Phantom of the Paradise: Cult Saturdays

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Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets

Price: $39-$49
Venue: Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling
Doors and Dinner: 6:00 pm | Show: 7:30 pm

Ticket Pre-sale:
ArtsQuest Members (gold and above): Tuesday, 2/27, 10am
ArtsQuest Members (all levels): Wednesday, 2/28, 10am
Tickets on sale: Friday, 3/2, 10am

Following the release of its latest tribute album ?What?s So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets,? surf-rock guitar instrumentalists Los Straitjackets join forces with legendary producer and singer-songwriter Nick Lowe for an unforgettable on stage collaboration. A noted figure in pop and new wave music, Lowe is best known for his songs "Cruel to Be Kind? and "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass," as well as his production work with Elvis Costello, for whom he wrote "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding." In his solo career, starting with 1995?s ?The Impossible Bird? through to 2011?s ?The Old Magic,? he has turned out a fantastic string of albums.

Clad in trademark Lucha Libre Mexican wrestling masks, Los Straitjackets honored Lowe?s amazing melodies with a 13-track tribute album in 2017. Using the music of the Ventures, The Shadows, and with Link Wray and Dick Dale as a jumping off point, this band has taken its unique, high-energy brand of original rock ?n roll around the world, delivering its signature guitar licks to 16 albums, thousands of concerts and dozens of films and TV shows.

Craig Thatcher Band: The Music of Cream

Price: $20-$25
Venue: Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling at SteelStacks
Doors and Dinner: 6:30 pm | Show: 8:00 pm

Ticket Pre-sale:
ArtsQuest Members (all levels): Wednesday, 3/14, 10am
Tickets on sale: Friday, 3/16, 10am

Craig Thatcher is a band leader (The Craig Thatcher Band), an International Clinician/Ambassador for C.F. Martin & Co. of Nazareth, PA, a guitar instructor & recording artist.

He has worked with and/or opened for many great artists including: Simone, Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, John Mayall, Jimmie Vaughan, Duke Robillard, John Hammond, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jonny Lang, Charlie Musselwhite, Train, Robin Trower, Dicky Betts, Savoy Brown, Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Stuart, Roseanne Cash, Roger McGuinn, Rory Block, Woody Mann, Peter Rowan, Herman's Hermits, Spencer Davis Group, Laurence Juber, John Mayer, David Bromberg, GE Smith and many other international artists.

EagleMania Band ? The World?s Greatest Eagles Tribute Band

Price: $29-$35
Venue: Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling
Doors and Dinner: 6:30 pm | Show: 8:00 pm

Ticket Pre-sale:
ArtsQuest Members (gold and above): Tuesday, 2/13, 10am
ArtsQuest Members (all levels): Wednesday, 2/14, 10am
Tickets on sale: Friday, 2/16, 10am

Formed in 2010, Eaglemania has evolved into a nationally touring tribute to The Eagles, performing to sold out audiences everywhere they go. The music of the Eagles appeals to a wide variety of age groups, and the combination of heartfelt ballads, rock anthems laden with guitar harmonies, and the unmistakable sound of vocal harmonies as only the Eagles can do, has propelled the band for the past 40-plus years, positioning them as one of the most successful and popular bands in music history.

Eaglemania performs all of the hits of the Eagles, as well as Don Henley, Glen Frey, and Joe Walsh?s solo albums. Their attention to detail and their ability to reproduce the Eagles exactly leaves their fans with an experience that they do not soon forget. People often remark that if they closed their eyes they would think they were listening to the actual Eagles live in concert.

The band consists of an ensemble of veteran musicians whose goal is to faithfully reproduce the Eagle?s repertoire, music they love to sing and play, always committed to giving their audience a perfect show every time they take the stage.

Cover photo by Dani Nightlinger

#Bestof Lehigh Valley with Love

Price: $8 | $7.50 student & senior | $7 ArtsQuest Member
Venue: SteelStacks
Doors: 7:45 pm | Show: 8:00 pm

Blogger George Wacker has been sending up the Lehigh Valley since 2008. This June, we dig into some of his weirdest posts about our home.

An improvised comedy show featuring the Lehigh Valley's loveliest comedians... and George.

#Bestof shows occur on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 8pm; they're 60 minute improv shows featuring a rotating cast of the Lehigh Valley's best performers.

This show will contain adult language and/or situations. Anyone coming in between the ages of 13 and 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No child 12 or under will be admitted.

Splintered Sunlight Recreates 6/28/15 at Levi Stadium

Price: $10-$15 in advance | $13-$18 day of show
Venue: Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling
Doors and Dinner: 6:30 pm | Show: 8:00 pm

Ticket Pre-sale:
ArtsQuest Members (gold and above): Tuesday, 2/27, 10am
ArtsQuest Members (all levels): Wednesday, 2/28, 10am
Tickets on sale: Friday, 3/2, 10am

Formed in 1992, Splintered Sunlight quickly became the most popular Grateful Dead tribute band in the Philadelphia region, gaining praise from Dead Heads and others alike. Following its success the last two years as the Musikfest Café?s first-ever Artist in Residence, the group is returning to the venue to recreate classic Dead shows from the 1970s-?00s on the dates they were performed. Included are a May 31, 1992 show at Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in Las Vegas, Nev.; June 28, 2015 Fare Thee Well show at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.; July 12, 1989 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. and Aug. 30, 1981 at Compton Terrace Amphitheatre in Tempe, Ariz.

Event photo by Dani Nightlinger

We're back! Craft brews, craft tunes and craft grub. Get hooked at HiJinx Brewing Company!

TRIO 8 PM to 11 PM

Cubbage hails from Philadelphia, but his heart is that of a traveler. With music rooted in pop/folk foundations, his style also seeks inspiration from jazz and soul reminiscent of John Mayer and Jamie Cullum. Traveling across the US in a sleeper van and busking on the streets between gigs, Cubbage has given himself wholly to a life of a modern bohemian musician.