NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre and the Marvel Madness movie marathon
Professionally recorded on Mondays at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com on Tuesdays, the NEPA Scene Podcast is a free supplement to the website, expanding on the arts and entertainment stories covered on the site and going beyond them to discuss other news and entertainment topics. Each week, the […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton alternative punk band Black Hole Heart
Black Hole Heart City: Scranton, Pennsylvania Genre(s): Alternative punk rock Years active: Newly formed in 2016 Sounds like: A ’90s alternative rock band raised on 21st century Scranton punk music. Emotionally raw and forthright, these songs, recorded in The Menzingers’ practice space in South Philadelphia, have the familiarity of the pop punk and grunge playing […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 6, 04/05/16
A very different type of comedian won the audience vote at NEPA Scene’s Got Talent on Tuesday, April 5, entertaining the audience in a unique way every time he entered Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant. Previously, Bobby Keller told cheesy dog jokes with the help of his puppet Dog Pesci. On this particular […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: NEPA Metal Meltdown in Pittston with Beyond Fallen and SpaceJunk
Professionally recorded on Mondays at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com on Tuesdays, the NEPA Scene Podcast is a free supplement to the website, expanding on the arts and entertainment stories covered on the site and going beyond them to discuss other news and entertainment topics. Each week, the […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton alternative roots rock band Jung Bergo
Jung Bergo City: Scranton, Pennsylvania Genre(s): Alternative roots rock Years active: 2009-present Sounds like: Eccentric pop tunes with a musky yet familiar exterior. These are songs that make you feel like you’re visiting your grandparents’ house and smell like a dusty old photo album filled with photos from a time that never existed. For fans […]
PHOTOS: GRRRLS Night at Ale Mary’s in Scranton, 03/25/16
GRRRLS Night, “an open platform for all women to showcase their talents in poetry, spoken word, music, and comedy,” made its return to Ale Mary’s in downtown Scranton on Friday, March 25 after a few months off, allowing eight young ladies the opportunity to share a bit of themselves through their art in an intimate […]
NEPA Cannabis Rally returns to Nay Aug Park in Scranton on April 17 with speakers, music, art, and more
As medical marijuana legislation continues to be debated in Pennsylvania, the NEPA Cannabis Rally is set to return to Nay Aug Park in Scranton on Sunday, April 17 in support of cannabis decriminalization and legalization. Organized by Big Yield Hydroponics, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Cannabis Network, the Keystone Cannabis Coalition, and other Pennsylvania activists, the annual […]
NEPA Metal Meltdown festival returns for third ‘killer’ year to Diane’s Deli in Pittston on April 15-16
The official lineup for the 2016 NEPA Metal Meltdown festival has been announced, gathering local and underground heavy metal bands for two nights of brutality in Pittston on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16. Held once again at Diane’s Deli & Internet Cafe (206 S. Main St., Pittston), the festival was founded by Beyond […]
PHOTOS: Breaking Ground Poets poetry slam at the AfA Gallery in Scranton, 03/26/16
The Breaking Ground Poets held their first poetry slam of the season on the second floor of the AfA Gallery in downtown Scranton on Saturday, March 26, letting 10 young poets express themselves for the chance to be heard and advance to the Brave New Voices poetry slam competition and festival in Washington, D.C. in […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 5, 03/29/16
A few familiar faces from last season of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent won the audience vote again on Tuesday, March 29 at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant in a different lineup with some lively alternative punk rock songs. Scranton band Crock Pot Abduction, which features members of Pulak, rocked a fun acoustic set […]
