{"id":17872,"date":"2016-07-15T19:58:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T23:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=17872"},"modified":"2016-07-15T20:04:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T00:04:09","slug":"httpwww-thevalleyledger-comp1904-342","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=17872","title":{"rendered":"Photos from Ben Folds and yMusic at the Levitt Pavilion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_69f3712330d69\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5709.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5709.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_5709\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5753.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5753.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_5753\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5762.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5762.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_5762\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5815.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5815.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_5815\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5836.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5836.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_5836\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5850.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_5850\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5884.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5884.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_5884\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5990.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_5990.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_5990\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Fans filled the lawn area of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.levittsteelstacks.org\/\">Levitt Pavilion <\/a>Thursday night for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benfolds.com\/\">Ben Folds <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/ymusicensemble.com\/\">yMusic<\/a>.\u00a0 Out on the road\u00a0 promoting his latest studio release, \u201cSo There\u201d,\u00a0 Folds comes complete with his very portable, small orchestra, yMusic.\u00a0 As yMusic warmed up the audience, we waited as Folds took the stage, seated behind his piano, and the fun began.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">For any Ben Folds fan, there\u2019s one song that everyone wants to hear, and the fans started their chant for \u201cRock This Bitch\u201d at the end of the second song.\u00a0 What makes this song unique is that it is practically re-written with each different city, tailoring the lyrics to that particular town.\u00a0 Bethlehem was no exception as he added lyrics regarding the Steel Stacks, and the crowd laughed and clapped along.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; 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