The 40th Anniversary Drum Corps International Tour turns a corner this weekend as tours begin to converge for the next series of DCI Premier Events and judging panels expand to eight adjudicators. In today’s full-length Friday Field Pass presented by Zildjian, Dan Potter checks in with DCI Artistic Director Michael Cesario for a progress report […]
It’s going to be a blast in Waukee next week when the “Celebration in Brass” event marches its way back to Waukee Stadium for the second year in a row. “Celebration in Brass” is premier drum and bugle corps event showcasing the talents of competition drum corps from all over the United States. These top […]
Pioneer will be holding its third annual “Gathering of the Clans” alumni reunion on Saturday, July 14th, from 2 PM until 10 PM. The reunion will take place at the Pioneer Musical Youth Center. Alumni of the Mercury Thunderbolts, the Imperials of St. Patrick, The Thing, and Pioneer are welcome. RSVP at the corps website. […]
The Oregon Crusaders have posted a clip of their 2012 production, “Dreaming In Color” on YouTube. The clip is from the corps’ performance in Hillsboro, OR. Watch the video here.
Attention GLASSMEN Family and Alumni – it’s time to celebrate! On Wednesday, July 11 from 5-7:30pm, the GLASSMEN will be holding the annual Pre-Show Chicken Barbecue and party in conjunction with the All-Star Review Drum Corps Show! This event is open to all GLASSMEN ‘Family’ members, alumni, friends, and fans, and will take place prior […]
Carolina Crown released a video on their Facebook page of the corps performing “You Can’t Stop The Beat” from Hairspray, during the recent Bristol, RI, Independence Day parade, much to the delight of the crowds lined up along the parade route. Watch the video here.
The Bluecoats have released the second in their corps history video series on YouTube. This video covers the corps’ history during the 1980’s and, as with the 1970’s video, is narrated by Dan Potter. Watch the video here.
The Academy have begun releasing a weekly video series on Vimeo. Titled “Mondays With Mark”, the videos feature updates from corps director Mark Richardson, interspersed with rehearsal audio and video clips of the corps. Watch the video here.
On the night before the country’s oldest 4th of July celebration, Bristol played host to a drum and bugle competition, at Mount Hope High School. Although a lot changes year to year, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed, since the competition kicked off 24-years ago, the man who introduces all of the acts. Read the […]
A high-energy student marching band event, expected to draw professional-level participants and thousands of spectators, is drumming its way to the Quad-Cities next week. The Davenport Central High School band program will host the Drum Corps International competition event called Music on the March on behalf of the Dubuque Colts Drum & Bugle Corps, an […]
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