On Stage: Main Line the main place for great music this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Mike Zito
There is a six-mile stretch along Lancaster Avenue on Philadelphia’s Main Line that has been a hotbed for top-flight music clubs for a long time – clubs that regularly present highly acclaimed national acts as well as respected local acts.
The stretch, which runs from Ardmore to Wayne, was previously home to clubs such as the venerable...
On Stage: Holly Miranda at City Winery, Nov. 30
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Holly Miranda
The schedule for music concerts gets a little light over the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s hard for music acts to compete with Thanksgiving dinners, family gatherings and homecoming parties.
Fortunately, there is a great show on tap for November 30 when Holly Miranda headlines a show at City Winery (990 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, citywinery.com/philadelphia/).
Miranda...
On Stage: Local acts in the spotlight this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
River Drivers
A lot of top-flight local talent will be on display at music venues around the area tonight.
On November 23, the Philadelphia Folksong Society (6156 Avenue, Philadelphia, pfs.org) is hosting a “CD Release Party” by Philadelphia-based Celtic-tinged folk-rock collective River Drivers.
River Drivers is a four-piece band whose unique passion-infused...
On Stage: The Pineapple Thief is livin’ the dream, making U.S. tour debut
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Pineapple Thief
Picture a high school boy dreaming for years about having a date with one of the most attractive girls in the school and never having the dream come true – until one day years later, the girl invites him to go on a date.
The Pineapple Thief, a rock band from the south of England, went through a similar experience this year.
The...
On Stage: Violet Bell bring progressive folk to Delaware Valley
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Violet Bell
The Philadelphia area always has the Liberty Bell as a prime attraction.
On November 21, there will be two “bells” for area residents to enjoy – the Liberty Bell in Old City and Violet Bell, which is headlining a show at the Living Room (35 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, https://thelivingroomat35east.com)
Violet Bell is touring in...
On Stage: Downingtown’s Morrissey hitting it big in national tour of ‘Mean Girls’
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Mary Kate Morrissey(Photo: Emilio Madrid-Kuser for Broadway.com)
Just as every young basketball player has dreams of playing in the NBA or WNBA or every young musician envisions a career as a rock star, almost every young girl or boy who acts in local theater – or even in school productions – dreams of someday being in a Broadway musical.
The odds...
On Stage: Female rock pioneers team up
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Cherie Currie and Brie Howard-Darling
In the 1980s, there were many all-female rock bands that wrote music, sang the songs and played their own instruments – acts such as the Bangles, the Go-Go’s, L7 and the Lunachicks.
The groundwork for their success and acceptance was laid a decade earlier by two bands who made huge inroads into the male-donated...
On Stage: A musical that really is ‘Beautiful’
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
For more than a century, many beautiful national touring productions of Broadway shows have been presented at The Playhouse on Rodney Square (10th and Market streets, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-0200, www. duponttheatre.com), which formerly has been known as the DuPont Theatre and the Playhouse Theatre.
This week, the theater in downtown Wilmington...
On Stage: Celebrating 80 years of Blue Note Records
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Kandace Springs
Area jazz fans are in for a triple treat on November 8 when The Grand Opera House (818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577,www.thegrandwilmington.org) hosts “The Blue Note 80th Anniversary Tour” featuring Kandace Springs (Vocalist and keyboards / Trio), James Francies (Piano / Trio) & James Carter (Saxophone...
On Stage: Tiffany looks to make her mark in North America
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Tiffany
Korean American pop star Tiffany, who will make her Philadelphia debut with a show at Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 215-232-2100,www.utphilly.com) on November 6, has a lot of talent and a lot of followers on social media. She also has a lot of names.
Tiffany, as she is known in Korea, is also known as Tiffany Young,...
