On day 6 of Musikfest 2018, rock n roll was alive and well with all credit to Gary Clark Jr. Starting the show off was acoustic folk/blues singer Jeremiah Tall. Being a fairly local musician, Jeremiah also had other dates at Musikfest on side stages, his performance on the main stage garnered attention from the… Read More Gary Clark Jr. / Fiona Silver / Jeremiah Tall – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/8/18
Every December Crossroads in Garwood, NJ is treated to about 4 days of early Christmas presents. Brian Fallon does a residency that starts with a few days, but tends to add more due to the overwhelming demand. There is usually a different opener for each night, but you can almost guarantee that one night will… Read More Brian Fallon / Jared Hart – Crossroads – Garwood, NJ – 12/13/18
On June 17th Motion City Soundtrack announced that in the beginning of 2020 they will be performing once again across the U.S. A great surprise that fans weren’t expecting, but what some fans might not know is that during Motion City Soundtrack’s three year hiatus lead singer and guitarist Justin Pierre was still busy making… Read More Justin Courtney Pierre / Forever Came Calling / Desoto Jones – Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA – 6/22/19
When the summer rolls around there are few things to look forward to. Beach, sun, pool, vacation, and Stoked For The Summer in Asbury Park. This day long concert, which is coordinated by the Bouncing Souls, is the highlight show of the summer and possibly the year. The Bouncing Souls always headline, but its always… Read More Stoked For The Summer featuring The Bouncing Souls / Against Me! / Titus Andronicus / The Smoking Popes / Tim Barry – The Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ – 8/4/18
On June 29th, the last East Coast Warped Tour date would hit Atlantic City, NJ and celebrating 25 years as a moving festival. Before that date, some bands would come together to play shows before the big festival date. Valencia and Hidden In Plain View would join together to play in Philadelphia at the TLA… Read More Valencia / Hidden In Plain View – Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 6/28/19
For the second year in a row, The Pietasters graced Bethlehem’s Musikfest with their ska, soul, punk sound that had the crowd dancing for the whole set. Compared to last year, the stage for this year was more fitting for the Pietasters, lower to the ground and not on a hill. This allowed for singer… Read More The Pietasters – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/4/19
Bethlehem, PA was transformed into New Orleans, LA during Musikfest’s opening night on August 2nd and for those that have never visited New Orleans or Bourbon Street, the Voodoo Threauxdown tour filled in that gap. The tour, which is headlined by Trombone Shorty featured Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, New Breed Brass Band, and with… Read More Voodoo Threauxdown featuring Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Galactic / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / New Breed Brass Band – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/2/18
Love them or hate them, one thing I think everyone can agree on about Weezer is that they are a fun band to see live. First half of 2019 was a busy year for Weezer, Teal album, which was all cover songs, and the long awaited Black Album was released. 2020 will then see the… Read More Weezer / White Reaper / Ceramic Animal – Muikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/5/19
Mountain Creek, which is a four season resort that has something for everyone anytime of the year, put on their free winter concert featuring three New Jersey bands, Early November, Mercy Union, and T. Gunn & The Semantics. For a resort that doesn’t specialize in concerts, the lineup was one of the best and the… Read More The Early November / Mercy Union / T. Gunn & The Semantics – Mountain Creek -Vernon, NJ – 2/29/20
A band like The Early November needs no introduction. For almost 20 years they have consistently put out superior music, to the point where with each release the listener thinks, how will they out do this album? Somehow they do, and it can’t be said that they don’t challenge themselves when it comes to it. … Read More The Early November / Have Mercy / Owel – Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 10/19/19
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