Mar 30th, 2017 · Comments Off on On Stage: Wax Idols go high concept
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Wax Idols
Wax Idols, one of four acts playing Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal Street, Philadelphia, 215-309-0150, www.thefillmorephilly.com) is a band featuring Hether Fortune, Rachel Travers, Peter Lightning and Marisa Prietto.
In reality, Wax Idols is Hether Fortune (a.k.a. Hether Fedewa).
“I started the band in 2009,” said Fortune, during a phone...
Mar 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on On Stage: Red Baraat brings Bhangra to America
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Red Baraat
A lot of music musicians and bands claim to be unique but most fail to live up to that claim.
Red Baraat, which is headlining a show on March 23 at the World Café Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com), doesn’t claim to be unique – even though the band truly is.