Shows This Week: May 20 – May 27, 2013

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Shows This Week

Shows This Week: May 20 – May 27, 2013

May 20: Pete Donnelly – The Saint (Asbury Park, NJ)

May 21: Kwesi Kankam – Fergies (Philadelphia, PA)

May 23: Cliff Hillis – Liberty Taproom (Reading, PA)
May 23: Chris Smither, Chris Kasper – Bear Creek Mountain Resort (Macungie, PA)

May 24: The 2013 Sundrop Festival – The Fire (Philadelphia, PA)

May 25: Griz – Jamaican Jerk Hut (Philadelphia, PA)
May 25: The 2013 Sundrop Festival – The Fire (Philadelphia, PA)
May 25: The Barren Wells – Wyebrook Farm (Honey Brook, PA)
May 25: Tin Bird Choir, The Barren Wells – Other Farm Brewing Co. (Boyertown, PA)

May 26: The 2013 Sundrop Festival – The Fire (Philadelphia, PA) | Bob Dylan Tribute Night

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
See you at a show!

Photos: Up The Chain, Michael Baker at Milkboy Coffee (5/10)

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Up The Chain at Milkboy Coffee (Ardmore, PA) – May 10, 2013

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Michael Baker at Milkboy Coffee (Ardmore, PA) May 10, 2013

Michael Baker

Michael Baker at Milkboy Coffee (Ardmore, PA) – May 10, 2013

Apologies to the Griz Band (also on the bill) for the inability to capture a half decent photo. We’ll work on our photography skills.

Shows This Week: May 13 – May 19, 2013

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Shows This Week: May 13 – May 19, 2013

May 14: Kuf Knotz – Sellersville Theater (Sellersville, PA)

May 15: John & Brittany – Legendary Dobbs (Philadelphia, PA)
May 15: Pete Donnelly – Bowery Electric in the Map Room(New York, NY)

May 16: Joe D’Amico, Up The Chain, The Barren Wells – The Fire (Philadelphia, PA)

May 17: Cheers Elephant, Kuf Knotz – Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA) MAD Dragon Records 10th Anniversary Concert
May 17: The Everthere – Picasso Bar (Media, PA) | For The Record Session
May 17: John & Brittany – Springhouse Sound (King Of Prussia, PA)
May 17: Toy Soldiers – Binn’s Park (Lancaster, PA)

May 18: Adrien Reju – Perkins Center for the Arts (Collingswood, NJ)
May 18: Citizens Band Radio – Bourbon Street Blues Fest (Lebanon Township, NJ)
May 18: Griz – 2312 Garrett (Drexel Hill, PA)
May 18: John & Brittany – Muse Tattoo (Palmyra, PA)
May 18: Pete Donnelly – Jen and Dave’s (Moorestown NJ)
May 18: Railroad Fever – Connie’s Ric Rac (Philadelphia, PA)

May 19: Jesse Lundy Band, Brad Hinton, Foxhound, Marc Silver, Mason Porter, Manatawny Creek Ramblers – Bear Creek Bluegrass and Blues BBQ (Macungie, PA)

More show info can be found here.

 

We’ll Be Right Back

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Back Soon

We just wanted to let everyone know that we are taking a break from blogging.  So, this blog will be inactive for a little while.  No worries, we have every intention of returning.  During the site’s downtime we are going to give it a complete overhaul, refocus our blogging passion and start again.  Please feel free to contact us with any suggestions for our new site.  In the meantime, we’ll still add some Philly music love via our Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram pages.  We’ll remember to keep everyone updated on our progress and when the new site will launch.

Live Review: Shannon Pelcher & The Iron Threads, Daniel Scholl, Hannah Zaic at Tin Angel (4/5)

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Shannon Pelcher

The Tin Angel is a great listening room–usually.  As the time passed and the show progressed the room filled with more and more chatter.  It makes it real hard to concentrate on a performance when there is a lot of chatter distorting the sound.  In these cases I feel so sorry for the artists and that’s when the inner outspoken me wants to get up and shush the entire audience.  Actually, I just wish that others had more respect for the performers and would know that most people are there to hear the artists’ music and not their conversation.  Sorry, but as a music enthusiast and live music aficionado the issue of room chatter bothers me.

Seeing Shannon Pelcher & The Iron Threads again was the reason why I decided to go to Friday night’s show.  At this point I’ve only had the pleasure of seeing Shannon Pelcher perform live a very few times but one thing is always the same–Pelcher’s voice stands out like one of those classic powerhouse voices but it’s not overbearing and has great control.  A great voice is a great voice and your ears know it.  So, for this performance, it was Shannon Pelcher (vocals, guitar), David Streim (accordion), and Rob Shaffer (bass).  As the headliner, Shannon Pelcher & The Iron Threads played the closing and it was definitely a nice way to end the show.

Earlier in the evening was a performance by Hannah Zaic.  Zaic (vocals) opened the show with a set accompanied by Ross Bellenoit (guitar).  I enjoyed Zaic’s music and like how she incorporated the sometimes humorous stage banter.   This night celebrated the release of Daniel Scholl’s new album, Simplicity, which features Hannah Zaic and many others.

 

 

Live Review: The Tuesday Show with Jonas Oesterle

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Tuesday at The Fire

If you want to be entertained on a Tuesday night and you’re open to being an audience member for a talk show then The Tuesday Show with Jonas Oesterle at The Fire is the place to be.  This past Tuesday was my first The Tuesday Show and I had so much fun.  I’m definitely going to remind myself to attend more The Tuesday Show events.

Matt Helm (guest co-host and singer-songwriter for The Matt Helm Scream) treated the audience to a nice pre-show concert.  Then the show began with a humorous monolog by Jonas Oesterle (host).  Then there was a short Q&A segment between Oesterle and Helm called the Quick Minute.  The guests came out and did a mini performance before they too were subjected to the Quick Minute.  The first guest was Mike “FonzaRelli” Roberts who displayed his musical talent in an original rap titled “Singles’ Rage”.  Chris Kasper, the next guest, performed one beautiful song acoustically.  It was hard for the music enthusiast in me to deal with only hearing one song by my favorite singer-songwriter, Chris Kasper.  The final guest was Joe Dougherty, a comedian that is actually funny.

All in all, The Tuesday Show is great and has all the important necessities of a successful late night talk show: a great host (Jonas Oesterle), a witty co-host (Matt Helm this week’s guest co-host), interesting guest, a cityscape backdrop, and goldfish in a bowl set on the host’s desk.

 

 

Shows This Week: March 18 – March 24, 2013

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Shows This Week: March 18 – March 24, 2013

Mar 22: Alright, Junior. – Mill Hill Basement (Trenton, NJ)
Mar 22: Citizens Band Radio – Bernie’s Hillside Music Hall (Chester, NJ)
Mar 22: Joe D’Amico Band, August John Lutz II, Foxhound – World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA)
Mar 22: John & Brittany – Coffee Works (Voorhees NJ)
Mar 22: Kuf Knotz – The Perk (Perkasie, PA)

Mar 23: Cliff Hillis – Congress Hall/Boiler Room (Cape May, NJ)
Mar 23: Carsie Blanton – Burlap and Bean (Newtown Square, PA) | w/ The Kernal

Shows This Week: March 11 – March 17, 2013

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Shows This Week
Shows This Week: March 11 – March 17, 2013

Mar 12: Marc Silver – The Fire (Philadelphia, PA)

Mar 13: Kuf Knotz – Urban Nest (Asbury Park, NJ)

Mar 14: Birdie Busch – World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA) | Musicians on Call Benefit
Mar 14: Pete Donnelly – The Twisted Tail (Philadelphia PA)

Mar 15: Pete Donnelly – Studio Luloo (Oaklyn NJ) | Songwriters In the Round
Mar 15: Adrien Reju, Suzie Brown – Tin Angel (Philadelphia, PA)
Mar 15: Alright, Junior. – Mexicali Live (Teaneck, NJ)

Mar 16: Mason Porter – Brickette Lounge (West Chester, PA)

Mar 17: Brad Hinton – JR’s Bar (Philadelphia, PA)

See you at a show!

Live Review: Black Horse Motel, Hezekiah Jones, The Bailey Hounds at Kung Fu Necktie (3/1)

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Black Horse Motel at Kung Fu Necktie (03-01-2013)

This past Friday night was the album release show for Black Horse Motel at Kung Fu Necktie.  Black Horse Motel was celebrating the release of their debut album, Red Summer Spirit (available now on Bandcamp and other online stores).  Also on the bill Friday night at Kung Fu Necktie was Hezekiah Jones and The Bailey Hounds.

As often is the case, due to city parking I arrived at the show a little late and The Bailey Hounds had already began their set.  Oh well, I was still able to enjoy a good portion of The Bailey Hounds’ set and I liked what I heard.  The Bailey Hounds are a good band and I liked their folk rock sound and they made a good first impression on my ears.

Hezekiah Jones took to the stage next–that’s one of my favorite artists.  If you ever see me in the crowd with my eyes glued to the stage and my mouth lip synching along then you know I’m having a great time.  So, thanks to Hezekiah Jones for the wonderful set and a great time.  This performance was the Jones 6: Hezekiah Jones (vocals, piano–YES!), Schuylkill Jones (guitar), Psycho Jones (drums), Pocono Jones (guitar), Pepe Jones (bass), and Kiwi Jones (fiddle).

I was actually considering going home after Hezekiah Jones’ set but the room was so packed and I was too lazy to move at the moment so I stayed.  Oh my, this one time being lazy actually paid off because Black Horse Motel was incredible.  A folk rock, Americana band with guitar, banjo, mandolin, viola, cello, and drums–WHAT!?!  Yes, Black Horse Motel is clearly one of my new favorite bands and I’ll probably be writing about them a lot more.  I can’t wait to see another Black Horse Motel show because not only does the band have an excellent sound but they also have an intensely engaging live energy.

Yes, the live music world often spoils me with all these great shows that I get to attend.

 

Shows This Week: Feb 11 – Feb 17, 2013

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Shows This Week

Shows This Week: Feb 11 – Feb 17, 2013

Feb 12: Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival – The Fire (Philadelphia, PA) | Fest runs all week
Feb 12: Brian Salcido – Jolly’s Dueling Piano (Philadelphia, PA)

Feb 15: Alright, Junior. – The Moose (Phoenixville, PA)
Feb 15: Joe D’Amico – Kennett Flash (Kennett Square, PA)
Feb 15: John & Brittany – Radio 104.5FM “Live @ 5″ (radio)
Feb 15: Marc Silver – Fergie’s (Philadelphia, PA)
Feb 15: Toy Soldiers – Kung Fu Necktie (Philadelphia, PA)

Feb 16: Alright, Junior. – The Note (West Chester, PA)
Feb 16: Winter Doldrums Folk Fest – World Cafe Live (Philsdelphia, PA)
Feb 16: Ben Arnold – Tin Angel (Philadelphia, PA)
Feb 16: Griz – 2312 Garrett Bar (Drexel Hill, PA)
Feb 16: Toy Soldiers – Triumph New Hope (New Hope, PA)

Feb 17: Andrew Lipke & The Azrael String Quartet – Ortlieb’s Lounge (Philadelphia, PA)

See you at a show!