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!
This week, it’s all about variety. From rock and Americana, from jazz to blues – and a dash of comedy – you’re sure to find something you like this week.
Here we go!
Artist: Shawn Cav Ensemble
Album: Polygons
Released: May 25, 2017
Genre: Jazz fusion
Much has happened in the world of Shawn Cav since last year’s release of his ensemble’s debut EP, “Glass Houses.” The bassman became a father for the first time and completed his band’s first full-length album, dedicated to his first-born daughter, Teagan.
Now that Allentown JazzFest has once again come and gone, we find ourselves at the beginning of a week that features many reasons to celebrate.
Celebrate with us, if you would, by attending any number of these…
After months of anticipation, the 18th Annual Lehigh Valley Music Awards are today. Beginning at 3 p.m. with the Lehigh Valley Underground Preshow, the local music scene will be out in full force at South Bethlehem’s ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks to celebrate the accomplishments of all.
We’re just a little excited (in case you couldn’t tell), and we’re interested to see how things unfold this afternoon. Having said that, we’ll hold ourselves over until then by making our best guesses. Here’s what we think will happen!
This Sunday, the 18th Annual Lehigh Valley Music Awards will take place at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. This year’s ceremony promises to be a big day; one meant to celebrate the accomplishments of the people on our local music scene.
Diesel Martini, Julia Sommer, Lee Delray, Shawn Cav Ensemble, Leah Marie Fuls, and The Swing Time Dolls are all new, emerging artists who have taken the music scene by storm over the past year.
Now, one of them will go home from the Lehigh Valley Music Awards with a bit of extra hardware.
After enjoying some great acoustic tunes and the glorious smells of craft beer and artisan pizza (that I swear I’ll treat myself to, one of these months) at Scratch, it was time to head to Catasauqua’s Unicorn Theatre. That’s where Shawn Cav Ensemble was beginning their crowdfunding performance in support of their upcoming second album.
We’ve been looking forward to this weekend for a while now.
One of our favorite out-of-towners is making a stop in Bethlehem, and Saturday night has some tunes for all tastes. Let’s learn more with a deeper dive into…
While Shawn Cav Ensemble makes preparations to take their game to the next level with a new record in 2017, the jazz fusion quartet used one of 2016’s final Saturday evenings to show why the new project is one worthy of your support (which you can offer here).