[mrfixit]

Originally Posted by TheVillagesAV.com

Thursday June 19th, Lake Sumter Landing

The Villages - Lifestyle

That place should be S.R.O. when MPire shows up.
WOW..I should have said.....give ME a heads up thru a Private Message.

Orlandos PREMIER SHOW BAND with a base price of $ 5000. will be performing in The Villages...
...price to see them= Zero...that is a real deal.

Do you suppose this is a gig they already contracted out before they
started booking thru their Agents ?.

[cquick]

we were at Brownwood tonight to see Uncle Bob's Rock Shop. What a great performance! Great band!

[cquick]

Originally Posted by mrfixit

That place should be S.R.O. when MPire shows up.
WOW..I should have said.....give ME a heads up thru a Private Message.

Orlandos PREMIER SHOW BAND with a base price of $ 5000. will be performing in The Villages...
...price to see them= Zero...that is a real deal.

Do you suppose this is a gig they already contracted out before they
started booking thru their Agents ?.

what is S.R.O? who is Orlando's Premier Show Band?

[upstate]

Bobby Blackmon, The Smokin Torpedoes and Lenny Wilson.

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by cquick

what is S.R.O? who is Orlando's Premier Show Band?

I think S.R.O. = standing room only

[royr]

Originally Posted by Gat0r

Uncle Bob's Rock Shop.Hotel California.

They are absolutely the best band I have heard in The Villages in the 10 years that I have been here. Their best venue so far is Katie Belle's. They beat Rocky and the Rollers, Cactus Jack, Dan Story, and any of the "so called bands" that the Villages Entertainment Dept happens to mix together on a given night and give them a catchy name.

My second choice would be The Boogie Brothers. I have seen them at City Fire, but I don't know if The Villages Entertainment Dept has hired them yet.

[Radioman41]

We also enjoy "Three For The Road". They do a great job for only three guys.

[ssmith]

Dr Winston,

I understand what you area saying about Scooter but...

I love going to the square when he is there. I think he works very hard for his money also. He is an entertainer for sure. I also think he might have ADHD or at least a lot of energy.

I think any time that you can get the crowd engaged in the entertainment and not bored by mediocre entertainment then; then they are worth mentioning.

[EnglishJW]

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

My vote would be Uncle Bob's for their outstanding musicianship and Rocky for their crowd pleasing fun. Tough to go wrong with either one.


(For Dr. Winston: some of the biggest acts in music 2014 are "button pushers" i.e. David Guetta; Calvin Harris; Steve Aoki. - They add some great vocals to their 'buttons' like on Titanium (with Sia on vocals with David Guetta). I like to think of their "buttons" as an instrument of a new type.)

EDM is all the rage with my son who loves all the DJs who mentioned plus many others (e.g., Carnage, Skrillex, Deadmau5). Concerts are big time events for all of these artists. I also tend to feel that my preference for live music is to have actual musicians performing. Otherwise, we might as well introduce more Milli Vanilli and Ashlee Simpson type acts.

[BONITABULL]

If scooter is not entertainment the pope isn't catholic

[jdsl1998]

SECOND SLICE is a band that will be heard about! They are GREAT!!
If you have not had the pleasure.....don't wait.
You can still get seat now, but in the future they will have a following so strong, seats will be hard to come by.
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!!

We also like...

Smoking Torpedos

Dan Story Band

Rocky

Scooter

Impulse

Uncle Bob's

....................

Our list is growing as we see bands and groups and D.J.'s we enjoy....

[buggyone]

Second Slice performed last night at Spanish Springs. They were very good! It was well attended but plenty of chairs were available for everyone. It was a beautiful Florida evening with just perfect temperatures. I highly recommend seeing them.

HOWEVER, Rocky and the Rollers will be at Spanish Springs on Wednesday, Aug. 20! They definitely are the most popular band in The Villages. Be sure to get there early to save your seats.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by DAWN MARIE

I think Second Slice is going to be the new upcoming band to go see. They are playing twice this month. Check them out!

I saw them last night at Spanish Springs and I was blown away. What a great band.

Does anyone else think that it's unprofessional for bands to wear old worn our tee shirts and cargo shorts while performing? I see a few bands do this and it really bothers me. I think that it's very unprofessional and shows disrespect for the audience.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by ssmith

Dr Winston,

I understand what you area saying about Scooter but...

I love going to the square when he is there. I think he works very hard for his money also. He is an entertainer for sure. I also think he might have ADHD or at least a lot of energy.

I think any time that you can get the crowd engaged in the entertainment and not bored by mediocre entertainment then; then they are worth mentioning.

Not my taste. I'm not interested in watching a guy wave arrows and giant foam fingers around while dancing badly. I'd rather see live people playing real instruments to make live music.

But my comment was more to point out that the OP's question is, "Who are you favorites BANDS in The Squares?"

[John_W]

I saw Second Slice about a month ago at LSL and it was not good. Maybe they had a bad night. The biggest problem is they have a drummer, but he plays electronic drums, so if the sound system isn't working correctly, all you'll hear is the cymbals. Also the bass was a little too low in volume, combined with the lack of drumming, they had a very clean sound but not a pleasant sound. They also took the stage 5 minutes late, played only a 45 minute set and then took 30 minute break and then had all these problems when they returned.

You can give me Uncle Bob's Rock Shop every night and keep the rest and I would be happy.