Music

The Living Room Big Band held its first of what will be monthly performances at the Civic Theatre.

Piano-pop rock icon Ben Folds will make an appearance at Wind Creek Event Center this April, drawing from his most recent album "What Matters Most" in addition to decades of hits.

Bruce Hornsby, best known for his hits chart-topping hits "The Way It Is," "Mandolin Rain" and "The Valley Road" in 1986-87, will perform at 7 p.m. July 2 at Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest Center.

Sublime With Rome, the version of the ska band Sublime that reformed with new lead Rome Ramirez in 2009, will perform 8 p.m. Aug. 22 at Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem.

Scotty McCreery, who won “American Idol” in 2011 and since has released three No. 1 Country chart albums and two other Top 10 discs, will perform at 6 p.m. Friday, June 21.

Boogie-rocking band ZZ Top will return to Bethlehem’s Musikfest, it was just announced Monday.

Top reggaeton Jowell and Randy will perform on Musikfest's main Steel Stage at 7 p.m. Aug. 4.

More than 250 students will perform this weekend at Lehigh Valley Mall. The Lehigh Valley Music Teachers Association's 42nd annual Playathon fundraiser continues Sunday.

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Parliament-Funkadelic dominated R&B music during the 1970s, with more than 40 R&B hit singles, including three No. 1s, and three platinum albums.

The Orchestra to play Easton's State Theatre on Friday.

Seniors say their families are safe but still in need of support.

Folks from 39 states and 8 countries attended the festival, which was marred by a Saturday night shooting.

Preview night begins festivities that will continue with musical acts and performers through Aug. 14.

The four-day Slainte Irish festival kicks off Thursday night at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

Brandon Harvey's songs and dance moves are meant to help engage students.

Performances will run over the next two weekends.

The sounds of the Scottish Highlands return every year with the Celtic Classic Highland Games and Festival. They’ve filled the air for more than three decades.

The kickoff event of Hispanic Heritage month took place this Wednesday in Southside Bethlehem.

Musikfest, which claims to be the largest free concert festival in the country, is set to return this summer.