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Join SCV Alumni, Fans, Friends And Family At Champions Friday, August 7

SCV & SCVC Alumni, fans, friends and family – join the SCV Nation Friday night, August 7 following the DCI Semi-finals preliminary competitions at CHAMPIONS in the Downtown Indianapolis Marriott. Wear your RED and wear your GREEN. Support SCV and gather with others who feel the same! See you Friday night after prelims at CHAMPIONS, […]

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DCW On-Line: Wayne NJ Review

Bucs maintain perfect record at “Grand Prix"July 11, 2009 – Wayne, NJ . . . A packed house of drum corps fans witnessed the Reading Buccaneers keep their unbeaten streak going with a convincing victory at the 45th “Grand Prix” sponsored by the Hawthorne Caballeros. The threat of rain was in the air all night […]

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Cavaliers 2009 DCI Early Bird Special

Attending DCI? Take advantage of Cavalier Promotions Early Bird Special. Each day, one hour before the show starts, you can take $5.00 off each item purchased with a price of $20.00 or more (excluding sale item). Early Bird Special TimesQuarter Finals – 3:00 to 4:00 pmSemi Finals – 5:00 to 6:00 pmFinals – 4:30 to […]

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2009 DCI Eastern Classic Day One Report

Not even a day of thunderstorms could keep drum corps away from Allentown, Pa. on Friday, July 31 for day one of the DCI Eastern Classic. After an hour delay due to the weather, the show continued as normal and 11 World Class corps wowed the crowd in one of the last competitions before the […]

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2009 DCI Field Pass Episode 40

The granddaughter of J. Birney Crum joins with the Bluecoats to return to the iconic Allentown, Pa. drum corps stadium that bears her grandpa’s name. That and more in the Friday edition of DCI’s Field Pass with Dan Potter. Have a question, comment or request for Field Pass? Leave a message for Dan Potter by […]

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In The News: There Will Be Drums

DROP the Ohio State Marching Band in the middle of a Busby Berkeley number. Amp up the complexity level by 1,000, and there you have it: a drum & bugle corps in action. Basically a turbo marching band paired with a souped-up precision dance troupe, drum & bugle started after WWI, when American Legion and […]

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In The News: Drum And Bugle Corps Competition

Marching band it’s not. This weekend the world class Drum and Bugle Corps is playing at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown. It’s the Drum Corp International Eastern Classic Championship and the final tune-up before the world championship in Indianapolis, Indiana. WFMZ’s Bo Koltnow gives us the sights and sounds. >>REPORTER: For 20 years Paul […]

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Music City Featured On TV News

Music City Drum & Bugle Corps was featured on two Nashville television stations on July 23rd. The corps was back in Nashville to perform for the two DCI shows in Murfreesboro, so the corps invited local media to attend rehearsal and preview the performance. Videographers from WKRN News 2 and WTVF News Channel 5 attended […]

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Show Day With The Blue Devils – Buffalo, NY

The Blue Devils bring their system of performance excellence to upstate New York. Featuring the Blue Devil staff and performing members, this will be an opportunity you will not want to miss. Spend the afternoon with the corps and participate in the rehearsal process and learn how this 12-time World Champion prepares for a competition. […]

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Drum Corps International Super Fans

Are you more insane than a shirtless Green Bay Packers fan during a sleeting December game? More loyal than Canadians to the puck and ice? More obsessive than a Yankees fan in October? It’s a well understood fact that drum corps enthusiasts are among the most passionate fans on the face of the Earth, and […]

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