On Stage Extra: John Doe embracing folk at City Winery show

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  The John Doe Trio John Doe, who is headlining a show at City Winery (990 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, citywinery.com) on June 15, is a modern day American Renaissance man. He is a singer, songwriter, actor, poet, guitarist, bass player and author. Born John Nommensen Duchac in Decatur, Illinois, he grew in in Baltimore, Maryland – in the Lochearn...

On Stage Extra: Sarah Borges rocks, but is hard to define

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Sarah Borges When Sarah Borges performs live, she rocks the house. Borges, is a Boston guitarist/vocalist whose music has been described as “walking that fine line between punk and country.” When Borges straps on her guitar and starts to sing, she rocks out. There is country, blues, punk, and rock in her musical DNA, but it is the rock element...

On Stage: Kennett Flash offers three very different shows this weekend

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Sarah Borges Variety is the spice of life and you can find musical variety all the time at the Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http://www.kennettflash.org). The Kennett Flash’s schedule for the upcoming week features three shows that cover a wide variety of genres – a hard-rocking female artist with touches of...

On Stage: Bottle Rockets keep close to their roots

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The Bottle Rockets Music fans who head to the Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http://www.kennettflash.org) on June 5 will be in for a double treat – The Bottle Rockets and Sarah Borges. It is a show featuring two acts of headlining status…acts that also interact well with each other. Last year, Borges came to...

On Stage: Sarah Borges makes return to Philly

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Sarah Borges Last year, Point Entertainment brought Sarah Borges to Philadelphia for a show at MilkBoy Philadelphia as the opening act for the Bottle Rockets. The show by the Boston-based rocker was hit. She went over big-time with Bottle Rockets’ fans and made a strong impression on the show’s presenters. “The show by Sarah Borges at...

On Stage: Kingdom Come celebrates 30 years

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Kingdom Come Kingdom Come is a band that has come and gone – and come and gone – and come again. The veteran hard rock band formed in 1987 and broke up a few years later. The group reformed in 1990 and then disbanded in 2016. This year Kingdom Come came back to life again.