Not-to-be missed music news
Which Heroes Will It Be?
Ninth annual Homey Awards to celebrate best of local music
WSTW’s 93.7 Hometown Heroes, a weekly program highlighting the best music from the Delaware Valley, will present the ninth annual Homey Awards on Friday, March 6, at World Cafe Live at The Queen. The best local music of 2014 will be announced, including Album of the Year, Best E.P., Song of the Year, Best Band and more.
Winners will be chosen by the Homey Voting Panel, made up of previous Homey winners, members of the media and others involved in the community. The evening also will include performances of some of last year’s winners and this year’s nominees, including RKVC, Hot Breakfast!, Kuf Knotz, Billy Penn Burger, John Faye and Those Meddling Kids.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $10.
Host Mark Rogers broadcasts Hometown Heroes every Sunday from 8-10 p.m.
For more information, visit queentickets.worldcafelive.com.
Winter Bluegrass Festival is March 20-22
Eighth annual event set for Claymont
The eighth annual Wilmington Winter Bluegrass Festival, which doubles as a nonprofit focused on maintaining and preserving the bluegrass music tradition, is set for the weekend of March 20-22 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Claymont.
The event features two stages, one with national performers and the other hosting newer acts. Expect non-stop workshops and jam sessions all weekend. More than 30 artists and bands will perform, including Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Jeff Scroggins, Donna Ulisse, Special Consensus and Martha & Eddie Adcock. Tickets range from $10-$30.
For more information visit wilmingtonwintergrass.org.
Punk Takeover
March 16 brings mayhem to Mojo 13
Our Velocity Productions will host a punk show at Mojo 13 in Wilmington on Monday, March 16, featuring Dwarves (Epitaph Records), The Atom Age (Asian Man Records), Gash (with Tibbie X of Reagan Youth), and Sparklefight. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 at ticketfly.com. This is a 21-and-older event.
For more information, visit facebook.com/ourvelocityprod.
R2Hop2 Beer & Music Festival
Fordham & Dominion Brewing hosting fourth annual event next month
Fordham & Dominion Brewing Co. is counting down to the fourth annual R2Hop2 Beer and Music festival on Saturday, April 25. The event will be held from noon to 6 p.m., rain or shine, at the brewery in Dover. The Bloodshots, River, Stone Jack Ballers and Mike Weyrauch will perform.
In addition to Fordham & Dominion beers, wine from Harvest Ridge Winery and spirits from The Painted Stave Distilling Company will be available. Local food vendors include Babci’s Potato Pancakes, 5K BBQ, 33West Ale House & Grill, Tre Sorelle Dolce, The Delaware Egg Roll and Hot Stuff Paninis.
The event will also include homebrew demonstrations and a keg toss.
Children are welcome. A climbing wall, sumo wrestling, moon bounce and face painting will be available.
Purchase a ticket prior to Wednesday, April 1, and be entered to win the R2Hop2 package sponsored by Dover Downs Casino. It includes a one-night stay at Dover Downs Casino and passes to all Good Libations Tour locations.
General admission tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, and VIP tickets are $50, which include a private tent area, preferred parking, a t-shirt, food and an open bar. Admission is free for children ages 16 and younger.
Tickets can be purchased at the brewery or online at fordhamanddominion.com.
American Idiot
CTC cast to perform rock opera of Green Day’s award-winning album
City Theater Company closes out its 21st season with the Delaware premiere of Green Day’s American Idiot from April 10-25. The two-time Tony Award-winning rock opera is based on Green Day’s Grammy-winning, multi-platinum album of the same name. The rock opera follows three lifelong friends on a search for meaning in a post-Sept. 11 world.
From the suburbs to the city, the trio navigates their early 20s via the punk rock music of Green Day.
Featuring the hits “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday,” and the blockbuster title track, Green Day’s American Idiot stars veteran CTC actors Brendan Sheehan and Adam Wahlberg, and marks the CTC debut for local rocker George Murphy. The performance is directed by CTC Producing Artistic Director Michael Gray, and music-directed by CTC Music Director Joe Trainor.
All shows are at The Black Box at Opera Delaware Studios in Wilmington.
General admission is $25. Limited VIP seating is $40 and includes complimentary drinks, choice seating, and cast-signed programs. All shows are at 8 p.m. except for a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, April 12. Get your tickets at city-theater.org.
