Good news on horizon for Maryland and Delaware live music fans
Roger Hillis
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Things are slowly getting back to normal on Delmarva as business restrictions loosen all because of the fact that COVID-19 numbers are falling. Restaurants and bars are gearing up for summer, and many of them are already presenting copious amounts of live music.
In Ocean City, this is the first week of 2021 that Seacrets has been open and featured live entertainment each day and that’s the way things are set to remain there.
At 5 p.m. Friday, May 14, the Jim Long Band will kick off the first of its weekly happy-hour shows at Seacrets. These weekend kickoffs will no doubt please many regulars. as Long and company have been the house band there in the summertime since the ’90’s. Another rock act that will kick off a weekly residency is Go, Go Gadget, which will play at 10 p.m. each Thursday beginning May 20.
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As Maryland has lifted restrictions and Delaware prepares to do the same later this month live entertainment is making a comeback at area beaches.
In Ocean City, the four-day Springfest event at the Inlet is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, May 6-9. While the traditional series of concerts by national entertainers under the big tent has been scuttled this year, there will still be music galore outside in the parking lot courtesy of local favorites.
Springfest will showcase the music of about 30 performers over the course of the four days, with music running from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Local legends Teenage Rust & the Rustettes, the house band at the former B.J.’s On the Water, will close out the Friday portion at 7 p.m. Another highlight will be the original music of the bluesy duo Rivers & Rhodes, kicking things off bright and early at 10 a.m. Sunday.
By Mark Robertson
Apr 20, 2021
Tray Hunter, the head of Palmetto Electric s marketing department, joins me for a preview of this year s event at Palmetto Electric Cooperative April 29, 30 and May 1.
By Carla Slavey
Commonwealth Journal Feb 6, 2021
Feb 6, 2021
The Commonwealth Journal has cause to celebrate this week after staff learned the newspaper took Second Place in its category for General Excellence at the annual Kentucky Press Associationâs contest.
The Somerset newspaper is part of the Daily Division 2 in the contest.
Editor Jeff Neal described learning of the paperâs accomplishments after what has been an emotional week for the staff.
âI am very proud of the Commonwealth Journal staff. Itâs dedicated to bringing its readers the best coverage of local news in the state,â Neal said. âItâs fitting that on the week our humble reporter, Bill Mardis, left us, that the CJ placed second in General Excellence and won several awards in the KPA contest. I know Bill would be proud.â