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Bushwackers To Use Pearl Drums

The Harrison Bushwackers are proud to announce that they will be featuring a new silver set of PEARL battery percussion for their 25th anniversary season in 2006. Corps director Jay Morlot said “The people at Pearl percussion have put together a wonderful package for the corps and I couldn’t think of a better way to […]

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Empire Statesmen 2006 Contest Schedule

It won’t be a day at the beach for corps members, but Rochester’s Empire Statesmen won’t be far from the water as they work on “Catching Some Rays” during this summer’s Drum Corps Associates (DCA) contest circuit. The Statesmen will perform in towns located on all the important waterways in the northeast, including the Atlantic […]

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Drum Corps Rocks The South Tickets On Sale

Get your tickets online today for the 4th Annual Drum Corps Rocks the South! drum and bugle corps competition. Only $10 Reserved or $5 General Admission** Saturday, August 5th, 2006 7:00pm at Rockmart High School, Rockmart, GA Scheduled to Appear: Three Time Undefeated Defending DCA South Champions Atlanta CorpsVets Heat Wave | Orlando, FL Music […]

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Hawthorne Caballeros Partner With Dynasty

The Hawthorne Caballeros are proud to partner with Dynasty USA in 2006. The Caballeros recently unveiled a full set of shiny new black Dynasty Drums. Gary Gill, Percussion Caption Head and Arranger for the Caballeros said that the Caballeros chose Dynasty Percussion because “we love the design of the drums – the sturdiness and the […]

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Empire Statesmen Marching In Lilac Parade This Weekend

It’s a busy time of year for Rochester’s Empire Statesmen as they prepare for the summer drum and bugle corps contest season beginning in mid-June, but they’ll be taking time to stop and smell the roses…rather, the lilacs, this weekend. The corps will again be marching in the Rochester Lilac Festival Parade, on Saturday, May […]

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So Cozy …. How loud was it?

As promised, our man Cozy Baker is back with his impressions of last week’s Loud Music Symposium at the San Francisco Bay Area’s Campbell Heritage Theater. This Renegades sponsored evening of decibel worshipers has apparently cast its spell upon another new disciple. Drum Corps Associates member corps have thankfully managed to maintain individual identities. It’s […]

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Strangers In Seattle Join As Scouts

Three guys agreed to meet recently at a Seattle watering hole, practically under the Space Needle. They had never seen or heard of one another before. Well, I guess they did have one little thing in common: They are all alumni of the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps. Read the rest of the article […]

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Cozy Ponders DCA ’06

Drum corps is as much about people as it is about music, possibly more so. We all thirst for opinions about our beloved, yet somewhat specialized and secret passion. Our next door neighbor is likely to express an unsolicited take on major league baseball, the Super Bowl, etc., but when was the last time the […]

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Music City Legend Announces Assistant Drum Major

Carrie Fox, 23, of Nashville, has been appointed as the new Assistant Drum Major of Music City Legend Drum and Bugle Corps. She is a 2001 graduate of McGavock High School and a 2005 alumna of O’More College of Design with a degree in Visual Communications. A graphic artist, she is married to Stephen, her […]

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2006 World Drum Corps Hall Of Fame Inductees

The six men who will be inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame on Labour Day weekend have made an impact on the activity in key areas right across the country, from Rhode Island on the Atlantic to the Wisconsin heartland and the Pacific coast in Washington. Their involvement in drum and bugle […]

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