Art Watch: From wild African Dogs to Sound & Light journey in Wilmington
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Summer is a great time to take respite from the heat, and enjoy viewing art in the cool, open settings of a gallery space or museum. There are plenty of excellent shows currently on view at our local museums, galleries and art centers, which are continuing throughout the Summer, and this weekend we have two special new exhibitions to start up your art weekend ahead.
In...
On Stage (Extra): Andy T Band overcomes to play the blues
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Andy T Band
Blues will be in the spotlight when Andy Talamantez and Michael A. Benjamin headline a show at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com) on July 9.
Blues fans may not recognize this act until they realize the act’s stage name is The Andy T Band featuring Alabama Mike.
Andy T, a veteran Nashville...
On Stage (Extra): Caravan Palace manages to combine EDM with Swing
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Caravan Palace
In recent years, there have been blends of things that seem unlikely in concept but work out well in reality. One example is the coming together of Philadelphia food and oriental cuisine – the highly-popular cheesesteak egg roll.
In the world of popular music, the combination of modern electronic music and traditional swing music seems like...
On Stage: Music offerings, domestic and international
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
David Cook
If you’re looking for some live music this weekend, you can go American or international.
On July 6, American Idol winner David Cook will play at the World Café Live while Tengger Cavalry, a metal band fronted by a Mongolian throat singer will headline a show at The Fire.
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Art Watch: First Friday and much, much more
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
First Friday this July 7th kicks off with brand new exhibits from Kennett Square Pennsylvania to Elkton Maryland, as well as artist demonstrations at local galleries. Blockbuster museum shows, including “Andrew Wyeth-In Retrospect” at the Brandywine River Museum of Art and “The Original Mad Man: Illustrations by Mac Conner” at The Delaware...
On Stage (Extra): A music battle of Philly vs. Pittsburgh
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Rosu Lup
Pennsylvania’s two major cities – Philadelphia and Pittsburgh – will both be represented by hometown bands headlining venues.
Two of the many acts playing Philly on July 1 are Pittsburgh’s Homeless Gospel Choir and Philadelphia’s Rosu Lup.
Rosu Lup, which is headlining a show on June 1 at Boot and Saddle (1131 South Broad Street, Philadelphia,...
On Stage: CCR is ‘Revisited’ without Fogerty
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Creedence Clearwater Revival was a huge band.
The five musicians from the San Francisco Bay area were responsible for a huge number of hits, including classic rock standards such as “Proud Mary,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Who’ll...
Art Watch: Reflections throughout the Brandywine Valley
Editor’s Note: Our regular Art Watch Columnist, Lele Galer is taking a well-deserved week off. Filling in for her this week is Caroline Roosevelt, a Chester County resident and experienced arts writer. Lele will return next week.
By Caroline Roosevelt, Special To The Times
Laura Ducceschi’s ‘The Pier’ at the Wayne Art Center as part of Reflections Through The Lens
The Chester...
On Stage (Extra): McQueen is a breath of fresh air
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Lily McQueen
With so many new female rock artists arriving on the scene every month, it verges on being overwhelming for listeners.
Making it even harder is the fact that so many of them sound the same – content to ride the current trend and not adverse to ripping off ideas, riffs or even full productions from their peers.
Every once in a while, it becomes...
On Stage (Bonus): Marah finds you can go home again
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Marah
There is an old saying that says you can never go home again.
Don’t tell that to Dave Bielanko or his band Marah.
Marah was formed in 1993 by singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Bielanko from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, bass guitarist Danny Metz and drummer Ronnie Vance in 1993. Singer/songwriter/guitarist and harmonica player Serge Bielanko, Dave’s older...
