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

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Yngwie Malmstein<\/p><\/div>\n

After being forced off the road for more than a year-and-a-half by the pandemic, Yngwie Malmstein has started to tour again and will headline a show at the Keswick Theatre (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) on November 18.<\/p>\n

The Swedish guitar ace is now touring in support of his new album, \u201cParabellum,\u201d which was released on July 23, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was on a world tour in March 2020,\u201d said Malmsteen, during a recent phone interview from his home in Miami Beach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in Mexico and my agent called and said we had to push the tour back two weeks. Then, it was two months. The joke was on us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just because he wasn\u2019t able to tour meant that Malmsteen was going to slow down. <\/p>\n

\u201cI started recording,\u201d said Malmsteen. \u201cI had 100 ideas and I picked the best of it. I\u2019m very blessed. I have my own studio \u2013 a real recording studio. My home is a colonial mansion, and we built the studio here in 1995 in the servants\u2019 quarters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe studio has a big control room. I have a big two-inch tape machine, tape console and compressors. I do also use ProTools. It\u2019s analog in a way and then goes into ProTools.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving my own studio, I can go in only when I\u2019m inspired. If you have to pay to rent studio time, you can\u2019t wait for inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without the pressure of a structured schedule, Malmsteen is free to work how and when he wants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way I like to write is to allow it to happen naturally,\u201d said Malmsteen, who moved to Miami Beach from Stockholm in 1982.<\/p>\n

\u201cI work on it and then I refine it. It\u2019s never really a system. I decided not to go in the studio until I was inspired.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malmsteen has been feeling inspired and making albums since 1984 when he released his debut album, \u201cRising Force,\u201d on Polydor Records. Since then, he has released 23 studio albums and four live albums.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no influences,\u201d said Malmsteen. \u201cI started playing 50 years ago. When I was seven years old, I was playing the blues.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven as a kid, I was playing 12-14 hours a day. I liked baroque classical music. I would also play compositions by Bach, Vivaldi and Paganini.\u201d
\nOn the other hand, Malmsteen with a huge catalog of music continues to be an influence and inspiration for several generations of electric guitarists.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have this many albums \u2013 \u2018Parabellum\u2019 is my 27th \u2013 it\u2019s hard to make a set list,\u201d said Malmsteen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very hard. I make a set list before the show and then when I hit the stage, I play different songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Yngwie Malmstein \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/kv2xm7pfZAo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the Keswick Theatre on November 18 will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets prices range from $29-$49.<\/p>\n

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Christone\u00a0\u201cKingfish\u201d Ingram<\/p><\/div>\n

On November 19, the Keswick will host a twin-bill featuring two of today\u2019s top young blues guitarists — Christone\u00a0\u201cKingfish\u201d Ingram and Ally Venable.<\/p>\n

Many blues guitarists have been playing for decades. Ingram\u2019s guitar playing gives listeners the impression that he too has been at it for decades. In reality, he is barely two decades old. He was born in Mississippi in January 1999 and has been exposed to the blues since he was a toddler.<\/p>\n

Ingram is now touring in support of his new Alligator Records album,\u00a0\u201c662.\u201d The tour — \u201cChristone\u00a0\u201cKingfish\u201d Ingram Presents\u00a0662: Juke Joint Live,\u201d will take the 22-year-old guitarist, vocalist and songwriter across the U.S. and Europe beginning July 2021 and going into February 2022.<\/p>\n

On November 16, tastemaker UK magazine\u00a0MOJO\u00a0released its influential Best Blues Albums Of 2021 list and three Alligator Records artists were selected. Ingram’s\u00a0\u201c662\u201d\u00a0topped the list at #1. West Coast bluesman Chris Cain’s \u201cRaisin’ Cain\u201d\u00a0followed at #3, and Texas’ Carolyn Wonderland’s label debut,\u00a0\u201cTempting Fate,\u201d earned the #7 position.
\nThe full list was chosen by noted blues writer Tony Russell, and appears in\u00a0MOJO\u00a0#338, dated January 2022. This is the first appearance on\u00a0MOJO’s list for Cain and Wonderland. Ingram’s debut,\u00a0\u201cKingfish,\u201d was named the #1 Best Blues Album of 2019.<\/p>\n

With Alligator Records still in the midst of its 50th anniversary celebration, label founder and president Bruce Iglauer said, “I\u2019m very proud of these Alligator artists getting the international recognition they so richly deserve. These days we need the healing power of the blues more than ever, and these wonderful bluesmen and women have delivered that healing power on their albums.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c662,\u201d which debuted at #1 on the\u00a0Billboard\u00a0Blues chart,\u00a0is the next chapter in the still-unfolding story of the Clarksdale, Mississippi native. Ingram describes \u201c662\u201d\u00a0(the number is northern Mississippi’s telephone area code) as \u201ca\u00a0presentation of my life in and away from the Delta.\u201d\u00a0The album overflows with hard-hitting original songs, jaw-dropping guitar work and deep, soul-possessed vocals.\u00a0Ingram recently won the 2021\u00a0Living Blues\u00a0Award for Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar).<\/p>\n

He also won two 2021 Blues Music Awards (for Guitarist Of The Year and Contemporary Blues Male Artist Of The Year) in addition to the five he won last year.\u00a0In February 2021, Ingram guest hosted Spotify\u2019s popular\u00a0\u201cIn The Name Of The Blues\u201d\u00a0playlist, which featured him talking about and sharing some of his favorite songs.<\/p>\n

\u201c662\u201d\u00a0was co-written and produced by Grammy-winner Tom Hambridge. It features 13 songs displaying many sides of Ingram\u2019s dynamic personality, as well as his one-of-a-kind guitar and vocal skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually recorded \u2018662\u2019 during the pandemic,\u201d said Ingram. \u201cWe spent a full week at Ocean Way Studio in Nashville, which was the same studio I used for my first album. We had writing sessions on Zoom from May through September and then went in the studio two weeks later.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt went pretty smooth. I learned a lot from making my first record. It helped having Tom produce both of my albums. He knows how to pull things out of me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new album shows my growth. It was two years since my first record, and I had a lot of things happen in my life. My mom passed away. Then there was COVID.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to make a personal record. I wanted to show a different side. People know me for edgy and hardness, but I also have a soul and R&B vibe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had 20 songs going into the studio and recorded them all. We used 13 and we\u2019ll use the other songs later.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ingram grew up with the blues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI come from Clarksdale, Mississippi \u2013 the Mecca of blues,\u201d said Ingram.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember seeing the PBS documentary on Muddy Waters when I was pretty young. And I lived next door to a blues band. I was exposed to the blues a lot as a young child.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually started as a bass player. My first paid gig playing bass was with the All Night Long Blues Band. I was 11 at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for Ingram to switch from bass to lead guitar.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was playing bass, but I always wanted to play guitar,\u201d said Ingram. \u201cBut, when I was young, my fingers were too big for guitar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was 14-15, I played guitar for a local band. I just wanted to do something different. I wanted to put my own thing together. I wanted to play guitar. Playing guitar was original.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started with a cheap Sears & Roebuck guitar. An Epiphone 335 was my first real guitar.\u00a0\u00a0I got it for Christmas when I was in middle school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ingram explained the origin of his nickname.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mentor from the Delta Museum gave kids nicknames,\u201d said Ingram. \u201cHe called me Kingfish. He said Kingfish who was a character on the \u2018Amos \u2018n\u2019Andy Show.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cMy biggest influences were Albert King, Little Milton, B.B. King, Son House, Freddie King and Skip James. I was also influenced by Ernie Isley, Jimi Hendrix, Prince and George Benson.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though I was influenced by Jimi and Prince, I never had an actual intent to merge rock and blues. I just want to experiment and see what I come up with. I just like to create stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ingram is known for making his guitar sing.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking the guitar sing \u2013 that\u2019s when playing with substance comes into play,\u201d said Ingram. \u201cI love playing originals. I\u2019m still writing when I\u2019m on the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn tour, it\u2019s a three-piece \u2013 bass, drums and me. Both of the other guys in the band are from Mississippi. Bassist Paul Rogers is from Tupelo and drummer Chris Black is from Shelby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for\u00a0Christone\u00a0\u201cKingfish\u201d Ingram —\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/VQha23zpf5k<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ally Venable, a native of Kilgore, Texas, is another 22-year-old who has made a name as a young guitarist with a feel for the blues.<\/p>\n

Venable is a talented guitar player, singer, and songwriter. She is the 2014, 2015 ETX Music Awards female guitar player of the year, and she and her band were the ETX Music Awards blues band of the year in 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n

Venable was just 14 when she released her debut EP,\u00a0\u201cWise Man\u201d\u00a0in 2013. Next was the album,\u00a0\u201cPuppet Show,\u201d which debuted at No. 7 in the Billboard Blues Albums Chart. Her second album,\u00a0\u201cNo Glass Shoes,\u201d finished at number 16 in the RMR Electric Blues Charts for 2016.<\/p>\n

Her 2019 \u201cTexas Honey\u201d album impressed veteran producer Jim Gaines enough that he signed on to produce her most recent album \u201cHeart of Fire.\u201d The album is an 11-song collection of mostly original material \u2013 the lone exception being Bill Wither\u2019s \u201cUse Me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, the Texas blues ace is touring behind \u201cHeart of Fire,\u201d which was released earlier this year on Ruf Records.<\/p>\n

Venable sang in church when she was a kid, started performing country music after hearing Miranda Lambert, and turned to the blues once she discovered Stevie Ray Vaughan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI discovered who Stevie Ray Vaughan was and I discovered blues guitar,\u201d said Venable, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from Reading.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what got me into playing guitar. I discovered him and then started discovering other blues artists like Buddy Guy. I was 12 when I started playing guitar and I\u2019m 22 now. When I discovered Stevie Ray Vaughan and Buddy Guy, it changed everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Venable has gotten better and more polished with every album and her work on \u201cHeart of Fire\u201d keeps the pattern going.<\/p>\n

In just 10 years, Venable has gone from an impressionable guitar novice to an accomplished veteran \u2013 from a kid learning about Buddy Guy to a top-flight player opening for Guy and performing with him onstage. The most impressive thing about this is that it\u2019s just the start.<\/p>\n

Video link for Ally Venable — https:\/\/youtu.be\/u0T5iu1Eijw<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the Keswick Theatre on November 19 will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $29.50, $39.50 and $49.50<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another upcoming show at the Keswick is Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes on November 20.<\/p>\n

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Jake\u00a0Shimabukuro<\/p><\/div>\n

A few years ago, Hawaii native Jake\u00a0Shimabukuro\u00a0released his \u201cbest of\u201d live collection album — \u201cLive in Japan\u201d \u2013 and visited Chester County for a concert at the Colonial Theatre.<\/p>\n

Now, the ukulele master is returning to the area for another show when the Colonial Theatre (227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville,<\/p>\n

presents \u201cJake Shimabukuro \u2013 Christmas In Hawaii.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ukulele master and jolly ambassador of aloha, Shimabukuro will bring joy to the world this upcoming 2021 Holiday Season by delivering a special gift for all with the debut of his highly anticipated holiday show.<\/p>\n

With only four strings, Shimabukuro is a humble master whose mission is to connect and inspire people. Just recently, he was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a Member for the National Council on the Arts. Whether one on one or in front of an audience of thousands, he shares a deep emotional connection with the listener that is open, magical and transcendent.<\/p>\n

Shimabukuro\u2019s genuine love for people, the spirit of Holidays and his beloved home of Hawaii are at the forefront of \u201cJake Shimabukuro \u2013 Christmas In Hawaii.\u201d It will be a warm welcome of merriment and wonder for the season.<\/p>\n

In addition to his signature show favorites, this special show will draw on a vibrant catalog of holiday classics such as \u201cWe Three Kings,\u201d \u201cRudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer,\u201d \u201cO Holy Night,\u201d and \u201cI\u2019ll Be Home For Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with his band, guitarist Dave Preston, bassist Jackson Waldoff and his Special Guests, singer-songwriter, Thunderstorm Artis on vocals and first-call percussionist, Taku Hirano, Shimabukuro will spread good cheer to all with his world-renowned live show in a fun take on the holidays sure to keep spirits bright.<\/p>\n

Shimabukuro is also touring in support of his new album, \u201cJake & Friends,\u201d which was just released in November 2021. It includes recording sessions with artists such as Willie Nelson, Bette Midler, Jack Johnson, Michael McDonald, Vince Gill & Amy Grant and Ziggy Marley.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re back touring again,\u201d said Shimabukuro, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in Morristown, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels great to be playing before a live audience again. We did some livestreams and some events for non-profits I\u2019m associated with but nothing compares to performing for a live audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started the new album prior ot COVID-19. We finished more than 10 tracks before the pandemic shutdown. The tracks with Ziggy Marley, Jon Anderson and Jimmy Buffett, we had to do via the internet because of the lockdown. The rest were done in different studios around the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started the project four years ago and the first track I did was with Willie Nelson. He has a place in Maui, so we recorded \u2018Stardust\u2019 there. Then, Michael McDonald and I worked on the track \u2018Go Now.\u2019 I was doing a lot of recording on tour, so I had my band with me for a lot of these sessions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shimaburuko had little trouble assembling the all-star cast of collaborators.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of them were people I worked with in the past,\u201d said Shimaburuko. \u201cBette Midler brought me with her to England to perform for Queen Elizabeth in 2012<\/p>\n

\u201cI worked with Ziggy on his \u2018Love Is My Religion\u2019 album. I had sat in with Vince Gill in Nashville. Ray Benson and I worked together in the past and he co-produced this album.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just recorded live. The only one with a lot of overdubbing was the Kenny Loggins track. Kenny and I did guitar and ukulele in L.A. and then we brought in other musicians.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it came to selecting the songs, I wanted to just put the ball in their court and see what they were comfortable with. I learned so much doing this album.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shimabukuro\u00a0is a ukulele virtuoso and composer whose music focuses on his complex and ultra-fast finger work. His music is an impressive blend of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco.
\nShimabukuro\u00a0has written numerous original compositions, including the entire soundtracks to two Japanese films — \u201cHula Girls\u201d in 2007 and the Japanese remake of \u201cSideways\u201d in 2009.<\/p>\n

Shimabukuro\u00a0began his music career in the mid-1990\u2019s, performing at local coffee shops as a sideman with his first band, Pure Heart. His solo career began in 2002 when he signed with Epic Records, becoming the first ukulele player to sign with Sony Music.<\/p>\n

In the years since the YouTube clip of \u201cWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps,\u201d aired,\u00a0Shimabukuro\u00a0has collaborated with an array of artists that include Yo-Yo Ma, Jimmy Buffett, Bette Midler, Cyndi Lauper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Dave Koz, Michael McDonald, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Tommy Emmanuel, and Lyle Lovett.<\/p>\n

He sold out world-class venues, played at Bonnaroo, SXSW, the Playboy Jazz Festival, Fuji Rock Festival, the influential TED conference, and even performed for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, England.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy early influences were Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix,\u201d said\u00a0Shimabukuro. \u201cSome of my songs have a jam band\/Jerry Garcia feel. Some are more eclectic with a Jeff Beck approach. Some are more aggressive.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a different side of the ukulele. I played it for some people, and they said \u2014 this is a ukulele?\u00a0 It\u2019s not a guitar but it definitely doesn\u2019t sound like the old traditional ukulele.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Jake Shimabukuo \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/NjjoddDJJeY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the Colonial will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets prices are: Gold Circle:\u00a0$55; Front Orchestra:\u00a0$42.50; Front Balcony:\u00a0$42.50; Back Orchestra:\u00a0$37.50; and Rear Balcony:\u00a0$29.50.<\/p>\n

Never underestimate the power of pie \u2013 especially fresh-baked cherry pie. Just ask fans of the original \u201cTwin Peaks\u201d series.<\/p>\n

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Waitress<\/p><\/div>\n

Pies play a role in the hot musical \u201cWaitress,\u201d which the\u00a0The Playhouse on Rodney Square (1007 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, www.thegrandwilmington.org\/venues\/the-playhouse<\/a>) is presenting now through November 21.<\/p>\n

In an ironic twist, the last scheduled production at The Playhouse was \u201cThe Play That Goes Wrong,\u201d which was scheduled to open on March 12, 2020, and we all know what happened that week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWaitress\u201d is a musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson. The musical is based on the 2007 film of the same name, written by Adrienne Shelly who was murdered three months prior to the premiere. In November 2006, Shelly was found dead in her\u00a0Greenwich Village<\/a>\u00a0work studio apartment. Police arrested a construction worker who confessed to killing Shelly and making it look as if she had committed suicide.<\/p>\n

The musical \u201cWaitress\u201d is nowhere nearly as grim as the story of its author. It tells the story of Jenna Hunterson, a waitress in an unhappy marriage to her husband Earl. When Jenna unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she begins an affair with her gynecologist Dr. Jim Pomatter. Looking for ways out she sees a pie contest and its grand prize as her chance.<\/p>\n

The original production of \u201cWaitress\u201d premiered at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts in August 2015, with direction by Diane Paulus and choreography by Chase Brock. It starred\u00a0Jessie Mueller<\/a>, Drew Gehling and Joe Tippett as Jenna, Jim and Earl, respectively. It made its Broadway debut at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in April 2016. A U.S. national tour began on October 20, 2017.<\/p>\n

Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this irresistible new hit features original music and lyrics by five-time Grammy\u00ae nominee Sara Bareilles (\u201cBrave,\u201d \u201cLove Song\u201d), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (\u201cI Am Sam\u201d) and direction by Tony Award\u00ae winner Diane Paulus (\u201cPippin,\u2019 \u201cFinding Neverland\u201d).<\/p>\n

Jenna, an unhappy waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and loveless marriage. She is also faced with an unexpected pregnancy that may end her dreams of opening up her own pie shop. As fate would have it, she enters a baking contest in a nearby county and meets a handsome new doctor. With the help of a quirky crew of fellow waitresses and loyal customers, Jenna makes use of a secret ingredient she\u2019s been missing all along and that\u2019s courage.<\/p>\n

Jisel Soleil Ayon will don an apron and bake across the country as Jenna in the national tour of \u201cWaitress,\u201d while Gabriella Marzetta plays Dawn and Brian Lundy plays Ogie.<\/p>\n

Dawn is a friendly waitress but is also very shy. After a while, she tries an online dating service where she gets introduced to Ogie. They start dating and eventually get married.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw one of the first previews of \u2018Waitress\u2019 on Broadway in 2016,\u201d said Marzetta, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from a tour stop in Easton, Pennsylvania. \u201cI thought Dawn was my dream role. I also liked the show because I grew up listening to Sara Bareilles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely identify with Dawn \u2013 her quirks and her shyness. We\u2019re alike in a lot of ways. She is a very relatable character \u2013 especially for people my age.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marzetta was very shy as a child and spent most of her elementary school and middle school days holed up in her house teaching<\/p>\n

herself songs on the piano and guitar and creating intricate stories on The Sims or playing Barbies.<\/p>\n

The first time she stepped into the spotlight was when she first sang in front of a crowd at age 10. It started with her father persuading her into auditioning for the school talent show by buying her the Daphne (Ala Scooby Doo) Barbie Doll.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad bought me that Barbie and that\u2019s what started it all,\u201d said Marzetta. \u201cI went to a performing arts high school (The Chicago Academy for the Arts) and then studied music theater in college.<\/p>\n

\u201cI attended The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University as a BFA in Musical Theatre before transferring to CAP21 in New York. I made that move because I knew I needed to be in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marzetta graduated from CAP21 in 2016 and started her first nation tour with \u201cWaitress\u201d in 2019. COVID-19 shut down the tour in early 2020 in Wisconsin. Now, it has come back to life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe opened on October 5 in Bloomington, Indiana,\u201d said Marzetta. \u201cWe\u2019ll be out with this tour until June 12, 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for \u201cWaitress\u201d \u2014\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/zNyhdPrD3A4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWaitress\u201d will run from now through November 21 at\u00a0The Playhouse on Rodney Square. Ticket prices range from $48-$107.<\/p>\n

There is a \u201cStorm Warning\u201d for Wilmington, Delaware on November 18 \u2013 but it has nothing to do with weather patterns.<\/p>\n

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Storm Large<\/p><\/div>\n

On November 18, the Grand Opera House (818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577, www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/a>) will host Storm Large, a talented singer who has built a strong solo career and is frequently the vocalist for Pink Martini.<\/p>\n

Storm Large is more than just a singer. She is a musician, actor, playwright, and author. She shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show\u00a0\u201cRock Star: Supernova.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her music career dates back to the early 2000s when she sang with The Balls, a band from Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n

Later in in San Francisco, Large formed the bands Flower SF, Storm and Her Dirty Mouth, and Storm, Inc. Storm also performed with Michael Cavaseno as the duo Storm and Michael or Storm and Friends. Storm, Inc. featured\u00a0Shaunna Hall\u00a0of\u00a04 Non Blondes\u00a0and\u00a0P-Funk\u00a0fame as a rhythm guitarist.<\/p>\n

On January 12, 2012, Large published a memoir titled, \u201cCrazy Enough.\u201d It is an expansion on her cabaret show produced by Portland Center Stage. The book, published by Free Press, is an account of her growing up with a mother with psychological issues, her stint as a competitive\u00a0rower, and her eventual successes.<\/p>\n

Large, a modern-day Renaissance woman, found a variety of ways to stay active during the COVID-19 shutdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recorded an audio book of \u2018Crazy Love\u2019 and started working on another,\u201d said Large, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from her home in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

\u201cI drove across the country several times to see family. Nothing like a calendar of deadlines and signposts into the future. It was a time for existential questions and asking \u2013 what are we doing?\u201d<\/p>\n

Large, whose birth name is actually Storm Large, was born in a suburb of Boston.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up im Massachusetts and then moved to the West Coast,\u201d said Large. \u201cI still have a lot of family in the East \u2013including some relatives in the Ambler\/Blue Bell area.\u201d<\/p>\n

After\u00a0Pink Martini\u00a0vocalist\u00a0China Forbes\u00a0underwent vocal cord surgery, Large toured with the band from July 4 through December 16, 2011 as a temporary replacement. She then joined the band on 2013 album, \u201cGet Happy,\u201d and as co-lead singer on the follow-up world tour. She continues to perform worldwide with the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can sing in a lot of styles,\u201d said Large. \u201cI can also sing in 17 languages. But I can\u2019t speak 17 languages.\u201d<\/p>\n

Large will display some of those styles and languages in her current show.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the show in Wilmington, it\u2019s a piano duo with me on ukulele and James Beaton,\u201d said Large. \u201cIt will be an intimate \u2018welcome back\u2019 show.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re getting closer to Christmas, so I always try to do some pop music that I decide is a Christmas story. I always associate Christmas with feelings \u2013 like Christmas means finding hope in a hopeless place. With my shows, I think \u2013 what am I going to leave people with?<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are songs that get people involved \u2013 like \u2018Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019 and \u2018Total Eclipse of the Heart.\u2019 It\u2019s fun to get people to sing along.<\/p>\n

\u201cPat Benatar\u2019s \u2018We Belong\u2019 is another song that always gets people singing along. With my shows, I want everybody to feel welcome and excited.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pandemic has been tough. Let\u2019s not pretend that shit\u2019s not happening. It\u2019s been two years. It\u2019s time to shake the shit off and have a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing Large hasn\u2019t done during the shutdown is work in the studio.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t recorded anything new yet,\u201d said Large. \u201cI\u2019m going to do some recording over the next few months. I\u2019m going to have some musicians I want to collaborate with.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a lot of new originals along with some covers I want to do. And I want to make a Christmas album.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Storm Large \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/rlwvLR4feNI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show on November 18 at The Baby Grand will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $30.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at The Grand are Justin Willman on November 18, Abba Mania on November 19 and Yolanda Adams on November 20 \u2013 all at Copeland Hall.<\/p>\n

A little more than two years ago, Bucks County native Allen Tate did a solo show at the now defunct Boot and Saddle in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

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Now, Tate is returning to the area as a member of the Brooklyn-based band San Fermin.<\/p>\n

San Fermin\u00a0is a music collective, led by\u00a0composer and songwriter\u00a0Ellis Ludwig-Leone \u2013 an artist known for combining indie rock, pop, and\u00a0classical\u00a0influences into lush compositions.<\/p>\n

The band has released four albums \u2013 \u201cSan Fermin\u201d in 2013, \u201cJackrabbit\u201d in 2015, \u201cBelong\u201d in 2017 and a double-album called \u201cThe Cormorant I & II\u201d in March 202.<\/p>\n

San Fermin, which always has featured a nucleus of Ludwig-Leone and Tate, will headline a show on November 18 at City Winery (990 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, citywinery.com\/philadelphia<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe band is just four members for this tour,\u201d said Ludwig-Leone, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon. \u201cIt\u2019s our \u201cVoices AcousticTour.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m on grand piano and we have three instrumentalists who sing \u2013 Claire Wellin on violin, Aki Ishiguro on guitar and Allen on guitar. It\u2019s acoustic and we really get to play the songs in a different way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a one-off project. There are 14 shows total, and we\u2019ve played 10 so far. We usually have a big lineup with brass. This is more intimate and personal. We\u2019ve got a bunch of new music we\u2019re trying out featuring songwriting and heavy lyrics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tour was scheduled for 2020 and got moved several times. We\u2019re playing songs from the whole catalog and trying some new ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

San Fermin is an American baroque pop band, started by Brooklyn-based composer and songwriter Ellis Ludwig-Leone.<\/p>\n

\u201cAllen and I have been working together the longest,\u201d said Ludwig-Leone. \u201cWe\u2019ve been writing together since we were 15. We met at a summer program at Berklee College in Boston. We put the first album out in September 2013.\u201d<\/p>\n

The band has always avoided becoming stagnant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis acoustic tour is total new challenge,\u201d said Ludwig-Leone. \u201cBecause it\u2019s acoustic, we had to re-learn a lot of our catalogue. These are really different versions of these songs. Some old ones done in a new way \u2013 big brass to intimate and fun \u2013 and some new ones. And we\u2019re talking a lot more with the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for San Fermin \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/7XE2TYlSgOA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at City Winery on November 18 will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Ticket prices range from $26-$36.<\/p>\n

On November 19, City Winery will present a show by the Quebe Sisters.<\/p>\n

Making harmonious music is a natural thing for siblings. There usually is a high level of harmony \u2013 onstage and offstage.<\/p>\n

Three siblings who get along great onstage and offstage are the Quebe Sisters, who will headline a show Friday night at City Winery.<\/p>\n

The Quebe Sisters are a fiddle-centric Western swing group from Texas. The band features a trio of sisters \u2014 Grace, Sophia and Hulda Quebe. Formed in 2002, the band performs fiddle music \u2014 Western and traditional Texas style \u2014 along with Western swing and vintage country.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur last album was our self-titled album in 2019,\u201d said Hulda Quebe, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon. \u201cIt was a starting over \u2013 a new phase for the band. Then came 2020 and the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started working again back in July. The pandemic gave us an appreciation of what we wanted.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore the pandemic, we worried about ticket sales. After the pandemic, we didn\u2019t worry about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did some outdoor shows and some socially-distanced shows. We just went out and played and enjoyed the audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

They haven\u2019t returned to recording yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t gotten back in the studio, but we are working on some arrangements,\u201d said Hulda Quebe.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor our next record, we would like to go to a studio in Austin \u2013Texas Treefort Studio. It\u2019s where we recorded our last album. It has the most incredible collection of vintage gear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat studio has the sound we want. We did everything live \u2013 usually in just a few takes. We didn\u2019t record analog. We wanted to but our engineer suggested not to.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sisters are pointing toward a return to Treefort sometime soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good thing about being at home is that we\u2019ve been working on writing,\u201d said Hulda Quebe. \u201cI bought a guitar and started teaching myself. Hopefully, we\u2019ll be adding different instruments just working on our songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had the good fortune of working with Duffy Jackson. He blew the doors off for us. With him, we\u2019ve been diving into the art of swing \u2013 learning how to be a swing band. We want to carry on his vision of getting people to understand swing bands.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the Quebes (rhymes with \u201cmaybe\u201d) take the stage, the triple-threat fiddle champions play and sing in multi-part close harmony. The trio\u2019s vocal and instrumental performances are authentic all-Americana.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sisters and I started playing music for fun,\u201d said Hulda Quebe. \u201cWe grew up in Krum, Texas. We never thought we\u2019d play music professionally as fiddlers. We just played little Suzuki violins. It was fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, our teacher encouraged us to enter a fiddle contest. We ended up quitting playing violin and stared fiddling. We started taking lessons and our teachers saw the potential. That\u2019s when we started competing in fiddle contests.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Hulda, Sophia and Grace were ages 7, 10 and 12 in 1998, they attended their first local fiddle competition in nearby Denton, and decided fiddling was what they wanted to do.\u00a0The sisters earned solo and group accolades early on \u2014 winning state and national championships in their respective age groups in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur teachers were Sherry McKenzie and her husband Joey McKenzie, who was a professional fiddler,\u201d said Quebe, the youngest of the three.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey gave us music to listen to \u2014 western, jazz and country. The three of us would sit in the same room and take lessons together. We\u2019d all learn the same kind of material and we kept progressing at the same level. We learned about chords and arranging. Soon, we were playing gigs.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince then, we tour all the time. Tours range from a week to a month or more. We\u2019ve been coming to Pennsylvania for a long time. Some of our earliest shows were in Pennsylvania. We love touring. It\u2019s been great to see so much and to meet so many wonderful people along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for the Quebe Sisters \u2014\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/QANZnAKDvc8<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $20 and $25.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at City Winery are After 7 on November 19, Los Lobos on November 20 and 21, Jon McLaughlin on November 22, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah on November 23, and Peter Bradley Adams on November 24.<\/p>\n

If a band has been playing together tightly for more than a decade and hasn\u2019t racked up impressive album sales and become a national act, frustration usually sets in followed by dissension and eventually dissolution.<\/p>\n

Such is not the case with the Maryland-based quartet Sweet Leda, which features vocalist Julie Cymek, bassist Jaime Horrigan, drummer Don Boyette, and guitarist Omar El Dieahy.<\/p>\n

Sweet Leda, who will be headlining a show at Jamey\u2019s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985, www.jameyshouseofmusic.com<\/a>), has been making hard-driving rock and soul music for almost a decade-and-a-half. They have a huge fan base in the Mid-Atlantic region and they\u2019re fine with just that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been together for a good 14 years,\u201d said Cymek, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from her home in Pasadena, Maryland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we first formed the band, we thought we\u2019d be a national band \u2013 that it would be a full-time job. Then, I realized that that wasn\u2019t our goal. We do our own booking. We\u2019re in control of songs and songwriting. We\u2019re in a great place. We get to do it our way. We just want to play music and make people happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

At her day job, Cymek works on math textbooks. Her office is the home she shares with bandmate Jaime Horrigan. It also is the epicenter of Sweet Leda\u2019s world.<\/p>\n

\u201cI met Jaime about 20 years ago,\u201d said Cymek. \u201cHe was in a band. I loved that band and went to all their shows. Very soon after we started dating, we started making music together. Prior to that, my singing had just been a capella, in choirs at school and an occasional karaoke.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cymek discovered her voice as a rock vocalist and Sweet Leda started to take shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found Omar El Dieahy who is a very talented \u2013 and unique \u2013 guitarist,\u201d said Cymek. \u201cThen we found our drummer Don Boyette, who was with us for 14 years but just left because of COVID and having a day job.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried a few different drummers. It was a revolving door. We finally found our drummer \u2013 the drummer we needed \u2013 Laura Cerulli. She is also in Mama\u2019s Black Sheep. She\u2019s been filling in on drums and adding vocal harmonies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mama\u2019s Black Sheep\u00a0is the soulful collaboration of singer-songwriters\u00a0Ashland Miller\u00a0(guitar\/vocals) and\u00a0Laura Cerulli\u00a0(drums\/vocals).<\/p>\n

The Baltimore-based duo has released four well received CDs and a fully illustrated kids book based on the title track of their Holiday recording, \u201cThe Sheep Save Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur band has a very specific groove and Laura fit right in,\u201d said Cymek. \u201cOmar and Don are a little more rocking. Jaime and I are more into funk and soul. The sounds don\u2019t fight each other \u2013 they lean into each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sweet Leda released its debut album, \u201cNeed the Music,\u201d in 2011 and followed with \u201cLet It In\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Let It In\u2019 was recorded and engineered at WrightWay in Baltimore by IRKO, who has worked with Jay-Z and Pitbull,\u201d said Cymek. \u201cWe recorded it to tape — all together in one room \u2013 and mixed it analog. Working with IRKO, we were confident we could nail the tracking live. Now, we\u2019re in the last stages of finishing a new EP.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sweet Leda may not be recognized nationally but the band has been collecting accolades at the regional level for years.<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s list of achievements includes five Tri State Indie Music Awards and being named Best Emerging Artist DC\/Baltimore in The Deli Magazine\u2019s reader\u2019s poll in 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also wrote the end-credit title track for the feature film, \u2018Lovely Molly,\u2019 by Ed Sanchez, who worked on the \u2018Blair Witch Project,\u2019\u201d said Cymek. \u201cWe took the song, which was an old Irish folk tune, and had to record it in a very creepy version.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked to describe Sweet Leda\u2019s music, Cymek replied, \u201cIt\u2019s rock and soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also music that makes people happy.<\/p>\n

Video link for Sweet Leda \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/cpVPZuuwIl0<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Jamey\u2019s on November 19 will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $25.<\/p>\n

Another show at Jamey\u2019s this weekend will be Boris Garcia on November 20.<\/p>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) will host Raymond the Amish Comic on November 19 and \u201cThe Legendary Kennett Flash Open Mic Night with Guest Host Clark Cummins\u201d on November 21.<\/p>\n

The Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>) will have the Del McCoury Band on November 18, Boombox ft. Backbeat Brass on November 19, Tommy Conwell on November 20, The Immediate Family on November 21 and Splintered Sunlight on November 24.<\/p>\n

The Living Room (35 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, https:\/\/thelivingroomat35east.com<\/a>) will present Laura Mann Band and Matt Sevier on November 19 and NRBQ on November 20.<\/p>\n

118 North (118 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, www.118northwayne.com<\/a>) will host Zach Person on November 19, Eric Gales on November 20, Michael Braunfeld on November 21 and Chestnut Grove on November 24.<\/p>\n

The Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>) will host Paula Poundstone on November 18, Max Swan on November 19, Joe Conklin on November 20, Tommy Castro on November 21, and Kategory 5 on November 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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