On Stage: Hot Tuna visits Phoenixville

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Hot Tuna It seems whenever Hot Tuna come to the area, there is a holiday vibe in the air. Usually, the veteran duo’s visit is a Thanksgiving week show at the Keswick Theater. This time, Hot Tuna – Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen – have changed it up a little bit. The two veteran musicians are performing the day after Easter at the Colonial Theatre...

On stage (Bonus): Pau Kelly sings about…death

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Paul Kelly and Charlie Owen Over the years, there have been a variety of songs devoted to death including tunes that were hits for Johnny Cash (“Cowboy’s Lament – Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie”) and Hank Williams (“Six More Miles (To the Graveyard).” Last year, Australia’s legendary singer/songwriter/rocker Paul Kelly released a whole album of...