Rich Howells

PHOTOS: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic at Community Arts Center in Williamsport, 08/05/15

PHOTOS: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic at Community Arts Center in Williamsport, 08/05/15

A little over a year since his 14th album, “Mandatory Fun,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, “Weird Al” Yankovic marched his hilarious propaganda-themed “Mandatory Fun” world tour right into Williamsport on Wednesday, Aug. 5 and took over the Community Arts Center, captivating an audience of all ages with over […]

 Rich Howells

SONG PREMIERE: Stream/download Adam Bailey’s modern take on ‘Wayfaring Stranger’ for free

SONG PREMIERE: Stream/download Adam Bailey’s modern take on ‘Wayfaring Stranger’ for free

As a finalist in NEPA Scene’s Got Talent and a fresh young voice in the Northeastern Pennsylvania music scene, Adam Bailey has seemingly come out of nowhere and established a name for himself rather quickly with his original compositions and a unique cover of an old American folk song. While performing “Wayfaring Stranger” live, the […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Episode 36 – Living and being accepted as a transgender woman in NEPA

NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Episode 36 – Living and being accepted as a transgender woman in NEPA

Professionally recorded every Monday at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com every Tuesday, 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 […]

 Rich Howells

SONG PREMIERE: Stream/download ‘Dizzy’ by A Social State for free

SONG PREMIERE: Stream/download ‘Dizzy’ by A Social State for free

Back in February, NEPA Scene gave our readers an exclusive first listen to an acoustic version of “Dizzy,” a brand new song from A Social State, when vocalist and guitarist Edward Cuozzo visited The Stude for Episode 12 of the NEPA Scene Podcast. Now we’re excited to premiere the finished studio version with the whole […]

 Rich Howells

T-shirts on sale now to help fund Culture Shock! Free Music and Art Fest in Scranton

T-shirts on sale now to help fund Culture Shock! Free Music and Art Fest in Scranton

After holding a contest on NEPA Scene back in May to design the logo for the 2015 Culture Shock! Free Music and Art Fest, that grand prize-winning design, the “All-Shocking Eye” by Graydon Speace, is available for the first time on t-shirts that are on sale now for a limited time! All proceeds from these […]

 Rich Howells

Indralokafest brings good music and good vibes to Shickshinny for a good cause

Indralokafest brings good music and good vibes to Shickshinny for a good cause

Indie festival donates proceeds to Indraloka Animal Sanctuary

“Last year…” she trails off for a moment, finding just the right words to recall it all. “The way I describe last year to inquiring minds is that it felt like just a huge group of friends hanging out in a field and listening to good music. It was like we were kids again – […]

 Rich Howells

VIDEO: Highlights from Loyalty Barber Shop Motorcycle Run capture fun and brotherhood

Looking back on a fun and memorable summer day can be difficult to summarize, but Scranton filmmaker Jamie Sutor of Parents’ Basement Films did an excellent job with a highlight reel of Loyalty Barber Shop and Shave Parlor of Scranton‘s first annual Motorcycle Run. Held on Sunday, Aug. 9, over 200 riders met at the […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: Zappa Plays Zappa at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, 07/26/15

PHOTOS: Zappa Plays Zappa at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, 07/26/15

There are tribute acts for practically every classic band out there, but there are none quite like Zappa Plays Zappa. That’s because Frank Zappa‘s eldest son, Dweezil Zappa, is the man behind this group, bringing more than just his father’s incredible guitar playing to life. With vocalist Ben Thomas, keyboardist Chris Norton, bassist Kurt Morgan, […]

 Rich Howells

BEER WITH EVERYTHING PODCAST: Fat Head Head Hunter IPA, Odell Barrel Thief, and 3 Floyds Zombie Dust

Derek Warren’s popular How to Pair Beer with Everything column on nepascene.com is now a podcast! Joined by NEPA Scene founder and editor Rich Howells and beer enthusiast George Zvirblis, they’ll try a different brew each week and examine it through all the senses, diving into personal experiences and opinions, pop culture, news, or whatever […]

 Rich Howells

INFINITE IMPROBABILITY: Is Pennsylvania, greed, or pessimism responsible for hitchBOT’s demise? It’s complicated

INFINITE IMPROBABILITY: Is Pennsylvania, greed, or pessimism responsible for hitchBOT’s demise? It’s complicated

Philadelphia has been treated as poorly as its infamous reputation by the media for the unfortunate death of hitchBOT, a social experiment with the kind of outcome that science fiction has warned us about time and again. By association, all of the United States has been criticized as well for being too violent, cold, and […]

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