{"id":24224,"date":"2017-05-13T08:48:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T12:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=24224"},"modified":"2017-05-13T08:49:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-13T12:49:05","slug":"on-stage-extra-the-unlikely-candidates-dodge-rain-in-camden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=24224","title":{"rendered":"On Stage (Extra): The Unlikely Candidates dodge rain in Camden"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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The Unlikely Candidates<\/p><\/div>\n

May 14 is the day to get in family mode \u2013 the day to celebrate Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

May 13, on the other hand, is a day to get in music mode — a day to enjoy live music\u2026a day with plenty of good options for listening pleasure.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re a fan of Southern Rock or the music of David Bowie — whether you\u2019re a fan of punchy indie rock music or of folk music and singer\/songwriters \u2013 there is a show in the area to suit your taste.<\/p>\n

There are two shows that might have a damper put on them by rainy weather \u2013 the Marshall Tucker Band in Lancaster and The Unlikely Candidates in Camden.<\/p>\n

Watching an outdoor show in a baseball stadium or sitting on the lawn for an indoor\/outdoor show at Camden\u2019s partially-covered venue can really take a hit if the skies open up.<\/p>\n

On May 13, the Marshall Tucker Band will bring its time-tested brand of Southern Rock, blues and boogie to the Lancaster Barnstormers\u2019 Clipper Magazine Stadium.<\/p>\n

Another hot show on May 13 will feature The Unlikely <\/u>Candidates performing as part of the \u201c104.5 Birthday Bash\u201d at the BB&T Pavilion<\/u> (2 Riverside Drive, Camden, New Jersey) along with Kings Of Leon, Bastille, Empire of the Sun, 1975, and Fitz & the Tantrums.<\/p>\n

The Unlikely Candidates — Kyle Morris – Lead Vocals; Cole Male – Guitar; Brenton Carney – Lead Guitar; Kevin Goddard \u2013 Drums; Jared Hornbeek – Bass Guitar — are an indie rock band from Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n

They trace their roots back to 2008 when childhood friends Morris and Male joined together as an acoustic duo. Evolution brought three new members and a more expansive sound.<\/p>\n

The Unlikely Candidates released their debut EP \u201cFollow My Feet in 2013 on Atlantic Records and followed with the \u201cBed of Liars\u201d EP in 2016.<\/p>\n

At the end of March, The Unlikely Candidates released the video for their song \u201cRinger.\u201d<\/p>\n

The video represents a massive global effort by the band which wanted to have people from all over the world participate in playing out all their interesting and weird ideas.<\/p>\n

With the help of Fiverr<\/a>, the world\u2019s largest marketplace for creative and digital services for entrepreneurs and small businesses, the band achieved a first-of-its-kind creation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just really wanted to do something different,\u201d said Morris, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon as the band travelled through Rhode Island to a show in Providence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t want to make typical music video like the ones I\u2019ve seen so many times. We wanted it to be different. We wanted to see out unusual ideas come to life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to have people around the world make these videos \u2013 based on \u2018Ringer\u2019 or not. Then, we found out about Fiverr.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Morris, \u201cWhen we heard about Fiverr, we reached out to them.\u00a0 They loved the idea so much that they wanted to be a part of it. We could not have turned our vision into reality without Fiverr.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since Fiverr\u2019s community is global and consists of a diverse talent pool from 190 countries, the band could tap into those resources resulting in submissions from over 27 countries, including some as far reaching as Macedonia, Sri Lanka, Egypt and Mozambique.<\/p>\n

Other submissions that made it into the video were from the US, France, Jamaica, South Africa, India, Australia, Germany, Philippines, Ukraine, Serbia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Venezuela, Haiti, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, UK, Ireland, Argentina, and Greece.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Fiverr, freelancers from around the world can put in their submissions\u201d said Morris. \u201cI was working with people from every time zone. Seeing how people worked through this was interesting.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of these people went to great lengths to be a part of the project. I would go back and forth for weeks with some of them trying to get the right shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, I needed somebody to hold a picture \u2013 a cutout of Jared \u2013 in front of the Taj Mahal. Sometimes this was difficult because of the language barrier, but everyone was extremely understanding.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking it was a lot more effort than I wanted to put into it. It took more than 200 hours over two-and-a- half months putting it together with director Adam VillaSenor. It was extremely intensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRinger\u201d is the latest single off the \u201cBed of Liars\u201d EP.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EP is a patchwork of songs from different eras,\u201d said Morris. \u201cSome of the songs are two-and-a-half years old and some were a year old. It\u2019s a collection of different eras.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had been with Atlantic Records but they weren\u2019t going to release anything more. Our song \u2018Follow My Feet\u2019 fell behind other hit singles on Atlantic so we were pushed to the back of the oat. We left Atlantic on good terms two years ago. They wanted \u2018Ringer\u2019 but couldn\u2019t settle on a date. Fortunately, they gave us back all our stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for The Unlikely Candidates \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/JFayTHyufs8<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the at the BB&T Pavilion will start at 1 p.m. Tickets start at $20.<\/u><\/p>\n

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The Marshall Tucker Band<\/p><\/div>\n

On May 13, the Marshall Tucker Band will be one of the headliners at the Keystone Country Jam at Clipper Magazine Stadium (650 North Prince Street, Lancaster,keystonecountryjam.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

MTB is on the first leg of its \u201c45th Live in Concert\u201d tour.\u00a0\u00a0The legendary southern rock group has more than 30 concert dates on the books with many others to be added throughout the year.<\/p>\n

The Marshall Tucker Band is an American Southern rock\/country rock<\/a> band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The band’s blend of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, country, and gospel helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s.<\/p>\n

The original lineup of the Marshall Tucker Band, formed in 1972, included lead guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Toy Caldwell; lead vocalist Doug Gray; keyboard player, saxophone player, and flautist<\/a> Jerry Eubanks; rhythm guitarist George McCorkle; drummer Paul Riddle; and bassist Tommy Caldwell. They signed with Capricorn Records and in 1973 released their first LP<\/a>, \u201cThe Marshall Tucker Band.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBack then, there was no way in the world any of us thought the Marshall Tucker Band would be around more than 40 years later,\u201d said Gray, during a phone interview Wednesday morning from his home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.<\/p>\n

\u201cToy and I went to Vietnam, came back and started making music together again. Toy wrote some great songs. Now, younger bands are talking about being influenced by the Marshall Tucker Band.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur intention was to come back from Vietnam and play music. We worked during the day and rehearsed at night. Back then, there weren\u2019t many places to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, the first eight or nine years, MTB created a lot of memories. We were going out on the road with the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back then, the Marshall Tucker Band was also creating hits such as \u201cCan\u2019t You See,\u201d \u201cHeard It in A Love Song,\u201d \u201cFire On The Mountain,\u201d and \u201c24 Hours At A Time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The five-time-gold and three-time-platinum band has sold millions of albums worldwide and has had songs featured in major motion picture films and television shows such as \u201cBreaking Bad,\u201d \u201cHalf Nelson,\u201d \u201cMy Name Is Earl,\u201d and \u201cCold Case Files.\u201d<\/p>\n

CMT\u00a0(Country Music Television) named the MTB\u2019s \u201cCan\u2019t You See\u201d as the Number 4 Greatest Southern Rock Song.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were never considered a country band,\u201d said Gray. \u201cBut, country is more accepting and respectful now. They\u2019re playing our music. Even to this day, Zac Brown is playing one of our songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Marshall Tucker Band has released more than 25 albums since its eponymous debut LP in 1973. The most recent was \u201cNext Adventure\u201d 10 years ago and there is no new album on the horizon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith regard to a new studio album, there is no reason in putting out something that doesn\u2019t stand the test of time,\u201d said Gray, who is 68 and the last original member in the band.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Toy left the band in 1983, he came up and shook my hand and said \u2013 run with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve recorded most of our shows. We have over 3,000 shows on tape. That\u2019s why every so often we put out a live album from years ago. Some are so good \u2013 they\u2019re unbelievable.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never play the same show every night. We\u2019re not going to stop playing until I stop playing. I put my heart into it every night. The band members are 20 years younger but they respect the music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for the Marshall Tucker Band \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/C4a40FjB_sM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Keystone Country Jam featuring Montgomery Gentry, the Marshall Tucker Band, Deana Carter will start at 1 p.m. at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Tickets are $49 for field ticket and $35 for stadium seating.<\/p>\n

If you drive to the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>) from many areas around the Delaware Valley, the ride can take such a long time that it seems like you\u2019re heading to another planet.<\/p>\n

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Life on Mars<\/p><\/div>\n

If you make the drive to the Sellersville Theater on May 13, you will have a planetary destination \u2013 a journey to find out what life on Mars is all about.<\/p>\n

More specifically, you\u2019ll be treated to an evening of music by \u201cLife on Mars: Inspired by The Sound & Vision Of David Bowie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based in Toronto, \u201cLife on Mars: Inspired by The Sound & Vision Of David Bowie\u201d is billed as \u201cCanada\u2019s Premiere David Bowie Revue\u201d and described as \u201cnot a tribute but an emulation — an embodiment of David Bowie\u2019s moves, moods, music and mystique.\u201d<\/p>\n

Established in 2004, Life on Mars (LoM) — Kevin Connelly, Jon James, Chuck Brown, Tanya Godinho, Sascha Tukatsch, Rob Cooper — presents the genius of Bowie across the decades. Maintaining the integrity of the music, note-for-note, LoM presents a two-hour retrospect — a musical reinvention of classic Bowie hits that have been uniquely arranged.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been a Canadian singer of note for decades,\u201d said Connelly, during a phone interview Tuesday evening from his home in Toronto.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 15 years ago, Jon (James), my friend and bass player invited my wife and me over for a cookout. That night, Jon said we should do a Bowie project.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe put together a Bowie greatest hits package and assembled a band with players we had worked with. We started to play small clubs and then bigger clubs. We\u2019ve even played the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition).<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, we\u2019re playing our first tour of America. We kept building our reputation. Right now, we have 55 Bowie songs \u2013 and we\u2019ve increased the costumes too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Life on Mars is not a band that creates shows around a specific album.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started as a greatest hits band.,\u201d said Connelly, a veteran Canadian singer\/songwriter, actor and musical theatre writer.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter \u2018Earthling\u2019 came out, we played three songs from that album. We still have them in our repertoire. We\u2019ve never wanted to narrow our focus. We\u2019ve always been shaping and re-shaping.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been bringing in B-sides and doing different takes on A-sides. Chuck Brown, our guitar player, is a big, big Bowie fan \u2013 especially the early Bowie era.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many bands take on the serious challenge of doing Bowie covers well — but few succeed. Life on Mars is different. The band approaches Bowie\u2019s music with respect.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been integrity from Day One,\u201d said Connelly, who was the founding member of the Toronto new-wave band New Regime. \u201cIt started off simple with greatest hits package.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe played as close to the originals as possible. Our intention is to get to the root of the song. We don\u2019t go to the commercial side. We lean to the integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Life on Mars \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/PWQ2MmFuLVQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Sellersville will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29.50 and $45.<\/p>\n

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Mary Bragg<\/p><\/div>\n

Anyone who listens to Mary Bragg\u2019s music and then — based on what was heard — tries to guess what she majored in at the University of Georgia most likely will come up with a wrong answer.<\/p>\n

Bragg\u2019s music is a mix of blues, country and folk delivered in a vocal style that is raw, natural and melodic \u2013 all at the same time.<\/p>\n

She just released her new album \u201cLucky Strike\u201d on May 5 and is now on tour in support of the album \u2013 a tour that brings her to the area for a show on May 13 at Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been into music,\u201d said Bragg, as she was filling her gas tank in Tennessee on the way to D.C. and eventually New York City.<\/p>\n

\u201cSinging \u2013 I couldn\u2019t help myself when I was a kid. I always thought that maybe it would be something I\u2019m good at. Eventually, I started writing songs when I was 16. I would say the music was folk-country. I didn\u2019t know about Americana yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first Americana record that got to me was Lucinda Williams\u2019 \u2018Car Wheels on a Gravel Road\u2019 \u2013 that and Patti Griffin\u2019s \u2018Living with Ghosts.\u2019 They got me to listen in a way I hadn\u2019t listened before. That was back around 2001.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was what originally led Bragg to Nashville \u2013 the city that she no calls home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was 18 and 19, I spent two summers \u2013 before and after my freshman year — in Nashville,\u201d said Bragg, who was born and raised in Swainsboro, Georgia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was an intern at a music management company. It was an introduction to what it takes to make it in the music business. A woman there told me the way to go was writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was attending the University of Georgia in Athens and was majoring in classical voice performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take much for Bragg to realize that it was the Opry rather than the opera that was her calling.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a while at college, I knew that classical vocal wasn\u2019t what I wanted,\u201d said Bragg, who won the MerleFest Chris Austin Songwriter Contest in the country category for her song \u201cLucky Strike.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI finished school but not in music. I got my degree in journalism. Then, I went to New York. I was eager to learn. I knew I was missing something. I knew that New York was the place I would find it \u2013 and I did.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked in administration for an investment bank for 10 years. I met my husband in New York. He\u2019s a professional upright bass player and we worked together as much as we could. After a while, we had an \u2018aha\u2019 moment and realized Nashville was where we belonged.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recorded \u2018Lucky Strike,\u2019 which is my fourth album, at Eastwood Studios in East Nashville. I had been building up the songs for about 18 months.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bragg wrote most of the songs and also co-wrote some. The song \u201cWildfire\u201d was co-written with Liz Longley, a Downingtown native who is now one of Nashville\u2019s rising young talents.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of studios in East Nashville that are home-made,\u201d said Bragg. \u201cEastwood is not fancy. It\u2019s super D.I.Y. The album was produced by Jim Reilly and the engineer was Eric Fritsch, who is a one-man machine. I was only in the studio four days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Mary Bragg \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/A8gV1Xw6QCM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Burlap and Bean, which also features Anna Spackman, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n

On May 25, the World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen (500 North Market Street, Wilmington, 302- 994-1400,\u00a0www.worldcafelive.com<\/a>) will turn out the lights one last time and then shutter its doors.<\/p>\n

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Mary Fahl<\/p><\/div>\n

Mary Fahl, who has performed quite a few memorable shows at the venue in downtown Wilmington, will return to the club for a final performance on May 13.<\/p>\n

The last time Fahl played the area was a solo on New Year\u2019s Eve at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia. A few months earlier, she performed at the Sellersville Theater with a full band.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor this show, it will just be me and my guitar,\u201d said Fahl, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from her home in Upper Bucks County.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m doing songs from my whole career \u2013 with maybe a surprise or two. Right now, I\u2019m working on something for a possible TV series — fingers crossed.\u2019<\/p>\n

Fahl is a singer, a guitarist and a songwriter. More than anything, Fahl is a performer.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerforming is my primary form of self-expression,\u201d said Fahl. \u201cWhen I do a show, I want to take you on a complete journey. I want to transform you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fahl has been delivering transformative shows for years \u2014 ever since her days with the band October Project starting in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve heard Fahl sing, from that point on when you hear a song by Fahl, you immediately know who is singing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been working on a new record,\u201d said Fahl. \u201cIt\u2019s a folky, ambient classical record. It has a lot of ambient guitar, cello and a little me on guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many of Fahl\u2019s fans have been with her ever since her time with October Project which lasted from 1991-1996.<\/p>\n

\u201cOctober Project had a large body of work and I still perform some of those songs in my live show,\u201d said Fahl. \u201cIf I don\u2019t do some of those songs, fans get upset. I also like doing interesting covers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fahl has written and performed songs for several major motion pictures, including the lead song (\u201cGoing Home\u201d) for the Civil War epic \u201cGods and Generals.\u201d Her music can also be found on the original soundtrack of the 2003 movie \u201cThe Guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2011, Fahl recorded her own version of one of rock\u2019s all-time classics \u2014 Pink Floyd\u2019s \u201cDark Side of the Moon.\u201d Fahl re-interpreted the songs on an album she titled \u201cFrom the Dark Side of the Moon.<\/p>\n

For many artists, the task of re-inventing songs from an album as iconic as \u201cDark Side of the Moon\u201d could have been too much of a challenge. Not so for Fahl who crafted a disc that honored its roots but established an identity all its own.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter making the Sony classical album (\u201cClassics for a New Century\u201d), I wanted to do something that was fun,\u201d said Fahl. \u201cAn independent filmmaker I knew wanted to use me in a performance piece. I wanted to do something that I didn\u2019t have the ability to write.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s when I decided to do the \u2018Dark Side\u2019 recording. It\u2019s like a classical piece of music. I did not intend to make a cover record. It\u2019s my version and it doesn\u2019t sound at all like Pink Floyd\u2019s version.\u201d<\/p>\n

As always, Fahl has a lot of activities running concurrently.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, I\u2019m just working on the TV thing and doing a lot of shows. I\u2019m taking little break after this to get my garden in order because, when fall comes, I\u2019m working all the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m getting back on the horse again. I do have a lot of stuff in the works. I\u2019m booking a lot of orchestral dates \u2013 one-and-a-half to two years in the future. My goal is doing something more orchestral.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Mary Fahl — https:\/\/youtu.be\/VBuDLBYgeWI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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