Let Them Know That We’re Still Rock ‘n’ Roll

This past weekend brought some much needed live music to several of the Mid-Atlantic States in the Northeast Region of the US with a total of three shows featuring Memphis based hard rock national act ROXY BLUE as the headliner each night. Beginning in Atlantic City, New Jersey on April 16th with a Friday night show at Bourré followed up by a Saturday, April 17th show in Wilmington, Delaware at BAR XIII and a late afternoon/early evening show in Hanover, Maryland on Sunday, April 18th to cap off the mini concert weekend. Sunday’s show was Brad Lee Entertainment’s Volume 1 installment of BLE PRESENTS SEASON ONE SUNDAY SHOWCASE SERIES at The Original Cancun Cantina. Being touted as LIVE MUSIC IS BACK HOME WHERE IT BELONGS expect to see the Sunday Showcase Series taking place over the next several months in Maryland. All Showcases will call The Original Cancun Cantina home at 7501 Old Telegraph Rd Hanover, MD. Not to mention the Sunday shows at this location are FREE!!!

Denim N’ Leather column will be covering Sunday Showcase Volume 2 show next month featuring another national act along with supporting bands so be on the lookout for that!

While I personally didn’t attend the first two shows of the weekend, I did drive up from Raleigh, NC to attend Sunday’s show at a really cool venue The Original Cancun Cantina. Even though it was a somewhat overcast day the outdoor sand bar area and open air type setting made up for that and was a perfect place to talk with other patrons but still be able to hear the live music. Featuring main act ROXY BLUE as well as other bands Whiskey Grin, Stone Whiskey, Blackleg Miner and John Jammer Cullen who played rock anthems all evening between sets. Special guests included 97 Underground “Baltimore’s Pure Rock Worldwide Screaming 24×7 Commercial Free” at https://www.97underground.com/ and The Metal Summit “Your Island Of Misfit Toys, brought together to interview the artists related to the Rock and Metal.” You can catch their episodes live on Facebook every Wednesday evening 9:00pm Est https://www.facebook.com/themetalsummit

ROXY BLUE formed in 1990 and had only released one album titled WANT SOME? before they disappeared for 27 years coming back around in 2019 with their self-titled album ROXY BLUE. Brad Lee Entertainment’s BLE Artist Services welcomed Roxy Blue to the BLE family in 2019 and they were scheduled to play Ballroom Blitz in Maryland during the weekend of March 20th and 21st 2020 along with bands such as Tora Tora, Spread Eagle, Last In Line, Pretty Boy Floyd and many others but Covid-19 restrictions caused that event to be postponed and Roxy was forced back into submission.

This band wants to play live in front of people as much as possible! Hopefully you can catch one of their shows because they sound really great and you won’t be disappointed. Many of their catchy and fun classic tunes were performed from their first album WANT SOME? along with songs from their 2019 sophomore album ROXY BLUE which are much heavier but still contains some ballads.

Roxy Blue Set List:
Love’s Got A Hold On Me
It’s So Easy
Silver Lining
Rockstar Junkie
Luv On Me
Blinders
Lie To Me
Til The Well Runs Dry
Faithless
How Does It Feel
What It’s Like
Times Are Changin’
Squeeze Box
Rob The Cradle

Todd Poole (vocals)

Jimmy Fulp (drums)

Josh Weil (bass)

Jeff Caughron (guitar)

Roxy Blue:

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRoxyBlue/

Photo Credit: Frank Piercy Photography
www.frankpiercy.com

It was my first time seeing the following bands and they all played kick ass sets!

WHISKEY GRIN:
Powerhouse trio Whiskey Grin is one of NJ’s hottest original rock n’ roll bands
Great harmonies!! Heard Zeppelin, CCR, Hall and Oats, The Bee Gees, Grand Funk Railroad and Fleetwood Mac too!
https://www.facebook.com/whiskey.grin.75

STONE WHISKEY:
American hard rock band, based out of Raleigh, NC. Hard hitting, rebellious rock n roll
OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE for debut album “Rebels of the Sun” is May 7th 2021. The album will be available to purchase or stream on your favorite listening apps. CD and Vinyl Presses will be available to order just go to https://stonewhiskeyband.com/ and click the “Merch” link!
Recorded at Vintage Noise Studio, Raleigh, NC
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Anthony Focx A.Focx Productions
https://www.facebook.com/stonewhiskey/

BLACKLEG MINER :
Industrial-strength hard rock from Baltimore, MD playing covers and originals — this is the rock and roll butt-spanking you’ve been praying for
Influences of UFO, Bad Company, and Great White
You can check out some of their songs on Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/rpk/songs/6746708
https://www.facebook.com/blacklegminer
https://blacklegminer.com/

SUNDAY SHOWCASE SERIES WILL TAKE PLACE AT:
The Original Cancun Cantina
7501 Old Telegraph Rd Hanover, MD 21076
https://www.facebook.com/theoriginalcancuncantina

Along with ROXY BLUE the three other bands that performed Friday evening in Atlantic City, NJ were Zenora, Tonal Crush and The Goons.

Saturday night in Wilmington, DE was again ROXY BLUE along with As We Become Ghosts, Whiskey Grin, GOTM and Zenora.