Musikfest brought Philly’s newest soul/rock band to Bethlehem’s main street and from evening to night had the crowd singing and dancing. The Dull Blue Lights, who were formally called The Snails, are no strangers to the Lehigh Valley, but this was their first time playing the nation’s largest free festival, Musikfest. Performing two sets, about… Read More The Dull Blue Lights – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/6/17
Lehigh Valley, PA has a new punk band in the scene called Bunchajerks. Forming in October of 2016, Bunchajerks come to party and well, be jerks. All jokes aside, Bunchajerks sound like if NoFX sprinkled horns throughout their songs. This isn’t a ska band, but a punk band adding a little different flavor to the… Read More Bunchajerks – The Alternative Gallery – Allentown, PA – 8/5/17
Almost a year ago, I got to photographed the guys in John The Gun at the infamous Clash Bar in Clifton, NJ. Since then some changes have happened with the band. Currently taking time to write new music, John The Gun has added a fourth member for additional vocals and guitar. During this show a… Read More John The Gun – Clash Bar – Clifton, NJ – 10/1/16
Punk rock and summer, a combination that goes well together. There is something magical about driving around blasting those punk rock anthems with the windows down during this time of year. There is also something magical about hearing punk rock blast through Philadelphia with the Benjamin Franklin bridge in the distance while the sun sets.… Read More Dropkick Murphys / Rancid – Festival Pier – Philadephia, PA – 8/3/17
The summer months are always filled with massive summer tours, and every year fans think this year is better than the last! This is a discussion that could face many different answers, but 2017 does prove to have some good summer time concerts. One tour with a stacked lineup, from opener to headliner, is the… Read More Dashboard Confessional / All American Rejects / The Maine / The Social Animals – Sands Event Center – Bethlehem, PA – 7/30/17
The final touring leg in support of Brian Fallon’s debut album Painkillers happened in the Fall of 2016 with support from Ryan Bingham and Paul Cauthen. If the New York show was any inclination of the tour, the night was spent with storytelling, sing-a-longs, and deep cuts. Even though Terminal 5 is a fairly large venue, each… Read More Brian Fallon / Ryan Bingham / Paul Cauthen – Terminal 5 – New York, NY – 9/26/16
Last year in July Good Charlotte released Youth Authority, their first release in six years. With the album’s one year anniversary coming up, Good Charlotte is showing no signs of slowing down. Before they round out the year with international touring, Good Charlotte did a five day tour with Like Pacific, Crown The Empire, and Less Than… Read More Good Charlotte / Less Than Jake / Crown The Empire / Like Pacific – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA – 5/16/17
Jimmy Eat World came back to Sherman Theater to celebrate their newest release Integrity Blues. The previous visit was during their 10 year anniversary tour of Futures which can be seen here. Tagging along was one of the best live bands out there today, Beach Slang. Hailing from Philadelphia and featuring lead singer of now defunct band Weston,… Read More Jimmy Eat Wold / Beach Slang – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA – 5/13/17
The Movielife are back! A month ago, The Movielife announced that there would be a new album out this Fall on Rise Records along with more shows and activity. To celebrate the announcement a handful of shows at intimate venues were also announced including a hometown show in Long Island at Amityville Music Hall. MakeWar… Read More The Movielife / The Flatliners / MakeWar – Amityville Music Hall – Amityville, NY – 5/7/17
Last year during Musikfest, Bethlehem’s week long music festival, on one of their many free concert stages an energetic brass band from New York blew away the crowd with their sound and stage presence. Fast forward to 2017 and Lucky Chops made a stop back into Bethlehem in support of their latest E.P. Walter with an over… Read More Lucky Chops / Madaila – Musikfest Cafe – Bethlehem, PA – 4/26/17
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