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PALMDALE \u2013\u00a0Runaway<\/em>\u00a0will perform country favorites at\u00a0Poncitl\u00e1n Square from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, June 28, as Palmdale hosts the third of eight free \u201cMusic in the Parks\u201d<\/em> events.<\/p>\n Runaway<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0Jay Bonanno, guitar and vocals; Jim Hinds, lead guitar;\u00a0 Doug Bonanno, guitar and vocals; Mike O’Dell, bass guitar and vocals; and Jim Deverian, drums.<\/p>\n Runaway formed in 2010 after lead guitarist Jim Hinds (a graduate of the Berkley College of Music and prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of jazz guitar gurus Linc Chamberland and Ted Greene) and Jay Bonanno (a 26-year musical prodigy and part-time high school soccer coach) decided to break away from the stress of their day jobs as Air Traffic Controllers to collaborate in writing, recording, and playing music during their off time.<\/p>\n Upon deciding to form a band, Jim and Jay reached out to Jay\u2019s father Doug Bonanno, a retired carpenter and music veteran with over 52 years\u2019 experience as a lead and backup vocalist and rhythm guitarist, to join them. The father-son duo makes for the signature harmonies that contribute the band\u2019s distinctive sound. Multi-talented Jim Deverian, a general contractor with over 30 years of musical experience playing rhythm guitar, bass and percussion was next to join the group on drums. Mike O’Dell has recently joined the band as the bass player and vocalist. He has played in many local favorite bands for the past 20 years.<\/p>\n \u201cMusic in the Parks\u201d<\/em> events take place Thursday evenings, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., through August 2. They alternate\u00a0between\u00a0Poncitl\u00e1n Square, located at 9th St. East between Ave. Q-9 & Ave. Q-10, and Domenic Massari Park, located at 37716 55th\u00a0St. East.<\/p>\n New for 2018 are dance lessons and free activities for kids.\u00a0Izzy\u2019s Taco House and Kona Ice\u00a0Food trucks are available on site. Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on. Attendees may bring food and non-alcoholic beverages.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>The \u201cMusic in the Parks\u201d\u00a0<\/em>line up features long time popular groups in the Antelope Valley, as well as some new groups.\u00a0 The schedule features:<\/p>\n Thursday, July 5<\/strong> Thursday, July 12<\/strong> Thursday, July 19<\/strong> Thursday, July 26<\/strong> Thursday, August 2<\/strong> For more information, call Palmdale\u2019s recreation and culture office at 661-267-5611, Monday through Thursday, between 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PALMDALE \u2013\u00a0Runaway\u00a0will perform country favorites at\u00a0Poncitl\u00e1n Square from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, June 28, as Palmdale hosts the third of eight free \u201cMusic in the Parks\u201d events. Runaway\u00a0is\u00a0Jay Bonanno, guitar and vocals; Jim Hinds, lead guitar;\u00a0 Doug Bonanno, guitar and vocals; Mike O’Dell, bass guitar and vocals; and Jim Deverian, drums. Runaway formed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82329"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOn Tap \u2013 Classic Rock, Pop, Country, Blues & Oldies<\/em>
\nDomenic Massari Park<\/p>\n
\nMama\u2019s Hot Sauce \u2013 Rockabilly<\/em>
\nPoncitl\u00e1n Square<\/p>\n
\nCode Red \u2013 Everything from Rock to Country<\/em>
\nDomenic Massari Park<\/p>\n
\nThe Dance Band \u2013 R&B\/Classics<\/em>
\nPoncitl\u00e1n Square<\/p>\n
\nCarry-On Band \u2013 High Energy Dynamic Rock<\/em>
\nDomenic Massari Park<\/p>\n[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]<\/em><\/h6>\n