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“An Evening with Phil Roy”
$40.00 – $50.00Buy TicketsAs a songwriter, Phil Roy specializes in what you might call a kind of “bleak optimism”. — Steve Inskeep (Host), All Things Considered NPR Radio “An undercurrent of raw melancholy runs through his songs making him a kindred spirit to brooding types like Leonard Cohen, John Martyn, and Peter Gabriel. — Jon Pareles, THE NEW YORK TIMES
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“Wanderlust: All A View” and Suzie Brown
$40.00 – $50.00Buy TicketsSuzie Brown“Bluesy, folky, achy, sweet-voiced Suzie Brown. A practicing cardiologist pursuing a career in singing (her own songs) and playing the guitar, she’s part Emmylou Harris, part Allison Krauss, and totally worth seeing.” -Philadelphia Magazine
“There’s nothing common about this rising talent.” -WXPN
WanderlustNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The music industry was different in the 1990s. Rock ‘n’ roll ruled the roost. Spotify had yet to be invented. It was during this golden age — somewhere between Bill Clinton’s inauguration and the start of the New Millennium — that a rock band named Wanderlust made its stand.Wanderlust felt like a timeless band for the modern world, its songs rooted in electric guitars, classic pop hooks, percussive stomp, and the shared chemistry of four friends — frontman and principal songwriter Scot Sax, guitarist Rob Bonfiglio, bassist Mark Getten, and drummer Jim Cavanaugh — who’d finally gotten their shot at the brass ring. Decades after inking a major-label contract with RCA Records, opening for The Who, and touring America with Collective Soul, Wanderlust has reconvened to finish some unfinished business with 2021’s All A View, available on July 2, 2021.To understand Wanderlust’s present, it helps to look at the band’s past. The group formed in Philadelphia in 1993, signed a record deal in 1994, and released the debut album Prize in 1995. Championed by publications like The Sunday London Times (“Wanderlust‘s album Prize is one of the greatest rock albums ever made”) and MOJO (“power pop at its best ”), Wanderlust burned brightly and briefly. Dropped from RCA before they could finish their second album, the musicians released a self-titled record in 1998 and soon went their separate ways. Sax established himself as a hit songwriter, solo artist, and sought-after filmmaker during the 21st century, co-writing the Grammy-winning “Like We Never Loved At All” for Faith Hill and Tim McGraw and serving as the hand-picked opening act for Robert Plant and Allison Krauss‘ Raising Sand tour. Meanwhile, Bonfiglio released a half-dozen solo albums, performed with the Beach Boys, produced an album for Wilson Phillips, and landed an ongoing spot in Brian Wilson’s band.Recently, in 2020, Sax came across a DAT tape featuring acoustic recordings of songs he’d written after Prize‘s release. These demos felt like a time capsule — a blast from the past, dreamt into existence during the band’s heyday and filled with the same sonic spirit that had once earned Wanderlust admittance into the big leagues. The songs would’ve made a great Wanderlust album … which is why Sax decided to get the band back together and finish the work he’d already started.“I feel like a young Cameron Crowe, with a story about a band that fell victim to its own insecurities in the bright lights — and with the big wigs — of the music business, circa 1995,” he says. “Now, the same four guys find an old cassette of songs never recorded, long forgotten in their fall from grace. So what do they do? They put on their big-boy pants and make the album that never was.”That album is All A View, and it bridges the gap between Wanderlust’s past and present. Sax’s original demos represent the record’s bedrock, with most of his performances from 1996 remaining intact. Nearly 25 years after he laid down his vocals and acoustic guitar, a reunited Wanderlust began turning those bare-boned recordings into full-blown rock anthems, with each bandmate overdubbing his contributions from home during the 2020 pandemic. Sax wrote new songs for the project, too, including several collaborations with Rob Bonfiglio. The album was then mixed in Philadelphia, the same city that Wanderlust once called home.“What began as a revisitation of older material became a kind of snapshot of our musical journeys in the present tense,” explains Bonfiglio.Removed from the forces that drove the band apart — including conflicts between bandmates, pressure from their record label, and the collective desperation of four 20 somethings to succeed — Wanderlust’s members have rediscovered the singular sound that turned them into radio darlings and cult favorites during the mid-’90s.“We’re all grown up now,” Sax says. “It’s so great to reconnect once again, after the dust settled. I’ve been in all kinds of bands, but when the four of us played together for the first time in 1993, something special happened. It’s exactly the same feeling we got when we started working on All A View. The four of us just have a connection. We’ll play a song, and it just sounds like Wanderlust. It’s been amazing to let go of the ego and paranoia I had as a younger person, and just realize how great this band is.” -
10/23/21 – Mother Lion, Blaqmel, Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise
$30.00 – $40.00Buy TicketsKuf and Christine have a new album entitled ke` myoonede (Community) and was created during and inspired by the lockdown.MC/ Poet/Songwriter Kuf Knotz and classically trained Harpist/Guitarist/Vocalist Christine Elise have combined forces to create a new album. The unlikely pair connected and built the project with a similar vision, wanting to create positive, forward-thinking music driven by a strong message. Both individuals are intrinsically motivated to foster community growth through musical expression.Christine Elise has a strong background in music therapy having delivered music therapy services to children, adults, and seniors with developmental delays, special needs and those needing emotional support. Finding a passion for community music therapy, she has facilitated group sessions for professionals and clients in the USA, South Africa, Peru and Jamaica. She has presented at national and regional music therapy conferences, with a focus on her community music therapy work, as well as written three scholarly articles published by Music Therapy Perspectives.Kuf Knotz is one of today’s fastest emerging alternative artists which has led him to open for top acts – Ms Lauryn Hill, The Wailers, The Roots, Common, G-love, Wyclef Jean, Robert Randolph, Arrested Development, Robert Glasper, Inspectah Deck, Steel Pulse, Rising Appalachia, Zac Deputy, Josh Ritter, B.O.B, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Kabaka Pyramid, Yellowman , Soulive , Easy Star Allstars, & Bruce Springsteen, . In addition to his musical talent, Kuf has a strong passion for supporting the community by participating and facilitating fundraising events such as food drives, clothing drives, cancer benefits, and disaster reliefs. He is also a member of the WXPN program Musicians on Call, bringing live music to the bedsides of patients throughout Philadelphia. -
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10/8/21 – Maestro Ustad Shafaat Khan (Sitar/Vocal/Tabla)
$30.00 – $40.00Buy TicketsMaestro Ustad Shafaat Khan (Sitar/Vocal/Tabla)
Accompanying musician:
Rishy Mehrotra : Tabla
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11/13/2021 – Tim Farrell with Special Guest, Rachel Garlin
$35.00 – $45.00Buy TicketsAs a performer, Tim has entertained audiences internationally. He maintains an active performing schedule, appearing in a variety of concert venues such as the Kimmel Center, Montreal Jazz Festival, Carnegie Center, Hard Rock Live, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Memphis Acoustic Guitar Festival, Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase and many more…
Tim performs at benefit concerts, festivals, workshops, corporate events and television programs. Tim has performed live on many radio programs as a featured artist including Echoes and Kid’s Corner, both popular syndicated shows heard on hundreds of Public Radio stations nationwide.
Tim performs as a solo artist and also has shared the stage with such notable artists as Les Paul, George Benson, Jean Luc Ponty, Rick Wakeman, Alex DeGrassi, Jake Shimabukuru, California Guitar Trio, John Sebastian and many more … In addition to his solo performances, Tim offers several different concert programs such as StringSongs, a trio which includes Bass Player Magazine’s Player of the Year Michael Manring and Grammy Award winner Pat Robinson on keyboards. -
11/26/22 – Ray Adkins and One Man Dog (James Taylor Tribute)
$30.00 – $40.00Buy TicketsFormed in January 2019, One man Dog is a tribute to James Taylor, with performances of classic songs and deeper cuts spanning decades of James Taylor’s catalog of music. The band members also come from various musical back rounds of supportive roles with the artists like James Taylor, Tom Jones, Brian Wilson, The Voice (TV show)Ray Adkins on the main vocal and acoustic guitar (formally of The Mighty Manatees) Chico Huff on Bass, Frank Strauss on Keyboards, Jim Hines on Drums, Brian Herder on multiple instruments, Background vocals: Josh Howard & Emily Drinker. -
11/29/21 – Better Than Bacon Comedy Improv
$25.00 – $35.00Buy Ticketshttp://www.betterthanbaconimprov.com/
Better Than Bacon Improv is a short-form improv comedy troupe based in West Chester, PA. BTB does short skits and games based on audience suggestions and sometimes invites audience members on stage. Improv comedy, as we say in our show openers, is a one-time-only performance. We work without a script or a net. What you see in one show will never be seen again. The spontaneity of improv makes improvisational comedy one of the hardest forms of comedy to perform.
Our History
For those not familiar with the BTB origin story, a few crazy folks decided that a local improv comedy
class sounded like fun. Those same folks kept taking improv comedy classes until there were no more
classes to take. In 2010, after finding a director and a few more performers, Better Than Bacon was
born. We had our first professional gig in 2011 and look forward to celebrating our 10th anniversary in June!
Our current troupe of 11 members hail from all over the SE Philly suburbs, Malvern, West
Chester, Kennett Square, Ambler, Phoenixville, Swarthmore, and Wilmington DE. Some have done
improv before, some are new to the art, some are standup comedians, some are actors.
Our Gigs
When the pandemic isn’t in full swing, we are excited to perform regularly at great venues like the Kennett Flash (Kennett Square) and the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (West Chester). We also perform at other venues and do private, corporate, and fundraising gigs.
Bacon Gives Back
In 2017, Better Than Bacon started its “Bacon Gives Back” program that provides non-profit
organizations in our region have the opportunity to raise funds based on ticket sales from our performances.
Some groups that have taken advantage of Bacon Gives Back are Act in Faith (West Chester), After the
Bell (Kennett Square), Family Promise of Southern Chester County, and Big Brother/Big Sisters of Chester County. We look forward to helping these organizations and other organizations make a difference in our communities!
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12/03/21 – Lili Anel & Her Band
$30.00 – $40.00Buy TicketsLili Anel & Her BandDale Melton – keys, Jeff Blount – bass, Jonathan Whitney – drums & percussionLili Añel considers music a calling. This six-foot tall singer-songwriter grew up in New York City, where she discovered her passion for music. As a child Añel remembers, singing along to her mother’s Cuban, jazz and pop standard albums. It was also her mother who supported Lili’s desire to join the church choir. However, it was her grandfather’s recognition of how much joy singing brought to her being, which served to set her feet firmly on the path of a career in music. “My grandfather was very influential and instrumental,” says Lili. “When I sang in the church choir, he would sneak into the Mass without telling me. I would ask him later, after letting him know that I saw him in the back, why he came to church at all and then left before it was over. His response was: “To hear you sing. I can hear your voice above the others.” Lili’s music is a hybrid of jazz, folk, soul and pop combined with a powerfully unique vocal style.She continues to win over audiences with her vocal stylings, guitar playing and heartfelt songs and has released eight CDs all receiving accolades from top reviewers and radio..“Better Days…the best song on Lili Añel’s new album…what you get on [this] release, is pure, pure feeling over pristine chops on nine heartfelt tracks…her voice rapturous and confessional…”
Carol Banks Weber/Festival Peak-Medium“…sings with soul and vulnerability while also playing a richly textured guitar…all of the tunes are intimate and vulnerable, with her vocal flexibility bringing you into her biographical lyrics…she wears her heart on her sleeve, bringing you into the deep recesses of her soul. Not easy in this day of feelings with no emotions”Jazz Weekly-George W. Harris“She tells riveting stories in a knowing voice, taking great chances with notes and phrases”Ken Franckling/Jazz Notes“…one of Philadelphia’s premier singer-songwriters…her vocals throughout are nothing short of melodically—and, more importantly, emotionally—stunning… she writes clever, compelling songs that her soulful voice—sometimes brooding, sometimes beaming—renders with emotional power and grace”
Chris Slawecki/AllAboutJazz“A uniquely gifted artist that is raw, ethereal and incredibly real. Lili sounds like no one but herself, a rare gift in an industry of clones”Brent Black / Not Just Jazz -
A Special Unplugged Night with John Waite
$65.00 – $85.00Buy TicketsJohn Waite is an English musician. As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single “Missing You”, which reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten on the UK Singles Chart. He was also the lead vocalist for the successful rock bands The Babys and Bad English.
He will be performing a special acoustic show with his band.
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An Evening with Ian Flanigan (The Voice, Blake Shelton’s team)
$35.00 – $45.00Buy TicketsWhen it comes to the troubadour lifestyle, Ian is no novice. For the last decade Ian has toured his whiskey-soaked voice and evocative lyrics across America, with a country sound reminiscent of Joe Cocker and Chris Stapleton. His rubber-meets-the-road approach to his 10-year career in music is reflected in the way his singing, songwriting and guitar playing resonate with his audience. As with a bonfire on a crisp autumn night, Ian Flanigan is known to roar, and everyone around him responds.
Singer, songwriter, and professional nomad Ian Flanigan launched a new chapter of his life in the fall of 2019, when he and his partner Ayla sold their belongings, bought a Winnebago, and with their daughter hit the road in the lovingly-named Flanivan performing and writing as they traveled. Most recently a celebrated finalist on NBC’s The Voice, the world has since tapped him as an up-and-coming artist to watch. Following a year of milestones Flanigan is overwhelmingly grateful for the response to his most recent single, “Grow Up” released under Reviver Music.
Flanigan also keeps his eye on life’s bigger picture. Celebrating 5 years of sobriety and commitment to being there for others, he serves on the advisory board of Hope Rocks, the New York organization that supports those who are struggling with addiction, depression and social isolation. Today you’ll still find Ian and his family on the road in the Flanivan, navigating the backroads and boulevards of the American dream. Through it all, his faith in his family, his faith in himself and the faith he maintains in the path set out before him knows no boundary
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An Evening With NRBQ
$35.00 – $50.00Buy Tickets“NRBQ are that rare group that’s eclectic, stylistically innovative, and creatively ambitious while also sounding thoroughly unpretentious and accessible. At its best, NRBQ‘s music casually mixes up barrelhouse R&B, British Invasion pop, fourth-gear rockabilly, exploratory free jazz, and dozens of other flavors while giving it all a stomp-down rhythm that makes fans want to dance and expressing a sense of joy and easy good humor that comes straight from the heart.”
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An Special Solo Performance by Marshall Crenshaw
$40.00 – $50.00Buy Tickets— Marshall Howard Crenshaw is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as “Someday, Someway,” a US Top 40 hit in 1982, “Cynical Girl,” and “Whenever You’re on My Mind.” His music has roots in classic soul music and Buddy Holly, to whom Crenshaw was often compared in the early days of his career, and whom he portrayed in the 1987 film La Bamba.
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Dan Navarro and Laura Mann
$35.00 – $55.00Buy TicketsDan Navarro, who wrote Pat Benatar’s hit “We Belong,” has written, sung, played and acted his way through a rich and varied career. Half of the renowned duo Lowen & Navarro with Eric Lowen, Navarro transitioned smoothly into a busy solo career over the past decade, touring almost constantly since Lowen’s retirement in 2009. We look forward to his return to The Living Room. Laura will join her longtime collaborator on the songs that they wrote together. For more information visit www.dannavarro.com.Laura Mann is a singer-songwriter /producer and guitarist from the Philadelphia area and the curator/owner of the award winning boutique music venue called The Living Room at 35 East -
Iain Matthews with Jim Fogarty
$40.00 – $50.00Buy TicketsIain Matthews
There’s a purity about Iain Matthews’ voice. And it’s mirrored by the integrity of his career.The singer-songwriter has never been seduced by fame. His focus has always been on creating music that captivates the ear, the mind and the heart. Born Ian Matthews McDonald, June 16, 1946, in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, he soared to prominence in 1967, as a founding member of Fairport Convention. In that pioneering band, Matthews created exquisite harmonies with first Judy Dyble, then Sandy Denny. After two years, he left and formed Matthews Southern Comfort. They enjoyed a huge hit with their stirring version of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock.” One of the outstanding solo albums Matthews recorded during his years in Los Angeles was 1973’s “Valley Hi,” produced by Michael Nesmith. Matthews has fronted such bands as Plainsong, Hi-Fi, No Grey Faith, More Than a Song and a Dutch jazz combo, The Searing Quartet. After working for a while in A&R, in 1987 Matthews returned to performing and recording as a solo artist. Since returning to live in Europe in 2000, Matthews focuses mostly again on his now all Dutch ensemble, Matthews Southern Comfort. Since returning to live in Europe in 2000, Matthews focuses mostly again on his now all Dutch ensemble, Matthews Southern Comfort.
Jim Fogarty BioPhiladelphia Guitarist/Multi-instrumentalist Jim Fogarty has been touring and recording with Iain for 30+ years, in addition to his own solo and in-demand session and accompaniment work. Playing guitar, mandolin, dobro, pedal and lap steel, plus pretty much anything else he gets his hands on, Fogarty is known for his ability to back-up singer/songwriters and cover everything from folk, pop, rock to twangy roots, country and blues, convincingly, but with his own unique voice. With his wife Lindsay Gilmour, Jim has toured from Philly to New Zealand, and also currently works with power pop combo Travel Lanes, western swing mavens Beats Walkin’, and has a 25 year+ collaboration with underground legend Kenn Kweder……..plus a wide variety of singers and writers of all styles.
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Jim Boggia
$35.00 – $55.00Buy TicketsJim Boggia
For more than 20 years, Jim Boggia has been winning over fans, critics, contemporaries and luminaries alike with his uncompromising devotion to the sort of winsomely nostalgic, emotionally direct songcraft that’s impervious to age. His sonically intelligent retro-pop manifesto informs three studio albums2001’s “Fidelity Is the Enemy,” 2005’s “Safe in Sound” and 2008’s “Misadventures in Stereo” and he’s worked with a startling array of artists, including Aimee Mann, Joan Osborne, David Byrne, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Bernadette Peters, NRBQ’s Big Al Anderson, famed Beach Boys lyricist Tony Asher, MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, Attractions drummer Pete Thomas, and countless others. Also an accomplished singer and guitarist, Boggia performs with the well-known New York Citybased Beatles tribute band, the Fab Faux, as well as Mad Dogs & Dominos, an 18-piece collective headed by a heavyweight roster that includes Blues Brothers alum Lou Marini and producer John Leventhal. Oh, and he plays a mean ukulele. For more information visit www.jimboggia.com.