In The Air Tonight, Marshall Crenshaw and Zach Nugent’s Dead Set
Celebrating the music of Phil Collins and Genesis
The Top 3 Lehigh Valleyarea concerts this week offer some exceptional tribute groups and a well-accomplished music veteran who has been known to do a tribute or two himself. First is a cover band with a front man who spends his time behind the drums in the same fashion as the man the band plays tribute to – not to mention a remarkable resemblance to him. Next is an artist who got his start paying tribute to John Lennon in the Beatlesmania musical in the late ’70s, then went on to release chart-topping records of his own. Last, another tribute act taking on the music of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.
In The Air Tonight —
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: Penn’s Peak, 325 Maury Rd., Jim Thorpe
How much: $23-$28
Tickets: www.pennspeak. com/ 866-605-7325
Musical style: Soft rock, pop rock, new wave
Covers of Phil Collins and Genesis hits like, “In the Air Tonight,” “Easy Lover,” “I Can’t Dance,” “Sussudio,” and, “One More Night.”
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Air Tonight captures the essence of Phil Collins and Genesis with a live show replicating a classic Phil
Collins performance in his prime. Led by Rick Snider who, like Collins, is a lefthanded drummer, and also portrayed Collins on the British TV show “Performing As,” In the Air Tonight is as close to seeing Phil Collins as you can get without actually seeing Phil Collins.
Check them out if you like:
Phil Collins, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Huey Lewis & the News, Bryan Adams, Robert Palmer, Yes
Marshall Crenshaw When: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: Sellersville Theater, 24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville
How much: $33-$45
Tickets: www.st94.com/ 215-257-5808
Musical style: New wave, rock, power pop
Known for hits like: “Someday, Someway,” “Whenever You’re on my Mind,” “Crying, Waiting, Hoping,” “Cynical Girl,” and, “There She Goes Again.”
Marshall Crenshaw had a Top 40 hit in 1982 with the song, “Someday, Someway,” from
Meet the band:
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his self-titled debut album. He played John Lennon in the Beatlemania musical in the late ‘70s prior to releasing his own albums, and in 1987 played the role of Buddy Holly in the Ritchie Valens biopic “La Bamba.” He co-wrote the Gin Blossoms’ hit “Til I Hear It from You,” and his debut record was recognized as one of the top 100 albums of the 1980s by Rolling Stone.
Check him out if you like:
The Smithereens, Graham Parker, Tommy Keene, Nick Lowe, Matthew Sweet, Big Star, The Plimsouls
Zach Nugent’s Dead Set
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
Where: Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg
How much: $20-$23
Tickets: https://www. shermantheater.com/ 570-420-2808
Musical style: Rock, fusion, country rock
Known for hits like: Covers of Grateful Dead songs like, “Touch of Grey,” “Friend of the Devil,” “Casey Jones,” “Truckin,’” and, “Ripple.”
Meet the band: Taking on the extensive Grateful Dead catalogue, Dead Set, let by guitarist Zach Nugent, offer up live performances that capture the band’s eclectic sound through precise renditions of deep cuts and classic hits. Nugent captures the pure essence of the legendary Jerry Garcia with a tight band that never misses a beat.
Check them out if you like:
Grateful Dead, Phish, The String Cheese Incident, moe., Little Feat, Allman Brothers Band, Widespread Panic