. These guys are always filled with tons of energy and their

Fri. 5/5 HAVANA BUDDA

Sat. 5/6 RADIOACTIVE MUNSTERS

Fri. 5/12 VINCE ROLLINS music is absolutely contagious! I haven’t seen Observe the 93rd for a little while, it’s always awesome catching a full band show. I was packed full of energy and the energy came out in full force! It’s always so much fun jumping and dancing along at an Observe show! June 3rd Observe it opening for Puddle of Mudd at XL Live. Tickets are on sale now, ya better snag them before they are gone! Last band of the night was Sink In. Even though these guys are from the area, it’s my first time catching a show, they are usually too busy touring the country to spend time in Harrisburg, but I’m glad they made a trip back home and HMAC gave them a place to shine! They were definitely happy to be back in the burg, and spent lots of time on the dance floor with their fans being fully immersed in their show! What a fantastic night of original music!

My last Friday night of the month I headed back to the Underground for Road Case and LeadFoot. It was awesome to catch some more Road Case! It had been a few months, and that’s just too long! I love these guys and all of the songs they play. The last full band of the month was LeadFoot. The last time these guys were at the Underground it had just re-opened and it was before they had their new systems in place. What a HUGE difference. The guys were rockin’ out all night long with a big smile on their face! LeadFoot definitely knows how to keep the pedal to the 80s metal and melt faces all night long!

Well that’s all the music for this month. A special little extra announcement is that we welcome Christian Yeager back to our pages. He is releasing another single, “Somebody’s Loving You Right”. He’s going to have a special event for the release at the Vineyard at Hershey on June 4th at 6pm. You can check out his ad in this issue for all of the details. He has quite a few shows throughout the area and interviews to promote his new single, so keep an eye out for Christian.

Wow! What an exciting fun filled month!!!

Thanks to everyone for all of the entertainment! May has me traveling quite a bit, but as usual I will catch shows wherever I possibly can! Congrats to Josh for having his biggest issue yet!!! Thanks so much for all of the support from all of our advertisers! Please turn the pages and find something that will make you smile, and get out there and Support Live Music! If you have any questions or suggestions, you can always hit me up at RachelRocks@pamusician.net.

By Eric Hoffman

Greetings Rockers ’N’ Rollers! Singer songwriter, Ryan Adams, visited Bensalem, PA on March 30th for an intimate show at Parx Casino. Adams began his career in 1990 and has released 24 studio albums. He is an incredible artist and fantastic singer who is constantly creating music. Of his many talents, Adams often covers songs from other musicians which possibly become better than the original versions. In 2015, he covered Taylor Swift’s album ‘1989’ in its entirety and gained notoriety for his version of Oasis’ song “Wonderwall.” Supposedly, Adams covered The Strokes debut album ‘Is This It’ but has never released it publicly. Ryan Adams just concluded his solo tour in Europe and returns to the USA for 45 shows with his band, The Cardinals, and plays in Reading, PA on August 4th.

MTV’s Headbangers Ball host, Riki Rachtman, visited Central PA for a spoken word performance at JB Lovedrafts in Mechanicsburg on April 5th. The former television and radio personality reminisced heavy metal stories with Guns ’N’ Roses, Faster Pussycat, Skid Row and many others, as well as famously wild nights at his notorious Hollywood bar, The Cathouse. The Super High-Tech Jet Fighters played Tellus 360 on April 15th, as part of Lancaster’s Launch Music Festival, the evening also featured Blind Accuracy, No Trigger and Brendan Kelly of Lawrence Arms.

April 6th consisted of a trip to Philadelphia to see rising band, The Bobby Lees, at the Kung Fu Necktie bar. The Bobby Lees are fairly new to the world, originating in 2018 from Woodstock, NY and had Jon Spencer produce their third studio album, Skin Suit. The band has toured recently with Future Islands, The Black Lips and the Chats. HU University brought the return of Houndmouth to Harrisburg on April 20th to XL Live. Houndmouth first visited HMAC’s Capitol Ballroom in Harrisburg in November 2022. The alternative blues and rock band from Indiana became known for their hit song, ‘Sedona’, which they performed on Late Show with David Letterman in 2015. Harrisburg was the first night of Houndmouth’s current month-long tour which also stops at Baltimore’s Soundstage on May 2nd.

Foo Fighters will open Washington DC’s Atlantis on May 30th followed by 43 other major artists including George Clinton, X, Joan Jett, The Pixies, Billy Idol, Tegan and Sara, Gary Clark Jr. among others. The new club, which pays homage to the original 9:30 Club, cost $10 million to build and is a 450-capacity venue. The Atlantis is owned by I.M.P., a preeminent independent concert promoter who also books The Anthem, Merriweather Post Pavilion and the 9:30 Club. The original 9:30 Club had a capacity for 200 and featured some of DC’s greatest performances including, R.E.M., Nirvana, Dolly Parton, James Brown, Fugazi, Public Enemy and many more. Foo Fighters have also unveiled six new amphitheater dates: Spokane, WA (Aug 4), Salt Lake City, UT (Aug 8), Stateline, NV (Aug 10), Virginia Beach, VA (Sept 19), Phoenix, AZ (Oct 3), El Paso, TX (Oct 5).

Fresh off a residency in Las Vegas, Boy George and Culture Club announced a North American tour for the summer of 2023. Supported by fellow 80s hitmakers Howard Jones and Ber- lin, the tour will visit 25 amphitheaters, including Philadelphia’s Mann Music Center on July 30th. Sting has announced 20 dates for his North American tour “My Songs World Tour.” The former-Police frontman will also tour Japan, South Africa, United Aram Emirates, Australia and New Zealand. Sting plays Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY on September 8th. Greta Van Fleet will spend the second half of 2023 globe trotting as the band unveils their “Starcatcher World Tour” in support of their upcoming album due to be released on July 21st. Arena dates include: Washington DC Capital One Arena September 11th, NYC Madi- continued on next page... son Square Garden September 12th and Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center September 19th. The band visited Hershey’s Giant Center in July 2022. Greta Van Fleet will also be joining Metallica in Mexico City September 20th and 27th, 2024.

Eric Clapton unveiled a diverse, star-studded roster of artists performing at the seventh installment of his Crossroads Guitar Festival, which will take place over two nights at Crypto. com Arena in Los Angeles, California, September 23rd-24th. The event features 41 acts, including The War On Drugs, Santana, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., John Mayer Trio, Buddy Guy, ZZ Top, H.E.R., Joe Bonamassa, Robbie Robertson, Jimmy Vaughan and Del McCoury Band. This year’s Crossroads Guitar Festival marks the first time it is being held on the West Coast.

Northern California’s Mr Bungle return to concert stages in September for its first tour in the post-pandemic era, dubbed “Ipecac Recordings’ Geek Show,” including its first East Coast swing in 23 years. Led by vocalist Mike Patton (Faith No More) and hailing from Eureka, California, Mr. Bungle will hit cities including Baltimore (September 5th), Philadelphia (September 6th) and New York (September 8th). The tour features the band’s lineup of Patton, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), and original members Trevor Dunn and Trey Spruance. Mr. Bungle, known for its iconoclastic style that melds metal, thrash, avant-garde jazz, ska, disco and funk.

The Smashing Pumpkins will soon embark on a 26-date tour with support from Stone Temple Pilots and Interpol. “The World Is A Vampire Tour.” “I grew up in a world where I needed to know like Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure existed, it meant there was a place for people like me to hang out and belong,” Billy Corgan said in a statement. “That’s what ‘The World Is A Vampire’ is about. Bringing back that sense of community. If you don’t fit in, you belong here.” Dates include: Holmdel, New Jersey (August 24th), Wantagh, NY (August 30th) and Bristow, VA (August 31st).

Music executive, Seymour Stein, passed away at the age of 80 of cancer and left an indelible imprint on the modern record business. Stein co-founded Sire Records and was the Vice President of Warner Bros Records. He signed and began the careers of the Ramones, Talking Heads, Richard Hell and the Void-oids, The Dead Boys, The Pretenders, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Cure, Soft Cell, The Replacements, The Ocean Blue and Madonna. Stein commented on hearing the Ramones for the first time: “It was like sticking my hand in a live electric light socket. The jolt went right through me.” Madonna once stated, “Every time he signs somebody, he’s taking a chance. And there aren’t many people in the entertainment industry who do that anymore.” Stein also helped resuscitate the careers of Lou Reed, Brian Wilson, Jimmy Scott and Roky Erickson.

More than six months after rapper Coolio was found lying unconscious on the bathroom floor at a friend’s house in Los Angeles, a cause of death has been determined. The “Gangsta’s Paradise” standout, died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine on September 28th, 2022 according to the LA County Coroner. Three bags of drugs and drug-related paraphernalia were found at the scene, where police collected “a baggy with a brown powdery substance, foil with burn residue, saline and a spoon with residue.” Born in Monessen, Pennsylvania, Artis Leon Ivey, Jr., the rapper known as Coolio was 59.

Mick Mars, who served as Motley Crue’s lead guitarist for 41 years, is suing the band in a series of claims. Paperwork was filed through Mars’ attorney claiming Motley Crue has deliberately withheld information about the bands businesses that he has a 25% ownership share in. Mars gave up his touring duties due to complications with his ongoing battle with Ankylosing Spondylitis but otherwise would remain a member of the group. However, Motley Crue stated Mars had “retired” completely from the band, ousting him against his will. Bassist, Nikki Sixx, commented “Sad day for us and we don’t deserve this considering how many years we’ve been propping him up. We still wish him the best and hope he find’s lawyers and managers who aren’t damaging him. We love you Mick.”

MAY CONCERTS: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Washington DC Anthem May 3. Billy Idol - Baltimore Rams Head May 3. Crocodiles - Philadelphia Kung Fu Necktie May 5. Crocodiles - Baltimore Metro May 6. Menzingers - Harrisburg HMAC May 13. The Virus - Philadelphia Fire May 13. The Hives - NYC Raquet May 16. Tom Jones - Baltimore MGM National Harbour May 19. Cheap Trick - Lancaster American Music Theatre May 24. Blink-182 with Turnstile - Hersheypark Stadium May 27. Foo FightersWashington DC Atlantis May 30.