{"id":35358,"date":"2017-06-13T08:30:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T12:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=35358"},"modified":"2017-06-13T08:30:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T12:30:47","slug":"on-stage-bonus-fun-home-makes-a-home-in-philly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=35358","title":{"rendered":"On Stage (Bonus): ‘Fun Home’ makes a home in Philly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Fun Home<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s always exciting for local theater fans whenever a touring Broadway show comes to the area for the first time.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really exciting if the show is a recent winner of several Tony Awards.<\/p>\n

Excitement is definitely on tap this week when the hit musical \u201cFun Home\u201d comes to the area.<\/p>\n

Now through June 18, the Kimmel Center\u2019s \u201cBroadway Philadelphia\u201d series will present \u201cFun Home\u201d at the Forrest Theatre (1114 Walnut Street, Philadelphia,www.forrest-theatre.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cFun Home,\u201d which is based on Alison Bechdel\u2019s best-selling graphic memoir of the same name, was a smash hit on Broadway.<\/p>\n

The original Broadway production began previews at the Circle in the Square Theatre in March 2015 and opened in April 2015. It was nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning five, including<\/p>\n

The Kimmel Center has issued this advisory \u2013 \u201cThis event contains adult language<\/em> and content.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

That should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cFun Home\u201d is a musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori from Alison Bechdel\u2019s 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. The story concerns Bechdel\u2019s discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life.<\/p>\n

The show introduces us to Alison at three different ages as she explores and unravels the many mysteries of her childhood. It is a refreshingly honest musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.<\/p>\n

As Bechdel works on her memoir in the present day, the successful middle-aged cartoonist recalls two time periods in her life.<\/p>\n

The first is her childhood, around age 10 (Small Alison), when she struggles against her father Bruce\u2019s obsessive demands and begins to identify her inchoate sexuality.<\/p>\n

The second is her first year in college (Medium Alison), when she begins her first relationship and comes out of the closet as a lesbian.<\/p>\n

It is the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist.<\/p>\n

The tour features Kate Shindel in the role of Alison Bechdel with Abby Corrigan playing Medium Alison and Carly Gold playing Small Alsion. Susan Moniz plays the role of the mother — Helen Bechdel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t familiar with the show when I first auditioned,\u201d said Moniz, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in West Lansing, Michigan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI put myself on tape for an audition and sent it to the producers. They flew me into New York the next week to continue the audition. They gave me a couple scenes from the show and a song from the show to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing I knew about the show was the song \u2018Ring of Keys\u2019 from the Tony Awards show. I did get the soundtrack when I was getting ready to audition for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moniz got the role without ever seeing the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI finally saw the show after we started rehearsals,\u201d said Moniz. \u201cI wanted to see the effect of the show. I chose to see it only once because I didn\u2019t want to be affected by any other actor\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe show tells the story of Alison Bechdel. It\u2019s a play with music \u2013 more of a play than a classic musical. It looks back at her relationship with her father, who was a closeted gay. And, she\u2019s gay.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe committed suicide when he was the same age as she is when telling this story. She looks back at her life and tries to see things more clearly. The story is done as a memory play \u2013 three stages of Alison\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looks back at what went on in the household. But, it\u2019s not told as a flashback. It\u2019s non-linear with no real flashbacks. It flows from one age to another \u2013 going back and forth. It\u2019s magnificent the way it flows back and forth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s set in the 1960s and 1970s when she is younger and goes up to the present day. You see in the show that being gay is something she felt ever since she can remember.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe song \u2018Ring of Keys\u2019 is her trying to put it in words. It\u2019s pure. This is who she really is. She\u2019s not like other little girls. She feels different than the role she\u2019s supposed to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

This show is timely \u2013 especially with the current political challenges to the rights of the members of the LGBT community. It is also a show with appeal for everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe show is much more than just this little girl\u2019s sexuality,\u201d said Moniz. \u201cIt is universal. It\u2019s not just a gay show. It\u2019s a show that reaches across the subject. You\u2019ve been a child and you\u2019ve had a family so you can relate to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for \u201cFun Home\u201d \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/8mYQPMEysko<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the Forrest Theater is running now through June 18 with 7:30 p.m. shows June 13-15, 8 p.m. shows June 16-17, 2 p.m. show on June 17 and 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. shows on June 18. Ticket prices range from $67-$132.<\/p>\n

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Lisa Bouchelle<\/p><\/div>\n

Lisa Bouchelle is now being touted as a \u201cCountry\/Americana\u201d artist. In reality, Bouchelle is an entertainer on a lot of levels.<\/p>\n

She is a talented songwriter, a powerful singer and a mean guitarist. She is a musician who excels both as a solo artist and fronting a rocking band.<\/p>\n

Bouchelle, who is headlining a show on June 13 at John & Peter’s Place (96 South Main Street, New Hope, www.johnandpeters.com<\/a>), is a sought-after backup singer.<\/p>\n

She is also an accomplished cook, a former model and the host of her own television show.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018country\u2019 description came in about five years ago,\u201d said Bouchelle, during a recent phone interview last week from her home in the Trenton area.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019ve always been alt-country along with folk and rock. The only thing that changed is that I\u2019ve been getting good airplay on traditional country radio stations. It\u2019s the same type of songs though.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, she has a new EP \u201cLipstick Tomboy\u201d and a new single from the EP \u2013 \u201cOnly the Tequila Talkin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EP was done recently,\u201d said Bouchelle. \u201cIt was a collection of four songs from \u2018Whole Lotta Highway.\u2019 I did a re-mix on the tunes from the album.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe album really features the singer\/songwriter aspect of what I do. I always start writing the songs on acoustic guitar. The album also has more of an Americana feel to it with pedal steel guitar and mandolin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchelle did a limited physical release of \u201cWhole Lotta Highway\u201d for her fans. It was co-produced by Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow\u2019s producer and frequent co-writer).<\/p>\n

\u201cI did half of the album in California with Jeff Trott,\u201d said Bouchelle. \u201cI did the other half at a studio in Edison, New Jersey. The album was five months in the making. The songs were all new. I always road-test songs before I release them. I don\u2019t consider them done until they\u2019re broken-in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe album is about my first tour in 2007. It was baptism by fire so I had to write about the experience. I got a call from my manager and he told me I had three days to get ready for a tour. I was opening for Blues Traveler.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in Atlantic City on a Wednesday night and had to get to New Orleans by Saturday morning. I threw some canned goods in the trunk of my old Nissan and off I went.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchelle, Blues Traveler\u2019s fans and John Popper (lead singer for Blues Traveler) all realized that her maiden tour was the start of something really good.<\/p>\n

Popper and Bouchelle crossed paths again this year.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Only the Tequila Talkin\u2019,\u201d which I wrote with John Eddie, was recorded as a duet with John Popper,\u201d said Bouchelle. \u201cI ran it past John Popper and he was really down with it. It\u2019s a fun drinking song.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I perform now, it\u2019s as Lisa Bouchelle and the Bleu. It can be a duet or a full band. In New Hope, it will be a duet with a steel guitar player named Jerry Steele.\u201d<\/p>\n

In recent years, Bouchelle has been building a fan base and establishing herself as a top-flight musician. She has sung duets with Jon Bon Jovi, John Popper, and James LeBrie of Dream Theater; sung backup for Bruce Springsteen; and done national tours and opened for Meat Loaf, Blues Traveler, Bryan Adams, Train, Ingrid Michaelson and Ted Nugent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in it for longevity,\u201d said Bouchelle. \u201cMy fan base looks for me to be real. I don\u2019t pay any attention to genres. I write songs with soul — no matter the genre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchelle and her management are also in discussions with several interested parties concerning the national syndication of her TV show \u201cRock Star Kitchen,\u201d which is currently seen on The Comcast Network.<\/p>\n

Video link for Lisa Bouchelle — https:\/\/youtu.be\/06VbgC4rHBs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at John & Peter\u2019s Place will start at 8 p.m. and feature free admission.<\/p>\n

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Sera Cahoone<\/p><\/div>\n

Like Bouchelle, Sera Cahoone has built a reputation in the rock world but has Americana and country roots that are bubbling to the surface.<\/p>\n

After three albums on Sub Pop Records \u2013 a label with acts such as Soundgarden, Afghan Whigs and Fleet Foxes \u2013 Cahoone, who is headlining a show at MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 215- 925-6455, www.milkboyphilly.com<\/a>) on June 14, is returning to her early country-rock influences.<\/p>\n

Her new album \u201cFrom Where I Started\u201d was released in March on Lady Muleskinner Records.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy contract was up with Sub Pop,\u201d said Cahoone, during a phone interview last week from her home in the Pacific Northwest. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what I was going to do when I was recording this record.<\/p>\n

\u201cFortunately, you can do so much yourself. I use ProTools and a decent microphone so I can get pretty good results on my own. My last album was in 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been working on new songs since then. It\u2019s been a while. I just write songs as they come. Life can throw a lot of things at you.<\/p>\n

\u201cI write on guitar. I come up with a melody and start singing it I just write songs as they come. Or, sometimes, I\u2019ll sit on drums and work out some nice rhythms. Drums are still my favorite instrument.\u201d<\/p>\n

When she was growing up in Colorado,\u00a0her father — a Rocky Mountain dynamite salesman — took the family to mining conferences at old honky-tonks.<\/p>\n

The sounds she heard there\u2014the twang of country crooners, cowboy boots on peanut shells\u2014have found their way into the songs on her new album.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went into the studio last year,\u201d said Cahoone. \u201cI did guitar, all the vocals and the drums. Then, I brought in other musicians. Having other people come in is fun. I recorded it at Flora Studio in Portland with John Askew.\u201d<\/p>\n

The album also explores the darker side of the love.<\/p>\n

One of the most compelling tracks of the album is\u00a0\u201cLadybug,\u201d which is about the death of Cahoone\u2019s cousin Tawnee at the hands of a domestic partner.<\/p>\n

While many country songs explore domestic violence, most do so in a heterosexual context. \u201cLadybug\u201d is original in that it sheds light on the oft-hidden issues of domestic violence in queer relationships. Ladybug was one\u00a0NPR\u2019s \u201cSongs We Love\u201d\u00a0after it debuted this February.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gay so LGBT topics \u2013 if they come up, they come up,\u201d said Cahoone. \u201cMy song \u2018Ladybug\u2019 was big in the gay community but it was written for my cousin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Sera Cahoone \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/b0boN8LRWoc<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at MilkBoy Philly, which has Birdie Busch as the opener, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wesley Stace, who will be performing a free show on June 14 at Pastorius Park (off Millman Street, Chestnut Hill, www.chestnuthill.org<\/a>), has had a musical \u201csplit personality\u201d for quite some time with music released under his own name and music released under the name John Wesley Harding.<\/p>\n

Stace is now performing in support of\u00a0his new album \u201cWesley Stace\u2019s John Wesley Harding.\u201d The second album under his real name, the album\u2019s title was chosen for a myriad of reasons including the urge to bring all his art under one banner.<\/p>\n

Many of Stace\u2019s fans started as fans of the music of John Wesley Harding, a veteran British singer-songwriter who has released over 20 albums in the last 25 years.<\/p>\n

Stace adopted his stage name from a Bob Dylan album of the same name a long time ago. Now, he has reverted to the name given him when he was born in East Sussex back in 1965.<\/p>\n

Stace\u2019s most recent previous album — \u201cSelf-Titled\u201d — was his first album featuring his given name.<\/p>\n

Released by Yep Roc in 2013, it featured 16 songs recorded in Philadelphia with The English UK as backing band. It was produced by longtime collaborator Chris von Sneidern.<\/p>\n

On his new album, Stace became the second British singer-songwriter rocker recently to make an album with The Jayhawks as the backing band. The Kink\u2019s Ray Davies also recorded his latest album using The Jayhawks as his band.<\/p>\n

Stace recorded \u201cWesley Stace\u2019s John Wesley Harding\u201d at Flowers Studio in Minneapolis. The album was co-produced by Stace and Gary Louris, who is guitarist and vocalist for The Jayhwaks.<\/p>\n

In September 2105, Stace opened for The Nighthawks at the World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen in Wilmington.<\/p>\n

\u201cGary and I have been friends since then,\u201d said Stace.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first song, I wanted to do \u2018Don\u2019t Turn Me Loose.\u2019 It was the first song I thought about and the first to be recorded.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t Turn Me Loose\u201d was released by Greenfield and Cook in 1972. The Dutch duo of Rink Groenveld and Peter Kok had a number of hits in the early 70s including \u201cOnly Lies,\u201d \u201cEasy Boy,\u201d \u201cWhere,\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Turn Me Loose.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a big fan of Dutch music \u2013 bands like Focus and Kayak,\u201d said Stace. \u201cIt\u2019s quality music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stace and Louris made the \u201cWesley Stace\u2019s John Wesley Harding\u201d efficiently and effectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe rehearsed for two and spent three days recording,\u201d said Stace. \u201cIt was very much a studio live record. I brought the tapes back from Minneapolis and did the lead vocals here in Philadelphia at Eric Bazilian\u2019s studio.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis album happened a little differently. Normally, I make a record when I have songs ready. This time, I had a lot of songs left over from the last record. I do tend to write all the time but I don\u2019t finish them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found songs that were written for \u2018Self-Titled\u2019 and other songs I knew that would sound good with The Jayhawks \u2013 four or five older songs and two or three new ones. Then, I wrote a few more songs to plug in the holes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stace also has had several novels published as Wesley Stace, including \u201cMisfortune\u201d in 2005, \u201cBy George\u201d in 2007, \u201cCharles Jessold, Considered As A Murderer\u201d in 2010 and \u201cWonderkid\u201d in 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cI decided to go back to my real name for a lot of reasons,\u201d said Stace. \u201cI got tired of using two names.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had it in my mind to do for some time. My novels are done in my own name. I do readings as Wesley Stace and I teach at Swarthmore College as Wesley Stace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Wesley Stace \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/0UhYM-xjjAs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Pastorius Park will start at &:30 p.m. Admission is free.<\/p>\n

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Bobby Whitlock and CoCo Carmel<\/p><\/div>\n

On June 14, Bobby Whitlock and CoCo Carmel are headlining a show at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>) and will be playing music you know.<\/p>\n

If you listen to classic rock \u2013 even only occasionally \u2013 you\u2019ve heard Bobby Whitlock play. You\u2019re surely familiar with his music — even if you\u2019ve never heard his name.<\/p>\n

For example, Whitlock and Eric Clapton were the key members of Derek and the Dominos. The classic songs \u201cWhy Does Love Got to Be So Sad?\u201d and \u201cBell Bottom Blues\u201d were co-written by Clapton and Whitlock — as were many other Derek and the Dominos\u2019 tunes.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, Whitlock had played keyboards for Delaney & Bonnie and Friends.<\/p>\n

Early in his career, Whitlock was a session man with Memphis soul acts such as Sam & Dave (\u201cSoul Man\u201d; \u201cHold On I\u2019m Coming\u201d) and Booker T. & the MG\u2019s (\u201cGreen Onions\u201d; \u201cTime Is Tight\u201d)<\/p>\n

Over the years, Whitlock and recorded and\/or performed with such rock legends as the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, John Lennon and Yoko Ono and Dr. John.<\/p>\n

Whitlock also has released more than a dozen solo albums from 1972\u2019s \u201cBobby Whitlock\u201d to 2013\u2019s \u201cCarnival: Live in Austin, which he recorded with his wife CoCo Carmel.<\/p>\n

This summer, Whitlock and Carmel, who is a guitarist, bassist and saxophonist, are hitting the road on \u201cSparkly Shoes Tour 2015\u201d — a very special 10-date event presenting an all-acoustic evening of songs hosted in an intimate setting.<\/p>\n

This veteran duo has worked with some of the most renowned guitarists in the world. For this tour, they have handpicked a different local guitarist to perform with them at each show.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the \u2018Sparkly Shows Tour,\u2019 it\u2019s just me and CoCo,\u201d said Whitlock, during a recent phone interview from a tour stop in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, we get a different guitar player for every venue. For the show in Sellersville, the guitar player who will be with us is Lou Meresca.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t look for guitarists. They hear we\u2019re going on the road and they ask us to let them play on our show. I know if I was a guitar player, I\u2019d want to play with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whitlock and Carmel have found a configuration that works very well for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI doubt we\u2019ll ever go back to a full band again,\u201d said Whitlock. \u201cIt\u2019s so freeing \u2013 just CoCo and me and a guitar player with no bass player or drummer to get in the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have a band, you lose touch with the audience. What we do here — this is a personal experience for everyone. We talk about what is behind the song. We\u2019re very vulnerable. The truth is there. There is no shroud covering us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The idea for the tour has its roots in Austin.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarmel and I play a residency here,\u201d said Whitlock. \u201cWe\u2019ve done over 350 shows at The Saxon in Austin. We just fell into this thing. We play and break in new songs and play old Derek and the Dominos songs that everyone loves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carmel has performed with such acts as Dr. John, Phoebe Snow, Jon Bon Jovi, Albert Lee, and Billy Preston.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs opposed to having a band with us, having a guitarist with us is a great idea,\u201d said Carmel. \u201cWe start out playing guitar and then Bobby moves to piano and I play sax. It gives these young guitarists a chance to play these songs they\u2019ve idealized.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Whitlock and Carmel perform together, the chemistry is off the charts.<\/p>\n

\u201cBobby and I have been together for 15 years,\u201d said Carmel. \u201cRespect each other and give each other a lot of space. He tells me — hey, just do what you do. We just have that something that continues to work and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whitlock said, \u201cWe call our band \u2018The Invisible Souls.\u2019 You can\u2019t see them but you can hear them. Everybody already knows the songs I\u2019ve written<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just playing these songs and some new ones. The new material threads in like it\u2019s always been there. We do back-and-forth vocals. I\u2019m now singing the way I want to. My voice has matured.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoCo and I are a team. We\u2019re in a farm on the edge of town. We are friends, lovers, partners, husband-and-wife. People can see and hear and feel the special thing we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Bobby Whitlock and CoCo Carmel — https:\/\/youtu.be\/DDbO1Hf8R5w<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Sellersville Theater, which has Steve Brosky & Jimmy Meyer as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $39.50.<\/p>\n

For years, Canada has produced many, many great rock bands. Most of them are from Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver. And, many of them have remained relatively unknown in the United States.<\/p>\n

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Close Talker<\/p><\/div>\n

Close Talker is a talented rock band from Canada that does not fall into the first category above and, if all goes well, will not fit in the other category either.<\/p>\n

The trio — Will Quiring (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Matthew Kopperud (keyboard, guitar, bass pedal, backup vocals), and Christopher Morien (drums, backup vocals) \u2013 hails from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

On June 14, Close Talker will make its Philadelphia area debut with a show at Ortlieb\u2019s (847 North Third Street, Philadelphia, 267- 324-3348, www.ticketfly.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Formed in 2012, the band has made great strides in a short period of time — two album releases and numerous tours throughout North America, Europe, and the U.K.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the start, a mutual friend asked us to form a wedding band,\u201d said Kopperud, during a trans-Atlantic phone interview last week from a tour stop in Basel, Switzerland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got together and played covers. We liked it and kept playing together. For the first couple years, Will and I lived in B.C. (British Columbia) but home is Saskatoon. We love it here.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were a four-piece when we started. Our bass player was older and had a proper job \u2013 so, he left the band. We decided then to make it a trio.\u201d<\/p>\n

Close Talker released its first album \u201cFlux\u201d in 2014 and recently released its sophomore album \u201cLens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur first effort was a single titled \u2018Timbers\u2019 in 2012,\u201d said Kopperud. \u201cIn 2013, we made an EP when Will and I were home from college for the holidays.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were going to Columbia Bible College in B.C. while Chris was studying chemical engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe toured pretty hard after we released \u2018Flux\u2019 in 2014. It was our first time to play shows in Europe and the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next came the \u201cLens\u201d album.<\/p>\n

\u201cLens\u201d was released April 21, 2017 through Nevado Music (worldwide) and DevilDuck Records (Europe). The 10-song LP was produced by Matt Peters (Royal Canoe, Waking Eyes) and mixed by Marcus Paquin (The National, Arcade Fire,\u00a0Local Natives).<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were making \u2018Lens,\u2019 we were figuring out the trajectory of the band,\u201d said Kopperud. \u201cWe play indie rock with ambient atmospheric stuff. People say it reminds them of being in nature.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very drum-driven. It has fairly intricate rhythms while, at the same time, protecting the melody \u2013 some pop elements and some hooks.\u00a0 We don\u2019t stay away from pop elements.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst and foremost, we want to write music for ourselves. We always want to protect our artistic integrity. We all write together — in the same room. We\u2019ll always write songs that we\u2019re stoked on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Close Talker \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/O76ZzS67y-0<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Ortlieb\u2019s, which also features Erik Kramer, Agent Moosehead, and Looseleaf Trio, will start at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times It\u2019s always exciting for local theater fans whenever a touring Broadway show comes to the area for the first time. It\u2019s really exciting if the show is a recent winner of several Tony Awards. Excitement is definitely on tap this week when the hit musical \u201cFun Home\u201d comes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8457],"tags":[9952,9955,7426,9951,7900,9954,9953],"class_list":["post-35358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-bobby-whitlock-and-coco-carmel","tag-close-talker","tag-featured","tag-fun-home","tag-lisa-bouchelle","tag-sera-cahoone","tag-wesley-stace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35358","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=35358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35359,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35358\/revisions\/35359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}