{"id":23786,"date":"2017-04-08T09:13:44","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T13:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=23786"},"modified":"2017-04-08T09:13:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T13:13:49","slug":"on-stage-extra-a-bit-of-nashville-comes-to-kennett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=23786","title":{"rendered":"On Stage (Extra): A bit of Nashville comes to Kennett"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Peter Bradley Adams<\/p><\/div>\n

For years, Nashville has been home for a slew of talented singer-songwriters.<\/p>\n

And, for years, many of them have found a performance home at the Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n

One of them is Peter Bradley Adams. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter will visit the area on April 9 to headline a show at the Flash. Adams will be sharing the bill with the Lullanas.<\/p>\n

Adams has developed a reputation for expertise at storytelling. He is known for his use of specific details to set various scenes while keeping the lyrics open enough so that everyone can relate to them.<\/p>\n

On his new album \u201cA Face Like Mine,\u201d Adams has created his own brand of Americana \u2013 a tasty combination of his sincere voice, gentle guitar, tasteful dobro, subtle banjo, supportive bass and unhurried percussion. It is simple musical sophistication at its best.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new album will come out on April 21,\u201d said Adams, during a phone interview Tuesday from his home in Nashville. \u201cBut, I will have copies of it to sell at this weekend\u2019s show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been playing some of the songs in my shows for a while. Three singles from the album have already been put out \u2013 \u2018Good Man<\/a>,\u2019 \u2018My Arms Were Always Around You<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018Lorraine.\u2019 There is one more coming \u2013 \u2018A Face Like Mine.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the songs were written over a two-year period prior to being recorded and some were written while we were making the record.\u201d<\/p>\n

In almost all the songs, Adams sets the stage with his imagery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe songs just come,\u201d said Adams. \u201cI don\u2019t know how it happens. It seems like I\u2019m always writing a song.<\/p>\n

\u201cI write on guitar. I do play piano a lot but songwriting leads me to guitar. Although, I am writing a piece for piano and violin right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though the songs on \u201cA Face Like Mine\u201d were written over a period of a few years, they blend together seamlessly<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no problem with continuity because I used my group of core musicians,\u201d said Adams. \u201cAs a result, the sound was consistent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe consistent sound also came from choosing the right songs. There were some that just didn\u2019t fit and were tossed aside. There were others that I thought were great at first that later got scrapped. And, there were a few that I re-did.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it was time to put the album, I had 12 that fit \u2013 12 that I really liked. I also have a few that came at the last minute that I could have used but didn\u2019t. Maybe, I\u2019ll put them out as an EP.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think all the songs on the album fit with the sound \u2013 but there is one that goes outside the enveloper. There really wasn\u2019t a theme that I intended when I was choosing the material.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m touring right now as a duo with Lex Price. He\u2019s one of my main guys. I\u2019m also using twin sisters \u2013 the Lullanas \u2013 to sing harmony with me on this tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

The Lullanas — Atisha and Nishita Lulla — have been singing together since they were little.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been singing our whole lives but never took it seriously until we sang at a talent show at our high school in our senior year,\u201d said Atisha, who graduated with her sister from Penn State University in 2014. \u201cThat was our first time to sing in front of an audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

That performance at Methacton High was the start of a musical career that is starting to flourish. The twins have made a name for themselves by posting their performances of covers on YouTube but they also are emerging as artists with solid original material.<\/p>\n

Video link for Peter Bradley Adams — https:\/\/youtu.be\/kbjnF8gHGDU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Video link for the Lullanas — https:\/\/youtu.be\/uu21J4UH7sQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Kennett Flash, which features the Lullanas as the opening act, will start at 7 p.m.\u00a0 Tickets are $16 and $20.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in the mood to catch some live music on April 8 or 9 and you\u2019re looking for a good venue, the World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com<\/a>) is a very good choice.<\/p>\n

Choose the Upstairs Stage or the Downstairs Stairs \u2013 you can\u2019t go wrong either way.<\/p>\n

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Paula Cole<\/p><\/div>\n

On April 8, the concert in the big room downstairs will feature veteran singer-songwriter while the Upstairs stage will host a show by TFDI is a three man, acoustic band, consisting of Tony Lucca, Jay Nash, and Matt Duke.<\/p>\n

On April 9, rock legend Willie Nile will headline the show on the Upstairs Stage. Meanwhile, sultry singer Morgan James will be the main attraction for the show on the Downstairs Stage.<\/p>\n

Paula Cole, a Grammy winner, Grammy nominee, mother and activist, has released seven solo albums of original songs during her career which has endured for more than two decades.<\/p>\n

Her compositions have been covered by a diverse range of artists such as Herbie Hancock, Annie Lennox, Katherine McPhee and JoJo. Cole has sold approximately 3 million albums.<\/p>\n

Now, Cole is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her Billboard Hot 100 song \u201cWhere Have All The Cowboys Gone?\u201d with an updated version and accompanying video.<\/p>\n

Cole is also continuing her 20th anniversary tour of her \u201cThis Fire\u201d album. Released in 1996, it was her sophomore album and, in reality, her first national release. Her debut album \u201cHarbinger\u201d was released on Imago Records, a label that folded just after her album was released.<\/p>\n

\u201cFans kept reminding me of the fact that it had been 20 years since I put out the \u2018This Fire\u2019 album,\u201d said Cole, during a phone interview Wednesday while taking a break between teaching classes at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor years, I was doing tours where I\u2019d be playing songs from my most recent album and doing my own mixtape of songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without question, \u201cThis Fire\u201d was the breakthrough for Cole.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Fire,\u201d a double-platinum album released on Warner Bros Records in 1996, was self-produced. It garnered two breakout Billboard charting hits \u201cWhere Have All the Cowboys Gone?\u201d and \u201cI Don\u2019t Want to Wait,\u201d<\/p>\n

The album was nominated for seven awards at the 40th Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Pop Album, \u201cWhere Have All The Cowboys Gone?\u201d for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.<\/p>\n

Cole was also nominated for Producer of the Year (the first woman in Grammy history to be solely nominated as Best Producer) and won the Grammy award for Best New Artist.<\/p>\n

Now in 2017, Cole is performing \u201cThis Fire\u201d in its entirety this year at select performances.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoing it this way \u2013 it\u2019s so exciting,\u201d said Cole. \u201cI\u2019m stopping and smelling the roses. Some of the fans have been with me this long so it\u2019s a celebration. This is a big part of the job. My music has touched people and helped them feel emotions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cole\u2019s career has spanned nearly a quarter-century but hasn\u2019t been continuous.<\/p>\n

Back in the mid-1990s, Cole was a hot commodity in the world of rock music. Her single \u201cWhere Have All the Cowboys Gone?\u201d was a smash hit that reached the Top 10 on Billboard magazine\u2019s pop charts.<\/p>\n

Her next single \u201cI Don\u2019t Want to Wait\u201d reached Number 11 on the same chart and was used as the theme song for the hit TV series \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek.\u201d Another single was used on the \u201cCity of Angels\u201d soundtrack.<\/p>\n

Cole also recorded a duet with Peter Gabriel on \u201cHush, Hush, Hush\u201d, a song about AIDS. She received rave reviews for her performances on the inaugural \u201cLilith Fair\u201d tour and was nominated for several Grammy awards in 1997.<\/p>\n

Then, Cole pulled the plug on her music career. She took a hiatus from life in the entertainment world for a variety of reasons. Finally, in 2007, Cole decided to resume her career as a singer\/songwriter\/producer.<\/p>\n

She released her \u201cCourage\u201d album in 2007 and followed with her \u201cIthaca\u201d album in 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took time off to raise my daughter Sky,\u201d said Cole. \u201cMy responsibility was to her at that time. Once you have a child, everything changes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, I needed a break from the music business. The pop market was shifting away from Lilith type singer-songwriters and going blonde. Darker, intelligent singer-songwriters were sent to the back burner.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe industry\u2019s attention was focusing more on the blondes like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. My team was pushing false goals and I didn\u2019t like it. I\u2019m in it for the music. I wasn\u2019t in it to sell perfume and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, Cole hopped off the train.\u00a0 But, she couldn\u2019t stay away forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was terribly depressed without music,\u201d said Cole. \u201cI really missed it. I\u2019m a musician and I knew that\u2019s what I wanted to do. I just had to be patient. And, my fans had to be patient.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their patience has paid off with the release of the \u201c7\u201d album in 2015, the live album \u201cThis Bright Red Feeling\u201d in 2016 and her 2017 album offering \u2013 \u201cBallads,\u201d an album of jazz\/roots cover songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a mother, I focus mostly on just doing weekend shows,\u201d said Cole, who is also a graduate of Berklee College of Music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t do a ton of shows any more. I used to do a lot but now I\u2019m only doing about 50 dates a year. It will change once my daughter is out of the nest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Paula Cole — https:\/\/youtu.be\/yQXZBK54oAs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at World Caf\u00e9 Live will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $34.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>There are many explanations \u2013 by the band and by the fans — of what TDFI means. More conventional ones are \u201cTotal Daily Food Intske\u201d and \u201cTennessee Department of Financial Institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the most valid seems to be \u201cTotally F****** Doing It\u201d but no-one in the band will say for sure.<\/p>\n

One thing that is certain — TFDI is an acoustic trio featuring three very talented singer-songwriters — Tony Lucca, Jay Nash, and Matt Duke.<\/p>\n

The three veteran musicians joined forces in 2009 for a co-headlining tour of the United States. Early in the tour, they realized that they possessed a powerful musical chemistry as their three individual sets began to blur into one cohesive concert.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s amazing how far back in the rearview mirror that seems,\u201d said Lucca, during a phone interview Tuesday while travelling through Massachusetts en route to a show.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the by-product of a co-headline tour I was doing with Jay. We had brought Matt out with us to open the show. It didn\u2019t take long until we were playing together.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sum was greater than the parts. At one point, we had a day off and Matt had recording time booked at a studio.\u201d<\/p>\n

On that day off in Chicago, Jake Samuels, the talent buyer at SPACE in Evanston, invited the three to SPACE\u2019s backstage studios to record a few live performances. It didn\u2019t take long to put down takes of the four songs that would become the TFDI EP.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn November 24, 2009, just a few days after its release, the \u201cTFDI\u201d EP reached Number 1 on the iTunes singer-songwriter top albums chart and remained there for weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recording at SPACE went seamlessly,\u201d said Lucca. \u201cThe recording was nice. We put it out and it did well. We came back to SPACE the following year to do a full-length. We all were writing songs for the album.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full-length album \u201cWhen I Stop Running\u201d was released in the spring of 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe toured in 2010 and then toured again in 2011,\u201d said Lucca. \u201cIt had an interesting momentum all its own. Now, we have a good fanbase. It\u2019s multi-generational by three.\u201d<\/p>\n

After 2011, TFDI had a lengthy hiatus. Now, the trio is back and roaring to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got together for a reunion show for a festival last June in Atlantic City,\u201d said Lucca. \u201cWe just took up where we had left off. It was like riding a bike. It felt great. The fans were ready for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, we decided to get back in the studio last December. Jay has a pretty fantastic home studio in Heartland, Vermont. He invited us up to work on a new batch of tunes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were all really geared for this. We didn\u2019t have any limitations. Each of us brought a few songs to choose from. We didn\u2019t write any new ones together. We just sifted through the songs we had.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for TDFI — https:\/\/youtu.be\/r3En0TywPb8<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the World Caf\u00e9 will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20.<\/p>\n

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Morgan James<\/p><\/div>\n

On April 9, the World Caf\u00e9 Live will present Morgan James, a versatile entertainer who is an emotive singer, a talented songwriter and an accomplished Broadway actress.<\/p>\n

Her latest studio album \u201cReckless Abandon\u201d is her first as an independent artist \u2013 and her most personal outing yet. She handled co-writing duties on all 12 tracks and sang all her own background vocals.<\/p>\n

On her full-length debut \u201cHunter,\u201d which was released in 2014 mon Epic Records, James won over listeners with a powerhouse voice, theatrical swing, and a soulful poise. The album featured a powerful and personal rendition of Prince\u2019s \u201cCall My Name\u201d \u2013 a rendition that reached Top 15 at Urban AC radio and Number 1 \u201cMost added.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to releasing \u201cReckless Abandon\u201d and \u201cHunter,\u201d James recorded a live tribute to Nina Simone \u2013 \u201cMorgan James Live\u201d on Epic Records — as well as an EP titled \u201cYouTube Sessions\u201d that featured some of her fan\u2019s favorite covers. \u00a0She also recorded a tribute to Joni Mitchell\u2019s \u201cBlue,\u201d which can be found on iTunes and YouTube.<\/p>\n

James has toured the states, Europe, Australia and New Zealand with viral sensation Scott Bradlee\u2019s Postmodern Jukebox. To date, her music videos have accumulated more than 00 million views. She is currently on the road touring with her band.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to be out for about three months straight,\u201d said James, during a phone interview last from her home in New York City. \u201cHopefully, we\u2019ll keep touring through the summer and into the fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy band right now is piano, bass, drums and guitar and I\u2019m on vocals. Andy Allo is the opener and she\u2019ll sing with me on a couple songs and so will my guitarist Doug Wamble.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy set list has a lot of songs from the new record — which we\u2019re releasing in April \u2013 and a couple of my favorites from \u2018Hunter.\u2019 I also do a few cover songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a real listening audience. Over the last five years, I\u2019ve tried new sings on the audience every night. They\u2019ve been a gauge for me. I rely on my audience for their feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, James will be serving her audience a smorgasbord of songs from \u201cReckless Abandon.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty confident my fans will love the new album,\u201d said James. \u201cThere are some songs from \u2018Hunter\u2019 that have changed over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new album will also take on that character. I spent a couple month recording it at Brooklyn Recording Studio. I also did a coupole songs in Nashville and then mixed the album in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

James attended high school in Modesto, California and then studied at the Julliard School of Music in New York. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Voice at Juilliard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to be on Broadway,\u201d said James. \u201cI wanted to be the next Barbara Cook.\u201d<\/p>\n

James made her Broadway debut in 2010 in the musical production of \u201cThe Addams Family.\u201d Her other Broadway credits include \u201cWonderland,\u201d \u201cGodspell\u201d and \u201cMotown: The Musical.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI stopped doing Broadway because I hadn\u2019t found my true calling,\u201d said James. \u201cI now know what it is. I\u2019m a soul singer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Morgan James \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/DhbS3BFtXDk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live, which has Andy Allo as the opener, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20.<\/p>\n

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Willie Nile<\/p><\/div>\n

New Yorkers consider Willie Nile to be one of their city\u2019s most cherished musical treasures.<\/p>\n

At the end of the 1970s, Nile established residency at the Greenwich Village club Kenny\u2019s Castaways, which led to a record deal with Arista Records.<\/p>\n

He released his debut album \u201cWillie Nile\u201d in 1980 and followed with his \u201cGolden Dawn\u201d album in 1981. He didn\u2019t release his next album \u201cPlaces I Have Never Been\u201d until 1991.<\/p>\n

\u201cI walked away from the record business in 1981,\u201d said Nile, during a phone interview Wednesday morning from his home in New York City. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t what I wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n

It took Nile another eight years to release his fourth studio album \u201cBeautiful Wreck of the World\u201d and then seven years elapsed between that album and the release of his fifth album \u201cStreets of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nile then became much more prolific with his music and released four more albums between 2009 and 2014. The veteran musician then upped the ante with the release of the highly-acclaimed \u201cWorld War Willie\u201d album last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recorded \u2018World War Willie\u2019 in January and February last year,\u201d said Nile. \u201cIt\u2019s a rocking upbeat collection of songs. I\u2019m thrilled with it. You can feel the band experience. It fits like an old baseball glove.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018World Wide Willie\u2019 just rocks. I wanted to capture the band\u2019s live energy. We recorded it really quickly \u2013 two or three days. We just set up and played live in the studio.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nile recorded the album with longtime producer Stewart Lerman (Antony and the Johnsons, Loudon Wainwright III, Boardwalk Empire) and his long-time band — Matt Hogan on lead guitar, Johnny Pisano on bass and Alex Alexander on drums.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy live band is a classic four-piece,\u201d said Nile. \u201cJohn has been with me for nine years. Matt has been in the band for seven years and Alex for four. Jon Weber has been our tour drummer lately because Alex has been out of town.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve done so many shows in the last few years. The band is on fire. When we play, you better call the fire department because we\u2019re gonna burn the place down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in my \u2018Golden Years.\u2019 I\u2019m writing the best stuff of my career. I\u2019m loving it. It\u2019s inspiring music \u2013 music that is heartfelt. If I didn\u2019t feel it was going to be special, I wouldn\u2019t walk on stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI walked away from music for a while. Now, after all these years, I\u2019m doing my best stuff. \u2018World War Willie\u2019 won awards \u2013 and it should. It\u2019s an upbeat rocking record.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Willie Nile \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/oxdtbzyTpks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The April 9 show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live, which has Jamie McLean Band opening, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25.<\/p>\n

Another area show on April 9 will feature a band that has been around for almost a full decade yet are just making their area debut.<\/p>\n

Actually, the Rumjacks, an Australian band that is performing at the Voltage Lounge (421 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, 215- 964-9602, Voltagelounge.com<\/a>), are making their North American debut.<\/p>\n

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

The Rumjacks date back to 2008 when Frankie McLaughlin (vocals) and Johnny McKelvey (bass) got together to form a band that played a mix of punk rock and traditional Celtic folk music.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt started with myself and Frankie nine-and-a-half years ago,\u201d said McKelvey, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon. \u201cWe grew up in the Blue Mountains about two hours west of Sydney. The first time we met, I bumped into him and I think I said something about his hat. We started talking about music and found that we had similar tastes. I was playing in a rockabilly band. We bonded over punk rock, country and rockabilly. Frankie and I have always been the nucleus of the band. At the beginning, band members came and went.\u201d<\/p>\n

Right now, the Rumjacks are: Frankie McLaughlin \u2013 vocals, tin whistle, war drum; Johnny McKelvey \u2013 bass, vocals; Gabriel Whitbourne \u2013 guitar, vocals; and Adam Kenny \u2013 mandolin, banjo, bouzouki, vocals.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a couple years, the band\u2019s line-up stabilized,\u201d said McKelvey. \u201cMyself, Frank, Adam and Gabriel have been together for six years.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the Rumjacks first formed, they quickly released their debut EP \u201cHung, Drawn & Portered\u201d followed a few months later by another EP \u201cSound as a Pound.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their discography also includes three full-length albums \u2013 \u201cGangs of New Holland\u201d (2010), \u201cSober & Godless\u201d (2015), and \u201cSleepin\u2019 Rough\u201d (2016).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded \u2018Gangs of New Holland\u2019 with a very strict budget,\u201d said McKelvey. \u201cWe recorded it live \u2013 16 hours on one day. We\u2019re not a band that looks to be perfect.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe songs on \u2018Gangs\u2019 were older songs. By the time we made our second album, we had more time to write songs \u2013 and we went in the studio with a producer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first album was more raw and the second album was more produced. The third album is a mixture of the two.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lived in a cottage studio. We set up in one big room sand recorded live. There was enough knuckle-dragging and enough polish at the same time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our current live show, we\u2019re playing songs from all three albums. This is our first time to the USA so fans here have never heard any of the songs played live.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really excited to finally be doing a tour of the states. We\u2019ve been trying to get here for so, so long. Finally, here we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for the Rumjacks \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/PHkruTw-hiM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the Voltage Lounge, which has Mass Folk Commons as the opener, will start at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n

While some venues load up on weekend shows and go light with evening shows during the week, the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>) books top-flight acts all through the week \u2013 every week.<\/p>\n

The upcoming week is no different.<\/p>\n

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John 5<\/p><\/div>\n

After a weekend schedule that featured the Grand Slambovian Circus on Friday night and Nashville-via-Downingtown singer-songwriter Liz Longley on Saturday evening, the theater will keep on rocking with shows by John 5 & The Creatures on April 10 and Samantha Fish on April 12.<\/p>\n

John 5 is a musician with impressive credentials. He has been the guitarist for a number of arena-filling acts including Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and David Lee Roth.<\/p>\n

He is also a solo artist with eight guitar albums in his discography. His most recent album \u201cSeason of the Witch\u201d was released last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeason of the Witch\u201d is a fully-instrumental album that features his band The Creatures (bassist Ian Ross and drummer Rodger Carter) and showcases experimentation with various genres such as western swing, Spanish flamenco, heavy metal and straight-ahead rock.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been doing instrumental albums on my own since 2004,\u201d said John 5, during a phone interview last week as he travelled from a tour stop in Charlotte, North Carolina to a gig in Greensboro, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I did with this album, I started with the way people get their music. Last year, I put a song with a video on YouTube. Everyone watches videos. So, I put out one-a-month for six months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were getting a million views. I would have never gotten a million spins on radio. When I was done with the videos, I started rehearsing for the tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re doing 35 shows in 40 days. We\u2019re playing almost every day. It\u2019s pretty intense but it\u2019s been going pretty smooth. We\u2019re using different openers in each city.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both John 5 and his fans are liking the new album.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked very hard on this record because I had time to do it,\u201d said John 5, who has written for acts Avril Lavigne, Ricky Martin, Paul Stanley, Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Garbage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did everything at Doghouse Studio in Woodland Hills (California). It\u2019s a good thing I don\u2019t have a studio in my home because if I did, I would be in there every single minute of my life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked so hard on this album. I didn\u2019t improvise on anything. Everything was planned out very carefully. Every note is what I wanted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis album is really who I am. I love all types of music \u2013 bluegrass, rock, country, metal, swing, hard rock. I love all music. We really have a wide demographic of fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you come to our shows, you\u2019ll see fans of Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson, kids who like shredders, adults who are into hard rock and guitar fans. It\u2019s a very diverse crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for John 5 \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ov6t1yqrx7Y<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show on Monday night, which has Slik Helvetika as the opener, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $39.50.<\/p>\n

Samantha Fish is a guitarist. She\u2019s also a talented singer and an adept songwriter. But, more than anything, she\u2019s a guitarist with roots in rock, blues and Americana.<\/p>\n

This week, Fish is headed to Sellersville with her searing lead guitar style and expressive voice. Her latest album, which was produced by Bobby Harlow, is titled \u201cChills and Fever.\u201d It was released March 23 on Ruf Records.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded the album at the end of last year in Detroit,\u201d said Fish, during a phone interview Monday during tour rehearsal sessions in New Orleans. \u201cFor me, it\u2019s a rock-and-roll\/soul album with blues as its foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fish has music in her DNA.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad played and my mom sang in church,\u201d said Fish. \u201cMy dad\u2019s friends all played music. They\u2019d come over to our house and play. It was a social thing. My uncles played metal with heavy guitar. My dad\u2019s friends played country-and-western and blues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started with drums and did that for a couple years. I\u2019m glad I did because it gave me the rhythmic foundation. When I picked up guitar \u2013 that\u2019s when I started singing. Not long after, I started writing songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cSongwriting is something you have to work on if you want to learn how to write good songs. I still play songs today that I wrote when I was 20. My songs are rock, country and soul \u2013 all bluesy even though I\u2019ve never written a standard blues song.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musical diversity has always been crucial for Fish \u2013 listening and playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI listened to a lot of soul music — people like Otis Redding and Ray Charles,\u201d said Fish. \u201cI was also influenced by blues acts — especially North Mississippi blues — people like R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith my guitar playing, I felt accomplished on guitar when I played as a trio and felt up to par. With a trio, there is no place to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, I\u2019m playing with a six-piece band. I\u2019ve been doing a trio my entire career \u2013 playing with a trio for a decade. I\u2019ve always wanted to have a bigger band with lap steel and pedal steel. I could hear it when I was writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe band I have now has two horns, keys, bass, drums and guitar. It was the right time to do it. It\u2019s exciting because I can do other things. I can really focus on singing a little more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Samantha Fish \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/GL9rBAjut2g<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show on Wednesday night, which has Bob Lanza Band opening, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $19.50 and $30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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