Arts & Entertainment

Teen Rockers From S. Lehigh to Perform in City Saturday

Next To None to perform original songs at The Wooden Match on Saturday.

Next to None,Β a teenage rock band from the Southern Lehigh area, will take the stage Saturday at TheΒ Wooden Match under 99.9 The Hawk’s β€œYoung Guns Of Rock” tent, according to a release.

The bandΒ features Max Portnoy, 14,Β on drums; Ryland Holland, 15,Β on guitar; Kris Rank, 14,Β on bass; and Thomas Cuce, 15,Β on keyboards and lead vocals.

The Wooden Match bar and restaurant, which isΒ partnering with Musikfest,Β is next to Musikfest's Banana Island and Plaza Tropical.Β Next to NoneΒ will perform beginning atΒ 5:30 p.m., according to the Holland's father, Greg Holland.

The boys began writing their own music at the ages of 12 and 13, according to information on the band's website.

The young musicians’ "Fortune Cookie" video has been viewed more than 29,000 times.Β The five-minuteΒ video wasΒ filmed at the Eastern Gourmet Chinese Restaurant in Coopersburg andΒ shows how the song was created.

OnΒ Aug.Β 17, Next to NoneΒ will be perform in Philadelphia at Liberty Music Fest.Β The groupΒ will join other popular bands on a cruise lineΒ tour from Feb. 18 to 22,Β entertaining passengers sailing from Miami to the Bahamas.

The Battle of the Bands winners played the Vans Warped Tour near Scranton inΒ July.

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