{"id":29707,"date":"2018-09-20T14:55:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T18:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=29707"},"modified":"2018-09-20T14:55:48","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T18:55:48","slug":"on-stage-spend-some-time-with-family-and-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=29707","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Spend some time with Family and Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Family and Friends<\/p><\/div>\n

For a lot of people, Thursday night is a good time to get an early start on the weekend \u2013 a good time to enjoy an evening with family and friends.<\/p>\n

This Thursday night is an especially good night to enjoy an evening with family and friends \u2013 more specifically, Family and Friends.<\/p>\n

On July 20, Family and Friends, a highly energetic rock band from Georgia, will bring their \u201cFelix Culpa Tour\u201d to MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 215- 925-6455, www.milkboyphilly.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cFelix Culpa\u201d is the title of the band\u2019s debut album which was released back in June. The band — Mike MacDonald, Alejandro Rios, Ryan Houchens, JP McKenzie, Tuna Fortuna, Casey Harper, Nicole Fester — is now on the road in support of its new LP \u2013 the group\u2019s first full-length in its six years together.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlejandro, JP and I knew each other from high school \u2013 Marist High in Atlanta,\u201d said MacDonald, during a phone interview from a tour stop in Chicago.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, it wasn\u2019t until we went to the University of Georgia that we really got the band together. That\u2019s where we met Ryan and Tuna. We were all students at the university but none of us were music majors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was doing more of as solo thing on the side. Once we graduated, it was the first time I started writing for a full band. That was back in 2102. The music scene in Athens helped us get going. It\u2019s a very supporting community. And, there are a lot of great venues in Athens.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a few months, we did our own house shows. The first year, it was just Athens. Then, we spiraled around the Southeast for a year \u2013 and then the spiral grew.\u201d<\/p>\n

Family and Friends\u2019 first two recordings were EPs — \u201cXOXO\u201d and \u201cLove You Mean It.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first two EPs, I was writing on acoustic guitar and bringing it to the band,\u201d said MacDonald. \u201cThis time, we wanted to write a full-length based on the way we were playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded \u2018Felix Culpa\u2019 last April in Los Angeles at our producer Brad Wood\u2019s studio. Then, we took some of it back to Chase Park Studio in Athens. We released it independently. That\u2019s the route we wanted to take.\u201d<\/p>\n

The album features current songs and vintage songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the songs came through the early writing process for the EPs,\u201d said MacDonald. \u201cI do all the lyrical elements. For the album, instead of full songs, everyone brought different ideas and we hashed them out. There is somewhat of a formula for Family and Friends songs. We build the songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur live show is super energetic \u2013 especially with two drummers. On this tour, our live set is 50\/50 \u2013 songs from the album and songs from our EPs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Family and Friends — https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q9C-os9OR8Y<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Milkboy Philadelphia, which has Walden as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at MilkBoy Philadelphia are Bumpin\u2019 Uglies on September 21, The Chris Paterno Band on September 22, Shane Smith & The Saints on September 23, Future Thieves and Crouse on September 25, and Shane Dodd on September 26.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Culwell<\/p><\/div>\n

Another interesting show will take place across town when the World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400) presents Ryan Culwell and Will Hoge.<\/p>\n

Last month, Culwell released his new album\u00a0The Last American\u00a0via\u00a0Missing Piece Records and then headed out on tour to support the album while opening for Will Hoge. His previous release was the critically-acclaimed \u201cFlatlands\u201d album in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took a long time to make \u2018The Last American\u2019 album,\u201d said Culwell, during a phone interview last week from his home in Nashville, Tennessee. \u201cIt took at least a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy friends convinced me to record some songs for the hell of it. I let my guard down and went in the studio and cut two songs. Then, all of a sudden, we were making an album. Next thing I know, we had a bunch of songs. I brought my buddy Neilson (Hubbard) in to produce the tracks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had been recording Southern Ground (Zac Brown\u2019s Southern Ground Studio in Nashville). Then, we went to Neilson\u2019s small studio and cranked out the record. We were working on-and-off for months. A lot of people volunteered a lot of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were all in a weird place in life and it was good to gather around. It was an accomplishment. I can never repeat the process because I\u2019ve already grown through it. At times, I thought it would never get finished.\u201d<\/p>\n

Culwell\u2019s new disc was an accomplishment that didn\u2019t go unnoticed. Instead, it garnered great reviews \u2013 including one in which the Associated Press\u00a0said, \u201cCulwell\u2019s talent is obvious throughout, and the timing feels right for a canon of intelligent, rough-edged songs about the frustration, the yearning, the turmoil and the stress of living at this complicated moment in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Culwell was making \u201cFlatlands,\u201d he welcomed his third and fourth daughters into the world, only to nearly lose his life working odd jobs just to make ends meet.<\/p>\n

According to Culwell, \u201cI see a lot of guys in this business forego relationships and families, and my wife and I decided we weren\u2019t going to do that. I\u2019ve been married almost 14 years and I\u2019m committed to home life — but it takes sacrifice and balance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Culwell put touring on a temporary hold to be there for his kids, and in order to help pay the bills, he took on a series of increasingly odd jobs — roofing salesman, landscaper, tree cutter, pedal tavern driver. Each took its toll, and while ferrying drunk bachelorettes around Nashville on an alcohol-fueled megabike was perhaps the most harrowing, it was the tree-cutting job that nearly killed him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was out working by myself when I made a poor cut on a fallen tree and it started rolling at me,\u201d said Culwell. \u201cI ripped my shoulder out of my socket and came within an inch of cutting my face in two that day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through it all, Culwell has stayed focused \u2013 as a father and family man and as a top-flight musician.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn \u2018Flatlands,\u2019 it was just me and Neilson cutting the whole record,\u201d said Culwell. \u201cWe\u2019d just do a couple hours at a time during off time at his studio. We completed it in one month.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot different when we made \u2018The Last America.\u2019 I think the new album sounds great. We went in with 50 songs and pared it down \u2013 and pared it down. That was the first half.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the second half, I was feeling energetic. I wrote \u2018I Have a Dream\u2019 on the way to the studio one day. The songs on the album are still in flux. I don\u2019t know if a song is ever done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Ryan Culwell \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/c_bAXTehhrI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live, which also features Will Hoge, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $17 and $25.<\/p>\n

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Melodime<\/p><\/div>\n

On September 21, the World Caf\u00e9 Live will host Melodime, a Virginia-based band with influences in both country and rock that features emotionally-charged anthems, piano-driven hooks, and energetic guitar solos.
\nMelodime, which is a fan favorite in the festival scene, features Brad Rhodes (lead vocals, guitar), Sammy Duis (piano, organ, bass), Tyler Duis (drums), and Jon Wiley (guitar, mandolin, dobro).<\/p>\n

The band will be rolling out its new album in three EP installments starting with the first single \u2013 \u201cSong of the Summer\u201d \u2013 which was released on June 29.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur first EP \u2013 \u2018roll-1\u2019 \u2013 has four tracks and was released on August 31,\u201d said Rhodes, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from his home in Northern Virginia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re doing the first leg of this tour and we\u2019re going to keep releasing singles until the release of \u2018roll-2.\u2019 We had countless brainstorming sessions with marketing and we\u2019re taking a new approach with Spotify. We\u2019re releasing two EPs with four songs each and then we\u2019ll do another four songs and put all 12 of them on the album.\u201d<\/p>\n

Melodime has been together for more than 10 years and has more than 10 record releases. The new project takes it to another level.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur band started in 2006,\u201d said Rhodes. \u201cMe and Tyler met when we were seniors in high school. A friend knew that Tyler played drums and that I played guitar so that\u2019s how we got introduced. Then, I found out that his brother Sammy played bass and keyboards. We got together played a couple high school battle of the bands.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spent the summer after graduation playing and rehearsing. Then, we got on the road and toured a lot. We\u2019ve had some members come in and out over the last six years. Then, we met Jon in 2014 and we\u2019ve had this line-up ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Melodime is experimenting with a new way to release its music.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re big fans of a full album with full artwork,\u201d said Rhodes. \u201cThis was our way of compromising. We want the final product to be a full record. We have most all of it done. We recorded 75 percent of it in Nashville. We did it at Sound Emporium with Marshall Altman as our producer. We\u2019ll wrap it up as soon as we finish the tour we\u2019re on now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EP series feels like a departure. We wanted to have more of a focus. In the past, we\u2019ve been criticized for being all over the place. Our producer on ths project helped us focus. Sonically, it sounds like a band born and raised in Virginia.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove is always a big theme. There is also a big focus on loyalty, friendship and hometown. It has more of a positive spin than our last four records. We wanted to do the album in Nashville and that\u2019s why the music sounds more country. But, we\u2019re still a rock band at heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Melodime \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y-Uz6KLos0k?list=PLPSYej9q9WvlrduGizPkFyx48srbJ1_vJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live, which has Brent Shuttleworth as the opener, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the World Caf\u00e9 Live are The Jayhawks on September 21, Nothing Wrong on September 22, Steven Page Trio on September 24, Paul Thorn and Gina Sicilia on September 26 and Fickle Friends on September 26.<\/p>\n

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Jesse Terry<\/p><\/div>\n

For years, Jesse Terry\u2019s touring \u201centourage\u201d consisted of him, his guitar and a small car to get him from town to town.<\/p>\n

All that has changed now.<\/p>\n

When Terry heads out for shows this weekend, he will be joined by his wife Jess Terry, his dog Harrison Terry, and his infant daughter Lily Grace Terry, who was born on August 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be the first time I\u2019ll be going to shows with my family,\u201d said Terry, during a phone interview Wednesday from his home in Stonington, Connecticut. \u201cI traded in my car for a minivan so I\u2019m ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

On September 21, Terry will co-headline a bill with Lizanne Knott at The Underground (408 West Main Street, Lansdale, 215-206-2801, http:\/\/underground.roundguysbrewery.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

It will be a warm-up for the \u201cOn The Road & In The Round Tour\u201d which will take Terry, Knott and Michael Logen to venues around the British Isles.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s bittersweet,\u201d said Terry. \u201cIt\u2019s an amazing tour but it\u2019s a long one. It will be hard to be away from my family for so long.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019ll be in the U.K. for one month starting in Northern Ireland and then going thorough Scotland and England. Lizanne really resomnates with audiences over there. They love her music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to the Pennsylvania shows \u2013 Lansdale on Friday and Pittsburgh on Saturday. I\u2019ve only played a few shows since I became a dad. I feel like it\u2019s the starting of a new adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terry is an internationally touring, award-winning singer-songwriter whose intimacy with audiences, sincerity, and approachability has solidified him as a favorite at festivals and live venues nationwide. \u00a0He has five full-length albums \u2013 \u201cThe Runner,\u201d \u201cEmpty Seat on A Plane,\u201d \u201cStay Here With Me\u201d and the recently-released \u201cStargazer\u201d and \u201cNatural\u201d LPs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe released \u2018Stargazer\u2019 in September 2017,\u201d said Terry. \u201cThen, I released \u2018Natural\u2019 earlier this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStargazer\u201d was a defining record in Jesse\u2019s career, unencumbered by the need to fit into a specific genre while emulating instead the artists and recordings that formed such an indelible impression on him as he was finding his own way early on.<\/p>\n

\u201cStargazer\u201d is an aural spectacle of sorts — filled with rich arrangements and a genuine sense of celebration.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Stargazer\u2019 came out on September 15,\u201d said Terry. \u201cIt\u2019s been doing great. It\u2019s my first international release and now I\u2019m getting press and radio play around the world. I was on the tour of the U.K. a few weeks ago and heard one of my songs on BBC Radio. That was really exciting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been really busy trying to finish these albums. I was making two at the same time. \u2018Stargazer\u201d is a full band album. It\u2019s more of a rocking, \u2018Abbey Road\u2019-inspired production with a lot of guitars and a string section. It\u2019s much more rock-and-roll.<\/p>\n

\u201cStargazer\u201d is Terry\u2019s most ambitious album to date, a lushly orchestrated collection of timely new songs centered around finding hope in a seemingly hopeless time, picking resilience over recrimination, and optimism over oblivion.<\/p>\n

\u201cStargazer\u201d was produced with multi-instrumentalist collaborator Josh Kaler in Nashville\u2019s EastSide Manor Studios with renowned composer Danny Mitchell adding string arrangements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis album is a bit of a departure for me,\u201d said Terry, who was the Grand Prize winner of The John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the CMT\/NSAI Song Contest.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a string arrangement is really exciting. It\u2019s always the music I\u2019ve loved most \u2013 Beatles, Jeff Lynne, ELO, Brian Wilson. I wanted to make an album that took me back to the music I loved when I was young.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t want to make a sleepy songwriter record. I just wanted to make a rock and roll record \u2013 a big record. I wanted to do something different from what I had done before.<\/p>\n

\u201cI write on acoustic guitar. So, to have a symphony behind the songs is really fun. And, performing live, it\u2019s always fun to take the songs back to their acoustic form. These songs can be played solo, as a duo or with a band. It all works.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe enjoyed using the studio as an instrument. Watching Nashville session players do their parts was so amazing \u2013 so beautiful. I did the whole album in Nashville from January to May. It took a while We spent a lot of time on it \u2013 a lot of 12-14-hour days.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe theme of the album is that you can pick your own universe and the effect you have on the world. This record is a deeply personal record \u2013 very vulnerable. But, it\u2019s not as introspective as my previous records.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNatural\u201d has a different vibe,<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Natural\u2019 is like the title \u2013 more down-to-earth,\u201d said Terry. \u201cThere are dueling ukuleles and a standup bass \u2013 and gorgeous female voices.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually recorded \u2018Natural\u2019 first. Then, I went to New Zealand to visit my family. After that, I came back and recorded \u2018Stargazer.\u2019 Both records were made with pretty intense pressure and very long hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terry spends much of his time on the road \u2014 playing shows for his fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m getting back into writing,\u201d said Terry. \u201cFor me, it\u2019s a cycle. The recording process for \u2018Stargazer\u2019 and \u2018Natural\u2019 was so intense \u2013 emotionally and financially. You spend a long time on the road just getting into the black.\u201d<\/p>\n

On September 7, Lizanne Knott<\/a> released her fifth studio album\u00a0\u201cAnthology\u201d via Transoceanic Records.<\/p>\n

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Lizanne Knott<\/p><\/div>\n

Knott, an Americana singer\/songwriter, has been writing in various forms since she was a kid. Whether in songs, poems, or stories, writing has \u201calways been a kind of release and a way to get me through some very trying times in my life,\u201d she confesses.<\/p>\n

Those times have included growing up in Pennsylvania, leaving home at 15, marrying twice, raising four daughters, working with horses, making four albums, touring the UK, and more. And it all finds its way into and through Knott\u2019s writing.<\/p>\n

According to Knott, \u201cSongwriting brought me to a realization that it\u2019s what I was meant to do. I think most of us would like to change the world, to have an impact. Early on, I felt that I could reach people, maybe bring some consciousness or release into the heaviness of their day, even with a very sad song—or maybe more so. It gave me a place to feel safe in the direction I was going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Jesse Terry \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/FijgXjG77yA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Video link for Lizanne Knott — https:\/\/youtu.be\/vzveKgyJAmk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at The Underground will start at 9 p.m. Tickets are $18.<\/p>\n

This weekend, it\u2019s time once again for the Ladybug Festival and, at the same time, it\u2019s time for the inaugural staging of the event.<\/p>\n

Back in July, the \u201coriginal\u201d Ladybug Festival celebrated its seventh anniversary in downtown Wilmington. On September 22, the first ever \u201cdownstate\u201d Ladybug Festival will be held in Milford, Delaware (North Walnut Street, Milford, https:\/\/theladybugfestival.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The free one-day will run from 3-9 p.m. and feature 40 acts at 17 venues.<\/p>\n

Headline acts on Saturday will be Nalani & Sarina and Vanessa Collier, a jazz\/blues sax player from Chadds Ford. Nalani & Sarina will also be performing a free show on September 21 from 6-8 p.m. at the Hotel DuPont (42 West 11th<\/sup> Street, Wilmington, Delaware)<\/p>\n

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Nalani & Sarina<\/p><\/div>\n

Nalani & Sarina have been building a huge fan base in the Mid-Atlantic region for the last five years. The duo has performed at a variety of venues around the area \u2014 including Kennett Flash, the Eagleview Concert Series in Exton, World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen, and the Ladybug Festival. The highly-talented twins, who are in their early 20s, have already established themselves as top-flight vocalists, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists.<\/p>\n

They have self-released several well-crafted albums and singles. Now, they are ready to take it to another level \u2013 with a sparkling new album called \u201cThe Circle.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe album dropped May 11,\u201d said Nalani Bolton, during a phone interview last week from her home in central New Jersey. \u201cIt\u2019s on our own label \u2013 Telepathy Records \u2013 and is distributed by Kobalt (a label servicing company that handles publishing, licensing and other services).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took about two years to complete the album. We\u2019ve been getting great responses. It\u2019s great to actually hear people respond after waiting so long to get the album out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just kept writing songs \u2013 songs that kept changing. We record with our engineer Julian Herzfeld and Greg Thomas at Julian\u2019s studio in Wayne and also at Carriage House Studio in Stamford, Connecticut.<\/p>\n

Sarina Bolton said, \u201cWe\u2019ve been recording a lot. We\u2019ve taken a pretty relaxed approach \u2014 doing it piece-by-piece\u2026song-by-song. There were no deadlines and that made it a lot less stressful.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the songwriting, we had a new approach this time. The songs on our last album were based on personal experiences. This time, it\u2019s other people\u2019s stories \u2014 more of a world-wide approach. It\u2019s observational writing geared to people our age.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a combination of first person and third person. We\u2019re writing about people our age \u2013 observing other people\u2019s stories. It\u2019s like a story about kids\u2019 lives from their early to late 20s \u2013 love, first relationships, work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe songs are about what life is like for people our age. But, people of all ages can relate to these songs. We\u2019ve had older people tell us that they can identify with these songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nalani said, \u201cThe vibe of the album is very mature. We think the sound and the material has matured. Our early stuff was all about relationships. Now, we are more worldly. We look at the world the way it is today \u2013 especially for people our age. We always like to challenge ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

The twins found the bulls-eye with the first single from the album \u2014 \u201cYoung and Inexperienced.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nalani & Sarina were featured in the New York Post about their new single, \u201cYoung & Inexperienced\u201d.\u00a0 They appeared in the Business section of the paper in an interview with MarketWatch about their single with the headline \u201c\u2018Loan\u2019 Them Your Ears: Troubadours of Youth Woe$\u201d.<\/p>\n

MarketWatch featured Nalani & Sarina in an article entitled \u201cMillennial sisters who never went to college write anthem on the evils of student debt.\u201d The article focused on their latest single, \u201cYoung & Inexperienced\u201d \u2014 offering insight\u00a0in writing the song. The Hunterdon Democrat did an article on\u00a0Nalani & Sarina featuring the pair on the front two pages of the paper. With the write-up entitled, \u201cSisters Pen Song About Struggles of Today\u2019s Youth.\u201d<\/p>\n

More impressively, Billboard featured Nalani & Sarina and their\u00a0new single, \u201cYoung & Inexperienced\u201d on its website in a praiseworthy write-up written by Thom Duffy.\u00a0 He highlights their songwriting\u00a0and titles\u00a0the article as\u00a0\u201cNalani & Sarina\u2019s \u2018Young and Inexperienced\u2019 is an anthem for the student-debt generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur new single was featured in Billboard,\u201d said Nalani. \u201cIt was really awesome to see the single up there. We\u2019ve also had some stuff on SiriusXM.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung & Inexperienced\u201d got spun on\u00a0Debatable\u00a0on\u00a0SiriusXM\u2019s The Volume.\u00a0Last week, Nalani & Sarina were the featured guests on SiriusXM\u2019s The Spectrum for \u201cKick Out the Jams,\u201d with legendary rock critic\u00a0Dave Marsh asking them about their new record, their songwriting inspiration, and even aired some of their new tunes.<\/p>\n

Nalani said, \u201cWith the single\u2019s topic, it wasn\u2019t our intention to capitalize on a situation that\u2019s going on. We just wrote it from what we were observing. The world has changed completely with college and jobs. People look at our generation as young and inexperienced. A lot of people in our hometown are recent college grads who are having trouble finding jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sisters graduated from high school with honors but never looked to continuing their education on in college.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe graduated early from Hunterdon Central High a few years ago and we\u2019ve been doing music ever since,\u201d said Nalani.<\/p>\n

With roots based in rhythm-and-blues, soul, rock and especially funk, the sisters create vocal harmonies that only twins can make.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re identical twins,\u201d said Nalani. \u201cWe both started playing classical piano when were six and then studied operatic vocals when we were in sixth grade.<\/p>\n

\u201cClassical music and opera provided good basics for us. Our mom was a folkie, so we listened to a lot of folk music when we were young \u2014 great songwriters like Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. And, we\u2019ve listened to a lot of classic rock.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always have the funk. It\u2019s impossible for us to keep the funk out. We\u2019ve always had funk in our blood. We play shows with just the two of us, it always sounds more singer-songwriter. When we do shows with our band, it gets funkier.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been finding ways to combine all our styles. With this record, we\u2019ve meshed the styles. The last song we wrote was \u2018The Circle\u2019 and ten we knew it was time to stop. The album had a cohesive theme \u2013 beginning, middle. We\u2019ve started writing songs for the next album but first we plan on working this album to its full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Nalani & Sarina \u2013\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/77tnYL-htDc<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Amanda Nolan<\/p><\/div>\n

Some of the other featured acts at Ladybug are Joy Ike, Lili A\u00f1el, Hotsy Totsy, Terretta Storm and West Grove\u2019s Amanda Nolan.<\/p>\n

The show at the Hotel DuPont, which is free, will run from 6-8 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Ladybug Festival, which is also free, will run from 3-9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) will host Hubby Jenkins (of Carolina Chocolate Drops) on September 21 and Leigh Nash (of Sixpence None The Richer) on September 22.<\/p>\n

Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110,\u00a0http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/a>) will have The Walkabouts, Haywood Trout and Chris Kudela on September 21.<\/p>\n

The Colonial Theatre (Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610- 917-1228, www.thecolonialtheatre.com<\/a>) will host Nils Lofgren Acoustic Duo with special guest Skip Denenberg on July 20 and Michael Nesmith and the First National Band on September 22.<\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>) will present Railroad Earth on September 20, Dead Milkmen on September 22, Marco Benevento on September 22, Splintered Sunlight on September 23 and Israel Vibration on September 24.<\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/a>) will present Laura Shay on September 21 and Cassidy Catanzaro and Robinson Treacher on September 22.<\/p>\n

The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) presents Celtic Thunder on September 21.<\/p>\n

The Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>) will have Karla Bonoff and Julia Othmer on September 20, Jay Mohr on September 21, Ric Emmett on September 22, andBadfinger\u2019s Joey Molland<\/a> on September 23.<\/p>\n

The Grand Opera House (818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577, www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/a>) will present Sarah McLachlan on September 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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