{"id":23583,"date":"2017-03-23T09:39:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T13:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=23583"},"modified":"2017-03-23T09:39:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T13:39:06","slug":"on-stage-red-baraat-brings-bhangra-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=23583","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Red Baraat brings Bhangra to America"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Red Baraat<\/p><\/div>\n

A lot of music musicians and bands claim to be unique but most fail to live up to that claim.<\/span><\/p>\n

Red Baraat, which is headlining a show on March 23 at the World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>), doesn\u2019t claim to be unique \u2013 even though the band truly is.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is safe to say that there is no other band in America like Red Baraat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brooklyn-based Red Baraat is a Bhangra band \u2014 and a whole lot more. Bhangra is party-style folk music from the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Red Baraat\u2019s founder and leader in Sunny Jain, a New York jazz musician of Indian descent whose main instrument is the dhol (a double-headed drum from India).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had been playing drums and tabla before I started playing dhol,\u201d said Jain, during a phone interview Tuesday morning from his home in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne time when I was in India, I was in a shop buying a tabla. I saw a dhol there and decided to buy one. I took lessons in New York and instantly fell in love with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great feeling because I wasn\u2019t confined to a drum set. And, with the drum hanging at your gut, the sound resonates through your entire body.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy family are Jains from Punjab so I grew up listening to music that had dhol in it. I did a lot of learning how to play it by watching dhol performances on YouTube. I also listened to old recordings \u2014 especially Pappa Saen, who was a Sufi dhol player.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Red Baraat is an eight-piece band featuring: Sunny Jain \u2013 dhol; Rohin Khemani \u2013 percussion; Chris Eddleton \u2013 drumset; Jonathan Goldberger \u2013 guitar; Jonathon Haffner – soprano sax; Sonny Singh \u2013 trumpet; Darius Christian Jones \u2013 trombone and Steve Duffy \u2013 sousaphone.<\/span><\/p>\n

The band\u2019s influences extend beyond bhangra and include jazz, Latin, funk, brass band and Bollywood.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to play something that was upbeat and joyful,\u201d said Jain, who is a respected drum and percussion player in the New York jazz scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just another project of mine \u2014 drums and a brass band with no guitar and no electric instruments. That changed when we added Jonathan Goldeberger on guitar.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted horns, drums and sousaphone. I didn\u2019t want jazz musicians. I didn\u2019t want it to be perceived as a jazz project. I wanted smaller, tighter songs. And, I wanted it to be mobile so we could get down into the audience and play there too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Red Baraat has released six albums. The most recent is \u201cBhangra Pirates.\u201d\u00a0 The album has similar song titles to those on a previous album \u201cGaadi of Truth,\u201d which now no longer exists.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI worked on \u2018Bhangra Pirates\u2019 in the fall of 2016,\u201d said Jain. \u201cI got it together within a few months. The material on it came from a digital EP \u2018Live Wire,\u2019 some songs that were never recorded before and some from \u2018Gaadi of Truth,\u2019 which we have withdrawn from the catalog.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor the last two-and-a-half years, we\u2019ve had a guitarist in the group and people wanted a recording by this band. All the songs in our repertoire took on new shape when we added guitar.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe added guitar and then remixed and remastered everything. I didn\u2019t realize how excited I was at the change in sound until we went back in the studio. Four of the songs from \u2018Gaadi\u2019 were replaced by four from the digital EP.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Listening to the originals back-to-back with the versions on \u201cBhangra Pirates,\u201d Red Baraat\u2019s new direction becomes obvious.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBhangra Pirates\u201d<\/i> (Rhyme & Reason Records<\/i><\/span><\/a>), which will be released on March 24, reflects a more evolved and elaborate sound developed over the last two years of heavy touring and the addition of a full-time guitar player.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new album is the first release to represent this updated version of the ensemble that is well- known for its consistent experimentation, innovation, and ability to develop raw energy by pulling the best elements of trial and error.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt took me about four months to do it,\u201d said Jain. \u201cI was working feverishly \u2013 bouncing files back-and-forth for months. I\u2019ve also made some changes with the dhol. I\u2019m processing it through reverb and then processing it through delays and phasers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAdding guitar made a big difference.\u00a0 I had known Jonathan for a while. At that point, we were experimenting with bringing in a chordal instrument.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that, I decided that we needed a guitar in the group. We auditioned a lot of guitarists and Jonathan was the one. He can play jazz and he understands Indian music.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith the old lineup, there was too much of an acoustic sound. It didn\u2019t have the energy I wanted it to have. Our producer Dave Sharma produced it more like rock and that made me feel more alive.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMusically, we keep expanding the sonic territory. We\u2019re expanding the palate of what this band is. Where we\u2019re headed is opening up more sonic explorations. We play bhangra, Indian jazz, Punjabi music and so much more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Red Baraat presents a musical smorgasbord that keeps adding new dishes all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Bhangra Pirates\u2019 marks a growth for us as our acoustic instrumentation evolves into new sonic spaces,\u201d said Jain. \u201cThe process was so incredibly inspiring. We\u2019re super excited for this album and think it\u2019s our best yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSpontaneity and improvisation are at the heart of playing our music, but moreover, the energy of the crowd is something we feed off. The purpose of Red Baraat is to bring joy and togetherness — to take people on a journey and let our music fill the room and do all the talking.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The show Thursday night, which is part of Red Baraat\u2019s \u201cFestival of Colors\u2019 in honor of India\u2019s Holi festival, features South Indian vocalist Ganavya and Pakistani punk band The Kominas as opening acts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Red Baraat \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/rjIO8BKk9nE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live will start at 8 p.m. act. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 day of show.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the World Caf\u00e9 Live are Dirty Dozen Brass Band on March 24, Leonard Cohen Tribute Concert on March 25, Jonatha Brooke on March 26, Holly Bowling on March 28, Tift Merritt on March 29 and the T Sisters on March 29.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alex Seaver of MAKO<\/p><\/div>\n

Also on March 23, a very different but equally intriguing style of music will be performed when MAKO brings its \u201cRun for Your Life Tour\u201d to Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http:\/\/undergroundarts.org<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

To hear MAKO now is to witness the project at a creative crossroads — a trip four years in the making. The music side of MAKO is provided by frontman\/songwriter\/vocalist Alex Seaver. He is joined by Logan Light, an L.A.-based EDM deejay.<\/span><\/p>\n

MAKO is touring in support of its debut album \u201cHourglass,\u201d which was released December 9, 2016 via Ultra Music. Light is not joining Seaver on this tour.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLogan is also a lawyer,\u201d said Seaver, during a phone interview Monday afternoon as he travelled from Vermont to a gig in Boston. \u201cHe\u2019s not touring with me because he\u2019s in New York right now doing work as a lawyer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The story of MAKO is the story of Seaver\u2019s journeys \u2013 his geographical journey from California to New York and back to California and his musical journey from classical music to EDM (electronic dance music) to pop and indie rock.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seaver, a multi-faceted, classically trained musician graduated from the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up in San Diego and wanted to go to college at Julliard ever since I was a freshman in high school,\u201d said Seaver. \u201cI was a classical French horn performance major.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything was going as planned and then I changed courses when I was deeper in. I was inspired by movie music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So, when Seaver graduated from Julliard he headed back out west \u2013 to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film composing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI met Logan the first week I was in L.A.,\u201d said Seaver. \u201cRob Light, his dad, and my dad were roommates at Syracuse University and remained friends ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRob worked in the music industry as an agent. So, I called to meet with him to see if he could help me get started in movie music. He brought his son (Logan) to our dinner meeting and we became friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cActually, there is a photo of Logan and me together when we were little kids but neither of us remembered ever meeting the other. When I met him this time, Logan was a deejay and I was totally ignorant of EDM.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Light was building a name for himself as a deejay and had enough momentum in his career to attain opening slots for EDM giants Ti\u00ebsto and Avicii.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLogan took me to the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas,\u201d said Seaver. \u201cThat was my introduction to EDM and I became a big fan. I really love big, epic, dramatic music with a lot of emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was blown away by how young people reacted to EDM. They really got into it. I was used to the more reserved classical music audiences. With EDM, the fans are really intense\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Seaver was thrown headfirst into the electronic music world and the two friends formed MAKO.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before long, MAKO became one of the hottest acts in the electronic music world. The duo\u2019s first release, \u201cBeam,\u201d amassed more than 25 million online views and streams. SiriusXM quickly jumped on board, anointing them \u201cthe next big thing,\u201d and the rest of the electronic musical community followed suit.<\/span><\/p>\n

MAKO have since worked alongside many top artists, including Avicii and Steve Angello. Additionally, Seaver has scored music for and worked alongside League of Legends\/Riot Games on a variety of projects. He also has scored for independent film, television and several commercials.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI really saturated myself with EDM,\u201d said Seaver. \u201cNow, I\u2019m going back a little.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With \u201cHourglass,\u201d MAKO bid farewell to its former style of dance floor burners and hands-in-the-air beats with an evolved sound — sincere, story-based songwriting; cinematic arrangements and orchestral instrumentation; and indie rock stylings\u2026.all while retaining key electronic elements.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI made \u2018Hourglass\u2019 in my humble studio in North Hollywood,\u201d said Seaver. \u201cI did it mostly in the box. It was about a two-year project from start-to-finish.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had never done it before. I needed to work on tracks, get away from them for a few months and then go back and work on them more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith some of the orchestration I used, I was trying to get back to my roots. Combining classical music with EDM is something I\u2019ve done. I\u2019m interested in bridging the gap.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for MAKO \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/tL1dv6ecRrg?list=PLJYj-okQgiiIB3c9faeW7631zwx-aCICz<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Underground Arts, which has Agent Zero as the opener, will start at 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shoes at Underground Arts are Tractorbear on March 24, David Uosikkinen\u2019s In the Pocket featuring Richard Bush (The A\u2019s), Fran Smith, Jr. (The Hooters) Wally Smith (Smash Palace) on March 25, Beb Rexha on March 26 and The Architects on March 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

The area concert line-up for March 23 also includes another very interesting, non-mainstream show featuring HNRY FLWR at the<\/span><\/p>\n

Barbary (951 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, 215-634-7400, www.facebook.com\/thebarbary<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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HNRY FLWR<\/p><\/div>\n

HNRY FLWR is the creator of \u201cThe Message.\u201d In 2014 HNRY FLWR began mixing different length sound waves using ancient synthesizers and a team of musical experts to create a type of music that is 100% earnest.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to HNRY FLWR, before this method of sound control, music was an insincere endeavor solely energized by a pure form of propulsion known as narcissism.<\/span><\/p>\n

The HNRY FLWR B(r)and was discovered and founded by Hugh \u201cBlaze\u201d Boylan of Blaze B. Mgmt. HNRY FLWR\u2019s debut EP \u201cFlowerama\u201d will be released in June on Paper Garden Records. HNRY FLWR and Boylan are one-and-the-same and, at the same time, separate beings.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHNRY FLWR is sort of an entity,\u201d said Boylan, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from his home in Brooklyn, New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s like this pure vessel for the music to go through. He\u2019s completely detached from the business side of things and that\u2019s where Blaze comes in. HNRY FLWR is a band and it\u2019s a brand.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, it\u2019s trying to accept the fact that to be a musician today, you can\u2019t just play on a porch. You need to be an aesthetic artist and write better songs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With the wide range of modern electronics, opting for vintage synthesizers might seem like a strange choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith ancient synthesizers, the sounds are an attempt to be cosmic,\u201d said Boylan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOld synthesizers have an ancient feeling to them. That limitation is the key to losing yourself in the sound process.\u00a0 You end up expressing yourself digitally.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt a certain point, you have to remember why pop music in the 60s was so timeless. It seems like no-one today is making timeless music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Boylan\u2019s childhood was spent in Belgium, Switzerland, Iowa, North Carolina and finally Connecticut. His high school days were spent in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Boylan went to college in New Haven and it was there that he started his first band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had been in a bunch of rock projects and sweaty, alt-rock rock-and-roll party bands,\u201d said Boylan. \u201cThat phase ended when it didn\u2019t feel like me anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe creation of HNRY FLWR was to listen and to be aware \u2013 to put on a show that\u2019s sensitive and honest. It changed my life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t have another Iggy Pop or another David Bowie. That\u2019s already been done. What is needed right now is this pure empathetic, very real, very open rock music. This project is genuine. It\u2019s beautiful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The touring band features Abdon Valdez III (Hellbirds) on drums, Connor Grant (GOASTT) on keyboard and guitar, Max Currier (Absolutely Yours) on bass and HNRY FLWR on vocals and guitar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for HNRY FLWR — https:\/\/vimeo.com\/208542742<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the Barbary, which also features The Ferdy Mayne, Kodiak Park and Elison Jackson, will start at 7:45 p.m. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tim O\u2019Brien<\/p><\/div>\n

Tim O\u2019Brien is celebrating the March 31 release of his new album \u201cWhere The River Meets The Road\u201d with series of live shows, including a show on March 24 at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien was born and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia. When he was young, he got introduced to country and bluegrass music by listening to WWVA (1170 khz., Wheeling) and WSM (650 khz., Nashville). He eventually relocated to Boulder, Colorado and now lives in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWhere The River Meets The Road\u201d brings O\u2019Brien full circle in some ways. \u00a0All 12 album tracks are connected to West Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a return to form,\u201d said O\u2019Brien, during a phone interview Wednesday morning while he was travelling on I-40 from Nashville to a show March 23 in Richmond, Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m focusing on West Virginia and my involvement with where I\u2019m from. I\u2019ve tried to show the breadth of the music from the state.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI cut the album at a studio in Nashville \u2013 The Butcher Shop. I\u2019ve used that studio for my last few albums. I work with my good buddy Dave Ferguson as producer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI came home from the road last October and decided I should make a record. It was a concept album dedicated to music from West Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLiving there, I was definitely influenced by its culture. It was fun to look back at my influences. It\u2019s kind of cool to connect all those dots.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI only wrote two songs on this record because I wanted to focus on other people from the state. My song \u2018Guardian Angel\u2019 was about growing up in Wheeling.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe other original \u2018Where the River Meets the Road\u2019 — is about my great grandfather who emigrated from Ireland in 1851 and moved to Wheeling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien, who was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2013, worked with the Hall on the selection of the album\u2019s other 10 tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI saw a lot of that music live,\u201d said O\u2019Brien. \u201cWWVA was great because I could go down and watch the acts up-close.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was young, I used to go to WWVA\u2019s live broadcast every Saturday night from the Capitol Theater in Wheeling. I loved Roger Miller. Then, I got inspired to play fiddle by watching Merle Haggard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien left Wheeling in his late teens and eventually decided to live in the clean mountain air of Boulder, Colorado. It was in Boulder that he co-founded the progressive bluegrass band Hot Rize.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hot Rize\u2019s eponymous album debut came out in 1979 and has been followed by another seven albums. \u201cWhere the River Meets the Road\u201d O\u2019Brien\u2019s 16th solo release. His first solo release was \u201cHard Year Blues\u201d in 1984.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still recording regularly \u2013 and I tour a lot,\u201d said O\u2019Brien. \u201cRight now, I\u2019m going to Richmond and then I\u2019m heading your way \u2013 rolling, rolling on these rubber wheels.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI mostly do weekend tours. I could play four days a week but I need to do the laundry and walk the dogs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBluegrass is kind of a niche just like folk music is kind of a niche. It\u2019s best to play on a weekend night to full up the show because those audiences don\u2019t go out much on weekday nights<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve played the Sellersville Theater a couple times. I played there with Hot Rize and played there on my own. Now, my partner Jan is singing with me. I play guitar, banjo, fiddle and mandolin and I have a pretty female to sing \u2013 Jan Fabricius.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe record sale table at shows is always the main retailer for my music. Bluegrass fans want to support their favorites as much as possible because they know that acts make the most money of the albums if they\u2019re bought live.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI need to keep making albums for my fans. I like to keep things coming and keep them real. Bluegrass is so diverse these days. But, people still mainly want something that\u2019s rootsy and honest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Tim O\u2019Brien \u2013 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=62db5rMc2ns<\/i><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Sellersville, which has Danny Burns as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $40.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at Sellersville are Commander Cody<\/span><\/a> along with Jack Murray & The Blue Tarp Wranglers<\/span><\/a> on March 23, Beru Revue on March 25, and Time Traveller on March 26.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The King and I<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe King and I\u201d is running now through April 2 at the Academy of Music (Broad and Locust streets, Philadelphia, 215-731-3333, www.kimmelcenter.org<\/span><\/a>) as part of the Kimmel Center\u2019s \u201cBroadway Philadelphia\u201d series.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the all-time great American musicals, it is based on Margaret Landon\u2019s 1944 novel \u201cAnna and the King of Siam\u201d and derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s.<\/span><\/p>\n

The musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna. It is a romantic comedy that also speaks to culture clashes \u2014 how people are polarized.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lively show also features songs that have become standards such as \u201cHello Young Lovers,\u201d \u201cI Whistle a Happy Tune,\u201d \u201cShall We Dance?\u201d and \u201cGetting to Know You.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video links for \u201cThe King & I\u201d \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/zp0gUMykOO4<\/span><\/a> and https:\/\/youtu.be\/TGPdfosMrqc<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show, which has both matinee and evening performances, will sit down in Philly through April 2 at the Academy of Music. Ticket prices range from $20-$125.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Candlelight Theater (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313,\u00a0www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org<\/span><\/a>), which was dark for a few months because of renovations, is now up and running again.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The new production is the timeless classic \u201cCamelot,\u201d the story of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Sir Lancelot. The show will run through April 23.<\/span><\/p>\n

Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings (doors 6 p.m.\/show, 8 p.m.) and Sunday afternoons (doors, 1 p.m.\/show, 3 p.m.). There will also be performances on March 29 at 11 a.m., April 13 at 6 p.m. and April 19 at 11 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets, which include dinner and show, are $60 for adults and $33 for children (ages 4-12).<\/span><\/p>\n

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John Eddy<\/p><\/div>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will host John Eddie and His Dirty Ol’ Band on March 24, and Jeffrey Gaines and Ben Arnold on March 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will have<\/span><\/p>\n

Deb Callahan and The Holts on March 23.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110,\u00a0http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will host Herman and Friends Spring Music Showcase on March 24.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will present Pimps of Joytime and Swift Technique on March 23, Splintered Sunlight with special guest Natalie Cressman on March 25, Will Power \u2013 Tower of Power Tribute on March 26 and Galway Guild with special guest The Whiskey Trail Band on March 29.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>) will present Joseph Parsons and Jess Klein on March 23, Chris Trapper with Jennifer Kimball on March 24, and Billy Penn Burger and Katherine Rondeau on March 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/span><\/a>) presents Trace Adkins on March 23, The Temptations and The Four Tops on March 25, and Rick Steves on March 26.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times A lot of music musicians and bands claim to be unique but most fail to live up to that claim. Red Baraat, which is headlining a show on March 23 at the World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com), doesn\u2019t claim to be unique \u2013 even though […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7529],"tags":[8682,6518,8684,8686,8685,5838,8683,8681],"class_list":["post-23583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-camelot","tag-featured","tag-hnry-flwr","tag-john-eddy","tag-mako","tag-red-baraat","tag-the-king-i","tag-tim-obrien"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23583","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=23583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23584,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23583\/revisions\/23584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}