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KD Lang, Tony Bennett, Jerry Seinfeld, and the Temptations
Philadelphia has a vibrant music, cultural, and arts scene and we are fortunate to have the Wilma Theatre, The Walnut, InterAct, the Suzanne Roberts Theatre and avante garde companies like the Pig Iron. Broad Street is a culture maven's paradise.
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| Labor Day marks beginnings and endings: the end of summer, the beginning of school, the end of blueberries, the beginning of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Only an hour drive from Philadelphia, you can still take a walk on the Atlantic City boardwalk and take in a show at the Borgata Hotel. The fall season at the Borgata Music Box and Event Center is filled with big names like Art Garfunkel, Tony Bennett, and The Temptations.
On Friday, August 17, Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter KD Lang performed a 90 minute set at the intimate Borgata Music Box Theatre. She transported her devoted fans with standards like "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine." Lang's version of Leonard's Cohen "Hallelujah" was by far the most moving song in a vast and varied repertoire. Lang closed the evening by paying homage to her "mentor" and duet partner, Tony Bennett.
Lang is not just a singer, but a grand performer. She fills the stage with her diva presence; she dances, jokes and banters with the audience: "They'll be no hate'in here tonight" she said, with a smile on her face. Lang, 50, is best known for her 1992 hit "Constant Craving," which won her a Grammy for best pop vocal performance. In 1989, she shared a Grammy with Roy Orbison for their collaboration on "Crying" and won for best female country vocal performance for her album "Absolute Torch and Twang." In 2003, she and Tony Bennett won the Grammy for best traditional pop vocal for their standards CD, "A Wonderful World."
"The Siss Boom Bang - they bring an extra-special zest to the record, performing it live in the studio," she said in a video interview for Australia's Art Nation. "The collaborative energy of having six people involved is really important. Plus, the songwriting process was really, really fun and superfast, so the momentum of the record seemed to gather steam and never peter out. It all happened very fast. We went into the studio with a session booked. The second we started recording, it was obvious there was something special about the group of people. After three days, we recorded eight songs. The band was integral to the sound of the record, so I just thought in all fairness it was k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang because they were so much a part of the record."
So even though on this rainy Labor Day we feel summer slipping away, only a hour's ride away is the ocean, the boardwalk, and the Borgata Hotel with a fabulous line-up of cultural events this season.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
One Borgata Way
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
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