Youngstown Based Band Performing at Music Box Supper Club
The Vindys flirt with the styles of pop, jazz and rock giving them their particular sound.
(Image via Leslie Davis-Cusano)
Members of The Vindys from left to right: John Anthony, Ed Davis, Jackie Popovec and Rick Deak.
October 22, 2019
The Vindys, a band based out of Youngstown, will be performing at Music Box Supper Club, located on 1148 Main Ave in Cleveland, at 8 p.m. on Nov. 1.
Doors open for those in attendance at 6 p.m. All ages are welcome to attend the performance. Tickets purchased in advance cost $15 and day-of tickets cost $20.
Proud of their Youngstown roots, the origin of the band’s name comes from the city’s daily newspaper The Vindicator. Additionally, the city’s music scene has started reviving since the 2000s due to The Vindys’ close association with it.
The band consists of classically trained musicians Jackie Popovec on vocals and guitar; John Anthony on guitar and harmony vocals; Ed Davis on drums and harmony vocals; and Rick Deak on guitar and harmony vocals.
“Each member of The Vindys has a little different musical background and this helps to develop this different kind of sound that we have going,” Popovec said.
According to Popovec, the band’s sound naturally occurred with each member bringing their own flare to each of her originally written songs.
Then, after the “Friday Night Rocks” campaign run by the Pittsburgh Pirates and AT&T Sports Net showcased several bands local to Youngstown, they saw a large growth in their fan base.
When the music video for their latest single, “Are You Ready,” was shown on during the campaign, it received more than 40,000 views on social media over the course of a week.
More information about The Vindys can be found on their website, as well as on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Spotify.
LeKesha Parkman is currently a third-year Graphic Design Major and Psychology Minor at The University of Akron. Her primary areas of coverage include the Emily Davis Gallery and local musical events.
She plans to continue her education after graduating from UA to obtain a master's in counseling and art therapy.
An Interesting Fact about LeKesha:
LeKesha has a cat and a dog, each missing one eye. She likes to joke that together they have 20/20 vision.
Connect with LeKesha:
special-editions-editor@buchtelite.com
All comments that are well-informed, civil and relevant to the story are welcome. To leave a comment, please provide your name and email address. The Editorial Board reserves to right to remove any comment that is submitted under false pretenses or includes personal attacks, libel, hate speech, profanity, spam or inaccurate/misleading information. All comments are screened and are generally approved unless they are found to be found in violation of these standards. Readers who notice comments that appear to violate these standards are encouraged to contact the Online Editor at online-editor@buchtelite.com.
If you want a picture to show with your comment, go get a gravatar.