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This. Is. Happening. The Hold Steady -- the band that put out one of the best rock albums of 2008 ("Stay Positive") and that I saw play for thousands at the Virgin Mobile Free Fest -- is playing Appalachian Brewing Company's Abbey Bar in Harrisburg. Doors open at 7 p.m. April 16. It's 21-and-older only and tickets are $22 to $25. Considering that The Hold Steady has outgrown medium-size bars, this concert will probably sell out quick. Get your tickets now. (Photo: YDR File)

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Bon Jovi brings its "The Circle World Tour" to the area at 6 p.m. May 19 at Hersheypark Stadium, 100 W Hersheypark Drive, Hershey. Tickets cost $59.50 and $95. Presale tickets will be available 10 a.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday. Use the password CONCERT. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 6. For details and tickets call, 534-3911 or www.hersheyparkstadium.com.
(Photo: AP; From left: Richie Sambora, Jennifer Nettles and Jon Bon Jovi perform Jan. 31 during the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.)

Tuesday, regional adult alternative radio station WXPN and non-profit production company Weathervane Music Organization launched Shaking Through. Shaking Through is an online music and video series that showcases new music.

Over the next two years, 15-20 independent artists will be given the opportunity to make audio and video recordings with Weathervane Music. These recordings will be posted the third Tuesday of each month online at weathervanemusic.org and xpn.org. The first three Shaking Through artists are Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten, Chicago folk-pop group Sonoi and Philadelphia's Strapping Field Hands. Watch Van Etten's video above.

The White Rose Bar and Grill, 48 N. Beaver St. in York, will partner with the York-Adams Chapter of the American Red Cross to host a Dine-Out Event to benefit the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The event will be held Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Red Cross staff will provide information on relief efforts, and local musicians will play acoustic tunes from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds will go to relief efforts in Haiti.

York rapper Phene, aka Zach Richards, currently lives in Atlanta. He gave me a heads up about his buddy and fellow Central York High School grad Terrence Green. Geen is part of an Atlanta-based dance team called Swagger Crew, which landed on MTV's "Americas Best Dance Crew." The troupe will be one of five crews to represent the South during the season five premiere at 10 p.m. Thursday. In the meantime, check out some of Green's moves in the video above, and follow Swagger Crew on MySpace, Twitter and Facebook.

Five weekend highlights. (Thank goodness for selective memory.)

Said goodbye to "Jersey Shore" Thursday night. One final fist-pump.

Dined at Iron Hill Brewery and saw The Youngers in Lancaster Friday.

Finally watched "The Hurt Locker." It was brutal and brilliant. Hopefully, it can take down "Avatar."

Finished season four of "The Wire." So why didn't this series win any awards?

Hid inside on Sunday and caught part of the PBS miniseries "Emma."

(Photo: YDR File)

Last week, York County's Little Ivory Blues Band headed to Memphis, Tenn. to compete in the International Blues Challenge. The group didn't make the finals, but they had fun and networked with musicians, agents and managers. Read a diary of their trip.
(Photo: Submitted; Little Ivory Blues Band rocks the Old Daisy in Memphis, Tenn.)

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The Little Ivory Blues Band will represent Central Pennsylvania Thursday through Saturday at The Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn. Check ydr.com for updates from the band during the competition.

In September 2009, the local sextet won the Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania's Annual Blues Competition and a trip back to Memphis. In September 2008, LIBB took second place in the Blues Society's competition and was invited to the International Blues Challenge to perform in the Youth Showcase.

The group -- Aaron Lewis, Garrett Stoner, Ian Staley, Seth Shoemaker, Lucas Hough and Logan Kurtek -- has won battle of the band competitions at the York Jewish Community Center and Penn State York. Watch a video of the band above. Read a band interview.