{"id":17333,"date":"2015-10-08T11:25:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T15:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=17333"},"modified":"2015-10-08T11:25:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T15:25:08","slug":"on-stage-legendary-british-rockers-come-to-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=17333","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Legendary British rockers come to area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>Ray Davies, Peter Frampton and the Zombies all with local shows<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Staff Writer, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Dave-Davies-Rippin-Up-NY-med-300x300.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1195965\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Dave-Davies-Rippin-Up-NY-med-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Davies Rippin Up NY med\" \/><\/a>Over the next few days, there will be three shows in the area featuring legendary British rockers whose careers began in the early-to-mid 1960s &#8212; rockers who are still making relevant music and are far from past their prime. Area fans will be treated to shows by former Kinks\u2019 lead guitarist Dave Davies, Peter Frampton and the Zombies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Kinks got their start in 1963 in the Muswell Hill section of North London while the Zombies formed two years earlier in St. Alban\u2019s, which is located about 25 miles north of London. Frampton, a native of the London Borough of Bromley, was in his first band The Preachers in 1964.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recognized as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the 1960s and early 1970s, the Kinks closed up shop around 1996 and were inducted into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame in November 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Since the band\u2019s demise almost two decades ago, Davies has forged a solid solo career and has continued to release new music and tour the world. His current tour will bring him to the area for a show on October 12 at SteelStacks (101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, 610-332-1300, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.steelstacks.org<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Davies wrote many of the Kinks\u2019 songs and his powerful guitar work was as much a part of the band\u2019s identity as were the lyrics which were mostly penned by his brother Ray.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On the Kinks\u2019 first hit single \u201cYou Really Got Me,\u201d his guitar riff with its unique distorted sound laid the groundwork for a whole new style of music. Davies was the forefather of the hard rock and heavy metal genres.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOne of the songs on my studio album last year &#8212; \u2018Ripping Up Time\u2019 &#8212; was a softer song,\u201d said Davies, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon. \u201cI was thinking about the front room in our parents\u2019 house in Muswell Hill where Ray and I used to write.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Davies worked out the famous two-chord riff of \u201cYou Really Got Me\u201d in that front room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI did it on a speaker that was sliced with a razor blade,\u201d said Davies. \u201cI was working on the riff and it didn\u2019t sound weird enough. So, I sliced the speaker cone. I was frustrated. It was a complete accident that I found that sound.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Davies\u2019 most recent album is a live album titled \u201cRipping Up New York City: Live at the City Winery.\u201d It was released on September 4, 2015 on Red River\u00a0which is distributed by Sony\/RED. The recordings were culled from two exciting live performances by Dave and his band in NYC in November 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The album features many of the great songs Davies wrote for the Kinks, songs from his prior solo projects and songs from \u201cRipping Up Time.\u201d It closes with the Kinks\u2019 first two chart-toppers from the mid-1960s &#8212; \u201cYou Really Got Me\u201d and \u201cAll Day And All Of The Night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIn my live shows right now, I\u2019m doing three or four songs from \u2018Ripping Up Time\u2019 including \u2018Flowers In The Rain\u2019 and \u2018King of Karaoke,\u2019\u201d said Davies. \u201cI do \u2018Death Of A Clown\u2019 and \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019 and the audiences always sing along. It\u2019s nice to see people like these songs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOn the studio album last year, I mixed it up with rocking songs and with ballad-type songs like the ones we did years ago on the Kinks\u2019 \u2018Muswell Hillbillies\u2019 album. Different ideas and different characters dictated what the music would be like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m pretty much writing songs all the time &#8212; except when I\u2019m on tour. Song start with whatever you get &#8212; sometimes it\u2019s a character or a story. I could be driving along when I get a line for a song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWith a song like \u2018Suzannah\u2019s Still Alive,\u2019 the character came first. On the new album\u2019s title track \u2018Ripping Up Time,\u2019 it came out of a nightmare. There is a repeated phrase &#8212; \u2018There is madness here.\u2019 The dream was about the past, the present and the future all clumped together in a weird scene.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Davies\u2019 career &#8212; and life &#8212; almost was cut short back in June 2004 when he suffered a debilitating stroke. Fortunately, he has recovered admirably.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMy health is good,\u201d said Davies. \u201cI\u2019m fightin\u2019 fit. When you have a stroke, it\u2019s a daunting prospect of recovery. It\u2019s very frustrating. I had to learn how to talk again and how to walk again. I just kept thinking about a Winston Churchill quote &#8212; \u2018When you\u2019re going through hell, just keep going.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cNow, I\u2019m working on songs for my next album that should be coming out next year. The songs are a lot about family and the world. They\u2019re about forgiveness and trying to move forward &#8212; coming to terms with our lives and the world. I also try to write with a sense of humor so it doesn\u2019t sound too dark.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Dave Davies &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wH9RaB0VmS4\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/wH9RaB0VmS4<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show at SteelStacks will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 and $45.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other upcoming shows at SteelStacks are Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn on October 8, and Ed Kowalczyk from Live with \u201cThrowing Copper Unplugged\u201d on October 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1195966\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/frampton-300x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1195966\" class=\"wp-image-1195966 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/frampton-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"frampton\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1195966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Frampton<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Peter Frampton will bring a special show to town when he performs on October 12 at the Scottish Rites Theatre (315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, N.J., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collingswood.com\/entertainment\/theater-and-ballroom\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/www.collingswood.com\/entertainment\/theater-and-ballroom<\/span><\/a>). It\u2019s\u00a0 \u201cPeter Frampton Raw, An Acoustic Tour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Following his summer co-headlining run with American rock legends Cheap Trick, Frampton<b> <\/b>is back on the road, this time performing an acoustic only set for the first time ever. Gordon Kennedy, Frampton\u2019s longtime collaborator and co-producer of his Grammy Award-winning album \u201cFingerprints,\u201d will join him on tour as well as an added special guest &#8212; Frampton\u2019s son, singer and guitarist Julian Frampton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI wanted something different to do and I had never done a fully acoustic tour,\u201d said Frampton, during a phone interview last week from his home in Nashville. \u201cI can get up with myself and another guitar player and go all around the world. On most of my tours with my band, I\u2019d do a 15-minute solo portion. So, I\u2019m looking forward to this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m also doing a new CD &#8212; acoustic re-dos of earlier stuff. I\u2019m doing the hits and some of the deeper tracks. I\u2019m about two-thirds of the way through. It wasn\u2019t as easy as I expected it would be. The first tracks I did sounded like me without a band. I realized that the performance was too forceful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSome of these songs, I\u2019ve done for so long that they\u2019ve evolved. I wanted to return &#8212; to go back to how they sounded when I wrote them. When I play them live in this show, there will be a little more force. And, there will be a story about the song &#8212; why I wrote the song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c\u2018Show Me The Way\u2019 and \u2018Baby, I Love Your Way\u2019 were most difficult because I had done them so many times with a band. Performance is always about the vibe you play with &#8212; putting the songs across with emotion. If it\u2019s a good song, it will work with anything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Frampton knows that there are some songs he must play &#8212; no matter if he\u2019s performing solo or with a band.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c\u2018Do You Feel Like We Do,\u2019 \u2018Show Me The Way\u2019 and \u2018Baby, I Love Your Way\u2019 are must-plays. I didn\u2019t play \u2018I\u2019m In You\u2019 for years and now I\u2019m doing it again. There are times when I wish we could just stop doing this song or that song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThen, the thing I remember is that without those songs, the audiences wouldn\u2019t be sitting out there night after night. If I didn\u2019t do \u2018Do You Feel Like We Do,\u2019 I\u2019d be lynched before I left the building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to doing the songs in their original state. I have a good feeling about it. With acoustic stuff, people sit forward in their seats. They sit forward and listen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Peter Frampton &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y7rFYbMhcG8\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/y7rFYbMhcG8<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show in Collingswood will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $79.50, $69.50 and $45.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1195967\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zombies-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1195967\" class=\"wp-image-1195967 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/zombies-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"zombies\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1195967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Zombies<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Zombies have been building their fan base for more than 50 years and those fans are in for a special treat this fall. The band will be presenting a two-pronged show when it plays October 11 at the Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.keswicktheatre.com\/\"><span class=\"s4\">www.keswicktheatre.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The band is releasing a new album \u201cStill Got That Hunger\u201d on October 9 and will be on tour for two months performing its classic \u201cOdessey and Oracle\u201d album for the first time ever in the United States. The show will start with the current line-up of The Zombies performing new songs along with hits and favorites not on \u201cO+O,\u201d followed by the original members performing \u201cOdessey and Oracle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">All four surviving original members will recreate the seminal album in its entirety with full instrumentation. Founding and current members, vocalist Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent , will be joined by original bassist\/co-songwriter Chris White and drummer Hugh Grundy for their first American tour together in five decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show will also feature the acclaimed current Zombies\u2019 line-up featuring bassist Jim Rodford (formerly of ARGENT and The Kinks), Rodford\u2019s son Steve Rodford on drums, and renowned session guitarist Tom Toomey performing material from their forthcoming studio album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s nice to be back in the states with the lads,\u201d said White, during a phone interview Sunday from a tour stop in Providence, Rhode Island. \u201cThe last time was 1966.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe recorded \u2018Odessey and Oracle\u2019 and nobody wanted it. So, we decided to call it a day. Rod and I wanted to continue writing together. Then, eight months later the album was a hit. \u2018Time of the Season\u2019 went up to Number One.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAll of us have stayed friends through the years. Rod and I produced Colin\u2019s first three albums and also produced Argent\u2019s albums. Rod and I put Argent together and I wrote \u2018Hold Your Head Up.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBut, I thought Jim (Rodford) was a much better bass player than I was. I wanted to focus more on production. \u2018Hold Your Head up\u2019 &#8212; that\u2019s what made us able to survive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Argent\u2019s \u201cHold Your Head Up\u201d was a top-selling single that reached the Top Five in both the U.K. and in the states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIn 2008, we decided to do \u2018Odessey and Oracle\u2019 in London for three nights,\u201d said White. \u201cIt went over well and the next year we did four cities in the U.K. &#8212; but never in America. This will be our American premiere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe catalyst for bringing it back now &#8212; we recorded it in 1967 so 2017 will be the 50<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> anniversary. We decided to do the 50<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> anniversary thing two years early. We\u2019re getting older so who knows if any of us will still be here in two years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Indeed, one of the original quintet has already checked out. Guitarist Paul Atkinson died in Santa Monica, California in April 2004 from liver and kidney disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cFor this tour, Rod and Colin\u2019s new band do the first half of the show,\u201d said White. \u201cThey\u2019ll play songs from the new album and old stuff like \u2018Tell Her No\u2019 and \u2018She\u2019s Not There.\u2019 In the second half, we do the whole \u2018Odessey and Oracle\u2019 album. We\u2019re trying to reconstruct the album as close as possible to the original. Then for the encore, both groups will get together for a reprise of \u2018She\u2019s Not There.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s6\">Video link for the Zombies &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=g4wpHjAkY-I&amp;list=PL818E8A6FA5AFCDB2\"><span class=\"s7\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=g4wpHjAkY-I&amp;list=PL818E8A6FA5AFCDB2<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Zombies will play the Keswick on October 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $39.50-$72.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1195968\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/winery-dogs-300x198.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1195968\" class=\"wp-image-1195968 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/winery-dogs-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"winery dogs\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1195968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winery Dogs<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Keswick will also host the Winery Dogs on October 8 and the house will be rocking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The power trio format produces some the most dynamic bands in the world. The Winery Dogs are a power trio that can rock hard and be melodic at the same time. The band includes Mike Portnoy on drums, Richie Kotzen on guitar and vocals and Billy Sheehan on backup vocals and bass guitar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Portnoy was one of the founding members of Dream Theater and was the band\u2019s drummer for 25 years. Sheehan played bass and was the voice of Mr. Big, which had a Number One single with \u201cTo Be With You.\u201d Kotzen, who was born in nearby Reading, joined Poison when he was just 21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Winery Dogs\u2019 second album \u201cHot Streak\u201d was released October 2 on Loud &amp; Proud Records.\u00a0The first single, \u201cOblivion,\u201d was released to radio in August 25 and its video came out last month.\u00a0A double vinyl edition of the new album is also in the works for release early November.\u00a0The trio\u2019s launched its 2015-2016 U.S. headlining tour on October 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThis tour will take us well into 2016,\u201dsaid Kotzen, during a phone interview last week. \u201cOn my own, I did two solo albums &#8212; \u2018The Essential\u2019 and \u2018Cannibals.\u2019 My band and I did an extensive tour around the world and filmed one of the Tokyo shows. It was the first time I ever did a proper DVD of a live show and I\u2019m very excited about it. My band is different than the Winery Dogs, This band is a trio. It\u2019s a format I really take well to.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The trio first exploded onto the rock scene with their self-titled, self-produced and critically acclaimed debut album that was released July 23, 2013 on Loud &amp; Proud Records and followed by a sold-out worldwide tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0\u201cThe Winery Dogs\u201d debuted on Billboard\u2019s \u201cTop Alternative Albums\u201d chart at #3, \u201cTop Independent Albums\u201d chart at #4, \u201cTop Rock Albums\u201d chart at #5, \u201cTop Internet Albums\u201d at #8 and \u201cTop 200 Albums\u201d chart at #27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI was working with another singer\/guitarist but wanted something different so I called up Billy Sheehan,\u201d said Portnoy. \u201cI was fresh out of my time with Dream Theater and I wanted to work with Billy in a real band. That was one of the things on my post-Dream Theater list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThen, another friend suggested Richie as a bass player. We went up to Richie\u2019s place in January 2012 and immediately hit it off. We had three or four songs after our first practice. The chemistry was obvious. We started writing more and more and that led to the album.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Winery Dogs\u2019 music is not for the timid. The band rips into each song with a vengeance. The music snarls as its power presses against the listener. It\u2019s a bona fide power trio doing what power trios are supposed to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe\u2019re rooted in a classic rock sound,\u201d said Portnoy. \u201cIt\u2019s something the three of us have a love for \u2014 the love of the classic rock of the last 1960s and early 1970s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cGoing with a power trio was a conscious decision. We wanted to try to tap into that old school power trio sound. We wanted to take that old school sensibility and bring it up to the present.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe did over 100 shows touring the first album. It was greater than our expectations. I thought it would just be a limited project but it\u2019s been a full-time band. We have great chemistry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cObviously, we\u2019re known for our expertise with our instruments. Bu, our live show is more a visual show. We\u2019re running around the stage. Mike is throwing his sticks in the air. Billy is playing his bass upside-down. It\u2019s like an NBA All Star Game &#8212; in the Michael Jordan era.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for the Winery Dogs &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fnMBix9Zq5o\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/fnMBix9Zq5o<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The October 8 show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $29.50-$75.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Keswick will also present Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company on October 9 and Paula Poundstone on October 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/callaghan-300x280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1195969\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/callaghan-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"callaghan\" \/><\/a>Another show on October 8 will feature Callaghan at Burlap &amp; Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burlapandbean.com\/\"><span class=\"s4\">www.burlapandbean.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The artist\u2019s birth name is Georgina Callaghan but, in her career as a musician, she just uses one name &#8212; Callaghan. She was born in the town of Boston, which is located in Lincolnshire, a small port town in England\u2019s midlands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Callaghan, who was a resident of Atlanta for a few years prior to moving to her current home in Nashville, is touring in support of her new album \u201cA History of Now.\u201d Her debut album \u201cLife in Full Colour\u201d came out a few years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe new album came out world-wide in April,\u201d said Callaghan, during a recent phone interview from a tour stop in Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s doing really well in the U.K. and I\u2019ve been over there touring four times this year. I\u2019m focusing on the U.S. and the U.K. at the moment. For the last five years, it\u2019s been the U.S. only.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI wrote the songs for \u2018A History of Now\u2019 over the last couple years. My last album came out in 2011 and I\u2019ve been touring non-stop since then. Being on the road, living life\u2019s experiences and meeting new people influenced the songs. I\u2019m really happy with how the 12 songs came out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI recorded the album last autumn. I did a lot of pre-production and worked very closely with producer Dennis Matkosky. He co-wrote some of the songs. We were definitely on the same page. And, I worked with some phenomenal Nashville musicians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt was recorded really quickly. We tried different things like recording to tape to give it more authenticity. The song is always the root of what I want to do. I wanted songs you could just perform with one instrument and voice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMy songwriting depends on the song. Sometimes, I have a really strong idea for the melody and the lyrics come later. Sometimes, I have an idea for a story. When I\u2019m co-writing, it might start with a hook.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Callaghan has been a professional musician most of her adult life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhen I left school at 18, I decided not to go to college,\u201d said Callaghan. \u201cI moved in with my sister in London and dedicated myself to my music career. I had a day job and, at the same time, played all the singer-songwriter venues in London. It was a great city to live in. Living in America makes it much easier for people who play my kind of music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMy British accent doesn\u2019t show when I sing but I can never write songs as an American because I have a different background. There are a lot of American influences in my music but I think people can still hear the British influences.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Callaghan &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AJMdKllm0tc\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/AJMdKllm0tc<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The show at B&amp;B will start at 8 p.m. with opening act Megan Burtt. Tickets are $12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other shows over the next week at Burlap and Bean are Mary Bragg and Rj Cowdery on October 9 and Chris Trapper (of the Push Stars) with Jessy Tomsko on October 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1195970\" style=\"width: 307px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/birdcloud-297x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1195970\" class=\"wp-image-1195970 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/birdcloud-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"birdcloud\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1195970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birdcloud<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Another show on October 8 will feature a bizarre female duo from the heart of Tennessee. Birdcloud, which features a guitarist and a mandolin player, will headline a show at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.st94.com\/\"><span class=\"s2\">www.st94.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to the rowdy duo\u2019s press release bio &#8212; \u201cBirdcloud is Jasmin Kaset and Makenzie Green, a pair who met in a place called Murfreesboro and who, since 2009, have used things like booze\u00a0and sacrilege to\u00a0make very modern country music. The duo write songs about what Sarah Palin deemed \u201cthe real America,\u201d that unsung republic of countrified interstices stretching from coast to coast between\u00a0cities. Kaset and Green\u2019s America is a nation of indulgent reprobates and boastful\u00a0imbeciles, laughing maniacs and horny high school dropouts\u2014 the desperate, absurd\u00a0place we all inhabit in one way or another.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe met when we were partying at Middle Tennessee State University,\u201d said Kaset, during a phone interview Monday afternoon. \u201cWe both just played music a little bit. We started by playing songs for our friends at parties. We formed the band and, a week later, a friend booked us at The Hobbit in Nashville. We had 200 people at the show that first night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Green said, \u201cWe started writing our own songs right from the start. When we write the songs, it\u2019s 50-50 &#8212; 100 per cent. We always do it together. Our new album came out last month. We\u2019d been writing it for four or five days and then spent two days in the studio recording it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cNow, we\u2019re leaving for a two-month tour. We\u2019re going all across the country in our mini-van. We\u2019re going to play our music and we\u2019ll change the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Birdcloud &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V_XGwF2DIqM\"><span class=\"s2\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/V_XGwF2DIqM<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\nThe show at Sellersville, which also features Mountain Sprout and Blain Cartwright, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $25.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ray Davies, Peter Frampton and the Zombies all with local shows By Denny Dyroff,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times Over the next few days, there will be three shows in the area featuring legendary British rockers whose careers began in the early-to-mid 1960s &#8212; rockers who are still making relevant music and are far from past their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,4],"tags":[6664,6666,6662,6661,6663,6665],"class_list":["post-17333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-featured","tag-argent","tag-callaghan-birdcloud","tag-peter-frampton","tag-ray-davies","tag-the-zombies","tag-winery-dogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}