{"id":23857,"date":"2014-11-13T12:04:31","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T17:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=23857"},"modified":"2014-11-13T11:26:38","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T16:26:38","slug":"on-stage-chescos-own-billy-penn-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=23857","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Chesco’s own Billy Penn Burger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adrien Reju,\u00a0Beth Goldwater,\u00a0Tom Rush and more in area this weekend<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"billy<\/a>

Billy Penn Burger<\/p><\/div>\n

Mark your calendars. Billy Penn Burger is coming to Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427- 4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/a>) on November 14.<\/p>\n

What sounds like it might be a special menu item at a sandwich shop in the vicinity of Philadelphia\u2019s City Hall is nothing of the sort. Billy Penn Burger is a veteran Philadelphia musician that performs both solo and with his band. The show this weekend will be a full band show.<\/p>\n

Burger is still touring in support of his most recent album \u201cLiving Documents.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI started making the album in spring 2012 and finished it in October 2013,\u201d said Burger, during a recent phone interview from his home in West Grove. \u201cI started it at Target Studios in Newark and then worked on it more at a studio in Phoenixville.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was \u2018fund it and pay my way as I go.\u2019 And, it was also \u2018feeling it out as I go.\u2019 It is sort of a life\u2019s project. After a lifetime of playing music casually — I\u2019m an older guy who just turned 60 this year — I figured if I\u2019m going to make a good record, now is the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burger made an album with a timeless feel. There are elements of jazz, jangly pop, singer-songwriter, folk, straight-ahead rock and blue-eyed soul.<\/p>\n

The rock and soul parts of his musical DNA account for a number of songs that capture the vibe of an era when rock and soul merged — an era when solid guitar licks, cascading keyboards, heart-felt horns and sincere vocals came together to produce memorable tunes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been making music since I was small,\u201d said Burger. \u201cI was in rock bands in the 70s and 80s. Even before I was bar age, I was in a folk trio with John Lilley, who later was in the Hooters. I played acoustic guitar and was a folk-pop singer-songwriter. Later, I played bass in a rock band — with eyeliner and attitude.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, I took time off and started a family. I got back into music in the late 1990s. That\u2019s when I reached more personal potential in a creative sense. And, I acquired more confidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat brought me back to music was that my daughter was getting older and I missed playing music. I started playing in an oldies band. Gradually, I grew more comfortable fronting a band playing my original material.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burger\u2019s prowess as a writer impressed a lot of people in the local music scene — including his old friend John Lilley.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pivotal moment in my songwriting came when I went to visit John Lilley for the first time in years,\u201d said Burger. \u201cWe started talking about old songs and that got me interested in starting to write again. One cover he had been doing in his shows was a song of mine form way back 40 some years — a song called \u2018In Love This Way.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cA few months ago, I was the winner at the 2014 Beta Hi-Fi Emerging Music Festival at the Queen in Wilmington. I found it interesting to be called \u2018emerging\u2019 at the age of 60.\u201d<\/p>\n

Actually, \u201cenergizing\u201d would be a better description of the music Burger has been making — with a band and as a solo artist. Burger\u2019s music also benefits from a powerhouse group featuring Chris Sherlock (drums), John McGovern (bass), Steve Prentice (keyboards), E.B. Hawkins (guitar), Rick Bucci (guitar) and Chuck Whiteman (sax).<\/p>\n

Burger\u2019s show will start at 8 p.m. with Ann Klein as the opener. Tickets are $15.<\/p>\n

\"adrien<\/a>

Adrien Reju<\/p><\/div>\n

The comfortable BYOB venue in Delaware County has several attractive upcoming shows including Adrien Reju along with Buffalo Stack on November 13. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.<\/p>\n

Reju, who has a captivating voice and a penchant for writing songs that catch the ear, released her debut album \u201cA Million Hearts\u201d in 2009. She followed with an EP titled \u201cLucky Ones\u201d in 2012 and released a single earlier this year which was a cover of Tom Waits\u2019 song \u201cI Hope That I Don\u2019t\u00a0Fall In Love\u00a0With\u00a0You.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, the talented singer-songwriter who was born in Ithaca (N.Y.) is working on a new as-yet-untitled album that will be out in February.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an album of unconventional love songs,\u201d said Reju, who lived in Philadelphia from 2002-2008. \u201cI got the idea from a show I did at The Fire in Philadelphia on Valentine\u2019s Day. I wanted to play love songs but I didn\u2019t want to play the same old tired love songs. I wanted off-beat love songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I sang covers like \u2018Bang Bang — My Baby Shot Me Down,\u2019 \u2018If Our Love Was an Outhouse\u2019 and \u2018At the Dark End of the Street.\u2019 That show gave me inspiration for the album. I did a successful Pledge Campaign to get money to make the album. I used some special guest artists. It\u2019s really been fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reju, who currently lives in Woodstock (NY), recorded the new disc in a studio close to her home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recorded the album with The Elegant Too\u00a0—\u00a0the music production team of Chris Maxwell and Phil Hernandez,\u201d said Reju. \u201cIt was done at their studio in Woodstock and I used a full band for the recording.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe album is half originals and half covers. Some of the covers I did were King Missile\u2019s \u2018Hemophiliac of Love,\u2019 Elliott Smith\u2019s \u2018Waltz #1\u2019 and David Bowie\u2019s \u2018Soul Love.\u2019 I also did a cover of a John Cale song and a cover of a Prince song.<\/p>\n

\u201cI road-tested all the original songs before I recorded them. And, I\u2019m happy to say that all my original songs from the album are in my current set. Right now, I\u2019m touring solo with just a guitar. It\u2019s mostly acoustic guitar but, if I don\u2019t have to fly, I sometimes also bring electric guitar.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also just finished writing songs for a play called \u2018R\u00e9jane.\u2019 It\u2019s not a musical but rather a play with music and it opens in L.A. this weekend. The play is about my great, great grandmother who was a stage actress in France.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gabrielle R\u00e9jane was the stage name of Gabrielle-Charlotte Reju, a French actress who lived from 1856-1920. The Parisian-born daughter of an actor became a pupil of R\u00e9gnier at the Conservatoire and took the second prize for comedy in 1874.<\/p>\n

\"beth<\/a>

Beth Goldwater<\/p><\/div>\n

On November 15, Beth Goldwater will present a unique show at Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse that also has a French connection.<\/p>\n

The singer-songwriter\u2019s brand-new album is titled \u201cSeduisante\u201d which is the French word for \u201cSeduction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith \u2018Seduisante\u2019, my music has aligned with my aesthetics,\u201d said Goldwater, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from her home in Wayne. \u201cIt\u2019s French and English — jazz and folk. There are seven original songs and two covers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to write a song about a mermaid but I didn\u2019t want it to sound cheesy. So, I called Elodie Feuillerat, a friend of mine from Bordeaux (France), and asked her to translate it into French. After that, she and I co-wrote four songs for the album. One of the songs in French is all ballet terms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goldwater, who graduated from Haverford High and Temple University, has ballet on her arts resume along with other musical ventures.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started doing musical theater in high school and college,\u201d said Goldwater. \u201cI was in a couple bands after college — an original rock band and a couple cover bands. After a while, I went back to theater and did shows at theaters like the Shawnee Playhouse. I also was a ballet teacher at Carmela\u2019s Dance Studio in Springfield.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, I started a family. After three kids, I needed an outlet. So, I started singing again. I also took guitar lessons and practiced when it was nap time for my kids. Four years ago, I started songwriting again. It was a much-needed outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also wrote a book titled \u2018Discovering Katherine.\u2019 It is a historical novel that is the first in a series. I also teach writing with Mary Beth Lauer\u2019s \u2018One Book, One Philadelphia\u2019 which is a project where writers go to elementary schools and work with the children.\u201d<\/p>\n

This Saturday\u2019s show, which is a CD release party for \u201cSeduisante,\u201d will have an additional bit of French influence.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery table will have French macaroons and dark chocolate almonds,\u201d said Goldwater. \u201cI\u2019m bringing them and I\u2019ll be putting them out in antique glassware. I\u2019ll also be selling a lyric book in French and English to go along with the album.\u201d<\/p>\n

Showtime for Goldwater\u2019s concert is 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door with Cariad Harmon as the opening act.<\/p>\n

\"natalie<\/a>

Natalie Bermudez<\/p><\/div>\n

Melodies Caf\u00e9 (2 East Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, 610-645-5269,\u00a0www.melodiescafe.com<\/a>) will host a triple-bill with several top-flight young acts — Natalie Bermudez, Aaron Deming and Grace Guggenheim. Showtime is 8p.m. and tickets are $8 and $10.<\/p>\n

Guggenheim will be performing songs from her debut album \u201cGrace,\u201d which was released in May 2012. The disc is a showcase for Guggenheim\u2019s versatile voice and expressive songwriting style.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took me about a year to make the album,\u201d said Guggenheim, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from her home in Long Beach, New Jersey. \u201cI went back-and-forth to Nashville about 12 times to make it. I went there because that\u2019s where my producer was.\u201d<\/p>\n

That producer was Mike Bonagura, who also is the guitarist for Baillie and the Boys.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mom connected with Baillie and the Boys on Facebook,\u201d said Guggenheim. \u201cShe knew them from before. She worked at\u00a0O\u2019Connor\u2019s (Beef \u2018N Ale House in Warren, N.J.) where they frequently played.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe told him about me and my music. He asked to hear some of my music so I sent him some. Then, he agreed to be my producer. I went to Nashville to attend Belmont College but I came home after one semester. That school just wasn\u2019t right for me.<\/p>\n

\"guggenheim-3\"<\/a>

Grace Guggenheim<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cBut, I still went back to Nashville a lot to make the album. I\u2019d record a few songs there on each trip. He\u2019d get a skeleton track and I\u2019d record over it. He\u2019s very in tune with what I hear. And, on one of my trips to Nashville, I got to perform at Nashville\u2019s Bluebird Caf\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guggenheim has already embarked on her next project.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have an EP I\u2019m working on,\u201d said Guggenheim, who now attends Ocean County Community College. \u201cI\u2019m always writing. Usually, it\u2019s based on an experience I\u2019m having. It\u2019s therapeutic for me. I write a lot of biographical songs and most of them are in first person. It may be a specific situation for me but anyone can relate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like Guggenheim, Bermudez has also switched colleges between a private school and a New Jersey community college — only in reverse order.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a senior at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia,\u201d said Bermudez, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from her home in Vineland.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m majoring in vocal performance. When I started college, I was a music major at Cumberland County Community College here in Vineland. Now, I commute back-and-forth to Philly every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bermudez, who is known for her emotive vocals and down-to-earth lyrics, released her debut album \u201cArise\u201d two months ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was still in school so that prolonged the process of recording the album,\u201d said Bermudez. \u201cI did a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to make the album andit worked. My goal was $6,500 and I got $6,700.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe album came out on September 28. I had a CD release party at the Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 in Philadelphia. There is one cover on the album — \u2018Fly Me to the Moon.\u2019 There are 10 songs and the rest are all originals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI consider myself a pop-rock singer. Some of my main influences are Sara Bareilles, Kelly Clarkson and Johnny Swim. I have a lot of songs\u00a0<\/i>in my repertoire. As a vocal performance student, you have to learn a lot of songs. In my live show, I play all 10 songs from the album and two or three more. Sometimes, I\u2019ll throw in a cover.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bermudez started singing when she was in middle school. She began writing songs a few years later and has consistently worked on the craft.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started performing my junior year in high school,\u201d said Bermudez. \u201cI learned how to play guitar when I was a senior. Prior to that, I did my songwriting just with my vocals. Now, I\u2019m writing songs on guitar and piano.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to a songwriting workshop at the Berklee School of Music in Boston and that was a big help. I thought about attending Berklee but the University of the Arts was more affordable. I really like my school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith school, it\u2019s hard for me to go out on tour so I just do shows locally. I\u2019d like to do a full tour next spring or summer. That will be \u2018Phase Two\u2019 of the album.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"tom<\/a>

Tom Rush<\/p><\/div>\n

On November 14, Tom Rush, one of America\u2019s most revered folksingers, will visit the area for a show at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cUrge for Going,\u201d which was written by Joni Mitchell and recorded by Rush in 1968, quickly became one of Rush\u2019s signature songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cUrge for Going\u201d is something that seems to happen to Rush when November arrives — especially if the destination is the Delaware Valley.<\/p>\n

Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the veteran singer-songwriter established a tradition of performing a series of shows over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend at the now-defunct Main Point in Bryn Mawr.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I\u2019m heading back to Pennsylvania in November,\u201d said Rush, during a recent phone interview from his home in the western suburbs of Boston. \u201cI always played the Main Point at Thanksgiving. I probably did that at least six years in a row.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first show would be Thursday night and it was always a groggy show. I did two shows a night on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I enjoyed those days of doing multiple nights. And, the Main Point was a great place to play. Jeannette (Main Point owner Jeanette Campbell) was the patron saint of the Philadelphia folk scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, there are some months when Rush doesn\u2019t play seven shows in 30 days.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try to keep it down to one trip a month,\u201d said Rush, who has released approximately 25 albums since 1962.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI might do 50 shows a year altogether — maybe 60 at the most<\/p>\n

\u201cI still enjoy playing small clubs and also festivals. I like a lot of variety. I\u2019d go crazy having to play the same type of venue all the time. I am playing Symphony Hall in Boston at the end of December again this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Rush played Symphony Hall in December 2012, it was a very special event.<\/p>\n

To celebrate his 50th year of singing, Rush appeared in a gala show at Symphony Hall December 28, 2012. The performance featured Jonathan Edwards, Buskin & Batteau, Dom Flemons, Trevor Veitch, Eric Lillequist, Dean Adrien, Joe Mennonna, Marshall Rosenberg, Paul Guzzone and special guest David Bromberg.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for music fans, the evening\u2019s events were saved for posterity and made available to the public. The performance was streamed live on the web and was recorded for special DVD\/CD 2-disc set — \u201cTom Rush Celebrates 50 Years of Music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI mostly perform solo but I occasionally play with a keyboard player,\u201d said Rush. \u201cI like solo better. I have more time to roam around my repertoire. I introduce each song and talk about it. People say they enjoy hearing the story behind the song. One thing I learned early on is that if people like you, they\u2019re much more apt to like the music.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalking to them gets them engaged more. Most of the songs are stories. One-quarter to one-third of what I sing is my own stuff. I\u2019ve always enjoyed doing other people\u2019s songs. A good song deserves to be done 100 different ways. Different singers bring new things to songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rush fans who attend this weekend\u2019s shows will be treated to a higher percentage of Rush originals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a number of my new songs that I\u2019ll bring to Sellersville,\u201d said Rush. \u201cI had a writing spell this summer. I\u2019m not sure why. We moved out of our house in Vermont to stay in a house in New Hampshire for awhile. I brought just enough stuff to keep the wheels turning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lack of stuff was liberating. I just picked up my guitar and started making songs. I wrote six or seven songs during that time. I was pleased with how things went. But, the real test will be when I get them onstage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rush\u2019s show at Sellersville is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 and $49.50.<\/p>\n

Other shows this weekend at the Sellersville Theater are Nicholas David and Amanda Duncan on November 13, Joe Conklin on November 15 and Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys on November 16.<\/p>\n

Another veteran singer-songwriter is heading to the area this weekend for two shows — two entirely different shows — at two different venues.<\/p>\n

\"yamagata<\/a>

Rachel Yamagata<\/p><\/div>\n

Rachel Yamagata released her first album \u201cHappenstance\u201d in 2004. The singer, who hails from Fairfax, Virginia, has been working on a new album which should see the light of day early next year.<\/p>\n

Both albums are being showcased on her current tour — on different nights.<\/p>\n

This tour will include career-spanning sets with the premiere of new songs from her forthcoming album due out in early 2015. There will also be a handful of special 10th anniversary shows in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, Alexandria, Philadelphia and Brooklyn to celebrate Yamagata\u2019s debut LP.<\/p>\n

In Philadelphia, Yamagata will play a sold-out show at Boot and Saddle (1131 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 267-639-4528,\u00a0bootandsaddlephilly.com<\/a>) on November 14 and then will perform on November 15 at Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia,\u00a0215- 232-2100,\u00a0www.utphilly.com<\/a>). Tickets for the 8 p.m. show at Union Transfer are $17.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a double tour with two different sets,\u201d said Yamagata, during a recent phone interview. \u201cThere will be the \u2018Happenstance\u2019 set which I\u2019ll be doing at Boot and Saddle. Then, I\u2019ll play a set with a lot of new material the next night at Union Transfer.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy last album \u2018Chesapeake\u2019 came out in October 2011 and I toured it a lot. I was on the road for a long, long time. I took time off and wrote most of the new record this summer. I did a couple weeks recording prior to coming out on this tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI bought a house in Woodstock (N.Y.) and did a lot of it there. I recorded a lot at home — whenever I felt the inspiration. When I set up for recording, my living room disappeared. My dream is to make a studio at my house outside the house.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were a lot of advantages in doing it at home. Unlike in a recording studio, you don\u2019t have to look up at a clock, Also, being in familiar surroundings really helped. I\u2019d write a song and then do a demo version. I didn\u2019t have to record songs in parts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI produced myself which was a great feeling. I was able to work on instincts. What I have been loving is that some of the production ideas I used are ones I wouldn\u2019t have arrived at with another person adding input.<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked hard on 15 songs doing a lot of revisions, re-recording and re-tracking — revising them until they felt really interesting to me. I used banjos, mandolins, sax and drums. I even sampled patterns of rain on a stool.\u201d<\/p>\n

The album is almost ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn November and December, I need to finish them up,\u201d said Yamagata. \u201cI\u2019m doing a bunch of them live. They definitely have an energy lift that happens when you\u2019re onstage. But, I\u2019m not sure I want that for the recorded version. I don\u2019t have a problem with the recorded version being different.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"n.o.<\/a>

The New Orleans Suspects<\/p><\/div>\n

The New Orleans Suspects, who are playing November 15 at the Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>),\u00a0\u00a0are so tight musically, you might think they\u2019ve been playing together for more than 20 years. In reality, the rocking quintet from Louisiana that features some of the best, most highly respected players in New Orleans, has only been around for four years.<\/p>\n

The band features\u00a0Reggie Scanlan\u00a0on bass (The Radiators,\u00a0Professor Longhair Band),\u00a0\u201cMean\u201d Willie Green\u00a0on drums (Neville Brothers), Jeff\u00a0Watkins\u00a0on saxophone (James Brown Band,\u00a0Joss Stone Band), Jake\u00a0Eckert\u00a0on guitar and vocals (Dirty Dozen Brass Band) and\u00a0CR Gruver\u00a0on keyboards and vocals (Polytoxic,\u00a0Outformation).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way we initially got together was very accidental,\u201d said Scanlan, during a recent phone interview from his home in New Orleans.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe guy who runs the Maple Leaf (a popular New Orleans music club) occasionally has a band that doesn\u2019t show up. He has a list of New Orleans musicians who he can call at the last minute.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have come in to play at different times on nights like that.\u00a0\u00a0Jake and I had never played together before. He was looking for a change from the Dirty Dozen. Everyone wanted something that was their own.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce we joined together, we played a couple times a month at the Maple Leaf. And, we started hanging out at Jake\u2019s place while he was building his studio. That\u2019s when most of it happened for us. We\u2019d play at Jake\u2019s and soon we were developing our own sound.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more a traditional sound within the realm of New Orleans funk — music like the early Meters, Earl King, Mardi Gras music and early Neville Brothers. Jake also has a background in southern rock. We do some Professor Longhair tracks. We do Doctor John stuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cGeorge Porter was a huge influence — and more so Ervin Charles. CR is a James Booker fanatic and I used to play in Booker\u2019s band. All the bands down here have this New Orleans funk as part of their DNA.\u201d<\/p>\n

As time went on, the New Orleans Suspects\u2019 sound started to crystallize and shine.<\/p>\n

\u201cJeff came in the band in 2012 and we started touring about three weeks after the last Radiators\u2019 show,\u201d said Scanlan. \u201cHe\u2019s been a huge addition. In addition to his sax abilities, he\u2019s an extraordinary engineer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe and Jake produced and engineered our new album \u2018Ouroboros.\u2019 They also did the mastering. Jake\u2019s studio won a Grammy last year. It\u2019s a great studio. Our album is half originals. The other half has some New Orleans funk and a Mardi Gras Indian song.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the band\u2019s press release, \u201cOuroboros, which is the band\u2019s third album, \u201d features \u201cfever-inducing funk, irresistible R&B rhythms, Longhair rhumbas, dancing-in-the-street second lines, jazzy soul-drenched horns, mind-melting swamp hoodoo, and feet-don\u2019t-fail-me-now Carnivale music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though we\u2019ve been touring so much, we\u2019ve already started on our next album,\u201d said Scanlan. \u201cIt\u2019s really in the early stages so we have no idea when it will to come out. But, when it\u2019s ready to be released, we\u2019ll know it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New Orleans Suspects\u2019 show at Ardmore will start at 8 p.m. with tickets priced at $22 in advance and $27 day of show.<\/p>\n

Other shows coming up at the Ardmore Music Hall are Splintered Sunlight on November 13, and John Eddie with Scott McClatchy opening on November 14.<\/p>\n

One of the more interesting shows this weekend should be the area debut by the Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha. The quartet, which is based in Kyiv (Kiev), will perform at the Arden Gild Hall (2126 The Highway, Arden, Delaware, 302-475-3126,\u00a0ardenclub.org<\/a>) at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22.<\/p>\n

DakhaBrakha\u00a0is world-music quartet\u00a0that blends\u00a0elements of sound and soul\u00a0to create what it calls\u00a0Ukrainian \u201cethnic chaos.\u201d The name DakhaBrakha is original, outstanding and authentic at the same time. It means \u201cgive\/take\u201d in the old Ukrainian language.<\/p>\n

Having experimented with Ukrainian folk music, the band has added rhythms of the surrounding world into their music.\u00a0Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian traditional instrumentation, the\u00a0Slavic foursome\u00a0creates a trans-national sound rooted in Ukrainian culture.<\/p>\n

The Flash\u00a0(102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) will present Johnny Neel on November 14 with Janine Walters as the opening act. On November 15, the Melton Brothers Band is the headliner with the Reminders as the opener.<\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043,\u00a0www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0will present Kim & Reggie on November 14\u00a0\u00a0and Transistor Radio & Friends on November 15.<\/p>\n

The schedule for Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110,\u00a0http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/a>) includes Awake at Last, Church Girls, Awaking Mercury and Centerpiece on November 13, Band of Rivals, Aaron David & the Wise Owls and Boog on November 14 and Barb Phillips on November 15.<\/p>\n

The World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen (500 North Market Street, Wilmington, 302- 994-1400,\u00a0www.queen.worldcafelive.com<\/a>) will have Downstairs shows featuring Zoso on November 14, Phil Vassar on November 15 and the Supersuckers on November 19.<\/p>\n

The schedule for the Upstairs room includes Michelle Karmin and Anthony Gallucio on November 13, Joe Trainor Trio Turns 7 on November 14, the Rvelations on November 15 and the Sermon on November 19.<\/p>\n

Tellus 360 (24 East King Street, Lancaster, 717-393-1660,\u00a0www.tellus360.com<\/a>) will have Slimfit along with the Separators on November 14, Session Americana on November 15 and\u00a0Naked Eye Ensemble on November 17.<\/p>\n

The Keswick Theatre (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) is presenting Hot Rize featuring Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers along with Del McCoury and David Grisman on November 13, Racehelle Ferrell with opening act Kim Waters on November 14, Artie Lang on November 15, Cesar Milan on November 16 and Jad Abrumrad on November 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adrien Reju,\u00a0Beth Goldwater,\u00a0Tom Rush and more in area this weekend By Denny Dyroff,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times Mark your calendars. Billy Penn Burger is coming to Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427- 4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com) on November 14. What sounds like it might be a special menu item at a sandwich shop […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[6397,6398,6396,6400,6399,6402,6403,6401],"class_list":["post-23857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-adrien-reju","tag-beth-goldwater","tag-billy-penn-burger","tag-grace-guggenheim","tag-natalie-bermudez","tag-rachel-yamagata","tag-the-new-orleans-suspects","tag-tom-rush"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23857"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23860,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23857\/revisions\/23860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}