The Santa Clara Vanguard, renowned for their innovation and excellence in the drum corps community, is proud to announce a new sponsorship with Loyal Drums, a distinguished provider of handmade artisan percussion instruments. Read the rest of the article here.
On Sunday, at the fourth-annual Bluecoats Party in the Plaza Bluecoats CEO Mike Scott announced that the Bluecoats board of directors had named Jeff Doll and Darren Elliot the winners of the 2024 Champion Award. FOunded in 2022, the Champion Award is an honor awarded by the Bluecoats organization to leaders in the Northeast Ohio […]
Sage takes a solo, rough cut episode to review the 2nd show of the season, DCI Central Indiana. What do they think of Blue Stars, Cavaliers, Phantom Regiment, Colts, Boston and Crown? Listen, dammit!! Read the rest of the article here.
The VMAPA Board of Directors is thrilled to see the 2024 Santa Clara Vanguard gathered for spring training! Watching the corps arrive for move-ins in Idaho and witnessing the start of these 165 members’ 2024 Vanguard experience fills our drum corps hearts and stands in stark contrast to where we were this time last year. […]
Bluecoats Bloo Ribbon Award: Individuals are nominated for recognition as an outstanding performer of the Bluecoats or any of its affiliated programs (Bluecoats INDOOR, Artistry IN BLUE, Rhythm IN BLUE, Alumni Legacy Arc) and exemplified the highest standard of excellence as a Bluecoats performer both on and off the performance stage. Read the rest of […]
We’re pleased to announce the newest inductees to the Bluecoats Hall of Fame: Jeff McVann and Scott Swaldo. Members of the Bluecoats Hall of Fame are individuals whose history of outstanding contributions and dedication is worthy of the highest level of recognition by the organization’s Board of Directors. Read the rest of the article here.
The time has finally arrived!! The 2024 DCI season is upon us and we’re ready to see how it shakes out. The fellas this week look at a few more show announcements heading into the year (10:30) and discuss the storylines they’re interested in going into the season (20:35). They also give their bold predictions […]
Fossil Chops, Nikki, Jeff Ream, and the DrumCorpsAF community give us their best insights and wacky predictions about the upcoming 2024 drum corps season. We want to hear YOUR voices – call our submission line at 913-390-3190 and leave your best 2-3 minute take. You can use your real name or a pseudonym, and don’t […]
This past weekend Ryan Lott, the founder and band leader of the Oscar-nominated band Son Lux visited the 2024 Bluecoats at their Spring Training home, the University of Mount Union, in Alliance, OH. The visit, planned as a part of the bands two-year artistic residency at Bluecoats, included a masterclass with Ryan for the corps. […]
Hosts of The Aged Out Podcast, Michael Fantini and Evan Worrell, speculate on the upcoming DCI 2024 competitive season. Read the rest of the article here.
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