On Stage Extra: The 80’s come roaring back in show at The Mann
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Howard Jones
Music fans heading into the TD Pavilion at the Mann (5201 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, TD Pavilion at the Mann Philadelphia, Tickets for Concerts & Music Events 2023 – Songkick) on July 30 will be going through a time warp – from 2023 back to the 1980s.
The show will feature Boy George and Culture Club, Howard Jones and Berlin.
For...
On Stage: Howard Jones gets intimate at Sellersville
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Howard Jones
On February 26, the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com) will be the local stop for a tour that features two musicians who are very similar in some ways and very unlike in others.
Both acts are singer-songwriters who rock – or, if you prefer, rockers who are talented singer-songwriters....
On Stage: Howard Jones is still a New Wave icon
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Howard Jones
Sometimes, when Howard Jones tours in the states it is as part of the Retro Futura Tour – a summertime tour that features bands from the 1980s playing short sets of their hits.
Jones didn’t even get to this area in summer 2017 because the tour’s closest date was Atlantic City.
The last time Jones did a show locally was last September at the...
On Stage: Howard Jones loves his US fans
Plus: a does of ‘fast-food’ metal you have to see to believe
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Howard Jones is playing just four dates in the U.S. — including one in the Delaware Valley.
Local fans of Howard Jones can be thankful that the British singer holds them in high regard.
Jones will play his show scheduled for September 1 at the World Café Live at the Queen (500 North...
On Stage: Howard Jones looks to go beyond pop
Also; Ex-Byrd still flies; Ruder Than You at The Flash for Strummer Foundation
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
80s Pop icon Howard Jones plays a pair of local dates, Thursday in Wilmington and Monday in Sellersville.
Howard Jones, a New Wave icon who was one of the forefathers of synth-pop, is currently touring in America and treating his stateside fans to three completely different shows.
Jones,...
On Stage: Free member show at Longwood
Also: The 80s make an amazing comeback at The Keswick
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Quebec-based progressive folk group Le Vent du Nord will perform a free show for Longwoof Gardens members, Friday.
By far, one of the most interesting musical events to hit the area this summer will take place on August 21 at Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org).
Jackie Evancho,...
County Democrats endorse slate of candidates
Party hoping to use national, state momentum to secure local victories
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Anthony Verwey, a partner at the Unruh, Turner, Burke and Frees law firm in West Chester, was endorsed by the county Democrats for judge.
Buoyed by the reelection of President Obama and a sweep of state row offices this past November, Chester County Democrats endorsed a slate of...
