Added on 09/08/2020
Rich Howells
coronavirus , Electric City Music Conference , metal , Scranton , Steamtown Music Awards , V-Spot
This year has required a different approach to just about everything. In The Aegean’s case, it completely changed how the band creates and operates – for the better. It’s a Sunday afternoon and heavy metal music can be heard outside through the walls of The V-Spot in Scranton, but the bar hasn’t been open in […]
Added on 09/01/2020
Scott Kucharski
Circle Drive-In , coronavirus , country , Dickson City , Montdale , Scranton , Stage West
Since the coronavirus pandemic shut down live music indoors across the area, the Circle Drive-In Theatre in Dickson City has been at the forefront of keeping concerts live outside, hosting local opening acts for summer drive-in events and teaming up with Stage West in Scranton, DamnMillennial Promotions, and SLP Concerts for a series of national […]
Added on 07/27/2020
Scott Kucharski
coronavirus , Mohegan Sun Arena , New York , Philadelphia , tribute , Wilkes-Barre
If “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting,” Friday night is for “Killer Queen.” Following a massive kickoff with local bands the night before, the “Live from the Lot” summer concert series continued rocking the parking lot outside the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township on Friday, July 17 with two popular tribute bands. […]
Added on 07/24/2020
Jason Riedmiller
coronavirus , Mohegan Sun Arena , stand-up comedy , Wilkes-Barre
Grammy-nominated comedian Jim Gaffigan put the keys in the ignition of his Drive-Thru Comic Tour on July 12 in New Jersey and, just a few days later, he rolled into the parking lot of Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township. Hundreds of people pulled up to socially distanced parking spots to hear […]
Added on 07/23/2020
Rich Howells
benefit , coronavirus , Mohegan Sun Arena , review , Scranton , Tigers Jaw , Wilkes-Barre
For those who love local music, last Thursday was like a long-overdue family gathering after a hard year. And while it has only been about four months since bars, restaurants, and music venues shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has felt like a year for many musicians and their friends who come out […]
Added on 06/04/2020
Jason Riedmiller
photography , protest , Wilkes-Barre
“We are not rebels. We are patriots and we are fighting tyrants.” Increasing in numbers each day, the Black Lives Matter protests continued on Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday, June 3 with chants of “I can’t breathe!” and “No justice, no peace!” At its peak, an estimated 600 people gathered to hear black […]
Added on 05/30/2020
Jason Riedmiller
photography , protest , Scranton
“What the fuck? I can’t breathe!” – Vision of Disorder Local grassroots organizations NEPA for Change and Put People First – PA organized a peaceful protest on Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton today called “Justice for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade.” The event description read: Stand in solidarity with our fellow […]
Added on 04/22/2020
Rich Howells
coronavirus , metal , Motionless In White , Pittston , Scranton
While stuck at home in quarantine, many people are posting old photos and videos on social media to cheer themselves and others up until the coronavirus pandemic has subsided. Motionless In White vocalist Chris “Motionless” Cerulli uploaded a series of photos and a short video yesterday that is a special treat for their hometown fans […]
Added on 03/20/2020
Scott Kucharski
Montage , Scranton , skiing
It took a little while for the multi-platinum alternative rock band from Tempe, Arizona to adjust to the cold of Montage Mountain in Scranton, but Gin Blossoms still happily headlined the fifth annual Mountainfest in winter coats on Saturday, March 7. It helped that they received a warm welcome from the bundled up crowd who […]
Added on 03/03/2020
Rich Howells
acoustic , Alt 92.1 , Scranton , Stage West
A few days after finishing up their co-headlining tour with American Authors and visiting Paste magazine’s studio in New York City to play a few stripped down songs, touring indie folk band Magic Giant stopped at the Alt 92.1 Radio Theater in the Scranton Times building on March 2 for another short acoustic set and […]