THON 2013

   This year at THON, which is a 46 hour dance marathon to raise money for pediatric cancer, many great bands performed. Among the bands were two that stuck out to me, Pistol Peg, a country band from Altoona, PA and My Hero Zero, an alternative band from State College, PA.

   Pistol Peg stuck out because of their singing ability. The band consists of brother and sister lead singers, Mark and Jill Simanski, acoustic and electric guitarist, Joe Scott, electric guitarist, Brandon Kane, bassist, Justin Brown, and drummer, Steve Holtz.

   They performed a variety of country hits from Lady Antebellum to Little Big Town. I’m not a huge fan of country music but I have to say they caught my interest because they had a hard rock feel to each of their covers.

Check out their Facebook below.

   My Hero Zero was amazing because of their energy and overall vibe. The band consists of lead vocalist, Justin Olcese, guitarist, Greg Folsom, bassist, Mike Lee, and drummer, Noah Connolly. They all sang a song at least once which was very different, most bands don’t have multiple singers and talented ones at that.

   Their cover of “All the Small Things” by Blink 182 was phenomenal, they had synchronized head bangs and would have the crowd singing along throughout the whole song. Check out some of their music below.

Oh yeah by the way Penn State raised $12,374,034.46 breaking over $100,000,000 as a total from all the years THON has existed.

If these bands come to Pittsburgh anytime soon I will let you guys know!- Dante

Sources/ Links:
Photos:
1. Taken By Me
2. Taken from Pistol Peg Facebook
3. Taken by Jonny Rabbit

Facebook Links:
Pistol Peg- https://www.facebook.com/pistolpegband
My Hero Zero- https://www.facebook.com/mhzlive
My Hero Zero YouTube-  http://www.youtube.com/user/jasonovideo