{"id":40238,"date":"2018-07-21T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=40238"},"modified":"2018-07-21T10:00:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T14:00:47","slug":"on-stage-50-years-of-rock-stardom-just-say-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=40238","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: 50 years of rock stardom? Just say Yes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, <em>Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/yes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7718\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/yes-350x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a>In recent years, Yes has been visiting America during the summer months to perform shows featuring a couple of the bands classic albums performed in their entirety.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1968 by Chris Squire and Jon Anderson, Grammy-award winning recording artists Yes have created some of the most important and influential music in rock history, such as iconic pieces \u201cRoundabout,\u201d \u201cClose to the Edge,\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve Seen All Good People,\u201d \u201cOwner of a Lonely Heart,\u201d \u201cStarship Trooper,\u201d and countless others.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s albums, including \u201cFragile,\u201d \u201c Close to the Edge,\u201d \u201cTales from Topographic Oceans,\u201d and \u201c90125,\u201d have been certified multi-platinum, double-platinum, platinum, and more by the RIAA, and have sold over 50 million records total in a career that has so far spanned almost five decades.<\/p>\n<p>On July 21, Yes will be in Philadelphia to perform a show at Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal Street, Philadelphia, 215-309-0150, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefillmorephilly.com\/\">www.thefillmorephilly.com<\/a>) and to help fans celebrate the band at the \u201cYesFanFest \u2013 50 True Summers\u201d event at the same venue during the day.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Yes will be travelling around North America on its summer tour and it\u2019s a special one. It\u2019s the band\u2019s \u00a050th\u00a0Anniversary\u00a0North American tour titled \u201c#YES50: Celebrating 50 Years of YES.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During this summer\u2019s \u201cEvening with YES\u201d shows, YES&#8211; Steve Howe (guitar since 1970), Alan White (drums since 1972), Geoff Downes (keyboards; first joined in 1980), Jon Davison (vocals since 2011) and Billy Sherwood (guitar\/keyboards in the 1990s and the late Chris Squire\u2019s choice to take over bass\/vocals in 2015) &#8212; will perform a special classic hits concert to commemorate the landmark occasion<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to our convention event and Philly shows,\u201d said Downes, during a phone interview from his hotel room in Philadelphia Friday morning. \u201cIt\u2019s a very exciting time for the band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did a Yes convention before at the London Palladium. Phiadekphia was the most logical place to do onbe in the states considering Philadelphia is where the band broke initially. In 1969 when the band first cane to the states, a radio deejay named Ed Sciaky was a major reason in our success. He played our music on the raio a lot and other stations picked up on it a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes played the Spectrum, which is no longer there, multiple times. Certainly, Philadelphia has played a big role for a lot of British bands \u2013 Philadelphia and not New York or Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The current Yes line-up will perform a selection of the band\u2019s greatest hits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the past few years, we\u2019ve been doing these album series tours each summer,\u201d said Downes. \u201cWe\u2019re working our way through the catalog. \u2018Drama\u2019 was an important album for me. It was my first album with the band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1980, pop duo The Buggles (keyboardist Geoff Downes and singer Trevor Horn) acquired Brian Lane as a manager. The pair had had a worldwide hit with the single \u201cVideo Killed the Radio Star\u201d and were working in the same rehearsal complex as Yes. The duo already had a song called \u201cWe Can Fly From Here,\u201d which they thought would be suitable for Yes and which they consequently pitched to the band.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, the departure of Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman, which had been kept secret from everyone outside the Yes inner circle, was revealed to Horn and Downes and it was suggested that they join Yes as full-time members.<\/p>\n<p>Horn and Downes accepted the invitation and the reconfigured band recorded \u201cDrama,\u201d which was released in August 1980. The record displayed a heavier, harder sound than the material Yes had recorded previously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were definitely changes when we recorded \u2018Drama,\u2019\u201d said Downes. \u201cYes went from a band that was known for playing these long pieces to being more of a rock band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen John Anderson and Rick Wakeman left, the other guys were looking in different directions for the band. I think it helped propel Yes into a whole new genre. I think we injected a whole new technical aspect &#8212; not just in sounds but also in writing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat album showed that Yes could expand into a new musical style. In our 1980 tour, we played three or four tracks off the album. It\u2019s a great album to play because there\u2019s a lot of lively music in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The most recent album by Yes is \u201cHeaven &amp; Earth,\u201d which came out in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not playing any songs from the latest album but we play a lot from albums over the course of the band\u2019s career,\u201d said Downes. \u201cIt makes for quite a long show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Yes &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XMyx-Oc0S_I\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/XMyx-Oc0S_I<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On July 21, it\u2019s time for the second session of the Ladybug Festival (Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, <a href=\"https:\/\/theladybugfestival.com\/\">https:\/\/theladybugfestival.com<\/a>) \u2013 a free two-day festival held on Market Street in downtown Wilmington.<\/p>\n<p>The seventh annual all-female festival features 63 musical acts on 17 stages on July 20 and 21.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7719\" style=\"width: 305px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/laura-cheadle-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7719\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7719\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/laura-cheadle-2-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laura Cheadle<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the top acts performing tonight will be Laura Cheadle, who is performing in support of her new album \u201cChill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Chill\u2019 officially came out in May, so it\u2019s still very new\u201d said Cheadle, during a phone interview Friday from her home in South Jersey. \u201cI\u2019m filming a music video for it this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Cheadle wears several hats as a musician. She is a gifted singer\/songwriter. She is a talented pop\/rock artist. And, she is an acclaimed blues musician.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis album is not a blues album,\u201d said Cheadle. \u201cIt\u2019s a vibrant, pop\/R&amp;B singer\/songwriter album like the ones I made in the 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually wrote every single song. Usually, I collaborate with other people. This album was all me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to use al organic instruments \u2013 bass, drums, guitar, synth and even live violin. Every song on this album is literally chill. It\u2019s a real relaxed album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is also a very personal record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wrote the songs from 2013 on,\u201d said Cheadle. \u201cThere were a lot of changes in my life. The songs are about relationships and love \u2013 about being true to yourself. It\u2019s absolutely introspective. It\u2019s about my life.<\/p>\n<p>Making this album was definitely a cathartic experience. I worked through a lot of emotions on this record. I still feel the emotion when I perform them. I can\u2019t let go of these feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cheadle has a band that features blues, soul, funk \u2013 and a lot of Cheadles. Her four-piece group features her brother Jim Cheadle on guitar and her father James Cheadle on keyboards. James \u201cPapa Cheadle\u201d has played and recorded with Don Cornell, DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Four Aces, Grover Washington Jr., The Soul Survivors, Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father has influenced me so much,\u201d said Cheadle. \u201cHe\u2019s a seasoned jazz musician who used to be a music professor at Rowan University. So, I\u2019ve always been involved with music<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has his own recording studio in South Jersey called the Swedesboro Music Studio and he records a lot of different people. He and I are both devoted to music. His influence on me is blues and jazz \u2013 but I make it modern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cheadle\u2019s music career began when she was four years old. Her father created the \u201cAppreciation Choir\u201d for the Persian Gulf War troops in the early nineties and created a music video that was aired on VH1 and MTV. Along with her two older twin brothers and various other children, Cheadle toured around the United States singing for audiences.<\/p>\n<p>When she was 11, she enlisted her father to teach her how to play drums. From her \u201ctween\u201d to \u201cmid-teen\u201d years, Cheadle was in a band with her brothers called Sibling \u2013 a pop group that played at local restaurants, churches, music venues, private parties and parades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in the Philadelphia\/New Jersey music scene for quite some time,\u201d said Cheadle. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing acoustic stuff since I was 16 and then put my band together later. Sibling was a blend and I morphed into my music. Songwriting comes very naturally for me. Sometimes, I wake up with a melody in my head. It\u2019s just there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been a super fan of old soul. My biggest influences are Aretha Franklin, Tower of Power, James Brown and Stevie Wonder. I love real drums and all the organic instruments. Some of my songs are rock. Some of them are blues. It\u2019s hard to classify me \u2013 maybe pop\/rock with soul influence. I just do what I feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cheadle Family has built a strong reputation nationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were on an NBC television show called \u2018The Next Great Family Band\u2019 in 2013,\u201d said Cheadle. \u201cThat got us a lot of interest in being booked for tours. They actually came to our place in Swedesboro. The exposure was great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cheadle recorded chill at Swedesboro Music Studio with her father as the producer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI prefer working with my whole band whenever I can,\u201d said Cheadle. \u201cFor this show at Ladybug, it will be just me accompanied by my father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Laura Cheadle &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Szo15OvoQi0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Szo15OvoQi0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some\u00a0of the other acts performing\u00a0at the Ladybug Festival this evening are Lauren Ruth Ward, Grace Vonderkuhn, Angela Sheik, Sonja Sofya and CVGES.<\/p>\n<p>There will be another interesting musical attraction in downtown Wilmington on July 21 \u2013 just a few blocks up Market Street from the Ladybug Festival.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7720\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/miranda-sings-2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7720\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/miranda-sings-2-200x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miranda Sings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On\u00a0 Saturday evening, The Playhouse on Rodney Square (10th and Market streets, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-0200, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegrandwilmington.org\/\">www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/a>) is hosting the \u201cMiranda Sings\u00a0No Offense Tour\u201d with Special Guest Colleen Ballinger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMiranda Sings\u201d is the creation of Colleen Ballinger,\u00a0an actor, comedian, trained vocalist, writer and executive producer.\u00a0Best known for portraying her character &#8220;Miranda Sings&#8221;,\u00a0Ballinger has amassed more than 20 million followers across social media and passed two billion views\u00a0on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Miranda is a hilarious\u00a0parody of a young,\u00a0self-absorbed singer\u00a0with more far more confidence (and vibrato) than talent. She is known for her overdrawn red lips,\u00a0questionable advice about\u00a0singing and life and over-the-top rants about her family and personal\u00a0problems.<\/p>\n<p>On her website, Miranda explained her background, \u201cit was a cold winters day on december 24 when I was borned. My mom always new I would be a singer because when I was cut out of her stomach i cried. I was homeschooled my whole life and won a lot of tonys for my musicals in my backyard. In 2008 I decided the world should no how famous I am so I put my videos online. Now I tour all over the world performing for my mirfandas. I have millions of views online and have performed in Australia, London, Ireland, Canada, New York City, Hollywood, and of course Pennsilvania. I love my mirfandas!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ballinger offered a much more believable explanation during a recent phone interview from her home in Santa Barbara, California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just goofing around when I was in college a while ago at Azuza Pacific,\u201d said Ballinger, referring to Azusa Pacific University &#8212; a private, evangelical Christian university in Azusa, California. \u201cThat was before YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGirls were rude to me \u2013 cocky and not nice. I merged them together. And, I was doing a play in college and my character\u2019s name was Miranda. Miranda gave lessons. I\u2019d do routines where Miranda was teaching people how to sing. It was terrible advice. And, the theater community loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ballinger was a natural when it came to making videos that would go viral on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always filmed my life,\u201d said Ballinger, who is also the co-author of the New York Times #1 Bestselling book \u201cSelp Helf,\u201d alongside her brother\/producing partner, Chris Ballinger. \u201cAs kids, we had our own video camera and made our own movies. Instead of doing a school paper, I\u2019d make and edit a video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYouTube was a new concept. It was a bizarre thing to see people talking to the camera. So, I uploaded my videos. I got a lot of hate comments at the beginning because they thought Miranda was real. What they didn\u2019t like \u2013 I\u2019d do more of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seemed funny to me that people could get angry at something like that. Unfortunately, in the world we live in, people love to hate. Slowly, people realized I was an actress and Miranda was just a character. By mistake, my character became an anti-bullying figure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ballinger eventually took her act to the next level \u2013 live shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been touring since I started the character,\u201d said Ballinger, who regularly appears on Live with Kelly &amp; Ryan and served as a guest co-host on The View, as Colleen. \u201cI\u2019ve always been touring and getting on stage. I started my one-woman show nine years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s a two-woman show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first half of the show is me as Colleen,\u201d said Ballinger, who resides in Southern California with her Instagram-famous cats, Prissy Gus Gus and Daisy Ma. \u201cThen, I change into Miranda in the middle of a song. I change clothes, put on lipstick and change my voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Miranda Sings Live &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oaChBEWd7E0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/oaChBEWd7E0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at Playhouse will start at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0 Tickets are $48.50-$89.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7721\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/scattered-hamlet-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7721\" class=\"wp-image-7721 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/scattered-hamlet-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scattered Hamlet<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cScattered hamlet\u201d is name for a small dispersed or widely spaced settlement &#8212; generally one smaller than a village.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScattered Hamlet\u201d is the name of an American rock\/country\/hard rock\/hillbilly band featuring Adam Joad, Jake Delling Le Bas, Richard Erwin and Adam Newell.<\/p>\n<p>The quartet is touring in support of its most recent album \u201cSwamp Rebel Machine\u201d and is bringing its \u201cStay Hungry Stay Free Tour\u201d to The Nail (2580 Haverford Rd, Ardmore, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenail1.com\/\">http:\/\/www.thenail1.com<\/a>) on July 21.<\/p>\n<p>The name of the toru is a reference to the band\u2019s new single \u2013 a cover of Twisted Sister\u2019s song \u201cStay Hungry.\u201d The single \u201cStay Hungry\u201d is a heartfelt tribute to the bands drummer,\u00a0Jake Delling Le Bast, who is currently in a coma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJake was celebrating his 30th birthday last September,\u201d said Erwin, during a recent phone interview from a tour stop in Houston. \u201cHe was trying to climb a balcony and took a spill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At first, the doctors didn\u2019t know if he was going to make it. Later though, Le Bast did defy all odds and made it. But, he remains in a coma with a traumatic brain injury &#8212; the kind of brain injury soldiers get from IEDs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s making progress,\u201d said Erwin. \u201cBut, it\u2019s extremely slow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwamp Rebel Machine\u201d features all the original members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recorded the album two Januarys ago,\u201d said Erwin. \u201cIt came out in November 2016. We recorded it in L.A. at NRG Studio. Me and Adam and Jake were all in the room together \u2013 trying to capture the live energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vocals were done separately at Adam Joad\u2019s house in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. All the songs are about him and stories from his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt some point, all of us have lived in L.A. to make things happen with music. Adam lived out here for two years. He started the band. Once the band began touring a lot, he moved home to Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started out more modern rock and our sound slowly evolved into what it is now. I\u2019m not a huge fan of the metal label. We\u2019re more a hard rock band with Southern influence and a little country influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Scattered Hamlet \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ipn-nMQoaek\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ipn-nMQoaek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at The Nail will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7722\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bee-bee-sea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7722\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7722\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bee-bee-sea-350x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bee Bee Sea<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On July 21, Bee Bee Sea, a psych\/garage band from Italy will make its Philadelphia debut with a show at Power Tower (Ninth and Glenwood streets, Philadelphia, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252Fpowertowerphl%26data%3D02%257C01%257C%257Cff6d740e68bb46119afc08d5e8cf42a8%257C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%257C1%257C0%257C636670899224253766%26sdata%3DVhcsDPtc2BD4N15j42b0kyrzq62hFYt4WasAyqZCTAo%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C0178bc2892c043644f9208d5eb54bfc4%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636673671578321735&amp;sdata=87oAE5hrQRH74nSmmmUJ8oIj4zZX9EZYZmoJ2Kkd20o%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/powertowerphl<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The Italian trio \u2013 Damiano Cason, vocals, guitar, Giacomo Parisio, bass, backing vocals; Andrea Onofrio, drums, backing vocals\u00a0&#8212; will be focusing on songs from its new album \u201cSonic Boomerang,\u201d which was released a few months ago via\u00a0Dirty Water and Wild Honey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our first time to tour America and we\u2019re playing both coasts,\u201d said Damiano, during a phone interview this week from a tour stop in Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>Having an internationally-released album and a tour of America was beyond the band\u2019s dreams when it started a few years back in its hometown of Castle Goffredo in northern Italy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were just friends from a small town of 10,000 people,\u201d said Damiano Cason. \u201cWhen we started to play together, few of the guys played instruments. 2010 was the beginning. We started doing some songs. In 2105, we changed to Bee Bee Sea. It was a name that was easy to remember.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe music was more garage music. We started doing covers of the Beatles, the Stones and the Kinks. We wanted to be more like garage bands. And, we liked a lot of post-punk music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot long after we became Bee Bee Sea, we started to write our own music. At the beginning, the songs were like shit. We just weren\u2019t that skilled. Six months later, we sounded a lot better. Our first live show was eight years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band continues to evolve and improve. The result of that evolution was the \u201cSonic Boomerang\u201d album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recorded \u2018Sonic Boomerang\u2019 in 2017,\u201d said Cason. \u201cWe recorded it here in Italy at T.U.P. Studio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T.U.P. Studio is an analog gear-based recording\u00a0studio in Brescia run by musicians\/producers Pierluigi Ballarin, Brown Barcella and Alessio Lonati.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were playing these songs for two years before we went into the studio,\u201d said Cason. \u201cWe were writing all the time. Now, we already have a couple songs ready for the next album. Some are quite good. But, we still have a lot of work to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTouring America is great. We\u2019re so excited to be here and to see the big cities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for Bee Bee Sea \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qS3VakLAFxs\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/qS3VakLAFxs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at Power Tower will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in the mood for some blues on Saturday, head east to Bucks County.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7723\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cash-box-kings-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7723\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7723\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cash-box-kings-2-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cash Box Kings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Blues masters The Cash Box Kings, touring in support of their Alligator Records debut, \u201cRoyal Mint,\u201d will perform at the Bucks County Blues Society&#8217;s 36th Annual R&amp;B Picnic in Morrisville on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>On July 21,\u00a0the Chicago-based band will play at the festival which is being held at Snipes Farm, 890 West Bridge Street, Morrisville, 215-946-4794 or 215-264-6631)<br \/>\nThe Cash Box Kings play the blues the way the music should be played \u2013 straight-forward and with feeling.<\/p>\n<p>Known as one of the finest purveyors of vintage Chicago blues with a modern twist, The Cash Box Kings deliver a potent mix of tough vocals, powerhouse harmonica and stinging guitar.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Nosek founded The Cash Box Kings in Madison, Wisconsin in 2001 and, since 2007, has co-led the band with the charismatic, larger-than-life vocalist Oscar Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Royal Mint\u2019 was released last June,\u201d said Nosek, during a phone interview Wednesday from his home in Madison, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recorded it over a year-long period in 2016. It was the first time in a while that we didn\u2019t record our album in Chicago. It was recorded in Madison and mixed it in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMark Haines, our drummer, is also a recording engineer. He built his studio in Madison with all analog gear. We recorded live in one room to tape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nosek and his bandmates knew the sound of the blues is better real that doctored up with technical advances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to go back in time and do it old school,\u201d said Nosek. \u201cWe had two live performance LPs and the rest were done in studios with minimal overdubs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe took our time making the new album. It was more important to retain a real feel. Going to tape elevates the game \u2013 you know it\u2019s rolling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did four different recording dates over the course of a year. Some of our originals were written as we were recording them. Even though we recorded in Wisconsin, we\u2019re a Chicago blues band. Our sound and approach is rooted in traditional Chicago blues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The genius of The Cash Box Kings is their ability to capture the infectious spirit of classic blues with a dash of Memphis-drenched rockabilly and meld them with contemporary lyrics that stand side by side with the old school songs that they revitalize.<\/p>\n<p>The Cash Box Kings also reach a higher plateau because of the talents of Oscar Wilson, who was just named \u201cVocalist of the Year\u201d in Living Blue Magazine\u2019s poll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been singing the blues all my life \u2013 ever since I was a little boy,\u201d said Wilson, during a phone interview Wednesday from his home in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was born into it. There was always blues music around \u2013Lightnin\u2019 Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Howlin\u2019 Wolf. We even have a few Lightnin\u2019 Hopkins songs that we play with the Cash Box Kings \u2013 songs like \u2018Katie Mae.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t begin to count how many blues songs I know. I done forgot more than I know. Somebody has to mention it because sometimes I can\u2019t remember the first line. That\u2019s why I don\u2019t follow a set list. If I got the feeling, I just keep rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for The Cash Box Kings \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7ynE2xoQgXU\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/7ynE2xoQgXU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gates open for the festival at Snipes Farm at 9:30 a.m. Ticket prices range from $15-$40.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times In recent years, Yes has been visiting America during the summer months to perform shows featuring a couple of the bands classic albums performed in their entirety. 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