Here are some rock shows in the Philadelphia area for the week ahead: Feb 4 - 10
Vanilla Fudge and The Yardbirds
Sat Feb 4
8 p.m.
Keswick Theatre
291 North Keswick Avenue
Glenside. Pa. 19038
215-572-7650
http://www.keswicktheatre.com
Prices: $29.50, $37.50, $47.50
The Yardbirds were founded in the ‘60s by Jimmy Page who went on to form Led Zeppelin. The current incarnation has two original members of the Yardbirds: Jim McCarty on drums and backing vocals and Chris Dreja on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. One look at their promo picture from the website tells it all: the three on the left are in the new generation, and the two on the right are the veterans. Vanilla Fudge has three of their four original members from their heyday in the late ‘60s: Mark Stein, Vince Martell and Carmine Appice. Both bands started touring again in the mid-nineties after their initial outing.
Nick Carter
Sat Feb 4
7 p.m.
Trocadero
1003 Arch St
Philadelphia, Pa 19107
215-922-6888
www.thetroc.com
Prices: $27.50
The all-ages show features this former Backstreet Boy, Nick Carter, in a relatively small setting. Opening act is Guinevere.
Rise Against
Sat Feb 4
7 p.m.
Susquehanna Bank Center
1 Harbor Boulevard
Camden, NJ 08103
856-365-1300
Prices: $30-$55
Melodic, hard-core, punk-rock are some of the words used to describe Rise Against. In the relatively short time they’ve been together (since 1999), they have built a strong following through radio airplay and concerts. A Day to Remember opens.
Rumer
Tues Feb 7
7:30 p.m.
World Café Live (downstairs)
3025 Walnut St
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
215-222-1400
www.worldcafelive.com
Prices: $18
Recently featured on the television show CBS Sunday Morning, the British songstress, Rumer is getting lots of attention for her debut album “Season of my Soul. This show is part of a short tour of the US and Canada. It’s your first chance to catch this rising star in concert. Opening is Joshua Park (from Philadelphia.)
Bob Mould
Wed Feb 8
7:30 p.m.
World Café Live (downstairs)
3025 Walnut St
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
215-222-1400
www.worldcafelive.com
Prices: $20
Bob Mould is best known as the guitarist, songwriter and singer for the alternative band Husker Du in the ‘80s and Sugar in the ‘90s. At this show, Mould will perform solo acoustic, and read from his 2011 autobiography called “Seeing a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody.”
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