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RITES OF
SPRING FESTIVAL
Friday Saturday & Sunday -
April 30th, May 1st & 2nd 2010
The seventh annual Rites of Spring Festival in
Glenside, PA is proud to feature 11
great bands
over 3 days
in the month of May 2010. The festival features some
of today's best progressive acts from all over the world.
The festival is located
in the greater Philadelphia proper - Glenside, PA at
the acoustically sound Keswick Theater
For Immediate Release:
June 05, 2009
DeeExpus
Announced for RoSfest 2010.
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is pleased to announce that DeeExpus have been selected to
play our coveted Sunday morning Church of Prog slot! Up
until very recently DeeExpus had been the long time solo
project of songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist
Andy Ditchfield. A chance reunion with singer and old
friend Tony Wright in March 2007 expanded the project into
two people for the first time and writing and recording of
the album “Half Way Home” began. The DeeExpus sound can only
be described as being as eclectic as their influences, drawn
from years of listening to the likes of Joe Jackson, Iron
Maiden, It Bites, Crash Test Dummies, Rush, Nik Kershaw and
Marillion, more recently Porcupine Tree and Spock’s Beard.
Having recently released “Half Way Home”, Tony and Andy are
working hard with the rest of the band to take DeeExpus on
the road… The current band line up is: Tony Wright – Lead
Vocals, Andy Ditchfield – Guitar, Keyboards & Vocals, Ian
Raine – Bass Guitar & Vocals, Steve Wright – Guitar &
Vocals, Kev Jager – Drums & Vocals. Look for this stellar
band to make a great introduction in our celebrated Sunday
morning church slot. You definitely want to be there
when this band performs.
DeeExpus
website -
http://www.deeexpus.com/
DeeExpus Myspace
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http://www.myspace.com/deeexpusmusic
Check out the bands bio and MP3 -
http://rosfest.com/Performers-2010/DeeExpus.htm
For Immediate Release:
May 23, 2009
Magic
Pie Announced for RoSfest 2010.
 RoSfest
is pleased to announce Magic Pie back to the RoSfest stage as
one of our headliners for 2010. The band will play the
headlining slot on Sunday night, May 2nd, 2010.
The band was established in 2001 and consists of Kim
Stenberg (guitars), Eirik Hanssen (lead vocals, acc.
guitar), Gilbert Marshall (organ, keyboards, lead vocals),
Eirikur Hauksson (lead vocals,acc guitar), Lars Petter
Holstad (bass guitar) and Jan T. Johannessen (drums).
The characteristic and unique Magic Pie sound is founded on
strong melodious songs, blended by powerful vocal
arrangements, sparkling guitar riffs, 70’s organ and synths,
and solid bass-drumwork. The music embraces a wide spectrum
of styles, changing from the softest emotional piece to the
more heavy metal riffs.
Even if the band has it’s unique sound and signature,
influences from Spock’s Beard, Deep Purple, Yes, Dream
Theater, Pink Floyd, Kansas, Flower Kings and Uriah Heep is
perceptible in the musical “pie”.
The band signed with Swedish record label “Progress Records”
in 2005 and released their first album “Motions of Desire”
the same year. In 2007 they released their follow-up and
second album “Circus of Life”. The total response for the
albums has been overwhelming by both musical critics and
audience all over the world, and their live performances
equal to the musicianship presented in the studiowork.
The band is actively working on their new studio album and
it should be ready in time for RoSfest.
During the recent years the band has performed with extreme
success at various locations and festivals in USA, Sweden
and Norway, peaking at their performance at Sweden Rock
Festival 2007.
Get your slice of Magic Pie at RoSfest in 2010.
Magic Pie website -
http://www.magicpie.net/
Magic Pie Myspace -
http://www.myspace.com/magicpiehome
Check out the bands bio and MP3 -
http://rosfest.com/Performers-2010/Magic_Pie.htm
Hello
RoSfesters,
 The
RoSfest weekend has come and gone and I'm still feeling the
warmth and gratitude from all of you that attended. This
years festival as a whole was the most satisfying for me and
our staff. We worked many long hours to make this festival
one of the best in the world. My sincere gratitude goes out
to our entire staff, Donna O'Donnell, Anthony Roldan, Allen
Brunelle, Darryl Sipf, Josh Dwyer, Bob Saunders, Joshua
Kailer, Dana Holmes, Bernie Smith, Pat Murphy, Debbie Smith,
Judy Smith, Jeanne Berlin, Jen Bodak, Brian & Martha
Schenkenberger. Special thanks also go out to our sound and
lighting company for all the long hours they put in. Extra
special thanks go out to my sweetheart Krista Phillips who
knows how to give hugs to everyone and always has a smile on
her face.
Special thanks go out to Dr. Mellotron for his help with
John Lees' Barclay James Harvest and Iluvatar. Big thanks to
Buster and Christopher Petro who volunteered to bring us
keyboards. Not sure if Tom ever needed them but a big thanks
anyway.
My sincere gratitude also goes out to the entire Keswick
Theatre staff for being very professional and courteous to
our patrons. Maybe next year they will offer us longer beer
discounts. ;)
Special thanks for all the bands who performed at our sixth
annual RoSfest. Great performances had by all and they made
it the best one yet.
 Hopefully
some year Ed Unitsky will come over to RoSfest. He was
missed by everyone.
With an economy in turmoil all RoSfest had to do was survive
this year and that we did. The final seat tally was 602
seats sold for the weekend and Friday had slightly more.
John Lees' Barclay James Harvest and Frost* sold a
significant number of single concert tickets.
My personal thanks go out to all our gold ticket subscribers
and I'm serious when I say that we could not do RoSfest
without your support. Please continue to support us and we
will continue to bring you a great product. Special thanks
also go out to everyone that purchased tickets.
Keep your eye on the RoSfest website, Facebook, MySpace site
and our Yahoo group for updates.
Don't forget Magic Pie was announced as one of our
headliners for 2010.
George Roldan |
