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: Stephen Kellogg revels in working solo

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Stephen Kellogg Stephen Kellogg has always maintained a dual career – as a solo artist and as a leader of his own band. He spent the first decade of the 2000s recording and touring with his band The Sixers. On June 4, Kellogg is returning to a venue that was the site of one of his first post-Sixers era shows — the Bryn Mawr Twilight Concert...

On Stage: Broussard takes unusual path to comedy

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Matthew Broussard The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the area entertainment scene into a horrible situation. The almost non-existent availability of live shows in Philadelphia featuring national acts is no laughing matter. But shows that are on the list of coming attractions are laughing matters – because they are shows at some of the city’s...