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DD and The Pub Crawler's members: First row, from left: Nicholas Martino, Anthony Martino, Rick Guyer, Dana Martino, Art Martino, Devin Sherman. Back row, Adam Lingenfeld, Ryan Mccracken, Adam Baranik. Missing is a new member Scott Woomer, who replaced Nicholas Martino, who has moved. Courtesy

An Altoona band, DD & the Pub Crawlers, put the horn department in the foreground in their music.

It was founded 14 years ago by Bass Player Art Martino and is introduced by his wife and lead singer Dana “DD” Martino and contains the horn styles of her son Anthony Martino on tenor Sax, Adam Lingenfelter on trumpet, Ryan Mccracken on Altsaxa, Scott Woomer on Trombone on Guitar, and in Trombone with Devin Sherman on Guitar. Son Nicholas Martino also played with the band.

DD and The Pub Crawler have seen and walking many members since 2011 and are a formulation of a former band, DD and the Swing House, which played Swing Music in the 1990s, said the band spokesman Art Martino. Scott Woomer recently came into the band on trombone.

“We have played with different bands over the years, but we wanted a different horn band,” he said. “We play songs that everyone knows. We do a lot of motown, swing, funk jazz and classic rock. It's just a good time.”

While the band plays all year round, summer are the most busy.

“We do a lot of clubs, weddings and outdoor events,” he said. You are regularly at the Honi Honi, an outdoor deck in a bar in Deep Creek, MD.

As expected, they include songs by Chicago, Ides of March, a jazz rock band; And the blues brothers. They tour Altoona in a 150 mile radius.

Her most called song is Chicago's “25 or 6 to 4” as well as Van Morrison's “Brown Eyed Girl”, Cake's “Short Rock and Long Jacket” and Iron Maidens “The Trooper”.

The nine members come from different musical backgrounds and cite influences from different music genres, as one would expect if they were at the age of 60 to their early 20s. However, they are combined in love and enjoyment of live music.

While most members live in Blair County, Anthony Martino lives in Harrisburg and Baranik in St. Marys, so that the group practices individually and brings everything together with shows.

“Everyone does their homework and we take them off. It works for ourselves,” said Art Martino.

This is also the reason why they did not record music.

“We are rarely at the same time at the same time due to all schedules,” said the older Martino.

What brings them together is her mutual love to perform live music.

Art Martino said he has been playing weekends for 38 years and have no plans to stop.

“I've been there for a long time and plan to continue to do it until people don't come. I do it because I love it,” he said.

Stabutor Patt Keith is at 814-949-7030.

Upcoming appearances:

9 p.m. to midnight,

Saturday, May 10th, Muddy Run Tavern in Huntingdon

9 until midnight June 28th with Unter Unbeal in Altoona,

Register with the member

1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

July 26, the Honi Honi,

Deep Creek, Md.