Here are the pictures from Saturday (June 26), the third day of the second concert weekend of the PA Roundhouse Rally at Roundhouse Harley-Davidson near Duncansville. This was a busy day, with lots happening at the Roundhouse Rally, and lots of people on hand to take it all in! The pictures show lots of it – from riders sampling machines from the Harley-Davidson Demo Fleet, the Wheelie Wizards as they did various stunts during four 30-minute shows throughout the day, the Bikini Bike Wash as members of the International Bikini Team cleaned and shined up motorcycles during the afternoon, food and refreshment vendors (including “Larry the Ice Cream Guy” and the Penn State Creamery, who helped keep yours truly and the Q-Crew cooled throughout the weekend!), and – of course – the musical entertainment from MAD Acoustics, Jack Squat and headliners Cowboy, the Kid Rock Tribute.
MAD Acoustics started off the music with – as the name would suggest – acoustic rock and country sounds. Strumming acoustic guitars, Matt Gardner and Dylan Wetherson immediately had a couple dancing in front of them as they started off with the ever-popular “Wagon Wheel” (the couple was reportedly celebrating a wedding anniversary). The duo also performed numbers from Oasis, Luke Combs, Tom Petty, Morgan Wallen, Foster the People, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Incubus, Bob Dylan, Steve Miller Band, Three Doors Down and more.
Jack Squat soon followed on the stage, and they brought the rock! Featuring four seasoned area musicians – Ron Dalansky on guitar and vocals, lead singer and guitarist Scott Imler, bassist Todd Batzel and drummer Dan McConnell – Jack Squat cranked out rock anthems from the 1970s through 1990s, including some you don’t often hear on local stages. Scott demonstrated his high-ranged howl on vocally-challenging numbers like Whitesnake’s “Slide It In,” Billy Squier’s “Lonely Is the Night,” Cinderella’s “Somebody Save Me,” Judas Priest numbers like “Heading Out to the Highway” and “Green Manalishi,” Dokken’s “Alone Again” and “Breaking the Chains,” and – for the finale – Krokus’ “Long Stick Goes Boom!” Jack Squat also brought forth rockers from Goo Goo Dolls, Alice in Chains, Thin Lizzy, Tesla, Kiss, Black Crowes, Nazareth, AC/DC, Guns N’Roses, Scorpions, Boston and more! If you didn’t think you knew Jack Squat, you knew that Jack Squat could bring the rocking party by the time their performance was done!
And Cowboy – the Kid Rock Tribute escalated the party further with their performance. Five members strong, Cowboy brought the energy, look and music of a Kid Rock performance. Frontman Josh was strong in the Kid Rock role, and he and band performed lots of Kid Rock’s established favorites and deeper cuts as well. Opening (and during the encore, closing) with “All Summer Long,” Cowboy did favorites such as “Low Life,” “Jackson, Mississippi,” “Tennessee Mountain Top,” “Son of Detroit,” “So Hott,” “American Bad Ass” (sent out to all emergency responders), “Bawitdaba,” their title song “Cowboy” and more. They also did their own variation of Guns N’Roses’ “Paradise City,” blended with “Wasting Time”; and they celebrated Hank Williams, Jr. with their sing-along rendition of “Family Tradition.” Cowboy was a major hit with the Roundhouse audience, who stuck around and hollered long for an encore at the end of the night.
Thanks to all the fans, motorcycle enthusiasts and friends who came out to share the excitement of PA Roundhouse Rally weekend number two with us – as well as all the vendors, volunteers, the Allegheny Township Volunteer Fire Department, Scott Zillinger, Todd Harshbarger and crew for the sound and production, and Roundhouse Harley-Davidson for providing the venue for these parties to happen! The fun isn’t over yet – make your plans to join us for the third weekend of PA Roundhouse Rally, happening July 15-17!
