Stanton packs ’em in at Lee-Whedon for Finally Fridays! concert
Photos by Tom Rivers
MEDINA – It was the biggest crowd yet this season for the Finally Fridays! Concerts at Lee-Whedon Memorial Library.
More than 200 people attended this evening’s concert by the rock and roll band Stanton.
Dillon Hirsch sings with the band this evening. He is filling in for the band’s usual singer, Greg Stanton. Mike Zelazny is playing the guitar at right.
The Stanton band playing cover tunes from Doobie Brothers, Tom Petty, Tragically Hip, the Byrds, Joe Cocker, Traveling Wilburys, Barry McGuire, J.J. Cale, America, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, the Who, Beatles, Steppenwolf, Roy Orbison, Kiss, Rolling Stones, Monkees, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Company, Marshall Tucker Band, Van Morrison and John Mellencamp.
The band includes Dillon Hirsch on vocals (usually Greg Stanton), Matt Stanton on bass (back left), Frank Sarchia on drums, Rick Braham of guitar (lower left) and Mike Zelanzy on guitar (lower right).
This group worked together on a puzzle while listening to the music.
Finally Fridays! is a free musical series during the winter months of January and February.
The series started in January 2002. Concerts start at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6 p.m.
The series kicked off with Creek Bend on Jan. 3, followed by 2nd Time Around on Jan. 10.
The schedule the rest of the series includes:
- Jan. 24 – Stone Circle, playing Irish folk
- Jan. 31 – “A” Blues Band, playing blues
- Feb. 7 – 104 Country, playing country
- Feb. 14 – Batavia Swing, playing swing music
- Feb. 21 – Hocus Polkas, polka
- Feb. 28 – Salvatore, playing classic rock
- March 7 – snow date
