Photo courtesy of the BRONX WANDERERS The Bronx Wanderers include Vincent John Adinolfi (front row from left) and friend Joe Bari; and back row (from left) friend Fernando Tort, father Vinny Adinolfi Sr. and son Nick Adinolfi.

LEWISTOWN — What comes to mind when a father, his two sons and two of their high school classmates get together to form a rock band?

For starters, you can count on a diverse lineup of hilarious personal stories, a vast repertoire of songs spanning all genres and decades and one family’s journey together through life and music.

Over the past two decades, the Bronx Wanderers have become somewhat of a sensation playing pop and rock classics spanning seven decades in front of sold-out audiences everywhere they go.

Presented by the Mifflin-Juniata Concert Association, the Wanderers will make a stop in Lewistown on Monday, Sept.15, performing in the Mifflin County High School auditorium, located at 501 Sixth St., at 7:30 p.m.

They started playing small shows in the Bronx and Westchester, and slowly began making a name for themselves. Eventually, the Wanderers were performing around the country and eventually opened for the likes of Bon Jovi.

The show takes the audience on a journey through founder and father, Vinny Adinolfi Sr.’s life in the record business. Combined with comedic stories and banter with his older son, Vincent John, the show is a unique look into an American family vying to succeed in the business and passion they all share with music.

From oldies to the current hits of today, this show entertains with a non-stop barrage of music’s biggest hits interweaved with their family story and truly is one of a kind.

Younger brother and son, Nick, plays the drums, and the Vins joke he is the best musician and singer in the band. The other two members are high school friends of Vincent John — Joe Bari and Fernando Tort — and the kids have basically all grown up in Vinny Sr.’s house playing and learning music. Bari sings and plays many instruments on stage, while Tort, who also sings, is a bass player.

Buckle your seat belts as the Wanderers deliver a high-octane 1950s, ’60s and ’70s rock ‘n roll experience. Tap into the infectious energy behind classics like “American Graffiti,” “Happy Days” and “A Bronx Tale.”

The Adinolfi family and their friends are a talented group of multi-instrumentalist musicians and “famiglia” takes audiences on a musical journey with plenty of laughs and memories along the way. They spent a decade performing 2,000 shows since opening a highly-successful residency on the Las Vegas strip in 2016.

“I’m basically doing anything I can to keep busy, keep moving and keep my mind going,” Vinny said. “It’s funny. We did three years of performing seven nights a week and it was getting to the point that I was so burned out, I wanted everything to stop. Little did I know.”

As anyone who has caught their show knows, the Wanderers succeed beyond their musicianship. They have formed consequential alliances over the years, dating to when Vinny was a chart-topping record producer. Tony Orlando is a longtime friend and tireless supporter. Wayne Newton, with whom the band shared the Windows room, has become an invaluable confidant.

The Wanderers broke through in Las Vegas by sharing a small showroom with Newton. They moved on up to bigger casino venues only to get shut down by the pandemic, then fought their way back and resurrected their timeless, mass-appeal rock-and-soul concert production at Westgate Las Vegas for two years.

When reminiscing about his career, Vinny says, “One of my favorite memories is when Wayne Newton himself walked on stage during the show on my birthday and gave me a duplicate of the gold bracelet that Frank Sinatra had given Wayne on his 35th birthday. I remember him putting the bracelet on me and telling me that there are only three of those bracelets in existence — Frank’s, his and now mine. Wow!”

The family band solidified a residency at South Point (where they played their first concert in Las Vegas in 2011), sharing the venue with the Righteous Brothers, Human Nature and other acts that celebrate a similar musical legacy. They’ve signed up to stay put through December 2025.

“Over our eight-year residency, we’ve learned not to take this incredible life and journey for granted,” says frontman Vincent John, who helped to originally form the group in 2004.

“So many shows have come and gone, and to still be here, hitting 2,000 shows is a testament to how hard we work, how incredibly supportive the Vegas community is to us, and how lucky we are to still perform as a family in the entertainment capital of the world,” Vincent John added.

This is more than just an amazingly talented family band. The Wanderers are a sound, a feeling and a harmony that goes right to the heart of the crowd, getting them up on their feet and singing along like no other show can do.

Visit www.mjconcerts.org/tickets/ for more information or to purchase tickets. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, if available.