There are musicians that play great music, but the lyrics don’t have any substance. This isn’t a bad thing per se, but most of time that music is marketed toward the masses. Then there are musicians that produce music that make you sit, think, analyze, and constantly have you listening over and over because their… Read More Billy Bragg / Alice Phoebe Lou – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – 10/1/22
Closing out the festivities at Musikfest on Main Street was none other than local favorite The Slicked Up 9’s. The group has performed at Musikfest every year and every year the crowd comes back and seems to grow each year. Along with the crowd growing, there is always multiple people dancing from all age groups… Read More The Slicked Up 9’s – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/14/22
After two Covid delays Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band finally made it to the State Theatre in Easton, PA on September 9th. This would be the fourth time Ringo graced the theatre’s stage, and jokingly Ringo stated, “you love us here, maybe I will move here.” That would be a trip to see that… Read More Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band – State Theatre – Easton, PA – 9/9/22
Opening Allentown Fair’s 170th year was Dropkick Murphys and The Bouncing Souls. Two influential bands that could’ve easily made this show a co-headline show. However, The Bouncing Souls stuck to a quick 45 minute set, and played some of their most well known songs. From “Hopeless Romantic” to “Kids And Heroes”, as the sun set… Read More Dropkick Murphys / The Bouncing Souls – Allentown Fair – Allentown, PA – 9/1/22
For the second time, Catbite graced the Zinzenplatz stage at Musikfest, but this time to an even bigger crowd than the year before. When Catbite played Musikfest last year they just released their second album, Nice One, two days before, but were only playing a few songs from that album along with multiple covers. This… Read More Catbite – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/14/22
Now becoming a Musikfest regular, Swing That Cat made their 3rd appearance at the fest on August 5th which is also the opening night. They were once again in the Frank Banko Cinemas Lutron Jazz Cabaret stage, but the potential rain for the night seemed to have scared away a decent amount of the crowd.… Read More Swing That Cat – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/5/22
On the last day of Musikfest, I was asked to photograph a new band from the Conshohocken, PA, known as Devixe. Having just released two songs into the world, mere days before their Musikfest performance, Devixe is still a young band having formed prior to COVID. This might be a first for Musikfest’s free stages,… Read More Devixe – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/14/22
2022 marks a big anniversary for Everclear, for they will be celebrating 30 years as a band. To celebrate they announced that their first album, World Of Noise, would be remastered, reissued with bonus tracks, and available on all streaming services for the first time. A vinyl version will be available later this year, but… Read More Everclear / Fastball / The Nixons – Penn’s Peak – Jim Thorpe, PA – 7/14/22
It’s been about six years since the Rx Bandits have done any sort of touring. Prior to that, they seemed fairly active for the most part, but the six year gap had fans wondering if their beloved band would make a return. I’d be first to admit I thought they were done, which would be… Read More Rx Bandits / Nova Charisma – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – 6/25/22
Summer kicked off right when it was known that Fitz And The Tantrums and St. Paul & The Broken Bones were touring together around the summer timeframe. However, there is always one drawback to the outside summer concerts, the weather, and the Bethlehem date got the worst of it with heavy down pour of rain.… Read More Fitz And The Tantrums / St. Paul & The Broken Bones / Seratones – Levitt Pavilion Steel Stacks – Bethlehem, PA – 6/12/22
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