{"id":24743,"date":"2019-07-20T09:54:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T13:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=24743"},"modified":"2019-07-20T09:54:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T13:54:13","slug":"on-stage-jesse-terry-performs-in-the-round-in-berwyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=24743","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Jesse Terry performs in the round in Berwyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Jesse Terry<\/p><\/div>\n

Veteran singer\/songwriter Jesse Terry has performed many memorable shows in this area, including sold-out shows at Burlap and Bean and World Caf\u00e9 Live. He also played in Chester County at The Spotlight Concert Series a few years ago and now is making a return appearance.<\/p>\n

On July 20, The Spotlight Concert Series at Trinity Presbyterian Church (<\/a>640 Berwyn Avenue, Berwyn, http:\/\/spotlight.trinityberwyn.com<\/a>) is presenting \u201cOn The Road and In The Round\u201d featuring Amy Fairchild, Jesse Terry, and Michael Logen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played this series once before,\u201d said Terry, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from Greenwich, Connecticut. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful space with gorgeous stained glass.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis event has great energy \u2013 and great musicians joining us. Amy will be joined by Thomas Juliano on guitar and mandolin. We will also have Tom Hampton on pedal steel, mandolin and just about any stringed instrument there is, and Tommy Geddes, who is the perfect drummer for singer\/songwriters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re playing in the round and I know there will be some collaborations. I\u2019ve known Michael since 2004 and we\u2019ve toured together overseas and in the states.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terry will be treating fans to a preview of some songs from his upcoming EP release \u201cKivalina.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EP is about climate change,\u201d said Terry. \u201cIt\u2019s about a village that is going underwater in Alaska.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a duo EP with me and Alex Wong. We recorded the EP at Alex\u2019s studio in Nashville.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Northwest Alaska, the Inupiaq whaling community of Kivalina, home to around 470 people, is facing imminent relocation.<\/p>\n

Located 80 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 1,000 miles northwest of Anchorage, the remote Alaskan village of Kivalina is literally melting under the weight of climate change.<\/p>\n

The barrier island has been disappearing under water over the last decade, as the warming ocean causes sea levels to rise and powerful storm surges to eat away at the beach. The US Army Corps of Engineers has said Kivalina will no longer be habitable within 10 years.<\/p>\n

The future for residents is uncertain. President Barack Obama recommended a budget of $400 million to relocate Alaskan villages like Kivalina in 2016, but Congress has not approved it.<\/p>\n

\u201cKivalina is 400 villagers living on a little strip of land,\u201d said Terry. \u201cThey\u2019ve been hunting whales for generations. Now, their village is eroding because the ice is melting. They\u2019ve become the first climate change refugees in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are no roads to Kivalina, and within 10 years, there could be no coming or going at all.\u00a0The barrier island is at risk of severe flooding and erosion caused by climate change.<\/p>\n

The village sits on a slip of permanently frozen earth off the coast of Alaska — flanked by a lagoon on one side and the Arctic Ocean on the other. Sea walls made up of rocks and sandbags protect the villagers from pummeling waves.<\/p>\n

Much of the food comes from whatever they kill — caribou, seal, fish, and beluga whales. Hunting the bowhead whale \u2014 a 60-ton animal whose meat, skin, and blubber can feed a village for more than two months \u2014\u00a0provides one of the most cherished traditions.<\/p>\n

But the people of Kivalina haven’t caught a bowhead whale in over 21 years. The sea ice is melting earlier and earlier in the season, which makes it unsafe for villagers to traverse.<\/p>\n

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as anywhere else on the planet, according to a 2014 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report. With wildlife habitats disappearing under water, villagers struggle to put food on the table.<\/p>\n

Extended families of up to 17 members crowd into the island’s 85 single-family homes. The circumstances create a close-knit community that teaches cooperation and vigilance. Those values are essential when residents face some of the harshest conditions on Earth.<\/p>\n

But the village\u2019s days on the edge of the Arctic Ocean are numbered. In 2015, President Obama became the first sitting US president to visit a community north of the Arctic Circle, during a tour of Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough. With a new administration in the White House, the future of Kivalina is uncertain.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in Nashville with Alex,\u201d said Terry. \u201cHe read a story about Kivalina and was moved by it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EP we made is not political. We just wanted to write about the facts and the emotion. It\u2019s a really hard story to tell.<\/p>\n

\u201cStill, I\u2019m excited to write about it. The songs are told from the story of a fictitious couple combined with villagers\u2019 interviews.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terry is an internationally touring, award-winning singer-songwriter whose intimacy with audiences, sincerity, and approachability has solidified him as a favorite at festivals and live venues nationwide. \u00a0He has five full-length albums \u2013 \u201cThe Runner,\u201d \u201cEmpty Seat on A Plane,\u201d \u201cStay Here With Me\u201d and the recently-released \u201cStargazer\u201d and \u201cNatural\u201d LPs.<\/p>\n

Video link for Jesse Terry — https:\/\/youtu.be\/LPZIGWESwPY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert will begin at 7 p.m. \u00a0There is no charge for admission, but a free-will offering of $20 per person is recommended.<\/p>\n

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Cloak<\/p><\/div>\n

When the music gets underway on the evening of July 20 at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia,http:\/\/undergroundarts.org<\/a>), it will be hot and heavy \u2013 really heavy. The venue is hosting a metal triple bill featuring Cloak, Khemmis and Moros.<\/p>\n

Back in April, Cloak, which features Scott Taysom, Vocals\/Guitar; Sean Bruneau, Drums; Max Brigham, Guitar; and Billy Robinson, Bass, was on the bill of the Decibel Beer & Metal Prefest 2019 along with Integrity, Full of Hell, and Devil Master.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhilly was our first show on this tour,\u201d said Taysom, during a recent phone interview. \u201cWe did 16 shows in 17 days. The Philly show on that tour was our first time to ever play in Philadelphia.\u201d<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for Cloak to line up a return trip to Philly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tour with Khemmis starts on July 11,\u201d said Taysom, during the conversation in early July. \u201cWe\u2019re always rehearsing. Right now, we\u2019re specifically getting ready for this tour \u2013 getting our set together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cloak is still touring in support of its debut album \u201cTo Venomous Depths\u201d as well as its new EP \u2013 \u201c2 Hits From Hell EP\u201d \u2013 which was just released on March 29.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo Venomous Depths\u201d is an amalgamation of Nordic black metal with catchy hooks and melodic rock. The quartet\u2019s bold and blackened metal teems with dark energy. \u201cTo Venomous Depths\u201d is a testament to the genre\u2019s primal power and magic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started the band in 2013 and then went on hiatus,\u201d said Taysom. \u201cIn 2015, we got back together with a solid plan. We wanted to do something different from what was out there. We wanted a vibe you could take seriously \u2013 something with a rock bottom.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe metal scene was so oversaturated. I went back to the bands I listened to a long time ago. It\u2019s got to be special. Anyone can sit in their room and make a record with GarageBand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cloak\u2019s music seems to have metal as its main ingredient with flavorings of classic Southern Rock.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people have said the Southern Rock thing,\u201d said Taysom. \u201cI think I can sort of hear it. But it wasn\u2019t a conscious move. But, something in southern soil is very haunting with a sinister presence. You can feel it at night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t associate us with what is called \u2018Southern Metal.\u2019 Our roots are in black metal sound. \u00a0It\u2019s not a genre. It\u2019s about a presence I\u2019m looking for. I still love classic heavy metal like Iron Maiden and Wasp.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo Venomous Depths\u201d offers a strong glimpse at what the band is looking for.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded it at the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017 at Aria Studio in Atlanta,\u201d said Taysom. \u201cThe songs were all ready before we went in the studio.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very well prepared and organized. We did a lot of demos before we were ready to record. It took about three months in the studio, Then, it came out later in 2017. It takes a while to get recording together.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re almost done making the next album. Two more vocal tracks to finish up and the second album will be all done. We had a lot of time to work on the writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new album will have nine songs. I wrote most of it, but everyone puts in their input. We were inspired as songwriters and it\u2019s a lot darker.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a total step up. It\u2019s more compact. It punches harder. We wanted to focus on improving the sound. It definitely sounds different. It\u2019s more to the point. And, it\u2019s more powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Cloak \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/nGWcifLk9mQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Underground Arts will start at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15.<\/p>\n

The next two shows at MilkBoy Philadelphia (1100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 215- 925-6455, www.milkboyphilly.com<\/a>) will feature a bit of geographical diversity.<\/p>\n

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The Good Mess<\/p><\/div>\n

On July 20, the venue will feature an album release show by the veteran Philadelphia band The Good Mess. The bill will also feature Philadelphia-based Peace & the City Grease, and Good Look, Sigourney, a band from South Jersey.<\/p>\n

On July 22, MilkBoy Philly will present a twin-bill featuring Charley Crockett from San Benito, Texas, and Esther Rose, a Michigan native who has lived in New Orleans for the last decade.<\/p>\n

Urban Dictionary describes \u201cgood mess\u201d as \u201cwhen one person is always going about their life in a jovial<\/a> manner….but in a good way<\/a>, making everyone around them in a good mood<\/a> and being positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Using that definition, The Good Mess, which was conceived and born in Chester County, has chosen a band name that fits. When the guys from The Good Mess play, they put everyone around them in a good mood<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Inspired by the rock\/grunge scene of the 1990s, the Philadelphia-based band was formed in 2014 by vocalist\/guitarist Tim Mellor, bassist Mario LaForgia, drummer Mike Skierski and guitarist Josh Rovinsky.<\/p>\n

The roots of this band go back further \u2013 to 2007 when Mellor, LaForgia and Rovinsky were students at West Chester University and played music at local open mics.<\/p>\n

\u201cJosh, Mario and I met when we were in a fraternity at WCU \u2013 Sigma Phi Epsilon,\u201d said Mellor, during a recent phone interview from his home in Pennsauken, New Jersey. \u201cMario and I were psychology majors at West Chester.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started writing with Mario in 2007. We had side projects when we were in college. After I graduated, my wife and I lived in South Philly and we saw Mario a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

After going their separate ways post-graduation, Mellor and LaForgia formed the band The Suits in 2012.\u00a0 With some lyrical help from Zack Wiese and the addition of Skierski on drums, the band steadily built a large repertoire of original music.\u00a0Two years later, the band changed its name The Good Mess and started playing shows.<\/p>\n

\u201cMike is my wife\u2019s cousin\u2019s husband,\u201d said Mellor. \u201cHe\u2019s been around the scene for over 20 years. We knew Josh from college and got him in as our second guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rovinsky, who joined the band soon after seeing the group play its second show, solidified the line-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve released have two six-song EPs,\u201d said Mellor. \u201cWe recorded them in Conshohocken. We made both EPs with Will Yip at Studio 4, Phil Nicolo\u2019s studio.\u201d<\/p>\n

In early 2015, The Good Mess recorded its first EP \u201cSmoke Like Ghosts\u201d at the famous Studio 4 in Conshohocken, and officially released the EP that September.\u00a0 Two big gigs for The Good Mess in 2015 were Legendary Dobbs Rock-Con and the fourth annual Liberty Music Fest.<\/p>\n

In March 2016, the band made its live radio debut on 104.5 and was named WMMR\u2019s \u201cLocal Artist of the Month\u201d for April 2016.\u00a0 In August 2017, The Good Mess released its sophomore EP, \u201cNew History.\u201d<\/p>\n

On July 19, the band released its self-titled debut album on Thirsty Records.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the new album, we wanted to work more interactively with the producer,\u201d said Mellor. \u201cWe cut the album with Ted Bunch at Turtle Studio in South Philly. We started tracking in June 2018 and worked on it on and off for four-to-five months. We\u2019ve been tightening it up ever since.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe album\u2019s sound is grunge era \u2013 Soundgarden, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots. There\u2019s a lot of guitar and loud drums and the bass lines are a little slick. It\u2019s like grunge\/alternative.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for The Good Mess — https:\/\/youtu.be\/eaCT2me6uLQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at MilkBoy, which has Peace & the City Grease, and Good Look, Sigourney as the opening acts, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n

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Esther Rose<\/p><\/div>\n

Esther Rose will be treating fans to \u201cfirst listens\u201d for songs from her soon-to-be released album when she shares the bill with Charley Crockett at MilkBoy Philadelphia (1100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 215- 925-6455, www.milkboyphilly.com<\/a>) on July 22. Her sophomore album, \u201cYou Made It This Far,\u201d will be released on August 23 on Father\/Daughter Records.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis album is the most personal record I\u2019ve made,\u201d said Rose, during a phone interview Friday morning from a tour stop in Asheville, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about me and my life \u2013 my childhood and my teenage years. It\u2019s a step into my life\u2019s experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou Made It This Far,\u201d which was recorded live to tape at Mashed Potato Studios in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, was engineered by Sam Doores, Adam Keil & Bill Howard, mixed by Adam Keil and mastered by Dan Weston. All the songs were written and arranged by Rose.
\n\u201cI cut the album at the same space I used for \u2018This Time Last Night,\u2019 which was my first album in 2017. Mashed Potato is a great studio \u2013 all analog. With the new album, I did it all live to a two-track tape machine. I finished it around this time last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laid-back yet deliberate, her delivery here marries old-school country and rural folk with a plainspoken philosophy that\u2019s thoroughly modern, and the end result is a record that\u2019s as joyful as it is restless, one that weaves fiddle and lap steel around profound revelations, late night conversations, and all the moments in between.<\/p>\n

According to Rose, \u201cThere\u2019s this theme of radical acceptance running through the whole album. I didn\u2019t realize it until after I\u2019d finished writing the songs, but they all came from this place of trying to understand and truly accept myself and others in our most vulnerable moments of confusion or despair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having lived in New Orleans for the last 10 years, Rose first got on the radar with the release of \u201cThis Time Last Night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rose also provided some backing vocals on Jack White\u2019s \u201cBoarding House Reach.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Rose, \u201cRecording with Jack was a really great fit because he likes everything to be a little messy and a little improvised and a little raw. That\u2019s exactly how I like to work, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rose\u2019s interest in music goes back a long time to when she was growing up in Columbiaville, Michigan.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy family was really into music,\u201d said Rose. \u201cThere was a piano in the house and my mom played guitar. I had two sisters and we spent a lot of time singing three-part harmonies. Music was just a part of our activity. It was always something I enjoyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cSongwriting came in lately. It\u2019s fun to explore. I had written compositions but mostly on a whim. I did maybe one a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cFive years ago, when I was 28, I learned how to play guitar for the first time. I discovered that I had a lot of songs waiting to be written. With my journal and my poems, I always considered myself to be a writer. It was a natural progression to take them to songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The transition was relatively easy for the talented singer.<\/p>\n

According to Rose, \u201cSomething switched inside of me and I began to feel this vast, unlimited potential that made me question everything and wonder what was possible. I devoted every spare minute to figuring out the guitar, and I loved the sense of discovery that came with learning how to play all these songs I\u2019d written through the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was another reason she brought the guitar into play.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started studying guitar because I wanted to be not dependent on another guitar player,\u201d said Rose. \u201cI needed autonomy. I had always written songs on piano. With guitar, it was about taking ownership of my own ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many of those ideas come to life on her new album.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve released a bunch of singles from the album and one more will come out next week,\u201d said Rose. \u201cI\u2019ve already released \u2018Handyman,\u2019 \u2018Only Loving You,\u2019 and \u2018Don’t Blame it on the Moon.\u2019 The new single will be \u2018Sex and Magic.\u2019 Then, the album will come out on August 23.<\/p>\n

Video link for Esther Rose — https:\/\/youtu.be\/sDaG5ontXJ8<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at MilkBoy Philly, which also features Charley Crockett, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the venue in downtown55 Philadelphia are Bones UK on July 23 and Joe Marcinek Band and Dot Gov on July 24.<\/p>\n

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Dallon Weekes<\/p><\/div>\n

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME is a strangely stylized and unusually long name for a music project by one guy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficially\u201d abbreviated as iDKHOW, the project is the musical brainchild of Dallon Weekes. On July 21, Weekes brings iDKHOW to the area for a show at XFINITY Live Philadelphia (1100 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, https:\/\/www.xfinitylive.com\/entertainment<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Weekes is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known as a member of Panic! at the Disco from 2009-2017 — performing in the band as a bassist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and songwriter.<\/p>\n

Now, his energies are focused on I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME.<\/p>\n

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME is as Day-Glo nostalgic and optimistically futurist as\u00a0\u201cBack to the Future,\u201d the comedy\/sci-fi movie classic in which the name was born. Doc Brown utters the famous line just before telling Marty McFly to \u201crun for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty constantly out on tour,\u201d said Weekes, during a phone interview Friday afternoon from a tour stop in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. \u201cI\u2019m out now as the opener for Silversun Pickups and we have a few shows left. Then, we get some headline shows.\u201d<\/p>\n

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME\u2019s music is from a time when fashions were loud, melodies were infectious and iconoclastic pop trailblazers broke through commercially without compromising artistically.<\/p>\n

iDKHOW\u00a0channels the legendary spirits of \u201960s garage, \u201970s glam, \u201980s New Wave, and the early days of Britpop.<\/p>\n

As bassist\/backing vocalist for Panic! At The Disco from 2009-2017,\u00a0Weekes\u00a0co-wrote\u00a0Panic\u2019s massive\u00a0hits \u201cThis is Gospel\u201d and \u201cGirls\/Girls\/Boys,\u201d and is credited on nearly all of the songs from Panic! At The Disco\u2019s platinum album, \u201cToo Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI started demo-ing out some song ideas when I was still touring as a member of Panic! at the Disco,\u201d said Weekes. \u201cI brought Ryan (Seaman) in on drums. We played some shows using this name while doing everything on the records in secret.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to see how the songs would do with a live audience. We never used our real names. If people saw us play and tried to reveal our identities, our policy was to just deny everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cI left Panic! at the Disco right around the same time. I couldn\u2019t keep doing both. I had been in Panic! at the Disco for a long time and it came to be an environment I didn\u2019t want to be in anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to be more creative. iDKHOW is a solo project but everything I\u2019m creating is with a band in mind \u2013 with more instruments than I can play.\u201d<\/p>\n

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME released two singles in 2017 (\u201cModern Day Cain\u201d and \u201cChoke\u201d), three singles in 2018 (\u201cNobody Likes The Opening Band,\u201d \u201cDo It All The Time,\u201d \u201cBleed Magic\u201d) and one single in 2019 (\u201cChoke — Acoustic\u201d).<\/p>\n

Everything from 2018 and 2019 has been released on Fearless Records as well as an EP in 2018 titled \u201c1981 Extended Play.\u201d Weekes also released more than a dozen records from 2003-2012 with his previous band, The Brobecks.<\/p>\n

Right now, Weekes has iDKHOW\u00a0on the road as a two-piece with Seaman backing him on drums and percussion.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor now, it\u2019s the two of us plus a backing tape we use,\u201d said Weekes, a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah. \u201cIn the future, we might add more musicians.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the live show, we\u2019re playing old songs, a cover and a few old Brobecks songs. This new project will always be haunted by the ghost of the Brobecks.\u201d<\/p>\n

An album by I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME is on the horizon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting for the green light to record the album,\u201d said Weeks. \u201cThe songs are all written, and the demos are done. One problem is that we\u2019re on the road so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME \u2013 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v64-DpcLEvI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Xfinity Live, which is part of the venue\u2019s annual Summer Fest Live event, will start at 2 p.m. Ticket prices start at $35.<\/p>\n

Many comedians head out on tours of stand-up comedy clubs ready to take the stage each night with a relatively set routine. If you see them in Baltimore on a Tuesday and in New York the following Wednesday, you\u2019re going to see and hear basically the same show.<\/p>\n

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John Poveromo<\/p><\/div>\n

With John Poveromo, who will headline a show at Punch Line Philly (33 East Laurel Street, Philadelphia, 215-606-6555<\/a>, http:\/\/www.punchlinephilly.com<\/a>) on July 21, every show is different. The comedian is likely to change his set on the spot based on the crowd and whatever is on his mind.<\/p>\n

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Toms River, Poveromo gravitated toward humor ever since he was a youngster.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t hang out in the music scene,\u201d said Poveromo, during a phone interview Friday afternoon from Sherman Oaks, California.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was much more interested in stand-up. For me, humor was a way to cope with stuff. I saw grownups coping with things with humor. I remember when I was about five and my parents were watching a video of Richard Jeni\u2019s \u2018Crazy from the Heat\u2019 and they were laughing like crazy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also really liked Robin Williams from his TV shows like \u2018Mork & Mindy\u2019 and that was another gateway to comedy for me. Then, I got into Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser and Ellen and found out they all started with stand-up. And, I liked stand-ups because they told it like it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Poveromo\u2019s knack for being funny became evident during his high school days.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ended up getting named \u2018Class Comedian\u2019 out of 500 kids at Toms River East High School,\u201d said Poveromo. \u201cMy sense of humor was always about cracking jokes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to college after I graduated high school at Brookdale Community College. I didn\u2019t want to go to college, but I had to do it because if you didn\u2019t go to college, you were a failure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI left school after a year and took a stand-up course in New York. That was back in 2005. My first time on stage was at Carolines On Broadway \u2013 no pressure, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

Carolines on Broadway is a venue for stand-up comedy located in Times Square in New York City on Broadway between 49th and 50th Street. It is one of the most established, famous, and recognized stand-up comedy clubs in the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was taking a risk,\u201d said Poveromo. \u201cI wasn\u2019t going up with \u2018five minutes of comedy that worked\u2019 attitude. I thought \u2013 you just go on with whatever when you get onstage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the beginning, I\u2019d go up with a couple ideas. I just do my own material \u2013 whatever I wanted talk about \u2013 because I\u2019m naturally funny.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since childhood, Poveromo has enjoyed making strangers laugh. He has written comedy for shows on HBO and VH1, as well as his own book, \u201cDrawings From a Nobody,\u201d which features his comic-strip style drawings of scenes from everyday life.<\/p>\n

Poveromo\u2019s perfect blend of self-deprecation and optimism makes him a dynamic and unpredictable performer who is both engaging and fun to watch as he struggles to make sense of himself and the world around him.<\/p>\n

He can be heard on Sirius XM Radio, has been featured at the Jersey City Comedy Festival and The New York Underground Comedy Festival, and has appeared on Comcast On Demand\u2019s \u201cYoung Comedians Showcase.\u201d<\/p>\n

Poveromo also has written for a variety of shows, including ESPN\u2019s Sports Nation, Current TV\u2019s Viewpoint with John Fugelsang, Joy Behar\u2019s Say Anything on HLN, The Independents, and CNN Newsroom, as well as Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld, Hannity, and VH1\u2019s \u201cBest Of\u201d series.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy live shows are really loose,\u201d said Poveromo. \u201cSpontaneity is important. Playing with the audience is also a big part of my show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talk about anything that goes on in life. My favorite topics are society and how people react in social situations. Human behavior is really interesting to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for John Poveromo \u2013 https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ComediansOnTheLoose\/videos\/2135113526749144\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Punch Line on July 21 will start at 7 p.m. Ticket prices range from $22-$27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Veteran singer\/songwriter Jesse Terry has performed many memorable shows in this area, including sold-out shows at Burlap and Bean and World Caf\u00e9 Live. He also played in Chester County at The Spotlight Concert Series a few years ago and now is making a return appearance. On July 20, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5166],"tags":[8754,3912,9009,4052,9010,9008],"class_list":["post-24743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-cloak","tag-featured","tag-i-dont-know-how-but-they-found-me","tag-jesse-terry","tag-john-poveromo","tag-the-good-mess"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24743"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24744,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24743\/revisions\/24744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}