local bands

We heard from Pat when he was shooting for the drum throne of the KJ All Star Band last year, and although he won the bronze in that event, he's back now as one of our 50 Musicians in 50 Days.

Devin's is a name I'd heard before entering the music scene as a player and I'm proud that he's been a part of my musical journey almost since it began. His versatility allows him to burn a solo over the most complex jazz changes, and also to fit into just about any other musical situation effortlessly

The second guy to represent 'Cuse and to represent country music on the show too, Mick Fury (yeah, he knows... minus the eyepatch) is blazing trails with his shooting star of a band formerly called Silent Fury, now they've got a new 'countrified' (country-FRIED??) name, Midnight Moonshine!

Keyboard players are a dying breed around here, especially really good ones, but here comes Steve Laureti carrying the torch with class and definitely wields his black-and-whites with obvious and hard-earned facility.

Bob Halligan, Jr. is the epitome of a rags to riches story, starting life in an orphanage to becoming one of the most respected songwriters in the business and that's just the tip of the musical iceberg

Jimmy Agard learned the way many of us did, by trial and error wearing out tape after tape. Yeah, cassette tapes! He's the axe-man in the band Hot Roxx with our very own All-Star singer, Kelly Preston.

We've had guitar players, bass players, drummers, singers and keyboard players, but as the first blues guy on the show for the 50 Musicians series, Tom Townsley gets the word out about a branch of the music scene that quite literally birthed all of the others

Another arm of the Moyer family musical dynasty, this one may be the youngest, but he's so talented it's ridiculous! From perfect pitch to drum pounding to upside down bass (that's right, the opposite of upright) to singing his cajones off, that's all just a drop in the bucket

The 96.1 Morning Show became the 'Mo Show' as one of the most celebrated and legendary drummers in the Utica area rolled through the station with an equally celebrated box of Dunkin Donuts!

As the first keyboard player to be a guest for the 50 Days series, Terrence Thornton represented in style, taking us all to church on a Wednesday morning on a classic hits station!

A rocker through and through and been in the same band for the last 30 years, Shane Troy Parry has fronted 'Red Hush' since back when teachers could still nab him for running in the halls and chewing gum.

Herb Liebhaber of the band 'Off the Record' came bearing gifts from the pink and orange Double D's down the street (Dunkin Donuts for you gutter-brains!) Herb doesn't just pick his bass to classic hits like you might imagine