What's on Your Agenda for the Weekend?

Don't know what to do this weekend? This weekend is filled with a lot of great activities, events, fundraisers and band shows. All of them are sure to please your appetite for excitement, relaxation, and just spending time with your friends and family.

I am going to give myself a plug this week because I have something pretty big coming up Friday night (Oct. 5). I have spent almost a year working on a project that has never been done before in the Lehigh Valley. The reason for this project was to bring attention to the local musicians/bands in the Lehigh Valley and a way to showcase them and thank them for all their hard work and dedication to their music and to their fans. I bring to you the Valley Rockers 2013 calendar!! What a long process but it will be worth every minute Friday night when I reveal the calendar to everyone. The feedback on this project has been overwhelming and I will now be making this an annual project. Thank you to everyone involved behind the scenes, the bands, the sponsors and to my friends and family. I could not have done this without any of you!!

Until next time...Music feeds the soul!!

OCTOBER 5, 2012

-Nakked Soul Trio @ The Brass Rail in Phillipsburg, NJ; 9:30 PM-1 AM

-Alias @ The Leather Corner Post in Orefield, PA; 9:30 PM-12:30 AM

-Lori Reitz Trio @ Big Woody's in Bethlehem, PA; 9 PM-12 AM (This is their big 80's bash!)

-Lori Reitz Trio @ Blue Monkey in Catasaqua, PA; 6 PM-8 PM (This is the Blue Monkey's Fall First Happy Hour)

-Reckless Behavior, Release! @ JC's Washington House in Philadelphia, PA; 7 PM-1 AM, 21 and over, $12 at the door (Reckless Behavior and Release! are opening up for National Acts Dead Superstar and Breathing Theory)

-Mike Greer and Co. @ East End Alehouse in Harleysville, PA; 8 PM-11 PM

-Pop Rox @ Senunas' in Wilkes Barre, PA; 10 PM-2 AM

-Tommy Guns Band @ Pit Stop in Berwick, PA; 10 PM-1:30 AM

-Big Bone Daddy @ Mezza Luna in Allentown, PA; 9:30 PM-1:30 AM

-Flyin' Blind @ The Scorecard in Wind Gap, PA; 10 PM-2 AM

-Crazy Hearts Country @ Pig Pen Sports Bar in Allentown, PA; 7 PM-10 PM

-Brosky and Meyer @ The Wooden Match in Bethlehem, PA; 8 PM

-Jake Kaligis and The New Constitution @ Grumpy's Bar-B-Que Roadhouse in Allentown, PA; 9:30 PM-12:30 AM

-Todd Wolfe @ Riegelsville Inn in Riegelsville, PA; 8 PM-11 PM

-The Price is Rice @ Blue Mountain Summit in Andreas, PA; 7 PM-10 PM

-The BC Combo @ Broadway Grille and Pub in Jim Thorpe, PA; 8 PM-11 PM

-New Pony @ Ravens Nest in Quakertown, PA; 9:30 PM-1:30 AM

-Valley Rockers Live Calendar Reveal Show @ Jimmy's Place in Allentown, PA; 6 PM-12 AM, doors open at 6, first band at 6:30, $ 5 cover charge (This is the reveal of the Valley Rockers 2013 Calendar!! Calendars will be on sale at this event for $5. The cover charge AND the proceeds from calendar sales are ALL going to The Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley. Please come out and support local music and rock n roll for the kids!!!)

Band Lineup: Birds of Prey, AKA Wingnut, Triple Dog Dare, Retrokast, Triage, and Sinister Realm

OCTOBER 6, 2012

-Jonas @ Luna Rosa in Gilbertsville, PA

-Easton Garlic Fest @ 20 N. Third Street in Easton, PA; 10 PM-6 PM (The Easton School of Rock will be playing from 3 PM-5 PM on Bank Street!)

-West End Oktoberfest @ 19th and Liberty Streets in Allentown, PA; 12 PM-10 PM(This is an all day festival celebrating Oktoberfest with great food, fun activities for the family and the kids, live musical performances by The Pennsylvania Villagers, The Muhlenberg AcaFellas, Dave Goddess Group, Leroy Justice, and The Cherry Bombs!)

-RehabX @ The Gathering in Slatington, PA; 2 PM-11 PM

-Large Flowerheads @ Strausser Community Center in Wilson, PA; 6 PM-10 PM, doors open at 6 PM, 60's Dance Party is from 7 PM-10 PM (BYOB, soda, mixers, and food available. For Tickets call 610-442-3230. Ticket prices are 8 for $80, 4 for $50, or $15 each.)

-Big Things @ Bowmanstown Volunteer Fire Company in Bowmanstown, PA; 9 PM-12 AM (This is Big Things debut show here so please go out and show them some love!!)

-13.1, On Top, The Kai-Yotes, Ghosts and Androids, and Cyanide Saints @ Sweeney's in Philadelphia, PA; 9 PM-2 AM, 21 and over, $5 cover charge

-Psych @ Mezza Luna in Allentown, PA; 9:30 PM-1:30 AM

-Exit 22 @ Marz Bar and Grille in Phillipsburg, NJ; 9:30 PM-1:30 AM

-Full Throttle @ Tom n Jerry's in Folsom, PA; 10 PM-2 AM

-Lori Reitz Trio @ Jack Callaghans Alehouse in Allentown, PA; 10 PM-1 AM

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

-Frank Giasullo @ Riegelsville Inn in Riegelsville, PA; 8 PM-11 PM

-Lizard Creek and Friends of Tom @ Blue Mountain Summit in Andreas, PA; 1 PM-?

-Dropin Trou @ The Leather Corner Post in Orefield, PA; 9:30 PM-1:30 AM

-Connie Edinger And Tommy @ Vigilance Hose Company #1 in Nazareth, PA

-Brosky and Meyer @ Jim Thorpe Fall Foliage Festival in Jim Thorpe, PA; 2 PM

-Brosky and Meyer @ Stefanos in Bethlehem, PA; 8 PM

OCTOBER 7,2012

-Dirk Quinn Band @ Artsquest Oktoberfest in Quakertown, PA; 3:30 PM-6 PM

-Brosky and Meyer @ Jim Thorpe's Fall Foliage Festival in Jim Thorpe, PA; 2 PM

-Help Kids Rock Benefit @ Ice House in Bethlehem, PA; 2 PM- 6 PM (This is to raise money for the Rock School Scholarship Fund which provides scholarship funds/instruments for children 7 to 17 years of age that want to attend ANY Rock Music School in the U.S.A. Performances by Albie and the Neighborhood, Beyond Eden, Easton School of Rock Bank Street Band, Sharon Elizabeth, and Allentown School of Rock Performance Group.)

Tickets:

Presale: School of Rock Kids $5, Adults $10

Show Day: School of Rock Kids $7, Adults $12