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DCI Quarterfinals will be shown LIVE, August 12 at 6:30 ET (that’s today) in nearly 500 movie theaters. The five hour long broadcast will show the current top 15 shows in their entirety. Ticket prices look to be around $18. For more information and to find a theater near you, check out: http://www.dci.org/cinema/ Tags: DCI

So I took a different approach to the DCI show in Van Buren after realizing last year that the location is not really conducive to running around with a camera. This year I decided it would be my goal to sit in the stands at this venue and actually enjoy some of the shows. Unfortunately, [...]

A “Ring of Fire” in meteorology terms is a high pressure system stagnated with thunderstorms circling the pressure in a clockwise motion. This weather pattern is what the corps had to endure while making their way towards DCI Southwest in San Antonio. What started as stormy weather in Hutchinson, Kansas one day turned into blistering [...]

The snare and tenor lines are strong as well and as a whole they still have some ground to make up, but the book’s complexity gives the drumline the greatest room for growth in the Top 6.I also happened to run into the Bluecoats front ensemble at both shows and thought I would cover a little of them as well…. (Editor’s Note: if you want to become a future Blue Devil, you better start taking some dance and movement classes) The CavaliersDenton and Broken ArrowWhile not the hardest book when compared to just watching Bluecoats and the Blue Devils, they are very clean and very polished.