On Stage: Othmer returns to where it all started
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Julia Othmer
There are three major cities in Julia Othmer’s life – Kansas City, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
Kansas City is where she was born and raised. Philadelphia was where her career as a singer/songwriter/keyboardist came to life. Los Angeles has been her home for more than a decade.
This week, Othmer is bringing her music back to where...
On Stage: Step back in time this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Nicky as Carol Channing, a Musical Revue
Entertainment history will be on display this weekend at a pair of live shows at the Rrazz Room (6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, 888-596-1027, www.TheRrazzRoom.com).
One show will feature a live performance by a multi-faceted entertainer who has been plying his trade for more than 50 years. The other show...
On Stage: jazz legend Mike Stern makes the best of his ‘breaks’
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Mike Stern
Back in 2016, legendary jazz guitarist Mike Stern experienced a bad trip. But, it had nothing to do with a scary travel experience or a hallucinogenic mis-step.
Stern, who will headline a show on September 13 at the Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389, www.ardmoremusic.com), physically tripped and suffered...
Mixed Media: Decorus and Wilmington Art
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
If you are looking for a reason to go to Philly (besides this months’ Fringe Festival!) go to Decorus at Space and Company just north of Fitler Square and just west of Rittenhouse Square.
Potsic, formerly of Main Line Art Center, and Center For Emerging Visual Artists, has been engaged in the Philadelphia arts for decades and is, as well as a curator,...
On Stage: ohGr keeps it industrial
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
There are two acts performing shows in the area on July 11 that, even though they both fit into the realm of popular music, could not be more dissimilar – ohGr and Gaelynn Lea.
ohGr is a veteran industrial band that has been making intensely aggressive music for almost two decades. Lea is a singer-songwriter who makes pleasant, melodic music while...
On Stage: Escovedo headlines Mushroom Festival show
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Alejandro Escovedo
This weekend, the annual Mushroom Festival in downtown Kennett Square (http://mushroomfestival.org) is celebrating its 33rd anniversary. The Mushroom Festival will run from September 8-10 at various locations in downtown Kennett Square.
A musical highlight will be a live performance by Alejandro Escovedo with Don Antonio on Saturday...
Mixed Media: A trifecta of Civil Rights art shows
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
Black Survival Guide
Last week, I went on a field trip to the Delaware Art Museum for their beautiful trifecta show on Civil Rights. The shows, Black Survival Guide: Or How To Live Through A Police Riot, Danny Lyon: Memories of The Southern Civil Rights Movement, and The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Drawings by Harvey Dinnerstein and Burton Silverman, are...
On Stage: Quebe Sisters share true harmony
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Quebe Sisters
Making harmonious music is a natural thing for siblings. There usually is a high level of harmony – onstage and offstage (unless you’re talking about The Kinks, Oasis or the Black Crowes).
Three siblings who get along great onstage and offstage are the Quebe Sisters, who will headline a show on September 6 at the Sellersville...
On Stage: CKY comes back from adversity, enjoys local roots
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
CKY
CKY, which is headlining a show at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http://undergroundarts.org) on August 31, is a band with its roots in West Chester.
“Me and Deron (Miller) went to West Chester East, ” said CKY drummer Jess Margera, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in Dallas, Texas.
“That’s...
Mixed Media: Summer winds down with a handful of local visual arts events
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
Summer is coming to a close, Labor Day is upon us, and soon enough we’ll have to ban white from our wardrobe as we prepare for fall. Is that a thing? It was a sort of seasonal etiquette that I grew up hearing and now choose to completely ignore. As we near the end of August, a few shows have opened this week.
Delaware Art Museum has debuted the next...
