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

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Danielle Nicole<\/p><\/div>\n

Danielle Nicole is coming back to Philly with a new band and a new album \u2013 coming back to Philly for a show on February 22 at the World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at WCL will be a record release show for her second solo album \u201cCry No More,\u201d which will officially drop on February 23 via Concord Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole\u2019s new album features 14 powerful, blues-influenced songs, including the Bill Withers-penned \u201cHot Spell,\u201d and appearances by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Luther Dickinson, Walter Trout and Sonny Landreth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cComing back to Philly is always special for me,\u201d said Nicole, During a recent phone interview from her home in Kansas City. \u201cI spent a lot of time in Philadelphia when I was a young musician.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Born Danielle Nicole Schnebelen, Nicole comes from a long line of singers and musicians and showed an affinity for singing almost from birth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Growing up in Kansas City, Missouri, she performed in public for the first time at the age of 12, singing Koko Taylor\u2019s \u201cNever Trust a Man\u201d as part of a Blues for Schools program at her elementary school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In her early teens, she began singing in local coffeehouses and at open mic events, often jamming with her parents at clubs that would allow minors.\u00a0At 16, she became lead singer in her father\u2019s band, Little Eva and the Works.\u00a0 In 1999, she started her own band, Fresh Brew, with some older local musicians.\u00a0Fresh Brew performed for four years and represented Kansas City in the prestigious International Blues Challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was during this time that\u00a0Nicole and her brothers formed a family band — Trampled Under Foot — and relocated to Philadelphia in the process.\u00a0To maintain the family concept, Nicole learned to play bass. Trampled Under Foot traveled the world, recorded several self-released albums, and built a sizable national fan base through years of nonstop roadwork.<\/span><\/p>\n

The band, which specialized in a blend of blues, soul and rock, started as a trio featuring three\u00a0siblings \u2014 Danielle Nicole Schnebelen (lead vocals and bass), Nick Schnebelen (guitars and vocals) and Kris Schnebelen (drums and vocals).<\/span><\/p>\n

The final incarnation also included Jan Faircloth (drums) and Mike \u201cShinetop\u201d Sedovic (keyboards). The line-up of the Danielle Nicole Band features Danielle Nicole Schnebelen, Sedovic, Faircloth and guitarist Brandon Miller.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTrampled Under Foot was my brothers and I,\u201d said Nicole. \u201cWe had been touring for 12 years and it was time to move on.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKris left in 2014. Then, we added musicians, so we could go out on a high note. We\u2019re all still playing music. Nick has a power trio and Kris is playing with Albert Castilla, who is a really good blues guitarist.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen my brothers and I were in Philadelphia, we wanted to pursue the blues. But, there isn\u2019t a thriving blues scene in Philly. Everyone in Philly was really supportive of us but moving back to Kansas City was a smart move \u2013 especially because it\u2019s so centrally located.<\/span><\/p>\n

For its 2013 album \u201cBadlands,\u201d produced by Braunagel, Trampled Under Foot moved to the Telarc label, a division of Concord Music Group.\u00a0 Badlands debuted at #1 on Billboard\u2019s Blues Chart.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As Trampled Under Foot wound down after an eventful 13-year run, Nicole formed her own band and signed with Concord Records, released a self-titled EP and then followed with the Anders Osborne-produced album \u201cWolf Den\u201d in 2015.\u00a0 Those releases established Nicole as a formidable solo artist and bandleader.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When it was time to record a new album, Nicole teamed up with Tony Braunagel, who also produced the last two albums by Trampled Under Foot. The pair\u2019s longstanding creative rapport is apparent throughout \u201cCry No More,\u201d on which Braunagel co-wrote five songs with Nicole.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI recorded the new album in L.A.,\u201d said Nicole. \u201cTony and I cut it last March at Ultratone Studio in Studio City. We did two sessions. I didn\u2019t have my own band so we used a lot of guest artists. Tony ids an amazing drummer. Our engineer Johnny Lee Schell played a lot of the guitar parts. I always loved the idea of playing with guest musicians.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole wrote or co-wrote nine of the 14 songs on \u201cCry No More\u201d but the seductive \u201cHot Spell\u201d was given to her by its author — long-retired R&B legend Bill Withers.\u00a0 Withers was a surprise visitor to the album\u2019s recording sessions at L.A.\u2019s Ultratone Studios and was so impressed with Nicole\u2019s singing that he dug into his archives and offered her the song, which he wrote back in the 70s but had never recorded and released.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTony and Johnny have a lot of friends in L.A.,\u201d said Nicole. \u201cOne is a doctor who likes to drop in on sessions. He wanted to come by with Bill Withers and I was thrilled. Bill Withers is the essence of cool \u2013 and one of my all-time musical heroes. We played him a track and then the doctor said \u2013 do we have any songs for Danielle?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBill invited me to come out to his car. We were hanging out in his SUV, and he\u2019s shuffling through his glovebox. Then, he pulls out this disc and says \u2013 I\u2019ve got this song. It\u2019s a bit risqu\u00e9, but if you don\u2019t mind, I\u2019ll play it for you. It was this demo that he\u2019d done with his daughter doing the vocals.\u00a0 It was real moody \u2013 and it had a really cool groove. He said — you can record this one if you want. It\u2019s a great track that was written in the 70s and never released.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, the classic Withers tune has seen the light of day. The tune, along with many more from \u201cCry No More,\u201d will be presented live in Philly for the first time when Nicole pats the World Caf\u00e9 Live this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe World Caf\u00e9 Live is really cool,\u201d said Nicole. I love the Upstairs Stage and the Doiwnstairs Room. The Upstairs room is very intimate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Danielle Nicole \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/fk1oUaNKyfk<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at World Caf\u00e9 Live\u2019s Upstairs Stage on February 22 will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $16<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the World Caf\u00e9 Live are Rhett Miller on February 22, Vieux Farka Toure on February 23, Travis Greene on February 23, Live at the Fillmore on February 24, Tyler Childers on February 27 and Matt Cappy on February 28.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Neal Morse<\/p><\/div>\n

The difference between Neal Morse\u2019s show back in August at the Keswick Theater and his show scheduled for February 22 at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/span><\/a>) is like night and day \u2013 and then some.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Morse played the Keswick last summer, it was with the Neal Morse Band \u2013 one of the most dynamic prog rock bands around. The show at Sellersville will feature a solo performance by Morse.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is me in a small venue interacting with the audience,\u201d said Morse, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon. \u201cIt\u2019s very different. It\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Morse is on the road \u2013 touring in support of his new album \u201cLife and Times,\u201d which was released February 16 on Radiant Records via Metal Blade Records\/SONY<\/span><\/p>\n

Morse\u2019s most recent album prior to \u201cLife & Times\u201d was \u201cThe Similitude of a Dream.\u201d The album, which has a running time of more than 100 minutes, is loosely based on the book \u201cThe Pilgrim\u2019s Progress.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s officially titled \u201cThe Pilgrim\u2019s Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come,\u201d — a 1678<\/span><\/a> Christian<\/span><\/a> allegory<\/span><\/a> written by John Bunyan<\/span><\/a> that is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI did the first writing session in January 2016. We did most of the recording in the spring, mixed it in the summer and it was released on November 16 (2016)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was the only one really reading the book and going from it. I ended up writing all the words for the album. Musically, I\u2019d tell the band \u2013 this is what\u2019s going on in the story and this is the music it needs. Everyone worked on the mood of the piece.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The album was a prog-rock tour de force \u2013 challenging, powerful and demanding. \u201cLife & Times\u201d is as laid back as \u201cThe Similitude of a Dream\u201d is intense.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy new album is very different,\u201d said Morse. \u201cThe last one was a band album \u2013 a double progressive rock band album with a lot of big bombastic themes \u2013 like an epic movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith the new album, I wanted to get back to something simpler. I\u2019ve always written simple songs throughout my life. The songs on \u2018Life & Times\u2019 are personal. I was writing about what I am feeling right now \u2013 about what I am seeing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Some of the songs were written during the last tour. Also, I looked back at the notes I put on my phone \u2013 ideas that I\u2019ve had over the years. \u2018Livin\u2019 Lightly\u2019 was one of those songs. \u2018Life & Times\u2019 is the best singer-songwriter album I\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The song \u201cManchester\u201d is a musical portrait of that notorious rarity — a sunny day in Manchester, England — when Morse was sitting in a coffee shop watching the world go by. \u201cSelfie in The Square\u201d captures what he saw walking around Luxembourg City — hearing the cathedral bells and seeing children playing. \u201cHe Died At Home\u201d is about a mother\u2019s grief over the loss of her soldier son.<\/span><\/p>\n

Morse has been a major player in the prog rock scene for the last two decades.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the mid \u201990s he formed the quirky Spock\u2019s Beard, whose debut recording, \u201cThe Light,\u201d was an unexpected success. Over the next seven years, Spock\u2019s Beard released six critically-acclaimed studio recordings and multiple live recordings while establishing a passionate fan base in the prog rock community.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2000, he formed the prog supergroup Transatlantic with drumming legend Mike Portnoy (formerly with Dream Theater), Marillion\u2019s Pete Trewavas and The Flower Kings\u2019 Roine Stolt.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2001, Morse became a born-again Christian, left Spock\u2019s Beard and began a Christian rock solo career, releasing many progressive rock concept albums about his new religious faith. In the meantime, he continued to play with Transatlantic and formed three new bands, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors and The Neal Morse Band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI started going to church with my wife in the church she grew up in,\u201d said Morse. \u201cAfter a while, I experienced something I had never experienced before. I experienced the Holy Spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI quit Transatlantic and initially lost about half my fans because of the switch. Ultimately, I gained some. I gave my life to God and I\u2019m happy with what we have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fans of Morse face the challenge of enjoying the complex, prog-rock side of his music along with the simple, unplugged style currently being offered.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith our fans, it seems like we\u2019re bridging the gap pretty well,\u201d said Morse. \u201cIf people have a problem with what I\u2019m doing, they\u2019ve been keeping it silent.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Neal Morse Band — https:\/\/youtu.be\/RNeQq1QbfWo<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the Sellersville Theater on February 23 will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29.50 and $40.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the venue are The Gibson Brothers on February 23, Jaimoe\u2019s Jasssz Band on February 24, Simo on February 25, Howard Jones and Rachael Sage on February 26 and Cherish the Ladies on February 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

Harm\u2019s Way is another music act that offers challenges to its fans to accept changes in its music.<\/span><\/p>\n

On February 9,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Harm\u2019s Way<\/p><\/div>\n

released its fourth full-length album, \u201cPosthuman,\u201d via Metal Blade Records. The band also launched a video for the new single, \u201cBecome A Machine,\u201d which was directed by Max Moore. The previous singles from the album were \u201cHuman Carrying Capacity\u201d and \u201cCall My Name.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The band will bring its always-aggressive sound to Philly on February 22 for a show at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http:\/\/undergroundarts.org<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Harm\u2019s Way — Chris Mills \u2013 drums; Bo Lueders \u2013 guitar; James Pligge \u2013 vocals; Casey Soyk \u2013 bass; Nick Gauthier \u2013 guitar \u2013 started off as a hardcore\/punk band in Chicago a little more than a decade ago. It didn\u2019t take long for the band to morph into a death metal band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur music definitely got more metallic over the years,\u201d said Mills, during a phone interview Monday. \u201cBut, it also got more progressive and more experimental. There were more industrial elements \u2013 noise elements.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe grew up in Chicago which was a big home for industrial bands like Ministry, Skinny Puppy and Pigface. We grew up with industrial music so there\u2019s always been that underpinning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Harm\u2019s Way released its debut album \u201cReality Approaches\u201d in 2009 and followed with \u201cIsolation\u201d in 2011, \u201cRust\u201d in 2015 and now \u201cPosthuman\u201d in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe started more as power violent \u2013 super fats and abrasive,\u201d said Mill. \u201cDeath metal showed more after our first indie release. Our first album definitely had death metal influences. \u2018Isolation\u2019 was more death metal. Then, we wanted to expand as a band on a philosophical level \u2013 and a musical level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Harm\u2019s Way obviously prefers change over stagnation.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Mills, \u201cWe\u2019ve always stayed true to who we are and allowed the songwriting process to take shape organically from record to record, and as the band has progressed, our sound has become more refined with metal and industrial influences.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lueders offered this explanation, \u201cTo a Harm\u2019s Way fan, I would describe \u2018Posthuman\u2019 as a blend of \u2018Isolation\u2019 and \u2018Rust,\u2019 but it\u2019s sonically way more insane. To anyone else, I would simply say it\u2019s full on heavy and full on aggression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mills said, \u201cIt\u2019s definitely been a natural evolution. We go into writing for a record with no predispositions. We just write. After a few songs, elements start to come through. There has been an evolution but nothing we\u2019re trying to do consciously.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The success of the new album shows that the band is headed in the right direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPosthuman\u201d entered the Billboard charts with a bang — #10 Current Hard Music Albums; #10 Top New Artist Albums; #31 Top New Artist Albums Consumption; #38 Current Rock Albums; #89 Current Digital Albums; #120 Digital Albums; #123 Top Current Albums.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we first started, our fans were coming from the metal scene,\u201d said Mills. \u201cWith \u2018Rust\u2019 and \u2018Posthuman,\u2019 we started to build a fan base more our own \u2013 a more eclectic fan base.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Harm\u2019s Way — https:\/\/youtu.be\/8QW8Ag5iwj8<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Underground Arts, which has Ringworm and Vein as opening acts, will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at Underground Arts are Stereotytans on February 23; Boysetsfire, Damnation A.D., Worlds Collide, Walleye, Railhed, All Else Failed, and I Hate You on February 24 and Frightened Rabbit on February 26.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rachael\u00a0<\/span>Yamagata<\/p><\/div>\n

Rachael Yamagata is a talented singer\/songwriter but not the most prolific artist when it comes to releasing albums of her music<\/span><\/p>\n

Yamagata, who hails from Fairfax, Virginia, released her first album \u201cHappenstance\u201d in 2004. She followed with \u201cElephants…Teeth Sinking into Heart\u201d in 2008 and \u201cChesapeake\u201d in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Yamagata performed on September 23, 2016 at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, it was the official release date of her most recent album \u201cTightrope Walker\u201d \u2013 and her birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yamagata is still touring \u2013 almost continuously — in support of \u201cTightrope Walker\u201d for the last year-and-a-half. On February 23, she will bring her current tour \u2013 \u201cSongs. Stories. Solo.\u201d \u2013 to the Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have been on the road non-stop,\u201d said Yamagata, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in Asheville, North Carolina.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my 22<\/span>nd<\/sup><\/span> tour of some sort in the last three years. I did a couple runs of \u2018Tightrope Walker\u2019 in the U.S. I also did tours in Asia \u2013 China, Korea and Hawaii. I\u2019ve also played Europe a couple times. It really has been non-stop.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately for Yamagata, she can see light at the end of the tunnel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis your ends on March 15,\u201d said Yamagata. \u201cI put on my schedule two weeks to pick up sticks in the yards and not even think of anything. It will be my first break in three years. After I take a break, I think I\u2019ll go to Asia in the summertime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Asia is a natural destination for Yamagata, whose father is Japanese-American father. She also shares her name with a location in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yamagata, a prefecture on Japan\u2019s Honshu Island, is known for mountains, hot springs and temples. Snow-covered conifers famously resembling \u201csnow monsters\u201d mark its Mt. Zao ski resort area, which is also the site of hot springs and hiking trails around color-shifting Okama Crater Lake. The capital, also called Yamagata, is home to the hillside Yamadera Buddhist complex, centered on ninth-century Risshaku-ji Temple.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t write much on the road,\u201d said Yamagata. \u201cBut, I still came home from a tour last summer with a few things \u2013 mostly just snippets and journal entries. I plan to write a lot this summer. My writing is 50\/50 with guitar and piano. Sometimes, I\u2019ll sit on my porch with my guitar and write. The piano is for the darker side.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Yamagata used a PledgeMusic campaign for her last album and plans to do it again for the new one.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m dong all the funding essentially by myself,\u201d said Yamagata. \u201cI\u2019m self-managed. I\u2019m the financial C.F.O. and artist. It\u2019s a lot of work to get a record out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTightrope Walker\u201d was a long time in the making.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI released it my own,\u201d said Yamagata. \u201cIt was mostly recorded at my home in Woodstock, New York and we did some at Village Recorders. A lot of it was done in an organic set-up in my living room or outside. I live on 12 acres with a lot of nature that is conducive to being creative.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI worked in a really comfortable environment. I recorded a lot at home \u2014 whenever I felt the inspiration. There were a lot of advantages in doing it at home. Unlike in a recording studio, you don\u2019t have to look up at a clock. I wanted complete freedom without pressure from a studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a complete studio set up in my home and my boyfriend is a recording engineer. This is the first record where I took on more of a producer role. I did a lot of trial-and-error with the arrangements and musicians. Producing it myself, I was able to work on instincts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the production ideas I used are ones I wouldn\u2019t have arrived at with another person adding input. I didn\u2019t have to record songs in parts. I worked hard on 15 songs doing a lot of revisions, re-recording and re-tracking \u2014 revising them until they felt really interesting to me. I used banjos, mandolins, sax and drums. I even sampled patterns of rain on a stool.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTightrope Walker\u201d is organic \u2014 and diverse.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe songs are all very different,\u201d said Yamagata. \u201cIt\u2019s like a new sound for me. They are very big and there are edgy, angular arrangements. It\u2019s not as traditional as some of my earlier albums \u2013it\u2019s riskier. It\u2019s more of a positive record.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gripped by the indecisive nature of true Librans, Yamagata weighs all decisions heavily \u2014 especially when it comes to making her music.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt took awhile to get the final version of the songs on the new album,\u201d said Yamagata. \u201cIt was so close. It\u2019s like \u2014 get it finished already. Even with the tracking, I was making changes right up to the end. At one point, I had to let go. It can be painful.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe theme of \u2018Tightrope Walker\u2019 \u2014 I loved the idea of perseverance and of taking risks\u2026of pursuing what you love no matter what. It\u2019s about the relentless pursuit of your passion and not giving up. It\u2019s more empowering than anything I\u2019ve done before. Metaphorically, it aligned with my career.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI spend a lot of time making records. I love production. Unfortunately, there are little or no financial returns from making a record. Everyone is trying to figure out a new strategy. That\u2019s why touring is so important.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe live shows on this tour are all solo. I\u2019m playing guitar and keyboards and doing tracks from all four albums. It\u2019s a smorgasbord. There will be one new song and some deep tracks \u2013 songs I\u2019ve recorded but haven\u2019t played live before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link forRachael Yamagata \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/_S0aCzxPs8w<\/b><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the Ardmore Music Hall will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the Ardmore venue are DJ Logic & Friends on February 24 and Maceo Parker with special guests Scott Sharrard & the Brickyard Band on February 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

The list of bands that can use the phrase \u201cLive at the Fillmore\u201d in their biographies probably has more than 100,000 entries. Between the original Fillmore Auditorium that opened in San Francisco in 1965 and the many Fillmore venues that have sprung up since, the number keeps growing exponentially.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, there is just one band that has the name Live at the Fillmore.<\/span><\/p>\n

Live at the Fillmore is the name of a band dedicated to keeping alive the music of the Allman Brothers. Actually, the official title of the band is \u201cLive at the Fillmore — The Definitive Original Allman Brothers Band Tribute.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The band will perform two shows in the area this weekend. On February 23, the band will bring its southern rock sound to Chester County \u2013 to the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street, West Chester, 610-356-2787, www.uptownwestchester.org<\/span><\/a>). On February 24, the seven-piece group will headline a show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live in Philadelphia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Live at the Fillmore — Rick Baldassari (guitar, vocals), Dennis Barth (drums, percussion), Jeff Quattro (Hammond B3, piano, vocals), Barron Chandler (acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals), Mike Mahomet (bass), Lou Maresca (guitar, vocals), Don McCormick (drums, percussion) — offers an exact reproduction of the live concert performances of the original Allman Brothers Band featuring Duane Allman, Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musically and sonically, LATF creates the experience of hearing one of the greatest live bands of all time as they sounded in 1969-1971. Particularly featured are their monumental shows at Bill Graham\u2019s Fillmore East Auditorium in New York City in March and June of 1971<\/span><\/p>\n

Live at The Fillmore has become the most popular and best-known tribute to the original Allman Brothers Band. Great attention is paid to recreating the music with an unparalleled degree of authenticity. The band has been chosen as featured performer on the Time Life Southern Rock Cruise. It received rave reviews for their Spring 2017 performance on national TV as part of Axs TV\u2019s \u201cWorld\u2019s Greatest Tribute Bands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe just came back from the Southern Rock Cruise,\u201d said Maresca, during a phone interview last week from his home in Wynnewood.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLive at the Fillmore is approaching the end of its first decade. We started back in 2009 because we knew how many Allman Brothers fans there were.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI saw the Allman Brothers in their original state many, many times including the Fillmore in March 1971 and the very last show they did at the Fillmore on Saturday night June 26, 1971. That was the one the Allman Brothers called \u2018The Show.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

I put a band together in 1971 called Skydog. I was in high school at the time. Skydog was the very first Allman Brothers tribute band. I went to Penn State and played all through college.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Years went by and Maresca relocated to Philadelphia where he established a career in audio production and custom messaging.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been in Philly since I graduated from Penn State,\u201d said Maresca, who originally is from Nutley, New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to put together another Allman Brother attribute band. I was looking for the best guys I cold find who could play the music. The seven guys in the band are all from the New York\/Pennsylvania\/New Jersey region. Over the years, we\u2019ve had a number of personnel changes for a variety of reasons.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With Live at the Fillmore, fans get Allman Brothers music and nothing else.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a tribute band,\u201d said Maresca. \u201cThe hallmark of this band is its authenticity. We\u2019re here to imitate not to innovate. Our physical appearance has never been important. It\u2019s all about the music. When we play, we sound like the original Allman Brothers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Live at the Fillmore — https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZFscZjdCc18<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Uptown! on February 23 will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $28.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another show at the venue this weekend will be \u201cMid-Winter Pops! With the Chester County Youth Orchestra\u201d on February 25<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live on February 24 will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/b><\/span><\/a>) will present Ellis Paul on February 24 and Aubrey Logan on February 28.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/b><\/span><\/a>) will host \u201cAn Evening with Bovine Social Club\u201d on February 24.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/b><\/span><\/a>) will present Far Pines with Homestead Collective on February 23, and The Sea The Sea on February 24.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Grand Opera House (818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577, www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/span><\/a>) will present Andrew Bird on February 23 and the Delaware Dance Festival on February 25.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff,\u00a0Entertainment Editor, The Times Danielle Nicole is coming back to Philly with a new band and a new album \u2013 coming back to Philly for a show on February 22 at the World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com). The show at WCL will be a record release show for her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7529],"tags":[6643,6518,9996,9997,9995,5506],"class_list":["post-27580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-danielle-nicole","tag-featured","tag-harms-ay","tag-live-at-the-fillmore","tag-neal-morse","tag-rachel-yamagata"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27580","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=27580"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27596,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27580\/revisions\/27596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}