Up Close And Acoustic with Charlie Silvestri is Performance/Interview Radio The show is independently produced and hosted by Charlie Silvestri. Each week, Up Close And Acoustic welcomes a band or singer/songwriter and features that artist performing in an intimate and acoustic setting and discussing influences and background. Who is Charlie Silvestri? Charlie has hosted, co-hosted, produced, and engineered many programs over the years for several stations in the Philadelphia radio market. He has a conversational interview style and is knowledgeable and quite passionate about his subject.