On Stage: Caln native Reed leads Superunknown for veterans’ benefit at Uptown
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Superunknown
The show at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street, West Chester, www.uptownwestchester.org) on November 22 is more than just a concert.
Renowned regional rockers Superunknown, who have been captivating audiences with their stirring renditions of Chris Cornell classics, have announced that they will be dedicating...
On Stage: Marshall Tucker Band still going strong after more than 50 years
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Marshall Tucker Band
When a band has been recording and playing live shows for more than a half-century, it tends to slow down some – especially when it comes to doing concert tours.
Such is not the case with the Marshall Tucker Band.
The Southern Rock band, which dates back to the early 1970s, is still going strong.
“Last year, we did 140 shows...
On Stage: Popa Chubby ready to shake off cabin fever and rock it at Sellersville
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Popa Chubby
Things are looking good for Popa Chubby. After more than a year of being sidetracked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Popa Chubby is back in action with a new album and a series of live shows.
On June 4, Popa Chubby will visit the area for a pair of shows at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Street, Sellersville, 215-527-5808, www.st94.com).
Popa...
On Stage: Coatesville’s Mascherino brings back The Color Fred
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Fred Mascherino
The Color Fred is back from the dead.
Coatesville’s guitar hero Fred Mascherino has reignited his solo project The Color Fred with a revamped lineup. Mascherino has also resurfaced with a brand-new song titled “Don’t Give Up On Me” – released as a single and a lyric video as well.
To celebrate its first new material in over...
On Stage: Popa Chubby comes to Kennett Sq.
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Popa Chubby
Get ready to rock out, Kennett Square.
On March 1, Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http://www.kennettflash.org) will host a show by Popa Chubby, one of America’s modern-day blues-rock/blues masters. Popa Chubby plays between 180 and 200 shows each year and his shows this weekend will be the last stateside...
On Stage: Get ‘Slammed’ for New Year’s Eve Eve
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Slambovian Circus of Dreams
There is one date each year when the penultimate and the ultimate come together.
Once the calendar year starts, area music fans have to wait until the very end of the year to enjoy what ultimately is one of the best shows of the year – to wait until the final full night of the year – to wait until the penultimate date...
On Stage: The Mavericks just keep on rockin’
Also: WCU grad makes good with The Stray Birds
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Mavericks bring their genre-crossing sound to the Delaware Valley this weekend.
When an American rock band can survive for more than a quarter of a century, it has proven that it has learned how to build a fan base and learned how to make great music to keep that fan base happy and intact.
The Mavericks, who...
