3 new shows coming to SteelStacks

 By Jon Lunger, ArtsQuest

As I wrote about on Friday, we have two- make that 3- new shows to announce today.   Keep reading and I’ll do just that.

THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS DAY JOKE.

Now that I got that out of the way, here’s a recap of the shows we already knew about, from the original release:

• Howie Day – 6/11
• Toad The Wet Sprocket – 6/29
• Spin Doctors – 7/25
• Classic Albums Live: Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumors” – 8/24
• Classic Albums Live: Prince’s “Purple Rain” – 10/30
• Brian Posehn – 11/21

And now, without further delay, here’s the 3 shows that we’re adding to this week’s on-sale…  Current SNL Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost, Vanessa Carlton and Delta Rae!

Colin Jost – 6/13

Jost was hired as a writer for SNL in 2005.  He’s been co-head writer since 2012 and this season he took a spot behind the Weekend Update desk, alongside Cecily Strong.

This also means that the Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling is having every guy named Colin who has ever been an SNL Weekend Update anchor perform over the course of the next few months (Colin Quinn will be at SteelStacks on 4/19).

Vanessa Carlton – 6/20

Milford, PA native Vanessa Carlton hit the music scene in 2002 when her hit single, “A Thousand Miles,” reached the Billboard Hot 100. In the TOP 5!

XPN welcomes Delta Rae – 6/23

One of my personal favorite bands (a must-see live band, in my opinion), Delta Rae hails from Durham, NC.   Here’s a delightful interview I did with Eric & Liz at Musikfest 2012.  Spoiler alert: They’re completely awesome and I’m wearing a sweatband.

So there you have it, 3 more amazing shows rounding out one of the best show announcements the Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling has ever seen. Tickets for these shows all go on sale as follows:

• ArtsQuest Members (gold & above): TODAY
• ArtsQuest Members (all levels): 4/2, 10AM
• Tickets on sale: 4/4, 10AM
• All this and more at http://www.artsquest.org/venues/musikfestcafe.php