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

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The Zombies<\/p><\/div>\n

If a rock band is still alive more than 50 years after its first show, it almost definitely has shown the ability to come back from the dead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zombies — undead beings created through the reanimation of human corpses \u2013 obviously know how to come back from the dead.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Zombies, a legendary rock band from England, played their first show in 1962. Still alive as a band today, the Brit rockers definitely know how to come back from the dead.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Zombies have been building their fan base for more than 50 years and that fan base still continues to grow. One reason that it grows is because the band\u2019s catalog of great songs continues to grow.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Zombies released their latest album \u201cStill Got That Hunger\u201d in October 2015. The band then went on tour for two months performing its classic \u201cOdessey and Oracle\u201d album for the first time ever in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Zombies came back in America for another stateside tour last spring and now they are back again for another tour — a tour that brings them to the area on March 17 for a show at the Keswick Theatre (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

This tour celebrates the 50th anniversary of \u201cOdessey and Oracle,\u201d and is accompanied by the release of a lavish coffee-table book and reissues on CD and Vinyl.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Spring 2017 trek across the U.S. and Canada, which will continue to England and Europe later next year, includes the final full-album performances of \u201cOdessey and Oracle\u201d reuniting all four surviving members of the group, with Colin Blunstone on lead vocals, Rod Argent on keyboards\/vocals, Chris White on bass\/vocals, and Hugh Grundy on drums.<\/span><\/p>\n

Along with founding members Blunstone and Argent, the current line-up of the Zombies, celebrating their current release \u201cStill Got That Hunger\u201d on The End Records includes bassist Jim Rodford, guitarist Tom Toomey and Steve Rodford (Jim\u2019s son) on drums. The Zombies just received their second nomination for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the last time for \u2018Odessey and Oracle\u2019 \u2013 definitely,\u201d said Argent, during a phone interview from New Jersey last week. \u201cBack in 2008, Chris White and I got in touch. He hadn\u2019t played with us in 40 years. He said \u2013 it\u2019s 40 years since \u2018Odessey and Oracle\u2019 and asked how I felt about getting the original members together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cChris and I thought about it for some time. We liked the idea \u2013 but only if we could reproduce every single note. We did that.\u00a0 We played a show in England and reproduced every single note. One show at Shepherd\u2019s Bush turned into three.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t think we\u2019d be able to take it out of England. But, we tried anyway. We did it last year and it worked. This year is even more special because it\u2019s the 50<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> anniversary. We said \u2013 let\u2019s celebrate and then draw a line under it. We\u2019re doing a long U.S. tour, then a U.K. tour and finally some festivals.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOdessey and Oracle\u201d produced the group\u2019s biggest hit (\u201cTime of the Season\u201d), and became a musical touchstone for generations to come. The book, which will be published by BMG\u00a0Books and Reel Art Press\u00a0this month, will\u00a0include handwritten\u00a0lyrics\u00a0for all the songs on\u00a0\u201cOdessey and Oracle\u201d along with many of their other popular songs<\/span><\/p>\n

Lavishly illustrated with rarely seen photos from throughout the band\u2019s career, the volume also includes\u00a0original artwork. The book\u2019s text will include anecdotes behind the songs and their recording, all from the original members, as well as reflections from Brian Wilson, Nate Ruess, Clive Davis, Carlos Santana, Susanna Hoffs, and many others. The Foreword was written by Tom Petty.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very proud of the album,\u201d said Argent. \u201cIt still sounds great. It fills us with joy that we can still do it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn this tour, we\u2019re playing two sets. The first set in a collection of Zombies songs performed by the current Zombies\u2019 line-up \u2013 Jim and Steve Rodford, Tom Toomey, Colin Blunstone and me.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll play songs from \u2018Still Got That Hunger,\u201d a bunch of old Zombies hits, and \u2018Hold Your Head up,\u2019 which was a hit for my band Argent. For the second set, we\u2019re playing \u2018Odessey and Oracle\u2019 start-to-finish with all the original members and some additions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStill Got That Hunger\u201d is still early in its history and many fans will be hearing the songs performed live for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded the new album early in 2015,\u201d said Blunstone. \u201cWe did it with producer Chris Potter. He has worked with the Stones, Verve and a lot of other big artists.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe decided to do it a slightly different way. We did it similar to the way we did \u2018Odessey and Oracle.\u2019 When the songs were written, we rehearsed them a lot \u2014 first acoustically and later with more instruments.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen, we went into a studio where we could all record in the same room together. When you record live in the studio, it\u2019s a whole different feeling. It really enhances the performances. Band members play off one another and that\u2019s something you don\u2019t get when you\u2019re layering tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe used two really nice studios in England \u2014 State of the Ark Studio in Richmond and Sugar Factory in Warmsworth. The album actually got into the Billboard Top 100. It was our first time to chart on Billboard in 50 years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the mid-1960s, the Zombies scored a number of hit singles including \u201cTell Her No\u201d and \u201cShe\u2019s Not There\u201d and then went four years without a song in the charts. In 1968, the Zombies rose from the dead and had a Top Five hit with \u201cTime of the Season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the early 1970s, the group disbanded and headed off to the rock-and-roll graveyard. Then, the Zombies found new life in the 1990s when Argent and Blunstone reunited for a series of dates in the U.K. They continued to tour and released an album of all-new material called \u201cBreathe Out, Breathe In\u201d (Absolute Records) in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith regard to our initial reunion 12 years ago, Rod was doing a charity with his band Argent,\u201d said Blunstone.\u00a0 \u201cI was in the audience and he called me up to sing a few songs with him. I had some solo dates not long after that so Rod came and played those dates.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe only expected to play together for those shows. But, it went great so we decided to keep it going. Halfway through the first show, it felt as though we had never stopped playing. In reality, it was a 30-year gap.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a good band. It\u2019s a thrill for me every night to get up and sing in front of a line-up like this. They give it their all every night. And, I\u2019m eternally grateful for the place the Zombies have had in people\u2019s affection.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for the Zombies — https:\/\/youtu.be\/jLlu9FVM1cE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Zombies will play the Keswick on March 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $29.50-$69.50.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the Keswick Theatre are \u201cCeltic Crossings: Phil Coulter & Andy Cooney\u201d with special guests Geraldine Branagan & The Irish Pops Ensemble on March 16, and \u201cAn Evening with Southern Soul Assembly — Anders Osborne, Marc Broussard, JJ Grey, Luther Dickinson\u201d on March 18.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Southern Soul Assembly<\/p><\/div>\n

Southern Soul Assembly is unlike most other bands. It has been in existence since 2014, has toured a number of times and has never recorded any music. It exists strictly as a touring unit.<\/span><\/p>\n

The artist-in-the-round performance series features four diverse musicians with deep Southern roots — JJ Grey from Whitehouse, Florida; Marc Broussard from Lafayette Paris, Louisiana; Anders Osborne, from Bayou, St. John, Louisiana; and Luther Dickinson from Memphis, Tennessee and North Mississippi.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA few years ago, my manager came to me and said we should do a songwriters-in-the-round thing,\u201d said Grey, during a phone interview Monday from his home in the Jacksonville area.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI said \u2013 that sounds cool. We started naming names and these are the ones we ended up with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The four talented musicians have bonded and found a great avenue to explore their musical heritage. Southern Soul Assembly draws from the rich legacy of American Southern culture of each of the players.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Broussard, \u201cJust like food in the South, our music is greasier than most. The beat is on the backside, generally, because it gets too hot for people to move too quickly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Onstage, the rapport is strong and natural.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of what we do onstage, we play three or four rounds each of playing songs and talking about the music,\u201d said Grey. \u201cIt\u2019s very loose. We don\u2019t really rehearse any songs. Anders might say to Luther \u2013 let\u2019s have some slide.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe never quite know what\u2019s going to happen. For example, Luther took an empty strawberry box and got two maracas from Mexico and made a makeshift drum kit. He\u2019d hit the box with the maracas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all just playing acoustic and electric guitar. Luther has his foot-stomp thing that makes a sound like a bass guitar. But, we\u2019re not playing like a band. It\u2019s more like sitting around on the front porch.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have electric moments but there are no drums or bass. We don\u2019t miss having a rhythm section. It\u2019s more personal and intimate this way. We play anywhere from an hour-and-a-half to two hours depending on how far we stretch out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Southern Soul Assembly — https:\/\/youtu.be\/39yebHxLyXY<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the Keswick will start at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $29.50-$49.50.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Donovan Woods<\/p><\/div>\n

Canadian musician Donovan Woods plays music in a variety of styles but might want to focus more on the Celtic area when he performs in the area this weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Woods, a resident of Toronto, will play a show on March 1- — St. Patrick\u2019s Day \u2013 at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI can play a folky show if that\u2019s what a particular audience wants to hear,\u201d said Woods, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon. \u201cI can play a show for a country audience and I can play a show for a Celtic audience. I guess I should focus on the Celtic for this show.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The JUNO Award-nominated singer\/songwriter released the deluxe edition of his fourth album, \u201cHard Settle, Ain\u2019t Troubled,\u201d in the United States back in August.<\/span><\/p>\n

The critically-acclaimed album recently garnered a 2016 Polaris Music Prize nomination, an award given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit and selected by a panel of music critics. Featuring 10 original compositions, the deluxe edition includes four live tracks recorded as part of a live show at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI started recording the album in July 2015,\u201d said Woods. \u201cI made the album at a studio in Toronto called The Lincoln County Social Club.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI moved to Toronto after growing up in Sarnia, Ontario. Now, I\u2019m living in both Toronto and Nashville. I had been going to Nashville every month for a few years so I decided to get a place of my own there — especially since I got a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been into songwriters. I had a dad who really liked songwriters. I just had an urge to write songs from a really young age. It took me 20 years to finally get it down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Woods\u2019 first album, \u201cThe Hold Up,\u201d was released in 2007. His song \u201cBrand New Gun\u201d was featured in the movie \u201cNumb\u201d starring Matthew Perry. His song “Wait and See” was featured on \u201cDegrassi: The Next Generation,\u201d and his song \u201cMy Cousin Has a Grey Cup Ring\u201d was used in commercials for the Grey Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n

His second album, \u201cThe Widowmaker,\u201d was released in 2010, and his third album, \u201cDon\u2019t Get Too Grand,\u201d came out in 2013. Woods\u2019 song \u201cPortland, Maine\u201d (co-written with Abe Stoklasa) has also been recorded by Tim McGraw. His song \u201cLeaving Nashville\u201d (also co-written with Stoklasa) has been recorded by Lady Antebellum singer Charles Kelley.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up with country music and gravitated back to it — with a little more Americana,\u201d said Woods, who also grew up playing the uniquely Canadian sport of curling.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe new album was recorded over a four-week period. I\u2019m a stickler about being sure there are 11 good options before I go into the studio. A lot of the songs were written with guys in Nashville. And, I road test songs a lot. It\u2019s an obvious barometer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Later last year, Woods released an EP titled \u201cThey Are Going Away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe just released the EP in the states,\u201d said Woods. \u201cIt came out in Canada in November. The songs were all newly-recorded.\u00a0 A couple came from the album sessions but they didn\u2019t fit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI recorded one in Nashville and three in Toronto. They all have more of a country flavor than a folky flavor. It\u2019s hard to live in Nashville and not have country seep in. I\u2019m at my home in Nashville about one week each month.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have about three songs done for my next album. It\u2019s pretty close to being all written. The sound is still finding its way. There are more digital elements. It\u2019s one thing to wear your influences on your sleeve. I\u2019m trying to incorporate sounds while staying true to me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Donovan Woods \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/atugaleiI-8<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Sellersville, which also features Alan Doyle & The Beautiful Gypsies, is part of Sellersville Theater\u2019s \u201cSeason of Celtic Music.\u201d It will start at 8 p.m. with tickets priced at $33 and $45.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at Sellersville are RUNA on March 18, Candlebox Acoustic on March 19 and Hotel California on March 22.<\/span><\/p>\n

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RUNA<\/p><\/div>\n

When RUNA play Sellersville, it will almost be a hometown gig \u2013 which might sound a little strange if you look at the band\u2019s bio.<\/span><\/p>\n

RUNA consists of vocalist and step-dancer, Shannon Lambert-Ryan of Philadelphia, Dublin-born guitarist, Fion\u00e1n de Barra, Cheryl Prashker of Canada on percussion, Dave Curley of Galway on mandolin, vocals, bodhr\u00e1n, and step-dancing, and Maggie Estes of Kentucky on the fiddle.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, Lambert-Ryan and de Barra, two of the three founding members, live in Lower Bucks County.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe formed as a band in 2008,\u201d said Lambert-Ryan, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from her home in the Newtown area. \u201cFion\u00e1n and Cheryl I met in 2006. Fion\u00e1n and I met at the Philadelphia Folk Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was touring with Guy Mendilow and Fion\u00e1n was playing with a group from Scotland\u2019s Shetland Islands called Fiddler\u2019s Bid.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFion\u00e1n and I became very good friends. We were in different music projects and decided to do a side project together. We started by going to his studio in Dublin to make an album. Now, we\u2019ve been married for eight years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Fion\u00e1n and I started playing together, Cheryl said that she\u2019d love to play with us. We all did our first show together on August 5, 2008 at The Fire in Philadelphia. We\u2019ve been going uphill ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEventually, the band grew into the quintet it is today. We met Dave, who is from Galway, through Fion\u00e1n\u2019s brother and decided it was a good opportunity to work together. We met Maggie at a party in Nashville in 2013. She\u2019s from Kentucky and she brought in that bluegrass element.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

RUNA\u2019s debut album was \u201cJealousy\u201d in 2009, followed by \u201cStretched on your Grave\u201d (2011), \u201cSomewhere along the Road\u201d (2012) and \u201cCurrent Affairs\u201d (2014). The band<\/span><\/p>\n

recently released its fifth album, \u201cRUNA: LIVE\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe new album was recorded at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland on Thursday, March 17, 2016,\u201d said Lambert-Ryan, who grew up in the Olney section of Philadelphia. \u201cNow, we\u2019re looking forward to our next project.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn our live shows, 90 per cent of what we play is traditional music and 10 per cent is original music. A lot has to do with the fact that there is a vast amount of traditional music out there. We keep ourselves to a really high standard with the music we\u2019re choosing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for RUNA — https:\/\/youtu.be\/E5_ar-28-x8<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The show, which is part of Sellersville Theater\u2019s \u201cSeason of Celtic Music,\u201d will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $21.50 and $30.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rhombal<\/p><\/div>\n

Stephan Crumb\u2019s current project is a two-horn, bass and drums quartet that is celebrating the double-vinyl LP release of its first recording, \u201cRhombal\u201d — a\u00a0body of work written for Crump\u2019s late brother. The group will perform on March 18 at the Philadelphia Art Alliance (251 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, 215-545-4302, http:\/\/www.philartalliance.org\/<\/span>).<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Rhombal is a quartet featuring Ellery Eskelin on tenor saxophone, Adam O\u2019Farrill on trumpet, Tyshawn Sorey on drums and Crump on bass. All four musicians are leaders of their own ensembles as well as contributors to an array of other musicians\u2019 projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crump first brought the group together in 2015 to work on a body of music that was inspired by and dedicated to his late brother, Patrick.<\/span><\/p>\n

That album was successfully funded through a PledgeMusic campaign and was initially released on September 13, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis project has been going on a couple years,\u201d said Crumb, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from his home in New York. \u201cI started writing the music during my brother\u2019s illness and it continued into a year after his passing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The music is neither somber nor sad.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Crump, \u201c\u2019Rhombal\u2019 is not about sadness. Much more, it\u2019s a commemoration of death well-confronted — of a spiritual evolution I witnessed in my brother during our last days together and of how close we left each other after what had been for years a very troubled relationship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Crump, a Memphis-bred, Grammy-nominated bassist\/composer, has lived in Brooklyn since 1994.\u00a0 As a composer, he is emerging as a singular voice. His music can be heard in numerous films and on his 10 critically-acclaimed albums as leader.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a longtime collaborator with adventurous jazz composers (since 1999 with Vijay Iyer) as well as guitar visionary Mary Halvorson and singer-songwriter Jen Chapin, he has become known for the elegance and purposeful groove of his acoustic and electric bass playing.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Crump, making the \u201cRhombal\u201d album was a fairly quick process.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded it at The Bunker in Brooklyn,\u201d said Crump. \u201cIt took two days in the studio. The functioning of the ensemble was about the ensemble. It\u2019s about capturing us in the studio. We did a bunch of gigs to get ready.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything was recorded live in the studio using a combination of analog and digital\u00a0<\/span>throughout. We didn\u2019t record it to tape \u2013 just analog gear to high-performance digital. When it was time to track it to vinyl, I went to Scott Hull for the mastering.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hull is a world-renowned mastering engineer and owner of Masterdisk, the country’s number one mastering facility. His mastering expertise runs the gamut of modern recorded music and he is one of the most sought-after mastering engineers in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hull is also an expert on mastering for vinyl<\/span><\/a>. Recent Masterdisk Vinyl clients include Donald Fagen, Glen Frey, Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Rush, Beastie Boys and Rage Against The Machine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cScott has a Neumann Lathe, which is one of the best lathes ever for mastering for vinyl,\u201d said Crumb. \u201cWe were able to maximize the sound to get optimum signal-to-noise ratio. We didn\u2019t cut any corners and were able to maximize the volume without any added compression. The album sounds great on vinyl.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The songs developed for a while until it was time to record them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the compositions changed after we performed them for a while,\u201d said Crump. \u201cIt varied from tune to tune. I guess it was about a year that we worked on the tunes before recording them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI kept bringing in new music. The performances and rehearsals inspired me to make some change. Part of my goal with this group was to not over-write. The idea was to crate different environments. What this music is really about is having an environment of trust.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Stephan Crump\u2019s Rhombal — https:\/\/youtu.be\/nBAK29DzlLM<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show will start at 8 p.m. with tickets priced at $20.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tennis<\/p><\/div>\n

Tennis, which is performing on March 18 at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http:\/\/undergroundarts.org<\/span><\/a>), is a husband-and-wife, indie-pop band from Denver, Colorado featuring Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their story is a bit different than most.<\/span><\/p>\n

They have a love for each other. They have a love for their music. And, they have a love for sailing. Fortunately for them, they have been able to make all three work simultaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe met in college, in an analytic philosophy class,\u201d said Moore, in an interview this week. \u201cPatrick recognized me from the nearby restaurant I worked at. I had waited on him once. Neither of us knew anyone in the class so he sat right next to me and introduced himself. Our friendship was instantaneous.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe music came much later in our relationship. We had other shared interests and goals that took precedence at the time — philosophy, graduation, sailing and adventuring together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was only after we returned home from a seven-month sailing trip that we began experimenting with music. I had never heard him play guitar before then. We had been together for two years at that point.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sailing is not a usual hobby for kids from Colorado.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur mutual love of sailing came from sailing itself,\u201d said Moore. \u201cWe had no idea what we were getting into when we moved onto our boat. Prior to that Patrick had gone on a day sail with his parents when he was maybe 11 or 12.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe decided that that was how he wanted to live. I think he equated sailing with freedom. We know better than that now, Sailing is difficult and the ocean reminds me more of my limitations than my freedoms, but the sentiment is there all the same.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve made two six-month-long trips. The first was seven years ago now along the northeastern seaboard. The second was last year, from San Diego down the coast of Baja and into the Sea of Cortez.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve done little week-long trips here and there in between, mostly to continue to learn how to captain our boat. But, we\u2019re more interested in long-term exploration than little day sails. We treat sailing a lot like touring. We go out infrequently but for extended periods of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur ship is a Swift Ranger. We bought it in Tampa Bay. She was made by an East Coast manufacturer called Cape Dory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Not coincidentally, the title of their first album is \u201cCape Dory<\/span><\/a>,\u201d which was released in 2011 on Fat Possum Records \u2013 the same label that issued their sophomore album \u201cYoung & Old<\/span><\/a>\u201d in 2012. They followed with \u201cRitual in Repeat<\/span><\/a>\u201d on Communion Records in 2014 and \u201cYours Conditionally,\u201d which was released this month by Mutually Detrimental.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYours Conditionally\u201d began taking shape during the duo\u2019s most recent sailing expedition around the Sea of Cortez.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe chose the Sea of Cortez because of its proximity to southern California, natural beauty, the challenge of it,\u201d said Moore. \u201cWe sailed from January to May.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sea of Cortez is breathtaking, full of wild life, and difficult to explore due to unpredictable weather patterns and extremely outdated charts. It was the hardest, most rewarding thing we’ve ever done.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWe had already written several songs for the new album before we left. The rest we wrote later into the voyage, after we made our way into the Sea of Cortez. The Pacific Ocean side was much too violent for songwriting.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe wrote five songs in a little cove called San Juanico. It was protected from the prevailing wind and our boat was small enough to tuck in behind a rocky out-cropping the blocked fetch. We felt safe and sheltered enough to focus on writing instead of the ship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Moore and Riley have a variety of ways to compose their music.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt depends on the song,\u201d said Moore. \u201cPatrick and I write differently. Lyric, melody, chord progression — all are entry points to a song, like doors I can open. Sometimes I see the song on the other side and sometimes I don\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded in June in a little A-frame cabin we rented in the Rocky Mountains.\u00a0It wasn\u2019t until we mixed the record and worked on track listing that the album\u2019s vibe started to emerge. We had to cut some songs we really liked because they didn’t fit with the overall aesthetic of the record. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn this tour, we\u2019re playing half of the record. We don\u2019t want to overwhelm our audience with new material. I know how disappointing it is when I see a band I love and they don\u2019t play any of my favorite songs.\u00a0We play songs from all our albums \u2013 all the way back to \u2018Cape Dory.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s next after this tour? — more recording, more sailing, more of everything.\u00a0\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Tennis — https:\/\/youtu.be\/Mpf0qymjZvU<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Underground Arts, which also features Rolling Blackouts and Coastal Fever, will start at 9 p.m. Tickets are $16.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Delbert McClinton<\/p><\/div>\n

As a musician, Delbert McClinton has been around the block a few times. Actually, the veteran singer-songwriter-guitarist-harmonica player-pianist has been around the block way more than just a few times.<\/span><\/p>\n

McClinton, who will be playing the Colonial Theatre (Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610- <\/i>917-1228, www.thecolonialtheatre.com<\/span><\/a>) on March 18, first started playing professionally in the early 1960s.<\/span><\/p>\n

He worked in a bar band, the Straitjackets, who played backing Sonny Boy Williamson II, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and Jimmy Reed. McClinton recorded several regional singles before hitting the national chart in 1962, playing harmonica on Bruce Channel\u2019s \u201cHey! Baby.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Link for \u201cHey! Baby\u201d — https:\/\/youtu.be\/srNqe243y74<\/i><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

When, during a phone interview Monday morning, the 76-year-old blues rocker was asked how he was doing, he replied, \u201cIf it gets any better, I can\u2019t stand it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

McClinton, who will be playing with his band Self-Made Men in Phoenixville, is touring in support of \u201cPrick Of The Litter\u201d<\/i> (Hot Shot Records\/Thirty Tigers), a new album that was just released on January 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been out on the road a bunch,\u201d said McClinton, during the interview from his home in Nashville, Tennessee. \u201cI leave again tomorrow night. I got a new record and I\u2019m gonna stick it in people\u2019s faces.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI pretty much just work on weekends \u2013 just enough to satisfy a jones. I still feel young \u2013 especially since I had my successful heart surgery a few years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had a \u2018heart event,\u2019 which meant I was about to have a heart attack. I had 95 per cent blockage in my aorta. The next day, they took my heart out, fixed it and put it back in. I had the easiest recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel 50 years old again. It\u2019s funny. Up until my late 50s, I thought I was so cool with women. I don\u2019t even feel that way anymore. But, I\u2019m enjoying making music.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese days, my interest is who, what, why, where, when and how \u2013 things that I learned in school. I\u2019m staying busy. It\u2019s the passion. I think passion is the whole thing because that\u2019s what I\u2019ve survived on all my life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was a pre-teen, I was singing every song on the radio. I put my first band together when I was 16. I was doing it because I had to. I was there when \u2018Rock Around the Clock\u2019 broke open.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was sitting in the balcony when I was 16 watching the movie \u2018Blackboard Jungle\u2019 and out of nowhere came \u2018One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock, rock; Five, six, seven o’clock, eight o’clock, rock; Nine, ten, eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock, rock; We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight.\u2019 Everybody went crazy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

McClinton was born in Buddy Holly\u2019s hometown of Lubbock, Texas \u2013 just a few year after the rock-and-roll legend was born.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe moved away from Lubbock when I was 11,\u201d said McClinton. \u201cMy older brother went to school with Buddy Holly. I hung on every word Buddy Holly said. It was unique \u2013 writers expressing themselves. Buddy Holly wrote his own songs which was unique.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Since then, McClinton has been writing and playing his own songs \u2013 in his own unique style.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love this band I have now,\u201d said McClinton, who spends a lot of his free time at his other house, which is located in San Miguel de Allende near Mexico City. \u201cThese guys know all the chords I don\u2019t know how to play.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI write mostly out of rhythm. I came from the Johnny Mercer, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald era of singers. I love all that 40s music. Only knowing three chords to play for blues or country songs \u2013 I\u2019ve done that all my life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis band and I have a connection that\u2019s amazing. Intuition is a good word for it. We\u2019ve been having so much fun. I\u2019m 76 and I\u2019m having the best time of my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Delbert McClinton — https:\/\/youtu.be\/EVtKU4nmgNc<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Point Entertainment show at the Colonial Theatre, which has Brian Dunne as the opener, will start at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are: Gold Circle: $49.50; Orchestra: $42.50; Front Balcony: $39.50; and Rear Balcony: $29.50. <\/span>Point Entertainment will also present comedian Rob Schneider at the Colonial on March 17 at 8 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Beyond The Pale<\/p><\/div>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will host \u201cSt. Patrick’s Day with Beyond The Pale\u201d featuring traditional Irish Step Dancing on March 17, Trespass – The Music of Genesis on March 18, and <\/span>Open Mic with guest host Marc Staudenmaier<\/i><\/span> on March 19.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will host Professor Louie & the Crowmatix on March 18.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will present Kung Fu: The Fez Tour (1 set Original Kung Fu, 1 set Steely Dan)<\/i><\/span><\/a> and The Royal Noise<\/i><\/span><\/a> on March 16, St. Paddy\u2019s Day Party with Jellyroll, Philly\u2019s Original Horn Party Band<\/i><\/span><\/a> on March 17, McLovins + Tweed<\/i><\/span><\/a> and Pet Cheetah<\/i><\/span><\/a> on March 18, and Urban Guerrilla Orchestra<\/i><\/span><\/a> and Mixed People<\/i><\/span><\/a> on March 19.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will present Tony Furtado on March 16, Matt Duke with Cariad Harmon on March 17, and Found Wandering with Matthew Rineer on March 18.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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