But equally key to ITP’s brilliant version of the song is the guitar interplay between Steve Butler and Greg Davis. Much has been made, deservedly so, of Cliff Hillis II‘s spot-on vocals on Todd Rundgren’s “I Saw the Light.” He nails it every single time. And it was a killer performance of his band the Figgs’ song “The Trench.”Ħ. Talk about a guy who always looks likes he’s having a blast onstage. Pete Donnelly was a great addition to the In the Pocket lineup. As a Kinks fan, and a Smash Palace fan, and an A’s/Peace Creeps fan, it doesn’t get any better than Steve Butler and Richard Bush dueting on “Sunny Afternoon.”ĥ. hit “Brother Louie.” (Aaronson, of course, played on the Stories’ version and came up with the bass line.)Ĥ. Good thing, too - the night would not have been the same without him, especially his bass solo on the Stories’ 46-year-old No. You’ve gotta love Kenny Aaronson showing up to play on the same day he got back from a concert cruise with the Yardbirds.
Speaking of young and charismatic, great performance of “One of Us” by Alexis Cunningham. I swear, that thing defies all laws of gravity.Ģ.
Also, his hair should be recognized as its own member of the band. It assures the energy level is soaring right from the start. Kicking off the show with a set from charismatic young singer/guitarist (and bassist!) Joey DiTullio is an inspired choice. There’s no reason to review the actual performances (if you were there, you know they were universally great, and if you weren’t, there are plenty of videos floating around to prove it), so instead, here are 20 (relatively chronological) observations from the night:ġ. The project that David Uosikkinen and his now-wife Dallyn Pavey Uosikkinen started nearly a decade ago is, as corny as this might sound, a giant love-fest among like-minded musicians and fans, but it’s also, always, a great night of music and memories (as captured in this photo by Lisa DiStefano). Saturday night’s two-and-a-half-hour, 29-song marathon at a packed Ardmore Music Hall was “Nothin’ But a House Party” - a rollicking evening of Philly-born classics (and a few favorites that originated elsewhere) performed by a staggering collection of local talent. In the Pocket shows just keep getting better … and seemingly more fun for both the band members and the audience. Admission is $20 $45 gets you an early dinner and a meet-and-greet with the band.
Along with Uosikkinen, tonight’s ITP lineup includes Tommy Conwell, Ben Arnold, Jeffrey Gaines, members of Beru Revue and Soul Survivors, and others, with proceeds going to SMS. It’s all to benefit Philly’s Settlement Music School, which provides lessons and activities for anyone, regardless of financial circumstances. With a rotating cast of local-hero musicians joining Uosikkinen, ITP’s been on a mission to record and perform some of Philly’s “essential songs”-tracks originally written by Philadelphians and/or recorded here, including well-known ditties from Robert Hazard, the Dovells, Todd Rundgren and, yes, the Hooters. The Hooters might not make as much noise around these parts as they did in their ’80s heyday, but drummer David Uosikkinen has been making his own racket of late with his In the Pocket project. Watch for this same crew to head to Havana in New Hope on May 17 for the next In the Pocket show after Uosikkinen and the rest of the Hooters return from Germany. Before I get off the topic of In the Pocket’s Ardmore show, the gig had local celeb attendees such as WMMR DJ Pierre Robert, chef Chris Scarduzio, top dog Philly lawyer Nino Tinari, scribe Stephen Fried, and a.kitchen’s David Fields. We sound like us only better.” When I asked if Bush would still have the white beard that he donned at the In the Pocket show, DiFonzo said with a laugh, “His is, very fortunately, the only beard in the band, and won’t be there long.” Their next gig is at The Social at Revel, July 5, at 8 p.m. One of the tidbits I caught wind of at David Uosikkinen and Dallyn Pavey’s In the Pocket project CD release show at Ardmore Music Hall (and man, the place had the grape-ish smell of Aussie hair spritz piercing the club’s air) was that one of the night’s vocalists, Richard Bush, was putting the finishing touches on an EP ( Back Togethe r) with The A’s, the band he started with guitarist Rick DiFonzo and keyboardist Rocco Notte, “There’s really nothing at stake, no pressure, no label, no tensions,” says DiFonzo. |Publication: City Paper's IcePack Illustrated
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