Videos: They will rock your world on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22 in Morristown

Hanna Neil, a sixth-grader from Frelinghuysen Middle School, will perform at the MG Music & Arts Showcase on April 22
Hanna Neil, a sixth-grader from Frelinghuysen Middle School, will perform at the MG Music & Arts Showcase on April 22
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No amount of rain can dampen this lineup! Here, in order of appearance, are the performers scheduled to play on Sunday, April 22, at the MorristownGreen.com Music & Arts Showcase.

We’re throwing this party atop the DeHart Street Parking Garage (down one level if it rains) with our friends from Sustainable Morristown and WDHA Radio. The fun starts at noon, it’s FREE, and it’s part of Earth Day Experience 2012–which includes a giant garage sale and expos on green living and healthy eats.

Note: Start times are approximate.

NOON: Hanna Neils performance at Morristown’s Got Talent! in February would have been impressive even if she weren’t a 6th-grader. She sang Adele’s One and Only with poise and style before nearly 1,300 people. The best advice she received? “Make the song about you, not Adele herself,” Hanna said.

Hanna Neil, a sixth-grader from Frelinghuysen Middle School, will perform at the MG Music & Arts Showcase on April 22
Hanna Neil, a sixth-grader from Frelinghuysen Middle School, will perform at the MG Music & Arts Showcase on April 22. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

 

Lauren Smith
Lauren Smith, a sophomore at Randolph High School, has been writing songs since the 7th grade.

12: 15 pm: Lauren Smith, most likely is one of the rising stars at the Original Music School in Morristown, where young singer-songwriters hone their skills. She reminds us a little bit of Taylor Swift as a kid. Wait– Taylor Swift is a kid. Who knows? Maybe someday we’ll be saying Taylor reminds us of Lauren.


1 PM: Morristown High School alum Ben Rhodes has played in a few bands in recent years, and we have found something to like at each stop. First, it was Charlie and the Vanilla Faces–at our first parking deck extravaganza. Next, Electric Blue Sunrise at Festival Earth. Then, Nick Dickey for tornado relief. At December’s First Night Battle of the Bands, Ben fronted a group called Untitled. And that’s the combo we’ll hear on Earth Day: Ben on guitar with his Montclair State University pals Ethan Fria (guitar), Jordan Nanglona (bass) and Mike Deering (drums).

Ben Rhodes, seen here at a 2011 tornado relief benefit, will lead the band 'Untitled' at the MG Music & Arts Showcase on April 22. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Ben Rhodes, seen here at a 2011 tornado relief benefit, will lead the band 'Untitled' at the MG Music & Arts Showcase on April 22. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

1:45 pm: Hub Hollow has built a Morristown following thanks to garden gigs at the Macculloch Hall Historical Museum and jam sessions at the Dark Horse Lounge. It doesn’t hurt that most of them are Morristown-Beard grads, either. The band consists of twins Jill (vocals) and John Turpin (guitar), Rick Chance (bass), Jason Frigerio (mandolin) and Tim Ryan (dobro). Collectively, their musical journey began with the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Grateful Dead, detoured through Dylan, and finally arrived at bluegrass. Behold the alchemy!

What's more appropriate on Earth Day than bluegrass? Hub Hollow brings its old-timey goodness to the MG Music & Arts Showcase on April 22.
What's more appropriate on Earth Day than bluegrass? Hub Hollow brings its old-timey goodness to the MG Music & Arts Showcase on April 22.

2:30 pm: You don’t usually think of eighth-graders as perfectionists. But Art of Play studies pop music and strives to make every performance unique and memorable. Domenico Randazzo (guitar), Ricky Webber (keyboard), T.J. Coon (bass) and Tyler Volk (drums) together are competing for top amateur honors at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater, and it’s easy to see why they have a good shot at winning.

Art of Play: (L-R) Domenico Randazzo, Rickey Webber, Tyler Volk and T.J. Coon. Photo by Bill Lescohier
Art of Play: (L-R) Domenico Randazzo, Rickey Webber, Tyler Volk and T.J. Coon. Photo by Bill Lescohier

It's 1st Ave: (L-R) Sabrina Goot, Max Goot, Kathryn Rejaei, Julia Draper and Mae Hoad, at Festival Earth 2011 in the Morristown EcoCenter. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT: 1st Ave, shown here at Festival Earth 2011, return for Earth Day Experience 2012. From left: Sabrina Goot, Max Goot, Kathryn Rejaei, Julia Draper and Mae Hoad, at Festival Earth 2011 in the Morristown EcoCenter. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

3:15 pm: 1st Ave showed lots of promise last year on Earth Day at the EcoCenter. We can’t wait to hear this group again, after another year with ace tutor Vic Ruiz. 1st Ave is  Julia Draper, Dorothea Miller, Kathryn Rejaei, and Ryan Rejaei.

 


3:45 pm: No wonder Brian Cunningham is so good. He works for God! The new music director of Morristown’s Bethel A.M.E. Church coaxes some heavenly sounds from his saxophone. Brian has toured in bands backing the comedian Sinbad and the singer Ginuwine. But he’s all ours this Sunday. Hallelujah!

Brian Cunningham fires off one of his first sax solos as music director of the Bethel AME Church. Behind him are bass player Darryl Clark and Hanna Neil, a sixth-grader who was a hit at last month's Morristown's Got Talent! show. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Brian Cunningham brings his s-m-o-o-t-h sax solos to the MorristownGreen.com Music & Arts Fest on April 22. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

4:30 pm: They’re too young to be jaded by life on the road. But Amor is one of those rare teen bands that has experienced it. Twins Jaylon and Jevon Jorge, Ryan Skoletsky and Arminda Flores played seven states, from Connecticut to Florida, during last summer’s “No Bully Tour” sponsored by the F.Y.E. entertainment chain. We’re betting they will conquer the remaining 43 states before they hang up their microphones.

THAT'S AMOR! (L-R) Jaylon Jorge, Ricky Skoletsky, Jevon Jorge and Arminda Flores, at Community Family Day of the Morristown Neighborhood House. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
THAT'S AMOR! (L-R) Jaylon Jorge, Ricky Skoletsky, Jevon Jorge and Arminda Flores, at Community Family Day of the Morristown Neighborhood House. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

5:15 pm: We wanted Captain Lung to close the show to celebrate the trio’s recent prizewinning performance at Morristown’s Got Talent! Morristown High School students Travis Fielding (drums), Johannes Burger (vocals, keyboard) and Andy McNally (guitar) have been jamming together since elementary school. Clearly, they push each other to surpass themselves on stage…maybe like Cream? (Google them, kids.) They already have played the famed Stone Pony. Now, the roof of Morristown. Who knows what heights they will scale next.

Captain Lung: (L-R) Andy McNally, Johannes Burger and Travis Fielding. Photo by Bill Lescohier
Captain Lung: (L-R) Andy McNally, Johannes Burger and Travis Fielding. Photo by Bill Lescohier

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