{"id":22063,"date":"2016-11-12T10:27:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T15:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=22063"},"modified":"2016-11-12T10:28:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T15:28:43","slug":"on-stage-extra-a-prairie-home-companion-come-to-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=22063","title":{"rendered":"On Stage (extra): A Prairie Home Companion comes to area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Staff Writer<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/priarie-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2443\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/priarie-logo-350x282.jpg\" alt=\"priarie-logo\" width=\"350\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a>If you\u2019re in the mood to hear some live music that is more on the softer side \u2013 music that is soothing in this time when we all need to be soothed \u2013 there are several good options on November 12 with acts such as Jesse Terry, Callaghan, Giulia Millanta, Chris Thile and the Prairie Home Companion, RIVVRS and the Walcotts all playing in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A vast number of music fans are familiar with Chris Thile, a singer, songwriter and virtuoso mandolin player best known for his work in the band Nickel Creek. And, almost everyone is familiar with \u201cA Prairie Home Companion,\u201d a live weekly radio variety show that airs on Saturdays.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thile, who also is a member of the band Punch Brothers, has been making albums since 1994. He has won four Grammy Awards and has been nominated for three others. In 2012, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship \u2013 a $500,000 \u201cGenius Grant.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cA Prairie Home Companion\u201d was created in 1974 by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garrison_Keillor\"><span class=\"s2\">Garrison Keillor<\/span><\/a>, who hosted it until 2016. The show, which is known for its musical guests and Keillor\u2019s unique storytelling segment \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake_Wobegon\"><span class=\"s2\">News from Lake Wobegon<\/span><\/a>,\u201d usually originates from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fitzgerald_Theater\"><span class=\"s2\">Fitzgerald Theater<\/span><\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota\"><span class=\"s2\">Saint Paul, Minnesota<\/span><\/a>, although it is frequently taken on the road. It reaches an audience of over 3 million listeners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now, the two have come together in a most successful way. In 2015, Keillor announced that he would step down from hosting the program and designated <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chris_Thile\"><span class=\"s3\">Chris Thile <\/span><\/a>as the new host. Keillor has stayed on as the show\u2019s producer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On November 12, Thile will bring \u201cA Prairie Home Companion\u201d to Academy of Music (Broad and Locust streets, Philadelphia, 215-731-3333, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimmelcenter.org\/\"><span class=\"s3\">www.kimmelcenter.org<\/span><\/a>) for a live broadcast featuring guest stars Jason Isbell, Billy Collins and Angelique Kidjo.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2444\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/chris-thile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2444\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2444\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/chris-thile-350x256.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Thile\" width=\"350\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Thile<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thile had been a guest on \u201cA Prairie Home Companion\u201d numerous times in the past. He made his debut as permanent host on October 15, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI was on tour with Edgar Meyer in fall of 2014,\u201d said Thile, during a phone interview Tuesday from Portland, Oregon. \u201cGarrison called me up and said \u2013 I\u2019m thinking of coming in for a landing and I\u2019m wondering if you\u2019d be interested in hosting the show. It seemed like a very good idea to me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI called my wife who was pregnant with our son at the time to tell her. Then, I thought about how do I ramp down all the music projects I\u2019m involved in. I\u2019m a musician. I love playing shows. I want to keep doing it but at a stage where I don\u2019t have to do it for the money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI grew up with \u2018A Prairie Home Companion.\u2019 You could never get it out of the fabric of my makeup as an artist. I came out of the womb listening to it. I played on the show for the first time when I was 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhen he asked me to take over as host, it was something I had never even dreamed about. But, I was ready for it. I hosted it a few times after Garrison made the offer. After the second show, he said \u2013 let\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s been a marriage made in heaven.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c\u2018A Prairie Home Companion\u2019 is a travelling show with its home base in St. Paul, Minnesota,\u201d said Thile. \u201cPhiladelphia will be our first travelling show this year \u2013 and my first touring show. On this tour, we\u2019re doing Philly, Denver and two shows in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m very involved with the guest artists. I end up choosing many of them. Anyone on the show has my sincere blessing. The show in Philly is extremely loaded with talent with Angelique Kidjo, Jason Isbell, and Billy Collins. They are all great artists \u2013 Angelique and Jason as singers and Billy as a poet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s4\">Video link for Chris Thile &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1ceRgg8WJW8?t=2\"><span class=\"s5\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1ceRgg8WJW8?t=2<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show at the Academy of Music will start at 5:45 p.m. Ticket prices range from $49-$79.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2445\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jesse-terry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2445\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2445\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jesse-terry-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse Terry\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jesse Terry<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Callaghan and Terry will share the bill at Burlap &amp; Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burlapandbean.com\/\"><span class=\"s3\">www.burlapandbean.com<\/span><\/a>) on Saturday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Terry, a singer-songwriter performing with acoustic guitar and gentle voice, will return to the area after a headline performance a few months ago at the Spring Gulch Folk Festival. In the time between, Terry dis shows in Ireland, a short Midwest tour with Rebecca Loebe. He was also on the road with his \u201cJoyful Noise Tour\u201d with Abbie Gardner.\u00a0 Terry and Gardner, a singer-songwriter from Red Molly who also plays steel guitar, recently recorded a three-song EP titled \u201cJoyful Noise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI just finished with Rebecca in St. Paul,\u201d said Terry, during a phone interview Tuesday from a tour stop in South Bend, Indiana. \u201cNow, I\u2019m ready for the shows with Callaghan. I love playing Burlap and Bean. It\u2019s one of my favorite listening rooms in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s a super special venue for me. Tara Endicott, who runs Burlap and Bean, gave me my first start years ago for my shows in Philly. There are a lot of great venues in the Philly area but Burlap and Bean means the most to me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe \u2018Joyful Noise\u2019 EP was released via Noisetrade on May 10 and can be downloaded free at <a href=\"http:\/\/noisetrade.com\/jesseandabbie\/joyful-noise-tour-2016\"><span class=\"s2\">http:\/\/noisetrade.com\/jesseandabbie\/joyful-noise-tour-2016<\/span><\/a>. The three-song EP was self-funded. We\u2019re hoping to add tracks and eventually release a full-length album.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Along with his EP with Gardner, Terry has been working on a duo EP with Alex Wong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe title of the EP is \u2018Kivalina,\u2019\u201d said Terry. \u201cIt was inspired by Kivalina, a village in northern Alaska that is really being hurt by global warming. The village is threatened by rising sea levels and is expected to be underwater by 2025. Alex and I wrote and recorded it together as a duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHe is a brilliant singer-songwriter, musician and producer. We met in Nashville when I was there on a songwriting trip. We wrote this amazing song called \u2018Thieves\u2019 and recorded it that day. It went so well that we agreed to keep going and we spent a week writing together. I\u2019m more proud of that project than anything I\u2019ve ever done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He is also getting songs together for two more solo projects \u2014 a totally acoustic record and a new full-length record, complete with a full string section, huge harmonies, jangly electric guitars and shimmering twelve-strings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt will be happening soon,\u201d said Terry. \u201cI\u2019ll be recording at a great studio in Nashville called Eastside Manor. I\u2019ll pretty much be living there from February to April.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Terry spends much of his time on the road \u2014 playing shows for his fans. When he\u2019s touring in the states, he almost always is accompanied by Jess, his wife, and Jackson Browne, his border collie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt can be lonely on the road so I try to keep my family with me as much as I can. Jackson Browne is quite well known among my fans. Sometimes, I think he\u2019s more popular than I am. He gets more gifts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On his latest Facebook entry, Terry wrote, \u201cThese shows with Callaghan are extra cool. She\u2019s an amazing talent and it\u2019s been a real pleasure to share the stage with her this week.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s4\">They have a special sampler available for free download at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noisetrade.com\/callaghanandjesse\/an-evening-with-callaghan-jesse\"><span class=\"s5\">http:\/\/www.noisetrade.com\/callaghanandjesse\/an-evening-with-callaghan-jesse<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2446\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/callaghan-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2446\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2446\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/callaghan-pic-350x127.jpg\" alt=\"Callaghan\" width=\"350\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Callaghan<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Callaghan\u2019s birth name is Georgina Callaghan but, in her career as a musician, she just uses just her surname. She was born in the town of Boston, which is 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 latest 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\">\u201cMy album \u2018A History of Now\u2019 came out in April last year but it still feels like a new album,\u201d said Callaghan, during a phone interview Tuesday during a pre-tour break. \u201cIt has done really well in the U.K. and I\u2019ve been over there touring a lot. I\u2019m focusing on the U.S. and the U.K. at the moment. For the last few years, it\u2019s been the U.S. only.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Callaghan actually has two recent albums to fuel her touring. She also recently released the \u201cCallaghan\u2019s Acoustic Coffeehouse CD.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI made the album with Mike Gallagher on acoustic and electric guitar and Okorie Johnson on cello,\u201d said Callaghan. \u201cWe went in the studio in Nashville and recorded 10 songs together. Some were originals and there were also a few covers like Dylan\u2019s \u2018Don\u2019t Think Twice, It\u2019s Alright,\u2019 Ben E. King\u2019s \u2018Stand by Me,\u2019 and Roberta Flack\u2019s \u2018First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt was fun to do stripped-down versions of songs. I tour mostly in that format. I really like acoustic shows. Fans have been asking me where they can get acoustic versions of these songs. So, I thought I\u2019d record this type album. We made the album at Sony Studios in Nashville. It\u2019s a really nice studio. It feels like you\u2019re actually playing a show. We spent a lot of hours straight in the studio \u2013 10 songs in one day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe song selection was based on the live shows I\u2019ve been doing lately. These two guys are such good musicians. It was great to hear guitar, piano and cello on these songs. I also added two bonus tracks \u2013 \u2018Over the Rainbow\u2019 and Prince\u2019s \u2018Purple Rain.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The process for her last studio album was very<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI wrote the songs for \u2018A History of Now\u2019 over the last couple years,\u201d said Callagfhan. \u201cMy last album had come out in 2011 and I\u2019d 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. I did a lot of pre-production and worked very closely with producer Dennis Matkosky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHe co-wrote some of the songs. We were definitely on the same page. And, I worked with some phenomenal Nashville musicians. It 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=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Callaghan has been a professional musician most of her adult life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><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=\"p1\"><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=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Jesse Terry \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cni2plwDX_w\"><span class=\"s2\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cni2plwDX_w<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Callaghan \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AJMdKllm0tc\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/AJMdKllm0tc<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Callaghan\/Terry tour &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UgIRu76M__U\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/UgIRu76M__U<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show at Burlap and Bean will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2447\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/giulia-millanta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2447\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2447\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/giulia-millanta-350x234.jpg\" alt=\"Guilia Millanta\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giulia Millanta<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On November 12, the Tin Angel (20 South Second Street, Philadelphia, 215-928-0770, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinangel.com\/\"><span class=\"s3\">http:\/\/www.tinangel.com<\/span><\/a>) will host a show by Giulia Millanta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Millanta released her fifth CD on September 9, \u201cMoonbeam Parade,\u201d on Ugly Cat Music and has just returned to the States after a tour in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019ve been travelling a lot \u2013 doing a lot of touring and making the new record,\u201d said Millanta, during a phone interview Wednesday from her home in Austin, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI recorded \u2018Moonbeam Parade\u2019 in February and March of this year and it was released in September. When I was making it, the co-producer was mixing the record and he got really sick. He was fighting a battle with cancer. Bu the time everything was ready to go, it was July. I knew I was going on tour in Europe in September so I waited to release it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhen I\u2019m playing here in Austin, I have my own band. When I travel, honestly, I can\u2019t afford to bring a band. Sometimes, I go out as a duo. When I recorded the new album, I used my musicians from Austin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cFor this record, I decided to go into the studio without thinking too much. The core group is drums, bass and guitar \u2013 and me. I sing and play guitar. The main guitar is me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI think it was pretty obvious and pretty clear to everyone that the music came first. No-one was a prima donna. The musicians that played with me wee on the same page. They supported me and made sure I was the main focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMy first album was \u2018Giulia and the Dizzyness\u2019 back in 2008. I don\u2019t even hear myself in that anymore. It was folk-experimental. I like real stuff \u2014 not electronic. That doesn\u2019t resonate much for me. I like real instruments. My next album was \u2018Dropping Down\u2019 in 2011. I arranged the whole thing and produced it myself. But that one seems far away too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Millanta, a native of Florence, Italy, released her previous album \u201cThe Funambulist\u201d two years ago. A funambulist is a tightrope walker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Italian singer-songwriter will never be accused of being predictable. She is a graduate of Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Firenze (University of Florence) but not with a degree in music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI have a medical degree to be a doctor,\u201d said Millanta. \u201cBefore finishing my degree, I was sure I didn\u2019t want to be a doctor. In my family, everyone is a doctor. My dad is a surgeon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI like writing. I like writing songs. I also wrote a column for an Italian magazine Tutta Firenze. It\u2019s a magazine about Florence. Its name means \u2018everything about Florence.\u2019 I\u2019m also writing a piece for theater.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Not surprisingly, the name of her column for Tutta Firenze is \u201cLa Funambola\u201d which is Italian for \u201cfunambulist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Video link for Giulia Millanta &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EAF9RPQlvL0?t=3\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/EAF9RPQlvL0?t=3<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Show at the Tin Angel, which also features Hamell on Trial, will start at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2448\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/the-walcotts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2448\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2448\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/the-walcotts-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Walcotts\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Walcotts<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On November 12, RIVVRS and the Walcotts will co-headline the bill at Ortlieb\u2019s (847 North Third Street, Philadelphia, 267- 324-3348, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketfly.com\/\"><span class=\"s3\">www.ticketfly.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When the Walcotts perform at Ortlieb\u2019s on Saturday night, there will be a crowd at the venue. The band brings its own crowd \u2013 a crowd of musicians on the stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Armed with a large lineup, the Los Angeles-based band \u2014 whose membership includes two singers, a horn section, a fiddle player, a pedal steel guitarist, a pianist, and a rhythm section \u2014 take inspiration from more than a half century&#8217;s worth of American traditions. The result is a sound that nods to the Band&#8217;s folk-rock, Little Feat&#8217;s swampy jazz, Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s heartland anthems, and everything in between. It\u2019s broad, big-sounding music, with the Walcotts swelling their lineup to as many as nine members during their acclaimed live shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Walcotts are billed as \u201can American rock and roll band that captivatingly distills roots music, soul, blues, and country.\u201d The band\u2019s core unit is a Los Angeles foursome featuring Tom Cusimano (Guitar\/Vocals), Laura Marion (Vocals), Jim Olson (Drums) and<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Devin Shea (Violin).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe drummer and I have been together for 13 years,\u201d said Cusimano, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from his home in Los Angeles. \u201cThe fiddler and I have been playing together for seven years. But, the band didn\u2019t start until about four years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cJim was living in the Bay Area and he came down to L.A. to see some Bruce Springsteen shows with me. I had some songs written. So, when Jim was down here, a bunch of us went into the studio \u2013 about eight or nine of us. We cut four songs in one day. That was back in April 2012.\u00a0 A couple of these songs actually made it to the album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe whole recording session was just done for fun. I sat on the recordings for a while. When I went back to listen to them, I realized that they sounded great. I overdubbed a couple guitar parts and then we made our first EP. We made 100 copies and gave them to our friends and to people in the music business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Those EP handouts were like seeds \u2013 and one of them germinated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cA friend of ours called and said she could get one of the songs on a TV show,\u201d said Cusimano. \u201cThe song was \u2018Should Have Been Me,\u2019 which was the first song we recorded, It was on the \u2018Heart of Dixie\u2019 television show. Then, she called back and said they were also going to use the song in another episode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAll of a sudden, we had traction with music placement and that gave us the money we needed to go back into the studio. Our first gig as a band was opening for the band America and we needed a name for our band. The Rolling Stones took their name from a Muddy Waters song so we used the same method. We took our name from a song by the Band.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The name is a reference to The Band\u2019s \u201cThe W.S. Walcott Medicine Show,\u201d a 1970 tune that paid tribute to the traveling medicine shows of Levon Helm\u2019s youth. Like the Band did in its heyday, the Walcotts make roots music for a modern age with songs that spin stories and melodies that take aim at the heart as well as the head. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After releasing several EPs, the Walcotts went to work on their debut album \u201cLet The Devil Win,\u201d whch was recently release on Local Hero Records via KOBALT\/AWAL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe recorded the album at Rami Jaffee\u2019s Fonogenic Studios in Los Angeles and did some additional recording at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama,\u201d said Cusimano. \u201cWe cut eight songs at Fonogenic and two at FAME.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI either wrote or co-wrote all the songs. I write on guitar, piano and mandolin with guitar as my primary instrument. I\u2019ll even come up with some riffs on bass guitar. The process of writing a song changes every time. Sometimes, it might be a person or event that inspires a song. Other times, it might just be a riff that I like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cPeople try to put us in all kinds of music categories and genres \u2013 country, folk, Americana. Good rock and roll music \u2013 that\u2019s what I believe we play.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s4\">Video link for the Walcotts \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NB1f8d2coeE?t=2\"><span class=\"s5\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/NB1f8d2coeE?t=2<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2449\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rivvrs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2449\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2449\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rivvrs-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"RIVVRS\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RIVVRS<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">RIVVRS, which is a solo project by Bay Area singer-songwriter Brandon Zahursky, is another music act that greatly benefitted from having songs placed on television shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Most recently, RIVVRS\u2019 \u201cReady To Begin\u201d was selected as ESPN\u2019s 2016 Monday Night Football theme and his songs can also been heard in trailers for the 2016 seasons of \u201cBates Motel\u201d (A&amp;E) and \u201cFlaked\u201d (Netflix).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">RIVVRS\u2019 song \u201cI Will Follow You\u201d was featured and written into the script of \u201cAbout A Boy\u201d (2014) on NBC, leading to further placements on NBC, FOX, A&amp;E, MTV, ABC Family, CBS, ESPN, The CW, TBS, and Netflix. His debut full-length album \u201cUnfamiliar Skin\u201d was released in the Spring of 2016 and was featured on iTunes. The first single from the album entitled \u201cI Will Follow You\u201d was added to Spotify\u2019s \u201cNew Music Friday\u201d and \u201cWeekend Buzz\u201d playlists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI grew up in San Francisco and then moved to San Bruno (CA) when I was in high school,\u201d said RIVVRS, during a phone interview Wednesday as he travelled through Wyoming on his way to a show in Colorado. \u201cAfter high school, I went to a half-semester of community college and then started my music career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI first started playing guitar when I was in middle school. When I was a junior in high school, I met a singer named Gina Barsanti. That was a catalyst to my singing. I did cover songs and then started doing originals. I began writing my first album when I was 19.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">That album was \u201cSink or Swim,\u201d which RIVVRS released under his own name \u2013 Brandon Zahursky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI recorded \u2018Unfamiliar Skin\u2019 at various places over a period of time,\u201d said RIVVRS. \u201cIt was mostly in California &#8212; some in Nashville and the rest in San Rafael. I used some different musicians but I don\u2019t really hire out a lot. All the instrumentation was done either by myself or by my producer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAfter I recorded \u2018I Will Follow You,\u2019 I went back to work at my job in Napa. My manager called and said the song would be played and used in the script on the show \u2018About A Boy\u2019 on NBC. The show was based in San Francisco and I\u2019m a san Francisco musician. The placement was a catalyst for overall online presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c\u2019I Will Follow You\u2019 was the first single from the album I was making. The placement led to the release on my \u2018Hold On\u2019 EP. That EP had four songs and two of them &#8212; \u2018I Will Follow You\u2019 and \u2018Hold On\u2019 \u2013 are on \u2018Unfamiliar Skin.\u2019 But, we remixed \u2018I Will Follow You\u2019 for the album because I had developed it over two years. \u2018Hold On\u2019 is a completely different mix with a full choir.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s4\">Video link for RIVVRS &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/olDb6RwWJS4?t=2\"><span class=\"s5\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/olDb6RwWJS4?t=2<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The show at Ortlieb\u2019s, which is an enticing twin-bill, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Denny Dyroff,\u00a0Staff Writer If you\u2019re in the mood to hear some live music that is more on the softer side \u2013 music that is soothing in this time when we all need to be soothed \u2013 there are several good options on November 12 with acts such as Jesse Terry, Callaghan, Giulia Millanta, Chris [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7529],"tags":[8193,8195,6518,8194,6497,8196,8197],"class_list":["post-22063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-callaghan","tag-chris-thile-and-the-prairie-home-companion","tag-featured","tag-giulia-millanta","tag-jesse-terry","tag-rivvrs","tag-walcotts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22063","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=22063"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22067,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22063\/revisions\/22067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}