START THE NEW YEAR WITH SONG
2023 dance card filling up fast at SteelStacks
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The new year is around the corner and brimming with musical possibilities! Celebrations, tributes and musical journey performances will warm up the cold winter months at the SteelStacks campus. Tickets for ArtsQuest Members are now on sale and will go on sale for the general public on Friday, Nov. 4 at steelstacks.org. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle donor today.
Join the birthday bash in honor of the androgynous icon and ledged – David Bowie with haZy cosmic jive Saturday, Jan. 7. The Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling will be rocked by the dynamic Philadelphia-based haZy cosmic jive who delivers a high energy live-tribute to Ziggy Stardust with classics and deep cuts alike. haZy cosmic jive is a project of Zeek Mitchell (Z) who is surrounded by some of the Philly area’s unique and top musicians who have blended with a special alchemy.
Singer/Songwriter Neko Case will bring her powerhouse vocals to the Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling Wednesday, Jan. 25. Neko’s music spans a broad spectrum, from longing to malice. Her lyrics evoke worlds, imagining a woman pilot ready to die, a serial killer, a murdered child and a tornado, just for starters. The American singer has released several albums starting in 1997 with The Virginian to 2018’s Hell-On. In addition to her own successful solo projects, Case is a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. Case has worked with musicians from Tom Waits to Andrew Bird to Jakob Dylan and Sarah Harmer to name a few. Case’s music has been featured on television scores including Boardwalk Empire and True Blood. *$1 per ticket will go toward Peer Solutions to support their positive youth leadership and development program designed to prevent harm before it begins and engage lifetime ambassadors of positive change. *
Americana folk artist Patty Griffin will be joined by special guest Raul Malo in the Musikfest Café Wednesday, Feb. 1. Texas based Grammy award winner Griffin focuses her art on exploring the intimate moments and universal emotions that bind us all together. Griffin has released more than a dozen studio and live albums beginning with her 1996 debut Living with Ghosts to her most recent record Tape: Home Recordings and Rarities (now available for pre-order). Her music has been featured on television, off-Broadway and soundtracks including One Tree Hill, Bones, Smallville, Supernatural and Haunting of Hill House. Griffin’s story-style songs have been extensively covered by artists across multiple genres including The Chicks, Linda Ronstadt, Bette Midler and Kelly Clarkson. Grammy award winner Raul Malo, will join Griffin in the Musikfest Café. The Mavericks front man blends neotraditional country rock and Latin rhythms to create his unmistakable grooves.
On Saturday, Feb. 11 feel the spirit of the Man in Black with Cash Unchained – The Ultimate Johnny Cash Experience in the Musikfest Café. Take a seated journey through the catalogue of one of the most celebrated American music figures of this century. This nationally sought-after band has toured across the U.S. sharing the sounds of the legendary Johnny Cash from his early days with Sam Philips at Sun Records to his last offerings working with Rick Rubin at American.
