Don Botch
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Berks band MO7S giving latest album, ‘4,’ a long-overdue celebration – Reading Eagle
The band will perform Tuesday night at Nitro Bar, West Reading, with Cody Tyler opening. → Read More
From sideman to the spotlight: Nick Franclik releases solo album
“View From My Spaceship” is an 11-song album released last month on all the major streaming services. → Read More
Berks’ Best 2022 Performing Arts winner Jocelyn Hittle had rough introduction to stage
The Twin Valley senior aspires to act on Broadway and then come back to Berks to teach. → Read More
Cody Tyler & Gypsy Convoy gets to the roots of country music with ‘Stare Your Demons Down’
As the album title suggests, the 10 tracks deal with the demons he — and we — confront every day. → Read More
The Youngers chart a successful course with new album ‘Nashville Again’ – Reading Eagle
The week of April 9, the album climbed all the way to No. 2 on the Roots Rock Chart. → Read More
Garage-rockers Drew & the Blue break through with new LP – Reading Eagle
Flanked onstage by the axe-slinging Lawrence and bassist Mandy Mawson, West is prone to treating his drum kit like it’s done him wrong. → Read More
10 days, 300 performers, tons of fun — Berks Jazz Fest set for 31st installment
Ernesto said the number of participating artists easily exceeds 300, and that includes many of the biggest names in the business. → Read More
With new CD, saxophonist-vocalist Erich Cawalla goes big, and goes home
The album will be celebrated at a Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest preview show on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Gov. Mifflin High School. → Read More
On with the show….finally: Entertainment is back on the big stage
The COVID Pandemic hit the theater crowd hard. From getting ready to put on a full week of Les Misérables at the Kimmel Center Campus to quiet concert tickets being sold to foot traffic around the … → Read More
Squirrel Nut Zippers bringing zany holiday show to Miller Center in Reading
One thing’s for certain: It’s going to be a party. → Read More
Pickfest returns to Boyertown with weekend full of music
After a one-year hiatus, of sorts, due to the pandemic, the grassroots community music celebration that is Pickfest returns to Boyertown this weekend. Daniel Bower, leader of the host band the Mana… → Read More
Berks musicians to pay tribute to one of their own on Saturday at Evergreen Club
Local musicians will gather Saturday afternoon at the Evergreen German Club in Ruscombmanor Township to pay tribute to one of their own — the late Jeff Paul of Zooboys and John Flywheel fame — with… → Read More
Actor Michael Constantine, a Berks County native, dies at 94
Berks County native Michael Constantine, an actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as high school principal Seymour Kaufman in the TV series “Room 222” from 1969 to 1974 and → Read More
Reading native and Emmy-winning actor Michael Constantine dies at 94 [Video]
The actor was best known for his Emmy-winning role as high school principal Seymour Kaufman in the TV series "Room 222" and his portrayal of the Windex bottle-toting Greek father → Read More
Reading native and Emmy-winning actor Michael Constantine dies at 94 [Video]
The Reading, PA, native died Aug. 31 according to family members. → Read More
Guitarist Dean Brown revisits Summer of Love with Berks Jazz Fest concert
Like so many of the performers at the 30th Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest, jazz fusion guitarist Dean Brown has come around before — a handful of times. But his performance → Read More
Berks Countians continue meet the challenge as community volunteers
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges like never before among the local volunteer workforce, but Darby Wiekrykas, volunteer engagement program manager for United Way of Berks County, says the good → Read More
Berks Countians continue meet the challenge as community volunteers
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges like never before among the local volunteer workforce, but Darby Wiekrykas, volunteer engagement program manager for United Way of Berks County, says the good → Read More
Guitar phenom 'Kingfish' Ingram bringing the blues back around for Berks Jazz Fest
Though he's native to the Mississippi Delta, blues guitarist Christone "Kingfish" Ingram is one of those artists whom local music fans are getting to see come into his own right → Read More
New services at Reading Dermatology will help put you on the path to wellness
Patients seek out dermatologists for many reason, including cosmetology concerns regarding the skin, nails and hair, or skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, but there's something new under the sun at → Read More