Youngstown-based The Vindys were announced Tuesday as an opening act for a summer national tour with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. The tour starts in California in May and the Vindys are slated to play 16 dates on the tour starting July 6 in Atlantic City, N.J.

How the Vindys have existed for ten years without me knowing about them is beyond me. The Ohio outfit are a brilliant live act and I’m hooked. The Vindys opened for Marcus King and they were riveting.

Growing up, Jackie Popovec, lead singer for The Vindys, tried to emulate her favorite singers. There was Ann Wilson. Celine Dion. And Pat Benatar.

Now, Popovec and her band get to open for Benatar and her husband, guitarist Neil Giraldo, on a nationwide tour that kicks off May 10 in Lincoln, Calif.

What could be better than a vacation in Rome? Getting a call while in Italy that Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo want your band to open for them on their summer tour.

Youngstown band The Vindys are gearing up to join 80s icon Pat Benatar and her husband, guitarist Neil Giraldo, as special guests on a nationwide tour.

The Vindys announced on their Facebook Page, saying "We are ALL FIRED UP to be out with Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo on their US tour this summer!"

The Vindys will reach a new milestone this summer when they go on a national tour with a major artist.

Twelve Northeast Ohio bands make a splash in the soundtrack of the new horror film "Last Night at Terrace Lanes."

That's thanks to local musician Michael Weber, a guitarist, composer and record producer who created the original score for the new film, which premiered on Apple TV+ Jan. 16. Not only has he created the motion picture score to go along with the film's scenes of action, suspense and terror, he's also showcased all Northeast Ohio bands for the soundtrack.

The Vindys, an in-demand band, is set to headline the PRO Superstar Shootout concert series at the inaugural SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout presented by Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage, Feb. 8-10, at Bradenton Motorsports Park, officials announced today.

Jackie Popovec and The Vindys are coming home for a fundraiser for the Rich Center for Autism in Youngstown on Jan. 27. Rock the Rich fundraiser starts at 6 - 11 p.m. on Jan. 27 at Mr. Anthony’s Banquet Center in Youngstown. In addition to a concert from The Vindys, there will be food, cocktails, raffles and an auctions.

The movie notably features a soundtrack of Ohio-based musical artists, including the Vindys, Jul Big Green and the Labra Brothers. Akron-area native Michael Weber composed the film's original score. The movie stars Francesca Capaldi (best known for her role in the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog); it premieres on Apple TV on Jan. 16.

Maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t drive up expecting to buy a ticket at the door. The Vindys sold out the Live Nation venue. In addition to the Mahoning Valley faithful that were in attendance, the band has a growing following on the North Coast. The group sold out the Music Box Supper Club multiple times, but HOB is about three times larger, and a sellout there is the kind of thing that will get the attention of others in the music industry.

The Vindys will release a new holiday single, “Too Elfin’ Cold – Live at Peppermint Recording Studios,” on Friday, Dec. 1, on all streaming platforms.

Mahoning Matters Editor Chris Pugh talks with The Vindys lead singer Jackie Popovec about her upcoming concert with the Worthington Chamber Orchestra. You can reserve free tickets for the event here.

Jackie Popovec, the lead singer of The Vindys, stopped by the Talk Pittsburgh studio to talk about the upcoming Women Who Rock benefit concert at Stage AE.

Ahead of the band’s final hometown show of the year at 7 p.m. Saturday at Westside Bowl, Mahoning Matters is getting to know the lead singer of The Vindys, Jackie Popovec.