Rock-the-Block Concert
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Saturday, June 7
"A Little Bit Country, and a Little Bit Rock n' Roll"
Listen to the Sounds of "The Reaganomics"
"A Little Bit Country, and a Little Bit Rock n' Roll"
Listen to the Sounds of "The Reaganomics"
The Maumee Chamber teams up with the Uptown Business Association to bring live bands to the 100 block of West Dudley St. in uptown Maumee. For the 21 and older crowd, with a $4 entry fee. Hours: 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. Food vendors!. There is a picnic table area for families to enjoy the festivities, just outside the fence, near the stage with no cover fee.
Maumee Uptown Business Association & The Maumee Chamber Present!
Country music has typically been about the journey of getting to
Nashville. The truth is -- as the members of Jackson Highway
know very well -- the journey doesn't end there.
Nashville. The truth is -- as the members of Jackson Highway
know very well -- the journey doesn't end there.
It all started with an idea in early 2006. Musical acquaintances Jakob Grimm and Jeremy Metzger had brought together a group of fellow musicians to form a backing band for a local singing competition. During the course of their rehearsal they realized that this group sounded good together.
After the competition, Jakob and Jeremy continued to direct their efforts towards officially forming the group. However, something was still missing. They found that something in local singing talent, Liz Dally. The group brought together Tim Davis, Jason Everly, and Rich Jones and decided on a name that would convey the band's goals -- Jackson Highway. The namesake of the group came from and old American Auto Trail connecting musical birthplace New Orleans with Chicago, home of many musical legends; all connected through the origin of country music -- Nashville, Tennessee.
The ideas of Jackson Highway continue to drive the group into the future. Always looking for the next challenge, the band wants to make sure their music is a never-ending journey that can be enjoyed by new country converts to even the most traditional of fans. They strive to put forth this attitude in every show they perform -- making sure the fun is in getting there while always looking down the highway ahead.
If rock music of the seventies was a statement of excess and overproduction, eighties rock only furthered those excesses. The best example of this musical trend was eighties New Wave, which was essentially modernized seventies Disco. New Wave, however, encompassed a wider range than the dance music that proceeded it. The Fixx and Duran Duran were prime examples of groups that had wide appeal and received substantial airplay on MTV.
The mid-west's best 80's band, The Reaganomics, are a group of musicians specializing in eighties
rock. Not to be confused with a controversial economic theory, The Reaganomics are dedicated to
bringing back the statement and feeling that defined music of that decade.
rock. Not to be confused with a controversial economic theory, The Reaganomics are dedicated to
bringing back the statement and feeling that defined music of that decade.
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