Original Beatles Drummer Headlines Weekend At Bertha’s
The Pete Best Band tops the bill of more than a dozen musical acts for the Weekend at Bertha’s counter-culture festival taking place on July 26-28 in Townsend. Before the hiring of Ringo Starr, Best played drums for The Beatles from 1960 to 1962.
Best’s group will be joined at the festival by several well-known East Coast jam bands such as Rainbow Full of Sound, Mums the Word, One-Eyed Jack, and Juggling Suns. Delaware’s Urban Shaman Attack as well as presidential candidate Vermin Supreme will also make featured appearances.
— For tickets and more info, visit WeekendAtBerthas.com.
Summer Band Jam Continues at Newark’s Wonderland
After two knockout shows at Rainbow Records and Spaceboy Clothing, Round 3 of Summer Band Jam continues Saturday, July 6 at Wonderland Records with performances by Death on Stage, La Casa DE, and Dan & Joe.
Three additional shows are scheduled for next month at Squeezebox Records (Aug 3), Kelly’s Logan House (Aug 10), and Newark Bike Project (Aug 24).
In its second season, the Band Jam series is hosted by Gingerfox Productions and the Koh Show. Guests at the show get to vote for the band they feel gave the best performance, with the series’ six winning bands moving on to the finale on September 7 at Aetna Fire Hall in Newark.
— More info at KohShow.live.
Nine Bands Prepare to Rock Shady Grove
Von Holden and Death By Indie headline this year’s Shady Grove Music Fest in on Saturday, July 13 — a rocking day that sees performance from a total of nine bands.
Queasy, The Lunar Year, Emmett Dreuding, Pink Blush, Mavis The Dog, Red Smith & Friends, and The Dullards will also add to the day’s festivities, which start at noon and lasts until 8:30 p.m. in Arden.
— Tickets and more info at ArdenConcerts.com.
Dr. Dog Performs ‘Warm-Up’ at The Queen on July 11
Two days before their big outdoor show at The Mann, Philly’s Dr. Dog will perform what they are calling a two-set “Warm-Up” show at The Queen.
Although the band recently retired from touring, the decision has not stopped them from doing select shows. The sold-out show is only one of five the band has scheduled for this year, including The Mann on the 13th; two sold-out shows in Denver (Gothic Theatre on the 17th and Red Rocks the following night); then Riot Fest in Chicago at the end of September.
— For more info visit DrDogMusic.com.
Bellefonte Brewing Taps into Live Music
Bellefonte Brewing will be tapping into some other toe-tapping events around town, in addition to its Summer Music series on select Thursday nights at its Old Capitol Trail location (Geoffrey Giordano on July 25).
On the last Friday of every month at its Brandywine location, Bellefonte partners with Canopy Crow Productions for North Wilmo Community Night, a free event series that features local music, food trucks and a paper airplane contest. In July, that event will be followed by Bellefonte’s appearance at the White Clay Creek Music Series on July 31.
— More info at BellefonteBrewingCompany.com.
Annual Homey Awards Returns to the Queen
The Homey Awards, one of the biggest nights for the local music scene, returns to the Queen on Sunday, August 4, to mark its 18th year.
Mark Rogers, a Delaware Rock and Roll Society Hall of Fame inductee, hosts the night. The evening celebrates the best local music featured in 2023 on Rogers’ radio program, Hometown Heroes. The show can be heard 7-9 p.m. on Sunday nights on 88.1 WMHS in Wilmington and 91.1 WDDE in Dover.
The show will present awards across 28 categories and feature live performances from some of the honorees.
— More info at HometownHeroesMusic.com.
Asleep At The Wheel Headlines DE Valley Bluegrass Festival
A band that has won nine Grammys over its more than 50-year career, Asleep at the Wheel will headline the Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival, set for August 30-September 1 in Woodstown, NJ.
This year marks the festival’s 52nd year and will also feature the Del McCoury Band (Friday’s headliner) and The Seldom Scene (Sunday’s headliner). Asleep at the Wheel closes Saturday’s lineup, which also sees performances from the Gibson Brothers, Becky Buller, and Red Wine.
— For tickets and more info, see DelawareValleyBluegrass.org.
