(Photos by Tristan Williams and Lathan Goumas University Communications; illustration by John DiJulio Joy returned to the University of Virginia on Friday evening for its second “Arts on the Hill” appearance since April 2023 The band performed an intimate set at President Jim Ryan’s Carr’s Hill home just one day before headlining a nearly sold-out show at John Paul Jones Arena More than 100 students and community members including fan favorites “Silver Lining” and “Strangers,” while also debuting its newest release “God Loves Weirdos,” which dropped the same day as the performance After forming in 2016 and releasing its debut single “Astrovan,” the five-piece band has accumulated more than 1 billion streams and performed at iconic venues such as Madison Square Garden and Red Rocks Amphitheatre the band was eager to return to Charlottesville “We have a great fan base here,” keyboardist Jackie Miclau said audience members had the opportunity to engage directly with the band during a Q&A session Asked about returning to Charlottesville for another Arts on the Hill performance Joy hit a much bigger stage at John Paul Jones Arena as the first stop on its “Hope We Have Fun” tour The last time the band played in Charlottesville it headlined a show at Ting Pavilion on the Downtown Mall marked the group’s second time performing in the arena Joy opened there for The Lumineers in March 2020 just before the pandemic shut down public events “It’s great to be back in the same building,” Quinn said.  In addition to performing its biggest hits the band also debuted unreleased songs from its upcoming album We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money Jay Clarence Greider, of Mount Joy, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ the evening of April 7, 2025. He was 88 years old. The son of the late Clarence and Viola Greider, Jay was born on May 23, 1936, in Mount Joy. He was a 1954... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Jay Clarence Greider created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Made with love by funeralOne Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here The five musicians comprising the indie-rock band Mt Joy made their second appearance at John Paul Jones Arena Saturday — but their first one as a headliner Their new tour “Hope We Have Fun” kicked off in Charlottesville and promoted their new album which will be released May 30 The lively show featured songs from all three of their previous albums covers and some new and unreleased tracks from the upcoming album It was split into two sets with a brief intermission.  Joy’s songs can be heard from Coupes to Rugby Road fraternity houses and there were many University students in attendance Saturday easy sound — mainly composed of electric and acoustic guitar the crowd buzzed with energy — clapping along to songs holding up signs and flashlights and doing plenty of dancing When keyboardist Jackie Miclau played the opening notes to the fan favorite song “Julia,” the crowd erupted The band kept the energy going with two more popular tracks “Jenny Jenkins” and “Orange Blood” which share a meandering Lead singer and guitarist Matt Quinn led both these songs on his acoustic guitar which made them feel very folk.   “Orange Blood” the animation featured a surreal bright orange sun because the song mentions “orange blood the band played “Highway Queen” silhouetted by an animation of a red car on a highway The dreamlike colors and fantastical animations are hypnotizing the band pivoted away from popular hits to play an unreleased song from the new album called “Pink Lady.” The track maintained the band’s iconic sound but was delightfully more intense and rock than usual They followed with the recently released second track on “Hope We Have Fun”’ called “Coyote.” First-year College student Ruby Goff has seen the band three times and appreciates Mt bright backgrounds and variability in their setlist.  “The hallucinogenic background with bright colors and shifting shapes has been a key part of all their shows and continues to be one of my favorite features unreleased songs and even one cover,” Goff said.  The most vulnerable and touching moment of the show came when Quinn introduced a new track – “Lucy.” The song is about the band members playing the famous venue then finding out about their friend's cancer diagnosis He expressed a sentiment that is common in all of Mt Joy’s songs — the importance of appreciating time on Earth.  you might as well dance,” Quinn said.  The band also played two covers. They surprised fans by beginning a cover of “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus without introducing the song first. Also, to little surprise to fans —  as the band are self-proclaimed Deadheads — they played “Casey Jones” by The Grateful Dead.  Joy did a good bit of jamming — where the musicians were able to improvise and deviate from the recorded version of the song The band gave each musician time to flex their musical muscles during “Rearrange Us,” Miclau broke away from the rest of the band and gave an impressive performance on the keys Her fingers flew across the keys at what seemed like inhuman speed drummer Sotiris Eliopoulos had a similar moment He seemed to get lost in the music and played an incredibly intricate the crowd went wild in support for the musicians.  Before launching into their most popular songs “Strangers” and “Silver Lining,” the band played their soft ballad “Bathroom Light.” The song gave the audience a moment of appreciation and quiet before the band built up the energy for the end of their show.  First year College student Maeve Bradley was mostly unfamiliar with Mt but connected to this moment especially after being invited by her friend to attend the concert.  “I really enjoyed the vibes of the concert … The song that stuck out to me the most was ‘Bathroom Light,’ I’d never heard it before but I’ve listened to it like seven times since leaving the concert,” she said.  the crowd began chanting “one more song.” To the audience's delight Joy ended their set with “Astrovan.” The song encapsulated Mt lighthearted vibe with lyrics about Jesus driving a magical van and smoking weed and it was the perfect way to complete their set.  Joy’s songs will certainly continue to be popular among University students Joy’s “Silver Lining” or “Sheep” coming from a yard off of Rugby Road Indieheads is one of many Contracted Independent Organizations at the University dedicated to music though it stands out to students for many reasons Indieheads President Brian Tafazoli describes his experience and involvement in Indieheads over the years as well as the impact that the organization has had on his personal and musical development (WHP) — A PFA filed against an Altoona man by his ex-girlfriend is revealing new details about what led up to her being killed and her family members being shot According to a PFA received by PennLive 19-year-old Gabriella Morgan had filed a PFA against 22-year-old Ricky Shannon on Nov just days after he initially filed one against her The court filing stated that on the morning of Nov Morgan and Shannon had gotten into an argument where Shannon allegedly would not let her leave his home After Morgan eventually got out of Shannon's house he is alleged in the PFA to have told Morgan that he hoped she would "get molested and jumped." Morgan also stated in her PFA that Shannon called her family trash Morgan traveled to her family in Mount Joy while Shannon apparently called her non-stop She then told this to Mount Joy Borough Police and stated that she had about 40 missed calls from Shannon within the nearly 3 hour trip from Altoona to Mount Joy Morgan also said that Shannon had hacked into her email and she was "scared" that he was "going to find [her] and hurt [her]," after he joked about "cutting body parts" off of her Pennsylvania State Police during a press conference about the shootings on Friday confirmed that Shannon drove to the Sassafras Terrace apartments where Morgan and her family were staying hours after he was notified of the PFA Morgan filed against him the day before He then entered the apartment and shot three of Morgan's family members and killed one of them Shannon and Morgan were later found dead in Shannon's pickup truck on Rt 147 after he shot at Troopers and they fired back READ MORE | Coroner releases identity of Mount Joy woman shot among others at apartment before chase CBS 21 is waiting to hear back from the Dauphin County Coroner on their autopsy results Susan A. Hess, 95, of Mount Joy, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at her daughter’s residence with her family by her side. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Kathryn (Erb) Shreiner. Susan was the wife of the... View Obituary & Service Information Hess created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Joy B. Sumpman, 93, of Mount Joy, peacefully entered into the arms of Jesus on Friday, January 3, 2025 at her residence. Born in Florin, she was the daughter of the late William S. and Nellie (Patterson) Buller. Joy was the wife of the late... View Obituary & Service Information Sumpman created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Warren Henry Greenawalt Jr., 99, of Mount Joy, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late Warren H. Sr. and Anna Mary (Geltmacher) Greenawalt. Warren was the husband... View Obituary & Service Information created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Joy took their current Hope We Have Fun Tour to KEMBA Live The performance marked the second stop on their ongoing outing which began on April 19 at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville the band brought out Buckeye State natives with a debut of Gillian Welch’s “Look At Miss Ohio.”  guitarist Matt Quinn addresses the audience “We’re gonna try a song that I’ve loved my whole life It’s about Ohio.” Mention of the state was met with an eruption of applause and cheers from the excited crowd before the opening acoustic riffs struck a chord with familiar listeners who recognized the instrumental introduction to the song’s sweet and simple framework.  Caamp members Taylot Meier and Evan Westfall assisted Mt during which Quinn took the lead before passing lyrics to Meier adding depth to Welch’s tale of a Midwestern beauty queen and her search for gist.  “Miss Ohio” arrived in 2003 on Welch’s fourth studio album the album represented a collaboration with David Rawlings the songstress’ longtime musical partner.  Scroll down to watch a fan-captured video of the cover Watch: Phish Become ‘Seinfeld’ Cast in New ‘Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney’ Sketch Billy Strings Performs for Kids at Michigan’s Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Widespread Panic & Aquarium Rescue Unit Revisit the Touring Festival Listen: Bruce Springsteen Previews Unreleased Film Soundtrack ‘Faithless,’ from ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums’ Daze Between New Orleans Day Two: Odes to The Allman Brothers Band Listen: Van Morrison Shares “Cutting Corners,” Second Preview Single from ‘Remembering Now’ Listen: Warren Haynes Unveils Four ‘Million Voices Whisper’ Bonus Tracks (WHP) — The coroner is investigating a crash that happened in Mount Joy Thursday afternoon the crash happened on the 700 block of Bellaire Road at around 12:30 p.m It is unclear at this time how many vehicles were involved and how many people have been killed This is a developing story; stay with CBS 21 News for more details as they come in The family of Elvin Knight Brenneman created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Wayd W. Wolgemuth, 63, of Mount Joy, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late C. Arthur and Amanda (Kraybill) Wolgemuth. Wayd was the long time companion... View Obituary & Service Information Wolgemuth created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories The latest news and information from the world's most respected news source BBC World Service delivers up-to-the-minute news Fans who donate a nonperishable item at Friday’s show will be entered to win a chance to watch the show side stage Joy will be performing at the TD Pavilion at The Mann Center on Friday the band played two nights at the Skyline Stage which doubled as a food drive for Sharing Excess which led to fans donating 3,000 pounds of non-perishable items “Music speaks to the soul and so does food,” said Sharing Excess Director Evan Ehlers The free WHYY News Daily newsletter delivers the most important local stories to your inbox WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today. 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Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY (WHP) — The Lancaster County Coroner released the identity of the woman who was shot by a suspect who led troopers on a chase through multiple central Pennsylvania counties and ultimately died in a shootout with troopers was shot in the chest and abdomen at her apartment in the Sassafras Terrace complex Others were also shot there but survived their injuries All of those shot at the apartment were family members of the shooter's ex-girlfriend The coroner responded to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital for a patient death around 9:30 a.m Day was transported to the Lancaster County Forensic Center for further investigation and the manner of death was ruled a homicide After the shooting at the Lancaster apartment complex fled the scene with the ex-girlfriend who was a family member to the shooting victim That ex-girlfriend had a Protection from Abuse (PFA) filed against him Both Shannon and the ex-girlfriend died from gunshot wounds Ray Glenn Longenecker, 96, of Mount Joy, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late Raymond and Flora (Miller) Longenecker. Glenn was the husband of the late Geraldine... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Ray Glenn Longenecker created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page So many crazy talented and truly great humans poured so much into this thing It’s been the most insane 3 years of our lives We tried to capture it all as much as possible in these songs Keep up with Mt. 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