Richard Barone & Glenn Mercer Hazy Cosmic Jive
City Winery Philadelphia presents Richard Barone & Glenn Mercer Hazy Cosmic Jive live on June 15th at 7:30pm
Richard Barone of the Bongos and Glenn Mercer of the Feelies join forces for a rare duo performance of a curated set of music from the post-Velvet Underground universe of the mid-1970s — a particularly fertile period of rock experimentation. Barone and Mercer will explore songs from historic albums by David Bowie, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, T.Rex and others, along with songs from their own Bongos and Feelies catalogues. They will be joined by Feelies percussionist Dave Weckerman, bassist Bob Torsello (Slambovian Circus of Dreams), and special guests.
Richard Barone is a recording artist, performer, producer, and author. Since pioneering the indie rock scene in Hoboken, NJ as frontman for The Bongos and then helping to launch the chamber pop movement with his solo debut “cool blue halo," Barone has produced countless studio recordings, worked with artists in every musical genre, and produced concerts at venues such as the Hollywood Bowl. Collaborators have included legendary Bowie and T.Rex producer Tony Visconti, Donovan, the late Lou Reed, and American folk icon and activist Pete Seeger. Barone’s latest book, Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s, was recently staged as an all-star concert at Carnegie Hall.
Glenn Mercer started on his musical path playing bass guitar with friends in various neighborhood bands. While studying art in college, he switched to guitar and helped form the “Out Kids,” with Dave Weckerman on drums. Playing covers of semi-obscure garage bands from the 60’s, they soon began writing original material and playing shows in NYC. Bill Million was soon brought in as a replacement for the original bassist player. When the Out Kids broke-up, Glenn, Dave and Bill decided to stay together. Glenn took over lead vocals and Bill switched to second guitar. They chose the name “the Feelies” and became one of the most beloved and enduring bands to emerge from the era.
