If you’re in the Lehigh Valley, chances are you already know what awaits you at the end of this week. It’s time for Musikfest!
As usual, we’ll have a Five-Point Preview each day of the festival, highlighting the free stage performances that you need to experience. However, there’s plenty else happening this week off of festival grounds that you should know about (hello, #LVUFirstFriday).
Let’s explore!
There are a couple of changes that we need to get online before our August 2018 First Friday Concert Series lineup can be considered final.
Our August 2018 First Friday Concert Series lineup in South Bethlehem just got a bit groovier.
On Friday, August 3, there’s more than one festival coming to town.
Roi and the Secret People often blast off into their live set with the spacey “Saturn Girl,” a high-powered rock anthem featured on the band’s “Truck Stop Sushi” vinyl album.
Now, the band has made it easier for you to sing along when you hear the song live!
By the time Sunday night came around at this weekend’s Great Pennsylvania Music and Arts Celebration (PennMArt), it was time to rock.
We had absolutely no trouble making that happen with some help from our friends.
In January, just after our 2nd Birthday Spectacular at SteelStacks, and with 2018 still in its infancy, we were approached with the opportunity to put a stage together at this weekend’s Great Pennsylvania Music and Arts Celebration (PennMArt).
The instructions were clear: curate a lineup that pays homage to the history and traditions of rock and roll, with the modern flair to appeal to today’s audiences. Something that would rock then and RockNOW!
Nearly a year ago, Roi and the Secret People frontman Mike Roi began Music Mondays with Mike, a weekly web series featuring special guests, Roi and the Secret People originals, and select covers every Monday night on Facebook Live.
Now, the popular web series in coming in audio format to WLVU: The Sound of The Underground!
The unofficial official start of summer is but a week away!
Surely, this upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, as it tends to be around these parts, is absolutely stacked with live music from top to bottom, and incorporating the variety of genres the Valley is becoming known for.
Take a look, if you will, and see what is waiting to greet you in our…
With the May edition of #LVUFirstFriday, we ushered in a new era – the Banko Beverage Co. Beer Garden Era. During the warm weather months, you will now have the chance to come to the South Bethlehem Greenway (Mechanic St. between Webster and Adams) during First Friday, where you can enjoy and appreciate a selection of beers, yard games, and music presented by our friends at Banko, alongside LVU and SouthSide Arts District.
And, in case you’re wondering who you’ll feast your ears upon this summer (and into the fall), we have an answer!