Featured Image: Steve Earle – photo by Chad Batka
BETHLEHEM, PA—Renowned singer-songwriter Steve Earle, Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Fleetwood Mac tribute TUSK and Twelve Twenty-Four are among the seven new shows announced for the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, located at 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. Tickets for the shows go on sale Tues., Feb. 13, 10 a.m., to ArtsQuest Members and Thurs., Feb. 16, 10 a.m., to the public at www.steelstacks.org and 610-332-3378.
The Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling welcomes three-time GRAMMY winner Steve Earle & the Dukes April 5, 7:30 p.m. for a show celebrating the 30th anniversary of Earle’s acclaimed “Copperhead Road” album. Hailed as one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the past four decades, Earle is a master of country, rock, blues and rockabilly. A definitive Americana artist, he is best known for hits like “Copperhead Road” and “Hillbilly Highway” and is also the host of “Hardcore Troubadour” for the SiriusXM Radio Outlaw Country Channel. Earle’s most recent album, “So You Wannabe an Outlaw,” was released in 2017. The recording is an homage to outlaw music including a range of gentle, acoustic folk ballads as well as pile-driving, country-rock roots sounds. Tickets for his show are $39.75-$54.75.
On April 18, 7:30 p.m., in the Musikfest Café, legendary drummer Carl Palmer will present a night of nonstop hits from Emerson, Lake & Palmer. With the recent passing of both his ELP bandmates, Keith Emerson and Greg Lake, Palmer hits the road with a tribute show in their honor. ELP’s megahits including “Pictures at an Exhibition,” “Lucky Man,” “From the Beginning” and “Tarkus” helped define progressive rock and earned sales of 48 million. His new band captures all the power of these hits in a hard-driving, instrumental performance that’s winning raves globally. Known as “a drummer’s drummer,” Palmer has also performed as part of Asia, Atomic Rooster and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Tickets are $26-$33.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Carbon Leaf blends rock, folk, Celtic, bluegrass and Americana traditions into a high-energy style the group calls “ether-electrified porch music.” The quintet’s poetic songs are brought to life with acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bass, drums, cello, banjo, penny whistle, pedal steel, accordion and rich vocal harmony. Carbon Leaf writes, records and produces its music from its studio in Richmond, Va. and has performed more than 2,400 lives shows across 17 albums in its long career. The group’s independent music and spirit continue to resonate with its fans. Tickets for the show, which takes place May 10, 7:30 p.m., at the Musikfest Café, are $25-$30.
TUSK: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute takes the stage at the Musikfest Café Nov. 23 & 24, 7:30 p.m. Named after Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 album “TUSK,” this dynamic tribute act features seasoned musicians Kathy Phillips, Scott McDonald, Kim Williams, Randy Artiglere and Tom Nelson recreating Fleetwood Mac classics like “Go Your Own Way,” “Don’t Stop,” The Chain” and more. Tickets for each show are $25.
The complete list of newly announced shows is:
Steve Earle & the Dukes – 30th Anniversary of Copperhead Road
With opening act The Mastersons
April 5, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $39.75-$54.75
Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy – Emerson, Lake & Palmer Lives On
April 18, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $26-$33
Carbon Leaf
May 10, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $25-$30
EagleMania – The World’s Greatest Eagles Tribute Band
July 7, 8 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $29-$35
TUSK: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Nov. 23 & 24, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $25
Twelve Twenty-Four
Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $25-$33
The ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks is located at 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. For more information on these and all ArtsQuest Center shows, visit www.steelstacks.org or follow SteelStacks on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SteelStacks.
Special Screening of ‘Concert for George’ to Honor George Harrison at SteelStacks Feb. 28
BETHLEHEM, PA—Celebrating the life of the world-famous “quite Beatle” George Harrison, the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas will screen the British documentary “Concert for George,” which covers the events of the 2002 tribute concert for George Harrison held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Tickets for the concert film are on sale now at www.steelstacks.org and 610-332-3378, and are $7.50 for ArtsQuest Members and $10 for the public.
One year after the passing of George Harrison, Harrison’s wife Olivia and longtime friend Eric Clapton organized a performance in his honor. Held at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall, the momentous evening featured Harrison’s songs and music he loved performed by a lineup that included Clapton, Joe Brown, Dhani Harrison, Jools Holland, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, Monty Python, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Ravi and Anoushka Shankar, Ringo Starr and many more.
Directed by David Leland, whose credits include the feature “Wish You Were Here,” HBO’s “Band Of Brothers” and the Traveling Wilburys video “Handle With Care,” “Concert for George” captures stunning renditions of some of the most significant music of the 20th century, including a rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” featuring Clapton on guitar, McCartney on piano and Starr on drums, as well as “Taxman” performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and “The Inner Light” covered by Jeff Lynne and Anoushka Shankar. Lynne, Harrison’s longtime friend and collaborator, also produced the audio elements of the concert, while Clapton oversaw the entire proceedings as Musical Director.
The Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas are located in the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. For more information visit www.steelstacks.org.
Information and image provided to TVL by:
Mark Demko, ArtsQuest
http://www.artsquest.org/
