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 NEPA Scene Staff

Former Misfits singer Michale Graves returns to Scranton with full band on Oct. 8

Former Misfits singer Michale Graves returns to Scranton with full band on Oct. 8

From a press release: After performing an acoustic set at Ale Mary’s late last year, former Misfits singer and solo artist Michale Graves will return to downtown Scranton with a full band performance at the Irish Wolf Pub on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. The show was originally coming to Levels Bar & Grill […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Chart-topping metalcore band I Prevail returns to Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Oct. 28

Chart-topping metalcore band I Prevail returns to Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Oct. 28

From a press release: After playing there earlier this year, Detroit metalcore band I Prevail will return to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 6:45 p.m. on their Rage on the Stage Tour with We Came as Romans, The Word Alive, and Escape the Fate. Tickets, which are $25 in advance […]

 Jason Riedmiller

PHOTOS: Rancid and Dropkick Murphys at Festival Pier in Philadelphia, 08/03/17

PHOTOS: Rancid and Dropkick Murphys at Festival Pier in Philadelphia, 08/03/17

Generations of punk rock fans gathered at the Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia on Thursday, Aug. 3 for a concert that was decades in the making. After many years of history together, Rancid and Dropkick Murphys have embarked on the From Boston to Berkeley Tour, co-headlining a series of shows starting in Bangor, […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Scranton Fringe Festival returns for 3rd year Sept. 27-Oct. 1, full schedule released

Scranton Fringe Festival returns for 3rd year Sept. 27-Oct. 1, full schedule released

From a press release: The full schedule of the third annual Scranton Fringe Festival was released today as artists prepare to fill downtown Scranton with a five-day performing arts blitz on Wednesday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 1. Founded in 2015, the Scranton Fringe Festival is dedicated to creating a bold and engaging platform for […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Gene Ween Does Billy Joel with Paul Green Rock Academy at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 08/05/17

PHOTOS: Gene Ween Does Billy Joel with Paul Green Rock Academy at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 08/05/17

Aaron Freeman may be known best as Gene Ween, the frontman of alternative rock band Ween from New Hope, Pennsylvania, but on Saturday, Aug. 5, he embodied a very different singer/songwriter for an intimate set of Billy Joel songs in the Chandelier Lobby of the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. The night began with a […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Country star Sara Evans sings Christmas songs at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Dec. 7

From a press release: It was announced today that multi-platinum-selling country singer/songwriter Sara Evans, known for No. 1 singles like “No Place That Far,” “Suds in the Bucket,” “A Real Fine Place to Start,” “Born to Fly,” and “A Little Bit Stronger,” will be performing her “At Christmas” show at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Grammy-winning folk singer Ray LaMontagne plays acoustic show at Hershey Theatre on Oct. 29

Grammy-winning folk singer Ray LaMontagne plays acoustic show at Hershey Theatre on Oct. 29

From a press release: Grammy Award-winning folk rock singer/songwriter Ray LaMontagne is hitting the road this fall on the Just Passing Through Tour, his first acoustic tour in five years. It will stop at the Hershey Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Tickets for this show, which are $47.85, $62.35, and $72.35 (processing […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: Arts on the Square in Scranton with Start Making Sense, Rogue Chimp, Starbird, and more, 07/29/17

PHOTOS: Arts on the Square in Scranton with Start Making Sense, Rogue Chimp, Starbird, and more, 07/29/17

Last year, pouring rain swept Arts on the Square away, forcing Scranton’s largest arts festival to close down before it ever really got started. The fifth annual event on Saturday, July 29, however, was quite the opposite, bringing thousands downtown to enjoy over 100 vendors, live art demonstrations, a variety of food, family activities, and […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA MUSIC NOTES: Coal Minor Canary, Send Request, King Kong Kancun, Half Dollar, and more

NEPA MUSIC NOTES: Coal Minor Canary, Send Request, King Kong Kancun, Half Dollar, and more

This week in the Northeastern Pennsylvania music scene, there’s some new projects, hip-hop, music videos, Warped Tour shenanigans, a BBQ dance party, and an awards ceremony with some new collaborations. ♫ Coal Minor Canary, a new project from Wilkes-Barre singer/songwriter David Hage that features “fingerstyle guitar, alternate tunings, percussive techniques, layered effects, and looping,” is […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Pop punk band Neck Deep plays free acoustic show at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 14

Pop punk band Neck Deep plays free acoustic show at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 14

From a press release: After stopping there in 2015, Welsh pop punk band Neck Deep will return to the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. to play an acoustic set, meet fans, and sign autographs. As with previous Gallery of Sound (186 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre) meet and greet events, […]