Freckles dash across Megan McHugh’s nose, evidence of the hours she has spent in the sun just a few weeks into her summer vacation. For 12 hours a day, seven days a week, McHugh has spent the first month of her summer dancing with the Phantom Regiment color guard. It’s a dream life for this […]
The Drum Corps International Open Class World Championships take place a short seven weeks from today in Michigan City, Ind. In today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian, Dan Potter gets the details on this inaugural Championship event from local Michigan City chairman Mike Pease. Kicking off on Aug. 4 with a special ceremony and other […]
With the 2008 Drum Corps International World Championships Open Class Quarterfinals being held in Michigan City, Aug. 4 and 5, sponsors are needed to help present the local events, said event chairman Mike Pease. Michigan City is hosting the opening ceremonies Monday, Aug. 4, at the Ames Field Fountain, and the Open Class Quarterfinals Tuesday, […]
If you’re hungry for top drum corps and good ol’ drum corps cooking… have we got the deal for you! Hot dogs… The Cadets… The Fourth of July Weekend… All American Classics and now you can enjoy them all when you buy your tickets for the July 5th Music in Motion event at Clifton Stadium […]
We’re all feeling pain at the pump every time we fill up. But, one traveling musical group based in La Crosse is being forced to stay home, because of high gas prices. For 40 years, young musicians from the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps have marched to the sound of their own drum. "A […]
DCA has authorized its first ever regular season class A contest. In the past, Class A (65 or fewer performers not counting drum majors and color party) was an opportunity only offered at the DCA Championships. The Brigadiers will be presenting the August 2nd Pageant of Drums show at Waterloo, NY High School stadium. The […]
Set to correspond with Carolina Crown’s step-off into the 2008 DCI season this evening at 9:17pm CDST in Rockford, Crown has released its new web portal. The site features an entirely new look and feel, along with corps information, news headlines from DCI.org and Drum Corps Planet, media features, links to the DCI Fan Network, […]
Usually in this space, technology is shown to be fun or useful. You know — video games, DVDs, Internet. But not everyone is playing a happy tune these days: The march of technology is causing dissension in the ranks of competitive drum and bugle corps. When the elite music-and-marching units bring their field shows to […]
The August 2nd Pageant of Drums show originally scheduled for N. Syracuse HS, will now be held at Waterloo High School stadium. The show will start at 7PM. Address for the Show: Waterloo High School96 Stark StreetWaterloo, NY 13165 Read the rest of the article here.
As flood waters rose in Baraboo Wis. last Thursday, the Madison Scouts rose to the occasion and helped the community that’s been host to their pre-season rehearsals. The Scouts put down their horns and drums and picked up sandbags, uniting to help save the homes of local residents from the swelling Baraboo River. It’s a […]
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