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Friday, March 8, 2013

Cherish the Ladies Returns To The Odeum

Joanie Madden’s Irish music group played the Odeum before it closed. Now, the Odeum is back, and Cherish the Ladies is back – this Sunday.

The world-renowned Irish music band Cherish the Ladies is performing at the Greenwich Odeum Sunday night after a several-year hiatus. The gap, for anyone who hasn’t been paying attention, was because of the Odeum’s closure in 2008. Cherish the Ladies played the Odeum to sold-out crowds twice before that, as well as headlining one of the Summer’s End concerts with the Rhode Island Philharmonic. “It’s fantastic to be coming back,” said Joanie Madden, leader of the band, in an interview Thursday. In addition to the band’s five musicians (you can read more about them here), there will be three Irish dancers, including Declan McHale, Irish folk singer Cathie Ryan, and a few other surprises, she said. For Madden, it’s a bit of a homecoming, …

Thursday, January 24, 2013

At The Odeum, It's Nearly 'Showtime'

Saturday's re-opening concert – featuring Chris Jason and his big band among many others – brings a live-music venue back on line after years of darkness.

The street outside the Greenwich Odeum was pulsing with big band sounds. I knew what was going on – I'd been invited to the rehearsal. But for the couple walking down Main Street last Sunday night, it was an invitation. They poked their heads in the door long enough for vocalist Chris Jason to call out, "Come on in." Jason and his band were there trying out the stage and figuring out the acoustics for their performance on Feb. 16. Jason is also performing solo in Saturday's grand re-opening concert.  In addition to Jason, performers include Phoebe Madden, Skip Healy, Ritchee Price, and more. For more information about the performers, click here. East Greenwich resident Charles (a.k.a. "Smiles") Kalajian was on drums on Sunday. He'll be …

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