Musikfest 2021: 22 Lehigh Valley area artists not to miss

Musikfest is officially underway.

This year’s free stages lineup is stacked from start to finish, with the Lehigh Valley’s rich and diverse music scene well represented.

There are so many must-see acts spread over the next nine days that choosing just a few to see is nearly impossible.

Instead, here are 22 local(ish) acts you definitely do not want to miss:

Acoustic Kitty Project

• When: 9 p.m. Sunday, Liederplatz

• Hometown: Easton

The Beautiful Distortion

• When: 7:45 p.m. Aug. 11, Main Street; 2 and 3:30 p.m. Aug. 15, Zinzenplatz

• Hometown: Greater Lehigh Valley

Catbite

• When: 5 p.m. Sunday, Zinzenplatz

• Hometown: Philadelphia

Kendal Conrad

• When: Noon and 1:30 p.m. Aug. 10, Main Street

• Hometown: Pottstown

Dear Anna (Photo Courtesy ArtsQuest)

Dear Anna

• When: 11 tonight, Town Square at SteelStacks; 8 p.m. Saturday, Lagerplatz; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12, Festplatz

• Hometown: Easton

Neil Grover

• When: 9 p.m. Aug. 11, Main Street; 7 p.m. Aug. 14, Lagerplatz; 5 p.m. Aug. 15, Main Street

• Hometown: Allentown

Pentley Holmes

• When: 2 p.m. Saturday, Lagerplatz; 7 p.m. Aug. 9, Plaza Tropical; 9 p.m. Aug. 12, Liederplatz

• Hometown: Phillipsburg

Ed McKendry (Photo Courtesy ArtsQuest)

Ed McKendry

• When: 2 p.m. Aug. 13, Lagerplatz

• Hometown: Bethlehem

(Photo Courtesy ArtsQuest)

The Moondogs

• When: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, Musikfest Cafe

• Hometown: Nazareth

Mosey Beat

• When: Noon Aug. 13, Lagerplatz; 8:30 p.m. Aug. 13, Main Street

• Hometown: Phillipsburg

Mystik Fool (formerly Ito and the Moonlight Hippies)

• When: 5 p.m. Aug. 15, Zinzenplatz

• Hometown: Easton

Roi and the Secret People

• When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Liederplatz; 5 p.m. Aug. 14, Lagerplatz

• Hometown: Easton

Ruby Dear

• When: 5 p.m. Sunday, Levitt Pavilion

• Hometown: Bethlehem

Slingshot Dakota

• When: 7 p.m. Aug. 13, Zinzenplatz

• Hometown: Bethlehem

Smooth Retsina Glow (Photo Courtesy ArtsQuest)

Smooth Retsina Glow

• When: Noon Aug. 9, Main Street

• Hometown: Bethlehem

Start Making Sense

• When: 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Levitt Pavilion

• Hometown: Bethlehem

Summer Scouts

• When: 8 p.m. Aug. 14, Lagerplatz

• Hometown: Allentown

This Way to the Egress (Photo Courtesy ArtsQuest)

This Way to the Egress

• When: 11 p.m. Aug. 9, Town Square at SteelStacks

• Hometown: Bethlehem

Trouble City All-Stars (Photo Courtesy ArtsQuest)

Trouble City All-Stars

• When: 5:30 today, Plaza Tropical

• Hometown: Bethlehem

Ben Tyler

• When: 8:30 tonight, Main Street; 2 p.m. Aug. 15, Lagerplatz

• Hometown: Allentown

VoirVoir

• When: 11 p.m. Sunday, Town Square at SteelStacks; 7 p.m. Aug. 9, Zinzenplatz

• Hometown: Bethlehem

Seth Witcher

• When: 5:15 today, Levitt Pavilion; 6:30 Aug. 113, Main Street; 9 p.m. Aug. 13, Lagerplatz; Noon Aug. 14, Liederplatz; 1:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Liederplatz

• Hometown: Allentown