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    The Chainsmokers to headline Musikfest 2019 show

    by theelvee_w2oe3m November 28, 2018November 28, 2018

    Artsquest announced this morning that The Chainsmokers, a massively popular pop/EDM duo, will be headlining the Sands Steel Stage at Musikfest 2019 on August 2.

    The show, the second announced for next year’s festival, comes on the heels of the announcement earlier this month of a co-headlining show with Train and the Goo Goo Dolls.  Today’s announcement represents one of Musikfest’s first forays into a genre which has seen few outlets in the Lehigh Valley.  Notably, the Allentown Fair hosted its first and only EDM act with Deadmau5 in 2015, while the Sands Event Center has seen its share of DJ/Producers like Tiesto and Hardwell circle through its bookings in the past years.

    The duo, which has been critically dismissed as mediocre and formulaic at times, is nonetheless one of the most popular DJ groups today, with ubiquitous poppy hits dominating the airwaves since their satirical single, “#SELFIE” hit the scene in 2014.  Since then, DJs Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart have gone on to release a never-ending stream of hits like “Don’t Let Me Down” featuring Pittsburgh native Daya.  Their biggest hit to date, “Closer,” which was a certified Diamond record with Halsey, garnered them massive success, although Halsey recently comically derided the song at a Lehigh University performance. 

    Last year the group released Memories…Do Not Open, their debut LP featuring the hits “Paris” and “Something Just Like This,” the latter featuring Coldplay.  The Chainsmokers have since been putting out a steady drip of singles, the most recent being “Beach House,” in anticipating of their next album titled Sick Boy, due out some time next year.  In just a few days Pall and Taggart will hit the small screen during ABC’s airing of the Victoria’s Secret fashion show, taped earlier this month in NYC. 

    Tickets for the show are $79-$99 and go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 7.

    November 28, 2018November 28, 2018
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    Musikfest unveils 2019 artwork

    by theelvee_w2oe3m November 12, 2018February 27, 2019
    November 12, 2018February 27, 2019

    Lehigh Valley artist Jessica Bastidas, who just received a Linny Award from Artsquest last Thursday, has crafted the 2019 Musikfest poster, Artsquest announced today.  With imagery that evokes the industrial past of…

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    Musikfest Picks Day 10, August 12th

    by theelvee_w2oe3m August 12, 2018November 15, 2018
    August 12, 2018November 15, 2018

    South SideDeaf Rhino – This NJ-based act rocks hard as hell and has been a fest favorite of mine since I first checked out their music.  They’ve opened for the likes of…

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    Musikfest Picks Day 9, August 11th

    by theelvee_w2oe3m August 11, 2018November 15, 2018
    August 11, 2018November 15, 2018

    South SideSleepwalkers – This Richmond-area quartet has a chill, 70s-era rock sound the sounds tight but easygoing.  Their lyrics can border on the hilarious, like on their 2014 album Greenwood Shade, the…

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    Musikfest Picks Day 8, August 10th

    by theelvee_w2oe3m August 10, 2018August 11, 2018
    August 10, 2018August 11, 2018

    South SidePigeon Kings – My wife and a friend caught these guys last night and said they were good.  Their Celtic rock sound is the perfect set to start getting you in…

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    Musikfest Picks Day 7, August 9th

    by theelvee_w2oe3m August 9, 2018August 10, 2018
    August 9, 2018August 10, 2018

    South Sidedeer scout – Dena Miller, who goes under the deer scout moniker, plays mellow, melodic, dreamy music that she calls “a wistful medication on childhood and memory.”  She plays at 7pm…

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    Musikfest Picks Day 6, August 8th

    by theelvee_w2oe3m August 8, 2018August 9, 2018
    August 8, 2018August 9, 2018

    South SideSorry South Side, once again I’ve got no picks for that side of the river today.  But Gary Clark Jr. is playing, so you should probably check that out. North SideAll…

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    Musikfest Picks Day 5, August 7th

    by theelvee_w2oe3m August 7, 2018August 8, 2018
    August 7, 2018August 8, 2018

    North SideRiver Lynch and the Spiritmakers – An easygoing and great retro sound, this Rochester-based group bills themselves as a cross between Alabama Shakes on Tom Petty. Their blues-driven sound is the…

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    Musikfest Picks Day 4, August 6th

    by theelvee_w2oe3m August 6, 2018August 7, 2018
    August 6, 2018August 7, 2018

    South SideKat Wright – Bluesy and jazzy, Kat Wright channels her inner Amy Winehouse for soulful, excellent music.  It’s the perfect way to shake off the weekend cobwebs from your head and…

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    Musikfest Picks Day 3, August 5th

    by theelvee_w2oe3m August 5, 2018August 6, 2018
    August 5, 2018August 6, 2018

    South SideCrimson Apple – This all girl rock group from LA via Honolulu tore up Liederplatz yesterday with a great mix of covers and originals.  Their set was originally scheduled for Volksplatz…

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