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Throwback Thursday – 2025 Bluecoats: The Observer Effect
The Bluecoats performing their program "The Observer Effect" during the 2025 Drum Corps International World Championship Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indianahttps://medi-nerd.com/2026/05/07/throwback-thursday-2025-bluecoats-the-observer-effect/
Throwback Thursday – 2025 Santa Clara Vanguard
Once again, FloMarching comes through with an excellent Throwback Thursday video from last year's DCI World Championships. This time, it's the Santa Clara Vanguard and the closing section of their production, The aVANt GUARD. This show also marked the return of SCV to the Top 3 of DCI since 2019.https://medi-nerd.com/2026/03/19/throwback-thursday-2025-santa-clara-vanguard/
VIDEO – 2025 Santa Clara Vanguard Percussion Recording
We have an early Christmas present from Santa Clara Vanguard and Paul & Sandi Rennick as they've dropped the percussion only full run of their 2025 program, "The aVANt GUARD". This continues a tradition which the Rennicks have done since coming to SCV in 2011.https://medi-nerd.com/2025/12/08/video-2025-santa-clara-vanguard-percussion-recording/
2025 DCI World Championship Finals – Mandarins Photos
The Mandarins performing their 2025 program "If I Must Fall..." during the 2025 Drum Corps International World Class Championship Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.https://medi-nerd.com/2025/10/30/2025-dci-world-championship-finals-mandarins-photos/
2025 DCI World Championship Finals – Carolina Crown Photos
Carolina Crown performing their 2025 program "The Point of No Return" during the 2025 Drum Corps International World Class Championship Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.https://medi-nerd.com/2025/10/26/2025-dci-world-championship-finals-carolina-crown-photos/
VIDEO – Carolina Crown 2025: ‘The Point of No Return’ DCI World Championship Finals (CrownMedia Multicam)
https://youtu.be/iOE3Vlg3GS8?si=KEYTldf7UhMpOwWy
Carolina Crown dropped their official video of their 2025 program, The Point of No Return, on their YouTube channel on Sunday. Unlike most other show releases from other corps, Crown’s own media team put together their own multi-camera edition of the corps’ DCI Finals performance, doing an incredible job in the process.
2025 DCI World Championship Finals – Phantom Regiment Photos
Phantom Regiment performing their 2025 program during the 2025 Drum Corps International World Class Championship Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit. Phantom Regiment2025 DCI World Championship FinalsPhoto Credit: Kevin Gamin You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site. Phantom Regiment2025 DCI World […]https://medi-nerd.com/2025/10/02/2025-dci-world-championship-finals-phantom-regiment-photos/
VIDEO – Phantom Regiment 2025 (official authorized release)
Once again, Phantom Regiment has released the official video of their Drum Corps International Finals performance.https://medi-nerd.com/2025/10/01/video-phantom-regiment-2025-official-authorized-release/
Throwback Thursday – 2025 Bluecoats Rhythm in BLUE
Rhythm in BLUE performing “Multiplicity” at the 2025 SoundSport International Music and Food Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana.
2025 DCI All-Age Championship Finals – Hawthorne Caballeros Photos
The Hawthorne Caballeros performing "On The Edge" during the 2025 DCI All-Age Championship Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. All of these photos are available under a Creative Commons license, free for you to use as long as you give me photography credit. Hawthorne Caballeros2025 DCI All-Age Championship FinalsPhoto Credit: Kevin Gamin You can find all of the edited photos from this and other events on my Flickr site. Hawthorne Caballeros2025 DCI All-Age Championship […]https://medi-nerd.com/2025/09/03/2025-dci-all-age-championship-finals-hawthorne-caballeros-photos/
The Bluecoats Made Another Grown Man Cry
2025 DCI All-Age Championships Finals Live Blog Coverage
My live coverage of today’s DCI All-Age Championship Finals show is up on Drum Corps Planet! You can follow along at this link. If you want to comment, you will need a free DCP account, which you can create here.
2025 DCI All-Age Championships Prelims Live Stream
FloMarching is YET AGAIN making drum corps free to watch via their YouTube channel.
Starting at 10:30 AM Eastern, the 2025 Drum Corps International All-Age Championships Prelims event will stream live on their channel. You can go to the stream here.
The stream starts with the White Sabers and will also feature the top All-Age Class corps during their first day of Championships in Lucas Oil Stadium.
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/08/08/2025-dci-all-age-championships-prelims-live-stream/
2025 DCI World Class Championships Prelims Live Stream
FloMarching is once again making drum corps free to watch via their YouTube channel.
Starting at 2:30 PM Eastern, the 2025 Drum Corps International World Class Championships Prelims event will stream live on their channel. You can go to the stream here.
The stream starts with the Calgary Stampede Showband and will also feature the top Open Class and all World Class corps during the first day of Championships in Lucas Oil Stadium.
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/08/07/2025-dci-world-class-championships-prelims-live-stream/
2025 Drum Corps Full (AND LEGAL) Performance Videos
It’s Wednesday. The day between Drum Corps International Open Class Championships and DCI All-Age and World Class Championships. In other words…THERE’S NO DRUM CORPS TODAY!!!
EVERYBODY PANIC!!!
Not to worry.DCI, FloMarching, and even some of the performing drum corps have dropped full performances of their shows throughout the season. You don’t even have to search for them as I’ve gone and curated them for you below.
We start with Carolina Crown and their performance of “The Point of No […]
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/08/06/2025-drum-corps-full-and-legal-performance-videos/
2025 DCI Open Class World Championship Prelims Live Stream
The 2025 Drum Corps International Championships start NOW! Check out the Open Class preliminary competition FOR FREE on YouTube, courtesy of FloMarching.
https://www.youtube.com/live/mMXog4TGm9g?si=qVjb7vDCsnMrmz31
Yo, Man. It’s Nats – 2025 Edition
In the words of Tom Acheson: Yo, man. It’s Nats. As per Internet tradition, here are photos of me performing in drum corps as we approach DCI World Championships this weekend.
First, the 1995 Glassmen corps photo at DCI World Championships in Buffalo, New York. I’m in there somewhere.
Second, a close-up of me performing with the 2015 Jim Ott Brass Ensemble at the SoundSport International Food and Music Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. Unfortunately, I don’t have an actual […]
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/08/04/yo-man-its-nats-2025-edition/
2025 DCI Williamsport Photos
I have uploaded the photos I took at Saturday’s DCI Williamsport show in Williamsport, PA to my Smugmug account. You can view them at this link or via the galleries below.
Sacramento Freelancers
Bluecoats Rhythm in BLUE
Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni
Sunrisers
White Sabers
Rogues Hollow Regiment
Bushwackers
Connecticut Hurricanes
Hawthorne Caballeros
Music City
Troopers
Blue Stars
Phantom Regiment
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/08/03/2025-dci-williamsport-photos/
2025 DCI Williamsport Live Blog Coverage
My live coverage of tonight’s DCI Williamsport show is up on Drum Corps Planet! You can follow along at this link. If you want to comment, you will need a free DCP account, which you can create here.
2025 DCI Central Ohio (Marion, OH) DCP/DCW Coverage
Join me on Thursday, July 31, for my next LIVE! From the Stands coverage of the 2025 drum corps season, as I will be covering the DCI Central Ohio competition in Marion, Ohio!
I will be live blogging the event for Drum Corps Planet and writing up the show review for Drum Corps World.
Show schedule:
All times ET and subject to change
6:30 PMGates Open7:30 PMWelcome & National Anthem7:40 PMNorthern Lights Drum & Bugle Corps – Muskegon, MI7:57 PMLes Stentors – Sherbrooke, QC8:14 PMColt […]
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/07/29/2025-dci-central-ohio-marion-oh-dcp-dcw-coverage/
2025 DCI In Motion Photos
I have uploaded the photos I took at Sunday’s DCI In Motion show in Norton, Ohio to my Smugmug account. You can view them at this link or via the galleries below.
Cincinnati Tradition:
7th Regiment:
Columbians:
Gold:
Rogues Hollow Regiment:
2025 DCI In Motion Live Blog Coverage
My coverage of tonight’s DCI In Motion competition in Norton, Ohio is now LIVE!
You can follow along at this link.
You can read all of my updates without a login. If you wish to comment on the show, you will need a free Drum Corps Planet account. You can register here.
2025 DCI In Motion (Norton, OH) DCP/DCW Coverage
Join me on Sunday, July 27, for the first LIVE! From the Stands coverage of the 2025 drum corps season, as I will be covering the DCI In Motion competition in Norton, Ohio!
I will be live blogging the event for Drum Corps Planet and writing up the show review for Drum Corps World.
Show schedule:
All times ET and subject to change
6:00 PMGates Open7:15 PMWelcome & National Anthem7:27 PMCincinnati Tradition – Cincinnati, OH7:44 PM7th Regiment – New London, CT8:01 PMColumbians – Pasco, […]
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/07/25/2025-dci-in-motion-norton-oh-dcp-dcw-coverage/
2025 DCI Little Rock Thoughts
I caught the DCI Little Rock show on FloMarching last Saturday. After each performance, I posted my thoughts on social media. I’ve collected those thoughts here as this was my first viewing of these corps.
Memphis Blues: Welcome to Open Class! Great to have the legacy of the Memphis Blues Brass Band on the field. Also nice you took advantage of Rhapsody In Blue going public domain this year.
Zephyrus: Welcome to Open Class! You’ve got the horses in the horn line, so be sure to […]
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/07/14/2025-dci-little-rock-thoughts/
Creating perfection and then leaving it behind
Taken last Sunday during the Bluecoats’ performance at Party in the Plaza. The silhouette of the conductor imposed over the the quote from the New York Times article about the corps, while the corps is backlit by the screen, mesmerizes me more and more each time I look at it.
Throwback Thursday – July 3, 2025
Bluecoats Alumni Legacy Arc snares warming up before last Sunday’s performance at Bluecoats Party in the Plaza in Canton.
2025 Bluecoats Show Theme Announced
Shortly before tonight’s Bluecoats Opening Night, the corps dropped a video abdicating their 2025 show theme and revealing their look for this season.
Drum Corps Is BACK In Theaters!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJS4uWIRP1g
In 2024, Drum Corps International made the decision to end the long running Big, Loud, & Live cinecast of the DCI World Championships Prelims. With attendance declining, especially after COVID-19 arrived, the cinecast was becoming a financial issue for DCI to support and continue. It appears, though, that there is a lot of support to bring Big, Loud, & Live back. Per DCI’s article on the cinecast’s return:
“The corps were in strong favor of […]
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/06/25/drum-corps-is-back-in-theaters/
2025 Bluecoats Homecoming Opening Night Community Celebration
After getting a glimpse of the 2025 Bluecoats during Friday night’s ensemble rehearsal, the big reveal of their 2025 program takes place during their opening night community celebration on Saturday, June 28.
The evening will also feature performances by the Columbus Saints, the Columbus Saints Minis, Rogues Hollow Regiment, Cincinnati Tradition, EN-CORPS, Bluecoats Alumni Ensemble Legacy Arc, Rhythm in BLUE, and a joint performance of the Bluecoats with participants from The Blue Way […]
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/06/23/2025-bluecoats-homecoming-opening-night-community-celebration/
2025 Bluecoats Homecoming Welcome Reception & Ensemble Rehearsal
The 2025 drum corps season begins!
The Bluecoats start their 2025 season with their annual Homecoming weekend at Mount Union University, opening their evening ensemble rehearsal with an alumni reception in the press box.
After I eat too many hors-d’oeuvres, I will head down to the field level for my first Drum Corps World assignment of 2025. Unlike my previous assignments, where I wrote the show review, this is my first photography assignment for DCW!
If you plan to be at Kehres […]
https://medi-nerd.com/2025/06/20/2025-bluecoats-homecoming-welcome-reception-ensemble-rehearsal/
2025 Drum Corps Season
This year was the most involved with indoor season I’ve ever been. Indoor season is over. Time to focus on my most wonderful time of the year. Here are the shows I plan on attending, as well as covering for Drum Corps Planet/Drum Corps World during the 2025 drum corps season: CONFIRMED: 6/27 - Bluecoats Alumni Homecoming Welcome Reception & Ensemble Rehearsal 6/28 - Bluecoats Alumni Homecoming Opening Night Community Celebration 6/29 - Bluecoats Party in the Plaza 7/27 - DCI In […]