On Stage: Get ‘Slammed’ to ring in the new year
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams
Music acts in all genres have special holiday shows and tours.
Smooth jazz saxman Dave Koz is known for his seamless Christmas shows. Horror hip hop duo Twiztid shine through the darkness with their Halloween shows. Country acts go all out with Independence Day Weekend shows. Laura Cheadle, a rocker from New Jersey, slams...
On Stage: COVID starting to take toll on live performances again
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Mummers Parade is a great Philadelphia tradition which dates back more than a century, has its roots in South Philadelphia and is always held on January 1.
There is another Mummers tradition in Philadelphia which dates back more than a decade, has its roots in South Philadelphia and is always held on December 30.
Some...
On Stage: Slambovian knows how to celebrate
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams — songwriter Joziah Longo (vocals/guitar/harmonica), his wife multi-instrumentalist Tink Lloyd (accordion, cello, ukelele, theremin, melodica), guitarist/mandolin player Sharkey McEwen, Bob Torsello (bass) and Felipe Torres (drums,percussion) — usually has some sort of theme...
On Stage: Ann Wilson keeps on rockin’ with (or without) Heart
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Ann Wilson
The heart, which is the muscle that keeps a body alive by pumping blood, consists of two ventricles. If one or the other shuts down, everything stops working and life usually screeches to a halt.
Heart, a band from the Pacific Northwest that has been around for more than four decades, consists of two sisters – Ann and Nancy Wilson. Fortunately,...
