On Stage: Squirrel Nut Zippers are back and playing Philly
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Squirrel Nut Zippers
There are three meanings for “Squirrel Nut Zippers.”
“Nut Zippers” is a southern term for a variety of old bootleg moonshine. There was a newspaper story about an intoxicated man who climbed a tree and refused to come down even after police arrived. The headline was “Squirrel Nut Zipper.”
Squirrel Nut Zipper is...
On Stage: Hamilton storms into Philadelphia
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Hamilton
This is the week for big stage productions to arrive in the area in a variety of genres – musical theater, international ballet and modern circus.
First and foremost is the eagerly awaited arrival of the mega-hit musical “Hamilton,” the show that took Broadway by storm a few years ago and never let up.
On Stage: ‘New’ is the key word for Danielle Nicole on return to Philly
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Danielle Nicole
Danielle Nicole is coming back to Philly with a new band and a new album – coming back to Philly for a show on February 22 at the World Café Live (3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com).
The show at WCL will be a record release show for her second solo album “Cry No More,” which will officially...
On Stage: Philly’s new Fillmore opens tonight
New Fishtown music venue to open with Hall & Oates
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
An artists’ rendering of the new Fillmore in Philadelphia, which opens tonight.
Starting tonight, the live music scene in Philadelphia will have a new look. A new high-profile venue has come to town. October 1 will mark the Grand Opening of Philadelphia Fillmore (Frankford Avenue and Richmond...
