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MUSIKFEST 2010 DAILY SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6
RIVERPLACE
8 p.m.: Counting Crows’
Traveling Medicine Show
featuring Augustana (Rock)
CANDLELIGHT
CONCERT SERIES
7 p.m.: The Music of Simon
& Garfunkel performed by
A.J. Swearingen & Jonathan
Beedle
AMERICAPLATZ
6 p.m.: Forty Grand (Rock)
7:30 p.m.: Friar’s Point
(Blues, Rock)
9 p.m.: The Blues Brotherhood (Blues, Rock)
8:30 p.m.: Lucky 7 (Pop,
Funk)
n PICK OF THE PLATZES
Opening ceremonies: Some of
the Lehigh Valley’s best performers will come together to kick off
the festival. Blues-rock guitarists
Todd Wolfe, Craig Thatcher and
jazz-fusion player Scott Bradoka
will become an acoustic trio. And
“American Idol” contestant Tyler
Craig Thatcher
Grady of Nazareth will sing before
opening officially opening the fest
with the National Anthem. 7 p.m., Festplatz
HANDWERKPLATZ
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30
and 9:30 p.m.: Cast in
Bronze (Classical, World,
Pop)
LIEDERPLATZ
6 p.m.: Dina Hall (Folk)
n 8 p.m.: Three Legged Fox
(Indie Rock, Reggae)
BANANA ISLAND
6 p.m.: B.D. Lenz (Jazz)
8:30 p.m.: Craig Kastelnik
& Friends (Jazz, Blues)
LYRIKPLATZ
6 p.m.: Slate Belt Idols
(Pop)
7 p.m.: Andrew Portz
(Rock)
8 p.m.: Nicole Donatone
(Country)
9 p.m.: Jacob Vanags
(Rock)
5-10:30 p.m.: Runa Pacha
Wind Rhythms (World)
6 p.m.: Fellswoop (Bluegrass, Jam band)
8:30 p.m.: Overlook (Indie
Rock)
VOLKSPLATZ
6 p.m.: Limpopo International Band (World)
n 9 p.m.: 2U - U2 Tribute
(Rock)
FESTPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: Jolly Joe Timmer (Polka)
n 7 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies
MAIN STREET
5-10 p.m.: The Ruggiero
Brothers (Busker)
5 -10 p.m.: Lindsay Benner
(Busker)
PLAZA TROPICAL
6 p.m.: Papote Jimenez &
Lower East Salsa (Latin)
8:30 p.m.: Luisito Rosario
& Orquestra (Latin)
MUSIK-FESTIVITIES
7 p.m.: “School House
Rocks Live!” Icehouse
7, 8, 9 p.m.: The Pillow
Project, Transformative
Dances, Main Street
Three Legged Fox
2U: Musikfest is heavier on tribute bands this year, with some
even at paid venues (Grateful Dead Tribute Dark Star Orchestra
and Simon and Garfunkle tribute A.J. Swearingen & Jonathan
Beedle). But if you’re not into paying to see copies of bands,
check out 2U, a respected U2 tribute act. At least it’s good music without paying U2’s all-too-real real ticket prices. 9 p.m.,
Volksplatz
Three Legged Fox: Delaware County indie-rock reggae jam
band Three Legged Fox had Musikfest’s “Main Street in a frenzy
last year,” says ArtsQuest Performing Arts Director Patrick Brogan. Little wonder. They add to the mix an organic roots-rock
element, and somehow are able to present the best of all the
genres. They’ve now been upgraded. 8 p.m., Liederplatz
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7
RIVERPLACE
7:30 p.m.: Norah Jones
(Pop, Rock)
CANDELIGHT CONCERT
SERIES
7 p.m.: Joe Lovano & John
Scofield Quartet (Jazz)
Wailing Waters
AMERICAPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: Peripheral Vision
(Rock)
7 p.m.: The Dirty Guv’nahs
(Rock, Blues)
n 9 p.m.: Wailing Waters
(Rock)
BANANA ISLAND
Noon and 3 p.m.: Steve Pullara & His Cool Beans Band
(Family)
1:30 and 4:30 p.m.: The
Cat’s Pajamas (Family)
n 6 p.m.: Missy Raines & the
New Hip (Jazz, Bluegrass)
8:30 p.m.: Zen for Primates
(Jazz)
FESTPLATZ
Noon: Eddie Forman Orchestra (Polka)
3:30 p.m.: Jimmy Sturr &
His Orchestra (Polka)
7:30 p.m.: Lindyhop Swing
Dancers (Swing, Dance)
8:30 and 10 p.m.: George
Gee Swing Orchestra (Swing)
HANDWERKPLATZ
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and
9:30 p.m.: Cast in Bronze
(Classical, World, Pop)
n PICK OF THE PLATZES
Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival
Revolution Orchestra: This New York City
ensemble, which is something between Dr.
John and Southside Johnny, calls itself “an
11-piece feel-good explosion of love, righ-
LEIDERPLATZ
Noon: Acoustic Roadshow
(Folk)
5:30 p.m.: Sweetback Sisters (Country, Americana)
8 p.m.: Christine Havrilla, Edie Carey and Pamela
Means (Folk, Indie, Rock)
4:30 p.m.: Kinobe & Soul
Beat Africa (World)
5-10 p.m.: The Ruggiero
Brothers (Busker)
5-10 p.m.: Lindsay Benner
(Busker)
6 p.m.: Mark Zaleski Band
8:30 p.m.: Oso (Indie Rock)
LYRIKPLATZ
5 p.m.: Mr. Chris (Folk, Blues)
6 p.m.: Pete Hanks (Folk)
7 p.m.: Sarah Donner (Folk,
Rock)
8 p.m.: Marnee (Rock)
9 p.m.: Craig Bickhardt
(Folk)
PLAZA TROPICAL
Noon: Parkwright (Rock)
2:30 p.m.: Karen Rodriguez
Latin Jazz Ensemble
4:30 p.m.: Reggaeinfinity
(Reggae, Ska)
6:30 p.m.: Santa Mamba
(Latin, Rock)
9 p.m.: La Excelencia (Latin)
MAIN STREET
11:30 a.m.: Bethlehem Area
Trombone Choir (Classical)
Noon and 1:30 p.m.: Ben
Mauger’s Dixieland Jazz Band
Noon-10:30 p.m.: Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms (World)
3 p.m.: Marnee (Rock)
teousness and New Orleans soul.” ArtsQuest
Performing Arts Director Patrick Brogan
calls it “a revival. It’ll have you up. It’ll have
you moving.” 9 p.m., Volksplatz
Tyler Grady and Wailing Waters: It’s
worth checking out what America didn’t get
to hear from “American Idol’ Top 24 contes-
VOLKSPLATZ
Noon: Sharon Plessl School
of Dance (Dance)
1:30 p.m.: Sweetback Sisters (Country, Americana)
4 p.m.: Daisy Jug Band
(Americana, Bluegrass)
Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival Revolution
Orchestra
6:30 p.m.: Spiritual Rez
(Reggae, Funk)
n 9 p.m.: Brother Josephus
& the Love Revival Revolution
Orchestra (Soul, Funk, Jam
Band)
MUSIK-FESTIVITIES
Noon-4 p.m.: Dancin’ with
the Characters 2, Dankeplatz
Noon-6 p.m.: Growing Up
Great Mobile Learning Adven-
tant Grady and his band. Grady, of Nazareth,
and Wailing Waters play not only the ‘70s
covers he did on the show, but do U2’s
“Beautiful Day” better than “Idol” winner
Lee DeWyze’s coronation version and some
decent originals. 9 p.m., Americaplatz
ture, Banana Island
1 and 4 p.m.: School House
Rocks Live!, Ice House
4 p.m.: Transformation
Series, John Scofield & Joe
Lovano, Foy Hall
4, 6, 8 p.m.: The Pillow Project, Transformative Dances,
Main Street
Missy Raines & The New Hip: Fusing jazz
with other genres is hardly new, but this
Nashville quintet marries the music with
acoustic bluegrass. Raines is a seven-time
Bassist of the Year winner from the International Bluegrass Music Association. 6 p.m.
Banana Island
MUSIKFEST 2010 DAILY SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8
RIVERPLACE
8:30 p.m.: Martina McBride
(Country)
4 p.m.: Polka Country Musicians
(Polka)
8 p.m.: Main Street Cruisers
(Pop, Rock)
CANDLELIGHT CONCERT
SERIES
7 p.m.: Richie Havens (Folk,
Rock)
HANDWERKPLATZ
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and
9:30 p.m.: Cast in Bronze (Classical, World, Pop)
AMERICAPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: BC Combo (Blues)
7 p.m.: Mike Dugan & the Blues
Mission (Blues)
n 8:30 p.m.: Rod Piazza & the
Mighty Flyers (Blues)
BANANA ISLAND
Noon and 4:30 p.m.: BoyintheShade (Family)
1:30 and 3 p.m.: Uncle Rock
(Family)
6 and 7:30 p.m.: Babatunde Lea
(Jazz, World)
9 p.m.: Large Flowerheads
(Rock, Pop)
FESTPLATZ
Noon: Henny & the Versa J’s
(Polka)
Quincy Mumford
n PICK OF THE PLATZES
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers: The
blues harmonica player has enough chops
to have played on Animals and War founder
Eric Burdon’s 2006 album “Soul of a Man,”
and worked with Michelle Shocked. He’s also
won the W.C. Handy Blues Award for Blues
LIEDERPALTZ
Noon: Lehigh Valley Folk Music
Society (Folk)
5:30 p.m.: Guggenheim Grotto
(Folk, Indie Rock)
8 p.m.: Cabinet (Bluegrass, Jam
band, Roots)
LYRIKPLATZ
5 p.m.: Shannon & Natalie (Folk)
6 p.m.: Daryl Shawn (World)
7 p.m.: Brian Mackey (Folk)
n 8 p.m.: Quincy Mumford
(Rock, Reggae)
9 p.m.: BC Combo (Blues)
MAIN STREET
Noon: Loretta Hagen (Country)
Noon-10:30 p.m.: Runa Pacha
Instrumentalist-Harmonica and his band
has won two consecutive Handy awards
for Blues Band of the Year. 8:30-11 p.m.,
Americaplatz
Wind Rhythms (World)
2 and 3:30 p.m.: The Wallace
Brothers (Country)
5-10 p.m.: The Ruggiero Brothers (Busker)
5-10 p.m.: Lindsay Benner
(Busker)
5 and 6:30 p.m.: Wineskin
(Roots, Rock)
n 8 p.m.: The Greatest Funeral
Ever (Jazz, Jam band)
MUSIK-FESTIVITIES
Noon-2 p.m.: Jazz Brunch,
Dankeplatz
Noon-5 p.m.: Lehigh Valley Folk
Music Society, Liederplatz
Noon- 6 p.m.: “Growing Uo
Great Mobile Learning Adventure,” Banana Island
4 p.m.: Transformation Series,
Babatunde Lea, Peter Hall
4, 6, 8 p.m.: The Pillow Project,
Transformative Dances, Main
Street
4:30-8:30 p.m.: March of
Dimes Top Chef Culinary Challenge, Dankeplatz
PLAZA TROPICAL
Noon and 1:30 p.m.: Tieweb
(Rock)
3 p.m.: Los Pocos Locos (Surf,
Rock)
5:30 p.m.: Los Straitjackets
(Surf, Rock)
8:30 p.m.: HALA Salseros 2010
(Latin, Dance)
WORSHIP SERVICES
10 a.m.: Christian Worship Service, Festplatz
10 a.m.: Trilingual Catholic Mass,
Plaza Tropical
10 a.m.: Contemporary Worship
Service, Banana Island
VOLKSPLATZ
Noon: Blue Ribbon Cloggers
(Dance)
1:30 and 5 p.m.: Kinobe & Soul
Beat Africa (World)
3 p.m.: Burning Bridget Cleary
(Celtic)
more reggae) that ArtsQuest Performing
Arts Director Patrick Brogan says is “great
summertime listening music.” Says Brogan:
“Sometimes when you hear these bands, you
can just see people listening, holding a beer.”
8 p.m., Lyrikplatz
Quincy Mumford Band: This New Jersey
group has an easy rock groove (think
Jason Mraz or Dave Matthews with a bit
7 p.m.: Rubblebucket
9 p.m.: Mama Jama (Reggae,
World)
The Greatest Funeral Ever: Sometimes a
band gets noticed for its name alone. And no
one would complain if you checked out what
The Greatest Funeral Ever sounds like. But
there’s absolutely nothing funereal about
this central Pennsylvania band’s music. It’s
jammy, experimental nu-jazz with influences
including Latin and funk. 8 p.m., Main
Street
MONDAY, AUGUST 9
n PICK OF THE PLATZES
Ana Popovic: Serbia is likely not
your first thought when it comes to
blues rock, but the guitarist presents a
“killer blues rock show live,” ArtsQuest
Performing Arts Director Patrick Brogan
says. 9 p.m., Americaplatz
Amped Up! Winners: For the first year,
no Lehigh Valley band was a winner in
Musikfest’s annual Battle of the Bands,
this year called Amped Up! It also was
the first year it was decided entirely
by online votes. Panic Years and The
Atomic Square, both Philadelphia indierockers, and The Hide and Seek Effect,
a piano pop-rockers from Morgantown,
W. Va., got the most votes among 10
finalists Musikfest chose. 5:30-9 p.m.,
Plaza Tropical
Los Straitjackets: It seems these
masked Mexican avengers of surf-rock
are critics’ picks every year at Musikfest,
but if you’ve ever seen and heard them,
you understand why. With 16 years and
16 albums behind them, they’re a Musikfest tradition. 9 p.m., Volksplatz
RIVERPLACE
8:30 p.m.: Lynyrd Skynyrd
(Rock)
Los Straitjackets
PERFORMING ARTS
SERIES
7 p.m.: Dark Star Orchestra (Grateful Dead tribute)
AMERICAPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: The Headers
(Rockabilly)
7 p.m.: West Side Winders
(Rockabilly, Roots)
n 9 p.m.: Ana Popovic
(Blues, Rock)
BANANA ISLAND
Noon and 3 p.m.: Ernie &
Neal (Family)
1:30 p.m.: Nina Music
(Family)
4:30 p.m.: Dave Fry (Family, Folk)
6:30 and 8 p.m.: Tommy
Zito (Pop)
9:30 p.m.: Tony & The
Tonics (Pop)
10:30 p.m.: Uproar of the
70s (Pop)
FESTPLATZ
Noon: Joe Kroboth (Polka)
4 p.m.: John Stanky & the
Coalminers (Polka)
8 p.m.: CrazyHeart
(Country)
HANDWERKPLATZ
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30
and 9:30 p.m.: Cast in
Bronze (Classical, World,
Pop)
LIEDERPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: Cathie Ryan
(Celtic, Folk)
8 p.m.: The Headers
(Rockabilly)
LYRIKPLATZ
Wildflower Cafe
Showcase
5 p.m.: Emily & the Similars (Folk)
6 p.m.: Trevor Extor (Jazz,
Blues)
7 p.m.: Hannah Grasser
(Alt)
8 p.m.: Voodoo Automaton (Rock)
9 p.m.: Drawing a Blank
(Punk)
MAIN STREET
5 p.m.: Steve Brosky ‘n
Jimmy Meyer (Roots)
5-10 p.m.: Chris Ruggiero
(Busker)
5-10 p.m.: Lindsay Benner
(Busker)
5-10:#0 p.m.: Runa
Pacha Wind Rhythms
(World)
7:30 and 9 p.m.: The
Hillbilly Souls (Americana)
PLAZA TROPICAL
Noon: Lehigh Valley Piano
Teachers Association
(Classical)
2 p.m.: Traditions of
Hanover (Classical)
3 p.m.: The Lesson Center
(Pop)
n Amped Up! Bands
5:30 p.m.: The Atomic
Square
6:45 p.m.: Panic Years
8 p.m.: The Hide and Seek
Effect
9:30 p.m.: Don Cunningham & The Cabinet (Rock)
VOLKSPLATZ
Noon and 5 p.m.: Limpopo International Band
1:30 p.m.: Barynya Balalaika Duo (World, Dance)
3 p.m.: Alex Meixner
(World)
7 p.m.: Scythian (Celtic,
World, Rock)
n 9 p.m.: Los Straitjackets (Surf, Rock)
VESPER CONCERT
5 p.m.: Georgia Guitar
Quartet (Classical), Central
Moravian Church
Chamber Series
7:30 p.m.: Silver & Brass
(Classical), Old Chapel
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10
RIVERPLACE
8:30 p.m.: Heart (Rock)
n PICKS OF THE PLATZES
AMERICAPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: Lou Franco Project (Rock)
7 p.m.: Shane Dwight (Rock,
Bues)
9 p.m.: Meeting in the Aisle
- Radiohead Tribute (Indie
Rock)
Diego’s Umbrella: Talk about hard to
define: Even this band’s MySpace page
resorts to hyphenated descriptions such
as “Mexi-Cali Gypsy Pirate Polka” and
“Ska-Flamenco-Rock.” The band even made
an appearance on the punk Warped tour
this summer. Add that to a penchant for
Mariachi costumes, and you have an act all
over the map. 7p.m., Volksplatz
BANANA ISLAND
Noon and 3 p.m.: Key Wilde
& Mr. Clarke (Family)
1:30 and 4:30 p.m.: Hot
Peas N Butter (Family)
6 p.m.: Dan DeChills Trio
(Jazz)
7:30 p.m.: Butterjive (Jam
band, Funk)
9:30 p.m.: Mingo Fishtrap
(Funk)
Christian rock: Don’t get turned away by
the Christian designation Lehigh Valleybased B-Attitudes play 60s-ish, psychedelic rock. Oley-based B9 Fate plays ‘70s-ish,
FESTPLATZ
Noon: Joe Weber (Polka)
4 p.m.: Lenny Gomulka &
Chicago Push (Polka)
5-9:30 p.m.: Amped Up!
winning bands
8 p.m.: Sensational Soul
Cruisers (Soul, R&B)
HANDWERKPLATZ
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and
9:30 p.m.: Cast in Bronze
(Classical, World, Pop)
LIEDERPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: Donovan Roberts
(Blues, Swing)
8 p.m.: Todd Wolfe (Blues,
Rock)
LYRIKPLATZ
5 p.m.: Carlos Barata (Rock)
6 p.m.: Scott McKenna
(Rock)
7 p.m.: John Conahan (Folk)
largely acoustic soft-rock. And Five Mile Fall
from Souderton plays quiet rock. So come
for the music, and if the message suits you,
all the better. 12-5 p.m., Plaza Tropical.
Pete Francis: The New York-based indie
folk-rocker, using the last name Heimbold,
fronted the college cult band The Dispatch,
which drew 110,000 people to its free final
concert in Boston in 2004 and was the
subject of the documentary “The Last
Dispatch.” He’s had six solo discs since, the
latest this year’s “The Movie We Are In.” 7
p.m., Plaza Tropical
8 p.m.: Lizanne Knott (Folk)
9 p.m.: Ben Arthur (Folk,
Pop)
MAIN STREET
5 p.m.: Banjo Dan and the
Midnight Plowboys (Bluegrass)
5-10 p.m.: Wacky Chad
(Busker)
5-10 p.m.: Lindsay Benner
(Busker)
5-10:30 p.m.: Runa Pacha
Wind Rhythms (World)
7:30 and 9 p.m.: The Great
Unknown (Rock, Americana)
PLAZA TROPICAL
Noon: The B-Attitudes
(Christian Rock)
n 2 p.m.: B9 Fate (Christian
Rock)
3:30 p.m.: Five Mile Fall
(Christian Rock)
Jam Band Night
5:30 p.m.: The Big Dirty
(Jam band, Funk, Rock)
n 7 p.m.: Pete Francis (Indie
Rock, Folk)
9 p.m.: Splintered Sunlight
(Jam band)
Pete Francis
VOLKSPLATZ
Noon: Allegro Dance Studio
(Dance)
1:30 and 5 p.m.: Seamus
Kennedy (Celtic)
3 p.m.: Malinky (Celtic,
World)
n 7 p.m.: Diego’s Umbrella
(World, Indie)
9 p.m.: Scythian (Celtic,
World, Rock)
VESPER CONCERT
5 p.m.: The Altino Brothers
(Classical), Central Moravian
Church
CHAMBER SERIES
7:30 p.m.: Carpe Diem Quartet (Classical), Old Chapel
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11
RIVERPLACE
8:30 p.m.: The Doobie
Brothers (Rock)
PERFORMING ARTS
SERIES
8 p.m.: The Avett Brothers
(Folk, Rock)
AMERICAPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: Bronze Radio
Return (Indie Rock)
7 p.m.: Sarah Borges &
the Broken Singles (Rock,
Roots)
9 p.m.: Chris Duarte (Rock,
Blues)
BANANA ISLAND
Noon and 3 p.m.: Kira
Wiley (Family)
1:30 p.m.: Dave Fry (Family,
Folk)
4:30 p.m.: Fusion Jazz Trio
(Jazz)
6:30 p.m.: Eric Mintel
Quintet (Jazz)
9 p.m.: The Gas House
Gorillas (Swing, Jazz)
Red Baraat
FESTPLATZ
Noon: O L B Party Power
(Polka)
4 p.m.: Kickin’ Polkas
(Polka)
n 8 p.m.: Mingo Fishtrap
(Funk)
HANDWERKPLATZ
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30
and 9:30 p.m.: Cast in
Bronze (Classical, World,
Pop)
LIEDERPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: Tin Bird Choir
(Folk, Americana)
8 p.m.: Bronze Radio
Return (Indie Rock)
LYRIKPLATZ
5 p.m.: Michael Berkowitz
(Folk)
6 p.m.: Ellen Woloshin
(Folk)
7 p.m.: Bud Buckley (Folk)
8 p.m.: Barnaby Bright
(Folk, World)
9 p.m.: Dave Fry (Folk)
Irish Pub Night
5:30 p.m.: Celtic Cross
(Celtic, Rock)
7:30 p.m.: Munnelly
(Celtic)
9:30 p.m.: The Hooligans
(Celtic)
MAIN STREET
5 p.m.: Elvis Bossa Nova
(Jazz)
5-10 p.m.: Wacky Chad
(Busker)
5-10 p.m.: Lindsay Benner
(Busker)
5-10:30 p.m.: Runa Pacha
Wind Rhythms (World)
7:30 p.m.: Audio Dynamikz
presents Vibrations on Main
(Hip Hop, Electro, Freestyle)
VOLKSPLATZ
Noon: Monarch Dance
Company (Dance)
1:30 p.m.: Jamani Drummers (World, Jam band)
3 p.m.: Satabdi Express
(World)
5 p.m.: Daisy Jug Band
(Americana, Bluegrass)
n 7 p.m.: Red Baraat
(World, Funk)
9 p.m.: Trombone Shorty &
Orleans Avenue (Funk, Rock,
R&B)
PLAZA TROPICAL
Noon: Sumer Bleu’s Violin
Studio (Classical)
1:30 p.m.: Bethlehem Music Settlement (Classical)
3:30 p.m.: LV Charter
School for Performing Arts
(Pop, Classical)
VESPER CONCERT
n 5 p.m.: Dali Quartet
(Classical), Central Moravian Church
CHAMBER SERIES
7:30 p.m.: Satori (Classical), Old Chapel
n PICK OF THE
PLATZES
Red Baraat: The only dhol ‘n’
brass band in the United States
(a dhol is a North Indian drum)
melds Indian rhythms with brass
funk in heavily improvised music.
ArtsQuest Performing Arts
Director Patrick Brogan calls the
New York band “banging bongo
and brass. It’s very difficult to
not move when you listen to
their music.” 7 p.m., Volksplatz
Dali Quartet: The quartet of
Latin American string artists
plays both a traditional string
quartet repertoire, as well as
Latin American chamber music
– something not often seen in
concert. 5 p.m., Central Moravian Church
Mingo Fishtrap: The sevenmember Austin, Texas, soul-funk
band, with Motown pop thrown
in, offer a big sound and fun
instrumentation, 8-11 p.m.,
Festplatz
MUSIKFEST 2010 DAILY SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12
RIVERPLACE
7 p.m.: Styx with Blue Öyster Cult
(Rock)
4 p.m.: O L B Party Power (Polka)
8 p.m.: The Fabulous Greaseband
(Pop)
CANDLELIGHT CONCERT SERIES
7 p.m.: Cherish the Ladies (Celtic)
HANDWERKPLATZ
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30
p.m.: Cast in Bronze (Classical,
World, Pop)
AMERICAPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: James Supra Blues Band
(Blues, Rock)
7 p.m.: Sonny Moorman (Blues,
Rock)
n 9 p.m.: Trombone Shorty &
Orleans Avenue (Funk, Rock, R&B)
BANANA ISLAND
Noon: BASD Guitar Camp (Rock)
1:30 and 3 p.m.: Big Bang Boom
(Family)
4:30 p.m.: Lachi (Rock)
n 6:30 p.m.: Elvis Bossa Nova
(Jazz)
8:30 p.m.: Dueling Pianos (Pop)
FESTPLATZ
Noon: The Adlers (Polka)
5-10 p.m.: Wacky Chad (Busker)
5-10 p.m.: Lindsay Benner (Busker)
5-10:30 p.m.: Runa Pacha Wind
Rhythms (World)
n 8 p.m.: Amplify This (Rock)
LIEDERPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: Billy Bauer Band (Rock,
Pop)
8 p.m.: The Arrogant Worms (Folk,
Comedy)
LYRIKPLATZ
5 p.m.: Ashley Lennon Thomas
(Folk)
6 p.m.: Anne Simoni (World)
7 p.m.: Connie Edinger (Folk)
8 p.m.: Tim Butler (Americana)
9 p.m.: Lachi (Rock)
MAIN STREET
5 and 6:30 p.m.: The Rosie Burgess Trio (Folk)
n PICK OF THE PLATZES
Amplify This/Big Band Boom: Formerly
The Chuck Folds Five — yes, the frontman
is the brother of alternative rocker Ben
Folds — Amplify This plays rock and pop
with a Southern flair. Then, the Greensboro,
N.C., band quickly changes hats and plays
PLAZA TROPICAL
Day at the Beach
Noon and 1:30 p.m.: Inner Visions
(Reggae)
3 p.m.: Davey & the Waverunners
(Surf, Pop, Rock)
5:30 p.m.: The Mango Men (Surf,
Pop)
8:30 p.m.: Jimmy & the Parrots
(Surf, Pop, Tribute)
VOLKSPLATZ
Noon: O’Grady Quinlan Academy
(Dance, Celtic)
1:30 p.m.: Barynya Balalaika Duo
(World, Dance)
3 p.m.: brownpenny (Rock, Americana, Celtic)
5 p.m.: Kagero (World, Indie Rock)
7 p.m.: Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco
children’s music as Big Bang Boom. Big Bang
Boom, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., Banana Island; Amplify This, 8 p.m., Main Street
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue:
The funk-rock horn-player is having quite
a year: He worked with U2; performed at
the Grammy Awards; played on the Oscar-
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Playboys (Zydeco)
9 p.m.: Igor & the Red Elvises
(Rock, Surf)
VESPER CONCERTS
5 p.m.: Innovata (Classical), Central Moravian Church
MUSIK-FESTIVITIES
4 p.m.: Transformation Series,
Cherish the Ladies, Peter Hall
CHAMBER SERIES
7:30 p.m.: Dennis Azabagic (Classical), Old Chapel
nominated song “Down in New Orleans”
from “The Princess and the Frog;” his major
label debut, “Backatown,” debuted at No. 1
on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart, and
more. 9 p.m., Americaplatz
Elvis Bossa Nova: Toronto-based Elvis
Bossa Nova began as an experiment to
re-imagine The King’s classic tunes with
an eclectic instrumentation. It blends rock,
jazz, Latin, bluegrass, country, classical and
improv music — playing Presley’s entire repertoire, sometimes unrecognizably. 6 p.m.,
Banana Island
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
RIVERPLACE
6:45 p.m.: Adam Lambert with Orianthi and
Allison Iraheta (Rock)
CANDLELIGHT CONCERT SERIES
7 p.m.: Dave Mason
(Rock)
AMERICAPLATZ
n 5:30 p.m.: She Said
Sunday (Rock)
7 p.m.: Grayson Capps &
the Stumpknockers
9 p.m.: Philadelphia Funk
Authority (Funk, Rock,
Pop)
The Red Elvises
Doubleshot (Polka)
4 p.m.: Steve Meisner
(Polka)
8 p.m.: M-80 (Rock, Pop)
BANANA ISLAND
Noon and 3 p.m.: Miss
Amy & Her Big Kids Band
(Family)
1:30 and 4:30 p.m.: Alex
& The Kaleidoscope Band
(Family)
6 p.m.: Frank Giasullo
Quartet (Jazz)
8:30 p.m.: Bill Warfield
Octet (Jazz)
HANDWERKPLATZ
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30
and 9:30 p.m.: Cast in
Bronze (Classical, World,
Pop)
FESTPLATZ
Noon: John Stevens’
LYRIKPLATZ
5 p.m.: Maura Jensen
LIEDERPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: Rosie Burgess
Trio (Folk)
8 p.m.: Eric Steckel
(Blues, Rock)
She Said Sunday
(Folk, Pop)
6 p.m.: ilyAMY (Folk)
7 p.m.: Oliver Nataf - NO
(Blues)
8 p.m.: Shoulders of Giants (Rock)
9 p.m.: Anna Rose
(Americana)
MAIN STREET
5 p.m.: Grey Sky Turn
(Rock)
5-10:30 p.m.: Runa
Pacha Wind Rhythms
(World)
5-10 p.m.: Wacky Chad
(Busker)
5-10 p.m.: Chris Ruggerio
(Busker)
7 p.m.: My Cousin, The
Emperor (Indie Rock)
9 p.m.: Andy Suzuki & The
Method (Pop, Rock)
PLAZA TROPICAL
Noon: Lehigh Valley
Community Music School
(Family)
1:30 p.m.: The Doug
Hawk Proposition (Rock)
n 3 p.m.: School of Rock:
Bank Street Band (Rock)
5:30 p.m.: The Arrogant
Worms (Folk, Comedy)
7:30 p.m.: The Insidious
Rays (Rock, Punk, Jam
band)
9 p.m.: The Clarks (Rock)
VOLKSPLATZ
Noon: Irish Stars (Dance)
1:30 p.m.: The Rosie
Burgess Trio (Folk)
3:30 p.m.: Steppin’ Razor
(Reggae, World)
5 p.m.: The Fabulous
Shpielkehs (World)
7 p.m.: PhillyBloco (World,
Reggae)
n 9 p.m.: Igor & The Red
Elvises (Surf, Rock)
n PICK OF THE PLATZES
MUSIK-FESTIVITIES
5, 6, 7, 8 p.m.: Brown
University Taiko Drummers
at Americaplatz, near the
Serenity Garden
4 p.m.: Transformation
Series, Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble, CentralMoravian Church
She Said Sunday: Cover bands usually draw a resounding “meh.” But with
the growing popularity of “tribute”
bands, even at Musikfest, the difference between what they play and
what cover band play is minimal. And
She Said Sunday — whose repertoire
includes Billy Idol, Blink 182 and Pat
Benatar — won six Lehigh Valley Music
Awards last year. 5:30 p.m., Americaplatz
The Bank Street Band: A collection
of 13 students from the Easton School
of Rock, this classic rock group won
the 2009 Lehigh Valley Music Award
for Best Teenage Band, and kicked off
the awards show with an appropriately
loud and abrasive version of Jefferson Airplane’s “Somebody to Love”
that awards founder Ian Bruce said
“brought a tear to my eye.” 3 p.m.,
Plaza Tropical
VESPER CONCERT
5 p.m.: Philadelphia
Handbell Ensemble (Classical), Central Moravian
Church
The Red Elvises: Another ‘fest favorite, these raucous Siberian surf-punk
rockers also always seem to be among
the critics choices. Go listen to them,
and you’ll understand why. 9 p.m.,
Volksplatz
CHAMBER SERIES
7:30 p.m.: Kim Cook
(Classical), Old Chapel
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14
n PICK OF THE PLATZES
Start Making Sense (Talking
Heads Tribute): Two things about
this Bethlehem-based tribute band
make it worth seeing. First, Talking
Heads broke up in 1991, and it’s
unlikely you’ll ever be able to see
the real thing again. Two, Talking
Heads has great music. And oh
yeah, three, these guys do it well. 7
p.m., Americaplatz
The Two Man Gentlemen Band:
The New York-based vaudevillian
duo combines jazz, vintage rhythm
and blues and Tin Pan Alley with
sly humor. The relentlessly barnstorming group got a boost last
summer opening some dates for
the Bob Dylan-Willie Nelson-John
Mellencamp tour. 2:30 p.m. Main
Street, 5:30 p.m., Liederplatz
Mishal Moore: Equally accomplished at performing airy, operatic
music and horn-enhanced rhythm
and blues, the South Florida-based
Moore bares her soul on both,
adding her lyrical flair on intimate
topics such as love and life. 8 p.m.,
Lyrikplatz
RIVERPLACE
7 p.m.: Selena Gomez with
JLS and Hot Chelle Rae
(Pop)
the Maestro’s Men (Polka)
3:30 p.m.: Spitze! (Polka)
7:30 p.m.: The Flamin’
Caucasians (Rock, Pop)
CANDLELIGHT CONCERT
SERIES
7 p.m.: Suzy Bogguss
(Country)
HANDWERKPLATZ
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30
and 9:30 p.m.: Cast in
Bronze (Classical, World,
Pop)
AMERICAPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: Mike Montrey
Band (Indie Rock, Jam
band)
n 7 p.m.: Start Making
Sense, Talking Heads Tribute (Rock)
9 p.m.: Eric Steckel (Blues,
Rock)
BANANA ISLAND
Noon and 3 p.m.: Yosi &
The Superdads (Family)
1:30 and 4:30 p.m.:
Starfish (Family)
6 and 7:30 p.m.: Shelley
Clark & Friends (Jazz)
9 p.m.: Lipbone Redding
& the Lipbone Orchestra
(Roots, Jam band, Jazz)
FESTPLATZ
Noon: Dennis Polisky &
LIEDERPLATZ
Noon-5 p.m.: Bucks
County Folk Song Society
Two Man Gentleman band
n 5:30 p.m.: Two Man
Gentleman Band (Americana, Comedy)
8 p.m.: Scott Marshall &
Marshall’s Highway (Country, Rock)
LYRIKPLATZ
5 p.m.: Brosky ‘n Meyer
(Roots)
6 p.m.: Chris Bruni (Pop)
7 p.m.: Pat Guadagno
(Folk)
n 8 p.m.: Mishal Moore
(Pop, R&B)
9 p.m.: Jennie Arnau
(Folk)
MAIN STREET
Noon: HogMaw (Bluegrass, Jam band)
Noon-10:30 p.m.: Runa
Pacha Wind Rhythms
(World)
n 2:30 p.m.: Two Man
Gentleman Band (Americana, Comedy)
4 p.m.: The Rosie Burgess
Trio (Folk)
5-10 p.m.: Wacky Chad
(Busker)
5-10 p.m.: The Ruggerio
Brothers (Busker)
5:30 and 7 p.m.: Syncopatin’ Six (Dixieland)
8:30 p.m.: Abrams Brothers (Country, Bluegrass)
Mishal Moore
PLAZA TROPICAL
Noon and 1:30 p.m.:
Freddie Long Band (Rock)
3 p.m.: SUYA (Latin)
5:30 p.m.: David Cedeno
& His Orchestra (Latin)
AMLA Showcase
8 p.m.: Orchesta Herencia
de Sonoeros
9 p.m.: Muevete Dance
Group
10 p.m.: Anthony Colon
VOLKSPLATZ
Noon: Lehigh Valley Cloggers (Dance)
1:30 p.m.: DT Unique
KenZi Band (World)
3:30 p.m.: Abrams Brothers (Country, Bluegrass)
5 p.m.: River City Slim &
The Zydeco Hogs (Zydeco)
7 p.m.: Barleyjuice (Celtic,
Rock, World)
9 p.m.: Enter The Haggis
(Celtic, Rock)
MUSIK-FESTIVITIES
5, 6, 7, 8 p.m.: Brown
University Taiko Drummers
at Americaplatz, near the
Serenity Garden
4 p.m.: Transformation
Series, Elaine & Susan
Hoffman Watts, Peter Hall
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15
9:30 p.m.: Cast in Bronze
(Classical, World, Pop)
Chembo
and
Grupo
Chaworo
RIVERPLACE
5:45 p.m.: Sublime with
Rome and special guests The
Dirty Heads and The Movement (Rock)
AMERICAPLATZ
5:30 p.m.: The Difference
(Rock)
n 7 p.m.: The Commander
Cody Band (Rock, Rockabilly)
9 p.m.: Craig Thatcher Band
(Blues, Rock)
BANANA ISLAND
Noon and 3 p.m.: Peanut
Butter Jellyfish (Family)
1:30 and 4:30 p.m.: Baze &
His Silly Friends (Family)
6 p.m.: The Riffters (Rock)
7 p.m.: The Shalitas (Pop,
Rock)
9 p.m.: Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents (Pop, Soul)
FESTPLATZ
Noon: Walt Groller Orchestra
(Polka)
3:30 p.m.: Rob Stoneback
(Swing, Jazz)
7:30 p.m.: The Alex Meixner
Band (World)
HANDWERKPLATZ
5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and
LIEDERPLATZ
Godfrey Daniels Day
Noon: Mike Cross (Folk)
2 p.m.: Best of Godfrey
Daniels’ Open Mic (Folk)
3:30 p.m.: Lindsay Mac
(Indie Rock)
5 p.m.: Hoots & Hellmouth
(Roots, Indie Rock)
6:30 p.m.: Bruce Katz Band
(Blues, Rock)
LYRIKPLATZ
5 p.m.: Damon Hamilton
(R&B)
6 p.m.: Johnny Miles (Rock,
Folk)
7 p.m.: Tania Alexander
(Indie Rock)
8 p.m.: The Fleeting Ends
(Indie)
9 p.m.: Ryan Tennis (Acoustic)
MAIN STREET
Noon: Joe Whyte (Americana, Country)
Noon-10:30 p.m: Runa Pa-
cha Wind Rhythms (World)
2 and 3:30 p.m.: Parkington
Sisters (Bluegrass, Folk)
5 p.m.: Little Buddy (Blues,
Rock)
5 p.m.: Wacky Chad (Busker)
5 p.m.: Chris Ruggerio
(Busker)
7:30 p.m.: The Almighty
Terribles (Rock)
PLAZA TROPICAL
Noon: Sabroso Video Showcase (Latin)
n 8:30 p.m.: Chembo and
Grupo Chaworo (Latin)
VOLKSPLATZ
Noon: The Sounds of the
Middle East with Authentic
Belly Dancing (World)
1:30 p.m.: Balla Kouyate &
World Vision (World)
3 p.m.: The Alex Meixner
Band (World)
5 p.m.: Blackwater (Celtic)
n 7 p.m.: Great White Caps
(Surf, Rock)
9 p.m.: Zen for Primates
(Jazz, Rock)
MUSIK-FESTIVITIES
5, 6, 7, 8 p.m.: Brown
n PICK OF THE PLATZES
The Commander Cody Band: At most
festivals, Commander Cody’s career of four
Top 100 songs, 20 albums and the Top 10
hit “Hot Rod Lincoln” in 1972 would still get
him paid-stage status. So enjoy its mix of
country-rock, rockabilly and boogie-woogie
for free when you have the opportunity. 7
p.m., Americaplatz
Great White Caps: The Bethlehem-based
surf-rock group doesn’t take itself too
seriously, but does take its music seriously.
University Taiko Drummers
at Americaplatz, near the
Serenity Garden
Noon: Parrot Party, Dankeplatz
FIREWORKS: 9:45 p.m.
WORSHIP SERVICES
10 a.m.: Polka Mass, Festplatz
10 a.m.: Jazz Eucharist,
Plaza Tropical
10 a.m.: Christian Celebration Service, Banana Island
And on closing night, it’s music by which
to have some serious fun. 7-8:30 p.m.,
Volksplatz
Chembo and Grupo Chaworo: In a career
that has seen him work with artists such as
Tito Puente and Celia Cruz, Wilson “Chembo” Corniel, a Grammy-nominated, conga
playing Latin percussionist, now leads his
own Latin Jazz quintet, Grupo Chaworo. It
lets him perform music that reflects his
two loves — Latin jazz and traditional salsa.
8:30-11 p.m., Plaza Tropical