{"id":32880,"date":"2019-10-24T08:39:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T12:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=32880"},"modified":"2019-10-24T08:39:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T12:39:17","slug":"on-stage-the-bros-landreth-do-things-just-a-bit-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=32880","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: The Bros. Landreth do things just a bit differently"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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The Bros. Landreth<\/p><\/div>\n

The Bros. Landreth, who are headlining a show at <\/span>City Winery (990 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, citywinery.com\/philadelphia\/<\/a>) on October 24, got their band\u00a0<\/span> name from the two members \u2013 brothers Dave and Joey Landreth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is the name The Bros. Landreth instead of The Landreth Brothers?<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s because they\u2019re Canadian and Canadians like to do things differently.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bros. Landreth are an alt-country\/folk duo from Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba. The brothers\u2019 debut album \u201cLet It Lie\u201d won the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year \u2013 Group at the Juno Awards of 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

The group was first formed in 2013 by brothers Joey and David Landreth, the sons of Winnipeg musician Wally Landreth. The musical siblings share vocal duties, while Joey plays guitar and David plays bass.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, The Bros. Landreth released their sophomore album \u201c\u201987\u201d on Birthday Cake\/The Orchard. After performing at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville, the brothers embarked on a run of North American dates before heading the UK and Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re two weeks in on this leg of the tour,\u201d said Dave Landreth, during a phone interview this week as he was travelling to a gig in Annapolis, Maryland.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll finish this leg with the show in Philadelphia. Then, we\u2019ll be home for a few days before we head off and tour Europe for the rest of November. The shows have been going really well.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re touring as a four-piece with bass, drums, piano and guitar. For the last two years, we toured with two guitars, bass and drums. Then, we decided to go back to the way we started with the first iteration of the band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur keyboard player is Liam Duncan. He\u2019s a little younger than my brother and I are but we\u2019ve been working with him for about five years, We\u2019re fond of his playing \u2013 and his songwriting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bros. Landreth expanded their horizon this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe did a piece in Winnipeg with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet,\u201d said Landreth. \u201cIt was quite the orchestral show. The choreographer was the RWB\u2019s Philippe Larouche.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe music came first. He pulled most of the songs from the new record along with one old one and then wrote a narrative. It was pretty dark \u2013 about addiction and loss.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Those same themes inhabit the tracks on \u201c\u201987.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were making the new album, we just wanted to write honest songs,\u201d said Landreth. \u201cWhen we finished and looked back at the tunes, we saw that there was a common thread that linked them together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJoey is five years sober and I\u2019m 10 years sober. One of the themes is coming out of addiction. There are also songs that deal with stress and the challenge of family life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s stuff that most people can relate to. We made sure we left enough room for people to interpret the songs as living stories. We spent a couple years working on the album.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The brothers were successful with their own individual careers prior to hooking up as The Bros. Landreth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe started working together back in fall 2012,\u201d said Landreth. \u201cHe was in a country band and I was in an alt-country\/blues band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we set out, we were doing all new music. We chose \u2018\u201987\u2019 for the title of the new album because that\u2019s they year we became brothers \u2013 the year Joey was born.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for The Bros. Landreth \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/TkAV_YM16Ts<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the City Winery, which has Liam Duncan as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $16, $19 and $22.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the City Winery are William DuVall on October 25, Shawn Mullins on October 25, The Vindys on October 26,<\/span><\/p>\n

Jackopierce on October 26, Macy Gray on October 27, Avery Sunshine on October 27, and The Flamin\u2019 Groovies on October 29.<\/span><\/p>\n

On October 25, there will be two shows in Philly \u2013 each featuring a young blonde singer\/songwriter\/performer who was born in Iowa and moved on to national fame. One is Julia Michaels and the other is Maddie Poppe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Julia Michaels<\/p><\/div>\n

Michaels, a GRAMMY\u00ae\u00a0Award-nominated singer and songwriter, has transformed the pop music landscape not only from behind-the-scenes as one of the most in-demand songwriters, but in the spotlight as a solo artist as well. Her rapid rise can be attributed to identifiable honesty in every lyric, as exemplified in her triple-platinum selling debut single \u201cIssues\u201d. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Michaels, who was born in Davenport, Iowa, will be headlining a show at the Theatre of the Living Arts (334 South Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1011,http:\/\/www.lnphilly.com<\/a>) as part of the second leg of\u00a0her \u201cThe Inner Monologue Tour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve toured a lot as an opening act and \u2018The Inner Monologue Tour\u2019 is my first headlining tour,\u201d said Michaels, during a phone interview Wednesday evening from a tour stop in Nashville.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the second leg of the tour in America and now it\u2019s turned into a world tour with six weeks in Europe and Australia.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Michaels, a GRAMMY\u00ae\u00a0Award-nominated singer and songwriter, has transformed the pop music landscape not only from behind-the-scenes as one of the most in-demand songwriters, but in the spotlight as a solo artist as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2018, she garnered GRAMMY\u00ae Awards nominations in the categories of \u201cBest New Artist\u201d and \u201cSong of the Year\u201d for \u201cIssues,\u201d which amassed nearly 2 billion streams worldwide. Continuing that success, \u201cIssues\u201d notably became \u201cthe top-selling debut single by an artist in 2017,\u201d and placed as the only solo female composition on Variety\u2019s \u201c30 Most Consumed Songs of 2017.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As a songwriter, Michaels \u00a0has co-written 21 titles that have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 — 11 of which have hit the Top 40, including \u201cIssues.\u201d\u00a0 Those songwriting credits include smashes like Justin Bieber\u2019s \u201cSorry,\u201d Selena Gomez\u2019s \u201cGood for You\u201d [feat. A$AP Rocky] & \u201cHands To Myself,\u201d and Hailee Steinfeld\u2019s \u201cLove Myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She has also penned songs for\u00a0Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani,\u00a0Linkin Park, Ed Sheeran, John Legend, P!NK, Maroon 5, Jessie Ware, Janelle Monae, Keith Urban, Shawn Mendes\u00a0and more. The cumulative worldwide stream tally for songs she has co-written is 20 billion to date.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI started my writing with poetry when I was really young,\u201d said Michaels, who grew up in Santa Clarita, California. \u201cI used to write poetry all the time. When I was 12, my mom got me a piano. Actually, she originally got it for my sister. But my sister never really got interested in playing piano, so I picked it up.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t until I got the piano that I started writing songs instead of poems. My sister Kaden used to send her demos around the city and I would follow her around. She took me under her wing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Before long, Michaels was flying on her own \u2013 and building a reputation as one of L.A.\u2019s best young songwriters.<\/span><\/p>\n

In January 2017, Michaels released her first solo single, \u201cIssues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Michaels, \u201cIt was the first time I\u2019d written a song that sounded so much like myself that I couldn\u2019t picture anyone else singing it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Many big-name artists fought for the song, but Michaels opted to hang on to the song and record it herself.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat track \u2013 \u2018Issues\u2019 \u2013 was the breakthrough for me to start a solo career,\u201d said Michaels. \u201cOriginally, I wrote it with my writing partner Justin Trantner and we just let it sit there for a few months. Then, we put it out as a single. It was the first track under my own name.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Michaels released her debut solo single with Republic Records in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

That single was the musical equivalent of a Major League Baseball player who, as a rookie, hits a grand slam home run in his very first time at bat.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIssues\u201d peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and garnered her Grammy Award nominations for Song of the Year and Best New Artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her major-label debut extended play, \u201cNervous System\u201d (2017), peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. She has also received nominations for MTV Music Video, Billboard Music, and American Music Awards. Her most recent EP release is \u201cInner Monologue Part\u00a02.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the last two years, Michaels has toured the world as an opening act on tours by Maro<\/span>on 5<\/span>,\u00a0Keith Urban,\u00a0Shawn Mendes,\u00a0Niall Horan, and P!NK. Now, it is her time to top the bill.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt did take some adjustment to headlining,\u201d said Michaels. \u201cWhen you\u2019re an opener, people in the audience are trying to figure out if they like you.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith headlining, the energy is so different. You\u2019ve got 1,500 like-minded people in the audience for one-and-a-half hours. It\u2019s been amazing so far.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Julia Michaels \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/Bkhpiwvvf8k<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the Theatre of the Living Arts, which has Rhys Lewis as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at TLA are Starset on October 24, The Wonder Years on October 26, Jidenna on October 27, Scotty Sire on October 28, bea miller on October 29 and Big Freedia on October 30.<\/span><\/p>\n

If the Monkees were still around and they took \u201cThe Last Train to Clarksville,\u201d they might be surprised at what they found there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make that \u2013 who they found there.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maddie Poppe<\/p><\/div>\n

Clarksville, a small town of around 1,500 people in Iowa, is the home of Maddie Poppe. The young singer put Clarksville on the map on May 21, 2018 \u2013 the night that American Idol Season 16 concluded by crowning Poppe the winner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poppe spent the next year working on her career as a singer and, on May 17, 2019, she released her first studio album, \u201cWhirlwind.\u201d She has been playing live shows in support of the album ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n

On October 25, Poppe will be the opening act for Ingrid Michaelson when Michaelson brings her \u201cThe Dramatic Tour\u201d to Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 215-232-2100, www.utphilly.com<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Michaelson, \u201cI couldn’t be more excited to announce that Maddie Poppe is joining us as our opener on tour. She\u2019s so talented and kind and I can’t wait to hear her every night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Poppe and Michaelson will wrap up the tour in the next few days with the show in Philly and two in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll finish the tour and then I\u2019ll be home for a few days,\u201d said Poppe, during a phone interview Wednesday from a tour stop in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still living at home in Clarksville with my family. Someday I\u2019ll leave the nest, but I don\u2019t know when.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Right now, Poppe is enjoying the whirlwind that accompanied the release of \u201cWhirlwind.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe album dropped on May 15 on Hollywood Records,\u201d said Poppe. \u201cI\u2019m going to start working on another album at the top of next year. Hopefully, I\u2019ll have it out later next year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In her debut release for Hollywood Records<\/a>, the 21-year-old singer\/songwriter teamed with a variety of producer\/songwriters such as Johan Carlsson (Ariana Grande<\/a>, Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato<\/a>) and Drew Pearson (Kesha, Pentatonix<\/a>, Michelle Branch). <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hope that I can do most of the songwriting this time on my next album,\u201d said Poppe. \u201cI wanted to write more than I did on \u2018Whirlwind.\u2019 I started writing on January 4 and had to be finished by February 21. In a way, it was nice because I\u2019m such a perfectionist and, in this case, I wasn\u2019t able to sit around and spend a lot of time on it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of things that could have been different if I had had more time \u2013 things like lyrics and songs I wish I had more time to perfect the vocals on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhirlwind\u201d is Poppe\u2019s debut album \u2013 sort of. \u00a0She has an independent release in 2016 of an album titled \u201cSongs from a Basement.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI actually made that album in my basement during my senior year in high school,\u201d said Poppe. \u201cI had written every part of the music and lyrics and my dad produced it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad played in church and I sang with him there \u2013 mostly hymns. He also was in bands when I was growing up \u2013 country then rock-and-roll then bluegrass \u2013 and I used to sing with him sometimes. I\u2019ve changed a lot since then.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Poppe showed a lot of her musical versatility with her song selections on American Idol. Some of the songs she sang were Brandi Carlile\u2019s \u201cDreams,\u201d Kermit the Frog\u2019s \u201cRainbow Connection,\u201d Kris Kristofferson\u2019s \u201cMe and Bobby McGee,\u201d the Bangles \u201cWalk Like an Egyptian,\u201d the Beach Boys\u2019 \u201cGod Only Knows,\u201d Sinead O\u2019Connor\u2019s \u201cNothing Compares 2 U,\u201d and Miranda Lambert\u2019s \u201cMama\u2019s Broken Heart.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy favorite song was \u2018God Only Knows,\u2019\u201d said Poppe. \u201cI also really liked \u2018Rainbow Connection\u2019 with Kermit the Frog. It was fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy first audition for Season 16 was August 2017. I was going to college and thought I\u2019d take a chance. It was in Omaha with hundreds of other people auditioning. I sang 30 seconds of \u2018Me and Bobby McGee.\u2019 Later, I did \u2018Rainbow Connection.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI advanced to a few rounds of auditions in Chicago on September 11. After that, I auditioned for judges in New York on October 3 and got the Golden Ticket that day.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWinning American Idol opened so may doors for me. It was hard to believe that a show I watched in the past and voted on \u2013 I voted for Taylor Hicks \u2013 was now a show that people voted for me. It\u2019s been a great experience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Maddie Poppe \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/N010V5TLKkQ<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Union Transfer, which has Poppe opening for Ingrid Michaelson, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at Union Transfer are <\/span><\/p>\n

Peter Hook & The Light on October 24, Cigarettes After Sex on October 26, Russian Circles on October 27, Alejandro Aranda Is Scarypoolparty on October 29, and Jukebox the Ghost Presents HalloQueen on October 30.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the time of year when the weather goes through a serious change \u2013 from the heat of summer through fading warmth in autumn to the bitter cold of winter.<\/span><\/p>\n

This weekend, there will be a classical music concert featuring a piece that deals with the changing weather.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shai Wosner<\/p><\/div>\n

Shai Wosner and the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) will present the Philadelphia premiere\u00a0of Christopher Cerrone\u2019s concerto for piano and strings,\u00a0\u201cThe Air Suspended\u201d\u00a0on October 25 at the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Kimmel Center (Broad and Spruce streets, Philadelphia, 215-731-3333,www.kimmelcenter.org<\/a>) as part of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society\u2019s concert series.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wosner\u00a0has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. His performances of a broad range of repertoire\u2014from Beethoven and Schubert to Ligeti and the music of today\u2014reflect a degree of virtuosity and intellectual curiosity that has made him a favorite among audiences and critics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Described as a \u201cSchubertian of unfaltering authority and character\u201d by\u00a0Gramophone, Mr. Wosner continues his career-long, critically acclaimed engagement with composer\u2019s music, including performances of his latest recital series,\u00a0Schubert: The Great Sonatas. 2019 brings the release of a new double album on Onyx comprising the composer\u2019s Sonatas in A Minor, D. 845; G Major, D. 894; C Minor, D. 958; and B-flat Major, D. 960. This release completes his recording of Schubert\u2019s final six sonatas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wosner\u2019s recital repertoire also includes works from his recent solo recording,\u00a0Impromptu\u00a0(Onyx Classics), which features an eclectic mix of improvisationally inspired works by composers from Beethoven and Schubert to Gershwin and Ives. The pieces range from true improvisations to such stylized miniatures as Schubert\u2019s Four Impromptus, D. 935, and together they reflect his interest in exploring subtle connections between works of contrasting styles and time periods.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wosner is a recipient of Lincoln Center\u2019s Martin E. Segal Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award.\u00a0Born in Israel, he studied piano with Opher Brayer and Emanuel Krasovsky, as well as composition, theory, and improvisation with Andr\u00e9 Hajdu. He later studied at The Juilliard School with Emanuel Ax. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea for this project came about when I heard Christopher Cerrone\u2019s \u2018High Windows,\u2019 which is a piece for string orchestra \u2013 a marvelous piece,\u201d said Wosner, during a phone interview last week from his home in New York. \u201cHe writes so well for strings. It\u2019s nice to have a piece for piano and strings.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI approached him through a mutual friend to see if he\u2019d be interested in making a piece for piano and strings. We went together to hear ECCO in concert and I\u2019m sure that it gave him some ideas. That show gave him ideas for this piece.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Cerrone, \u201c\u2018The Air Suspended\u2019 is a piano concerto inspired by changes of weather, and the enormous reserves of energy required to accomplish such a transformation. In my piece, the solo pianist is the energy source: he\u2014in this case, the spectacular Shai Wosner\u2014plays highly kinetic music continuously throughout the 16-minute work. The string orchestra captures his musical material, which it transforms, accretes, and dissipates, like weather patterns.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Wosner said, \u201cI had never worked with ECCO before, but I had a lot of friends in this project \u2013 a lot of musicians who play in quartets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The critically acclaimed East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) is a collective of dynamic like-minded artists who convene for select periods each year to explore musical works and perform concerts of the highest artistic quality. Drawing from some of the world’s finest orchestras, chamber groups, and young soloists, ECCO strives for vitality and musical integrity; a self-governing organization, each member is equal and has a voice in every step of the artistic process, from programming to performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cECCO has 17 people and each has an individual part,\u201d said Wosner. \u201cThis wasn\u2019t written for string sections.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCerrone blurs the lines between piano and strings a lot. His inspiration comes from a lot of literary sources. He deals with texts a lot \u2013 writing by Ben Lerner and there is a book by Elena Ferrante that is quoted in his score.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The opening movement, \u201cFrom Ground to Cloud,\u201d draws its title from Ben Lerner\u2019s long poem, \u201cMean Free Path\u201d The form of the movement was inspired by a video of Ground-To-Cloud lightning — lightning that appears to come up from the ground — and structurally works in the form of three strikes: the low rumbling material in the piano suddenly breaks into a series of jagged and explosive gestures at the top of the piano.
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The second movement, \u201cDissolving Margins,\u201d takes its title from Elena Ferrante\u2019s book, \u201cMy Brilliant Friend.\u201d The second movement proceeds straight into the third movement, \u201cStutter, Like Rain,\u201d again drawing its title from Ben Lerner. The music here is a series of glitched loops, where the strings slowly pick up the jagged, repeated gestures in the piano with rapid changes of tempo.<\/span><\/p>\n

The movement\u2014which moves from this jagged opening material to quotes from prior movements to a fully composed cadenza, closes suddenly with one final lightning flash and a sharp cutoff of all instruments, which itself inspired the title of the concerto, a line from “Four Quartets” by T.S. Eliot.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever done a weather-related piece,\u201d said Wosner. \u201cI have been playing (Beethoven\u2019s) \u2018Pastoral Sonata,\u2019 which is influenced by nature. Two years ago, you could write a piece about nature without thinking about climate change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Other pieces in the October 25 concert will be Beethoven\u2019s \u201cString Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, Serioso,\u201d C. Schumann\u2019s \u201cSelection of works,\u201d Geminiani\u2019s \u201cLa Follia\u201d andMozart\u2019s \u201cPiano Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 449.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Shai Wosner \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/gpq8UlJ8zoA<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for ECCO — https:\/\/youtu.be\/HX-IEWQILuo<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Kimmel Center\u2019s Perelman Center will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Beatles are coming to Wilmington this Friday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not really \u2013 but the music of the Beatles is coming to Delaware when the Grand Opera House (818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577,www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/a>) presents a concert by the Fab Faux on October 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beatles fans will never be able to see the Beatles perform live \u2014 unless John Lennon and George Harrison are reincarnated (and that might have already happened with George).<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately, the music of the Beatles lives via a wide variety of tribute acts performing songs from the foursome\u2019s impressive catalogue. Some of these tribute acts put on stage shows in which they try to look and sound like the Beatles \u2013 and they rarely succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Fab Faux<\/p><\/div>\n

Others are content with providing an \u201cas-accurate-as-possible\u201d re-creation of the Beatles\u2019 music.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Fab Faux falls into the latter category \u2013 and the group definitely succeeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Fab Faux\u2019s members are celebrated bassist Will Lee (CBS Orchestra\/David Letterman, countless artists); Jimmy Vivino, music director\/guitarist for \u201cConan\u201d and longtime music partner of Levon Helm, John Sebastian, Laura Nyro; lead-singing drummer\/producer Rich Pagano (Rosanne Cash, Roger Waters); guitarist Frank Agnello (Marshall Crenshaw, Phoebe Snow); and multi-instrumentalist, Jack Petruzzelli (Joan Osborne, Patti Smith).<\/span><\/p>\n

With a commitment to the accurate reproduction of The Beatles’ repertoire, The Fab Faux treat the seminal music with unwavering respect and are known for their painstaking recreations of the songs (with emphasis on the later works never performed live by the Beatles). Far beyond a cover band, they play the music of The Beatles so impeccably that one must experience it to believe it.<\/span><\/p>\n

The band is committed to performing live what they feel would be an accurate reproduction of The Beatles’ repertoire. The band members do not try to impersonate the members of The Beatles and focus instead just on the music. The band is often accompanied by a horn section (known as the Hogshead Horns) and a string section (known as the Creme Tangerine Strings) to achieve the proper sound.<\/span><\/p>\n

The history of the Fab Faux goes back more than two decades.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was on tour with marry Me Jane,\u201d said Pagano, during a phone interview last week from his home in New York\u2019s Chelsea section.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHiram Bullock\u2019s management saw me play and thought I\u2019d be a good addition to his band. Hiram wanted more funk. I loved him on Letterman with Will.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI auditioned and got the gig. It\u2019s a player\u2019s gig and Hiram wanted everyone to do solos. We were in Paris and by the third night I was tired of doing solos. I went into Ringo\u2019s solo at the end of \u2018The End.\u2019 Will jumped up onstage and went into the guitar part of \u2018The End.\u2019 After the show, will said to me \u2013 I knew you had Beatles language in your playing. It was true. Ringo had always been a big influence for me.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had never wanted to be in a Beatles tribute band, but you don\u2019t say \u2018no\u2019 to the great Will Lee. He wanted to do the Beatles thing. Will was living in the same building as Jimmy Vivino, who was working with Conan at the time. At that same time, I was playing in Joan Osborne\u2019s band with Jack Petruzzelli. The final member was Frank Agnello. Frank and I were doing duo gigs on Staten Island.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWill invited us all to his apartment and said \u2013 why don\u2019t we try \u2018Because.\u2019 We sussed out the harmonies. We always knew the playing would be good. We were all lead singers and we were amazed at how well we blended together. We started playing small venues around the city and people kept coming out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Petruzelli said, \u201cIt started there. It took off and now has been going on for 21 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I tell people I\u2019m in a Beatles tribute band, I have to tell them that we don\u2019t dress up. There\u2019s nothing wrong with dressing up. We know Beatles tribune bands that look and sound great.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Even the best plastic surgeons in the world couldn\u2019t make the members of the Fab Faux look like John, Paul, George and Ringo.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe just try to bring the records to the stage \u2013 to recreate the records as close as we can,\u201d said Petruzelli. \u201cWe approach it from a studio environment. It\u2019s all about the music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Fab Faux has been doing a good enough job of playing Beatles music that it has survived more than two decades. The Fab Faux now has an amazing number of Beatles songs in its repertoire.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Beatles had 211 recorded songs and we can do all of them,\u201d said Pagano.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for the Fab Faux \u2014 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D5BDZpVMQ_w<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTHE FAB FAUX PERFORMS THE GLORIOUS HODGEPODGE SHOW with the Hogshead Horns and the Creme Tangerine Strings\u201d will start at 8 p.m. at the Grand\u2019s Copeland Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another upcoming shows at the Grand is Tammy Pescatelli wutrg special guest Collin Chamberlain at the Baby Grand on October 26.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) will host Derek Webb on October 26, Coco Montoya on October 26 and The Numbers on October 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/a>) will present The Steel City House Band\u2019s Night of the Living Dead\u201d on October 26.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110,\u00a0http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/a>) will host Answer The Muse on October 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>) will present Kneebody \/ Gnarbot on October 24, Broken Arrow with special guest Transistor Trio on October 25 and Los Straitjackets and \u00a0Ben Vaughn Quintet on October 26.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/a>) will present Craig Bickhardt and Jesse Terry on October\u00a0 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

Living Room (35 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, https:\/\/thelivingroomat35east.com<\/a>) will present \u201cAn Evening with Ben Arnold\u201d on October 25, Scott McClatchy Band on October 26, and \u201cCostume Party with Phoebe Legere\u201d on October 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

118 North (118 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, www.118northwayne.com<\/a>) will host Anthony Krizan Band (Formerly of Spin Doctors) w\/ James Pace Band<\/a> on October 25, and The Commission’s 20th Anniversary Concert<\/a> on October 26.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) presents Bob Saget on October 25, Tegan and Sara on October 26 and Sam Bush on October 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Locks at Sona (4417 Main Street, Manayunk, 484- 273-0481, sonapub.com<\/a>) will have John Eddie (solo) with special guest Ben Davis Jr. on October 26.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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