The Jukehouse Bombers performed three times during Johnstown’s annual Thunder In The Valley motorcycle rally. (I did get to hear Liliac during their soundcheck, when they did impressive work on Dio’s “Holy Diver” and “The Last in Line.”) Franz ferdinand take me out live on fuse plus#Other work duties kept me from staying to see their set, but eyewitness accounts were impressive as singer Melody, guitarist Samuel, drummer Abigail, bassist Ethan, keyboardist Justin and an additional violin player rocked the house with original songs plus numbers from Dio, Nirvana, Iron Maiden, Metallica and more. Headlining this night was popular Los Angeles-based family rock and metal band Liliac. Guitarists Chris Silva and Rob Sottile, bassist Beau Cabassa and drummer Randy Wilson brought the instrumental crunch and might behind him. Singer Matt Stoyanoff demonstrated his vocal power and range early and often via Iron Maiden’s “Wicker Man” and “Two Minutes to Midnight,” Judas Priest’s “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” and “Hellion/Electric Eye,” Dio’s “Rainbow in the Dark” and more. Next was Avenue Of Kings, bringing hard rock and metal to the stage. The wife-and-husband tandem of Lauren and Joe George did a variety of rock, pop and country hits from such names as Pat Benatar, Badfinger, Little Big Town, Fleetwood Mac, Amy Winehouse, Hall & Oates, John Prine, Adele, Janis Joplin and many more. Saturday’s half of PA Roundhouse Rally weekend launched musically with popular area acoustic duo Lauren & Joe. Franz ferdinand take me out live on fuse free#When the Roundhouse Rally crowd demanded the encore, The Ten Band responded with four more songs – “Release,” “Alive,” their sing-along merging of The Who’s “Baba O’Riley” with Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” and “Yellow Ledbetter” to cap the night. Formed nearly two decades ago, The Ten Band stunningly recreated Pearl Jam’s live sound – singer Nick Rhodes’s voice was incredible in the Eddie Vedder role you could close your eyes and believe it was Eddie! He, lead guitarist Brian Pardee, rhythm guitarist Billy Schneider, bassist Todd Kaczorowski and drummer Adam Sivitz performed Pearl Jam favorites such as “Animal,” “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town,” “Evenflow,” “Dissident,” “Daughter,” “Better Man,” “Why Go,” “Black,” “Jeremy” and the Pearl Jam version of “Last Kiss.” They also broke out deeper Pearl Jam cuts such as “Porch,” “Wishlist,” “Garden” and others. They also did numbers from Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder, Black Crowes and Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir,” plus fused together Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” with Bill Withers/Black Crowes’ “Hard to Handle,” The Stooges’ “I Wanna Be Your Dog” with Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out,” and James Brown’s “Get On Up” into Prince’s “Kiss.” Pittsburgh-based Pearl Jam tribute The Ten Band then took the stage and delivered an amazing performance of Pearl Jam’s music. The group played many of their catchy originals, including “It’s Not Me,” “Hold On,” “Whiskey Breath,” the new “Whisper Warriors,” “Souls,” “Where Do We Run,” “Testify,” “Lockdown” and more. Singer and guitarist Mike Wertz, bassist and singer Hunter Karns, and drummer David Applas mixed hard-edged chops and soulful swagger over their variety of original songs plus rock and soul covers. Roundhouse Harley-Davidson near Duncansville hosted the Pennsylvania Roundhouse Rally during Friday and Saturday of “Thunder Weekend.” Friday’s music kicked off with The Jaded Lips and their brand of rock’n’soul. Singer and bassist Mike Griffiths, guitarist and singer Aaron Wolf and drummer John Tedeski brought their own brand of thunder with tunes from ZZ Top, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Bulletboys, Alice In Chains, Motley Crue, Dio and many more. And Cambria County heavy rockers Rust closed out the night in front of a jam-packed house inside the Castle Pub. I then headed several blocks to the Lloyd Street Brewing Co., where Altoona-based 8-piece ska rockers Tom Nevers Field performed their energetic array of original tunes. I next walked to the area outside the Castle Pub, where the Giants Of Science entertained a large, festive crowd with 1980s era rock and pop hits. I first visited the Ebensburg American Legion’s parking lot, where Stacy & the Rejects set the party tone with their upbeat blend of classic rock and hits. Several of those bands and performers I experienced during the final weekend in June as parts of several motorcycle-themed events in west-central PA – dubbed “Thunder Weekend” after the biggest of those events, Johnstown’s “Thunder in the Valley.” Helping kick off that weekend on Thursday evening was Ebensburg’s annual “Wheels & Wings” event, as downtown Ebensburg welcomed arriving motorcycle riders and enthusiasts with chicken wing and other food vendors, plus live music at several locations.
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