WTIM: Music Around Town

What’s going on musically in the Berks-Mont Newspapers coverage area? A lot, and we want to help keep everyone in the know.

Local Bands and Venues
5 July – Pangea Acoustic at Union Jacks on the Manatawny, Oley Twp (7:00 start)

6 July – Jim Femino at The Sandtrap, Limerick (6:00 start)

6 July – Open Mic w/DJ Redd at the Mohnton VFW, Mohnton (7:00 start)

6 July – Paul Stangl, Ellie Perez and Matthew Bailey at Chapmans the Music Café, Spring City (8:00 start)

7 July – Bill Koss Combo at Seaside Gas & Grill, Massey’s Landing, Del. (7:00 start)

7 July – Ara at the Mohnton VFW, Mohnton (9:00 start)

7 July – Rag Child, The True Brothers and Nick Filone at Chapmans the Music Café, Spring City (8:00 start)

8 July – Raucous Brothers at Union Jacks on the Manatawny, Oley Twp (6:00 start)

8 July – The What Nows, The Keystone Ska Exchange and more at Reverb, Reading (6:30 start)

12 July – The Manatawny Creek Ramblers at Union Jacks on the Manatawny, Oley Twp. (7:00 start)

12 July – Jim Meck at Bear Creek Mountain Resort on the deck, Macungie (7:00 start)

12 July – Delaise and Little Kingdoms at Chapmans the Music Café, Spring City (8:00 start)

12 July – Sammus Theory, My Only Vice, Chasind Hades and more at Reverb, Reading (6:30 start)

13 July – Brian and Deb at The Sandtrap, Limerick (6:00 start)

13 July – Mile 181 at Chapmans the Music Café, Spring City (8:00 start)

13 July – Gnargoyles (CD release show) at Reverb, Reading (6:30 start)

14 July – Hopwood at the Tikki Shack at Sunnybrook, Pottstown (8:00 start)

14 July – Rebourne (Ozzy tribute band), Blynsyde, Metrix and more at Reverb, Reading (7:30 start)

14 July – The Jim Meck Trio and Strange Brew at the Topton Fire Company Block Party, Topton (3pm start)

14 July – DJ Gary at the 2012 Summer Classic Car Show at Eastwood Co., Pottstown (10 am start)

14 July – Ziggy Issacs at The Bridge Inn, Pleasentville (7:30 start)

15 July – Sunnybrook Polka Fest at Sunnybrook Ballroom, Pottstown

15 July – Good Lovin’ Jam Band at Union Jacks on the Manatawny, Oley Twp. (6:00 start)

One of my favorite events is back this time, the Sunnybrook Polka Fest! These folks know how to party and have fun. Speaking of parties, check out DJ Gary at Eastwood’s car show, last year’s event ended up nearly spilling on to Shoemaker Road it was so well attended.

The party list wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t mention The Topton Fire Co. Block Party, from all accounts this is the must attend party of the year in Topton Jim and the guys make it a rocking good time. Check it out.

On the big stages country biggies Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town are at Montage. This will be an awesome venue to see this show. If rock is more to your taste, the Nickelback show out in Hershey would be an extra added incentive to visit the sweetest place on earth.

Duck and cover because there are also TWO B52s shows coming to the area in rapid succession. The big stage pick, though, has to be Arlo Guthrie in Ocean City, this is Americana at it’s finest and everyone should hear it at least once. Locally, Ziggy Issacs at The Bridge Inn promises to be a fun time in a fun venue.

Do you want to see your band or venue listed here at WTIM? Send an email to redneck@berksmontnews.com with the particulars (at least two weeks in advance) and we’ll get it out there.

Concerts of Note
5 July – Coldplay at the Wells Fargo Center

6 July – James Taylor at the Borgata

7 July – Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town & Thomas Rhett at Montage Mountain

9 July – The Bacon Brothers at the Ocean City Music Pier

10 July – The Bacon Brothers at Longwood Gardens

11 July – Van Halen at the Wells Fargo Center

12 July – Levon Helm at Longwood Gardens

13 July – Squeeze and The B-52s at the Borgata

14 July – Nickelback, Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days at Hershey Park Stadium

15 July – Stevie Nicks at the Borgata

16 July – Arlo Guthrie at the Ocean City Music Pier

17 July – B52s at the Sands Bethlehem