{"id":22631,"date":"2017-01-05T08:55:06","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T13:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=22631"},"modified":"2017-01-05T08:55:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T13:55:14","slug":"on-stage-hooters-bazilian-highlights-light-of-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=22631","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Hooters’ Bazilian highlights ‘Light of Day’"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Staff Writer, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Last year, Philadelphia area finally had its own Light of Day event. Now, it\u2019s back for another year. On January 7, the World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, philly.worldcafelive.com<\/span><\/a>) will host \u201cLight of Day Philadelphia: Songwriters Up Close & Personal\u201d \u2013 Philly\u2019s second installment in the \u201cLight of Day WinterFest\u201d series.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLight of Day WinterFest,\u201d a multi-day festival that will bring over 150 music and comedy acts to 30 venues in three New Jersey cities, New York City and Philadelphia, has maintained a high profile with performances by Bruce Springsteen in 11 of the previous 16 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Light of Day Foundation utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continuing battle to defeat Parkinson\u2019s disease and related illnesses such as PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) and ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) within our lifetime.\u00a0The Foundation\u2019s mission is to fund research into possible cures, improved treatments and support for patients who suffer from those illnesses, their families, and their caregivers to help improve their quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

What began as a single concert in New Jersey has grown into approximately 70 shows in 13 countries on three continents including North America, Europe and Australia. The concerts and the organization began as a birthday party in November 1998 at the Downtown Cafe in Red Bank, New Jersey to celebrate the 40th birthday of artist manager and music industry veteran Bob Benjamin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Benjamin had recently been diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease, a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, and in lieu of gifts, asked that donations be made to the Parkinson\u2019s Disease Foundation. More than $2,000 was raised that night.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first official Light of Day concert was held at Asbury Park\u2019s legendary Stone Pony in November 2000 and primarily featured local, unsigned artists. The critically acclaimed Pittsburgh-based band Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers headlined the show, which featured a surprise appearance by Springsteen.<\/span><\/p>\n

The roster of previous Light of Day performers includes Michael J. Fox, John Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls), Ed Kowalczyk (Live), Darlene Love, Southside Johnny, Jesse Malin, Alejandro Escovedo, Willie Nile, Garland Jeffreys, Jakob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Badly Drawn Boy, Pete Yorn, Gary US Bonds and John Eddie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eric Bazillian<\/p><\/div>\n

The line-up for this weekend\u2019s \u201cLight of Day Philadelphia: Songwriters Up Close & Personal\u201d show features host\/performer Ben Arnold, Eric Bazilian of the Hooters, Soraia, Chuck Prophet, Willie Nile, Jeffrey Gaines, Joe D\u2019Urso, and Sharon Little.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bazilian is a musician who needs no introduction to area music fans. A Philly Walk of Fame inductee, Bazilian is a singer\/songwriter, guitarist, producer and multi-instrumentalist who co-founded Philly rock band The Hooters with collaborator and fellow Philly Walk of Famer Rob Hyman in 1980.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hooters are one of the most world-famous music acts to come from Philadelphia. They were the opening act at the U.S. Live-Aid Concert in 1985. They also performed at the Amnesty International Concert at Giants Stadium (1986), Harry Chapin\u2019s World Hunger Benefit at Carnegie Hall (1987), and Roger Water\u2019s \u201cThe Wall\u201d in Berlin (1990).<\/span><\/p>\n

The popular rock act toured the United States and abroad extensively and recorded multi-platinum albums with hits such as \u201cAnd We Danced\u201d, \u201cAll You Zombies\u201d, \u201cDay By Day\u201d, \u201cJohnny B\u201d, \u201cSatellite\u201d, \u201c500 Miles\u201d, and \u201cKarla With A K.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bazilian has become internationally acclaimed as a songwriter, session musician, arranger, and producer for many artists \u2013 including Joan Osborne. In 1995, he wrote and produced Osborne\u2019s smash hit \u201cOne of Us,\u201d which received a Grammy Award nomination for \u201cSong of the Year.\u201d He also has released three solo albums, the most recent of which was \u201cWhat Shall Become of the Baby\u201d in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n

The long list of artists for whom Bazilian has written songs includes Bon Jovi, Bif Naked, Ronnie Spector, Amanda Marshall, Ricky Martin, LeAnn Rimes, Cyndi Lauper, Journey and Midge Ure.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Light of Day show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live this Saturday will not be Bazilian\u2019s LOD debut. Last year, Bazilian was a performer on the European swing of Light of Day shows.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI did Europe last year but this will be my first time performing with the Light of Day show in Philadelphia,\u201d said Bazilian, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from his home in suburban Philadelphia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great tour. The camaraderie is great. The music is great. The audiences are great. And, the cause is great. I got involved in it through Joe D\u2019Urso. The Hooters and Joe go back a long way. He opened for the Hooters in Sweden and Germany in 1983.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hooters have been very popular in Germany and Sweden ever since their early days. Bazilian has an even stronger link to Sweden,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just got back from Sweden yesterday,\u201d said Bazilian. \u201cMy wife Sarah is Swedish so we spend every summer and every other Christmas over there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bazilian also has been influenced by Swedish musicians \u2013 especially bands like Hedningarna, Nordman and Garmarna.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn 1994, the Hooters played the Stockholm Water Festival (Stockholms Vattenfestival, an annual street festival that was held in Stockholm from 1991-1999),\u201d said Bazilian. \u201cWe went to see Hedningarna perform. It changed my life to hear the sounds they got out of those instruments. That\u2019s why I have a hurdy-gurdy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bazilian is known for the wide variety of both common and unusual instruments he can play \u2013 including the melodica which was the inspiration for the Hooters\u2019 band name.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor this show, it will be a writers-in-the-round kind of thing,\u201d said Bazilian. \u201cWe\u2019ll probably get to do three songs each. I carry an arsenal of instruments so I\u2019ll have my guitar, a few harmonicas, a recorder, a melodica and a Swedish mandolin, which us my main writing instrument.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor my songs, I\u2019ll probably play the ones the fans want most to hear \u2013 \u2018And We Danced,\u2019 \u2018All You Zombies\u2019 and \u2018One of Us.\u2019 We’ll all be playing together on each other\u2019s songs.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the artists on the bill have shared the stage before over the last few decades in Philly. For example, Bazilian and the Hooters also go way back with Nile. The veteran Philly-area troubadour collaborated on the Hooters\u2019 song \u201cWashington\u2019s Day\u201d from the band\u2019s \u201cOne Way Home\u201d album back in 1987. Nile been a WinterFest performer for years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s WinterFest raised $525,000 \u2014 a record amount \u2014 to combat Parkinson\u2019s disease, topping the previous year record of $500,000, with the 16-year total approaching $4 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2015, Billboard Magazine presented the Humanitarian Award to Bob Benjamin and the Light of Day Foundation at the Billboard Talent & Touring Conference & Awards \u201cfor their 15 years of bringing awareness and support for Parkinson\u2019s disease through live music events.\u201d Benjamin, an artist manager and music industry veteran, has been living with Parkinson\u2019s since 1996, two years before he co-founded Light of Day with Executive Director Tony Pallagrosi, whose mother, Dolores, died in 2002 from the effects of PSP.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLight of Day WinterFest 2017\u201d will have two shows in New Jersey this weekend — January 6 in Montclair with Willie Nile, Chuck Prophet, Jeffrey Gaines, Joe D\u2019Urso, Ben Arnold, Christine Martucci, and Rick Winow, and January 8 in Asbury Park with Guilty Pleasure, B Street Band, Best of the Eagles, Pat Guadagno & Tired Horses, The British Invasion Years, Soul Cruisers and Bobby Bandeira.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cLight of Day WinterFest\u201d will continue from January 10-16 at several venues in New York City and northern New Jersey. Some of the featured acts will be Jesse Terry, Dramarama, Hollis Brown, Albert Lee & Band, Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, RAZ Band with Joey Molland from Badfinger, Rita Harvey, Tangier Blues Band, Boccigalupe & The Badboys, and Laura Crisci.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Eric Bazilian — https:\/\/youtu.be\/re_cCw23bsw<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Showtime at the World Caf\u00e9 Live is 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Other upcoming shows at the World Caf\u00e9 Live are Squirrel Nut Zippers on January 5, In the Light on January 6, and Alejandro Escovedo on January 8.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Greg Sover<\/p><\/div>\n

Another area show on January 7 will feature two musicians who cite Jimi Hendrix as one of their primary influences. Greg Sover will headline the show at the Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/span><\/a>) with Nick Cianci as the opening act.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sover, who grew up in Philly and attended William Penn High, is making a return appearance at Steel City. Back in August, the guitar ace held one of his \u201cCD Release Parties\u201d at the venue in Phoenixville followed by a headlining debut at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia in October. WXPN has been playing \u201cMoment\u201d from Sover\u2019s debut album \u201cSongs of a Renegade\u201d and the show at Steel City Coffee House this weekend will be an \u201cXPN Welcomes\u201d event.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been doing a lot of playing lately,\u201d said Sover, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from his home in Philadelphia. \u201cWe had three very successful CD release parties \u2013 Steel City, World Caf\u00e9 Live and The Puck in Doylestown. Right now, we\u2019re planning a tour and looking at playing at different festivals. We also have a show coming up at Havana\u2019s in New Hope.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The versatile musician has been making music for a while. But, it has only been recently that he has started taking his career to a higher level. Sover became fascinated with the guitar at age 13. His father taught him the French song \u201cLa Maladie d\u2019Amour\u201d and Sover took it from there. He taught himself how to play guitar, how to write songs and, eventually, how to sing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and my family moved to Philadelphia when I was 10,\u201d said Sover. \u201cI was exposed to music when I was really young.\u00a0 I had musicians on both sides of my family. My whole life I\u2019ve had access to the guitar. With guitar, I started really knowing what I was doing when I was around 15. At the same time, I was playing electric bass at my church.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sover says his music doesn\u2019t fit into one particular genre. It includes elements of \u201cblues and rock with a dash of everything else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He has been influenced by artists in multiple genres including Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Dwight Yoakam, Jay-Z, and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy and others). Songwriting has been an outlet for Sover to express his struggles and passions and he believes that his songs strike a chord with his listeners.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sover first attracted serious attention when he won the 2015 Hard Rock Rising competition at Philadelphia\u2019s Hard Rock Cafe. His development is due in large part to his band, which is comprised of three Philly veterans with extensive resumes \u2013 bassist and album co-producer Garry Lee, guitarist Allen James and drummer Tom Walling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lee, who has played with June Rich and The Rhythm Cats Revue, is currently the bassist in the Deb Callahan Band. Lee assembled the band for Sover — enlisting James and Walling, his long-time band mates in the Deb Callahan Band. Their cohesiveness as a unit enabled Sover to develop as an artist and take his music to the next level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe band all started with Gary Allen,\u201d said Sover. \u201cI played an open mic at the Grape Room and Gary was doing sound that night. Garry really helped me get my career going. I needed top level musicians and he brought them. It\u2019s been amazing working with Garry and I\u2019ve really learned lot from these guys. Allen is one of my favorite guitarists ever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sover\u2019s favorite guitarist is a player who tops many musicians\u2019 \u201cfavorite guitarist\u201d list — Jimi Hendrix.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJimi Hendrix is one of my major influences,\u201d said Sover. \u201cI\u2019m really influenced by a lot of the music from that era. The music of the 60s spoke about things. It was very political.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Those influences can definitely be heard on \u201cSongs for a Renegade.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded the album at two studios — one in Center City Philadelphia and one in Mount Airy,\u201d said Sover. \u201cWe worked on it last November and stopped recording at the beginning of this year. When we finished, we had nine originals and one cover. The cover I did was \u2018Ain\u2019t No Sunshine\u2019 by Bill Withers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been doing some more recording and I\u2019m going to have some new songs coming out soon. I\u2019m in the studio now \u2013 but I have no intentions of putting out a new album anytime soon. I\u2019ll just put new songs up online when they\u2019re ready.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sover has dedicated himself to his music career.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m focusing on just music \u2013 and I\u2019m making it work,\u201d said Sover. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing studio work and I\u2019ve also been teaching. I\u2019m devoiting my life to my music. Right now, music is my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Greg Sover — https:\/\/youtu.be\/8LAygpzHyWM<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nick Cianci<\/p><\/div>\n

Nick Cianci, a guitarist\/singer-songwriter from Malvern, is no stranger to Steel City Coffee House fans. He was a regular at Steel City with his high school band Riley Road, whose eponymous EP from 2012 got airplay on WXPN.<\/span><\/p>\n

After graduating from Great Valley High School in 2014, Cianci headed to New York City to develop his music career and to pursue a degree at New York University. He is currently a junior in the music industry program at NYU\u2019s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI started playing guitar when I was nine,\u201d said Cianci, during a phone interview Wednesday from his family\u2019s home in Malvern. \u201cI started guitar because I saw the movie \u2018School of Rock\u2019 with Jack Black. After I saw that movie, I begged my parents to get me a guitar.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI began listening to albums from my dad\u2019s record collection. Jimi Hendrix was an early influence. I was also listening to Eric Clapton in Cream and Derek and the Dominoes, Paul Kossoff from Free, and a lot of blues guitarists like B.B. King.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOther musicians that I listened to a lot were Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Rory Gallagher, John Mayer, Davy Knowles and Mark Knopfler. When I was in eighth grade, my band opened for Davy Knowles at the World Caf\u00e9 Live.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When Cianci was 11, he enrolled in the School of Rock in Downingtown and began a seven-year career during which he played in more than 75 shows and was selected for three tours with the traveling School of Rock All-Stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the early days, my influences were blues and classic rock,\u201d said Cianci. \u201cAfter that, I got more into songwriters and indie pop and less blues-influenced stuff. Right now, I\u2019m listening to acts such as Pinegrove, Bon Iver, Gallant, Dawes and Blake Mills<\/span><\/p>\n

Cianci formed the blues-rock trio Riley Road with bass player Brandon Walker and drummer Isaiah Weatherspoon six years ago and served as the principal songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Riley Road, which released its eponymous debut EP in 2012, won numerous music competitions (including the 2012 World Caf\u00e9 Live Beta Hi-Fi Emerging Music Festival) and played at a variety of venues around the area.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three years ago, the Great Valley grad was inducted into the Brotherhood of the Guitar, an international society of young musicians founded by iconic rock photographer Robert Knight and sponsored by Guitar Center, Fender, and Ernie Ball Strings.\u00a0 In November 2013, he was featured in Guitar Center\u2019s monthly guitar buyer\u2019s guide as one of \u201cTomorrow\u2019s Guitar Heroes<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In late summer 2014, Cianci was chosen to support \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d contestants Miguel Dakota, cellists Emil and Dariel, and singer Quintavious Johnson in the final three rounds of Season Nine of the show \u2013 a gig that enabled him to perform live at Radio City Music Hall and in front of a national TV audience on NBC. \u00a0\u201cSmoke in the Wind,\u201d his first release as a solo artist, has gotten regular airplay on WXPN and was nominated as \u201cSong of the Year\u201d in WSTW\u2019s 2014 \u201cHomey Awards.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, I\u2019m not performing with a band \u2013 just solo shows,\u201d said Cianci, who just finished a semester abroad in Berlin, Germany. \u201cIn my live shows, I perform some songs from when I was 18 as well as some that I just wrote last week. I have some of the songs online at Soundcloud.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Nick Cianci — https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mnrfX6AIZOE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Steel City will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 day of show.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the venue in Phoenixville are the Philadelphia Main Line Ukulele Group on January 8, the Steal Your Face Band on January 13 and Johnny\u2019s Dance Band on January 14.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The story of the Olate Dogs, who will be performing at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/span><\/a>) on January 7 and the Grand Opera House (818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577, www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/span><\/a>) on January 15, is a story like no other.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is a story that began on the streets of a poverty-stricken section of Santiago, Chile and reached the pinnacle of winning a season on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d \u2013 and the $1,000,000 prize that was part of the win.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Olate Dogs is an act that features Richard Olate, his wife Rebecca Olate, his son Nicholas Olate and a cast of approximately one dozen talented dogs \u2013a high-energy, fast-paced theatrical act filled with acrobatic dogs and amazing pet tricks. The Olate Dogs use slides and jump rope as well as any playground expert. They fall into a conga line in perfect sync and perform flawless backflips.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe travel 11 months a year,\u201d said Nicholas Olate, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon. \u201cWe don\u2019t stop. We do a couple hundred shows every year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Richard Olate is the second youngest in a family of 22 children.\u00a0 His family was very poor and there were many times when they would not have enough to eat for days at a time. When he was still a pre-teen boy, he got a dog from the street and began training him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before long, he added a few more strays, trained them to do tricks and work together and developed\u00a0an entertaining act. His older brother soon joined him and together they worked hard creating a very unusual dog act.\u00a0 They spent the next few years traveling with different circuses throughout South America.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebecca\u2019s parents joined the circus when she was one year old.\u00a0 Her father, David Smith was a national gymnastics champion who was enlisted to start a flying trapeze act. He and his wife Jean made a name for themselves in the circus world as top-flight trapeze artists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebecca joined the act when she was five.\u00a0Later, Rebecca\u2019s father built a cannon and still holds the Guinness World record for the longest cannon shot in history.\u00a0 When Rebecca was 16, her father built her a cannon and she made that her career for 17 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Richard Olate met Rebecca Smith soon after he came to the United States.\u00a0They fell in love and decided that they wanted to stay together.\u00a0Rebecca retired her act and concentrated her attention solely on the Olate Dogs act.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad started the act in Santiago when he was 12,\u201d said Olate, who is also a singer working on his debut album of Latino pop music. \u201cHe came up to the states in 1989 when he was 31. That was always his dream. He brought his dogs with him. They went to Peru first and then came to America \u2013 to the Los Angeles area. Our family eventually settled in Texas \u2013 in Commerce, a suburb of Dallas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have 17 dogs right now \u2013 11 that perform in the show. Some of the older ones are retired but they still travel with us. We have tour busses and the dogs have their own trailer. We also have some new ones that we\u2019re teaching. We\u2019re always trying to add new things \u2013 but the format stays consistent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still getting dogs from shelters. My dad just looks for dogs that are hyper. It\u2019s incredible. They\u2019re always going to be hyper \u2013 but, you can train them. With our show, we can play theaters and we can perform at sporting events. It\u2019s about 50\/50 with sports and theater.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Olate Dogs will also be in the area on January when they perform halftime shows at both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball games when the University of Pennsylvania hosts Yale University at the Palestra on Penn\u2019s campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

While on tour, the Olate family spends much of its time supporting dog rescues and animal shelters — bringing awareness to the need for families to rescue and adopt stray dogs and pets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for the Olate Dogs — https:\/\/youtu.be\/TUvf_GgsYNs?t=6<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The shows at the Sellersville Theater are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on January 7. Tickets are $25.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the Grand will take place on January 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $28.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows in Sellersville are This Way to the Egress on January 5, Brand X on January 6, Boris Garcia on January 7, and Peter Asher on January 11.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sharon Little<\/p><\/div>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will present Sharon Little and Josh Komorowski on January 6.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will present the George Porter Jr. Trio on January 6 and the Stiltwalker Reunion show with special guests Jah People, Dave Coppa & Scrapple on January 7.<\/span><\/p>\n

The World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen (500 North Market Street, Wilmington, 302- 994-1400,\u00a0www.queen.worldcafelive.com<\/span><\/a>) will host Rising Appalachia on January 5, the Flamin\u2019 Caucasians on January 6, and Sonny Landreth on January 7.<\/span><\/p>\n

Theatre of the Living Arts (334 South Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1011, http:\/\/www.lnphilly.com<\/span><\/a>) will host the \u201cLettuce: Mt. Crushmore Tour\u201d on January 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Tin Angel (20 South Second Street, Philadelphia, 215-928-0770, http:\/\/www.tinangel.com<\/span><\/a>) will host Grey Eye Glances on January 6 and John Byrne and Patrick Mansfield on January 7.<\/span><\/p>\n

The American Music Theatre (2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, 800-0 648-4102, www.AMTshows.com<\/span><\/a>) will present \u201cDancing with the Stars: Live! \u2013 We Came to Dance\u201d on January 5.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times Last year, Philadelphia area finally had its own Light of Day event. Now, it\u2019s back for another year. On January 7, the World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, philly.worldcafelive.com) will host \u201cLight of Day Philadelphia: Songwriters Up Close & Personal\u201d \u2013 Philly\u2019s second installment in the \u201cLight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7529],"tags":[8377,6518,7805,8376,8378,8379],"class_list":["post-22631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-eric-bazillianm-nick-cianci","tag-featured","tag-greg-sover","tag-ight-of-day","tag-olate-dogs","tag-sharon-little"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22631","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=22631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22632,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22631\/revisions\/22632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}