{"id":35657,"date":"2017-07-06T06:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=35657"},"modified":"2017-07-02T08:17:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T12:17:05","slug":"on-stage-music-offerings-domestic-and-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=35657","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Music offerings, domestic and international"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, <em>Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4510\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/david-cook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4510\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4510\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/david-cook-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Cook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for some live music this weekend, you can go American or international.<\/p>\n<p>On July 6, American Idol winner David Cook will play at the World Caf\u00e9 Live while Tengger Cavalry, a metal band fronted by a Mongolian throat singer will headline a show at The Fire.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On July 7, internationally-acclaimed Irish songstress Sharon Shannon has a concert at the Sellersville Theater and Boogarins, a band of rockers from Brazil, will take the stage at Boot &amp; Saddle.<\/p>\n<p>Cook, who plays the intimate World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/\">www.worldcafelive.com<\/a>), is an American <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rock_music\">rock<\/a> singer-songwriter who rose to fame after winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Idol_(season_7)\">seventh season<\/a> of American Idol in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Idol he released an independent album entitled \u201cAnalog Heart.\u201d This was followed by his post-Idol major-label debut \u201cDavid Cook,\u201d which was released on November 18, 2008 and has since been certified <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RIAA_certification\">platinum<\/a> by the RIAA.<\/p>\n<p>Cook broke several Billboard chart records when 14 of his songs debuted on the Hot Digital Songs chart and 11 of his songs debuted on the Hot 100.\u00a0 Collectively David has sold over 5 million tracks worldwide including an album and 2 singles that have been certified Platinum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up watching my dad play guitar<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my last day at home before I leave for the tour,\u201d said Cook, during a phone interview Tuesday morning from his home in Nashville, Tennessee. \u201cI\u2019m packing and we have one more rehearsal before we leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After moving to Nashville in 2012, Cook began writing for other artists while continuing with his solo career. His 2015 studio album,\u00a0\u201cDigital Vein,\u201d debuted in the top 5 on the Billboard\u00a0Pop Chart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up watching my dad play guitar,\u201d said Cook. \u201cHe played acoustic guitar. My mom was always in 70s\/80s country and my dad loved classic rock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaseball was my focus as a kid and music was always something I fell backwards into. I got busted when my mom heard me singing and put me into musicals at school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started my first band when I was 13 but it was always just a hobby. I didn\u2019t get serious about music until I went to college at the university of Central Missouri on a theater scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got into a band there and then later moved to Tulsa and put out a solo album. I never had any intention of trying out for American Idol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy younger brother Andrew wanted to audition for the show. He and my mother asked me to join them in Omaha for the audition. While there, one of the show\u2019s producers asked me to audition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rest is history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sang Bon Jovi&#8217;s \u201cLivin\u2019 On a Prayer\u201d and it just snowballed. I kept waiting for the rug to get pulled out from under me but I kept getting passed on from audition to audition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t until the Hollywood week that I realized what was going on and started focusing on it. It took me a couple weeks to get my footing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realized that I wasn\u2019t the best singer in the room but that I had good character to my voice. I leaned on my musicianship. I took songs that people knew and molded them into songs that fit me. I just tuned in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After he resumed his recording career, the tsunami of 14 singles charting at the same time took Cook by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the best of my knowledge, it happened fairly organically,\u201d said Cook. \u201cI don\u2019t know what caused them to chart at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI released the \u2018Digital Vein\u2019 album in 2015. I put out a new single \u2018Gimme Heartbreak\u2019 last Friday. I\u2019ll have a new EP out in the fall and then follow later with an album. We\u2019re getting there \u2013 slow and steady wins the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for David Cook \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/96VI2cWzhBs\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/96VI2cWzhBs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live, which has Kathryn Dean as the opener, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $30.<\/p>\n<p>Other upcoming shows at the World Caf\u00e9 Live are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1461880-cj-chenier-red-hot-philadelphia\/\">C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1461880-cj-chenier-red-hot-philadelphia\/\">Dibbs and the Detonators<\/a> on July 7; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1439994-headliners-r-b-philadelphia\/\">Headliners of R&amp;B<\/a> on July 8; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1491893-dia-frampton-philadelphia\/\">Dia Frampton<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1491893-dia-frampton-philadelphia\/\">Castro, Jesse Ruben<\/a> on July 9; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1494276-love-ladies-power-all-philadelphia\/\">Love + Ladies + Power: All Ladies Concert + Open Mic Jam Session Celebrating Women\u2019s Empowerment<\/a> on July 10;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1490081-tank-bangas-philadelphia\/\">Tank and The Bangas<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1490081-tank-bangas-philadelphia\/\">Sweet Crude<\/a> on July 11; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1464083-michael-mwenso-shakes-philadelphia\/\">and <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1464083-michael-mwenso-shakes-philadelphia\/\">Michael Mwenso &amp; the Shakes<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcafelive.com\/event\/1464083-michael-mwenso-shakes-philadelphia\/\">Underground System<\/a> on July 12.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sharon-shannon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4511 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sharon-shannon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Sharon Shannon, who headlines a show on July 7 at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.st94.com\/\">www.st94.com<\/a>) is an Irish musician who gained international fame for her accordion playing and her signature fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon.<\/p>\n<p>Her 1991 debut album \u201cSharon Shannon\u201d was the best-selling album of traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irish_music\">Irish music<\/a> ever released in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>With Irish music as the starting point, Shannon, who won the lifetime achievement award at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Meteor_Awards\">2009 Meteor Awards<\/a>, has a canon of work that demonstrates a wide-ranging number of musical influence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSacred Earth,\u201d Shannon\u2019s first new studio album in three years and her 10th\u00a0studio album to date, blends her Irish influences with musical styles from around the world including Shetland fiddle tradition, country, hip hop and blues.<\/p>\n<p>The new disc was co-produced by Justin Adams, a musician known for producing African music. The guitarist in Robert Plant\u2019s band, The Sensational Space Shifters, Adams has long been an expert in African and Middle Eastern styles and produced the great Malian band Tinariwen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new album was made over a long period of time last year,\u201d said Shannon, during a phone interview Thursday from a stop in Dublin, Ireland on her way to a show in Glasgow, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was made in bits and pieces. I was touring a lot last year so I\u2019d be in the studio for a few days here and there \u2013 whenever I had a break in the touring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recorded most of it at a studio in Wicklow, Ireland where my friend Craig has a studio. Justin brought the African element.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had been thinking about making an album like this for a long time \u2013 an Irish music version of Paul Simon\u2019s \u2018Graceland.\u2019 African rhythms work so well with Irish music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The album was the musical equivalent of blending the recipes for Irish stew and Ethiopian wat (chicken stew).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll my recent albums have had a lot of variety,\u201d said Shannon, an animal rights activist who lives with eight dogs and nine cats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe achieved that again with this album. I knew Justin from before and he knew a lot of great African musicians. We have Irish tunes with all this stuff going on in the background.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always have a lot of different stuff and special guests on my albums. \u2018Sacred Earth\u2019 is one of the most international albums I\u2019ve made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For her current tour, Shannon has a four-piece band on stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJim Murray has played acoustic guitar with me for 20 years,\u201d said Shannon, who is a strict vegan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSean Regan plays percussion, fiddle and mouth percussion and Jack Maher is on electric guitar. The four of us have been playing together for a long time and we\u2019re really tight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Sharon Shannon \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yAdJUWVfKzY\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/yAdJUWVfKzY<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at Sellersville, which has Richardson &amp; Purcell as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $39.50.<\/p>\n<p>Other upcoming shows at the Sellersville Theater are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.st94.com\/event\/1456217-walter-trout-sellersville\/\">Walter Trout<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.st94.com\/event\/1456217-walter-trout-sellersville\/\">Nick Schnebelen (of Trampled Under Foot)<\/a> on July 6; \u201cDefending the Caveman\u201d starring Vince Valentine on July 7 and 8; and The Andy T Band featuring Alabama Mike along with Anson Funderburgh on July 9.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4512\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/boogarins.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4512\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/boogarins-350x234.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boogarins<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Boogarins, a Brazilian psychedelic rock band that has already built a strong fan base in Philly, return to the area on July 7 for a show at Boot and Saddle (1131 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 215-639-4528, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootandsaddlephilly.com\/\">www.bootandsaddlephilly.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The band from Goi\u00e2nia, Brazil, plays psychedelic pop featuring repeating melodies, lots of reverb and vocals in Brazilian Portuguese.<\/p>\n<p>Boogarins, who took their name from a jasmine flower in Brazil, came into existence in 2013 when Dinho Almeida (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Benke Ferraz (solo guitar) teamed up. Later, they expanded to a four-piece with Hans Castro (drums) and Raphael Vaz (bass guitar). In 2014, Ynai\u00e3 Benthroldo replaced Castro as drummer.<\/p>\n<p>Fernando \u201cDinho\u201d Almeida and Benke Ferraz began playing music together as teenagers in the central Brazilian city of Goi\u00e2nia\u2013 recording psychedelic pop in their parents\u2019 gardens, filtering their country\u2019s rich musical history through a very modern lens.<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s debut LP, \u201c<em>As Plantas Que Curam,\u201d<\/em> was a decidedly lo-fi home recording pieced together in isolation when they wewre still in school &#8212; before the pair had recruited a proper rhythm section or played a single gig.<\/p>\n<p>By the time the album was released in late 2013 on Other Music Recording Co., Boogarins were already developing a name around Goi\u00e2nia, and soon after, the now-expanded band was booking regular gigs in S\u00e3o Paulo and across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The last two years have seen Boogarins on the road continually. They toured internationally for nearly six months behind their debut, playing American and European festivals from Austin Psych Fest to Burgerama to Primavera, and headlining clubs from London to Paris to Barcelona to New York, and performing alongside many great artists around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Back home, where most young groups sing in English like the popular American and British indie bands everyone listens to, Boogarins spoke directly to their Brazilian audience \u2013 literally and figuratively \u2013 with their Portuguese-sung rock and roll rooted in the traditions of Tropicalismo but nurtured in contemporary global music culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a band, we\u2019ve been together for four years,\u201d said Ferraz, during a phone interview Thursday afternoon from a tour stop in Charleston, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore that, I was recording my first album with Dinho. We didn\u2019t even have a name for the band. We were really excited with the music we played. Then, fans encouraged us to play those songs live and to get serious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a long time, we just played shows in Goi\u00e2nia. In 2013, we went to Sao Paulo and Recife. They were the only two cities we played before making our first album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Boogarins released a surprise EP in celebration of their Summer USA tour. \u201cL\u00e1 Vem a Morte\u201d\u00a0features five original tunes, surrounded by three movements. \u201cL\u00e1 Vem a Morte\u201d translates to \u201cHere it comes \u2013 Death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recorded \u2018L\u00e1 Vem a Morte\u2019 last year in Austin in the middle of our last tour,\u201d said Ferraz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were doing a residency at Hotel Vegas in Austin. We played there every Saturday and recorded the rest of the week. We went to a house with a lot of rented gear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the writing is done by Dinho and all the arrangements were collaborations with the band. On this album, the bass player wrote a song and the drummer wrote the first song of his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere wasn\u2019t really a theme with \u2018L\u00e1 Vem a Morte.\u2019 Some of the songs were old ideas and others were created during the recording process. The whole concept of what we do is not pre-thinking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur music is Brazilian rock that is really crafted with the layers. We care about the songs and we always have good hooks. Fans understand our music even if they don\u2019t understand the language.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Boogarins \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IIQajQ3DVEA\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/IIQajQ3DVEA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at Boot and Saddle, which also features <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootandsaddlephilly.com\/event\/1481753-boogarins-philadelphia\/\">Groovy Movies and Secret Nudist Friends<\/a>, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.<\/p>\n<p>Other upcoming shows at Boot and Saddle are FOTOCRIME, The Silence Kit, and Exmaid on July 6; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootandsaddlephilly.com\/event\/1494105-arc-iris-reimagines-joni-philadelphia\/\">Arc Iris reimagines Joni Mitchell&#8217;s \u201cBlue<\/a>\u201d and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootandsaddlephilly.com\/event\/1494105-arc-iris-reimagines-joni-philadelphia\/\">Upholstery<\/a> on July 8; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootandsaddlephilly.com\/event\/1478983-now-now-philadelphia\/\">Now, Now<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootandsaddlephilly.com\/event\/1478983-now-now-philadelphia\/\">DEM YUUT<\/a> on July 10; and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootandsaddlephilly.com\/event\/1485103-langhorne-slim-law-philadelphia\/\">Langhorne Slim &amp; The Law<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootandsaddlephilly.com\/event\/1485103-langhorne-slim-law-philadelphia\/\">Jonny Fritz<\/a> on July 11 and 12.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/warped.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/warped-350x214.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a>Despite all odds, the Vans Warped Tour is well into its third decade. The touring music festival was started back in 1994 by Kevin Lyman and has continued to grow and flourish ever since.<\/p>\n<p>In its early days, the tour featured mostly <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punk_rock\">punk rock<\/a>\u00a0and ska bands.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, the lineup has become more diversified. It is an impressive tour that features more than 90 bands and covers a variety of genres \u2014 mainly punk, hardcore, power pop and the harder side of alternative.<\/p>\n<p>Those attending the Vans Warped Tour, which touches down at the BB&amp;T Pavilion (1 Harbour Boulevard, Camden, New Jersey, 856-225-0163, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livenation.com\/\">www.livenation.com<\/a>) on July 7, can listen to live performances by bands as diverse as Barb Wire Dolls, The Alarm and West Chester\u2019s CKY.<\/p>\n<p>Vans Warped Tour features a grueling schedule of non-stop dates \u2014 frequently in venue parking lots in addition to main stages. And, it hits the road during the hottest part of the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, there are number of bands making their Vans Warped Tour debut. One of 2017\u2019s rookie entries is a band that came into existence 11 years before the inaugural Warped Tour \u2013 GWAR.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4514\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GWAR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4514\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GWAR-350x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GWAR<\/p><\/div>\n<p>GWAR &#8212; Beefcake the Mighty (bass), Pustulus Maximus (guitar), Balsac the Jaws of Death (guitar), Jizmak Da Gusha (drums), Bonesnapper, Sawborg Destructo and Don Drakulich (backing vocals) and Blothar (vocals, occasional bass guitar) &#8212; is a band known for its elaborate costumes and long, outrageously-themed concerts.<\/p>\n<p>The Warped Tour, on the other hand, limits acts to 30-minue sets performed on outdoor stages in extremely hot conditions. Its huge line-up includes <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CKY_(band)\"><em>CKY<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Ataris\"><em>The Ataris<\/em><\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-Flag\"><em>Anti-Flag<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blessthefall\"><em>Blessthefall<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dance_Gavin_Dance\"><em>Dance Gavin Dance<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0 Memphis May Fire, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Save_Ferris\"><em>Save Ferris<\/em><\/a>, Hatebreed, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Never_Shout_Never\"><em>Never Shout Never<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, GWAR and the Warped Tour is not a match made in heaven. But then, nothing about GWAR could be considered made in heaven \u2013 more about that later.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the true definition of the word \u201cunique,\u201d there are really very few things that can claim to be unique &#8212; especially in the world of popular music where copycat acts and songs are more the rule than the norm.<\/p>\n<p>But, unique is the perfect word to describe GWAR. There is, never was and never will be a band like GWAR. The Virginia-based costume-wearing thrash metal band exists in a universe all its own.<\/p>\n<p>When GWAR first arrived on the scene back in the 1980s, no-one would have &#8212; or could have &#8212; ever imagined that the group would still be playing to packed houses more than 30 years later.<\/p>\n<p>GWAR was a metal band with music performed by outrageous characters that looked and acted as if they had stepped out of a horror film done science fiction style.<\/p>\n<p>With musicians wearing elaborately grotesque foam latex costumes, the band\u2019s live shows were best described as raunchy, graphic, obscene and over-the-top.<\/p>\n<p>According to the band\u2019s mythology, GWAR is a group of alien monsters who were banished to Earth millions of years ago as punishment for their cosmic crimes.<\/p>\n<p>GWAR was frozen in the wasteland of Antarctica, to wait for the cosmic summons that would herald their return to the stars. But fate intervened, and GWAR was de-thawed by global warming.<\/p>\n<p>Led by pig-nosed lead singer Oderus Urungus, they began wandering the world, where they were quickly discovered by music mogul and mob boss Sleazy P. Martini.<\/p>\n<p>Transformed into the ultimate heavy metal band, they set about the business of destroying the human race with this savage sound, throwing great \u201cconcerts\u201d where thousands of humans would be lured to their deaths.<\/p>\n<p>According to GWAR, \u201cPeople come to watch the destruction onstage every night. And, not many people survive. Humans are ground into cat food. We kill all enemies of GWAR who attack us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I hope the POTUS isn\u2019t listening to this. Whether or not he is, he still meets his fate at the hands of GWAR.<\/p>\n<p>A number of people are \u201cbeheaded\u201d in every show &#8212; including personalities from the news. Victims have included O. J. Simpson, John Kerry, Mike Tyson, Jerry Springer, Osama Bin Laden, Michael Jackson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Adolf Hitler, Lady Gaga, Sarah Palin, and every American President since Ronald Reagan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the Warped Tour, it\u2019s very magical,\u201d said Pustulus Maximus, during a phone interview Thursday from a tour stop in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, it\u2019s been very hot. Right now, we\u2019re in Hot-lanta. On this tour, we\u2019ve played shows when the temperature has been in triple digits \u2013 cities like Albuquerque, Vegas and Phoenix. At one show, it was 122.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s disappointing that no-one in the band has died from the heat yet. I lost money in the death pool. Still, somebody is going to die on this tour. This has taught us what heat stroke is \u2013 it\u2019s like masturbating with Warrior Gel or Heet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a new audience for us. When the first blood spillage happens on stage, you can tell it\u2019s their first GWAR show \u2013 and their first time witnessing someone die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Blothar, \u201cThere is a lot of (fake) blood in our shows &#8212; 100 gallons of blood every night and we shoot it all at the audience. There aren\u2019t too many safe distances. Just ask our soundman. We empty the tanks at the end of the show and turn the hoses on the humans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GWAR\u2019s\u00a0founding member Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie) was found dead by a roommate in his Richmond, Virginia apartment in March 2014. The cause of death was later confirmed to be a heroin overdose.<\/p>\n<p>Now, everything GWAR does is an homage to Onerus and his slave Dave Brockie. The band honors him with a special song in every performance.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, during\u00a0GWAR&#8217;s \u201cVans\u2019 Warped Tour\u201d social media takeover, the band announced the name of their forthcoming new album \u2013 \u201cThe Blood Of Gods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The record will be released this fall via Metal Blade Records. The album is a hard rock masterpiece &#8212; a new milestone for\u00a0GWAR&#8217;s music that will be totally unexpected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018The Blood of Gods\u2019 is coming this fall,\u201d said Maximus. \u201cPeople are going to hate us all over again. The album was produced by Jesus Christ himself and sounds like what used to be on the radio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt speaks to the band in its preset state \u2013 a bunch of miserable old farts. Blothar was born grumpy. I\u2019m just mad at being alive in general. Our music is the only thing that makes me happy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, it only makes me happy for the 30 minutes we\u2019re on stage. Still, it\u2019s the longest I\u2019ve been happy in 1,000 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GWAR\u2019s most recent previous album was \u201cBattle Maximus\u201d in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe took some much-needed time off after losing Oderus,\u201d said Maximus. \u201cIt\u2019s a difficult process for any band to lose a member after losing another member.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In November 2011, Flattus Maximus since 2002, was found dead by his fellow band members in the band\u2019s tour bus. The cause of death was \u201ca coronary artery thrombosis brought about by his pre-existing coronary artery disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was the first time we were able to sit down and make a record as a group,\u201d said Maximus. \u201cBefore, it was always under distress \u2013 like members needing money. This time, we pulled out all our best songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the Warped Tour, Gwar will be one of the headliners on the Mutant South Stage.<\/p>\n<p>The full line-up for the 2017 \u201cVans Warped Tour\u201d includes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attila_(metalcore_band)\"><em>Attila<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawthorne_Heights\"><em>Hawthorne Heights<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Prevail\"><em>I Prevail<\/em><\/a>, Jule Vera, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Years_Day_(band)\"><em>New Years Day<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Watsky\"><em>Watsky<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andy_Biersack\">Andy Black<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beartooth_(band)\">Beartooth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hands_Like_Houses\">Hands Like Houses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neck_Deep\">Neck Deep<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Our_Last_Night\">Our Last Night<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Being_As_An_Ocean\">Being As An Ocean<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Candiria\">Candiria<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Counterparts_(band)\">Counterparts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fit_for_a_King_(band)\">Fit For A King<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silent_Planet\">Silent Planet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stick_To_Your_Guns\">Stick To Your Guns<\/a>, Sylar, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Acacia_Strain\">The Acacia Strain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/After_The_Burial\">After The Burial<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnifex_(band)\">Carnifex<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmure\">Emmure<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hundredth_(band)\">Hundredth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silverstein_(band)\">Silverstein<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sworn_In_(band)\">Sworn In<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Too_Close_to_Touch\">Too Close to Touch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alestorm\">Alestorm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barb_Wire_Dolls\">Barb Wire Dolls<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Big_D_And_The_Kids_Table\">Big D And The Kids Table<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microwave_(band)\">Microwave<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sonic_Boom_Six\">Sonic Boom Six<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stacked_Like_Pancakes\">Stacked Like Pancakes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_White_Noise\">The White Noise<\/a>, War On Women, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Control\">William Control<\/a>, Bad Cop \/ Bad Cop, Fire From The Gods,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Municipal_Waste_(band)\">Municipal Waste<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sick_Of_It_All\">Sick Of It All<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strung_Out\">Strung Out<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolescents_(band)\">The Adolescents<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valient_Thorr\">Valient Thorr<\/a>, Bad Omens, Boston Manor, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Courage_My_Love\">Courage My Love<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Creeper_(band)\">Creeper<\/a>, Farewell Winters, Feeki, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knocked_Loose\">Knocked Loose<\/a>, Movements, One Last Shot, Separations, The Gospel Youth, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trophy_Eyes\">Trophy Eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Video link for GWAR &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KqsW0TnZIAk\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/KqsW0TnZIAk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Video link for GWAR at Warped &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iKC2ZHZB3gI\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/iKC2ZHZB3gI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The day-long concert in Camden will start at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $41.50.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4515\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ben-arnold-at-kennett-flash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4515\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4515\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ben-arnold-at-kennett-flash-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Arnold<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org\/\"><em>http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/em><\/a>) will present Radio Free Honduras on July 8 and a residency with Ben Arnold starting on July 11.<\/p>\n<p>The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com\/\"><em>www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/em><\/a>) will host<\/p>\n<p>Marielle Kraft and Anna Spackman on July 7 and Cliff Eberhardt and Louise Mosrie on July 8.<\/p>\n<p>The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ardmoremusic.com\/\">www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>) will present The Church on July 7.<\/p>\n<p>The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.keswicktheatre.com\/\">www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) presents \u201cMystery Science Theater 3000 Live!\u201d on July 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times If you\u2019re looking for some live music this weekend, you can go American or international. 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