Lutherville band kicks it big

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A recent drive down the Las Vegas Strip was a defining moment for Mike Ruocco, founder and frontman of Baltimore?s Cinder Road.

Ruocco, who joined with neighbor and middle school contemporary Chris Shucosky in 1995 to form a band, had always wanted to see his band?s name on a casino marquee. Sure enough, on a recent gig at the Hard Rock Café with Puddle of Mud, Ruocco did just that.

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