The US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and eight top drum corps descended upon Winston-Salem, NC last night for the 27th edition of NightBEAT presents The Tour of Champions. A record crowd filled Wake Forest University’s BB&T Field, a new venue for this traditional southern drum corps event. NightBEAT has been held at Memorial Stadium […]
As the competition heats up on Drum Corps International’s 2015 Summer Tour, corps are inviting fans and neighbors to come out to watch them rehearse for Drums Along the Mohawk on Wednesday, July 29. The 2015 line-up: Blue Knights of Denver, Colo.; Blue Stars of La Crosse, Wis.; Crossmen of San Antonio, Texas; Troopers of […]
She is small in stature, but big in heart. Texas-native Adora Choquette (pronounced Sho-Ket, despite what some announcers may proclaim) is one of the Blue Knights’ drum majors and big fan of cute puppies. No stranger to Drum Corps International, Adora was a conductor for the Blue Knights in 2014, as well as a drum […]
I was quite excited to be asked to write a review on the International Summer Spectacular, held in Woking, UK on the 4th July 2015, I must have been because I started scribbling my thoughts down the night before! Wondering what I might expect from such a unique gathering, Drum Corps form Ireland, Holland, the […]
Week 7 culminates with a long-running DCI tradition in Allentown, PA. Sunday, July 26 – Rehearsal – John Hardin HS, Elizabethtown, KY Monday, July 27 – Rehearsal – Watkins Memorial HS, Pataskala, OH Tuesday, July 28 – Show: Erie, PA Wednesday, July 29 – Show: Rome, NY Read the rest of the article here.
Chers Phans, Good afternoon! Here is a recap of the first part of the week. After pushing our performance to the next level at the San Antonio regional, the corps was ready for some down time. On Sunday, we had a short block in the afternoon before heading to laundry. Cleaning clothes in San Antonio […]
I just finished eating my traditional pre-tour-departure meal with my girlfriend, Kate, which was at In N’ Out. We’ll be apart for three weeks, totaling 22 days. Back when I was marching, I couldn’t wait to get away from real life, and it was always nice to leave home. It’s a nice change of scenery […]
We are just over three weeks away from finals in Indianapolis! It has been an incredible journey so far and the best is yet to come. The Academy’s show “A Step In Time” is thrilling crowds everywhere we go! Every day the show gets better and better. Our scores are climbing and the crowds are […]
The WGI Independent World Class Vanguard Winter Percussion (VWP) enters its seventh season with tremendous anticipation and excitement. Led by returning designers Paul and Sandi Rennick, the VWP design team has been hard at work since April putting together the 2016 program which, along with the full roster of designers and staff members, will be […]
Chers Phans, Good evening! Saturday marked the end of the Regiment’s 2015 Texas Tour with the San Antonio Regional in the Alamodome. It was an incredible performance for a very receptive crowd. Read the rest of the article here.
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