{"id":29811,"date":"2018-10-04T09:31:47","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T13:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=29811"},"modified":"2018-10-04T09:31:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T13:31:52","slug":"on-stage-electric-six-stays-on-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=29811","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Electric Six stays on cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Electric Six<\/p><\/div>\n

Electric Six released its debut album \u201cFire\u201d in 2003. The band\u2019s popularity took off after the release of the LP. The album was fueled by a pair of hit singles \u2013 \u201cDanger! High Voltage,\u201d which hit Number 2 on the UK singles chart, and \u201cGay Bar,\u201d which reached Number\u00a05 in the UK charts.<\/p>\n

On October 5, Electric Six will release its 14th album \u2013 \u201cBride of the Devil\u201d \u2013 on Metropolis Records. On October 4, the band \u2013 Dick Valentine, Vocals; Da Ve, Guitar; Johnny Na$hinal, Guitar; Tait Nucleus?, Keyboard; Rob Lower, Bass; Hyperkube Bonanza, Drums — will introduce area fans to the new songs when it headlines a show at MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 215- 925-6455<\/a>, www.milkboyphilly.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just a three-week tour,\u201d said Valentine, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon while sitting in a Whole Foods in Providence, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first one since the album came out. Actually, it officially comes out on October 5 on Metropolis Records. They\u2019re a great record company. Metropolis is a huge part of the reason our band has gone on for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n

All but one of Electric Six\u2019s commercial album releases have been on Metropolis \u2013 starting with \u201cSwitzerland\u201d in 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our last tour until March,\u201d said Valentine. \u201cWe\u2019re out now for three weeks and then we\u2019ll sit for four months. We don\u2019t want to go out in the winter. If we spend the holidays away from our families, depression sets in.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the exception of 2012, Electric Six has released a new album every year from 2005-2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re cyclical,\u201d said Valentine. \u201cWe start making an album on January 1 and turn in the record in July. We go at our own pace.<\/p>\n

\u201cI write all the lyrics, but the music is a group effort. This is a band of songwriters. Everyone writes their own music at any point. If we have ideas in our head, we lay them down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Electric Six has found a successful formula \u2013 an M.O. that works for them every time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know a lot of bands that never got to album six and we\u2019re at album 14,\u201d said Valentine. \u201cEver since we made our fourth record, we\u2019ve been using our home studio. And, we only ever used an outside producer on our first record. We like to do everything ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

On its Facebook page, Electric Six wrote, \u201cWith its 14th studio album \u2018Bride of the Devil,\u2019 Electric Six examines the concepts of evil and corruption, humanity\u2019s various falls from grace, the nine circles of purgatory and of course, the internet itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valentine said, \u201cI don\u2019t know if there is a theme. You can loosely tie anything together. I think our last album — \u2018How Dare You?\u2019 \u2013 was more a sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord of sound ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new album has more power chords \u2013 real poppy with verse-chorus-verse. It was a conscious decision. Our last five or six records went in a Zappa-esque direction. This one was more basic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Electric Six \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/C2AZl2CRehQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at MilkBoy Philadelphia, which has Jeremy And The Harlequins, and St. James & The Apostles as the opening acts, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $14.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at MilkBoy Philly are Swift Technique + Black Masala on October 5, George Fitzgerald on October 6, Sun-Dried Vibes on October 7, and Raye Zaragoza on October 9.<\/p>\n

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Jordie Lane<\/p><\/div>\n

Jordie Lane is an Australian indie roots artist from Melbourne, who relocated from his hometown to Los Angeles a few years ago and recently shifted his home base to Nashville.<\/p>\n

Lane is now touring in support of his new album \u201cGlassellland,\u201d which just had its worldwide release on September 7. The tour brings him to Philadelphia on October 4 for a concert at Philadelphia Folksong Society (6156 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/october-monthly-concert-with-jordie-lane-tickets-50405553367<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cGlassellland\u201d sounds as if it were named for some exotic locale frequented by Lane in the Land Down Under. But, that\u2019s far from the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI called the album \u2018Glassellland\u2019 because it\u2019s based on a place in L.A. \u2013 Glassell Park,\u201d said Lane, during a phone interview last week from a stop in Niagara Falls, New York.<\/p>\n

So, \u201cGlassellland\u201d sounds as if it were named for some scenic park in Los Angeles that became one of Lane\u2019s favorite spots after his move to L.A. But, that\u2019s not true either.<\/p>\n

Glassell Park is not a park but rather a neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles, California, in the San Rafael Hills.<\/p>\n

\u201cGlassellland\u201d was produced by Lane\u2019s partner Clare Reynolds (Timbaland, Haley Reinhart, Greyson Chance).<\/p>\n

\u201cClare, who is from Noosa, a town near Brisbane, Australia, co-wrote and produced the album,\u201d said Lane. \u201cShe\u2019s also a songwriter for other artists.\u201d<\/p>\n

The musical couple created the album in teardown transitory studios, which they built and deconstructed in varying spaces in Northeast Los Angeles. From a melding of genres, influences, and backgrounds, \u201cGlassellland\u201d is the product of an outsider immersing himself in unfamiliar territory and loving every moment of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole project started a couple years ago when we were doing demos in a bungalow,\u201d said Lane. \u201cThen, it took on a life of its own.<\/p>\n

\u201cClare and I went out and built different structures that we would record in and then tear down. Another location was a converted warehouse with really high ceilings. We were getting good resonance there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lane and Reynolds also engineered and played every sound on the album, making the endeavor highly personal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a super simple setup,\u201d said Lane. \u201cWe worked with what we had. We recorded on Logic in a MacBook Pro. We started with guitars and vocals and did a lot of layering on. It was like a sketch you keep painting over.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started recording the album two-and-a-half years ago and just finished this year. We sent it straight over the internet to a guy in Nashville \u2013 Jordan Lehning at The Duck. He tied it all together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lane is looking for this album to raise his profile in America.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had three previous albums and two EPs,\u201d said Lane. \u201cBut, this is our first proper release in the United States with publicity and radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe album\u2019s vibe is about how we\u2019re all tiny ants in a huge universe. And, with the last Presidential election in the U.S., the album explores the idea of outsiders looking at what is going on in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lane grew up in a town 20 minutes north of Melbourne, but the big city was always his stomping ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s where I got into playing music,\u201d said Lane. \u201cComing to L.A. on-and-off started in 2013. It started out as a destination because it was the closest direct flight to the states. Then, various things kept me in L.A.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe moved to Nashville a few months ago. I was looking for a better lifestyle than what we had in L.A. Nashville is a great place for musicians. It\u2019s a very community-based city.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Jordie Lane — https:\/\/youtu.be\/WMpocB28-IQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the Philadelphia Folksong Society will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n

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Anders Osborne<\/p><\/div>\n

Anders Osborne, who was named the best guitarist in New Orleans by Offbeat magazine a few years ago, will be treating fans to a wide array of his music \u2013 going all the way back to 1989 \u2013 when he headlines a benefit show at the Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389<\/a>,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

A lot of artists go several years between releasing albums. This is not a game plan preferred by Osborne \u2013 even though it\u2019s been two years since his most recent album release.<\/p>\n

In July 2016, Osborne released \u201cFlower Box,\u201d his second full-length album of 2016, recorded in his hometown of New Orleans at the end of 2015. Earlier in 2016, he released an album titled \u201cSpacedust & Ocean Views.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m working on a bunch of other records now, but I haven\u2019t released anything yet,\u201d said Osborne, during a phone interview Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a couple different albums in the works. The first one is called \u2018Buddha and the Blues.\u2019 Hopefully, it will be coming out in the spring of next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to keep it fresh. I would like to release two or three albums a year. If I had a choice, I\u2019d drop a record every four months. I know there\u2019s no sales these days, but I still definitely think that\u2019s the way to go. You\u2019ve just got to keep dropping records \u2013 providing a little insight into the artist\u2019s life journey. Fortunately, I have a good fan base \u2013 people who are engaged.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being prolific with songs is something that comes naturally to Osborne, who was born in Sweden but has lived in New Orleans for more than three decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have two albums in the can and another I\u2019ll do in January,\u201d said Osborne. \u201cI get on these writing sprees. At a certain point, you have to document things. I don\u2019t need a record drop strategy. I try to keep the muse going. It just percolates. I get musical ideas and put them down. Almost daily, I noodle around a bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cHalf of the songs on \u2018Flower Box\u2019 came from the same period as \u2018Spacedust.\u2019 For the other half, I added some new ones. Once I had an idea of what I wanted \u2018Flower Box\u2019 to be, I homed in on some tunes. I wanted it to have a \u2018break-up\u2019 feel \u2013 a little anxiety I wanted it to be raw. The energy was more important than the polish.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recorded \u2018Buddha and the Blues\u2019 in Ojai, California with Niko Bolas as the engineer and some session guys from L.A.<\/p>\n

\u201cChad Cromwell, who is my drummer in this tour, called in some of his buddies from L.A. The songs that I had reminded me of the songs I grew up on \u2013 all the West Coast records I listened to when I was a teenager. I had Waddy Wachtel on guitar and Benmont Tench on keyboards. I needed to be in an environment like that.\u201d
\nOn the current tour, Cromwell and Osborne will be joined onstage by Ron Johnson, a veteran bass player from New Orleans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just a trio for this tour,\u201d said Osborne. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to play as a trio. I really like the openness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Anders Osborne \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/wBrbgu4rHXc<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The benefit concert at The Ardmore Music Hall, which has Davy Knowles as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30.<\/p>\n

GoodWorks Entertainment presents Anders Osborne to Benefit Ferncliff Manor and The Weinberg Commons at 1721 Springdale.
\nFerncliff Manor is a non-profit, unique residential school for children with developmental disabilities. Their mission is to provide individualized programs of superior service and nurturing care to enable their students to achieve optimum levels of independence, well-being, and self-esteem.
\nThe Weinberg Commons at 1721 Springdale will provide safe and affordable housing for adults over 21 with intellectual and\/or developmental disabilities and seniors. Residents will live with dignity and have access to abundant resources to help them both socially and professionally.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the venue in Ardmore are Splintered Sunlight on October 4 and Rhett Miller on October 6.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295<\/a>,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) will have \u201cThe Best of Flash Funniest 2018\u201d featuring Buddy Harris, Alan Massenburg, Dan Clark, Jesse Blanco, and Jillian Markowitz (Host)<\/a> on October 5, Rick Vito (formerly of Fleetwood Mac) on October 6, Open Mic with guest host Crabmeat Thompson on October 7 and Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters on October 10.<\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043<\/a>, www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/a>) will host Cliff Hillis and Amy Fairchild on October 5, the Paul Michael Band and The Penny Lane Ensemble on October 6 and Mike Kennedy and Giulia Millanta on October 7.<\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547<\/a>,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/a>) will present<\/p>\n

Jared Feinman with Santilli on October 5, and Danielia Cotton with Giulia Millanta on October 6.<\/p>\n

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Love Never Dies<\/p><\/div>\n

The Academy of Music (Broad and Locust streets, Philadelphia, 215-731-3333<\/a>, www.kimmelcenter.org<\/a>) is presenting the National Tour of \u201cLove Never Dies\u201d now through October 8 as part of the Kimmel Center\u2019s \u201cBroadway Philadelphia\u201d series.<\/p>\n

The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650<\/a>,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) presents \u201cThe Greatest Love\u201d on October 4, Kansas on October 5, Brian Fallon on October 7, and Arlo Guthrie on October 7.<\/p>\n

The Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808<\/a>,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>) hosts Basia and Andrea Carlson on October 4, Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre Band on October 5, The Manhattan Transfer on October 6, Madeleine Peyroux and Carsie Blanton on October 7, The Gabe Dixon Band and Joy Oladokun on October 8, and Eilen Jewell and Hillfolk Noir on October 10.<\/p>\n

The Grand Opera House (818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577<\/a>, www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/a>) will host We the People on October 5 and \u201cGreen Day\u2019s American Idiot\u201d on October 6.<\/p>\n

The Candlelight Theatre (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302-475-2313<\/a>,\u00a0www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org<\/a>) is offering area fans the opportunity to see a rarely-presented musical theater classic.<\/p>\n

The dinner theater\u2019s production of \u201cBrigadoon\u201d is running now through October 28. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings (doors 6 p.m.\/show, 8 p.m.) and Sunday afternoons (doors, 1 p.m.\/show, 3 p.m.). Tickets, which include dinner and show, are $63 for adults and $33 for children (ages 4-12).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Electric Six released its debut album \u201cFire\u201d in 2003. The band\u2019s popularity took off after the release of the LP. The album was fueled by a pair of hit singles \u2013 \u201cDanger! High Voltage,\u201d which hit Number 2 on the UK singles chart, and \u201cGay Bar,\u201d which reached […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7529],"tags":[8937,6671,6518,10661,442,10657],"class_list":["post-29811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-anders-osborne","tag-electric-six","tag-featured","tag-jordie-lane","tag-kennett-flash","tag-love-never-dies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29811","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=29811"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29812,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29811\/revisions\/29812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}