Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp

When I first walked into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp show at the Key Club last Sunday, I didn’t quite understand what was with the mediocre cover bands playing songs with Michael Anthony of Van Halen. The performers were messing up, reading lyrics, looking nervous; all the hallmarks of a bad performance. But this was the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp recital, if you will, and they weren’t bad performers, they were just everyday people living their dream.

Rock n’ Roll Fantasy Camp is like a Disneyland for all the rockers at heart, whose life had lead them away from the stage. For a week, they get to live the rock star life (the non-newsworthy parts), playing in a band, living in hotels, recording, writing songs, and being mentored by varying levels of professional rockers. At the end of the camp, each band (comprised of campers and maybe a rock counselor) performs at a legendary rock club (this time  – Key Club; next time – The Whiskey) to all their adoring family and friends.  You had your CEO types in ripped jeans rocking out to AC/DC, tone-deaf housewives, and those younger ones who thought they might get discovered that night. The whole point is for everyone to get their 15 minutes and come together with other musicians from all walks of life and of varying skill, and share the primal joy of rocking! For more info check out rockcamp.com.