{"id":99571,"date":"2020-02-18T21:40:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T02:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=99571"},"modified":"2020-02-18T21:40:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T02:40:32","slug":"indie-rockers-the-national-kick-off-musikfests-37th-year-on-july-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=99571","title":{"rendered":"Indie Rockers The National Kick Off Musikfest\u2019s 37th Year on July 31"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured Image: The National (Photo credit\u00a0 Graham MacIndoe)<\/p>\n

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Bethlehem, PA–GRAMMY award-winning Indie\u00a0act\u00a0The National will rock Musikfest\u00a0when\u00a0it\u00a0takes\u00a0to the\u202fWind Creek Steel\u00a0Stage\u00a0July 31,\u00a07 p.m. Tickets for the show are $34-$69 and go on sale\u00a0starting today\u00a0to ArtsQuest Members, and\u00a0Feb. 21, 10 a.m.,\u00a0to the public at\u202fwww.musikfest.org<\/a>\u202fand 610-332-3378. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an\u202fArtsQuest Circle donor<\/a>\u00a0today.\u00a0<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The National consists of Matt Berninger (vocals) fronting two pairs of brothers\u00a0–\u00a0Aaron (guitar, bass, piano) and Bryce Dessner (guitar, piano)\u00a0–\u00a0and Scott (bass, guitar) and Bryan\u00a0Devendorf\u00a0(drums).\u00a0Since\u00a0the\u00a0release of its\u00a0self-titled\u00a0debut\u00a0album The National<\/i> in 2001,\u00a0the band has\u00a0come far, with eight albums including its latest release,\u00a0I Am Easy to Find.\u00a0<\/i>Over its 16-year career, the group has sold more than 1.7 million albums worldwide and established itself as\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0mainstay of arenas and festivals with sold-out performances around the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

The\u00a0National\u00a0has received several awards and nominations\u00a0for its work including\u00a0a\u00a0GRAMMY for Best Alternative Music Album\u00a0for 2017\u2019s\u00a0Sleep Well Beast<\/i>. Four of\u00a0its\u00a0albums\u00a0were included in the 2013 NME 500 greatest albums of all time, while\u00a0NME\u00a0and\u00a0Pitchfork Media\u00a0both\u00a0dubbed the\u00a0group\u2019s\u00a02005 album\u00a0Alligator<\/i>\u00a0as a top album of the 2000s.<\/p>\n

Named the top Music Festival in North America by USA TODAY\u2019s\u00a010Best, Musikfest features more than 500 performances \u2013 the vast majority free to attend \u2013 on 17 stages throughout Bethlehem over 10 days. Other acts announced for\u00a0Musikfest\u00a0include Shinedown Aug. 4, Willie Nelson Aug. 5, Poison Aug. 7 and Darius Rucker Aug. 8.\u00a0Dates for the 37th<\/sup>\u202fedition of the festival are July 31-Aug. 9. For more information, visit\u202fwww.musikfest.org<\/a>.\u202f\u00a0<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
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