{"id":26652,"date":"2018-08-30T11:22:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T15:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=26652"},"modified":"2024-02-16T10:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:00:13","slug":"on-stage-cky-comes-back-from-adversity-enjoys-local-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=26652","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: CKY comes back from adversity, enjoys local roots"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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CKY<\/p><\/div>\n

CKY, which is headlining a show at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http:\/\/undergroundarts.org<\/a>) on August 31, is a band with its roots in West Chester.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe and Deron (Miller) went to West Chester East, ” said CKY drummer Jess Margera, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s where we started in a band called Foreign Objects playing really technical stuff — jazz meets metal. We started CKY when we met Vern (Zaborowski) at a studio in Bucks County. That was when we started recording our first album \u2018Volume One.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

That was in 1999.<\/p>\n

CKY, which is an acronym for \u201cCamp Kill Yourself,\u201d followed with \u201cInfiltrate\u2022Destroy\u2022Rebuild\u201d\u00a0(2002), \u201cAn Answer Can Be Found\u201d\u00a0(2005) and \u201cCarver City\u201d\u00a0(2009). Then, the band virtually disappeared from the radar.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe band pretty much fell apart,\u201d said Margera, who now lives in the Downingtown area. \u201cWe needed time to have a break. We got involved in different projects. I was playing in The Company Band with Neil (Fallon) from Clutch.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter CKY broke up, we got an offer to play the Soundwave Festival in Australia. So, we got Daniel Davies (son of Kinks\u2019 guitarist Dave Davies) to play with us. He replaced Deron.\u201d<\/p>\n

The current line-up of CKY features Chad I Ginsburg, Matt Deis and Margera.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe stole Matt from All That Remains in 2015,\u201d said Margera. \u201cHe had played with us before from 2005-2010 but left the band because he couldn\u2019t handle the singer (Miller). We called him in 2015 and asked him to rejoin the band. He said \u2018f*** you\u2019 but when we told him Deron was gone, he came onboard.<\/p>\n

\u201cChad has been with us since the beginning playing guitar and keyboards. Now, he\u2019s also the singer. It took a lot of convincing to get him to the microphone every night.\u201d<\/p>\n

In March 201, CKY signed a worldwide deal with\u00a0Entertainment One Music<\/a>\u00a0and then released\u00a0its latest album \u201cThe Phoenix\u201d three months later.<\/p>\n

According to the band\u2019s Facebook biography, \u201cOnce upon a time, CKY burned it all down, with a raucous, anarchic, hard rock sound soaked in the skate-punk culture that birthed them and a hard-partying lifestyle onstage and off that decimated relationships and reputations in its wake. Now, CKY rises from the ashes of the aftermath with \u201cThe Phoenix,\u201d a bold mission statement that hoists the flag high for big, raw, authentic, earth shaking rock n\u2019 roll, liberated from useless pretense.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Phoenix\u201d was recorded at the famed Rancho De La Luna studio in Joshua Tree, California. CKY stayed much closer to home for its next venture into the studio.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an EP coming out on Record Store Day,\u201d said Margera. \u201cWe did it in West Chester at my brother\u2019s place. He has a horse stable that he converted into a recording studio.\u201d<\/p>\n

Margera\u2019s brother is Bam Margera, a professional\u00a0skateboarder<\/a>,\u00a0stunt performer<\/a>, filmmaker, musician and television personality. He came to prominence after appearing as a main cast member in\u00a0MTV<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0\u201cJackass<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started working on the EP in January,\u201d said Margera. \u201cOn this tour, we\u2019re focusing on songs from \u2018The Phoenix\u2019 and from the EP.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe kept \u2018The Phoenix\u2019 to eight songs and 30 minutes. With people\u2019s attention spans these days, it doesn\u2019t make sense to bust your balls to make a long album. We\u2019re thinking about a subscription with a song a month.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have four kids and they\u2019re not fans of any bands. They just like songs. My oldest daughter is 13. When I was 13, I rallied behind the bands that I loved. Now, they don\u2019t even know the band\u2019s name of the song they like.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so much out there \u2013 it\u2019s crazy. I feel lucky that we came out when we did. By the time we released our third album, downloading hit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for CKY — https:\/\/youtu.be\/8BJcJalxEdo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Underground Arts, which also features Slaves, Awake I Am and Royal Thunder, will start at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Labor Day Weekend and that means it is time once again for Philadelphia\u2019s largest annual outdoor music event \u2013 the Budweiser Made In America Festival.<\/p>\n

The Budweiser Made In America Festival (www.madeinamericafest.com<\/a>) is huge \u2013 a two-day musical celebration that occupies the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City every Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n

The event is curated each year by Jay-Z, a top rap artist\/music entrepreneur who has won more than 20 Grammy Awards, sold more than 100 million records and is one of the record industry\u2019s all-time best-selling musicians.<\/p>\n

Budweiser Made in America Festival was founded in 2012 by Jay-Z as a way to bring together music and culture. The inaugural event was held on September 1 and 2 in 2012 on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.<\/p>\n

A primary goal of\u00a0Made In America is to continue the festival\u2019s positive impact on the communities involved. Since 2012, the event has generated $102.8 million in economic impact for the city. This year, the festival, produced by Roc Nation, will continue to benefit the ACLU of Pennsylvania as well as United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.<\/p>\n

This year, the event shares the same dates as the inaugural staging if the festival \u2013 September 1 and 2.<\/p>\n

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Nicky Minaj<\/p><\/div>\n

This year\u2019s headliners are Post Malone on Saturday and Nicky Minaj on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The fill line-up for the 2018 Made In America festival includes Daniel Caesar, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Pusha T, Lil Skies, Meek Mill, Diplo, Zedd, Miguel, Janelle Mon\u00e1e, Alessia Cara, Fat Joe, 6lack, Belly, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich The Kid, Sabrina Claudio, Jessie Reyez, Louis The Child, Tchami, Lil B, Gunna, Cashmere Cat, Snakehips, Juice WRLD, BlocBoy JB, SOB x RBE, Sheck Wes, SAINt JHN, Jay Park, and Saweetie.<\/p>\n

The roster also features A$AP Twelvyy, Jai Wolf, TOKiMONSTA, Preme, White Reaper, Clairo, Show Me The Body, Code Orange, Turnstile, Saba, Anna Lunoe, Driver Era, Bloodpop, Injury Reserve, Hobo Johnson & The LoveMakers, Davido, Shoreline Mafia, Elohim, Petal, Kweku Collins, Odie, Maxo Kream, Lost Kings, Armani White, Amara La Negra, Buzzy Lee, Mir Fontane, Trouble, JPEGMAFIA, Tyla Yaweh, City Morgue, Louis Futon, Lophiile, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Orion Sun and Zahsosaa.<\/p>\n

Live music will be performed line and non-stop on five stages \u2013 Tidal Stage, Freedom Stage, Skate Stage, Liberty Stage and Rocky Stage.<\/p>\n

Activities will start at noon on Saturday with D\u2019usselpalooza on the Skate Stage. On Sunday, the music starts with a set by Buzzy Lee on the Tidal Stage.<\/p>\n

Video link for Post Malone — https:\/\/youtu.be\/dSjzVIaRISs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Video link for Nicky Minaj — https:\/\/youtu.be\/eMymSXUN9nQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Made In America are $175 for a two-day general admission standard ticket and $750 for a two-day \u201cMIA VIP\u201d ticket.<\/p>\n

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Terry Bozzio<\/p><\/div>\n

If you listed all the drummers who cite Terry Bozzio as a major influence, it would quadruple the total of acts performing at Made In America \u2013 and then some.<\/p>\n

Bozzio is known for his work with Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Korn, UK, Missing Persons, Mick Jagger, Robbie Robertson, Alan Holdsworth, Tony Levin, Steve Vai, Quincy Jones, Ken Scott, and Metropole Orkest as well as film score composers Basil Poledouris, Mark Isham and Patrick O\u2019Hearn. He is a Grammy Award winner, RockWalk Honoree, winner of Modern Drummer Magazine’s Hall of Fame Award, and is listed in Rolling Stone\u2019s \u201cTop Five Drummers of All Time.\u201d<\/p>\n

On September 4, Bozzio is bringing his \u201cReality Tour 2018 North America\u201d to the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This will be a night of solo drumming and include compositions from throughout his career — as well as improvisation. It is by no means a clinic or a workshop. Bozzio\u2019s show is billed as \u201ca unique, intense, dynamic, spiritualistic, melodic, orchestral, atmospheric, and musical performance on the largest tuned drum and percussion set in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m constantly adding to my drum kit,\u201d said Bozzio, during a recent phone interview from his home in Camarillo, California.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have some new inventions that relate to the orchestration aspect. Rhythm pervades everything through the melody, harmony and orchestration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bozzio is taking drums as a musical instrument to uncharted territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019m doing is more about the art,\u201d said Bozzio. \u201cThe drum kit is 100 years old and has an amazing tradition. I\u2019ve pushed the drum set into a melodic instrument.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to incorporate it all — orchestration, tone colors and things I can shake, hit, rattle or roll. It\u2019s very melodic. Half of the kit is tuned chromatically, which means it has all the notes on a piano — black and white. Half of it is tuned diatonic with just the white notes of the piano. I use a program called Simple Moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cClassical music is definitely an influence. There is also the harmonic element that I\u2019m exploring — implied changes with melodies over one bass note. I use midi-triggers to produce the pure sine wave of the pitch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to make a complete musical statement on drums. There are elements of classical, jazz and ethnic styles from all over the world — Middle East, South America, Japan, Asia and India.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though Bozzio has been playing drums and making music for more than 50 years, he is showing no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just did a tour of Europe in May and June,\u201d said Bozzio. \u201cThen, I played at \u2018Zappanale #29\u2019 in July. I\u2019ve played there solo before. This year, I performed with Patrick O\u2019Hearn and Warren Cuccurullo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zappanale\u00a0is an annual\u00a0music festival\u00a0in Bad Doberan, a German town previously part of\u00a0East Germany. The festival was first held in 1990, and the program features various bands performing the music of the late composer and guitarist\u00a0Frank Zappa<\/a>. Many musicians who have previously played with Zappa have performed at the festival over the years.<\/p>\n

Bozzio has toured and recorded with a number of top world music drummers and percussionists, including India\u2019s legendary tabla player Zakir Hussain and Japan\u2019s Naoki Ishikawa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe real key to life is doing what you love,\u201d said Bozzio. \u201cThat\u2019s something you\u2019re not taught in school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bozzio\u2019s first real introduction to the world of rock music came in 1975 when he joined Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention and recorded with Zappa and Captain Beefheart on Zappa\u2019s \u201cBongo Fury (Live at the Armadillo in Austin, TX)\u201d album.<\/p>\n

Bozzio also is an accomplished sketch artist who has an art exhibition and sale at each of his shows. He credits Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) as an inspiration both musically and artistically.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Captain did amazing things musically, but you needed a thesaurus to figure out what he was talking about,\u201d said Bozzio. \u201cHe was an amazing artist. He encouraged me with my sketching.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy artwork is inspired by Captain Beefhart. I understand the need for the art I do. When some photo artists took pictures of me playing in the dark with lighted colored drumsticks, it turned out that those patterns were very similar to patterns I had been using in my sketches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bozzio has been creating works of art since 1975.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really don\u2019t want to stop playing,\u201d said Bozzio. \u201cBut, if the body gives out, I have my art. In 2103, I released my first project called \u2018Rhythm & Sketch\u2019 in collaboration with the art group Scene Four. It\u2019s been successful and has inspired me to do more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bozzio\u2019s art can be viewed and purchased at\u00a0www.terrybozzioart.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0www.terrybozzio.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Bozzio\u2019s live drum show is a solo performance, it is far from just a series of impressively outrageous drum solos.<\/p>\n

Bozzio is able to accompany himself with bass note patterns and, at the same time, melodically solo with highly developed coordination skills to express a \u201ccomplete musical statement\u201d on the drum set alone. His show is a unique, intense, dynamic, spiritualistic, melodic, orchestral, atmospheric, and musical performance on the largest tuned drum and percussion set in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think of it as a classical performance,\u201d said Bozzio, who also was the drummer for the 80s hit-making band Missing Persons.<\/p>\n

\u201cI play two one-hour sets with an intermission. There are also unplugged sections in each half. I do a piece on a cajon, which means \u2018box\u2019 in Spanish. It\u2019s a simple device with many colors. I also use a chord-wave drum. It\u2019s a very well-paced show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Terry Bozzio \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/CroX237dzfY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the Sellersville Theater will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $39.50.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming acts at the Sellersville Theater are Get the Led Out from August 30-September 2 and CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band on September 5.<\/p>\n

The soundtrack to the film \u201cFunny Girl,\u201d which featured songs by the film\u2019s start Barbra Streisand, was released in August 1968.<\/p>\n

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SIMPLY BARBRA<\/p><\/div>\n

On September 1, Streisand fans can enjoy a \u201c50th Anniversary Celebration\u201d of the historic album at the Rrazz Room (6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, www.therrazzroom.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

On Saturday night, Streisand\u2019s music will come alive when Steven Brinberg brings his latest \u201cSIMPLY BARBRA\u201d show to New Hope with a celebration of the classic movie\u2019s 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n

Barbra Streisand won her first Oscar for the film. Featured in Brinberg\u2019s show will be songs written for the film and the stage musical of \u201cFunny Girl\u201d \u2013 along with other Streisand hits and surprises as well. The show will also features Michael Ferreri as Musical Director and Daniel Gramkee as special guest vocalist.<\/p>\n

Rrazz Room (6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, www.therrazzroom.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cI act, and I sing and I imitate voices,\u201d said Brinberg, during a phone interview from his home in Manhattan. \u201cBarbra has kept me busiest all these years,\u201d<\/p>\n

Brinberg created his first \u201cSIMPLY BARBRA\u201d show in 1993 at the famous Don\u2019t Tell Mama cabaret where it ran a record-breaking four years, winning him two MAC awards and a BISTRO award.<\/p>\n

According to Brinberg, \u201cI always liked to do voices, even as a little kid. I just had an ear for it. After a few weeks at school, I could do all my teachers and friends. I was interested in nothing else but performing. But I was very shy as a child. I still am. So, in school and camp, while I gravitated toward theater, I didn\u2019t really pursue it. In high school, I directed and wrote plays but I wasn\u2019t in any. Then, as I got older, I was always writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was at The New School where I first took voice. And that changed my whole life. I always knew I could sing but I never really did, even to myself. Before, I would listen to Barbra Streisand records and sing in her voice. If I was listening to Shirley Maclaine, I would sing like her. I didn\u2019t really discover my own voice until that singing class.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brinberg\u2019s special talent shone brightest when he zeroed in on Streisand\u2019s music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was always singing and acting \u2013 and I always loved Barbra,\u201d said Brinberg. \u201cWhen I realized I could sing like her, I put together my Barbra show.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrior to that, I had a little segment of Barbra\u2019s music in my stage show. People were amazed at how much I sounded like her and kept telling me that I should do a full show of Barbra\u2019s music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did it once \u2013 and it took off. I dress like Barbra but it\u2019s not a Streisand impersonation show. I don\u2019t wear a fake nose or anything like that. And, I\u2019m still not crazy about dressing up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Brinberg\u2019s Streisand show features the sights and sounds of the legendary singer\/actress.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoing this show is a lot of fun,\u201d said Brinberg, who was raised in the Riverdale section of New York City. \u201cShe\u2019s such an iconic figure \u2013 and she\u2019s still working. Also, there is such great music. She\u2019s made over 50 albums so there is a lot of material to draw from.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for \u201cSIMPLY BARBRA\u201d —\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/gUqQ7KM3crg<\/a><\/p>\n

The show at the RRazz Room on September 1 will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 and $40.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) will present \u201cFlash Funniest 2018 – A Summer Comedy Festival – Week #4\u201d on August 30 featuring Erin Moreland, Gene Meyer, Scott Armstrong, Dan Getz, and Dan Clark.<\/p>\n

Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110,\u00a0http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/a>) will host Soraia, Somerville, Zoo Trippin, and Luke Eccles on August 31.<\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>) will present Asleep at the Wheel on August 30 and Splintered Sunlight on August 31.<\/p>\n

Valley Forge Casino (1160 First Avenue, King of Prussia, 610-354-8118, www.vfcasino.com<\/a>) will host Jessy Kyle on August 31 and Scattertrain on September 1.<\/p>\n

The Queen (500 North Market Street, Wilmington, 202-730-3331, www.thequeenwilmington.com<\/a>) will have Classic Deep Purple Live with Glenn Hughes on August 31, Chuponcito on September 1, and Nothing More on September 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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