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Year 28, No. 45
SPECIAL 2-WEEK EDITION • Celebrating 28 Years of Community News
British Band The Lightyears Performing in Philadelphia Up Close and Personal at Jamey’s House of Music August 16
Dining & Entertainment Pages 6 & 7
July 17 – July 30, 2013
WXPN Presents “My Mother Has Four Noses” New Musical Written and Performed By Jonatha Brooke XPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A music and non-commercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, will present My Mother Has Four Noses, a new musical written and performed by Jonatha Brooke, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Criticallyacclaimed singer-songwriter Jonatha
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Education News Pages 8 & 9 The Lightyears relax by the River Thames after a concert in London. From left – Chris Russell, keyboards; John Owens, bass; Tony Lyons, drums; and George Owens, guitar. Join them for an intimate, semi-acoustic performance at Jamey’s House of Music on August 16, at 8 p.m. ust a handful of tickets remain for the much anticipated Literary Evening on Friday, August 16, with British band The Lightyears at Jamey’s House of Music, in Philadelphia. After being voted the UK’s Best Pop/Rock Act at the 2009 Indy Awards in London, The Lightyears embarked on a world tour, shared the stage with rock icons like The Who and Queen, played to 50,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London, and recorded an album with Paul MCartney’s producer. They even attracted the attention of the upper echelons of British society. They were asked to provide the music for Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday Ball, and at last summer’s UK Olympics The Lightyears wrote the music for the Olympic Torch Ceremony, which they
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Tickets are now available for acclaimed singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke’s poignant one-woman musical play “My Mother Has Four Noses,” based on Brooke’s care of her mother during her mother’s final two years battling Alzheimer’s disease, which will be presented on Wednesday, September 11, at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, by WXPN 88.5 as part of the 2013 Fringe Festival.
performed live with an orchestra, choir, and 600 children! Now The Lightyears’ keyboard player, Chris Russell, has written a novel called Mockstars. Although a work of fiction, music fans will no doubt recognize the characters who flit through its pages. The book has already been acclaimed by UK Critics; Alex Marsh described it as “Hilarious! It’s Bill Byson meets Spinal Tap!” The book, and a new album, will appear in the US this Fall. The Lightyears will take a break from playing major venues on their current American tour to play an intimate, semi-acoustic show at the tiny Jamey’s House of Music in Philadelphia on Friday August 16, when Chris Russell will also read excerpts from his new book.
Brooke will bring this poignant and humorous one-woman musical play to Philadelphia as part of Philly Fringe Fest 2013. My Mother Has Four Noses is based on Brooke’s care of her mother during her mother’s final two years battling Alzheimer’s disease. Of her late mother, Brooke said, “She was a character. She was a published poet, a Christian Scientist, a clown, and always up for drama. Almost daily she would say, ‘Boolie (my nickname), that’s good! Are you getting this down? We should make a play out of it!’ I did get it down, and I did write a play. It is my songs, her poems and our stories enmeshed. It is a
See The Lightyears Perform August 16 on page 7
See “My Mother Has Four Noses” on page 8
The Mann and Jacobs Music Team Up to Support Musicopia and Collect Musical Instruments Donate an Instrument – Get Free Tickets to the Orchestra August 1! o enhance The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Van Cliburn Tribute Concert at the Mann on August 1, Jacobs Music Company and the Mann team up to support Musicopia’s Gift of Music Program with a music instrument drive for children and schools. Each
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From left – Maxwell Chambers, 13, of Berwyn, PA, who has been in the Musicopia String Orchestra for two years and has been thrilled to receive a piano and a violin; Catherine Cahill, President and CEO of the Mann; Denise Kinney, executive director of Musicopia; Chris Rinaldi, President of Jacobs Music Company and Emily Martin, 13, a member of the Musicopia String Orchestra and who lives in Radnor, PA. instrument donor will be rewarded with two tickets to attend this exciting concert. Leaders of the Philadelphia music community met at Jacobs Music See Donate Musical Instruments to Musicopia on page 4