![]() Their CD “Mighty”was released in 2008, “Below the Charm” in 2006 and “No Space” in 2003. The band is currently working on their fourth full-length CD. Playing backup and belting out cover greats isn’t the only thing on their current agenda, though. And, he sang background vocals along with pop star Miley Cyrus in the Bret Michaels’ song “Nothing to Lose”. He played the bass and sang harmonies with the Bret Michaels Band during a 10-day tour in Canada this past December. Lead singer/guitarist Bart Harris has toured as a guest with Bret Michaels of the band Poison many times, including at a show in May at Merriweather Post Pavilion. With one foot as a band that performs its own original rock music and the other in the local cover band scene, JunkFood regularly draws big audiences at their performances in the region and at major venues along the East Coast.Īnd not only have they commanded the local scene, JunkFood’s sound garnered them a national audience of the famous set, sharing the stage with The Fray, the Dave Matthews Band, the Plain White T’s, Jimmy Buffett and many others. We all know that eating junk food isn’t good for you, but watching the band JunkFood perform is good plain fun. If a singer or instrument player happens to be there, the hosting band may ask if they want to sing and/or play one or two songs. “There doesn’t seem to be any competition, but friendship between many of the performers in the local cover bands. “ There is a remarkable professional comradery,” comments Gary Corpuz, a photographer from Ashburn who frequently goes to see area cover bands perform at area venues. The local scene is a pretty incestuous little group.” says Mandi Meros, lead singer in Blue Label Band and former lead singer in both The Fuzz and The Reflex. “It’s always fun to pull someone on stage with you if they make it out to a show. Members of many area cover bands can be often be seen watching, and sometimes singing or playing an instrument, with another band on a night off. At another recent show in Clarendon, Mike Webb, lead singer in the band Gonzo’s Nose, sang a few songs with The Fuzz. DiToro’s guest appearance is not unusual. DiToro was watching the show when Martha Krabill, The Reflex’s lead singer, spotted her in the audience and invited her to sing with the band. It isn’t really “six degrees of separation” in the interlocking area cover band scene, but one or two degrees of separation-friends or friends-of-friends-and some of the performers formerly played in each other’s bands.Īt a recent Sterling gig for The Reflex, Cathy DiToro, a lead singer from Partners in Crime (formerly The Congress), unexpectedly jumped on stage and sang several impromptu songs. ![]() The members of the six bands, along with some other bands in the area, are interconnected and often know one another. ![]() Most work full time during the day, some for the government or military, and others in private business or education. Work/life balance seems to be an art form in and of itself with these performers. Teeming with professional musicians who wow their audiences with their performances, Northern Virginia’s top cover bands, JunkFood, Gonzo’s Nose, The Reflex, Partners in Crime, Flow in the Dark and The Fuzz, have loyal fans that follow them from show to show. ![]() They were waiting to see their favorite cover band perform renditions of songs by top musical artists of today and yesteryear. Lining up for a recent show in Northern Virginia, crowd members chatted happily in anticipation before seeing the performance. NoVA’S COVER BAND SCENE IS MORE THAN BORROWED LYRICS AND PERFECTED RIFFS.
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