Featured Images: Photos of Ryan Hamilton and Fred Armisen
BETHLEHEM, PA—Comic sensation Ryan Hamilton, country-Americana band Reckless Kelly, actor and former Saturday Night Live performer Fred Armisen and a special acoustic Eric Clapton tribute by Craig Thatcher Band are among 13 new shows coming to SteelStacks. Tickets for most performances go on sale April 30, 10 a.m. to ArtsQuest Members and May 3, 10 a.m. to the public at www.steelstacks.org and 610-332-3378.
Ryan Hamilton brings his clean, self-deprecating humor and delightful wit to the Musikfest Café on Nov. 22, 8 p.m. Born and raised in Idaho, Hamilton has made a name for himself as one of New York’s stand-up comedy favorites, even opening for Jerry Seinfeld and appearing on Conan and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He was also named one of Rolling Stone’s Five Comics to Watch in 2012.
Following a wealth of television appearances and a nonstop headlining tour, Hamilton’s first stand-up special, the one-hour Netflix original Happy Face, was recently released. His endearing humor captivates fans of stand-up. Tickets for the show are $29-$34.
With more than 3,000 shows and 1.5 million miles of travel behind them, the members of country-Americana band Reckless Kelly are coming to the Musikfest Café on Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Co-founders and brothers Cody and Willy Braun were raised on music. From a young age they toured the country as part of their father’s band, Muzzie Braun and the Boys, and shared a stage with legends like Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell. As the Brauns grew up, they began to pave their own way in the music scene and, joining forces with drummer Jay Nazz, started producing contemporary country music in their own gritty, hard-edged and raw style. Guitarist David Abetya and bassist Joe Miller later joined the band, creating today’s Reckless Kelly. Their music captures the essence of Americana, while the band’s character is defined by charitable acts such as their annual Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam, which raises money for Austin, Texas-based youth charities. Tickets for the show are $22-$28.
Actor, comedian, producer and musician Fred Armisen with special guest Mary Lynn Rajskub of 24 and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia will take the Musikfest Café stage on May 22, 7:30 p.m.
Best known as a Saturday Night Live cast member from 2002-’13, and as the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia, Armisen also serves as the bandleader for Late Night with Seth Meyers. In this one-man show, Armisen mixes comedy and music in his patented hilarious, offbeat way. He will be joined by Rajskub, best known for playing ‘Chloe.’
The complete list of newly announced music and comedy shows is:
Fred Armisen with Mary Lynn Rajskub
May 22, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $35-$45
Billy Bauer with Cubbage and Tyler Rothrock
July 12, 8 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $15-$18
Reckless Kelly
Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $22-$28
Steve Brosky & His Band of Veterans
Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Fowler Blast Furnace Room
Tickets: $8-$10, $5 for veterans
Ryan Hamilton
Nov. 22, 8 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $29-$34
The Large Flowerheads
Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $13-$18
Jimmy and the Parrots
Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $10-$17
Twelve Twenty-Four
Dec. 22, 6 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $27-$35
Craig Thatcher Band (acoustic Eric Clapton tribute)
Jan. 4, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $25-$28
Broken Arrow (Neil Young tribute)
Jan. 11, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $25-$30
Experience Janis (Janis Joplin tribute)
Jan. 31, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $25-$30
Top of the World (Carpenters tribute)
Feb. 13, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $36-$42
Lotus Land (RUSH tribute)
April 18, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling
Tickets: $22-$28
Information and image provided to TVL by:
Mark Demko, ArtsQuest
http://www.artsquest.org/
