On Stage: Wire still showing spark after all these years
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Wire
Those who work with electricity know that when dealing with wire, it’s better to assume it might be live even if it appears to be dead.
The same can be said for music fans when dealing with the British band Wire, which is headlining a show on March 10 at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http://undergroundarts.org)
There...
On Stage: Wire rolling out new album, Silver/Lead
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Wire
In the summer of 2015, Union Transfer 1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 215-232-2100, www.utphilly.com) hosted a show by Wire and the British quartet rocked the house.
On September 26, Wire — Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Grey and Matthew Simms — is returning to the scene of the crime to do it again.
The show at Union Transfer will be...
On Stage: Olivia Chaney, Michael Franti in solo spotlight
Start of June means multitude of live music choices
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Olivia Chaney headlines at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia Friday night, kicking off a very busy busy music weekend in the area.
If your music listening tendencies lean in the direction of solo artists — guitarists, singers, keyboard players, songwriters — then you have a lot of potential destinations...
