Scott Tady: See some cool shows in Beaver and Beaver Falls
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Surf music, smooth R&B, "clusterfolk" and glam art-rock.
Those are the exciting, eclectic sounds concertgoers will savor at the next Cabin Fever Music Series at Beaver Station Cultural & Event Center.
On four weekend nights in the first four months of 2024, the ol' Beaver train station will serve as a lively concert hall.
The series begins Jan. 27 with The Boss Stingrays, an instrumental surf-rock band performing genre classics like "Wipeout," "Pipe Line," Link Wray's "Rumble" and Dick Dale's "Pulp Fiction"-featured "Misirlou."
I caught the Boss Stingrays at a Beaver County Radio car cruise this summer, and totally dug their upbeat, multi-guitar-driven sound.
As my WBVP-FM radio partner Eddy Crow says: "Who is in a worse mood after listening to surf music? No one."
To embellish the surf vibe, I hear Beaver Station will buy Hawaiian leis to give out to concertgoers.
On Feb. 24, Cabin Fever continues with alternative-R&B recording artist Kenny Stockard, who's performed on "CBS This Morning," sang background for Josh Groban and Donnie Iris, and earned artist of the week accolades from 91.3-WYEP.
I saw Stockard this summer warming a South Park Amphitheater audience for Dazz Band, and greatly enjoyed his John Legend-like vocals and fresh take on R&B that embraces neo soul and jazz. Stockard will be backed by a trio with bass, drums and keys.
On March 23, The Devil Doves take the Beaver Station spotlight. The Columbus, Ohio, band's clever lyrics and high-energy mix of Americana, rockabilly and folk − with hand percussion and a dancing keyboardist − dazzled this summer at a pre-Jambridge mini-festival hosted by Fermata Brewing in Ambridge.
This will be the second-ever Pennsylvania show for Devil Doves, who call their vibrant blend of music "clusterfolk" and have been praised highly by central Ohio newspapers and a local PBS station.
Closing Cabin Fever on April 26 are Working Breed, the glam-rock foursome touting its new album's "singalong anthems, shape-shifting math-rock rhythms, haunting saw sounds and self-professed 'angry trombone.'"
There's cool YouTube footage of Working Breed opening a South Park show for Jefferson Starship.
Tickets for Cabin Fever shows cost $35, or $112 for the four-show series, at RSVP.BeaverStation.org.
"I seriously say it's my favorite year every year, but this could really be it," Beaver Station venue manager/Cabin Fever founder Leanne Rogowski said. "People talk about how the series is intimate and for music lovers. The important thing for this season in uniqueness (with) genres many people have not heard before."
B-Falls gets a taste of NASH.V.ILL
Ask Cabin Fever or Jambridge concertgoers what's one of the most thrilling acts they've seen at those Beaver County events, and I guarantee the name NASH.V.ILL appears near the top.
NASH.V.ILL singer Jacquea Mae has one of the region's mightiest voices, and the rock band's guitarist Byron Nash showcases an explosive but soulful sound. Highly personable and passionate about their art, Nash and Mae are riveting live, as people will see Dec. 1 when the dynamic duo entertains at an after-work fundraising concert at the Carnegie Free Library in Beaver Falls.
The event, a Novel Noel, begins at 5:30 p.m., with food, spirits, holiday decor and raffle baskets raising money for the library.
"We are also very excited to announce that for the first time in years, our second-floor event space at the library will be open to the public," event organizer Chris Cosky said.
.Tickets are $45 sold only in advance by calling 724-846-4340, in person at the library, or via the Novel Noel Facebook page or at beaverlibraries.org (click the calendar listing.)
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Romper Stomper returns
Jerry Seinfeld did his "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." James Corden gave us "Carpool Karaoke."
Pittsburgh comedian Brian Carothers takes the concept to newer, more local heights with “The Incline Show” a podcast and video series where he interviews local newsmakers while they ride the Duquesne Incline up and down Mount Washington.
Debuting Nov. 21 on the oneBurgh social media site, his first season's guests include “The Romper Stomper” herself, Dalanie Disabato along with her mother, Jamie, who both went viral this summer at the Morgan Wallen show at PNC Park due to a Porta Potty fight. It's their first interview done in the Pittsburgh area.
“The Incline Show” also lined up as guests The Clarks' singer Scott Blasey, pro wrestling hall-of-famer Kurt Angle, comedian Matt Light, magician Lee Terbosic and social media personality Steelers Jesus.
Carothers promises magic when such notables step into such an iconic setting as the Mon Incline.
“I’m honored to host a show that can highlight the most interesting people in Pittsburgh," Carothers said. "And if I’m terrible at interviewing them, at least we all get to look at the beautiful view at the top."
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Scott Tady is entertainment editor at The Times. Reach him at stady@gannett.com.
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