Music Spotlight: Colin Hay says ‘see you next year’
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Colin Hay
On April 5, Colin Hay was supposed to perform a show at the Keswick Theater in Glenside, but we all know that that’s not happening now.
On March 24, his management announced, “In response to COVID-19, the Colin Hay Sunday, April 5th, 2020 show at Keswick Theatre, in Glenside, PA has been rescheduled to Wednesday, April 7th, 2021.”
It...
Music Spotlight: Music artists cope with pause in age of Coronavirus
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Noa
When it comes to concerts, shows, annual events and other entertainment and group activities, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown us into an era of “would have” – an era in which virtually everything involving more that three or four people being together has been cancelled.
On May 15, it would have been the 42nd annual staging of the Winterthur...
On Stage: The Play That Goes Wrong
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Play That Goes Wrong
Thursdays are traditionally party nights — “anticipating the weekend” wild nights. Tonight, you can get wild with theater or with music.
If you want to get wild with an evening of laughter, plan a trip to The Playhouse on Rodney Square (10th and Market streets, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-0200, www. duponttheatre.com).
Now...
On Stage: Wire still showing spark after all these years
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Wire
Those who work with electricity know that when dealing with wire, it’s better to assume it might be live even if it appears to be dead.
The same can be said for music fans when dealing with the British band Wire, which is headlining a show on March 10 at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http://undergroundarts.org)
There...
On Stage: Nelson meets life challenges with new music
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Ryan “Gooch” Nelson
If you googled the word “resiliency,” an appropriate entry in the search results would be a picture of Ryan “Gooch” Nelson.
Nelson has suffered several major physical and medical setbacks. Back in 2004, he was paralyzed in a truck accident. In addition to being a quadriplegic, he had to deal with leukemia a few years later.
Either...
On Stage: The Lil Smokies much more than a snack
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Lil Smokies
If the act headlining a show at Boot and Saddle (1131 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 215-639-4528, www.bootandsaddlephilly.com) on March 5 sounds more like a sausage links brand then a music band, there is a good reason.
The band that will perform at the South Philadelphia venue is The Lil Smokies, a Montana-based bluegrass/Americana...
On Stage: Comedian Youssef know how to get to your heart — literally
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef
Live entertainers can evoke a wide range of emotions.
They can make you laugh, or they can make you cry. They can bring great happiness, or they can rip your heart out.
Bassem Youssef, who is headlining Punch Line Philly (33 East Laurel Street, Philadelphia, 215-606-6555, http://www.punchlinephilly.com), can have you laughing...
On Stage: Scantron celebrates EP release at Ortlieb’s
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Scantron
Scantron can mean different things to different types of people.
For those in the tech world, Scantron is a global, technology and services driven company.
For teachers and students, scantron is a device used to scan prepared forms used for multiple-choice and true-or-false testing.
For rockers in the Mid-Atlantic region, Scantron is a high-energy,...
On Stage: Hello Dolly! at Kimmel Center this week
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Hello Dolly!
It seems that everybody is familiar with “Hello Dolly!” in one form or another – especially the Academy Award-winning film and the hit Broadway musical.
It’s hard not to be familiar with the song, “Hello Dolly!”– at least with the tune’s opening lines… “I said hello, Dolly; Well, hello, Dolly; It’s so nice to have...
On Stage: The Picturebooks focus on Motorcycles and Metal
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Picturebooks
Heavy rock music and motorcycles have been linked since the late 1960s. The link can be traced back to Peter Fonda’s motorcycle movie “Easy Rider,” which featured Steppenwolf’s song “Born to Be Wild.” The song’s lyrics introduced the term “heavy metal” – “I like smoke and lightning, Heavy metal thunder, Racin’...
