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Bedford Fall Foliage Fest, Brews & Boos, Chris Stapleton This Weekend!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, October 6 through Thursday, October 12. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC! (Listings in chronological order by event start time.) FRIDAY 10/6: "Harvest Craft Show" with Wild Desire (Stephanie & the Wild Hearts duo) at Way Fruit Farm, Stormstown (starts 4 p.m.) "Polka Party" with Rosie & the Jammers at Bavarian Hall, Altoona (benefits Mountain Lion Backpack Program, starts 5 p.m.) "First Friday" with Ady's Latin Band at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, State College (starts 5:30 p.m.) The ...

PotatoFest, Apple Cider Fest, Family Jam Fundraiser and more This Weekend!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, September 29 through Thursday, October 5. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC! (Listings in chronological order by event start time.) FRIDAY 9/29: "Flatbread Friday" with Lauren & Joe at Unter Uns Musical & Entertainment Society, Altoona (starts 5 p.m.) "Friday in the 'Fonte" with Anchor & Arrow at Bellefonte Courthouse, downtown Bellefonte (starts 5 p.m.) Time Zone at Harrigan's Cafe & Wine Deck, Johnstown (starts 5:30 p.m.) "Friday Wine Down" with Phil McCaulley at Oak Spring ...

HarvestFest, Cre814 Fest, Bedford Jeep InFestation and more This Weekend!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, September 22 through Thursday, September 28. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC! (Listings in chronological order by event start time.) FRIDAY 9/22: "Flatbread Friday" with American Mood at Unter Uns Musical & Entertainment Society, Altoona (starts 5 p.m.) "OktoberFest" with The Polka Brothers and The Bavarian Stompers at Tussey Mountain Ski Resort, Boalsburg (starts 5:30 p.m.) Garrett Wyrwas at Harrigan's Cafe & Wine Deck, Johnstown (starts 5:30 p.m.) Coltt Winter Lepley at Olde Bedford ...

Ethnic, Arts, Hippie and Bacon Fests This Weekend!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, September 15 through Thursday, September 21. The cavalcade of late summer season festivals continues this weekend with several established events and one new one. The new one is the inaugural Hippie Dayze Festival, happening Saturday and Sunday at the Wagon Wheel Amphitheater in Philipsburg. This family-friendly event features vendors, food and live music both days. Saturday's performance schedule includes the Tussey Mountain Moonshiners, Lucid Yooth & the Cubensis Lenses and The ...

Cambria Arts & Heritage Fest, Homegrown Music & Community Fest, Northern Appalachian Folk Fest, Cookport Fair and More!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, September 8 through Thursday, September 14. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC! (Listings in chronological order by event start time.) FRIDAY 9/8: “Northern Appalachian Folk Festival,” downtown Indiana; featuring Corrie Lynn Green, Raquel & the Wildflowers, The Six (featuring members of The Clarks & Sun King Warriors) and The River Drivers (starts 4 p.m.) Jeff Corle at American Legion County Fair, Ebensburg (starts 5:30 p.m.) Bo Moore at Harrigan’s Cafe & Wine Deck, Johnstown ...

Festivals Galore for Labor Day Weekend!

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, September 1 through Thursday, September 7. With Labor Day weekend considered by many to be the symbolic end of summer, a plethora of festivals will start sending the summer season out the door with a bang. Cambria County alone has the annual Cambria City Ethnic Festival and 52nd annual Log House Arts Festival in Johnstown, the annual Forest Hills Labor Day Festival in St. Michael, "Tubapalooza" along the Stonycreek River (uniquely mixing river tubing with live music) and Vintondale ...