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Music washes away the dust of everyday life

Your weekly guide for the local LIVE weekend entertainment in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas. Support local music!

Hello everyone!! Let's get those work dust blues out of our systems by heading out to your local bar/venue and support our local music scene. What better way to spend your weekend! And I just want to say that my heart goes out to those affected by the bomb explosions at the Boston Marathon on Monday and those affected by the factory explosion Wednesday night. Heartbreaking to see the things going on in the world but music can help us to get through! Thank you to the local  musicians. I know I sound like a broken record saying that every week but our local musicians don't get enough thanks and appreciation so I will continue to say thank you, to support them, and love them because the music is what keeps me sane, and very much alive! Until next time...Music feeds the soul!

APRIL 19, 2013

-Breakdown Jimmy @ Screwballz Bar and Grille in Wilkes Barre, PA

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-Triage @ The Slate Pub in Pen Argyl, PA; 10 PM

-Gerard McDonough with special guest Edward Lyman @ The Minooka Pub in Scranton, PA; 8:30 PM

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-Exit 22 @ Big Daddy's in Bartonsville, PA

-Big Things @ Luna Rossa in Gilbert, PA; 9 PM-2 AM

-Sweet Spot @ Scorecard Sports Bar in Wind Gap, PA; 9 PM

-Ostrich Hat @ Bottlenecks Saloon and Eatery in West Hazleton, PA; 9 PM-1 AM

-Flying Blind @ Eagles Social Club in Stroudsburg, PA; 9 PM

-The Switch Acoustic @ Legends Saloon in Dickson City, PA; 9 PM-1 AM

-Jonas @ Triboro Sportsmen Club in Northampton, PA; 9 PM-12 AM

-Eddie Bluestone Trio @ Leather Corner Post in Orefield, PA; 9:30 PM-12:30 AM

-Social Call @ Blue Mountain Pub in Palmerton, PA; 10 PM-1:30 AM

-Uncle $am Band @ Lansfield Music Factory in Lansfield, PA

-The Mike Horn Project @ Porters Pub in Easton, PA

-The Appalachian Gypsy Tribe, Sunny Shine and The Underwater Sound @ The Funhouse in Bethlehem, PA

-A.D.D. Band @ Grumpy's Bar-B-Que Roadhouse in Allentown, PA; 9:30 PM-12:30 PM

-Teddy Young and The Aces @ Ravens Nest in Quakertown, PA; 9:30 PM-1:30 AM

-Midnight Shift @ Riegelsville Inn in Riegelsville, PA; 8 PM-11 PM

-Davey & The Wave Runners @ Broadway Grille and Pub in Jim Thorpe, PA; 8 PM-11 PM

-Paulie Knakk Band @ The Steel Pub in Bethlehem, PA; 10 PM-1 AM

-The Philadelphia Funk Authority @ Rivals Sports Bar in Easton, PA; 7:30 PM-10:30 PM

-Nite Flyte @ Revolutions in Bethlehem, PA

-Steve Brosky and Jimmy Meyer @ Blue Mountain Summit in Andreas, PA; 7 PM-10 PM

-Sensational Soul Cruisers @ Molten Lounge, Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA; 9:30 PM-1:30 AM

APRIL 20, 2013

-Breakdown Jimmy @ Wildcat Saloon in Eynon, PA

-Unstable Ground, Governing Murphy @ Goodfellas in Pottsville, PA; 9:30 PM,$5

-Pool of Thorns, Indefinite Dyad, Sorrowseed, Until We Have Faces, Palace Burn @ Rebel Rock Bar in Philadelphia, PA; 8:30 PM-12:30 AM, $10, 21+ WITH ID (This is part of the Damsels of Darkness Tour!)

-Nuff Sedd @ Original Pocono Pub in Bartonsville, PA; 10 PM

-Angel Down @ Rascals After Dark in Allentown, PA; 9:30 PM

-Legends of Vinyl Experience @ Bella Luna in Easton, PA; 9 PM-1 AM

-High Strung @ Earth Day Celebration in Jim Thorpe, PA; 3 PM-4 PM

-Exit 22 @ Grumpy's Bar-B-Que Roadhouse in Allentown, PA; 9:30 PM-12:30 AM

-Mind Maze @ Compact Disc Center in Bethlehem, PA; 1 PM (This is part of the National Record Store Day)

-Blackmass Mafia, Ketosis, Quis Deo, Laid In Stone @ Mojo 13 in Wilmington, DE; 7:30 PM, $5, 21+WITH ID

-Large Flowerheads @ Chaplin's in Spring City, PA; 8 PM, BYOB, $12

-HELL YO! @ Renegades Saloon in Newfoundland, PA; 9 PM-1 AM

-Lupe Garu @ Big Daddy's Wagon Wheel Tavern in Quakertown, PA; 9 PM-12 AM, $5

-Big Things @ Panda's Pub and Sports Bar in East Stroudsburg, PA; 9 PM-2 AM, $5

-Tommy Guns Band @ Honky Tonk Restaurant and Saloon in Dunmore, PA; 10 PM-2 AM, $5

-Moyst @ Split Rock Resort and Golf Club, The Pit Lounge in Lake Harmony, PA; 9 PM-12 AM

-Redz Vison @ Widows Tavern and Grille in Stockertown, PA; 9 PM-12 AM

-Kill The Broadcast @ Porters Pub in Easton, PA

-Small Change, Bushman's Blend, Trouble City All Stars @ The Funhouse in Bethlehem, PA (This is the Annual South Side Chili Fest)

-Rough Mix @ Raven's Nest in Quakertown, PA; 9:30 PM-1:30 AM

-M80 @ The Maingate in Allentown, PA; 9 PM-2 AM

-Steve Brosky and Jimmy Meyer @ Riegelsville Inn in Riegelsville, PA; 8 PM-11 PM

-Uncle Smiley @ Stahley's in Allentown, PA; 10 PM

-The Billy Bauer Band @ The Steel Pub in Bethlehem, PA; 10 PM-1 AM

-The Ultra Kings @ The Wooden Match in Bethlehem, PA

-The BC Combo @ Rivals Sports Bar in Easton, PA; 7:30 PM-10:30 PM

-Hill Billy Souls @ Leather Corner Post in Orefield, PA; 9:30 PM-12:30 AM

-Peat Moss and The Fertilizers @ Molten Lounge, Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA; 9:30 PM-12:30 AM

-Silverback Rocks @ Hammerhead Lounge in Northampton, PA; 10 PM-2 AM

-Flying Blind @ Beltzville Bar and Grille in Kunkletown, PA; 10 PM

APRIL 21, 2013

-School of Rock Bank Street Band @ Phillipsburg Mall in Phillipsburg, NJ; 1 PM

-Sarah Ayers @ Earth Day Concert, St. Johns United Church of Christ in Coopersburg, PA

-Brian Kirk and The Jirks @ Molten Lounge, Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA; 8 PM-12 AM

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