{"id":30408,"date":"2018-12-04T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=30408"},"modified":"2018-12-04T10:00:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T15:00:55","slug":"on-stage-wild-childs-adventurous-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=30408","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Wild Child’s adventurous journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Wild Child<\/p><\/div>\n

Wild Child\u2019s itinerary for the recording of its new album \u201cExpectations\u201d was more adventurous \u2013 and featured more mileage \u2013 than many band\u2019s full tours.<\/p>\n

Area fans will get to hear the band\u2019s new music live when Wild Child — Alexander Beggins, Kelsey Wilson, Sadie Wolfe, Matt Bradshaw, Tom Myers, Tyler Osmond, Cody Ackors \u2013 headlines a show at\u00a0 Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 215-232-2100<\/a>, www.utphilly.com<\/a>) on December 5.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking the album was a long process,\u201d said Beggins, during a phone interview last week. \u201cWith our past records, we nailed down one studio and used one producer. For this one, we took our time. We were touring and recording at the same time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started in Philadelphia. We had Dr. Dog\u2019s Scott McMicken producing the tracks and we recorded them at Dr. Dog\u2019s warehouse studio. Then, we did some recording in Austin.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the sessions in their hometown, Beggins and his bandmates worked with of frequent tour mate Chris Boosahda (Shakey Graves), Atlantic Records recording artist Max Frost, and Grammy-winning producer Adrian Quesada (Groupo Fantasma, Brown Sabbath, Spanish Gold).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe furthest we went to do recording was during our European tour,\u201d said Beggings. \u201cWe recorded at a studio in Troms\u00f8, Norway that is owned by Death Cab for Cutie\u2019s Chris Walla.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next phase in the making of \u201cExpectations\u201d came when Matthew Logan Vasquez (Delta Spirit) set up a makeshift studio in Kelsey Wilson\u2019s childhood home in Wimberley, Texas.<\/p>\n

When it was finally completed, the recording of the album took place in seven very different studios — Electric Deluxe Recorders in Austin, Texas; Kysten Studio in Troms\u00f8, Norway; Dirty Wilson Manor in Wimberley, Texas; Tchad Blake\u2019s studio in Full Mongrel, Wales; Music Wiz Studio in Austin, Texas; House of Boo in Austin, Texas; and Mt. Slippery in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Wild Child\u2019s previous album releases were \u201cPillow Talk\u201d in 2011, \u201cThe Runaround\u201d in 2013, \u201cFools\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur original intent was to release a song a month for a year,\u201d said Beggins. \u201cWe wanted to get out of the album cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExpectations\u201d has been well-received by fans and has allowed Wild Child to achieve its strongest radio play yet, with lead single \u201cThink It Over\u201d reaching #15 on AAA. The band\u2019s best-selling record to date has also led to 1.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and over 75 Million aggregate streams and counting on the service for the entire catalog.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were travelling so much and writing on the go,\u201d said Beggins. \u201cWe sent songs out to producers and each producer picked separate tracks to work on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest difference was that we let each producer influence the sound and the writing. It was a new approach. Whoever we were working with, we let them put their own spins on the songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The result was arrangements that reflect the range of tastes of the producers — from scruffy lo-fi tape hiss to smoothed out precision-cut electronic pop sounds.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, with so much diversity in the approach, the album ended up with a cohesive feel.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving conformity was definitely a concern,\u201d said Beggins. \u201cWhen we got home, we wanted one person to mix all the tracks to get conformity. We did that, and it didn\u2019t work very well. What happened was all the songs started to sound alike.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, we went back to the producers and asked each of them to mix the tracks they had worked on. When we finally got all the songs mixed and mastered, we were surprised at how well they worked together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wild Child\u2019s new approach was an experiment \u2013 a successful experiment.<\/p>\n

According to Beggings, \u201cWe\u2019re all growing and changing and learning new tricks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Wild Child is hitting the road again \u2013 touring the South and the Northeast in November and December and the West and the Midwest in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re playing most of the new songs in our live set,\u201d said Beggins. \u201cWith four records, we used to do 25 per cent each. This tour, we\u2019re doing eight or nine from \u2018Expectations\u2019 and peppering in some favorites from our older records.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Wild Child — https:\/\/youtu.be\/nvLzZKvPsUE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Union Transfer, which has Future Generations as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $17.<\/p>\n

The University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Annenberg Center (3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-898-3900<\/a>, www.annenbergcenter.org<\/a>) has made great strides in re-establishing its reputation as a \u201cgo to\u201d place in Philadelphia for cutting-edge entertainment via a line-up of shows that feature groundbreaking dance companies, intriguing theater, avant-garde music and inspiring performance art.<\/p>\n

A major factor in the venue\u2019s resurgence was the arrival of a new Artistic Director. The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts\u2019 2017-18 season<\/a> was the first under the leadership of Executive and Artistic Director Christopher A. Gruits.<\/p>\n

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Caleb Teicher & Company<\/p><\/div>\n

For fans of modern dance, the Annenberg has once again become a destination \u2013 especially with a winter line-up that features a series of performances by Jessica Lang Dance, Caleb Teicher & Company and Martha Graham Dance Company.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re having a great season on all fronts,\u201d said Gruits, during a recent phone interview. \u201cA lot of what we\u2019re trying to do is invigorate the contemporary history and profile of the Annenberg Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cJessica Lang has a long history with Philadelphia\u2019s Next Move Dance. And, she\u2019s a Bucks County native. The Jessica Lang Dance program is pretty varied program with group pieces, a solo piece and a world premiere of a larger piece.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jessica Lang<\/p><\/div>\n

The line-up for Lang\u2019s program features \u201cSolo Bach,\u201d \u201cAria 1,\u201d \u2018glow,\u201d \u201cus\/we,\u201d and \u201cThis Thing Called Love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s special now that she\u2019s closing her company down,\u201d said Gruits. \u201cIt\u2019s a tough market for a lot of dance companies. She wants to focus her individual artists\u2019 work.\u201d<\/p>\n

On November 19, Jessica Lang Dance and Selby Artists Management announced that after the incredible success of the last seven years, Jessica Lang Dance has decided to close on April 30, 2019, which is the end of its 19-city, 2018-19 season. Lang will continue her creative work as a choreographer, working with companies around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistorically, Annenberg and Next Move together really built a solid audience,\u201d said Gruits. \u201cAs a result, it\u2019s been a major market for modern dance. Our season schedule is a nice mix.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe bring in companies from all over the world — and good local companies like Ballet X and Philadanco. In December, we have a great show with Caleb Teicher & Company<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tap, jazz and swing combine in the radiant choreography of Caleb Teicher, whom The New Yorker described as \u201cone of the brightest\u00a0lights in tap today.\u201d A founding member of Dorrance Dance, Teicher was selected as a recent Dance\u00a0Magazine \u201cBest Emerging Choreographer.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the show at the Annenberg Center, Teicher\u2019s signature style of musicality, humor and warmth will shine as the company shares about the history and choreography of tap dance before\u00a0performing Variations, a piece set to Johann Sebastian Bach\u2019s timeless Goldberg Variations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother great show on our schedule is Martha Graham Dance Company\u2019s \u2018EVE Project,\u2019\u201d said Gruits. \u201cThe project celebrates 100 years of women\u2019s vote and features female choreographers exclusively.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Martha Graham Dance Company is one of the oldest and most celebrated contemporary dance companies on the planet. In \u201cEVE Project,\u201d this iconic troupe stays true to Graham\u2019s tradition of social activism with a program by all female choreographers commemorating the upcoming centennial of the 19th Amendment.<\/p>\n

The Annenberg show will feature the powerful Philadelphia premiere of \u201cChronicle\u201d by Graham, as well as the first preview performance of a new work by contemporary superstars Maxine Doyle and Bobbi Jene Smith.<\/p>\n

Other dance programs in Annenberg\u2019s 2018-2019 season are Dance Theatre of Harlem, Union Tanguera + Kate Weare Company, and Dance Heginbotham in March, Kun-Yang Lin\/Dancers and BODYTRAFFIC in April, and SMIRK and Parsons Dance in May.<\/p>\n

Video link for Caleb Teicher & Company — https:\/\/youtu.be\/7ZPdyV8A1xo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Annenberg Center shows in December are Enchantment Theatre Company\u2019s \u201cThe Snow Queen, The King\u2019s Singers, The Crossing @ Christmas, and Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass.<\/p>\n

For a complete list of shows at the Annenberg Center, go to www.annenbergcenter.org\/events\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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