Music just one of regatta highlights
Live music begins at 10 a.m. Saturday on the Main Stage with the playing of the national anthem. There will be house music until noon, before local musicians take over.
SATURDAYNoon to 12:30 p.m.A consistent contributor for the annual event, Todd Wehr will once again kickoff this year’s regatta.12:30 to 1:15 p.m.The crowd will have a chance to get involved by singing some of their favorite songs at crowd karaoke.1:15 to 2:30 p.m.Brother from Another Mother must have proven themselves last year as the 2017 Battle of the Bands winner returns.Originally from Jakarta Timur, Indonesia, the band plays its metalcore and trance/electronica sound around the Pittsburgh area.3 to 4:15 p.m.Once featured in Relix Magazine, Dizzy Woosh performs with a raw, gritty style that taps into its Rust Belt and Western Pennsylvanian roots.The band has shared the stage with bands such as New Riders of the Purple Sage and Melvin Seals & The JGB.4:45 to 5:45 p.m.This year’s Battle of the Bands winner, Jenny and the Jags, plays with an easygoing flow to their folk rock sound that borders indie rock.6:30 to 8 p.m.Pittsburgh-based Rock ’n’ Roll band, Wine & Spirit, mixes classic country, folk and real R&B.“We call it a modern version of The Rolling Stones.”8:30 to 10:15 p.m.Combining heavenly harmonies with tight crisp performances, The Ark Band combines original and cover compositions with classic and current reggae hits designed to entertain, educate and enlighten all types of people.Sunday’s session starts with a 45-minute non-denominational worship experience from 10 to 10:45 a.m. followed by another hour of crowd karaoke.
SUNDAY11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.The ShowBiz Kidz are a group of youth performers who travel to local festivals, fairs and venues with a medley of Broadway songs and dances.Past performances include Kennywood Park, Market Square, Lake Arthur Regatta, Cranberry Township Community Days and the Keystone Spotlight Gala.12:45 to 2:15 p.m.Join Totally 80s, a band that obsesses over taking its audiences on a musical Journey going back to the 1980s.2:45 to 4 p.m.The Clock Reads, a jazz-rock band with all its member being University of Pittsburgh graduates, draws on a diverse range of musical tastes to form its unique sound.With roots in jazz, funk, Latin and classic rock, each band member brings a unique background of influences and tastes, creating a collaboration of avant grooves and improvisational melodies.4:30 to 6 p.m.“Big Jam” is how Morning Glass Entertainment describes the genre of Derek Woods Band.These guys are not afraid to shake things up or find rhythms.DWB defines themselves as being reminiscent of an energetic ’60s to ’70s era Rock ’n’ Roll vibe while incorporating a New-Age jam-style atmosphere.
