Music lovers, rejoice! There are a lot of great acts hitting stages in the region this month, here to satisfy your every need for funk, grooving or vibing out, so grab a friend and warm up on the dance floor. If you’ve been hunkering down this winter and watching movies more often than attending concerts, I’d love to hear if there were scores and soundtracks that made you tick, or if you immediately pulled out your phone to Shazam a song. Two movies I recently watched, “The Ugly Stepsister” and “Marty Supreme,” featured soundtracks that had me vibrating with excitement.
WORTH THE DRIVE
2/12, WXPN Welcomes Margo Price, Appell Center for the Performing Arts
Margo Price is an incredibly underrated musician, and I’m thrilled the singer-songwriter is coming back to the region in February. The folk/country sensation first wowed me about a decade ago with one of her breakout songs, “Hands of Time,” which is just gorgeous. Her 2025 album, “Hardheaded Woman,” is a collection of powerful songs and mantras built for strange times with an urgent and down-to-earth approachability (I especially love “Too Stoned To Cry,” which also features Billy Strings). I know it’s a bit of a hike to York, but it’s damn sure worth it to see and hear Price in action.
LOVE IS IN THE AIR
2/14, Lovers & Loners Valentine Bash, Capital City Music Hall; Minka Presents The Lover’s Ball, The Abbey Bar
Need a place to cut a rug with your main squeeze on Valentine’s Day? You’ve got options! There are not one but two dance parties in Harrisburg that night. The Lovers & Loners Valentine Bash at Capital City Music Hall promises love songs, breakup anthems and more with live performances from the Wyatt Becker Band, the Jess Zimmerman Band and Harmony Holler. Just a hop, skip and a jump away, Philly synth outfit Minka is bringing their sensual, experimental funk to the stage at The Abbey Bar for what they’re calling a “Lover’s Ball” to dance with your lover, or “possibly your future lover,” according to the event description.
TWISTING THINGS UP
2/17, Mdou Moctar solo show, The Abbey Bar
In June 2024, Nigerian rock quartet Mdou Moctar brought its “Funeral for Justice” tour to Harrisburg and delivered the kind of show that just challenges your perception of what musical genres are, and what they can transform into with the touch of a creative powerhouse. This time, frontperson Moctar returns to The Abbey Bar with his solo show, which will hopefully feature his signature psychedelic rock influences on Tuareg style guitar performances.
If you’re a musician and/or promoter, or a fan of a local artist, and you’d like to share some upcoming shows with TheBurg, drop me a line at [email protected].
HONORABLE MENTIONS
2/6, Joey Harkum, The Abbey Bar
2/7, Tell Me Lies: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, XL Live
2/12, Local News Legend Album Release Show, Phantom Power
2/13, The Dirty Sweet, XL Live
2/13, Ben Mauger’s Mardi Gras Band, West Shore Theatre
2/18, Yonder Mountain String Band, XL Live
2/21, The Maxwell Project: The Music of Earth, Wind and Fire and other R&B Legends, West Shore Theatre
2/28, The Early November & Hello Goodbye, Capital City Music Hall
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