On Stage: Joe Samba returns to area for W. Chester show

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Joe Samba South America has the samba. North America has Joe Samba. In Brazil, samba is a lively dance of Afro-Brazilian origin danced to samba music. It originally referred to any of several Latin duet dances with origins from the Congo and Angola. Today, Samba is the most prevalent dance form in Brazil, and reaches the height of its importance...

On Stage: Collective Soul celebrates 25 years

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Collective Soul Collective Soul, an Atlanta-based rock band, is celebrating its first quarter-century in music this year with its “25th Anniversary Tour,” a tour that will touch down locally on October 3 at Xcite Center at Parx Casino (2999 Street Road, Bensalem, 888-588-7279, https://parxcasino.com). Formed in 1992, Collective Soul released...