Blair Creators Festival, Huntingdon Mayfest This Weekend!

April 28, 2023

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, April 28 through Thursday, May 4. Although the wet weekend weather forecast isn't ideal for outdoor live music, three outdoor festivals featuring live music will make the best of it this weekend. The Blair Creators Festival will showcase creators of various forms on Saturday at downtown Altoona's Heritage Plaza. Arts and crafts vendors will be displaying their creations, and food trucks and craft beverages will be available. Live music will commence at noon, and continue hourly with ...

Allegheny Ukulele Soiree, Crazy Fest, Earth Day Festival and more This Weekend!

April 21, 2023

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, April 21 through Thursday, April 27. This weekend's busy live music slate offers several highlight events, and something for almost everybody. For ukulele enthusiasts, the Allegheny Ukulele Kollective presents Pennsylvania's longest-running ukulele festival, the 10th annual Allegheny Ukulele Soiree, from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon at the Altoona Grand Hotel. Some of the top names in ukulele will perform and host workshops during the event. Guest artists this year include ...

(hed)PE Returns, ArtsAltoona Spring Market This Weekend!

April 14, 2023

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, April 14 through Thursday, April 20. The return of a national recording group and a spring arts market are among the many live music events on the schedule for this warm spring weekend and upcoming week. California rap-punk rockers (hed)PE bring their explosive brand of music back to the stage of McGarvey's in Altoona on Monday night. Surfacing from Huntingdon Beach, California in 1994, (hed)PE (referred to at various times as (hed) Planet Earth and (hed) Planetary Evolution) signed ...

Easter Weekend Live Music!

April 7, 2023

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, April 7 through Thursday, April 13. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC! (Listings in chronological order by event start time.) FRIDAY 4/7: Samantha Press at People's Natural Gas Field, Altoona (Altoona Curve pre-game performance, starts 5 p.m.) "Music on the Plaza" with the Skoal Brothers at Martin Luther King Plaza, State College (starts 5:30 p.m.) The Frick Brothers at Harrigan's Cafe & Wine Deck, Johnstown (starts 5:30 p.m.) "Burgi's Low Life Riders Good Friday Bash" with Sweet Desire at ...

No April Fool’s Joke – Lots of Live Music This Weekend!

April 1, 2023

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, March 31 through Thursday, April 6. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC! (Listings in chronological order by event start time.) FRIDAY 3/31: Mike Shank at Heidelberg Country Club, Altoona (starts 5:30 p.m.) Lauren & Joe at Olde Bedford Brewing Co., Bedford (starts 6 p.m.) Coltt Winter Lepley at Bella Terra Vineyards, Bedford (starts 6 p.m.) Toxic & Tired at Stone Town Tavern, Huntingdon (starts 6 p.m.) The Corner Brothers at Cafe 210 West, State College (starts 6 p.m.) Hops & Vines at ...

PennSoulvanians Live Recording, Jeremy Edge Project, Kenny Chesney and More This Weekend!

March 24, 2023

Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, March 24 through Thursday, March 30. This weekend's busy slate of live music action across the region features a national country star in concert, a live recording, a belated St. Patrick's Day party and more. The second night of his just-launched "I Go Back Tour," country star Kenny Chesney takes the stage at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday night. Named after his 2004 country chart-topping single, the "I Go Back Tour" will take Kenny back to many of the arenas and venues ...