Moonstock Concerts

Half Dead -- THIS Saturday or Sunday -- (Based on weather)

We are very pleased to extend our concert series, past summer, for one more concert, featuring local band, "Half Dead."

Half Dead is a local band that plays Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, and other psychedelic and jam band music.

Half Dead started in 2018 with Zach Paulsen on guitar, Alex Bralower on guitar, Adam Kurtz on drums and guitar, and Gabe Hernandez on bass and guitar. The band now includes Seth McMahon on guitar and Sacha Cooper on vocals.

Half Dead began as a group of friends that would get together to jam. They love the Grateful Dead and the creativity of the style of music that is "the jam band.” They enjoy just being able to have fun and not be confined to the notes on the page.

While some members of the band are still in High School, Seth will be entering into the electrical engineering field to further his work in music by working hands-on on music equipment, and Adam is attending Penn State. Zach will be leaving in late October for Basic Training for the Air Force, so come out to support the band.

Join us!

If it looks like rain on the Saturday we'll move to Sunday. Check back as the time approaches.

About Our Summer Concerts

Come Join Us!

Phot of people sitting on a fied watching a concert on the outdoor stage.

Our home at 211 Moondance Lane is only about 15 minutes from downtown State College. Don't be misled by the Port Matilda address.

For guests with mobility issues, we can reserve parking. We have modified the road down to the stage, so on nights with outdoor concerts we can allow a few cars to drive down, drop passengers, and park on the edge of the woods. Call Kyle at 814-404-1313 to make arrangements for people with mobility issues.

The Basic Info

House Concerts - (outdoors if weather permits, inside if not)
Fun People and their friends and families (who are almost always fun people, too!)
Free beer from Otto’s Pub and (sometimes) home brew (for those of legal age)
If it doesn’t look like rain, consider bringing a folding chair or blanket (optional), wear comfortable shoes, and be prepared to walk a bit, as the driveway gets crowded and the concerts are held in a field behind the house which is on a hilltop.

If it's raining or threatening to rain...

For this one last concert, we'll move the concert to Sunday, if weather for Saturday looks bad. If it turns out to be also bad on Sunday, we'll probably hold the concert indoors. COME ANYWAY! We often move the concerts indoors. Same great music and beverages, great acoustics, same fun people, and seating for about 50 people (and, there's no need to bring your chair or blanket for indoor concerts.)

"Old School" Directions

In case you are not a GPS or Google Maps or MapQuest user, here's a set of directions you can use to make your way.

Directions to Kyle Peck and Catherine Augustine's Home at:

211 Moondance Lane

Port Matilda, PA 16870

(from Penn State University)

TAKE ATHERTON (322 Business) OR THE 322 BYPASS WEST OUT OF STATE COLLEGE TOWARD PORT MATILDA.
Stay in the right lane, as if you were heading for Altoona.Follow signs to Gray's Woods / Waddle and go downhill past Curve Hill Road which breaks off to the right.
TURN RIGHT ON STEVENSON ROAD, which is almost at the bottom of the hill.
Take Stevenson Road, through the tiny community of "Waddle," until it ends in a "T" intersection with "Buffalo Run Road" (also known as route 550).
TURN RIGHT ON BUFFALO RUN ROAD (RTE 550).
The first intersection will be Lower Julian Pike.
TURN RIGHT ON LOWER JULIAN PIKE.
After passing five houses on the right, you'll see three black mailboxes and a gravel road with a sign that says "Moondance Lane."
TURN RIGHT ONTO MOONDANCE LANE.
The road branches twice.
- Go right at the first fork
- Go left at the second. (We're at the top of the hill.)
If you see cars parked on the road, the parking beyond that point is probably limited, so you may want to stop and park where you can.
Kyle's cell phone number (in case you get lost) is 814-404-1313.