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  • PUSCIFER GETS ‘EXISTENTIAL’ IN BETHLEHEM
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    PUSCIFER GETS ‘EXISTENTIAL’ IN BETHLEHEM

    Jun 20, 2023 0

    Photos and review by Ken JonesĀ  On Saturday, June 3, 2023, I had the distinct pleasure of completing my Maynard James Keenan trifecta. At the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem Pa., at exactly 9:...

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  • ANTHRAX AND BLACK LABEL SOCIETY BRING METAL MAYHEM TO BETHLEHEM
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    ANTHRAX AND BLACK LABEL SOCIETY BRING METAL MAYHEM TO BETHLEHEM

    Mar 3, 2023 0

    Photos by Keith Perks Anthrax, one of the Big Four bands of thrash metal, and co-headliner Black Label Society, the band fronted by former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, reprised their summer ...

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  • MELVINS BRING CLASSIC SLUDGE METAL TO MUSIKFEST CAFE
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    MELVINS BRING CLASSIC SLUDGE METAL TO MUSIKFEST CAFE

    Sep 16, 2022 0

    Photos and recap by Keith Perks Kings of sludge metal the Melvins brought their Electric Roach tour to Musikfest Cafe in Bethlehem, Pa., on July 1 along with support acts Harshmellow and Helms Alee...

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  • BATTLES WARMS UP CROWD FOR PRIMUS WITH TECHNICAL, ENERGETIC SET
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    BATTLES WARMS UP CROWD FOR PRIMUS WITH TECHNICAL, ENERGETIC SET

    Jun 12, 2022 0

    Photos by Keith Perks The duo Battles opened for Primus' A Tribute to Kings tour stop in Bethlehem on May 25. From Keith Perks' concert review: Battles, an experimental rock group founded in Ne...

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  • PRIMUS NAILS AMBITOUS RUSH TRIBUTE IN BETHLEHEM
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    PRIMUS NAILS AMBITOUS RUSH TRIBUTE IN BETHLEHEM

    Jun 9, 2022 0

    Review and photos by Keith Perks Primus set out on tour recently paying homage to one of rock's most influential bands, Rush. With almost 50 dates on the tour, the band is making its way across Nor...

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  • THE REVIVALISTS’ DAVID SHAW: ‘IF THIS IS A DREAM, I DON’T WANT TO WAKE UP’
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    THE REVIVALISTS’ DAVID SHAW: ‘IF THIS IS A DREAM, I DON’T WANT TO WAKE UP’

    Mar 31, 2022 0

    The Revivalists -- an eight-piece, soulful rock band from New Orleans -- have sold millions of records and thrilled crowds from coast to coast. And now, after a forced hiatus from the road due to the ...

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  • THE WEIGHT BAND PULLS INTO NAZARETH (WELL, CLOSE ENOUGH)
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    THE WEIGHT BAND PULLS INTO NAZARETH (WELL, CLOSE ENOUGH)

    Mar 29, 2022 0

    Photos by Jim Gavenus The Weight Band, a group that carries on the tradition of The Band, performed Thursday night at Musikfest Cafe in Bethlehem, Pa. The Woodstock-based band is led by guitarist J...

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  • LUCERO MAKES HEARTBREAK AND WHISKEY SOUND LIKE HEAVEN AT MUSIKFEST CAFE
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    LUCERO MAKES HEARTBREAK AND WHISKEY SOUND LIKE HEAVEN AT MUSIKFEST CAFE

    Oct 16, 2021 0

    Photos and review by Keith Perks Lucero is one of those bands that you need to see live. Being out in the crowd is like being with family. A drunk and rambunctious family...and we're all there to s...

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  • ACTIVE ROCK HITMAKERS SHINEDOWN WORTH THE WAIT AT MUSIKFEST
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    ACTIVE ROCK HITMAKERS SHINEDOWN WORTH THE WAIT AT MUSIKFEST

    Aug 12, 2021 0

    Story and photos by Keith Perks BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Shinedown finally hit the stage at Musikfest after the rescheduling of its 2020 show. Brent Smith, Zach Myers, Eric Bass and Barry Kerch were welco...

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  • SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS KEEP IT ‘SUBVERSIVE AND CRAZY,’ EVEN FOR CHRISTMAS
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    SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS KEEP IT ‘SUBVERSIVE AND CRAZY,’ EVEN FOR CHRISTMAS

    Dec 7, 2019 0

    With elements of Gypsy jazz, klezmer, vaudeville and a zany sense of humor, Squirrel Nut Zippers were an unlikely success story in the '90s, when the 1996 sophomore album, "Hot" became a staple on rad...

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From the Vault

$NOT, SCOWL, WARGASM UK WARM UP THE CROWD FOR LIMP BIZKIT

$NOT, SCOWL, WARGASM UK WARM UP THE CROWD FOR LIMP BIZKIT

Jun 3, 2022
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE LOOKS BACK ON ‘YOU FORGOT IT IN PEOPLE’ AND PAST NYC SHOWS AHEAD OF WEBSTER HALL RUN

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE LOOKS BACK ON ‘YOU FORGOT IT IN PEOPLE’ AND PAST NYC SHOWS AHEAD OF WEBSTER HALL RUN

Oct 7, 2022
DEGRAW FEST, IN YEAR TWO, BRINGS BROOKLYN MUSICIANS AND FANS TOGETHER

DEGRAW FEST, IN YEAR TWO, BRINGS BROOKLYN MUSICIANS AND FANS TOGETHER

Aug 1, 2018
NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND SONG: ‘YA HEY’

NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND SONG: ‘YA HEY’

May 3, 2013
LETTERS TO CLEO’S LETTERS TO SANTA ON NEW HOLIDAY EP

LETTERS TO CLEO’S LETTERS TO SANTA ON NEW HOLIDAY EP

Dec 2, 2019
BOMBINO BRINGS AWARENESS TO HIS ‘ENDANGERED’ CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC

BOMBINO BRINGS AWARENESS TO HIS ‘ENDANGERED’ CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC

Oct 15, 2019
GALLERY OF SOUND’S JOE NARDONE JR’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

GALLERY OF SOUND’S JOE NARDONE JR’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

Jan 2, 2018

READ IT AGAIN

TUNE-YARDS SHARE ‘BETTER DREAMING’ IN THE EAST VILLAGE
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TUNE-YARDS SHARE ‘BETTER DREAMING’ IN THE EAST VILLAGE

May 19, 2025
SUNFLOWER BEAN BRINGS ROCK SWAGGER TO THE WARSAW
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SUNFLOWER BEAN BRINGS ROCK SWAGGER TO THE WARSAW

May 28, 2025
SUNFLOWER BEAN STARES DOWN MORTALITY ON FOURTH ALBUM: ‘THIS COULD END’
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SUNFLOWER BEAN STARES DOWN MORTALITY ON FOURTH ALBUM: ‘THIS COULD END’

May 20, 2025

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