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Blair Creators Festival, Brass Monkeys Return This Weekend!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, April 22 through Thursday, April 28. Live music is starting to make its way back outdoors, and plenty of bands and artists will perform in downtown Altoona on Saturday during the Blair Creators Festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in and near Heritage Plaza. Previously known as the StARThere, this festival will feature music, performing arts, culinary arts, visual arts and more. Multiple art vendors will present their creations for display and purchase, and live music will take ...

Live Music for Easter Weekend!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, April 15 through Thursday, April 21. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC! (Listings in chronological order by event start time) FRIDAY 4/15: "Fish Fry-Day" with Tim Roberts (acoustic) at Blue Knob Clubhouse, Blue Knob All Seasons Resort (starts 4 p.m.) Ted & Molly at Ikonic Tattoo, State College (starts 5 p.m.) Greg Burley at Iron Pint Brewing Co., Altoona (starts 6 p.m.) "Galaxy Paint N Sip" with Man E Funk (and artist Zoie Wright) at McGarvey's, Altoona (starts 6 p.m.) Matt Wagner at Bella ...

Remembering Michael 2 Fists, more Live Music This Weekend!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, April 1 through Thursday, April 7. As part of a busy weekend of live music happenings on stages throughout the area, a number of bands and music fans will gather at McGarvey's on Friday night to remember a colleague and friend of the punk and hardcore music scene 15 years after his passing. "Remembering Michael 2 Fists" will feature eight bands, performing in memory of Michael "2 Fists" Hicks, who passed on April 14, 2007. Michael was an active part of the area's punk and hardcore scene, ...

No April Fool’s Joke: A Ramone and Spring Art Market Happen This Weekend!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, April 1 through Thursday, April 7. It's not an April Fool's joke that a former member of The Ramones will be performing in the area this weekend. Richie Ramone (born Richard Reinhardt) - who played drums for The Ramones from 1983 to 1987 - will make his return visit to McGarvey's in Altoona on Friday night. One of four surviving members of The Ramones, Richie played on three of the group's albums and penned six songs during his time with the group. He was also the only drummer to sing ...

Help 4 Harley, Women’s Voices and Some Train Songs This Weekend!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, March 25 through Thursday, March 31. For those folks anxiously awaiting the return of the PA Roundhouse Rally concert series at Roundhouse Harley-Davidson near Duncansville, Roundhouse is hosting an appetizer event on Saturday afternoon. The Help 4 Harley Bike Giveaway event begins at 12 noon, and will raise funds for the Central PA Humane Society. Included will be a chili and wing challenge with three kinds of chili and three kinds of wings, basket giveaways and a 50/50 drawing, a 2021 ...

Mac’s Irish Bash and More St. Paddy’s Fun This Weekend

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, March 18 through Thursday, March 24. Although the official St. Patrick's Day (March 17) has passed, the celebrations and wearing of the green continue through the weekend, with numerous Irish-themed parties and events happening throughout the region. One of those events is the annual "Mac's Irish Bash," which makes its return on Friday evening after a two-year absence. The bash takes place at the Blair County Convention Center, and will again raise funds toward the McEldowney Academic ...