{"id":103312,"date":"2026-02-02T22:55:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/103312\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T22:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:55:29","slug":"gracie-jane-sinclair-the-band-take-top-prize-at-philharmonic-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/103312\/","title":{"rendered":"Gracie Jane Sinclair &#038; The Band take top prize at philharmonic event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Gracie Jane Sinclair (COURTESY OF GRACIE JANE SINCLAIR)\" width=\"1600\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/STT-L-AWARDS-0921-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1421097\" \/>Gracie Jane Sinclair  (COURTESY OF GRACIE JANE SINCLAIR)<\/p>\n<p>Gracie Jane Sinclair &amp; The Band, a soft rock and country music act, won the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic Battle of the Bands on Saturday, which means the band will join the orchestra in a joint performance. The details will be worked out between the two. The win comes with $5,000, plus another $1,000 as winner of the Audience Choice vote. Sinclair is a native of the Mountain Top area. The $1,000 second-place prize went to So Much Hope, Buried, a post-hardcore band from Swoyersville. More than 400 people attended the concert at Mohegan Pennsylvania casino in Plains Twp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Gracie Jane Sinclair &amp; The Band (Gracie Jane Sinclair &amp; The Band)\" width=\"2048\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/STT-L-BESTBETS-0101.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1185749\" \/>Gracie Jane Sinclair &amp; The Band (Gracie Jane Sinclair &amp; The Band)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The crowd claps along during a song performed at the...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-8.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The crowd claps along during a song performed at the \u2018Battle of the Bands\u2019 special event hosted by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tori Viccica, of \u2018Tori V &amp; The Karma\u2019 sings during...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-7.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-7.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tori Viccica, of \u2018Tori V &amp; The Karma\u2019 sings during the \u2018Battle of the Bands\u2019 special event hosted by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rick Hoffenberg, director of choral activities at Marywood University, judges...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-3.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rick Hoffenberg, director of choral activities at Marywood University, judges the performances during the \u2018Battle of the Bands\u2019 special event hosted by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u2018Rogue Chimp\u2019 performs during the \u2018Battle of the Bands\u2019 special...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-12.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-12.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Rogue Chimp\u2019 performs during the \u2018Battle of the Bands\u2019 special event hosted by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jon Ventre, bassist for \u2018Rogue Chimp,\u2019 jams out during the...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-4.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-4.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jon Ventre, bassist for \u2018Rogue Chimp,\u2019 jams out during the \u2018Battle of the Bands\u2019 special event hosted by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ashlee Danko-Castellano, of \u2018Chasing Ashlee,\u2019 sings during the \u2018Battle of...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-6.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CVC-L-BATTLE-CAPST-0202-6.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ashlee Danko-Castellano, of \u2018Chasing Ashlee,\u2019 sings during the \u2018Battle of the Bands\u2019 special event hosted by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 6<\/p>\n<p>The crowd claps along during a song performed at the \u2018Battle of the Bands\u2019 special event hosted by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic at Mohegan Pennsylvania on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. 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