Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate/Baseball Project) Debut Memoir & Solo Album Set for August 30

Very exciting! Today we learn that acclaimed singer-songwriter Steve Wynn will release his official autobiography and his first solo album in 12 years this summer...Robert Kinsler

STEVE WYNN (DREAM SYNDICATE/BASEBALL PROJECT) CONFIRMS AUTOBIOGRAPHY I WOULDN’T SAY IT IF IT WASN’T TRUE (JAWBONE PRESS) AND FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN 12 YEARS MAKE IT RIGHT (FIRE RECORDS) FOR RELEASE ON AUGUST 30   Debut Memoir and New Album Written in Tandem, Tell the Autobiographical Tale as Memoirist and Musician, a Duel One-Man Exploration into the History and Present Day Journey of One of the Founders of the Indie Rock / Post Punk Scene FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   LOS ANGELES, CA AND NEW YORK, NY (THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2024) – Steve Wynn, leader of the band The Dream Syndicate, founding member of The Baseball Project and solo artist, announced today that he will release both his autobiography I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True (Jawbone Press) and his first solo album in 12 years, Make It Right (Fire Records) on August 30.   I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True is the vivid and revealing memoir from leader and founder of one of the most revered indie-rock bands of the 1980s, The Dream Syndicate. It’s a tale of writing songs and playing in bands as a conduit to a world its author could once have barely imagined—a world of indie and major labels, luxury tour buses, and sold-out theatres, but also one of alcohol, drugs, and a low-level rock’n’roll Babylon. Ultimately, it’s a tale of redemption, with music as a vehicle for artistic and personal transformation and transcendence.   Make It Right features contributions from Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Vicki Peterson (The Bangles), Chris Schlarb (Psychic Temple), Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh), Linda Pitmon (The Baseball Project) and a cast of dozens. The songs aren’t directly autobiographical although the album does start with “Santa Monica,” the city and boulevard where Wynn was born and concludes with “Roosevelt Avenue,” the main thoroughfare of the Queens neighborhood in New York City that he calls home today.   “I wrote and recorded the songs on Make It Right in tandem with working on I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True, my memoir, which are being released the same week as Make It Right, my first solo album since 2010,” said Steve Wynn. “With each chapter, I would get ideas for songs inspired by the deep dive into my past and vice versa. The reflections became intertwined after a while, a mutual commentary between literal and metaphorical ruminating.”   Wynn will also be touring solo across the UK, Europe North America this Autumn as a one-man show blending songs from and inspired by the book along with a narrative structure of readings and storytelling. Fans can expect a selection of evergreens and rarities from the Dream Syndicate’s catalogue along with reflective numbers from the new album as well, all adding up to an evening of a past revisited. Baseball Project Tickets here and tickets for A Night of Songs and Stories here.   Select tour dates include:   Baseball Project Tour Dates: July 4 @ Space, Evanston, IL July 5 @ Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI July 6 @ Turf Club, St. Paul, MN July 7 @ Wooly’s, Des Moines, IA July 8 @ The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE July 10 @ The Record Bar, Kansas City, MO July 11 @ Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK July 12 @ Tannahill’s, Ft. Worth, TX July 13 @ Antone’s, Austin, TX July 14 @ White Oak Music Hall, Houston, TX   Steve Wynn European Tour Dates – A Night of Songs and Stories: Sept. 16 @ Jericho, Oxford, UK Sept. 17 @ Hen & Chicken, Bristol UK Sept. 18 @ The Greystones, Sheffield, UK Sept. 19 @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, Scotland UK Sept. 20 @ Gulliver’s, Manchester, UK Sept. 21 @ Bluebird, York, UK Sept. 22 @ Walthamstow Rock n Roll Book Club London, UK Sept. 24 @ Mid Sussex Music Hall, Hassocks, UK Sept. 25 @ Life Is A Minestrone House Show, Paris, France   Steve Wynn North American Tour Dates – A Night of Songs and Stories: Oct. 8 @ City Winery, New York, NY Oct. 9 @ Milkboy, Philadelphia, PA Oct. 11 @ Pie Shop, Washington, DC Oct. 12 @ Pinhook, Durham, NC Oct. 15 @ Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC Oct. 16 @ The Earl, Atlanta, GA Oct. 17 @ Basement, Nashville, TN Oct. 20 @ Hideout, Chicago, IL Oct. 22 @ Happy Dog, Cleveland, OH   Additional US Tour dates for Steve Wynn to be announced shortly.   Make It Right track listing: 1. Santa Monica 2. Make It Right 3. What Were You Expecting 4. You’re Halfway There 5. Making Good On My Promises 6. Cherry Avenue 7. Then Again 8. Madly 9. Simpler Than The Rain 10. Roosevelt Avenue    ABOUT STEVE WYNN Steve Wynn is a founding member of The Dream Syndicate, whose debut album, The Days Of Wine And Roses, is widely regarded as a cornerstone of the indie/alternative rock scene of the 1980s. He has also enjoyed a prolific solo career, touring the world on a regular basis and performing and recording in groups such as Danny & Dusty, Gutterball, and The Baseball Project (also featuring R.E.M. founders Mike Mills and Peter Buck). He scored two Norwegian hit TV shows, Dag and Exit, and his songs have been covered by Luna, Yo La Tengo, and Concrete Blonde, among others. I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True is his first book. He lives in New York City.

JD Souther Announces 'You’re Only Lonely' Reissue on LP and Expanded CD/Digital out July 26 via Omnivore Recordings

Wonderful to hear that JD Souther's masterwork "You're Only Lonely" will be reissued via vinyl and expanded audio CD this summer...Robert Kinsler

JD Souther Announces You’re Only Lonely

Reissue on LP and Expanded CD/Digital out July 26

via Omnivore Recordings

 

 Features guest appearances from members of the Eagles, Jackson Browne, David Sanborn, John Sebastian, Phil Everly, Tom Scott, and more

June 17, 2024: Today, Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee JD Souther announced a reissue of his classic third album, You’re Only Lonely, out July 26 through Omnivore Recordings. 

 

The 9-track LP returns for the first time in 35 years, and the CD and Digital add two previously unissued bonus tracks from the album’s sessions. New liner notes from Joe Marchese (The Second Disc) feature an interview with JD outlining the recording of the album, the all-star players, and why it is an important record to him and the fans who have supported it for all these years.

 

“We always said our motto was ‘we’re building to last.’ We really spent a lot of time on the songs. The other motto was, ‘no filler.’ You don’t make a single and then put a bunch of filler on an album. You make an album and hope you have a single.” You’re Only Lonely epitomizes that ethos. It’s built to last.

 

By 1979, JD Souther had quickly established himself as the consummate singer/songwriter and performer - penning hits for the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor, while delivering two now-essential releases for David Geffen’s Asylum Records. (Both John David Souther and Black Rose have been expanded and reissued by Omnivore Recordings.) He assembled an A-list band (Waddy Wachtel on guitar, Don Grolnick on piano, Kenny Edwards on bass, and Rick Marotta on drums, with Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar also contributing on guitar, David Sanborn on alto saxophone, and Dan Dugmore on guitar and steel) for his debut on Columbia Records.

 

You’re Only Lonely appeared at the end of that year and the title track stormed up the charts. “You’re Only Lonely” spent 5 weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts and was a #7 Pop hit. The album itself was a critical success, hitting #41 on the LP charts. Billboard praised the LP as a “predominantly mellow, atmospheric collection of tunes . . . Souther’s guitar playing takes a backseat to his writing, with many of the tunes here among his best.” (From the new liner notes) “It was quite a good Christmas,” JD laughs. “’You’re Only Lonely’ and ‘Heartache Tonight’ (co-written by JD, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, and Bob Seger) were both in the top ten the same week. It was pretty amazing.”

 

You’re Only Lonely contains JD’s versions of tracks previously recorded by Linda Ronstadt (“White Rhythm And Blues” from Living In The USA), Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (“The Moon Turned Blue” from Dream) and Nicolette Larson (“The Last In Love” from her debut Nicolette), plus “Trouble In Paradise” (the title track of the second Souther-Hillman-Furay Band album).

 

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/rngGt4ELd6A

 

Pre-order: https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/youre-only-lonely/

 

You’re Only Lonely tracklist:

1. You’re Only Lonely

2. If You Don’t Want My Love

3. The Last In Love

4. White Rhythm And Blues

5. Til The Bars Burn Down

6. The Moon Just Turned Blue

7. Songs Of Love

8. Fifteen Bucks

9. Trouble In Paradise

10. Ever Faithful Woman [Bonus Track]

11. Bad News Travels Fast (Alternate Take) [Bonus Track] 

New music: Creed, The Speed Of Sound, U.K. Subs, David Serby

New titles featuring American rockers Creed, genre-defying outfit The Speed Of Sound, punk rock outfit U.K. Subs and alt country great David Serby are available now.

Artist: Creed

Title: Greatest Hits (Record label)

You might like if you enjoy: Creed, 3 Doors Down, Live

Tell me more: With Creed newly reunited and set to embark on an ambitious North American tour beginning on July 17, the band's multi-platinum selling Greatest Hits has just made its widespread debut on vinyl courtesy of Craft Recordings. Originally issued a decade ago as a limited-edition pressing, the 13-track compilation Greatest Hits spans the Tallahassee, Florida-spawned hard rocking hitmaker's first three albums (1997's My Own Prison, 1999's Human Clay and 2001's Weathered). Enduring hits such as "Higher," "With Arms Wide Open," "My Sacrifice" and "One Last Breath" have never sounded better. Human Clay remains one of the best selling rock albums of all time (the disc has sold more than 20 million copies); the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "With Arms Wide Open" also won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

As a special bonus, the 2-LP set features an impressive etching on Side D that mirrors the cover art of the title. The wonderful collection is also available to stream or download. Creed will be performing at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA on Aug. 31, and on a bill with 3 Doors Down at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix, AZ on Sept. 4. Long-time fans of Creed, as well as listeners just discovering the band will want to add Greatest Hits to their music library. Information: creed.com.

Artist: The Speed Of Sound

Title: Minerva (Big Stir Records)

You might like if you enjoy: Tom Petty, the Jim Carroll Band, Blondie, Lou Reed

Tell me more: In celebration of Manchester, England-based quintet The Speed Of Sound's 35th anniversary, Big Stir Records has issued A Cornucopia, an ambitious 3-disc set available on audio CD and limited-run vinyl. The first disc on the set features the album Minerva, a 14-track collection that showcases the group's freewheeling approach that blends power pop, indie rock, New Wave, psychedelia and punk rock stylings with artistic firepower and sonic grace. The band's signature sound is anchored by the winning dual male and female lead vocals of guitarists Ann-Marie Crowley and John Armstrong respectively (imagine an outfit headed by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Debbie Harry and Lou Reed); the rest of the talented band includes bassist Kevin Roache, drummer John Broadhurst and pianist Henry Armstrong. Great tracks on the album include the brisk opener "West Wind," the gentle Renaissance folk foray "The Harvest," tuneful "Bodysnatchers," lush ballad "Trickledown," punk rocker "Clickbait" and melodic "So Faux." My favorite original on Minerva is "The Great Acceleration," a bewitching and hypnotic rocker that demands repeated listens. Beyond the joy of simply listening to a lusty mix of material is the lyrical ambition found on the tracks as well. Information: bigstirrecords.com.

Artist: U.K. Subs

Title: The Last Will And Testament of U.K. Subs (Cleopatra Entertainment)

You might like if you enjoy: The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Sham 69

Tell me more: Fans of old school British punk rock will celebrate the release of U.K. Subs' The Last Will And Testament of U.K. Subs, available now as a special CD + DVD combo edition. Recorded live at The 100 Club in London, England on Sept. 29 and 30, 2023 as part of the band's farewell tour, the essential title features 70 minutes of the incendiary quartet — formed at the dawn of punk rock explosion in 1976 — performing a mix of of its groundbreaking hardcore and street punk rock originals in an intimate setting where audience members are allowed right up to the edge of the stage. The Charlie Harper-led outfit delivers including the hard-hitting "Scum Of The Earth," infectious "Fear Of Girls," aptly-titled "Rockers" blending punk and early heavy metal styles (and featuring ferocious guitar work from Steve Straughan), daring "Fragile," as well as fan favorites "Warhead" and "Stranglehold." Two full encores are performed by U.K. Subs, highlighted by the high-octane "I Live In A Car," "I Couldn't Be You" (the latter finding Harper adding powerful blasts of harmonica) and scorching closer "Teenage." Bonus features on the DVD include insightful interviews with Harper, Straughan, bassist Alvin Gibbs and drummer Stefan Häublein. Information: cleorecs.com.

Artist: David Serby

Title: Low Hanging Stars (Blackbird Record Label)

You might like if you enjoy: Chris Hillman, I See Hawks in L.A., Gram Parsons, Michael Ubaldini

Tell me more: Los Angeles-based alternative country hero David Serby is back! Low Hanging Stars marks Serby's first collection of new music in a decade and the good news is that not a moment is wasted on the terrific 10-track set. Serby's literate and observant tales of streets stretching from Hollywood east to the Salton Sea are matched by the rousing music making where the talented singer-songwriter-guitarist is joined by his longtime producer and lead guitarist Ed Tree, bassist Greg Boaz (currently a member of Mavis Staples' band), drummer Dale Daniel (formerly of the Hacienda Brothers), and keyboardist-vocalist Darice Bailey. Additionally, Carl Byron (of celebrated Hot Club of Los Angeles) contributes Hammond B3 organ, accordion and keyboards on select tracks. The high flying "Fishtail Cadillac," breezy country folk nugget "Lonely Motel Days," rollicking "Low Hanging Stars" and the beautiful ballad "Another Chance to Dream" are early highlights on the disc. Later, the dance-minded honky tonk cuts "The Jukebox is Broken" and "Why Leave Los Angeles," bittersweet country rocker "I Bought the Ring," and sublime accordion-adorned "Trying to Get to Encinitas" bewitch with a mix of melody, stellar song craft and stylish grace. The album closes with the driving "Is it Lonely in Here," a confessional romantic foray whose lyrical and propulsive musical sweep impresses more with every listen.

Serby will perform at Lost Parrot Cafe in South Pasadena, CA at 7 p.m. on July 3. He will also perform at DiPiazza's in Long Beach, CA at 8 p.m. on July 27. Information: davidserby.com.

Robert Kinsler

Styx and Foreigner announce their tour companion album ‘Renegades & Juke Box Heroes’ Picture Disc and Limited-Edition Individually Numbered Silver Vinyl

Exciting news for fans of classic rock greats Styx and Foreigner. Either version of the bands' tour companion album "Renegades & Juke Box Heroes" is a real keepsake for vinyl lovers...Robert Kinsler

FOREIGNER AND STYX

ANNOUNCE THEIR TOUR COMPANION ALBUM

  RENEGADES & JUKE BOX HEROES

 

PICTURE DISC AND

LIMITED-EDITION INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED SILVER VINYL

AVAILABLE AT ALL TOUR STOPS STARTING TODAY

AND SELECT RETAIL JULY 12, 2024

 

 

 

June 11, 2024 – “Cold As Ice,” “Too Much Time On My Hands,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Renegade” and more! Nothing sounds more like the soundtrack of summer than STYX’s and FOREIGNER’s biggest hits. Recently announced as inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, FOREIGNER hits the road in June co-headlining the “Renegades & Juke Box Heroes” trek with STYX and special guest John Waite. Adding to the excitement, STYX and FOREIGNER announce RENEGADES & JUKE BOX HEROES, a very special limited-edition companion album, available exclusively at tour stops starting at today’s tour launch in Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena, and at select retail on July 12.

 

This must-have collector’s album, available as a picture disc or in elegant silver vinyl, features both bands’ greatest hits and was mastered for vinyl by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound with lacquers cut by Joe Nino-Hernes. Tracks include FOREIGNER’s most beloved hits including “Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold As Ice”, and the worldwide #1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” alongside STYX massive hits “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights),” “Come Sail Away” and “Renegade,” and more.

 

Just 1,000 copies of the picture disc and only 5,000 individually numbered copies of the silver edition are available. With many tour dates already selling out, demand is sure to be high. When they are gone, they’re gone for good! A 13-track CD featuring all three artists and including the vinyl tracks is also available. The songs are available on all digital outlets. The picture disc will be available on FOREIGNER’S and STYX’s websites, and the silver edition will be available on Amazon on July 12.

 

The “Renegades & Juke Box Heroes” tour launches today in Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena. John Waite’s #1 songs, “Missing You” and “When I See You Smile” will help ensure a summer evening of feel-good anthems. Tickets are going fast, available at LiveNation.com. For more information, please visit www.foreigneronline.com or www.styxworld.com.

 

Mick Jones continues to elevate FOREIGNER’s influence and guide the band to new horizons with his stylistic songwriting, indelible guitar hooks and multi-layered talents. Lead singer Kelly Hansen, one of rock’s greatest showmen, has led FOREIGNER into the digital age, inspiring a whole new generation of fans. Bassist Jeff Pilson; Michael Bluestein on keyboards; guitarist Bruce Watson; Chris Frazier on drums, and guitarist Luis Maldonado provide an unprecedented level of energy that has resulted in the re-emergence of the astounding music that speaks to FOREIGNER‘s enduring popularity. 

 

With more Billboard Top 10 hits than Journey, and just as many as Fleetwood Mac, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, now exceeding 80 million. Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems, including “Juke Box Hero,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Feels Like The First Time,” “Urgent,” “Head Games,” “Say You Will,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Long, Long Way From Home” and the worldwide #1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” FOREIGNER still rocks the charts more than 40 years into the game with massive airplay and continued Billboard Top 200 album success.  Streams of FOREIGNER’s hits are approaching 15 million per week.

 

Tommy Shaw at Pacific Amphitheatre on July 15,
2016. Photo: Kelly A. Swift

The seven men comprising STYX--James “JY” Young (lead vocals, guitars), Tommy Shaw (lead vocals, guitars), Chuck Panozzo (bass, vocals), Todd Sucherman (drums, percussion), Lawrence Gowan (lead vocals, keyboards), Will Evankovich (mandolin, guitars), Terry Gowan (bass, guitar, vocals)—have committed to rocking the Paradise together with audiences far and wide by entering their second decade of averaging over 100 shows a year, and each one of them is committed to making the next show better than the last. Styx draws from over four decades of barn burning chart hits, joyous singalongs, and hard-driving deep cuts. Like a symphony that builds to a satisfying crescendo, a STYX set covers a wide range of stylistic cornerstones. From the progressively sweeping splendor that is “The Grand Illusion” to the hunker-down fortitude of all that is the “Blue Collar Man,” from the majestic spiritual love for a special “Lady” to the seething indictment of preening, primping pageantry for pageantry’s sake of “Miss America,” from an individual yearning for true connection as a “Man in the Wilderness,” to a soul-deep quest to achieve what’s at the heart of one’s personal vision in “Crystal Ball,” from the regal reach-for-the-stars bravado of “Come Sail Away” to the grainy all-in gallop of that rugged “Renegade” who had it made, the band draws on an unlimited cache of ways to immerse one’s mind and body in their signature sound. STYX hit its stride with guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw’s first LP with the band, 1976’s CRYSTAL BALL, and then they become the first group to score four triple-Platinum albums in a row: THE GRAND ILLUSION (1977), PIECES OF EIGHT (1978), CORNERSTONE (1979), and PARADISE THEATER (1981).

 

Multi-Platinum rockers STYX released their 17^th studio album, CRASH OF THE CROWN, on June 18, 2021 on the band’s label, Alpha Dog 2T/UMe, which was hailed by critics as their second “masterpiece” album in a row (read Robert Kinsler's review of the album HERE). The first being 2017’s THE MISSION, their first new studio album in 14 years at the time. CRASH OF THE CROWN was written pre-pandemic and recorded during the trying times of the pandemic. It’s available as clear vinyl, black vinyl, CD on digital platforms. They released more new music on September 17, 2021, THE SAME STARDUST EP, originally sold as part of Record Store Day (June 12, 2021). Available on blue 180-gram 12-inch vinyl only, featuring two brand-new songs on side one (“The Same Stardust” and “Age of Entropia”), as well as five live performances on side two of some of Styx’s classic hits previously heard during their “Styx Fix” livestreams that kept fans company during the pandemic on their official YouTube page, including “Mr. Roboto,” “Man In The Wilderness,” “Miss America,” “Radio Silence,” and “Renegade.” It’s available worldwide on all digital platforms.

 

RENEGADES & JUKE BOX HEROES TRACK LIST (BOTH VERSIONS):

 

JUKE BOX HEROES side:

1. Feels Like The First Time / 2. Cold As Ice / 3. I Want To Know What Love Is / 4. Juke Box Hero

 

RENEGADES side:

1. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) / 2. Come Sail Away / 3. Too Much Time On My Hands / 4. Renegade 

 

 

 

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'Titanic: The Musical' Thrills via Film Available on Blu-ray & DVD

 

Title: Titanic: The Musical (Liberator Films)

Genre: Musical

Cast: Martin Allanson, Valda Aviks, Graham Bickley, Sam Brown, David Delve, Adam Filipe, Alastair Hill, Niamh Long, Ian McLarnon, Jack North, Bree Smith, more

Director: Thom Southerland; directed for the screen by Austin Shaw

Website: amazon.com

Photo credit: Pamela Raith

Tell me more: One of the most tragic events of the 20th century, the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912 continues to fascinate and haunt the world more than 112 years after "the unsinkable ship" hit an iceberg and sank in the icy waters of the North Atlantic resulting in the death of 1,522 men, women and children.

A number of films about the doomed ocean liner were released in the years after the disaster, but no single production captured the event as powerfully as Titanic: The Musical, a two act musical that originally opened on Broadway on April 23, 1997 and went on to win five Tony Awards (including Best Musical); that initial production ran for 804 performances. With music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone, that production toured the United States beginning in January 1999. I caught that production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and it was an incredible introduction to the musical for this writer. Titanic: The Musical has since received hundreds of professional and amateur productions worldwide and become a staple of musical theater.

Adam Filipe portrays Frederick Barrett in Titanic: The Musical.
Photo credit: Pamela Raith

A 2023 UK tour of the celebrated musical was filmed and has just been released on both DVD and Blu-ray (the latter format reviewed here) by Liberator Films. Chronicling real crew members and passengers on the ship, the film captures the "hopes, dreams and aspirations of all on board her faithful maiden voyage." The visual and audio quality on the 136-minute production is outstanding.

A scene near the end of Titanic: The Musical honors the 1,522 persons who died
on the RMS Titanic's maiden voyage. Photo credit: Pamela Raith

The lavish and creative stage production is matched by the strong cast; without exception the performers deliver strong acting and vocal performances. Additionally, the on-stage/on-screen chemistry between the principal players is palpable. For example, key scenes featuring Adam Filipe and Alastair Hill (as Frederick Barrett and Harold Bride), Martin Allanson, Ian McLarnon and Graham Bickley (as Bruce Ismay, Thomas Andrews and Captain Edward Smith), and Valda Aviks and David Delve (as Ida and Isidor Straus) are elevated by the collective strength of the players.