{"id":24575,"date":"2017-06-08T14:26:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T18:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=24575"},"modified":"2017-06-08T14:26:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T18:26:53","slug":"on-stage-garlands-jeffreys-love-letter-to-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=24575","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Garlands Jeffreys&#8217; love letter to NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, <em>Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4276\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/garland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4276\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4276\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/garland-350x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garland Jeffreys<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Garland Jeffreys, who has been making interesting music for close to five decades, has just released his 15th studio \u2013 \u201c14 Steps to Harlem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the best records I\u2019ve ever made,\u201d said Jeffreys, during a phone interview Monday afternoon from his home in New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On June 8, Jeffreys, who has played the area countless times over the last 47 years, will return to the Delaware Valley for a show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/\">www.worldcafelive.com<\/a>).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just made it recently and we released it about a month ago,\u201d said Jeffreys. \u201cI cut it here in the city about six months ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI co-produced the album with James Maddock at Brooklyn Recording. It was recorded almost entirely analog and it has also been pressed directly to vinyl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The album is Jeffreys\u2019 first recording since his \u201cTruth Serum\u201d album, which came out in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time was right and I just got right into recording this album,\u201d said Jefferys. \u201cI liked what was happening and one thing led to another. It just recorded itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor an artist, every album is important. For me, this was a very important album. I really like it. You make a record and it gets released and it\u2019s like your child going off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c14 Steps to Harlem\u201d sounds like Jeffreys\u2019 love letter to New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery record I make is a love letter to New York City,\u201d said Jeffreys. \u201cBut, this one is more than that. It\u2019s a powerful record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really like a love letter to my father. He was very \u2018old school.\u2019 He came from Harlem. He had a very rough time \u2013 including sleeping on roofs when he was kid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy grandfather owned the house I lived in out in Sheepshead Bay. He won it in a poker game. He was quite a gambler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeffreys was born and raised in New York and has always called the city home.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffreys first came into his own as a professional musician in New York City in the mid-1960s. He released his first solo album \u201cGarland Jeffreys\u201d on Atlantic Records in 1973. Around the same time Atlantic also released a Jefferys 45 titled \u201cWild in the Streets, a song that was not on the album.<\/p>\n<p>The guitarist\/singer\/songwriter wrote the song after hearing about a pre-teen rape and murder in the Bronx. He was joined on the record by a number of top musicians including Dr. John, David Spinozza, Rick Marotta and the Brecker Brothers on horns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWild in the Streets\u201d has continued to have iconic status in the skate community and been covered by a variety of\u00a0musicians including The Circle Jerks, Chris Spedding, Hurricanes, British Lions and Hot Water Music.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffreys has always been aware of social issues \u2013 especially racism. One song on the new album is titles \u201cColored Boy Said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the longest time, race has been my topic,\u201d said Jeffreys. \u201cI\u2019ve always felt the issue of race ever since I was a young kid. I\u2019m a light-skinned black.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was a kid, I remember going into this candy store across the street from my public school in Brooklyn. The guy behind the counter said \u2014 what are you doing in here? It was because I was a black kid and I felt offended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRacism is still very real today. I was in Nashville last year and did a show. I could see the racism. I could feel the vibe there. It\u2019s still definitely anti-Black. I\u2019m always aware of racist issues because I write about things. My daughter, who is also a singer, is hip to it too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI write about other things too. I had a great, great experience of living in Italy. I was in Florence for undergrad school. I was really interested in painting and sculpture and Florence has great museums.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1992, Jeffreys released his \u201cMatador and More\u201d album in the states. The two albums after that were only released in Europe. Finally, he came back with a pair of stateside releases. He put out the \u201cThe King of In Between\u201d album in 2011 and followed with \u201cTruth Serum\u201d in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe King of In Between\u201d was hailed by NPR as \u201cas good a classic roots rock record as you\u2019re going to hear from anybody\u201d and earned glowing reviews from a number of publications.<\/p>\n<p>It also led to a performance on David Letterman as well as appearances onstage with artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Levon Helm, Lou Reed, Alejandro Escovedo and Chuck Ragan. \u201cTruth Serum\u201d was equally well-received.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffreys, who will be 74 in July, is showing no signs of slowing down. He keeps making and playing music \u2014 and his 19-year-old daughter doing the same. Savannah Rae Jeffreys recently released her own album titled \u201cAsk Me Anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy direction is very clear \u2014 to get onstage and play my songs,\u201d said Jeffreys, who has recorded more than a dozen albums on his own, including the classic \u201cGhost Rider.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m grateful to still have an audience after all these years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m doing as many shows as I can do. I have all the vitality I need. I\u2019m blessed with that and blessed with my health. I travel a lot and play everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always like to use different musical styles. It helps solidify the variety. For me, variety is so important because I\u2019m telling a story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c14 Steps to Harlem\u201d features a variety of styles such as the island-influenced track \u201cReggae on Broadway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople really love the new album and they\u2019re responding,\u201d said Jeffreys. \u201cIt\u2019s going to have a good life. Everything about the r4ecord is good. The album sounds great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Garland Jeffreys &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4HGNM45L63A\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/4HGNM45L63A<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at the World Cafe Live, which has the DuPont Brothers as the opening act, will get underway at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22.<\/p>\n<p>Another interesting concert on the schedule for June 8 is the show at Kung Fu Necktie (1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, 215-291-4919, <a href=\"http:\/\/kungfunecktie.com\/\">kungfunecktie.com<\/a>) featuring Rare Futures and Gavin Castleton.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4277\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rare-futures.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4277\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4277\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rare-futures-350x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rare Futures<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rare Futures, which was formerly known as\u00a0Happy Body Slow Brain, is a \u201cGrooveRock\u201d band from New York City founded by Matt Fazzi. In the past, Fazzi has been a journeyman musician with Taking Back Sunday, The Dear Hunter, RX Bandits, Atlas Genius, Envy On the Coast, The Movielife, Facing New York, Gavin Caslteton, A Great Big Pile of Leaves and Into It Over It.<\/p>\n<p>Fazzi\u2019s current band Rare Futures blends a heavy prog-rock groove with 80s synthesizers and rich melodies and has been compared to bands such as Soundgarden, Tears For Fears, Jellyfish, and Sade.<\/p>\n<p>Rare Futures, which released its sophomore album \u201c<em>This Is Your Brain On Love\u201d via <\/em>Cerebral Music Group in March 2016, features<\/p>\n<p>Fazzi (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Rich Bozek (drums, guitar, vocals), and Ari Sadowitz (guitar, bass, vocals).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn this tour, we\u2019ll have Nick Sollecito on bass and Gavin Castleton on keyboards and vocals,\u201d said Fazzi, during a phone interview Tuesday evening from his home in Queens, New York. \u201cBut, the core is me, Rich and Ari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy Body Slow Brain has morphed into Rare Futures. I made a second album that was supposed to be a Happy Body album. Instead of releasing it, I took time to be a touring musician with Atlas Genius, RX Bandits and Taking Back Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Fazzi joined taking Back Sunday as a full-time member, he replaced Fred Mascherino, a Coatesville resident whose current band is Terrible Things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter I got done touring, I came back and worked on finishing the album,\u201d said Fazzi. \u201cI had been recording it in little pockets. I have a little home studio in my apartment in Queens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it\u2019s time to get real recording done, I go to Marc Jacob Hudson\u2019s Rancho Recordo Studio in Fenton, Michigan \u2013 to do drums and other stuff you can\u2019t do in an apartment in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did the Rare Futures album \u2018This Is Your Brain on Love\u2019 last year and it came out in March 2016. Before that, I released the \u2018Sleepy EP\u2019 in 2012 and the \u2018Live EP\u2019 in 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fazzi explained the vibe of his new band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to make a more palatable rock version of prog-rock \u2013 prog-rock that the average listener can get into,\u201d said Fazzi. \u201cAnd, we include other elements of soul, R&amp;B and nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith both Happy Body and Rare Futures, I haven\u2019t really had a touring band. This tour in June is with my friend Gavin Castleton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Castleton, keyboardist\/backing vocalist for The Dear Hunter and pop solo artist, has released a slew of bizarre concept records over the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>He has worked with Seal, performed on the Jimmy Fallon Show, and toured the world both as a solo artist and member of Sage Francis, Courtney Marie Andrews, Paranoid Social Club and Gruvis Malt.<\/p>\n<p>Rare Futures and Castleton joined forces to reinterpret four songs by 80s recording stars &#8212; Sade, Chicago, Hall and Oats, and Tears For Fears.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c<em>FutureCastle\u201d EP<\/em> will be available on a month-long US tour featuring a space-age boudoir-themed collaborative headlining set. In the Clouds Records, a boutique vinyl and screen-printing shop, will sell 20 limited edition merch bundles (comprised of a screen print, t-shirt and hand-pressed 10\u201d vinyl EP) for each show on the tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made the \u201cFutureCastle\u201d EP as a studio collaboration and this will be the first time playing it live,\u201d said Fazzi.<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Rare Futures \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lBmdcInF6e0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/lBmdcInF6e0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at Kung Fu Necktie will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, solo musicians who make albums using additional musicians frequently opt to use a band name rather that their own name.<\/p>\n<p>Given a choice of listening to an artist they are unfamiliar with, most music fans would opt for an act with a group name \u2013 Nine Inch Nails or Trent Reznor, Bright Eyes or Conor Oberst, A Fine Frenzy or Alison Sudol \u2013 it\u2019s an easy choice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4278\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/deadfellow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4278\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4278\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/deadfellow-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deadfellow<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A recent example<em> is the <\/em>Philadelphia-based act <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deadfellowmusic\/?ref=bookmarks\">Deadfellow<\/a> \u2013 which is the musical vehicle for singer-songwriter-guitarist Hayden Sammak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeadfellow is more a moniker,\u201d said Sammak, during a phone interview Wednesday night from his home in Wyncote. \u2018It\u2019s like St. Vincent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deadfellow will headline a show on June 9 at MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 215- 925-6455, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milkboyphilly.com\/\">www.milkboyphilly.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a friend Karl Rieders \u2013 a bass player who organizes all the stuff with putting together my backing band,\u201d said Sammak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone switches instruments around \u2013 keys, drums, guitar, bass and a lot of horns. We have auxiliary players who can play anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the show at MilkBoy, \u2018Mescalifornia: A California Dream\u2019 is going to be played in its entirety. We\u2019ll have 10 people in the band for this show \u2013 including two horns and two string players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMescalifornia: A California Dream,\u201d which will be released on June 9, is the second in a trilogy of EPs.<\/p>\n<p>The first EP \u201cLove Songs for the Contemporary Listener\u201d was released in December 2016. It featured the single \u201cMachine,\u201d \u00a0which was W<a href=\"http:\/\/thekey.xpn.org\/2017\/01\/02\/xpns-gotta-hear-song-week-machine-deadfellow\/\">XPN\u2019s \u201cGotta Hear it Song of the Week<\/a>\u201d in January 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started recording \u2018Mescalifornia: A California Dream\u2019 in January,\u201d said Sammak. \u201cWe finished it in late February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recorded it at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kawarisound.com\/\">Kawari Sound<\/a> in Wyncote. Rich Muir is the engineer there and I\u2019m good friends with the owner. And, I now live across the street from the studio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musically, \u2018Mescalifornia\u2019 is heavily influenced by Sammak\u2019s ambivalence towards The Beach Boys.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sammak, \u201cI had always heard how great the Beach Boys were when I had always been lukewarm about them. I decided to try and qualify myself by exclusively listening to the Beach Boys &#8212; and only the Beach Boys \u2013 for six months and then interpreted those sounds on this record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For many, six hours of nothing but Beach Boys music would start to be torturous. But, Sammak persevered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hated the Beach Boys,\u201d said Sammak. \u201cBut, I listened to them exclusively for six months. Then, I went into the studio and interpreted their sonic palette.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the last day of tracking the EP, we were in a diner in Glenside and looked over to see one of the Beach Boys at the diner. They were playing at the Keswick Theater and Bruce Johnston was eating at the diner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After talking for a few hours about Sammak\u2019s newest recordings, music, and the California of the 50s and 60s, Johnston gave his blessing and wished Sammak luck with the project.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sammak, \u201cThe songs in \u2018Mescalifornia\u2019 are about the idea of environmental and cultural influences changing a person. They\u2019re about a cultural shift away from love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMescalifornia\u201d features Sammak\u2019s dark vocal style and acoustic guitar work juxtaposed against shimmering strings and bold horn arrangements which he explained as \u201cmostly my way to sonically represent the dichotomy between the heartfelt and the glitzy nature of places like Laurel Canyon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMescalifornia: A California Dream\u201d explores the shifting ideals of love, the new California dream, and the impact of environment and culture on an individual.<\/p>\n<p>The third part of the concept trilogy of EPs \u201cMillennials In Love\u201d is currently in production and is tentatively slated for release Fall 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to do the shit I want to do,\u201d said Sammak, who grew up in Ambler. \u201cI\u2019ve always thought I\u2019d be some kind of creative artist \u2013 someone who has that motivating factor and the creativity to go for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI play guitar and a little piano but I\u2019m mostly a singer. I just bang it out on guitar and figure out the music. I live across the street from the studio and I have keys to the studio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I have an idea I want to record, I can go over to the studio in the middle of the night \u2013 which is cool when you\u2019re trying to get away from people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get real bored with things real quick and like to work fast. If I have a concept, I can knock it out quick. I made \u2018Mescalifornia\u2019 in one weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Deadfellow \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/stn8HYX40GQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/stn8HYX40GQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at MilkBoy Philadelphia, which has The Classic Hunt as the opener, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets, which include a free download of \u201cMescalifornia,\u201d are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4279\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/iration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4279\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4279\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/iration-350x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iration<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Iration will make a return visit to Philadelphia on June 9 as part of a huge show at Festival Pier at Penn\u2019s Landing (601 North Columbus Boulevard at Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 215- 629-3200, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.festivalpierphilly.com\/\">www.festivalpierphilly.com<\/a>) that also includes Slightly Stoopid, The Movement and j. Boog.<\/p>\n<p>Iration is a reggae-style band formed by six friends who grew up together on an island. But, the island is not Jamaica &#8212; or even another Caribbean island where the sounds of live reggae music constantly fill the air.<\/p>\n<p>The band is from Hawaii, the home of traditional slack key guitar music and highly commercialized hula songs.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the members if Iration attended the same high school in Waimea, Hawaii, they did not come together to form a band until they were all attending college in California.<\/p>\n<p>What started out as a hobby grew into a band. Iration, whose sound draws direct inspiration from roots reggae bands like Culture and Black Uhuru, is out on tour with several like-minded, reggae-influenced alt-rock bands.<\/p>\n<p>Iration released its all-acoustic album \u201cDouble Up\u201d digitally in December 2016 via its own Three Prong Records.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-track album features a mix of the band\u2019s hits from previous releases, including \u201cReelin\u201d off the most recent full-length \u201cHotting Up\u201d (2015); \u201cOne Way Track\u201d and \u201cBack Around\u201d from \u201cAutomatic\u201d (2013); \u201cSummer Nights\u201d from the \u201cFresh Grounds\u201d EP (2011); and \u201cTime Bomb\u201d and \u201cFalling\u201d from \u201cTime Bomb\u201d (2010).<\/p>\n<p>Both \u201cHotting Up\u201d and \u201cAutomatic\u201d peaked at Number 1 on Billboard\u2019s Reggae Albums Chart with \u201cTime Bomb\u201d reaching \u00a0Number 2 on the chart.<\/p>\n<p>The group currently includes Joseph Dickens (drums), Joseph King (engineer), Cayson Peterson (keyboards), Micah Pueschel (guitar, vocals) and Adam Taylor (bass).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking an acoustic album is something we\u2019ve wanted to do for a while,\u201d said Pueschel, during a recent phone interview. \u201cOur fans have been asking for it for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past, we\u2019ve done some acoustic shows \u2013 online and also radio shows. With the album, we wanted to wait until we had the right songs to do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis release is good for the interval between \u2018Hotting Up\u2019 and whatever we do next. And, it\u2019s a good time for songs from \u2018Time Bomb\u2019 and \u2018Automatic\u2019 to have a new life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cut it very quickly. We had a week down in Newport Beach. We wanted to be simple about it and keep the drums out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe took five songs that we felt were our most popular songs. And, we took five songs that we felt didn\u2019t get to wherever we wanted to get on the original recordings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was half and half \u2013 lesser-known songs and hits. The five lesser-known songs were almost like new songs because they\u2019re such different versions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iration, which performed in Chester County six years ago at the now-defunct club The Note in West Chester, plays roots music even though the roots are not on their home island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all are familiar with Hawaii\u2019s great music,\u201d said Pueschel. \u201cIf you grew up in Hawaii, you\u2019ve listened to Gabby Pahinui, Koala Beamer and Cyril Pahinui.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the sound you grew up with. You hear slack key (music) all the time. We go back to Hawaii a few times a year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musically, they go back to the sounds of the West Indies every time they play on stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we want to do with the new album was to make a definitive recording of our sound,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe came from playing roots reggae and then created our own sound,\u201d said Pueschel. \u201cWe added more rock stuff. We wanted to show our versatility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think our sound has definitely come around to a broader spectrum of sound &#8212; less reggae. It\u2019s a wider range of music but still has the elements of reggae. We\u2019ve always been a band that listens to everything. We like good songs. We\u2019re not genre purists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Iration \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DpMuRO_oDUc\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/DpMuRO_oDUc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The multi-act show at Festival Pier will start at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $37.50.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4280\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/stephen-kellogg-at-kennett-flash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4280\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4280\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/stephen-kellogg-at-kennett-flash-350x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Kellogg<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org\/\"><em>http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/em><\/a>) will have Craig Bickhardt featuring Michael G. Ronstadt and Beacoup Blue on June 9 and Stephen Kellogg &amp; The South West North East along with Native Run on June10.<\/p>\n<p>The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com\/\"><em>www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/em><\/a>) will host the Greg Farnese Trio on June 9 and Cliff Hillis &amp; Amy Fairchild on June 10.<\/p>\n<p>The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ardmoremusic.com\/\"><em>www.ardmoremusic.com<\/em><\/a>) will present The Wavy All-Stars: Steve Kimock + John Kadlecik + Reed Mathis + Jay Lane + Kenny Brooks + Leslie Mendelson on June 9; Karl Denson\u2019s Tiny Universe &amp; The Gravy All-Stars: Karl Denson + Michael Travis + John Kadlecik + Marc Brownstein + Aron Magner + Vinnie Amico + Tom Hamilton on June 10; and Broken Arrow (Neil Young Tribute) and Jimmy Wallace &amp; The Stratoblasters on June 11.<\/p>\n<p>The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.keswicktheatre.com\/\">www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) presents Magic Men Live on June 9.<\/p>\n<p>Academy of Music (Broad and Locust streets, Philadelphia, 215-731-3333, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimmelcenter.org\/\">www.kimmelcenter.org<\/a>), will be presenting the hit show \u201cMotown the Musical\u201d now through June 11. Ticket prices range from $37-$132.<\/p>\n<p>The Candlelight Theater (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org\/\">www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org<\/a>) is presenting \u201cCrazy for You\u201d now through June 25.<\/p>\n<p>Video link for \u201cCrazy for You\u201d &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FsUwE4R4oXk\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/FsUwE4R4oXk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.st94.com\/\"><em>www.st94.com<\/em><\/a>) will have Danielle Nicole (formerly of Trampled Under Foot) and Laura Cheadle on June 8; Rik Emmett of Triumph &#8211; Acoustic Duo Performance with Dave Dunlop on June 9; Brand X: Reunion Tour on June 10; Nick Lowe and Eli \u201cPaperboy\u201d Reed on June 12; Gaelic Storm on June 13; and Bobby Whitlock &amp; Coco Carmel with Lou Maresca (of Live At The Fillmore) on June 14.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Opera House (818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegrandwilmington.org\/\"><em>www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/em><\/a>) will present Joe Jackson in June 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Garland Jeffreys, who has been making interesting music for close to five decades, has just released his 15th studio \u2013 \u201c14 Steps to Harlem.\u201d \u201cThis is one of the best records I\u2019ve ever made,\u201d said Jeffreys, during a phone interview Monday afternoon from his home in New York [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7529],"tags":[9017,6518,9015,6719,9016,9018],"class_list":["post-24575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-deadfellow","tag-featured","tag-garland-jeffreys","tag-iration","tag-rare-futures","tag-stephen-kellog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24575","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=24575"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24576,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24575\/revisions\/24576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}