Jason Segel’s Dispatches from Elsewhere is a big smooch love letter to Philadelphia
Jason Segel loves Philadelphia.
A.D. Amorosi
Catching up with The Roots: next Picnic, new street corner, old members doing fresh things
“The Roots started their performance experience by busking on the streets of Philadelphia. East Passyunk Avenue and South Street was one of their main locations…”
Digging the Digable Planets
Though the richly dynamic “Reachin’”, had it’s acid jazzy vibe and hop-pop reach, their second album “Blowout Comb,” is a misunderstood masterpiece.
Philly drummer Bruce Klauber and the art of ring-a-ding and swing a la Buddy Rich
For both a step to the past and to the present, Bruce Klauber will make himself part of The Monday Blues/Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Jerry Zucker to perform the music of Buddy Rich and Friends at Chris’ Jazz Cafe’ on Wednesday, February 19th.
Low Cut Connie’s Adam Weiner goes it alone, just once or twice
Low Cut Connie has just released an Atlantic City-inspired new ballad, “Look What They Did,” with Adam Weiner hitting the boards.
Maximal Micro- Philadelphia’s Mikroneisa and the other way out
Michael Reiley’s ECHOZOO project is a recreation of the sounds of extinct animals brought through, or summoned upon to speak, in the present day.
Ant Music: Jersey-Philly singer and songwriter Ant Saunders turns it on
Inspired by R&B artists such as John Legend and Frank Ocean, as well as John Mayer, Ed Sheeran and Post Malone, Ant Saunders’ chart numbers are as high as his aspirations.
Total Recall: Philly-Jersey stand-up comedian Joe Matarese brings up his past this weekend
Joe Matarese’s Valentine night’s gig is bound to be a bold, but broad look at who we are as a people, how he and his family fit in, what personal mental health issues feel like when embraced by a master comic.
Luther A. Randolph: an unsung hero of the Philly soul sound
A bold innovator, Mr. Randolph will be missed.
Where the Wild Things Go: Tanya Tucker at World Café Live
The Tanya Tucker old school country music concert on Thursday night at World Café Live should be forever the norm, and never again the exceptional exception.