Alexa Ray Joel Finds Her “Wall of Sound” Moment – and Her Own Voice, Fearlessly by Ron Sklar Alexa Ray Joel is back in rehearsal – back in the room, back in the band setup, back in the thick of sound. After years of performing in the intimate, candlelit world of Café Carlyle with a … Continue reading
AJ Croce – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – January 10, 2025 It’s rather amazing that the night of this show would have been the late Jim Croce’s 82nd birthday. Of course, the beloved singer Croce died way too young in a plane crash when he was only 30 years old, and his career … Continue reading
Donnie Kehr Brings “The Greatest Piano Men” to the Stage This August by Brad Balfour Multi-talented musician Donnie Kehr has not only created and promoted “Rockers on Broadway” but has been a rocker on Broadway when he appeared in such musicals as “Billy Elliot,” The Who’s “Tommy,” Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida,” “The Human … Continue reading
Shannon McNally Gets Her Irish Up by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that Shannon McNally has been flying under the radar for about 20 years now. A strong-voiced songstress with a love of musical variety, she was signed up by Capitol Nashville in 1997 while still playing coffee houses and attending Franklin and Marshall … Continue reading
Ann Wilson – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – April 6, 2017 Since her day job with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart is on “temporary” hiatus, Ann Wilson hit the road with her own band to share her own musical journey. (From some of her stage patter at the show, Wilson … Continue reading
Stealing a Dance with Milky Chance by Ally Abramson Milky Chance is a German duo consisting of Clemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch. The band has a unique sound that combines a smooth singer-songwriter sound with jagged, upbeat tones of electronic music. Their song “Stolen Dance” has blown up the music scene over the past year. It … Continue reading
KaiL Baxley – A Light That Never Dies (Forty Below) Over the years, soul music has become a territory for beats and bass, so it’s always a bit of a shock when a real old school soul man shows up on the scene. Cue up “Tell the Falling Sun,” the third and most spectacular track … Continue reading
Denny Tedesco, Hal Blaine and Don Randi Building Up the Wrecking Crew by Jay S. Jacobs The Wrecking Crew was the house band for an entire generation. But chances are, you’ve never heard of them. The Wrecking Crew was a loose collective of studio musicians who played on many of the biggest hits of the … Continue reading
Pentatonix – PTX – Pitch-Perfect in Every Way by Mark Mussari An eargasm. There’s no other way to describe the experience of hearing the five-member a cappella group Pentatonix sing live. Intricate harmonies buzz in a way not heard since the Manhattan Transfer’s heyday. The band moves deftly among dubstep, ballads, hip-hop — even a … Continue reading
Lulu To Lulu With Love by Jay S. Jacobs It’s almost impossible to believe that in a music career which has lasted about 50 years, with multiple hit singles, several TV series and a good amount of movie work, that Lulu has never played a full concert in New York City. That will all change this week … Continue reading
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