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Lake Street Dive
The Wind Creek Event Center — Bethlehem, PA
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About Lake Street Dive

Lake Street Dive is a Boston-based funk and soul band that somehow keeps getting better instead of calcifying into nostalgia. They started in the mid-2000s as a street busking group, which explains why their sound has this infectious, go-anywhere energy that doesn't care about genre lanes. Their 2013 album Bad Self Portraits introduced them to a wider audience, but it was 2015's Side Pony that made them unavoidable—tracks like 'Good as Hell' became the kind of song people who don't normally listen to funk actually sought out. Ssinger Rachael Price has a voice that can shift from breathy and intimate to absolutely commanding without breaking a sweat. The band treats every song like it's a negotiation with the listener, building grooves instead of just playing them, making arrangements that breathe and shift. They're serious musicians who refuse to sound serious about it.

Shows feel like a really good party where the musicians somehow have more fun than the audience, which is impossible but they manage it anyway. Price commands the stage without trying. Crowds move without being told to.

Known for Good as Hell, It Happened to Me, Bad Self Portraits, Side Pony, What Would a Wise Man Do

Lake Street Dive + Philadelphia

Lake Street Dive brought their signature funk-pop energy to the Mann's TD Pavilion in September, moving through a setlist that balanced crowd favorites with deeper cuts. They opened with "Good Together" and built momentum through the night, hitting the groovy "Side Pony" and the soulful "Baby, Don't Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts" — the kind of song that shows why their live sets feel so intimate despite the venue size. The band closed with "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," a cover choice that felt like a gift to the room. Philadelphia's always been receptive to their particular brand of precise, playful funk, and this night proved why they keep coming back.

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Live Music in Philadelphia

Philadelphia's always had a weird relationship with funk and soul—it's in the water, but the city tends to lean more post-punk and indie rock these days. Lake Street Dive's whole thing is unironic grooveiness wrapped in sharp pop sensibilities, which puts them in interesting company here. They slot somewhere between the soul-searching indie bands and the actual soul musicians who've always called this place home.

Philadelphia road trip to see Lake Street Dive?

Stay in Rittenhouse Square, where you can walk to dinner at Vetri, the restaurant that actually deserves its reputation. Spend your afternoon at the Barnes Foundation—it's genuinely world-class, even if you're not typically a museum person. Walk through Old City, grab coffee at Little Lion, wander through galleries that don't feel like they're trying too hard. If you have time before the show, check out what's playing at The Fillmore or Johnny Brenda's, venues that consistently book solid acts. The neighborhood around the venue is worth exploring on foot.

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