Hello Readers! No plans this week? No problem! Here are some suggestions, and a list of events throughout the region this week.
This weekend head over to Mizfits Farm in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia to take part in the first ever Leaf Fest and Shenanigans Generator. Festival organizers please ask that you leave your canine pets at home, as this is an operating farm with live free-range animals that sometimes wander about. LITZ, Joe Keyes and The Late Bloomers, David Via, Brokedown Hustlers, 18 Strings, Get Off My Grass, and other great bands will be layin’ down the groove all weekend long. To make your experience even more enjoyable all sorts of craftsmen and artists will be on-site giving live demonstrations. This includes, hand-crafted string instruments, cigar-box guitars, tie-dye making, and glass blowing. All artist will create a work of art at the festival which will be auctioned off Saturday night. Proceeds will go to anti-bullying charities, which is one of the festivals main themes. Tickets for this event will only be available at the gate, and will be available for $50. No single night passes are available, so expect to shell out $50 even if you’re just staying for a night. Check out this article, written by The Jamwich Creative Director, Elise Olmstead, to get a sneak peek.
Get ready for Bridge Jam 2018, a two-day music festival this Friday and Saturday held in Fayetteville, West Virginia, in conjunction with New River Gorge Bridge Day. Grab your camping gear and set up shop at the Cascade Festival Grounds, conveniently just a mile away from the main Bridge Day festivities that will be going on in the heart of Fayetteville. Music for the weekend will be provided by Railroad Earth, Step into the Blue, Fruition, Fletcher’s Grove, Company Stores, and more. General admission tickets for the weekend are $48. Camping passes are $160, but come bundled with two general admission tickets, so organize with your friends to try to avoid paying extra. Also, a free shuttle will be taking people the New River Gorge Bridge on Bridge Day 2018. Visit https://www.thebridgejam.com/ to learn more.
Also this weekend is the Cripple Creek Music Festival in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Head over to The DCCH Center for Children and Families on Saturday, October 20th for a funky good time with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Iron Horse, Restless Leg String Band, Arlo McKinley, Andy King & Dangertown and Yugo Gypsy Trio. The festival will feature two stages for the bands to play on, and will include food vendors, craft beverages, and lots of cool people. This is an event that supports fair trade, sustainability, zero-waste, as well as other similar causes and seeks to help other in need. All process will go towards Winning with ALS, a foundation started by the festival organizer Tom Miller. Tickets for the event are $25, with kids under 12 being able to enter for free as long as they are with a paying adult. Visit https://www.thebridgejam.com/ for more info.
Other notable performances this week include: Phish at Times Union Center in Albany, New York for two night (10/16, 10/17), and Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia for three nights (10/19, 10/20, 10/21). Ghost-Note w/ The Truth Band at Gypsy Sally’s in Washington D.C. (10/17) and Asheville Music Hall (10/18). Zach Deputy at Charleston Pour House in Charleston, SC (10/20). Keller Williams at The Ardmore Music Hall in Philadelphia, PA, and The Wailers at The National in Richmond, VA (10/21).
Festivals:
10/18-21 – LEAF Fest – Berkely Springs, WV
10/19-20 – Bridge Jam – Fayetteville, WV
10/19-21 – Panda Fam Fest – Forksville, PA
10/20 – Florida Jam – Boca Raton, FL
10/20 – Clubhouse Festival – Laurel, MD
10/20 – Cripple Creek Music Festival – Fort Mitchell, KY
Concerts:
10/16 – Phish – Times Union Center – Albany, NY
10/16 – Spafford – A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH
10/17 – Phish – Times Union Center – Albany, NY
10/17 – Fruition/Daniel Rodriguez – 20th Century Theatre – Cincinnati, OH
10/17 – Spafford – Madison Live – Covington, KY
10/17 – Ghost-Note/The Truth Band – Gypsy Sally’s – Washington, DC
10/18 – Bumpin Uglies – The Hollow – Albany, NY
10/18 – Melvin Seals & JGB/Roots of Creation – Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
10/18 – Joes Russo’s Almost Dead/Oteil Burbridge – Tower Theatre – Upper Darby, PA
10/18 – Zach Deputy/Trae Pierce and the T-stones/Tamayo – High Dive – Gainesville, FL
10/18 – Electronic Night – Dante’s Bar – Frostburg, MD
10/18 – The Bottle Rockets/Sarah Borges – Gypsy Sally’s – Washington, DC
10/18 – Ghost-Note – Asheville Music Hall – Asheville, NC
10/18 – Universal Sigh – Funkatorium – Asheville, NC
10/18 – CBDB – CB Smith Park – Pembroke Pines, FL
10/19 – Melvin Seals & JGB – Putnam Place – Saratoga Springs, NY
10/19 – Turkuaz/Cory Henry and The Funk Apostles – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
10/19 – Keller Williams – Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
10/19 – Joes Russo’s Almost Dead/Oteil Burbridge – Tower Theatre – Upper Darby, PA
10/19 – Phish – Hampton Coliseum – Hampton, VA
10/19 – Animal Liberation Orchestra – Gypsy Sally’s – Washington, DC
10/19 – Southern Culture on the Skids – Jergels – Warrendale, PA
10/19 – Honey Island Swamp Band – The 8×10 – Baltimore, MD
10/19 – Fruition/Daniel Rodriguez – Woodlands Taverns – Columbus, OH
10/19 – Psycho Killers: A Tribute to Talking Heads/Box Era – Union Station – Washington, DC
10/19 – Echoes: The American Pink Floyd – The Ardmore Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA
10/20 – Tweed – Triumph Brewing Company – New Hope, PA
10/20 – Keller Williams – The Ardmore Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA
10/20 – Melvin Seals & JGB/Oteil Burbridge – The Anthem – Washington, DC
10/20 – Phish – Hampton Coliseum – Hampton, VA
10/20 – Zach Deputy – Charleston Pour House – Charleston, SC
10/20 – Southern Culture on the Skids/The Wooley Bushmen – Gypsy Sally’s – Washington, DC
10/20 – The Weight Band ft. members of The Band – Woodlands Tavern – Columbus, OH
10/21 – Phish – Hampton Coliseum – Hampton, VA
10/21 – The Glitch Mob w/ Elohim – Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD
10/21 – The Wailers – The National – Richmond, VA
