Scott Marshall, Hector Rosado, Large Flowerheads & More to Perform

2017 Lehigh Valley Music Awards March 5 at SteelStacks Scott Marshall and Marshall’s Highway. Photo by David Happel Esteemed Lehigh Valley musicians Scott Marshall, The Hector Rosado Band, The Large Flowerheads and Another Day Dawns lead the list of more than a dozen performers for the 18th Lehigh Valley Music Awards presented by [...]

Musikfest to Kick Off with Scorchin’ Performance by the Legendary Carlos Santana Aug. 4

Photo by Maryanne Bilham GRAMMY® winning guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carlos Santana and his band will electrify the crowd at Musikfest when they perform at the Sands Steel Stage Fri., Aug. 4, 8:30 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $59.50-$109.50 and go now sale at www.musikfest.org and 610-332-3378. One [...]

ARETHA FRANKLIN’S AUG. 8 MUSIKFEST CONCERT CANCELLED

Musikfest’s 2016 main stage lineup will take on a slightly different look in the coming weeks as the Aretha Franklin show on Aug. 8 has been cancelled. According to Franklin’s management, the concert at the Sands Steel Stage was cancelled due to unforeseen logistical issues. As a result of the lineup change, Musikfest is looking [...]

Lehigh Valley Music Awards Announce 2016 Performances

Get ready to dance as the Greater Lehigh Valley Music Association and ArtsQuest announce the performers for this year’s Lehigh Valley Music Awards presented by Tri Outdoor. Performers for the awards ceremony, held March 6, 4 p.m., at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, include the Craig Thatcher Band, female-fronted power-metal group MindMaze, country powerhouse Erin [...]

Lehigh Valley Music Awards Announce 2016 Special Recipient Honorees

Dave Fry & ‘Jolly’ Joe Timmer to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at March 6 Awards Ceremony at SteelStacks Folk musician and Godfrey Daniels co-founder Dave Fry and Polka legend “Jolly” Joe Timmer are among the artists who will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the region’s music scene during the Lehigh Valley Music Awards [...]

Voting Begins Dec. 7 for 2016 Lehigh Valley Music Awards

After receiving a record breaking amount of nominations, voting for the 17th Lehigh Valley Music Awards presented by Tri Outdoor Advertising will kick off Dec. 7,10 a.m., at www.lehighvalleymusicawards.org, and continue through Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. The LVMA will take place on March 6, 4 p.m., at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks’ Musikfest Café [...]

Nominations Now Being Accepted for Lehigh Valley Music Awards

Event, presented by Tri Outdoor, set for March 6 at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks Nominations for the 17th Lehigh Valley Music Awards presented by Tri Outdoor kick off today at www.lehighvalleymusicawards.org. Nominations will be accepted through Nov. 16, with voting scheduled to begin Dec. 7. A partnership between the nonprofit Greater Lehigh Valley Music Association [...]

Lehigh Valley Polka Legend Jolly Joe Timmer Dies at 85

ArtsQuest Statement on Jolly Joe Timmer It is with great sadness  that longtime Musikfest performer and Polka Hall of Famer Jolly Joe Timmer has passed away. Over the years, few artists have been as closely tied to Musikfest and its history as Joe Timmer. From his first notes at the initial festival in August 1984 [...]

Snoop Dog Musikfest Preview

SNOOP DOGG Saturday, August 15 Venue: Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza Price: $49 / $39 / Steel Terrace: $180 Steel Terrace areas include concert ticket, covered cabaret table seating, dinner, drinks and VIP restrooms 7pm: GATES 9:10-10:15pm: Snoop Dogg Multi-platinum artist, actor and entertainment icon Snoop Dogg is at the forefront of popular culture [...]

The Flaming Lips Musikfest Preview

The Flaming Lips Friday, August 7 Venue: Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza Price: $49 / $39 / Steel Terrace: $169 5pm: GATES 8:30pm: The Flaming Lips WHAT IS THE TERROR?? It is a strange thing when humans are very sad, the stories and music they want to hear is not hopeful or happy; they [...]