Nationals Continued...
Courtney Love has announced a string of June dates on the East Coast. The Hole leader with perform songs from Live Through This, Celebrity Skin & Nobody’s Daughter. Suport band Starred will accompany Love. Stops include the TLA in Philadelphia on June 20th and
The Killers at Camden, NJ The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Md. on June 22nd. Hersheypark Stadium has announced the lineup for the second annual Mixtape Festival on July 26-27th. Train, New Kids On the Block, The Script, OneRepublic, Jonas Brothers and the return of TLC are just a few of the acts. The show will also feature Rev. Run & DJ Ruckus, Boyz II Men, Gavin DeGraw, Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden performing a DJ set, Hanson, Emblem 3, Serena Ryder and MKTO. George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” died at the age of 81. Jones died in Nashville after being hospitalized with fever and irregular
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blood pressure, forcing him to postpone two shows. He was idolized not just by fellow country artists, but by Frank Sinatra, Pete Townshend, Elvis Costello, James Taylor and countless others. “If we all could sound like we wanted to, we’d all sound like George Jones,” Waylon Jennings once sang. Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors passed away at the age of 74. Manzarek died on May 20th in Germany, surrounded by his family, after being stricken by bile duct cancer. Manzarek founded The Doors after meeting then-poet Jim Morrison in California. The band went on to become one of the most successful rock ‘n’ roll acts to emerge from the 1960s and has sold more than 100 million albums. Manzarek is among the most notable keyboard players in rock history, famous for his creepy organ line on “Light My Fire.” UPCOMING CONCERTS ! Ocean Blue Lancaster Chameleon June 2th. The Bronx Pittsburgh 6119 Club June 5th. Tom Keifer (Cinderella) Lancaster Chameleon June 5th. Social Distortion Baltimore Rams Head June 9th. Billy Idol Bethlehem Sands June 9th. Willie Nelson Lancaster American Theatre June 10th. Alice Cooper & Marilyn Manson Merriweather Post June 17th. Rolling Stones Philadelphia Wells Fargo June 18th. Alice Cooper & Marilyn Manson Reading Sovereign June 18th. Rancid Silver Spring Fillmore June 19th. Tom Petty & Heartbreakers Pittsburgh Consol Energy June 20th. Courtney Love Philadelphia TLA June 20th. Rush Hershey Giant Center June 21th. Rolling Stones Philadelphia Wells Fargo June 21th. Crocodiles Baltimore Ottobar June 21th. Courtney Love Silver Spring Fillmore June 22th. Rolling Stones Washington DC Verizon June 24th. Bow Wow Wow & Gene Loves Jezebel White Marsh House Of Rock June 30th. E-Mail Eric at: Erockhoff@comcast.net
PENNSYLVANIA MUSICIAN MAGAZINE
SANE ADVICE By John Kerecz
Recently, I visited Beale Street in Memphis and then went to Bourbon Street in New Orleans; the homes of Blues and Jazz, respectively. Both of these cities are also the homes of countless buskers, also known as the street performer. To me, being a street-performing musician seems like it could be one of the most fun jobs in the world! You just show up, convince complete strangers to stop what they were doing and watch you, and then they pay you for the pleasure. All purely because of your force of will, character, and skill. On the other hand, if street performing went poorly, it could be soul-destroying. Street performing is a unique business, in that if you want more money, you can simply go out and do more shows. You are your own boss, and the people are always out there, waiting to be turned into audiences. You get to decide each and every time if it’s worth the money you think you will make to do the show you think you’re going to do. Street performing is hard. Unlike any other type of entertainment, almost all of the members of your audience did not plan on watching your show. They were planning on doing something else until you convinced them, either with your actions or your words, to stop and watch. This, by itself, is difficult. Just thinking about being a street performer gives you a new perspective. Next time you see a truly entertaining street show, or listen to a really talented musician in the subway, contemplate: how much would you pay to see that same show in a theater or hear that music at a concert? Chances are, even a fraction of the price that comes to mind would be a great help to the performer. So what’s the point of my mentioning this? With the warmer months ahead, being a street performer is one more option all of us musicians have to get our music out there. Don’t necessarily quit your day job, but on your off hours it might be fun to try. Please be aware that in lots of cities some form of street performer license may be needed.
June, 2013