Carolina Crown debuts 2017 show Sunday in Fort Mill

It’s been mostly hush hush. Any details released have been with near military efficiency to tantalize and string fans along. All will be revealed Sunday with Carolina Crown’s 2017 Show Preview, live at Nation Ford High School in Fort Mill.

Based in York County and the Charlotte Metro area, Carolina Crown is a top 5 DCI drum and bugle corps with a sparkling reputation and world class talent. Each year skilled musicians underage 21, come from across the United States and worldwide for workshops and to audition for coveted open spots among Crown’s ranks.

Modern drum and bugle corps are a marching musical ensemble with brass instruments, percussion, synthesizers and color guard – a choreographed musical extravaganza of performance precision and pomp.

Awesome ambassadors of goodwill for the Carolinas, Carolina Crown is consistently the fan favorite at the DCI World Championship Finals in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium. In 2013, Carolina Crown won the finals, last year they placed third.

Details about the show we do know: the title is “It Is” and music selections incorporated into the production include “Everything in Its Right Place” by Radiohead; “Little Fugue in G Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach; “Crown Imperial” by William Walton and more. Overall expect the show is about all things artistic, imaginative, bold and dynamic with raw edgy musical power.

Be there as all is unveiled – including the 2017 Hall of Fame Class – at the 2017 Carolina Crown Show Preview, 7 p.m. Sunday at Nation Ford High School, 1400 A.O. Jones Boulevard, Fort Mill. Gates open at 6 p.m. An encore performance follows with guests from Nation Ford High School. Tickets are $2 per person or $5 per family and all proceeds go to the Nation Ford High School Band “March to Macys” fundraiser. Details: carolinacrown.org.

Jammin’ at the Tracks

The Flatland Tourists cruise into their old stomping grounds Friday live for the Jammin’ at The Tracks concert series in downtown Waxhaw. Officially kicking off the start of summer in Waxhaw, this will be a hometown throw-down so expect “a great time and a blast of a show” as promised.

The Flatland Tourists came together in 2013 with a rootsy sound so authentic they were chosen the Carolinas Music Award’s Americana Band of the Year by the Carolinas Music Awards just two years later.

Since then their time has been spent with recording and releasing their music, guest slots on tours, festivals, at venues and sharing their music across the Southeast. The band features Rachel Garcia, vocals/percussion; Billy Bost, guitar/banjo/vocals; Frank Sutton, drums/percussion/ukelele; Joe Williams, guitars/harmonica/mandolin/ukelele/ vocals; Kevin Winchester, electric and upright bass/ vocals and Tom Eure, fiddle.

Together they mix all the right fixin’s true to their roots and the region, running the gamut of rock, country, folk, gospel and more with clear vocals, tight harmonies with a little juking and some jazzy jam or wistful melancholy, plus plenty of sass and Southern sentiment well-loved round these parts -- from the mountains to the piedmont right on down to the Carolinas’ coastline.

Traditional rootsy sounds rocked up with a guarantee of foot-stomping fun from The Flatland Tourists live Friday for Jammin’ at The Tracks, (7 p.m.), 1150 Broome Street, Waxhaw. Bring a lawn chair, dancing shoes and hang out. For more details, go to waxhaw.com. For more on the music, see flatlandtourists.com.

Up ‘til now things have been mostly hush hush. Details have been released bit by bit with near military efficiency to tantalize and string fans along. Now all will be revealed with Carolina Crown’s 2017 Show Preview, live Sunday at Nation Ford High School in Fort Mill.

Based in York County and the Charlotte Metro area, Carolina Crown is a top 5 DCI drum and bugle corps with a sparkling reputation and world class talent. Each year skilled musicians under the age of 21, come here from across the United States and worldwide for workshops and to audition for coveted open spots among Crown’s ranks. Modern drum and bugle corps are a marching musical ensemble with brass instruments, percussion, synthesizers and color guard – a choreographed musical extravaganza of performance precision and pomp.

Awesome ambassadors of goodwill the Carolinas, Carolina Crown is consistently the fan favorite at the DCI World Championship Finals in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium. In 2013, Carolina Crown won the finals, last year they placed third. Who knows what this year will bring.

All the scoop for the 2017 show is not available but this we know: the title is “It Is” and music selections incorporated into the production include “Everything in Its Right Place” by Radiohead; “Little Fugue in G Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach; “Crown Imperial” by William Walton; and more. Overall expect the show is about all things artistic, imaginative, bold and dynamic with raw edgy musical power.

Be there as all is unveiled – including the 2017 Hall of Fame Class – at the 2017 Carolina Crown Show Preview, Sunday at Nation Ford High School, 1400 A.O. Jones Boulevard, Fort Mill. Gates open at 6 p.m., preview starts at 7 p.m. An encore performance follows with special guests from Nation Ford High School playing alongside Carolina Crown. Tickets are $2 per person or $5 per family and all proceeds go to support the Nation Ford High School Band “March to Macys” Fundraiser. For more information visit carolinacrown.org.

Coming up

Friday: Everthrone, Rosewave, Den of Wolves- Concerts in The Courtroom, Getty’s Building, Rock Hill; TwentyThreeOverFour at McHale’s on Main, Rock Jill; Recall Band at Empire Pizza-Newport, Rock Hill; Anderson-Hill at the Songwriter Showcase/Open Mic! with host Michael Wayne Avery at Ledo Pizza, Rock Hill; Catawba River Monster at Sandbar Grill, Rock Hill; Shotgun Saints at Luke’s Sports Bar & Grill, Rock Hill; Khartown at The Handle Bar Tavern, Catawba; Whit’s End at 21 Roadhouse, Fort Lawn; Syko Sounds at Brew’s Tavern, Fort Mill; Reggae Don at Hobo’s, Fort Mill; Peace & Love at Wild Wing Café-Ayrsley, Charlotte; Shiloh Hill at Dreamchaser’s Brewery, Pineville; Soul Therapy with DJ Jimmy at T-Bones on The Lake, Lake Wylie; The Wingnuts at The Lodge-Ballantyne, Charlotte.

Saturday: Michael Terry Band at Revolutions-Galleria, Rock Hill; The Wingnuts at Original Empire Pizza, Rock Hill; Happy Hour Band (3-7 p.m.) at The Handle Bar Tavern, Catawba; Southern Edge at 21 Roadhouse, Fort Lawn; Travis Powell as Elvis on Tour 2017 at Bundy Auditorium-USC, Lancaster; Karaoke with Rev. Jym at SC Shore Club, Tega Cay; Rayen at Hobo’s, Fort Mill; Analog Daze at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, Baxter, Fort Mill; Porter Blue at T-Bones on The Lake, Lake Wylie; Shannon Lee & Eric Marder at Dreamchaser’s Brewery, Pineville; Whiskey Alibi at Pineville Tavern, Pineville; Rock Onyx at Pintville Craft Beer, Pineville; Groove Town Assault at Wild Wing Café-Ayrsley, S Charlotte; David Sulkes Trio at The Lodge-Ballantyne, Charlotte; Tosco Music Party Beatles’ Tribute 2017 at Knight Theater-Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte.

Sunday: Rawkin Dads of Rawk Hill for Father’s Day Event at Legal Remedy Brewing, Rock Hill; Catawba River Monster at The Handle Bar Tavern, Catawba; Carolina Crown 2017 Preview Show at Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill; Early Ray at T-Bones on The Lake, Lake Wylie;

Thursday: Doug Burns Band, Summer Concert Series at Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill;

This story was originally published June 15, 2017 at 3:42 PM with the headline "Carolina Crown debuts 2017 show Sunday in Fort Mill."