On Stage: Main Line the main place for great music this weekend

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Mike Zito There is a six-mile stretch along Lancaster Avenue on Philadelphia’s Main Line that has been a hotbed for top-flight music clubs for a long time – clubs that regularly present highly acclaimed national acts as well as respected local acts. The stretch, which runs from Ardmore to Wayne, was previously home to clubs such as the venerable...

On Stage: Top singer-songwriters at The Flash

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Beth Nielsen Chapman On August 9, Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, www.kennettflash.org) will present a dynamite double-header featuring two of America’s most respected, veteran singer/songwriters – Beth Nielsen Chapman and Dan Navarro. Chapman’s recording history dates back to 1980 when she released her debut album...

On Stage: Navarro finds new voice as part of Threefer Madness

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Dan Navarro Dan Navarro became familiar to a lot of listeners not so much as a solo artist but more as one-half of the popular duo Lowen & Navarro. Lowen & Navarro was a songwriting team composed of David Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro, who met in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s. They wrote the song “We Belong,” which became a major hit...

On Stage: The Mavericks return to home away from home in Del.

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The Mavericks There are a lot of acts performing around the area on April 6 that have been making music for a long time — acts such as the Mavericks, Candlebox, Dan Navarro, the Nick Moss Band and Cry Cry Cry. The Mavericks have roots all over, but the band has definitely found a “home away from home” in Delaware – especially the Grand Opera...

Promoter of acoustic guitar abuse to perform

Dan Navarro scheduled at the Kennett Flash on Friday Longtime singer-songwriter Dan Navarro will perform Friday at the Kennett Flash. Billing himself as “a known abuser of acoustic guitars,” a longtime singer-songwriter is bringing his talents to the Kennett Flash on Friday. For over thirty years, Dan Navarro has written, sung, played, and acted his way through a diverse career. A songwriter for...