NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Introductions and starting fresh in Wilkes-Barre
All good things must come to an end, but that doesn’t mean those things can’t spring into new opportunities. After producing 62 episodes of the NEPA Scene Podcast at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton, schedules became too hectic and co-hosts moved out of the area, so now, almost eight months later, the podcast […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Scranton’s Menzingers show the ups and downs of relationships ‘After the Party’
Scranton punk band The Menzingers have always had a knack for capturing the raw emotions wrapped up in the struggles of youth, particularly in love or lack thereof, and the new music video they released today for the title track of their latest album, “After the Party,” beautifully brings those feelings to life. Directed by […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Scranton’s Tigers Jaw debuts ‘Guardian’ from upcoming album ‘Spin’ ahead of U.S. tour
Despite a major lineup shakeup in 2014, losing three of their members, Scranton indie rock band Tigers Jaw has only become more popular since then with the release of “Charmer,” a critically acclaimed hit released through Run for Cover Records. Now the young duo of Ben Walsh and Brianna Collins is ready to debut their […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Grand Blu by Draai Laag Brewing Company
Beer: Grand Blu Brewery: Draai Laag Brewing Company Style: Wild Ale Age: 2017 ABV: 8.10% You may enjoy wine and cheese, but what about beer and cheese flavors together? There’s some blue cheese funk in this wild ale fermented with peaches and aged in French oak casks that comes courtesy of Draai Laag Brewing in […]
Jordan Ramirez braves Winter Storm Stella for one-take music video in deserted Wilkes-Barre
Cooped up inside because of the storm? Same. Instead of starting the next episode on Netflix, watch the latest music video from Northeastern Pennsylvania-based Going Up? Records. With the typically busy Market Street Bridge as an empty backdrop, Wilkes-Barre musician Jordan Ramirez, accompanied by Kamri Jacobs behind the camera, braved Winter Storm Stella to capture […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Ruby du Rhone Flanders Red Ale by Draai Laag Brewing Company
Beer: Ruby du Rhone Brewery: Draai Laag Brewing Company Style: Flanders Red Ale Age: Multi-year blend of 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016 ABV: 10.20% While waiting outside in the early morning cold for the release of a different beer by Søle Artisan Ales at Susquehanna Brewing Company in Pittston, we warmed up with a Ruby […]
TRAILER PREMIERE: ‘Tray’ documentary focuses on the people behind NEPA pizza
NEPA Scene was the first media source in Northeastern Pennsylvania to report on “Tray,” the upcoming documentary on the unique pizza that comes from NEPA and how it ties into the area’s residents and their heritage, a little over a year ago. Since then, we’ve stayed in touch with the local filmmakers to provide updates […]
EXCLUSIVE: That ‘Sinking’ feeling with rising Scranton alternative rock band University Drive
Sometimes, the worst feelings you can experience will lead to the creation of the best songs, as Scranton singer/songwriter Edward Cuozzo can attest. “Sinking,” the new single by his alternative rock band University Drive, came at the tail end of the breakup of his last band, A Social State, with lyrics questioning his passion for […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Scranton’s Motionless In White debut ‘Loud (Fuck It)’ and new album cover
As the countdown to the release of their new album, “Graveyard Shift,” on May 5 continues, Scranton metal band Motionless In White has released another new song, “Loud (Fuck It),” with a black-and-white music video directed by Jeremy Danger and Travis Shinn. They have also unveiled the creepy album cover of their Roadrunner Records debut, […]
VIDEO: 19-year-old Mount Pocono singer Mark Isaiah nails ‘The Voice’ audition to join Team Adam
Season 12 of “The Voice” premiered on NBC on Monday, Feb. 27, and with it came the national debut of a young singer from Northeastern Pennsylvania. 19-year-old Mark Isaiah of Mount Pocono sang the Shawn Mendes hit “Mercy” in front of 13 million viewers, sounding a lot like him while standing out enough in the […]
