{"id":2937,"date":"2014-10-16T10:26:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T14:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=2937"},"modified":"2014-10-16T09:54:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T13:54:53","slug":"on-stage-empty-hearts-new-yet-still-familiar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=2937","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Empty Hearts new, yet still familiar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><em><strong>Carlene Carter, Kim Richey and ballet among weekend highlights<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>,\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_962008\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/empty-hearts-3-300x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962008\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-962008\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" src=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/empty-hearts-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"empty hearts 3\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-962008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While The Empty Hearts might be a new band, its members are very familiar, coming from The Cars, Blondie and The Romantics among others. They play Oct. 17 at the Ardmore Music Hall.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You may not have heard of The Empty Hearts yet but you surely have heard the group\u2019s members play on a wide variety of recordings.<\/p>\n<p>The band, which is performing on October 17 at the\u00a0Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ardmoremusic.com\/\">www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>), features\u00a0Wally Palmar of the Romantics on lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and harmonica; Elliot Easton of the Cars on lead guitar and vocals; Andy Babiuk of the Chesterfield Kings on bass and vocals; and Clem Burke of Blondie on drums and vocals.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the quartet probably would have been labeled a \u201csupergroup.\u201d Instead, the band\u00a0describes itself as \u201cfour guys with impressive musical r\u00e9sum\u00e9s who\u2019ve joined together to play music they love &#8212; simple, straightforward, but soulful rock and roll informed by \u201960s garage rock and British Invasion sounds.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe music the Empty Hearts plays is rooted in the heart of rock-and-roll,\u201d said Burke, during a phone interview earlier this week during a rehearsal break at Babiuk\u2019s studio in Rochester, New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts roots are in the late 1960s and the 70s with bands like Cream and Jimi Hendrix. We\u2019ve all had success in the 70s and 80s. Younger audiences have been able to learn about our earlier bands by watching videos from that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Easton said, \u201cEven though we have reputations from previous bands, we\u2019re still a new band and we have to prove ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burke added, \u201cWe\u2019re tapping into early music but it\u2019s fresh because we\u2019ve never played together before. We\u2019ve kind of come full circle. Not too many bands are doing what we do. It\u2019s rooted in the past but it\u2019s also 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0century too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re focusing on being a really good live band. We\u2019re the antithesis of programmed music. We recorded the album live in the studio. It\u2019s almost modern because it\u2019s nee again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band was formed in 2013 by\u00a0Babiuk, who was the bassist for the Chesterfield Kings, a band that recorded more than 15 albums between 1982 and 2009. The rhythm section is completed by Burke, who still is the drummer for Blondie. He and vocalist Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein formed the nucleus of Blondie\u2019s original line-up in 1975.<\/p>\n<p>Easton is guitarist for both The Cars\u00a0and\u00a0the Empty Hearts. Palmar handles vocals for the new band just as he did with the Romantics. He was a founding member of the Detroit new wave\/pop bad &#8212; a band that also included Burke in its line-up in three separate incarnations.<\/p>\n<p>Blondie, with Burke on the drum kit, had numerous hit singles including \u201cCall Me\u201d and \u201cHeart of Glass.\u201d The Cars had a slew of hit singles, including \u201cJust What I Needed,\u201d \u201cSince You\u2019re Gone,\u201d \u201c<a title=\"You Might Think\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/You_Might_Think\">You Might Think<\/a>,\u201d \u201cGood Times Roll,\u201d \u201cShake It Up\u201d and \u201cMy Best Friend\u2019s Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Easton explained the genesis of the Empty Hearts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an idea that Andy had,\u201d said Easton, a Brooklyn native who studied music at the Berklee School of Music. \u201cHe called everybody up and talked about the line-up. He said that he would get us all together &#8212; and he did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve known Andy for about 25 years. Clem and I have played together before. We all thought that this band would work well. We\u2019ve been together a couple years and the first album (\u201cThe Empty Hearts\u201d) came out last August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recorded it here in Rochester in the studio where the Chesterfield Kings made their last record. And, Ian (McLagan) came in and played Hammond (organ). He really helped a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, former Small Faces\/Faces keyboardist McLagan and his own band have been in the area this week for shows at the World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen on October 15 and the Sellersville Theater on October 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe doing all the album\u2019s songs live &#8212; and a few covers,\u201d said Burke. \u201cWe\u2019ve all been around for a long time so it\u2019s great to be doing something new.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concert starts at 8 p.m. with tickets priced at $25 advance and $35 day of show.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_962001\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/watt-il-sogno-del-marinaio-131211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962001\" class=\"size-full wp-image-962001  \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" src=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/watt-il-sogno-del-marinaio-131211.jpg\" alt=\"watt il-sogno-del-marinaio-131211\" width=\"298\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-962001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Il Sogno del Marinaio returns to Philadelphia, Oct. 17.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another musician who has been around a long time and is doing something new is Mike Watt &#8212; who, in an obvious aversion to upper case, prefers to be listed as \u201cmike watt\u201d and introduces himself simply as \u201cwatt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He is one of rock\u2019s revered veterans &#8212; a talented bassist whose career has included stints as a founding member of DOS, The Minutemen and fIREHOSE. He has also been a key member of Banyan and has performed or toured with an amazing array of the best musicians from southern California, including Porno for Pyros, the Stooges and Sonic Youth.<\/p>\n<p>On October 17, watt returns to Philadelphia as one-third of Il Sogno del Marinaio (\u201cthe sailor\u2019s dream\u201d in Italian), an American-Italian trio performing at Johnny Brenda\u2019s (1201 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, 215-739-9684,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnnybrendas.com\/\">www.johnnybrendas.com<\/a>). The band, which also features guitarist Stefano Pilia and drummer Andrea Belfi, is touring the United States &#8212; 53 shows in 53 days &#8212; in support of its sophomore album \u201ccanto secondo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new album came out in America on August 26 and the band began its exhaustive tour two days later. Il Sogno del Marinaio\u2019s debut album \u2018La Busta Gialla\u201d came out in January 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first album was recorded in two days during a mini-tour of Italy,\u201d said watt, during a phone interview Tuesday night after a sound check for a show in Providence, Rhode Island. \u201cIt was done quickly and we had some extra musicians come in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn this one (\u201ccanto secondo\u201d), we spent eight days in the studio with no guests. It was just the three of us playing music 10 hours a day. Just three guys playing together in a room &#8212; that\u2019s where I come from.<\/p>\n<p>watt emphasized that Il Sogno del Marinaio was not his band or another of his side projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese two talented younger musicians from Italy put it together,\u201d said watt. \u201cAt times, things just happen. There was a music festival in Italy. Stefano told me that he had a buddy who played drums. He asked me to come over and play the festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suggested we do it and also play a couple more dates. That\u2019s how we got together. It was never my band. It\u2019s more like collaboration &#8212; more like the Minutemen. I\u2019m not telling them what to play. I\u2019m not giving directions. I can\u2019t be self-important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese guys are composers as well as players. We each have our own style. I come from the days of punk &#8212; interesting players and interesting things. I write on bass. The drummer is into midis and likes Soft Machine\u2019s drummer Robert Wyatt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guitarist likes to run licks by you and see what you think. Sly and the Family Stone is a common interest. And, both of them like experimental music. They have a good gung-ho spirit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey bring out parts of me that weren\u2019t in any of the other bands I\u2019ve played in &#8212; like playing in 11. This is the type of trio that I\u2019m pretty partial to &#8212; guitar, bass and drums. They\u2019re taking me to different places musically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trio used Bruno Germano as producer for the album and recorded it at Vacuum Studio, Germano\u2019s barn studio located just outside Bologna.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we made the new album, we already had our first tour under our belts,\u201d said watt. \u201cWe found our own voice. The second album was more organic. We knew each other better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While watt and the Empty Hearts have large musical family trees, another act coming to the Ardmore Music Hall this week has a large family tree that is musical. On October 16, Carlene Carter will perform an early show (7:30 p.m.) at the popular venue along the Main Line.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_962003\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/carlene-carter-1-300x285.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962003\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-962003\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" src=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/carlene-carter-1-300x285.jpg\" alt=\"carlene-carter-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-962003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Country music royalty Carlene Carter is at the Ardmore Music Hall, Oct 16.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carter\u00a0is the daughter of\u00a0<a title=\"June Carter Cash\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/June_Carter_Cash\">June Carter<\/a>\u00a0and her first husband,\u00a0<a title=\"Carl Smith (country musician)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_Smith_(country_musician)\">Carl Smith<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; and\u00a0granddaughter of \u201cMother\u201d Maybelle Carter of the original Carter Family.<\/p>\n<p>Her first recorded release was an eponymously titled album on Warmer Brothers Records in 1978.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987, Carlene Carter joined with the singing trio\u00a0The Carter Sisters, consisting of her mother June Carter Cash and June\u2019s sisters\u00a0Helen\u00a0and\u00a0Anita Carter. Together, they formed a revived version ofThe\u00a0Carter Family\u00a0and occasionally performed with Carter\u2019s stepfather\u00a0Johnny Cash.<\/p>\n<p>Carter\u2019s\u00a0new CD \u201cCarter Girl,\u201d which was released in April 8 on Rounder Records, is an homage to the Carter family\u2019s long musical history &#8212; and a representation of what the family\u2019s music sounds like in this era. The songs on the album cover three generations of\u00a0Carter Family\u00a0music.<\/p>\n<p>Carter shares writing credit on\u00a0one track with her great\u00a0uncle\u00a0A.P. Carter\u00a0(recently in the Billboard Top 10\u00a0as co-writer of the\u00a0pop phenomenon \u201cCups\u201d) &#8212; and the track features vocals by\u00a0Vince Gill.\u00a0 Other\u00a0guest artists on the CD are\u00a0Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson\u00a0and Elizabeth Cook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was always encouraged in me to do this someday,\u201d said Carter, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in Saratoga Springs, New York. \u201cI just had to have all the ducks in a row. We started it three-and-a-half years ago and finished mixing in December.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CD was produced by\u00a0Don Was\u00a0and mixed by\u00a0Bob Clearmountain. Session musicians included Was\u00a0on bass,\u00a0Jim Keltner\u00a0on drums,\u00a0Rami Jaffee\u00a0(from\u00a0The Wallflowers\u00a0and\u00a0Foo Fighters) on keyboards.\u00a0Greg Leisz\u00a0on\u00a0steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitars,\u00a0Sam Bush\u00a0on\u00a0mandolin and\u00a0Blake Mills\u00a0on\u00a0stringed instruments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI waited for a year for Don Was to become available,\u201d said Carter. \u201cI told him I wanted to play all the acoustic stuff like my grandma did. We did all the tracks in one week. We cut 13 but one got erased. I don\u2019t know how it happened. We had different people in to sing on it. We turned on the tape and nothing was there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband Joe Breen works with me in the studio and goes with me on the road. We\u2019ve been touring pretty much solidly since June. It\u2019s just me and him and our SUV. He sings with me and drives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the live shows, I play the songs and talk about the music. It\u2019s different for me because usually I have a high-energy band with me. This is the first time to go out like this since \u201976 or \u201977 when I had my first gig with Tracy Nelson. It\u2019s fun because I\u2019ve learned more about being a musician.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tell stories about growing up &#8212; stories about mom, Helen, Nita and grandma. I don\u2019t have a set pattern. It\u2019s very off-the-cuff. I try to have it seem like I\u2019m talking to an old friend. I can do the whole album. It depends on how long the set is. If I only have 90 minutes, I do nine of the songs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try to intersperse with old stuff. I have to do my hits like \u2018Every Little Thing,\u2019 \u2018I Fell in Love\u2019 and \u2018The Sweetest Thing.\u2019 I do songs from my 1980 album \u2018Musical Shapes.\u2019 They\u2019re good songs and they were originally like this (acoustic) when they first saw the light of day. That\u2019s how they were done so it\u2019s nice that they have come full circle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carter\u2019s current shows allow audiences to get up-close and personal with the veteran recording artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a nice intimacy to the show,\u201d said Carter. \u201cBasically, it\u2019s all down to me and the song. A song always starts with one voice and one instrument.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for Carter\u2019s show are $30. The Ardmore Music Hall also has a late show on October 16 at 10 p.m. with Grateful Dead tribute band Splintered Sunlight. On October 18, there will a show at 7:30 with Steve Polz and a late show at 10 p.m. featuring The Band of Rivals and Damn Tall Buildings.\u00a0 Spuyten Duyvil and Tin Bird Choir will play on October 19.<\/p>\n<p>While Carter\u2019s music has always been firmly rooted in the country music genre, there are many artists whose music has had one foot in country and one foot in the world of pop\/rock.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_962004\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/richey-2-300x225.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962004\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-962004 \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" src=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/richey-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"richey-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-962004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Richey brings her blend of pop, rock and country to The Flash in Kennett Square, Oct. 19.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of those artists is Kim Richey, who will be performing on October 19 at The Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org\/\">http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Richey\u2019s debut album \u201cKim Richey\u201d was released in May 1995 on Mercury Nashville Records. She has released seven albums since then &#8212; the most recent of which is \u201cThorn in My Heart,\u201d which came out last year on Yep Roc Records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have never been able to pigeonhole me or my music,\u201d said Richey, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon while riding through the Great Smoky Mountains on her way to a gig in Asheville, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to listen to all kinds of music and it shows up in my music. I\u2019ve been fortunate to make the kind of records I wanted &#8212; to make music I\u2019m proud of. Since I started on a country label, I think that\u2019s how people perceive me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up in the 1970s, the music on the radio was James Taylor, the Eagles, Jackson Brown and acts like that. It was called rock then but they would all fall into Americana now. Popular music was more country influenced back in the 70s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This show will be Richey\u2019s first show in the area since she played the Tin Angel in Philadelphia a little over a year ago right after \u201cThorn in My Heart\u201d was released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe album has been out a little over a year now,\u201d said Richey. \u201cWe tracked for about five days in Nashville. I had great people come in and sing or play with me. I have a lot of good friends who participated in making the album &#8212; Trisha Yearwood, Jason Isbell, Wilco\u2019s Pat Sansone, My Morning Jacket\u2019s Carl Broemel and Will Kimbrough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome were brand new songs. I was living in London for three years. I wrote about half the songs when I got back. Others were ones that had been stockpiled. I write a lot and then only use 12-23 on each album. So, the songs build up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After awhile, the hectic pace of life in London drove Richey back to the more comfortable style of living in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in London writing and playing shows,\u201d said Richey. \u201cI was writing for myself and with other artist over there. I wrote the song \u2018London Town\u2019 there with Nat Campani.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved living in London. But, after awhile, the big city and the crowds were starting to get to me. So, I returned to Nashville. Musically, it was better for me to get back to Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to work with people in the same rooms so Nashville was the place to be. Recording by file-sharing is good &#8212; but it has its place. I like sitting down and talking when I\u2019m writing songs. I really love collaborations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richey will play many of the songs from\u00a0\u201cThorn in My Heart\u201d but they will definitely sound different. Instead of singing with a band backing her up, Richey will be performing just with keyboard ace Dan Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a fun way to do shows,\u201d said Richey. \u201cAudiences seem to really like it. And, I always try to do stuff off all my records. I like to play what my fans want to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for Richey\u2019s show, which starts at 7 p.m., are $25 in advance and $29 on the day of the show. Other acts performing at the Kennett Square venue this weekend are The Bullbuckers on October 17 and The Rob Dickenson Band on October 18.<\/p>\n<p>World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen (500 North Market Street, Wilmington, 302- 994-1400,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.queen.worldcafelive.com\/\">www.queen.worldcafelive.com<\/a>) lists \u201cBrett Dennen Presents Watercolors &#8212; Apecial Acustic Evening with Odessa\u201d om October 17, the Peek-A-Boo Revue on October 18 and Southern Culture on the Skids on October 22.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule for the Sellersville Theatre (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.st94.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.st94.com<\/a>) includes Ian McLagan and the Bump Band on October 16, Jimmy Webb and Robin Spielberg on October 17, Paula Cole on October 18, Larry Campbell &amp; Jim Weider on October 19, Todd Snider on October 20, Rocco DeLuca &amp; Motopony on October 21 and Stick Men with Caryn Lin on October 22<\/p>\n<p>Burlap &amp; Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427-4547,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burlapandbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.burlapandbean.com<\/a>) presents Catherine MacLellan and The Cabin Project on\u00a0October 17\u00a0and Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank with Orion Freeman on October 22.<\/p>\n<p>Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chaplinslive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/a>) is hosting Cycle and Knightlife on October 17 and JoyCut, Pansy and Zach Alex on October 18.<\/p>\n<p>The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/a>) hosts the Dukes of Destiny on October 17, John Valerio, Matt Spitko, Zach Sagrantz and Jason Riggs on October 18 and Thrifty Discount DJs on October 19.<\/p>\n<p>The Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.keswicktheatre.com\/\">www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) has the following schedule for the next week &#8212; \u201cCuff Me! &#8211;The Fifty Shades of Grey Unauthorized Musical Parody\u201d on October 18, \u201cAn Afternoon with Groucho starring Frank Ferrante on October 19 and the Charlie Daniels Band with Mason Porter on October 23.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Grand Opera\u00a0House\u00a0(818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegrandwilmington.org\/\">www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/a>) presents\u00a0Gregory Porter on October 17, The Delaware Symphony Orchestra\u2019s \u201cClassics 2\u201d on October 17, Habaneros on October 19 and The Milk Carton Kids &amp; Sarah Jarosz on October 23.<\/p>\n<p>The Chameleon Club (223 North Water Street, Lancaster, 717-299-9684,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chameleonclub.net\/\">http:\/\/www.chameleonclub.net<\/a>) will have \u201cSmoker\u2019s Club Tour Starring&#8230;Method Man &amp; Redman\u201d on October 17, \u201cLil Dicky&#8230;The Professional Rapper Tour\u201d on October 18, Thousand Foot Krutch on October 20, \u201cBreaking Benjamin &#8212; Unplugged\u201d on October 21 and Ingrid Michaelson on October 22.<\/p>\n<p>The national tour of \u201cSister Act,\u201d which features Unionville High School grad Kristen Litzenberg in the ensemble, is running through October 19 at the DuPont Theatre (Hotel DuPont, Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-656-4401,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/duponttheatre.com\/\">http:\/\/duponttheatre.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The Tony Award nominated musical, which is based on Whoopi Goldberg\u2019s 1992 hit movie of the same name, tale of Deloris &#8212; how her gangster boyfriend wants to kill her because she witnessed a murder, how she enters a convent as part of a witness protection program and how she and the nuns transform each others\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the show range from $35-$85. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The hit musical \u201cThe Addams Family\u201d is running now through November 2 at the Media Theatre\u00a0(104 East State Street, Media, 610-891-0100,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediatheatre.org\/\">www.mediatheatre.org<\/a>. Tickets for the show are $42 for adults, $35 for seniors and $25 for children. Evening performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Matinees are at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>There also is currently another option for live theater in the area. \u201cFiddler on the Roof,\u201d which is one of the all-time favorite American musicals, is running now through November 2 at the Candlelight Theater (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nctstage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.nctstage.org<\/a>). Tickets, which include a tasty buffet dinner, are $59 for adults and $33 for children (ages 4-12).<\/p>\n<p>The Candlelight Theater is also presenting a special evening &#8212; Candlelight Comedy Club &#8212; on October 16 featuring Coleman Green and Laura Hayden.\u00a0Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $27 and include a\u00a0complimentary light fare buffet. `<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_962006\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/first-state-ballet-2-300x199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962006\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-962006\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" src=\"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/first-state-ballet-2-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"first state ballet 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-962006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The First State Ballet under the direction of Pasha Kambalov will perform \u201cGiselle\u201d On October 18 and 19.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On October 18 and 19, the First State Ballet under the direction of Pasha Kambalov will perform \u201cGiselle\u201d at the Grand Opera\u00a0House\u00a0(818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577 ext. 3851,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegrandwilmington.org\/\">www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The ballet portrays the story of\u00a0Giselle. Betrayed by her love, Albrecht,\u00a0Giselle dies of a broken heart and joins the Willis, a band of spirits of young women jilted before their wedding day. The Willis exact their revenge by forcing\u00a0men found abroad after sundown to dance to their death.<\/p>\n<p>Performances are October 18 at 7 p.m. and October 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets for adults range from $28-$48. Seniors receive a $5 discount and students (18 and under) can purchase tickets at half-price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlene Carter, Kim Richey and ballet among weekend highlights By Denny Dyroff,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times You may not have heard of The Empty Hearts yet but you surely have heard the group\u2019s members play on a wide variety of recordings. 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