Which acts will open for Great White, Slaughter and Kix at Roar on the Shore this summer?
That’s up to you.
Roar on the Shore today announced a contest to decide which local bands will open on the stage at Perry Square during the event, set for July 19-21. Fifteen area bands which have shown interest in playing the event will square off on Facebook.
Participating bands: American Ride Band, Chakras, Charysma, Chrome, Hammersmith, Hard Luck Story, Jackson Station, Leader of Men, New Direction Band, Small Town Revolution, Sonny Lombardozzi Invasion, Sour Mash, Stiletto, Thirst ‘n’ Howl and Drunk in Memphis.
You vote by clicking on the name of the band you like on the Roar on the Shore’s Facebook contest photo album. Once that page opens up, click the ‘like’ button. The bands with the most ‘like’ votes will get to Roar on the Shore.
The contest is open now through Feb. 28; the winners will be announced in early March.
Vote at www.facebook.com/roarontheshore.

The Downtown Edinboro Art & Music Festival, set for May 17-19, has posted its lineup for the annual event that’s a true blessing for fans of Americana, roots and bluegrass music.
Scheduled to perform so far: Donna the Bufalo, Big Leg Emma, Jim Avett, Richie Stearns (of the Horseflies), Jim Donovan (formerly of Rusted Root), Tiger Maple String Band, One World Tribe, Blue Sky Mission Club, Shotgun Jubilee, Claire Stuczynski, Bob Shank, Alan Freeman, Marcus Masternak and Born Old.
Jim Avett, by the way, is the father of the Avett Brothers, who played the Edinboro event several years ago. Jim Avett will also be at the Blue Heron this summer.
The schedule will be announced later. Make sure you don’t miss this event; it’s not only great but free.

Katy Perry is the latest performer to join the lineup for the Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. The Oscars, by the way, have announced Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks as presenters.

The annual Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio just released its lineup: Incubus, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Shinedown, Fiver Finger Death Punch, Megadeth, Slah, Chevelle, Maston, Theory of a Deadman, the Darkness, Cypress Hill and Halestorm headline the event, set for May 18-20 at Columbus Crew Stadium.
Tickets will go on sale Feb. 10 at Ticketmaster; a pre-sale starts Feb.7. See http://rockontherange.com for more details.

Jethro Tull announced today it will release a sequel to “Thick as a Brick,” its 1972 classic. In a press release, Ian Anderson said the album follows the story of Gerald Bostock, now 50, all these years later.
“(It) will examine the possible different paths that the precocious young schoolboy, Gerald Bostock, might have taken later in life through alter-ego characters with song-section identifies illustrating the hugely varied potential twists and turns of fate and opportunity,” Anderson wrote.
This album apparently features individual songs; the original functioned as a sustained piece of music. The track listing includes 18 song titles.
Tull will tour later this summer and play both “Bricks” from start to finish. It hasn’t done the entire original album live since its one and only tour for the ’72 album.
“Thick As a Brick 2″ will be released April 3. The tour will include Anderson, John O’Hara (keys), David Goodier (bass), Florian Opahle (guitar) and Scott Hammond (drums).
Tull played Erie twice. This would be a good occasion to get them back.