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Penn’s Peak celebrates 15 years in Jim Thorpe with $15 concert tickets from Feb. 1-15

Penn’s Peak celebrates 15 years in Jim Thorpe with $15 concert tickets from Feb. 1-15

From a press release: Penn’s Peak began welcoming live music fans into the Jim Thorpe concert venue on Feb. 4, 2003. The first artist to hit the stage was Brad Paisley, and thousands of musicians have performed there since. To celebrate 15 years of bringing top-notch entertainment to the top of the mountain, Penn’s Peak […]

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Influential Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dion sings at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on July 27

Influential Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dion sings at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on July 27

From a press release: Dion, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and former member of The Belmonts, will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $45, $55, $65, and $79, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. and […]

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Singer and feminist icon Ani DiFranco returns to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 11

Singer and feminist icon Ani DiFranco returns to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 11

From a press release: It was announced today that singer, songwriter, poet, and feminist icon Ani DiFranco will return to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, May 11 at 8 p.m. with special guests Gracie and Rachel. Tickets, which are $25, $29.50, $39.50, and $49.50, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, Feb. […]

 Rich Howells

EXCLUSIVE: Watch/download new acoustic song ‘Heroes’ by Scranton singer/songwriter MiZ

EXCLUSIVE: Watch/download new acoustic song ‘Heroes’ by Scranton singer/songwriter MiZ

During the live recording of Episode 42 of the NEPA Scene Podcast on Jan. 3 at Coal Creative’s production studio in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Scranton folk rock singer/songwriter Mike Mizwinski closed the show with an acoustic version of his song “Heroes” from his new album “A Year Ago Today,” which will be released on Friday, Jan. […]

 Rich Howells

STREAMING: Wilkes-Barre’s Breaking Benjamin ‘Feed the Wolf’ with new single

STREAMING: Wilkes-Barre’s Breaking Benjamin ‘Feed the Wolf’ with new single

After releasing a cinematic music video for “Red Cold River” – the first single from their upcoming album – last week, Wilkes-Barre rock band Breaking Benjamin followed it up with the next single, “Feed the Wolf,” today. Streaming below, “Feed the Wolf” continues the heavier direction of “Red Cold River,” the first new music the […]

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After Troy Gentry’s death, Eddie Montgomery performs at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 18

After Troy Gentry’s death, Eddie Montgomery performs at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 18

From a press release: It was announced today that platinum-selling country act Montgomery Gentry will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, May 18 at 8 p.m. in an emotional return to the stage for Eddie Montgomery, touring for the first time without the late Troy Gentry. The duo were scheduled to play […]

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Grateful Dead tribute act Dark Star Orchestra is back at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on May 19

Grateful Dead tribute act Dark Star Orchestra is back at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on May 19

From a press release: Chicago Grateful Dead tribute band and Peach Music Festival alum Dark Star Orchestra will return to Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Saturday, May 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $27 in advance or $32 the day of the show, go on sale this Saturday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. […]

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Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd take farewell tour to Hersheypark Stadium on July 28

Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd take farewell tour to Hersheypark Stadium on July 28

From a press release: After a career that has spanned more than 40 years and includes a catalog of more than 60 albums, Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd will embark on their final Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour, presented by Sirius XM. The first leg of the career-concluding tour will kick off in […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: Gatos Blancos at River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains, 01/21/18

PHOTOS: Gatos Blancos at River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains, 01/21/18

Soon after it was announced that they would be playing at the Peach Music Festival in Scranton this summer, Gatos Blancos began the new year with three back-to-back shows in Vermont, New Jersey, and back home in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Almost exactly one year ago, the experimental Americana/funk/blues band made their hometown area debut at the […]

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Rock band Buckcherry returns to Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on April 13

Rock band Buckcherry returns to Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on April 13

From a press release: It has been announced that Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling rock band Buckcherry, known for hits like “Crazy Bitch” and “Sorry,” will return to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $30 in advance or $33 the day of the show, go on sale this Friday, […]