January 2012
4 posts
York, PA: Killer Open Mic Scene
One thing that York definitely has is a great open mic circuit. There are two in particular that we tend to hit up weekly - Tuesday nights at Kerry’s Green, and Thursday nights at Victor’s Italian Restaurant. Joe and Rod from Groove Jones do an amazing job hosting the one in Red Lion (Kerry’s) each week. Mike runs the one at Victor’s in York each week, in addition to being...
Jonnie Chimpo, with Chickasaw County
Jonnie Chimpo and Chickasaw County are two bands from the Central Pennsylvania Area. Jonnie Chimpo’s live act is what I’d call ‘hybridized cover rock’; while they are a cover band, often they cover popular songs in a rock-feel, which can prove to be an unexpected twist for a bar crowd… it’s gotten them a fair amount of attention in the local scene, which they deserve. I was one of the original...
