On Stage: Poco’s Young unretires, finds new path
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Poco
With the great variety of shows around the area tonight, if you can’t find something you like, then you should resign yourself to an evening at home binge-watching your favorite show on Netflix or Hulu.
Live music will be available tonight in an array of diverse genres. The schedule includes a band from the 1960s that fostered country rock...
On Stage (Extra): The Mavericks defy labels
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Mavericks
Only a handful of American rock bands that have been able to rise to the top and then remain there indefinitely.
The Mavericks, who will be performing on June10 at the Sugarhouse Casino (1001 North Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, 877-477-3715, www.sugarhousecasino.com),www.thefillmorephilly.com), are one of those bands.
On Stage: Rusted Root meets every challenge
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Playing a show on the Thursday before New Year’s Eve weekend can be a challenge for a band – especially with potential audience members having the tendency to be saving their energy and money for the upcoming holiday festivities.
Rusted Root is a band that isn’t fazed by challenges such as this. The Pittsburgh-based rockers have built a well-established...
On Stage: Rusted Root enjoys loyal following
Also: a tribute to Karen Carpenter at Sellersville
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Rusted Root
Sunday night shows are always a challenge for bands — especially when potential audience members have to deal with start-the-week Monday mornings only a few hours after the concert ends.
During the summer months in Philadelphia, the challenge is even greater because fans often are out of town...
On Stage: Mame is the perfect antidote for holiday stress
Also, Rusted Root comes home to Pennsylvania; Forbert at Flash
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Rosemary Benson stars in the title role in “Mame” at the Candlelight Theater.
For a small portion of the population — mostly computer geeks — “Mame” is an acronym for an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software on modern...
