DCI at Americafest 2010Fireworks, hotdogs, bar-b-que and the sounds of “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Oh, and let’s not forget some of America’s best drum and bugle corps. This years 84th Fourth of July celebration at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, brought out thousands to see five of drum corps’ finest. Starting with a pre-show […]
It was the perfect stadium and the perfect crowd, but the pursuit of perfection on the field ended early Saturday in Minneapolis after the perfect storm rolled in. Dan Potter was with corps members as tornado sirens sounded nearby TCF Bank Stadium, taking listeners backstage with him in today’s Field Pass presented by Zildjian. Have […]
At 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning (July 20), 135 bedraggled musicians from the Santa Clara Vanguard will file off tour buses, spend the next half-hour dragging backpacks inside the Van Buren High School gym, and then drop onto the air mattresses they carry with them throughout the summer. Within five hours, the same group will […]
Dustin Shahidehpour may be a rookie, but the marimba-playing Chicago native has been a Phantom Regiment fan since his early teens. He’s known for quite some time he was destined to be a part of a group like this. His first year is going fast, with the group constantly on the go from June to […]
The second DCUK show of the 2010 season saw one Junior Class corps, 11 out the 13 Open Class corps and a guest band from Ireland in competition at Victoria Park in Warrington. After last years downpour, this year, whilst grey clouds were present during most of the day, luckily the corps only had a […]
Torrential rain, thunderstorms, and a near-tornado swept through TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Saturday, July 17, putting an early end to what otherwise would have been one of the largest drum corps events to take place in the upper Midwest in recent years. Before the start of the event, however, the skies were sunny, and […]
17th July 2010 saw a very windy Academy Brass Show at the Barnsley Football Club Training Ground, Barnsley in South Yorkshire. The Company took the gold in the Associates, closely followed by Kidsgrove Scouts (2nd place). The Black Knights (3rd) and Cheshire Cadets (4th) concluded the division. With 19 units performing on the day, all […]
The Phantom Regiment Alumni Association is pleased to announce that its 2010 inductee to the Phantom Regiment Heritage Plaque is current Regiment Board President, Tim Farrell. Tim has had a long involvement with the Phantom Regiment organization, dating back to October 1971 when he joined the brass section of the corps as a baritone player. […]
The Cavaliers host their 50th "Pageant of Drums"July 3, 2010 — Michigan City, IN . . . The 50th “Pageant of Drums” show kicked off with a brief celebration honoring contributors to the show and also honoring the 50th anniversary of the 50-star United States flag — all very appropriate for a celebration of the […]
There’s no place like home. That’s how the La Crosse Blue Stars felt Friday with their first home show in three years in La Crosse. Percussionists Peter Cary and Thomas Benko last performed in La Crosse at a River City Rhapsody competition in 2007. The Blue Stars couldn’t have a home show in 2008 and […]
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