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“You Have to Keep Your Dream Alive” A local band still makes time for the music. The Levittown Leader Page 17, #4, 2010 On a recent Saturday night, a rock band called Four The Day walked onstage at Puck, in Doylestown. With Alan Chewning on vocals, Ray Milora on guitar, Eric Greener on bass and Rob Zalewski on drums, they launched into their rousing catalog of original songs. Puck, with its superb acoustics and musically literate clientele, has long been a premiere venue for live original music. To play there one day is a cherished dream for legions of talented musicians in Bucks County and beyond. Four The Day had played at Puck before, and at other top-tier venues. But most have never heard of them. They do not have a recording contract, and none of their songs has ever been played on the radio To hear Four The Day’s music, or to watch them perform it live, is to understand something about the music industry in America today: there is great original music out there that goes mostly unheard. The members of Four The Day have long reconciled themselves to this truth. They bear it with the cynical good humor that comes with age: they are all in the forties and fifties, with families and jobs that leave them little time to brood. It is hard enough to find time to practice. But practice they do, two evenings a week, at Ray’s house in Yardley. Even Rob, who lives in northern New Jersey, faithfully makes the trip. They look tired when they arrive, having spent the day earning their daily bread…. Read the full article! PDF 20MB!) Love live music? Do yourself a favor and catch a Four The Day live show. You'll be glad you did. |