(Aug. 17, 2017) Pocomoke’s Concert in the Park continues today with classic and modern rockers Front Page News taking a second shot at the event.
Lead guitarist Gary Collier said the band was booked to play in Cypress Park last year, but Mother Nature threw up a roadblock.
“We were actually scheduled, and it rained and it poured,” he said. “As much as we hated to do it we had to cancel.”
Karah Burton Lacey, Pocomoke economic development coordinator, said the town is hopeful Front Page News will make headlines this time around.
“We’re hopeful the weather will cooperate this year,” she said. “We’ve already gotten such a positive response from the community about booking Front Page News.”
The four-piece rock unit consists of Collier on lead guitar, Mark Ridgway on bass, Aaron Taylor on vocals and Leroy Brewington on drums.
Collier said the band was formed in the summer of 2009 with Brewington taking over rhythm duties in 2011.
“We had played in different bands with each other, but never as a group,” he said. “The singer and I had a band several years ago.”
Collier said it’s often challenging to find likeminded individuals with which to perform.
“It’s a tough fit to find people who like the same music [and] who are serious about the music,” he said. “We still practice every single week even when we’re playing every weekend.”
Collier said Pocomoke’s free concert series is an ideal event for families to gather and get their groove on.
“It’s a great opportunity for people who, normally in the wintertime, can’t always take your kids where we play,” he said.
Over the years, Collier said the band has developed a simple formula for determining which songs warrant inclusion into their onstage repertoire.
“If the people don’t dance to it, we don’t play it,” he said. “We’ll learn a song and if we play it two or three times and it doesn’t make them dance … we take it off the set list.”
Still, Collier said the band tries to be receptive to random requests from the audience.
“As long as all of us have been playing, we’ve probably forgotten more songs than what we actually play,” he said. “Occasionally, somebody will holler something out and we’ve all played it. Sometimes we can pull it off. It may not be 100 percent, but people are tickled to death if you can play something they requested.”
Lacey said tonight’s concert runs from 6:30-8 p.m.
“We encourage people to bring a lawn chair and pack a cooler if you like,” she said. “We also have bleacher seating, and refreshments will be available for purchase.”
For more information on events in Pocomoke, visit www.downtownpocomoke.com.
Lead guitarist Gary Collier said the band was booked to play in Cypress Park last year, but Mother Nature threw up a roadblock.
“We were actually scheduled, and it rained and it poured,” he said. “As much as we hated to do it we had to cancel.”
Karah Burton Lacey, Pocomoke economic development coordinator, said the town is hopeful Front Page News will make headlines this time around.
“We’re hopeful the weather will cooperate this year,” she said. “We’ve already gotten such a positive response from the community about booking Front Page News.”
The four-piece rock unit consists of Collier on lead guitar, Mark Ridgway on bass, Aaron Taylor on vocals and Leroy Brewington on drums.
Collier said the band was formed in the summer of 2009 with Brewington taking over rhythm duties in 2011.
“We had played in different bands with each other, but never as a group,” he said. “The singer and I had a band several years ago.”
Collier said it’s often challenging to find likeminded individuals with which to perform.
“It’s a tough fit to find people who like the same music [and] who are serious about the music,” he said. “We still practice every single week even when we’re playing every weekend.”
Collier said Pocomoke’s free concert series is an ideal event for families to gather and get their groove on.
“It’s a great opportunity for people who, normally in the wintertime, can’t always take your kids where we play,” he said.
Over the years, Collier said the band has developed a simple formula for determining which songs warrant inclusion into their onstage repertoire.
“If the people don’t dance to it, we don’t play it,” he said. “We’ll learn a song and if we play it two or three times and it doesn’t make them dance … we take it off the set list.”
Still, Collier said the band tries to be receptive to random requests from the audience.
“As long as all of us have been playing, we’ve probably forgotten more songs than what we actually play,” he said. “Occasionally, somebody will holler something out and we’ve all played it. Sometimes we can pull it off. It may not be 100 percent, but people are tickled to death if you can play something they requested.”
Lacey said tonight’s concert runs from 6:30-8 p.m.
“We encourage people to bring a lawn chair and pack a cooler if you like,” she said. “We also have bleacher seating, and refreshments will be available for purchase.”
For more information on events in Pocomoke, visit www.downtownpocomoke.com.