Deb Callahan Band
Deb and her band have been performing, touring, recording and entertaining music fans both regionally and around the United States since the late 1990s. Deb has released 5 prior CDs since 2002 and a limited edition World Café Live DVD. She has graced the stages of many festivals nationwide from The Monterey Bay Blues Festival in Monterey, CA, The Springing the Blues Fest in Jacksonville, FL, The Bayfront Blues Fest in Duluth, MN to WXPN’s XPonential Music Festival right here in Philly. Deb recently celebrated the March 2023 release of her 6th studio album "Backbone".
Tickets $20. in advance. $25. at the door. Advance sales close 5pm day of show.
Kelly Music for Life will provide complimentary bottled water. BYOB is welcome for adults for an additional $5. donation. Must be 21 to consume alcohol. Drinkware and ice provided.
Doors open at 7:00 pm. 7:30 show.
Free Parking in Oakmont Municipal lot behind Kelly Center off Darby Road.
Her newest album "Backbone" consists of 12 songs including 10 original new tunes and has been charting for the past 6 months on The Roots Music Report Top 50 Blues albums peaking at #2 in the blues category for April 2023. Her music has received some great national and international airplay on blues and triple A radio stations and garnering wonderful press and reviews. " The new album was produced by Philadelphia producer, songwriter, and guitarist Chris Arms and recorded live at Morningstar Studios in Glenside, PA. Deb recorded this album with her road tested, all-star band of Allen James on guitar, Garry Lee on bass and Tom Walling on drums. The CD features London producer and songwriter Danny Schogger on keyboards and Arms on slide guitar. There are guest appearances by Great Britain’s Alan Glass on acoustic guitar, and Philly musicians; Jay Davidson on sax, Steve Jankowski on horn/trombone, John Colgan Davis on harmonica and Charlene Holloway on backing vocals.
“Backbone” has a blues and funk base and embraces a range of rock, soul, roots and swing styles. The songwriting reflects the intense impact of world events over the past few years exploring themes of uncertainty, vulnerability, being comfortable with and showing up for oneself, taking a stand, polarization in beliefs, freedom and letting go. Deb worked with Arms, Schogger and James to write much of the original material and chose two covers that fit in well with the material including Percy Mayfield’s “Danger Zone” and Sean Costello’s “Anytime You Want”. Deb and her core band’s sixteen years plus of performing and touring together shines through on this CD, creating a unique chemistry and an ability to play with natural, nuanced improvisation.
PEEKS!
Singer/Songwriter/Artist/Poet - PEEKS! a musician from PA, with a passion for storytelling and human connection through art. With dozens of notebooks of melodies and poems, she has a countless repertoire of original pieces. She has been self-producing her own work since she was 18, building a fan base on social media and in her town playing local venues. https://linktr.ee/heyitspeeks?fbclid=PAAabutBpXeqU_RxbHPpKjsKZDZQ1Q2vwf0MOHuFe8eQkKTZ3iTgSM2sbcimo
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