For 18 years, WingFest at Tussey Mountain has been drawing hungry, happy crowds to the slopes on Thursdays in the summertime. Thousands come for the competition, the camaraderie and the entertainment, as up to 30 local restaurants and 14 top local and national bands participate each season. This event has evolved over time into its current state as a competition decided by the people's vote -- each paid guest through the gate receives one vote ticket which can be used to select your favorite wing vendor of the night.
The Tussey Mountain Amphitheater is the BEST place to see live music in State College. Local bands like Velveeta, My Hero Zero, Pure Cane Sugar, Ted and the HiFis and Hybrid Ice will all rock out on the stage and nationally touring tribute acts like Bruce in the USA (Springsteen), Refugee (Tom Petty), Country Legends Tribute Tour (Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Zac Brown) and more will all entertain this summer.
Visit tusseymountain.com for more information!
Pricing: Premium Orchestra- $40.00 (+$5.50 Ticketing Fee); Orchestra & Balcony $35.00 (+4.50 Ticketing Fee)
In 1976, Jeff Daniels bought a Guild D-40 from Herb David’s Guitar Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan, threw it in the back of his old Buick, and moved to New York City. That guitar led to a creative outlet, became a solace, a road into the artist that he didn’t know existed. Now, over 40 years later, he releases his 8th record, Simple Truths.
Since 2000, Jeff has played venues such as The Barn at Wolf Trap in VA, Club Possum in Boston, MA, New York City’s 54 Below, City Winery in Chicago, New York and Nashville, Austin’s Cactus Café. The Ram’s Head Tavern in Annapolis MD, Mucky Duck’s in Houston, The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI, Chicago’s Old School of Folk Music, Chicago’s S.P.A.C.E., Seattle’s Third Door, Alaska’s Blue Loon in Fairbanks and Latitude 62 in Talkeetna, AK, as well as numerous opera houses and PACs throughout the country.
He has toured both coasts with his son’s band, the Ben Daniels Band, and has shared the stage with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Joe Ely, Guy Clark, Keb Mo’, and Bruce Hornsby. He performed at David Bromberg’s 70th Birthday Bash at NYC’s Town Hall and he has studied under Stefan Grossman.
In 2012, the Martin Guitar Company began selling the OM Jeff Daniels Custom Artist Edition Guitar. He also narrated the award-winning documentary, “The Ballad Of The Dreadnaught”.
“When I moved to New York City to chase acting as a career, what I didn’t plan on was being influenced by all the playwrights I would work with Off-Broadway. In particular, Lanford Wilson- who would later go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for his play TALLEY’S FOLLEY- taught me so much about the writing process; the love/hate relationship one has with such a solitary pursuit, the endless writing, the search and struggle to find a way to say it better. In Hollywood, the joke is to ask any actor what he really wants to do and he’ll say, “Direct.” All I wanted to do was write. So, I did.
“Forty years later, I still am.”
SIMPLE TRUTHS, with Brian Vander Ark is the eighth recording of Jeff Daniels’ music and is available under independent label Boomadeeboom Records.
Thickhead Productions presents Whiskey Shivers
Thursday, August 16th | 8pm
Barrel 21 Distillery
Pre-Sale General Seating/Standing Admission: $17 (+ Ticketing Fees)
Day of Show General Admission: $20 (+ Ticketing Fees)
About This Show:
Doors @ 7pm | Music @ 8pm
Not only are we welcoming an awesome band to Barrel 21 -- this Whiskey Shivers show is a celebration, as Barrel 21 Distillery will be promoting two new spirits! Enjoy a complimentary tasting of their PA Straight Bourbon Whiskey or Straight Rye Whiskey, included with your purchase of a ticket (21+ only).
About Whiskey Shivers:
A diverse group of masterfully talented musicians who stand out like a sore thumb from the traditional bluegrass world, Whiskey Shivers have made a name for themselves with a genre-pushing sound that theWashington Postcalled "apocalyptic Americana" andNPRdescribed as "frenetic bluegrass" with a "punk spirit.
"On 'Some Part of Something,' their fifth album and "strongest" (Austin Chronicle) release yet, Whiskey Shivers hit their stride, refining their unique sound in the studio while still capturing the infectiously chaotic feeling of their live shows.
Whiskey Shivers shows are always a sight to behold. Barefoot, sleeveless and sweaty, frontman and fiddle master Bobby Fitzgerald never stops smiling on stage. "All right! Let’s kick this thing in the face!” he barks, as the band tears into their stringed instruments at breakneck speed.
It's almost impossible to watch him perform more than a song or two without cracking a smile yourself. His exuberance is contagious, and it bleeds through into the music. Whether they're playing at a backyard house party, a punk-rock dive bar or a sprawling music festival, crowds take notice. People put down their phones, pick up their drinks and start dancing.
