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By J.R. Brower

A New Jersey-based band, “Hollywood Nights,” arrived at the Monongahela Aquatorium by boat on Saturday night, July 9 and then performed almost all of classic rocker Bob Seger’s hits perfectly for over two hours.

Lead Singer Rick Murphy wails out 'Against the Wind.'

The ten-member tribute band included three female backup singers, and seven instrumentalists including lead vocalist and Seger sound-alike Rick Murphy, organ and guitar player Roger Mancini, bass player and vocalist Glenn "Bird" Nichols, pianists Alec Hay and Paul Seigeldorf, lead guitarist Chris Uyvari, drummer Matt Decarlo, saxophonist Andy Mohler and backup vocalists Robin Murphy, Deedee Mann and Krista Reinhardt.

“We play practically every weekend in the summer all over the eastern United States,” said drummer Matt Decarlo, who owns a landscaping business near Camden, New Jersey. The laid-back rocker, who was catching some early evening rays on the dock by the stage before the show, said he was amazed how beautiful the one-of-its-kind aquatorium and river setting were.

“Hollywood Nights” kicked things off with a rousing version of 'Roll Me Away' followed by non-stop versions of Seger classics including 'Main Street,' 'Still the Same,' 'Her Strut,' 'Like a Rock,' 'Katmandu,' 'Feel Like a Number,' 'Night Moves,' 'Rock and Roll Never Forgets,' 'Old Time Rock and Roll,' and, of course, 'Hollywood Nights.' For more information and photos of the band, visit http://www.hollywoodnightsband.com/shows-1.

The Monongahela Aquatorium summer concert series “Rockin’ the Mon” is presented each summer by Aquatorium Innovation, s, Inc. a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, schedule, and maintain the Monongahela Aquatorium. It is an all-volunteer organization. The aquatorium was constructed in 1969 and it seats 3,700.

Concerts the rest of the summer include “Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers” on August 6, “The Clarks” on August 13, “Nomad: North of Mason Dixon” on August 20 and “The Movemakers” on August 27.

Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m., and general admission is $10 per person. For more information, call 724-258-5905 10-5 daily except Sundays, or e-mail info@monaquatorium.org

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