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By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Nellie McKay<\/p><\/div>\n

Fans of classic songs that are commonly referred to as standards are in for a treat this weekend with two very talented female vocalists performing songs from their recent albums devoted to standards \u2013 Nellie McKay and Paula Cole.<\/span><\/p>\n

McKay, who celebrated her 36<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> birthday this week, is touring in support of her new album \u201cSister Orchid\u201d \u2013 an album filled with songs that were popular long before she was born.<\/span><\/p>\n

The album includes timeless gems such as \u201cWillow Weep for Me,\u201d which was first recorded in 1932 by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra and later was a hit for Billie Holiday in the mid-1950s; \u201cGeorgia on My Mind,\u201d a Hoagy Carmichael song from 1930 that was a hit for Ray Charles in 1960; and \u201cIn a Sentimental Mood,\u201d which was penned and performed by Duke Ellington in 1935.<\/span><\/p>\n

McKay will bring these songs to life when she performs at the Arden Gild Hall (2126 The Highway, Arden, Delaware, www.ardenconcerts.com<\/span><\/a>) on April 20. She also has concerts scheduled for April 21 and 22 at Dino\u2019s Backstage (287 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside, http:\/\/www.dinosbackstage.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

On McKay\u2019s website, \u201cSister Orchid,\u201d which will be released on May 18 on Palmetto Records, had this description \u2013 \u201cConjuring the image of a lonely all night truck stop along highway 1 on the California coast, all but lost in the fog that comes creeping along the shoreline..\u00a0this album speaks of the night, the outsider, the plaintive wail of those lost at sea.\u00a0\u2018Sister Orchid\u2019\u00a0was conceived in solitude,\u00a0executed in darkness. It\u00a0comes from a place of quiet, a world of low lights and cool drinks, up against a hard wall.\u00a0 An oasis of hungry eyes and easy promises, warm as a biscuit, the kind of place your mother warned you against.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt took me a long time to make this album,\u201d said McKay, during a phone interview last week. \u201cI\u2019ve known some of these songs since I was little. All of them are standards.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor many years, I thought about doing a solo album like this. It seemed right. Selecting the songs to record was extremely difficult \u2013 almost impossible \u2013 because there are so many great songs. The songs I chose blended together well on this album.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The album features McKay on vocals with just piano accompaniment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI recorded it last summer in Pennsylvania and New York,\u201d said McKay. \u201cThe song list was large. We had about 40 songs and then whittled it down. Everything had something going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just me on this record. I sang and played piano. I think it has a different flavor than most albums \u2013 no other instruments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

McKay first played shows in this area back in 2004 to accompany the release of her debut album \u201cGet Away from Me\u201d on Columbia Records<\/span><\/p>\n

When she was getting started, McKay\u2019s music bridged the gap between jazz and hip-hop — a combination not often heard in today\u2019s pop music.<\/span><\/p>\n

McKay was born in London and raised in New York, the Pacific Northwest and Pennsylvania’s Pocono Manor. When she was still in her teens, she was living in her own apartment in New York — at the edge of Harlem at 123rd and Amsterdam.<\/span><\/p>\n

McKay, who attended school at Pocono Mountain Junior and Senior High, learned to play a variety of instruments including piano, cello, timpani, vibes, triangle and saxophone. Her main concentration has always been on keyboards.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI played with the East Stroudsburg University Jazz Ensemble when I was still in high school,\u201d said McKay. \u201cPatrick Dorian, a music professor at ESU, gave me my first formal jazz training. He taught me a lot about composition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Eventually, McKay began playing gigs at New York piano bars such as Don’t Tell Mama’s, Stonewall Bistro, Psychic Cafe, Regents, Rose’s Turn, and Mozart Caf\u00e9 (where she was canned because she liked to play Christmas songs in August when people weren’t sick of them). A record deal with Columbia followed and the rest is history.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSister Orchid\u201d\u00a0marks\u00a0McKay\u2019s seventh label release in just 31 years. Her previous albums include\u00a0\u201cGet Away from My Head,\u201d \u201cPretty\u00a0Little\u00a0Villagers,\u201d \u201cObligatory Pie,\u201d \u201cNormal as Home: A Tribute\u00a0to\u00a0My\u00a0Day,\u201d \u201cSweet Mobile\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cBlueberry\u00a0Reader.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

McKay is like a modern-day \u201cRenaissance Woman.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On Broadway, she\u00a0won a Theatre\u00a0World\u00a0Award for her portrayal of Polly Peachum in\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Threepenny\u00a0Opera.\u201d She also\u00a0co-created and starred in the award winning off-Broadway hit\u00a0\u201cOld Hats,\u201d\u00a0and has\u00a0written and produced musical biographies around a compelling gallery of ladies\u00a0\u2013 from\u00a0environmental pioneer\u00a0Rachel Carson to the life,\u00a0conviction, and execution at San Quentin\u00a0of\u00a0underdog\u00a0Barbara Graham.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent projects include \u201cThe Big Molinsky \u2013 Considering Joan Rivers,\u201d and \u201cA GIRL NAMED BILL \u2013 The Life and Times of Billy Tipton,\u201d which was named one of the \u201cBest Concerts of the Year\u201d by\u00a0The New York Times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

McKay\u2019s screen work includes roles\u00a0in\u00a0\u201cPS I Love You\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cDowntown Express.\u201d She contributed movie\u00a0music to\u00a0\u201cRumor Has It,\u201d \u201cMonster-in-Law,\u201d \u201cGasland,\u201d \u201cLast Holiday,\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cPrivate Life.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the television world, her music has been heard on\u00a0\u201cMad Men,\u201d \u201cBoardwalk Empire,\u201d \u201cWeeds,\u201d \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy,\u201d \u201cNCIS,\u201d \u201cNurse Jackie,\u201d and\u00a0\u201cSMILF.\u201d Additionally, McKay\u2019s writing has appeared in\u00a0The Onion,\u00a0Interview, and\u00a0The New York Times Book Review.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, it\u2019s a cabaret act,\u201d said McKay. \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019ll do \u2013 a classic cabaret show. The live show is a preview of the new album, so we\u2019ll be playing all the songs from the album. Also, people call out request and I like to oblige them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

McKay also has devoted much of her life to projects combating animal abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n

She is a recipient of PETA\u2019s\u00a0Humanitarian Award and The Humane Society\u2019s Doris Day Music Award\u00a0in recognition of her dedication to animal rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been a vegetarian since I was eight,\u201d said McKay. \u201cI\u2019ve been vegan since 2004. Non-violence begins on your plate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Nellie McKay \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZuA1CtFF18w<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the Arden Gild Hall, which has Mark Thousands as the opener, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30. The performances at Dino\u2019s Backstage will start at 8:30 p.m. on April 21 and 7:30 p.m. on April 22. Tickets are $45.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Paula Cole<\/p><\/div>\n

Live renditions of standards will also be the main course when Paula Cole performs on April 20 at the World Caf\u00e9 Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

A few months ago, Cole released her latest album \u201cBallads\u201d, a 20-song collection of American jazz and folk classics from the 1930\u2019s to the 1960\u2019s. It is dedicated to her father, Jim Cole. The first single from the album was a cover of Billie Holiday<\/span><\/a>\u2019s \u201cGod Bless the Child<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cole, who turned 50 two weeks ago, started as a jazz singer and now returns to pay homage to her first love of jazz and folk. \u201cBallads\u201d is a journey to Billie Holiday and Bob Dylan, to John Coltrane and Nina Simone, to Bobbie Gentry and Nancy Wilson — sung by a Paula Cole we\u2019ve not yet heard.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis project has been in the back of my mind for decades,\u201d said Cole, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from her home in Beverly, Massachusetts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve lived in the book of standards \u2013 Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Miles Davis. My dad was a musician and he always lived in the book. This album is something I needed to do for myself and my father. It\u2019s been gestating for years. I always wanted a more guitar-based rhythm section with a rootsy feel and a classic piano player. This album has older music and I was also weaving in American standards by contemporary artists like Bob Dylan and Bobbie Gentry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cole treats the timeless standards with respect and adds her own personal touch delivered by her rich voice in classic style.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been years in the making,\u201d said Cole. \u201cWe recorded 31 songs in five days. It was hard to get down to 31 because I have so many standards I love. The lyrics ad to be apt to this work. I didn\u2019t want negative things. There were many old songs by singers like Billie Holiday that were about women being mistreated. Those songs weren\u2019t right for this. I needed lyrics that worked for me as a strong woman.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cole and her band \u2013 Jay Bellerose on drums, Dennis Crouch on upright bass, Kevin Barry on guitar and his wife Consuelo Candelaria on piano \u2013 went into the studio to record \u201cBallads\u201d just under two years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI cut the album in August 2016 and it came out in August 2017,\u201d said Cole. \u201cI made it with Chris Rival, who is a wonderful engineer, in his hand-built studio in a barn. He looks at invisible vectors of sound and knows how to find the sweet spot. We did 31 songs and 20 of them are on the new album, which is a double album. It was very difficult to decide which 20 songs to use. We still have 11 great tracks that we didn\u2019t use so, eventually, another album will come out of the session.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut, it won\u2019t be an immediate follow-up. The next album release \u2013 I feel like it\u2019s \u2018Amen \u2013 Part 2.\u2019 It\u2019s definitely more contemporary.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Back in the mid-1990s, Paula Cole was a hot commodity in the world of rock music. Her single \u201cWhere Have All the Cowboys Gone?\u201d was a smash hit that reached the Top 10 on Billboard magazine\u2019s pop charts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her next single \u201cI Don\u2019t Want to Wait\u201d reached Number 11 on the same chart and was used as the theme song for the hit TV series \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek.\u201d Another single was used on the \u201cCity of Angels\u201d soundtrack.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cole also recorded a duet with Peter Gabriel on \u201cHush, Hush, Hush\u201d, a song about AIDS. She received rave reviews for her performances on the inaugural \u201cLilith Fair\u201d tour and was nominated for several Grammy awards in 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, Cole pulled the plug on her music career. She took a hiatus from life in the entertainment world for a variety of reasons. Finally, in 2007, Cole decided to resume her career as a singer\/songwriter\/producer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her \u201cCourage\u201d album was released in 2007 \u2013 followed by \u201cIthaca\u201d in 2010, \u201cRaven\u201d in 2013 and \u201c7\u201d in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLately, it\u2019s been an album about every two years,\u201d said Cole. \u201cI\u2019m more prolific now. I enjoy being free from a record label. It\u2019s also nice that I have the opportunity for direct communication with my fans.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter I released \u2018Amen\u2019 in 1999, I took time off to raise my daughter Sky. She had health issues that required my attention round-the-clock. My responsibility was to her at that time. Once you have a child, everything changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, I needed a break from the music business. The pop market was shifting away from Lilith type singer-songwriters and going blonde. Darker, intelligent singer-songwriters were sent to the back burner. The industry\u2019s attention was focusing more on the blondes like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. My team was pushing false goals and I didn\u2019t like it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in it for the music. I wasn\u2019t in it to sell perfume and things like that. Everyone needs a fallow season. For example, I really enjoyed John Lennon\u2019s work during his fallow season. Also, I\u2019m an introvert and I wear my heart on my sleeve. I was a nervous wreck after a while with all the attention.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So, Cole made her exit stage left. But, she couldn\u2019t stay away forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was terribly depressed without music,\u201d said Cole. \u201cI really missed it. I\u2019m a musician and I knew that\u2019s what I wanted to do. I just had to be patient. And, my fans had to be patient. It was all meant to be. I had to take time off \u2013 and then I had to come back.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn my live shows, I always play my hits. I feel compelled to do them. They are like old friends \u2013 and they\u2019re uplifting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Paula Cole \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/3WkkIdwOy74<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the World Caf\u00e9 Live will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $36.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the venue are The Suffers on April 19, Orchestra 2001: Zappa\u2019s Radical Classical Roots on April 22, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall on April 23, Clint Coley on April 24 and Southern Avenue on April 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ayreheart<\/p><\/div>\n

Music that has a classic feel of a different sort will be presented on April 20 when Market Street Music presents Ayreheart at First & Central Presbyterian Church (1101 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, http:\/\/marketstreetmusicde.org<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Founded by Grammy-nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane, Ayreheart brings the lute\u2014the most popular instrument of the Renaissance\u2014into the twenty-first century with the energy of a rock concert. Played on a combination of instruments both new and old, Ayreheart performs Renaissance music, traditional Scottish and Irish tunes, as well as original music by McFarlane.<\/span><\/p>\n

McFarlane plays the lute and writes original music for the instrument that incorporates influences from American folk, bluegrass, jazz, rock, and Celtic music. He and his Ayreheart bandmates \u2013Mattias Rucht (djemb\u00e9, drum kit, caj\u00f3n, udu, frame drum, dumbek) and Will Morris (bass, colascione, violin, mandolin) — all have backgrounds playing in jazz and rock bands.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are three albums in Ayreheart\u2019s history \u2013 \u201cIndigo Road,\u201d which was a solo album by McFarlane in 2007; \u201cOne Morning,\u201d a 2009 album that was credited to Ronn McFarlane & Ayreheart; and \u201cBarley Moon,\u201d an album released in 2016 credited to Ayreheart.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe band developed out of an idea with \u2018Indigo Road,\u2019\u201d said McFarlane, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wrote it originally as a lute solo. But, I also liked the idea of different instruments that could give the songs new life. So, I started working with Will and Mattias.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that, I wrote songs that were structured to include other instruments. The music is ensemble music combining renaissance music with modern instruments. The concept of Ayreheart is to bring the lute into the 21<\/span>st<\/sup><\/span> century with original music, dances from the Renaissance and Celtic music from the 17<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> and 18<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> centuries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ironically, McFarlane didn\u2019t get his start in music with an interest in music from previous centuries.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI started as a teenager in 1967,\u201d said McFarlane. \u201cI heard my cousin play \u2018Wipeout.\u2019 I learned how to play electric guitar and eventually began playing in rock bands.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen, I got interested in classical guitar and fell in love with classical music. I was especially interested in Baroque and Renaissance music. So, I started learning how to play the lute. Part of what I liked about lute was the way it blended folk and classical. Ayreheart has classical music. It\u2019s influenced by folk \u2013 and also bluegrass.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ayreheart\u2019s growth began with the \u201cOne Morning\u201d album.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith that album, bringing the guys together and creating the music from ground up was satisfying. So was bringing the guys together as an ongoing band. My vision was being realized.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time we made \u2018Barley Moon,\u2019 we had great coherence. There is no original music on the album \u2013 just music from the Renaissance and the 16th century. But, there wasn\u2019t some dividing line between folk and classical.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe modern instruments are a little louder. They have a more solid sound. The lute has more of a porous sound. You can hear through it. With lute and bass, the lute has to be amplified a little.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Ayreheart \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/e4gLZe15BFQ<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at First & Central Presbyterian Church will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rivers of Nihil<\/p><\/div>\n

While just about everyone in the area is impatiently awaiting the emergence of spring, Rivers of Nihil, a death metal band from Pennsylvania, has already moved into autumn with the third release in its seasons-themed series of albums.<\/span><\/p>\n

The quintet from Reading — Jake Dieffenbach: Vocals, Brody Uttley: Guitar, Jon Topore- Guitar, Adam Biggs: Bass \/ Vocals, Jared Klein: Drums \u2013 will be showcasing songs from the new album at a show on April 19 at One Centre Square (1 Centre Square, Easton, https:\/\/www.onecentresquare.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Rivers of Nihil has released three albums \u2013 \u201cThe Conscious Seed of Light\u201d in 2013, \u201cMonarchy\u201d in 2015 and \u201cWhere Owls Know My Name,\u201d which was released last month on Metal Blade Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

While \u201cSeed\u201d and \u201cMonarchy\u201d were thematically centered around spring and summer, respectively, \u201cWhere Owls Know My Name\u201d represents the fall. And although that season is usually associated with death, for Rivers of Nihil, the autumn serves as a rebirth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were making our first album, we had already planned it out with the seasons,\u201d said Biggs, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon as the band was travelling to a gig in Columbus, Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJake and I had a conversation about making that a running theme. We weren\u2019t sure about lyrical content and where to go. We thought a seasonal context would be something that people could relate to. It was meant to be something subtle.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to knock you in the head with it. It\u2019s there for anybody who really wants to think about it. The spring vibe on \u2018Seed\u2019 is more apparent in the lyrics than anything else.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith \u2018Monarch,\u2019 we had gone through our first line-up change. We had a big shift in how we did things. We were more concerned with how to put things on display \u2013 displaying the new thing that we had. All the songs worked together as a concept. The songs were dense and were based on the idea of oppressive heat.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen came \u2018Owls.\u2019 We took a little while to get working on it. \u2018Monarch\u2019 took a lot out of us from the songwriting aspect. We had songs trickling out. Then, the writing picked up at the end.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe cut the album last September at Atrium Audio, a studio in Lancaster. We wanted to focus on the negative aspect of autumn and channel it into the music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Formed in 2009 by guitarist Brody Uttley, bassist\/lyricist Adam Biggs, and vocalist Jake Dieffenbach, Rivers of Nihil quickly made a name for itself in the death metal scene. The group cemented its reputation as a young band to watch by annihilating audiences with its live show.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRight before we started, we were in different bands in the Reading area,\u201d said Biggs. \u201cBoth of those bands collapsed around the same time so Brody, Jake and I started a new band. After we came together, we played a long time as a local band. Things got going in 2012 when we got signed to Metal Blade Records.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhere Owls Know My Name\u201d shows have much the band has evolved over the last six years. The music is still powerful death metal but it also incorporates elements from a variety of genres such as electronica, jazz, alternative, and folk.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe always wanted to be more musical than just a typical death metal band,\u201d said Biggs. \u201cWe want to make music that we\u2019re happy with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Rivers of Nihil \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/Es35XYlKNnA?list=PLy8LfIp6j3aL07LAHbo4vtLCgXnLCib55<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at One Centre Square, which also features Dying Fetus, Thy Art Is Murder, Enterprise Earth, Sanction, and Levitated, will start at 5 p.m. Tickets are $25.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at One Center Square are Dru Hill on April 21 and Hawthorne Heights on April 22.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dan Bern<\/p><\/div>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/span><\/a>) hosts Dan Bern and Cliff Hillis on April 19, Rick Vito on April 20, Christie Lenee<\/span><\/a> and Mark Unruh on April 21, Charis Latshaw, Wendell Woods, Jr.,\u00a0 and Rebekah Latshaw on April 22 and \u201cConcert for Billy – Celebrating the Life and Music of Billy Penn Burger<\/span><\/a>\u201d on April 24 and 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043, www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/span><\/a>) will host Sirens of Spring Tour featuring Christine Havrilla & Gypsy Fuzz with Mama’s Black Sheep on April 20.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110,\u00a0http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/span><\/a>) will present The Go Around, Nathan Allebach and Hoss on April 21.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/span><\/a>) will present Bilal on April 19,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pink Talking Fish on April 20, Peace Drums Project Fundraiser on April 21, and The Mountain Goats on April 22 and 23.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/span><\/a>) will present<\/span><\/p>\n

Liz Longley with Mike Mains on April 19, Ray Bonneville with Abbye West Pates on April 20, and Danielle Miraglia and Robinson Treacher on April 21.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/span><\/a>) presents<\/span><\/p>\n

Dweezil Zappa on April 21, Rodriguez <\/span><\/a>and Liz Vice on April 22, The Lightning Thief on April 23 and Steven Wilson on April 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/span><\/a>) will have Jake Shimabukuro<\/span><\/a> on April 19, Alan Doyle on April 20, Classic Albums Live: Pink Floyd’s The Wall<\/span><\/a> on April 21, Los Lobos on April 22, We Banjo 3 on April 23 and Quinn Sullivan on April 25.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Candlelight Theater (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313,\u00a0www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org<\/span><\/a>) will be the place to go for laughs on April 19.\u00a0 Candlelight\u2019s monthly \u201cComedy Club\u201d night will showcase headliner Chris Monty, feature comedian Carolyn Busa and emcee Mollie Sperduta. Tickets, which are $30, include complimentary lite fare buffet.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff,\u00a0Entertainment Editor, The Times Fans of classic songs that are commonly referred to as standards are in for a treat this weekend with two very talented female vocalists performing songs from their recent albums devoted to standards \u2013 Nellie McKay and Paula Cole.    Send article as PDF   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8457],"tags":[11105,11107,7426,11104,9668,11106],"class_list":["post-39200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-ayreheart","tag-dan-bern","tag-featured","tag-nellie-mckay","tag-paula-cole","tag-rivers-of-nihil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39200","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=39200"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39201,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39200\/revisions\/39201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}