Art Watch: the Delaware County Studio Tour is on
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Rev up your engines and sync your google maps ap and prepare to explore the arts from the 51 artists at 19 studio locations showing throughout Delaware County this weekend! Most everyone knows about the Chester County Studio Tour which is now a blockbuster May event every year, but the Delaware County Studio Tour is still getting its sea legs, as it is just in its...
On Stage: The Main Squeeze
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Main Squeeze
The Main Squeeze relocated from the Midwest to the West Coast and now are in the middle of a long tour of the East Coast – a tour that brings then to the area for a show on October 17 at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http://undergroundarts.org).
The band features Ben “Smiley” Silverstein, keyboards; Max...
On Stage (Spotlight): Ramirez brings tour to Boot and Saddle
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
David Ramirez
Sometimes you have to go places, even when you’re not going anywhere — like David Ramirez.
On October 15, Ramirez will bring his “We’re Not Going Anywhere Tour” to Boot and Saddle (1131 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 215-639-4528, www.bootandsaddlephilly.com).
The tour shares its name with Ramirez’ new album.
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OnStage (Bonus): Keifer is coming home
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Tom Keifer
Tom Keifer is going home again – again.
Keifer is a local boy who rose to international fame as the lead vocalist of the glam-rock band Cinderella. He is a Philadelphia area native who relocated to southern New Jersey during the Cinderella days and then moved to Nashville around 20 years ago.
More specifically, Keifer grew up in Delaware County...
On Stage: Pa. Ballet opens with Sleeping Beauty
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Pennsylvania Ballet’s opening production of its 2017-2018 season is “The Sleeping Beauty,” which is a bit ironic considering that the company has been anything but sleeping in recent years under the guidance of Artistic Director Angel Corella.
“The Sleeping Beauty” opens on October 12 and runs through October 22 at the Academy of Music (Broad and...
Longwood FC to hold open house, Oct. 15
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Longwood Fire Company’s annual open house will allow residents to tour the fire company and meet EMS personnel and firefighters.
“Longwood has rendered great service to our neighbors for more than 95 years,” said Chief A. J. McCarthy. “We invite everyone to join us for our open house and interact with our team.”
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On Stage (Spotlight): Andrew W.K. keeps the party going
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
It would seem natural if Andrew W.K. had a tattoo of Dionysius somewhere on his body.
Dionysus was the Olympian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. He was depicted as either an older, bearded god or an effeminate, long-haired youth. He was usually accompanied by a troop of Satyrs and Mainades (wild female devotees).
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Art Watch: head to the MainLine this weekend
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
While all over Chester County there are wonderful gallery and museum art shows and events happening all week long, this weekend head north to the Wayne Art Center, The Main Line Art Center and Malvern’s Gallery 222 for a wide variety of visual treats and artist receptions. On Saturday, take the opportunity to visit the experimental contemporary art exhibition...
On Stage: Cherry plays on Pa. roots
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Cherry
There are three shows tonight in the area featuring bands from around the country and all three have Pennsylvania connections.
The band with the most local connection is Cherry, which is headlining a show on October 7 at Boot and Saddle (1131 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 215-639-4528, www.bootandsaddlephilly.com).
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On Stage: KMFDM remains a pioneer of industrial rock
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
KMFDM
When the dawn of industrial rock arrived more than three decades ago, KMFDM was there.
The industrial scene has gone through many changes over the years. Many bands in the genre have risen, fallen and ceased to exist. Fortunately, KMFDM is not one of them.
KMFDM is still here and is making music more powerful than ever.
Sascha Konietzko and the members...
