{"id":40102,"date":"2024-03-28T08:57:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=40102"},"modified":"2024-03-28T08:57:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:57:15","slug":"on-stage-living-the-nomad-life-joshua-radin-finds-new-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=40102","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Living the nomad life, Joshua Radin finds new inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Joshua Radin<\/p><\/div>\n

Here is a familiar scenario.<\/p>\n

Someone gets restless and decides to sell or put in storage all belongings, throw some clothes and a toothbrush into a backpack and then head to Europe with no particular game plan or itinerary.<\/p>\n

It gets played out every year by high school grads who aren\u2019t ready to start college yet or college students who want to take a one-semester or one-year break.<\/p>\n

That was the game plan Joshua Radin embarked on a little over two years ago.<\/p>\n

But Radin isn\u2019t in his late teens or early twenties, and he is not a student. Radin is a world-renowned singer\/songwriter who will turn 50 in June.<\/p>\n

Radin, who will headline a show on March 30 at City Winery (990 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, www.citywinery.com<\/a>), has logged an ultra-impressive one billion streams and one million records sold.<\/p>\n

Following the success of his most recent album, which received some of the best reviews of his career, and in an effort to seek out new stories to tell, Radin left his material existence behind and traveled to Europe with nothing but a backpack, guitar, and pen and paper.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sold my house in L.A.,\u201d said Radin, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from a tour stop in Pittsburgh. \u201cI got rid of a lot of stuff and put the rest in a storage unit in L.A. I decided to let it all go and live as a nomad.<\/p>\n

Radin explained the catalyst for the venture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found that the older I get, the harder it is to seem curious,\u201d said Radin. \u201cBeing in different countries with different languages forces you out of the box. When I\u2019m travelling, it brings the best out of me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was thinking about it before the pandemic. I had been touring so much playing music for 20 years that I needed something different. I was ready to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith my travels, I start over every day and collect experiences. I\u2019ve been out for a little over two years. If I\u2019m home, I get itchy feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve travelled through a lot of Europe. I love Stockholm, Paris, Rome \u2013 and Mexico City and Buenos Aires.\u201d<\/p>\n

Radin\u2019s travels have taken him to the end of the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, I\u2019m just getting back from Antarctica,\u201d said Radin, who earned a Gold Record for his hit single \u201cI\u2019d Rather Be With You.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in Buenos Aires and then went down to Ushuaia to travel to Antarctica. It was magic. Antarctica is like another planet \u2013 whales, penguins, seals, glaciers, icebergs and the clearest water I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Radin\u2019s travels provided a lot of inspiration for songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last album was a travel diary,\u201d said Radin, who has super-fans like\u00a0Michelle Obama\u00a0and\u00a0Ellen Degeneres, who invited him to perform at her wedding. His music has been featured in more than\u00a0200 film\/TV projects, and he has performed on\u00a0The Today Show,\u00a0Good Morning America, and\u00a0Ellen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wrote songs in different places and used different producers,\u201d said Radin. \u201cI used five studios in Europe. For some of the songs, I did the recording on the road and then sent it to the producers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a travel diary, some days are so different than others and it\u2019s the same with my writing. I\u2019m always writing \u2013 always jotting down notes. Even though there are a lot of different backgrounds, all the songs still sound like me. There is a sense of cohesiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, Radin released connected EPs \u2013 \u201cthough the world will tell me so, vol. 1\u201d and \u201cthough the world will tell me so, vol. 2.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI released two EPs,\u201d said Radin. \u201cBut I also released them together on one vinyl. So, I look at it as one album. It was my ninth full-length. I released a new song every six weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Radin is one of those songwriters whose tunes you\u2019ve heard over and over — even if you never even heard his name before.<\/p>\n

His album \u201cSimple Ties\u201d, which was released in 2008, yielded a number of songs that have found their way to unsuspecting listeners for years — songs that benefitted from placements on hit television shows. The list of popular TV series that have featured songs by Radin includes \u201cHouse\u201d, \u201cBones\u201d, Scrubs\u201d, \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d, \u201cOne Tree Hill\u201d, \u201c90210\u201d and \u201cAmerican Idol.\u201d The first song ever used was \u201cWinter\u201d in \u201cScrubs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many of Radin\u2019s songs have been used in several movies each. The song \u201cThe Rock and the Tide\u201d was featured in \u201cParenthood\u201d, \u201cLife Unexpected\u201d, \u201cCougar Town\u201d and \u201cGossip Girl.\u201d Another tune \u201cCloser\u201d can be heard in \u2018The Nanny Diaries\u201d, \u201cShooting Sizemore\u201d, \u201cRunaway\u201d and \u201cWhat About Brian.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ironically, Radin did not start out to be a songwriter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI majored in painting and drawing at Northwestern University,\u201d said Radin. \u201cThen, I got into screenwriting.\u201d<\/p>\n

His main career was in film prior to embarking on a career in music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was writing screenplays,\u201d said Radin. \u201cIf I was stuck on a scene, I\u2019d pull out a guitar. After I learned three chords, I learned four chords and started to write songs. I didn\u2019t set out to do it as a profession.\u201d<\/p>\n

Radin is a singer-songwriter who writes songs that are heartfelt, sincere and emotionally touching.<\/p>\n

\u201cI put all my creative focus into writing and performing good songs,\u201d said Radin.<\/p>\n

Now, Radin has evolved into a modern-day troubadour \u2013 a griot with a knack for storytelling \u2013 a performer whose current state fits with song titles such as Tom Rush\u2019s \u201cUrge for Going\u201d and Canned Heat\u2019s \u201cOn the Road Again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNext, I\u2019ll be going to Greece \u2013 island hopping in Greece \u2013 after I finish making the album I just wrote,\u201d said Radin. \u201cI\u2019m going to do a full album in L.A.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Johua Radin \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/l1es-GqTI8Q<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The opening act on Saturday night will be Maddie Poppe.<\/p>\n

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Maddie Poppe<\/p><\/div>\n

Poppe\u00a0is a singer and musician (guitar,\u00a0piano and\u00a0ukulele) who was the winner of \u201cAmerican Idol Season 16\u201d in 2018.<\/p>\n

She released an independent album, \u201cSongs from the Basement,\u201d in 2016 and followed with her first studio album,\u00a0\u201cWhirlwind,\u201d which came out on Hollywood Records\u00a0in 2019.<\/p>\n

On November 20, 2020,\u00a0Poppe\u00a0independently released her holiday EP,\u00a0\u201cChristmas From Home.\u201d<\/p>\n

For\u00a0Poppe, music is in her DNA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was growing up, my dad (Trent Poppe) was always involved in music,\u201d said Poppe, during a phone interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was in bands and had a studio in the basement of our house. There was always music around the house. He was hoping one of his kids would go into music. My siblings didn\u2019t but I did. I recorded \u2018Songs from the Basement\u2019 at his studio here in our house.\u201d<\/p>\n

Poppe\u2019s first TV music show was an appearance on \u201cThe Voice,\u201d which didn\u2019t materialize into anything.<\/p>\n

Then came her successful stint on \u201cAmerican Idol.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI always thought that these shows were what you did as a singer,\u201d said\u00a0Poppe. \u201cNot getting anything from \u2018The Voice\u2019 bummed me out for a while. Then, I realized I needed some motivation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was nervous for \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d auditions. I had no expectations because I didn\u2019t want to get let down. That\u2019s what helped me relax and have fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery step of the way, I was expecting to get cut. But I just kept going. I did not expect to win. I never really thought it was possible. I was really shocked when it happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely gave me such a helpful boost. I got to skip so many levels. Right after the show, I got a record label and was thrown in a room for writing sessions with other writers. It was hard to get used to because I always just wrote by myself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, I had 42 days to make the album. It was all made in L.A. with so many different producers and recorded all over at different studios. I just tried to focus on getting it finished.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was different making the Christmas record. It was in the middle of the pandemic, so I didn\u2019t have the opportunity to record with other people. I wanted to release something, so I decided to do the record solo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Maddie\u00a0Poppe\u00a0\u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ys5e7pn1v_8<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at City Winery on March 30, which features Maddie Poppe as the opener, will start at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Ticket prices are: Stage Premier, $65; Premier, $60; Gallery, $55; Rear Gallery, $50; Mezzanine, $45. \u201cFrozen\u201d was a blockbuster movie for Disney followed by a highly successful ice show \u2013 \u201cDisney\u2019s Frozen on Ice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, \u201cFrozen\u201d is a musical \u2013 a lively musical that was a hit on Broadway and London\u2019s West End. \u201cFrozen\u201d is currently on a National Tour in North America \u2013 a tour that brings it to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Ensemble Arts Philly (www.ensembleartsphilly.org<\/a>) is presenting a three-week run as part of its \u201cBroadway Series,\u201d which is co-presented by the Shubert Organization. The show will run now through April 7 at the Academy of Music (Broad and Locust streets, Philadelphia).<\/p>\n

\u201cFrozen\u201d\u00a0is a musical<\/a>\u00a0with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez<\/a>\u00a0and Robert Lopez<\/a>, and book by Jennifer Lee<\/a>, based on the 2013 film of the same name<\/a>. The story centers on the relationship between two sisters who are princesses, Elsa and Anna.<\/p>\n

Elsa has magical powers to freeze objects and people, which she does not know how to control. After inheriting the throne, Elsa flees, inadvertently causing the kingdom to become frozen in an eternal winter and nearly killing her sister. She must sacrifice and show true love to save the day.<\/p>\n

The touring cast features Caroline Bowman as Elsa, Lauren Nicole Chapman as Anna Jeremy Davis as Olaf and Dominic Dorsett as Kristoff.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Frozen\u2019 is about these two sisters who are torn apart because of this secret,\u201d said Davis, during a recent phone interview from a tour stop in Providence, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n

\u201cOlaf is a four-foot-tall puppet,\u201d said Davis, who has also performed on Broadway in\u00a0\u201cCats,\u201d \u201cAnnie,\u201d \u201cThe Last Ship,\u201d and \u201cSouth Pacific.\u201d \u201cHis torso is attached to me \u2013 his feet to my feet. It does feel like a dance partner. We sort of dance around the stage together.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a snowman Anna and Elsa built together as kids, Olaf represents innocent love and the joy the sisters once had when they were young before being split. Olaf is not just funny. He also has a \u201cbig role to play representing the innocent love in the scale of fear versus love.\u201d Additionally, his character provides much of the comic relief while conveying lovable innocence and purity.<\/p>\n

\u201cOlaf is the emotional bridge,\u201d said Davis, whose Broadway credits also include \u201cBilly Elliot,\u201d \u201cDirty Rotten Scoundrels,\u201d \u201c9 to 5,\u201d\u00a0\u201cThe People\u00a0in the Picture\u201d and \u201cGhost.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know he is an inanimate object, but he sure does feel alive to me. He talks all the time. I\u2019m sort of in charge of a lot of jokes. Olaf is the archetypal fool. He sees everything as an opportunity for fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrozen\u201d\u00a0was nominated for a number of awards and received several. The song \u201cLet It Go\u201d was singled out for praise. The film was nominated for two awards at the\u00a071st Golden Globe Awards\u00a0and received the\u00a0Best Animated Feature\u00a0award. It received\u00a0Academy Awards\u00a0for\u00a0Best Animated Feature\u00a0and\u00a0Best Original Song\u00a0(\u201cLet It Go\u201d) and\u00a0Critics\u2019 Choice Awards\u00a0for\u00a0Best Animated Feature\u00a0and\u00a0Best Original Song\u00a0(\u201cLet It Go\u201d).<\/p>\n

At the\u00a057th Annual Grammy Awards, the\u00a0\u201cFrozen\u201d\u00a0soundtrack won the\u00a0Grammy Award\u00a0for\u00a0Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media\u00a0and was nominated for\u00a0Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media. \u201cLet It Go\u201d received the\u00a0Best Song Written For Visual Media\u00a0award, with credits to Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez as songwriters and Idina Menzel as performer.<\/p>\n

Video link for \u201cFrozen\u201d — https:\/\/youtu.be\/evYafRPWhFk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show is running run now through April 7 at the Academy of Music.<\/p>\n

Ticket prices start at $25.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mystery of Edwin Drood,\u201d which is running now through April 21 at the Candlelight\u00a0Theater (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313, www.<\/a>candlelight<\/a>theatredelaware.org<\/a>), is definitely a mystery.<\/p>\n

The cast for the show includes many Candlelight veterans including Anthony Connell (Phillip Baz, Bazzard), Dan Healy (James Throttle), Julia Kershetsky (Alice Nutting, Edwin Drood), Sarah Mackus (Beatrice), Constance Clay Pelesh (Princess Puffer, Angela Prysock), Samantha Ricchiuti (Florence Gill), Shaun Yates (Nick Cricker) and Victoria Healy (Ensemble).<\/p>\n

The Candlelight Theatre provided some information with this message on its website and handout flyers \u2013<\/p>\n

\u201cTHE MYSTERY of EDWIN DROOD, based on Charles Dickens\u2019 final unfinished novel, is presented by a delightfully zany, vaudeville-type company at The Music Hall Royale.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe story features John Jasper, a Jekyll-and-Hyde choirmaster who is quite madly in love with the fair Miss Rosa Bud who is engaged to Jasper\u2019s nephew, young Edwin Drood. Drood disappears after dinner on a stormy night and is thought to have been murdered. If so, then whodunnit?<\/p>\n

\u201cYOU, the audience, must decide and vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust how many possible endings can there be? The secret is in the number of combinations made possible by three separate sets of roles chosen by you, the audience. The total? 480!<\/p>\n

\u201cWhich show will you see? You vote on the ending, so it\u2019s entirely up to you!\u201d<\/p>\n

As\u00a0\u201cDrood\u201d is\u00a0metatheatrical, the characters of the play\u00a0\u201cThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u201d\u00a0are played by actors of the \u201cMusic Hall Royale,\u201d within the production.<\/p>\n

Metatheatre, and the closely related term\u00a0metadrama, describes the aspects of a\u00a0play\u00a0that draw attention to its nature as\u00a0drama\u00a0or\u00a0theatre, or to the circumstances of its performance.\u00a0\u201cBreaking the Fourth Wall\u201d\u00a0is an example of a metatheatrical device.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a murder mystery,\u201d said Connell. \u201cIt\u2019s a fun show with great audience participation. The audience votes on who they think murdered Edwin Drood.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are all sorts of clues throughout the play concerning who the murderer might be. Audience members take notes and play a role in the play\u2019s final stages.<\/p>\n

\u201cAudiences like it,\u201d said Connell. \u201cIt\u2019s something different \u2013 something interactive. Audiences always live murder mysteries. Personally, I like when actors can go into the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Candlelight\u00a0Theatre is presenting \u201cThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u201d now through April 21. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings (doors 6 p.m.\/show, 8 p.m.) and Sunday afternoons (doors, 1 p.m.\/show, 3 p.m.). Tickets, which include dinner and show, are $63 for adults and $33 for children (ages 4-12).<\/p>\n

On March 29, Maro D\u0113Lo and LJR will co-headline a show at Jamey\u2019s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985,www.jameyshouseofmusic.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

D\u0113Lo, who grew up in Bucks County in a musical family, is a talented musician whose soulful music has the power to connect deeply with fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got into music from a very young age,\u201d said D\u0113Lo. \u201cMy father Tom was a musician who played bass, percussion and drums in various bands. His mom Tina is a graphic artist who has done a lot of artwork for her son\u2019s music projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a guitar when I was around six and my passion for music blossomed from there. I went to music camp for several years and played rhythm guitar in cover bands in middle school and high school. When I was around 17-18, I met some music producers \u2013 Jimi K. Bones and Neff Jones.\u201d<\/p>\n

D\u0113Lo used websites such as TikTok to start putting his music out.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first studio recording was done in late January 2018 \u2013 a song called \u2018Girl Next Door\u2019,\u201d said D\u0113Lo. \u201cI\u2019ve since taken it down because I have plans to revamp the song. I kept putting out songs here and there \u2013 including four singles in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did a song called \u2018Dreams,\u2019 which I wrote and produced with David Ivory. He\u2019s the owner of Ivory Productions in Gwynedd Valley with a great studio. It\u2019s been my safe haven for three years.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid is really talented and really smart in what he does. He produces my songs without changing them and makes them better. He sees me like an equal. There is no ego involved in our work. It\u2019s effortless when we work together. David is like a second dad to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

D\u0113Lo draws finds influences for his songs from his blues and classic rock background. He released his debut EP in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cI put my \u2018Shades of Blue\u2019 EP a year ago October,\u201d said D\u0113Lo. \u201cThe EP took eight months to produce. I did it with Jimi K. Bones. But later I retracted it. Some of the songs weren\u2019t really moving in the direction I\u2019m moving.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could describe my genre as pop-rock-soul. My current influences are John Mayer, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Giveon, Shawn Mendes and Train. My songs are about love, life and music and I\u2019m writing all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

D\u0113Lo\u2019s goal is to create a sense of community and healing through his music.<\/p>\n

A few of his most recent streams are \u201cTwisted,\u201d \u201cThink Too Much\u201d and \u201cBreathe You.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Maro D\u0113Lo — https:\/\/youtu.be\/E8Sx5FsCoFs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LJR\u00a0is a tenacious and passionate pop-rock artist who strives to empower and inspire his audience to live their lives to the fullest.<\/p>\n

Seamlessly blending \u201880s-style pop beats with alternative rock guitar solos, his music is anthemic and infectious while conveying remarkable vulnerability — speaking to those parts of the soul that yearn to heal and grow.<\/p>\n

The show at Jamey\u2019s House of Music will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.<\/p>\n

On March 30, live entertainment will be provided by The James Pace Band. The group plays original music that focuses on the sounds of 1968-1975.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door.<\/p>\n

Jamey\u2019s features either \u201cJazz at Jamey\u2019s\u201d or \u201cAnything Goes\u201d on Thursdays featuring the Dave Reiter Trio and occasional guest musicians.<\/p>\n

\u201cJazz at Jamey\u2019s\u201d will be presented every second and fourth Thursday, and \u201cAnything Goes\u201d every first, third and fifth Thursday.<\/p>\n

Every Sunday, Jamey\u2019s presents \u201cSUNDAY BLUES BRUNCH & JAM\u201d featuring the Philly Blues Kings. On the second Sunday each month, the featured act is the Girke-Davis Project which features club owner Jamey Reilly, Roger Girke, Glenn Bickel, Fred Berman and Colgan-Davis.<\/p>\n

This weekend, the Elkton Music Hall (107 North Street, Elkton, Maryland, www.elktonmusichall.com<\/a>) will host a rock supergroup on March 29 \u2013 a trio featuring legends Chris Spedding and Anton Fig along with Keith Lentin.<\/p>\n

Spedding is a legendary rockabilly guitarist known for leading Robert Gordon\u2019s band for years and working alongside everyone from The Pretenders, Roxy Music, Paul McCartney and even The Sex Pistols.<\/p>\n

AllMusic has described Spedding as \u201cone of the U.K.\u2019s most versatile session guitarists with a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and roll.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fig, renowned drummer known as \u201cThe Thunder from Down Under,\u201d is a South African session drummer, best known as the drummer and second-in-command for Paul Shaffer and the World\u2019s Most Dangerous Band. Fig is also well known for his work with Kiss, Ace Frehley and Joe Bonamassa.<\/p>\n

Lentin is a versatile bassist with an impressive CV as a session player. He has worked in the studio with acts such as Keith Richards and the Beach Boys.<\/p>\n

Video link for Chris Spedding — https:\/\/youtu.be\/7Juz4W9yEYA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show, which opens with Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen, will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $31.<\/p>\n

On March 30, the venue in Elkton will present Tinsley Ellis.<\/p>\n

With his new project \u201cTinsley Ellis – Acoustic Songs and Stories,\u201d Ellis performs\u200b \u200bmany of his most popular songs (plus Delta blues and classics by artists like Gregg\u200b \u200bAllman, Bob Dylan and Leo Kottke) on his 1937 National Steel and 1969 Martin D-35.\u200b<\/p>\n

Ellis intertwines his music with interesting, engaging and humorous stories from the more than 40 years he spent on stage, in motels and truck stops. His most recent Alligator Records release and 21st album is \u201cNaked Truth,\u201d which was released earlier this year.<\/p>\n

2024\u2019s\u00a0\u201cDevil May Care.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my solo acoustic set, I talk about how I write songs,\u201d said Ellis, during a phone interview while he was driving through Nebraska.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talk about and play Delta blues and do great quirky covers. I\u2019m playing slide guitar on a National Steel.<\/p>\n

In March of 2020, when the pandemic first struck,\u00a0Tinsley\u00a0suddenly found himself off the road and sorely missing being onstage and connecting with a live audience.<\/p>\n

In January, Ellis had launched a tour to promote his 2020 release, \u201cIce Cream in Hell.\u201d By March, he was forced to cancel the tour only six weeks into the 60-date run. After being forced off the road, he focused on creating new music and staying in touch with his legion of worldwide fans until he could get back on stage.<\/p>\n

He almost immediately began composing on amps and guitars that he hadn\u2019t used for decades. He explored obscure studio and live recordings from some of his greatest musical heroes, such as the Allman Brothers, Freddie King, Michael Bloomfield, B.B. King and beyond, and was inspired by his favorite artists all over again.<\/p>\n

In the course of a year, Ellis had written over 200 new songs. He shared some of them with his fans with weekly online performances. He whittled the songs down to 10, and the result was his 2022 album \u201cDevil May Care.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Ellis, \u201cThe goal was to make the guitar sing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellis is among the blues world\u2019s best loved, hardest working and most well-traveled statesmen. His album, \u201cWinning Hand,\u201d debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Blues Chart when it was released in 2018.<\/p>\n

Since his first Alligator album 30 years ago, Ellis has become a bona fide worldwide guitar hero. Ellis has performed in all 50 United States as well as in Canada, Western and Eastern Europe, Australia and South America — picking up legions of fans with his guitar virtuosity, passionate vocals and memorable original songs.
\n\u201cI started in 1979 so this is my 44th year on the road,\u201d said Ellis. \u201cIt\u2019s great to be playing shows. I think I\u2019ll do it forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in Atlanta in 1957, Ellis was raised in southern Florida. He found the blues through the back door of British Invasion bands like The Yardbirds, The Animals, Cream, The Rolling Stones and Southern rockers like The Allman Brothers. As he discovered the roots of these bands, he attended shows by B.B. King, Howlin\u2019 Wolf, Muddy Waters and every other blues artist who came through town.
\nAlready an accomplished teenaged musician, Ellis returned to Atlanta and started playing with local bands. In 1981, along with veteran blues singer and harpist Chicago Bob Nelson,\u00a0Tinsley\u00a0formed The Heartfixers, a group that would become Atlanta’s top-drawing blues band. After cutting three Heartfixers albums for the Landslide label, Ellis was ready to head out on his own.<\/p>\n

Video link for Tinsley Ellis — https:\/\/youtu.be\/22XotF7JHbM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $31.<\/p>\n

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street, West Chester, www.uptownwestchester.org<\/a>) is presenting The Laugh Lounge
\nat Uptown! on March 28 at 7:30 p.m. with co-headliners David\u00a0James and Mary\u00a0Radzinski with host Brian\u00a0Finnell.<\/p>\n

On March 29 at 7:30 p.m. and March 30 at 1:30, the Uptown! is presenting \u201cDanceology of Hip Hop.\u201d On March 30, \u201cCrazy Train: Ozzy Experience\u201d will take the stage at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) is hosting \u201cAn Evening with Will Overman\u201d on March 28, Callum with special guests Raina Mullen and Jac Conner on March 29, and Stackabone with Butch Zito on March 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Here is a familiar scenario. Someone gets restless and decides to sell or put in storage all belongings, throw some clothes and a toothbrush into a backpack and then head to Europe with no particular game plan or itinerary. It gets played out every year by high school […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7441],"tags":[6269,8163,11887],"class_list":["post-40102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-featured","tag-joshua-radin","tag-maddie-poppe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40103,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40102\/revisions\/40103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}