Wilkes-Barre’s Curse of Sorrow singer loses home in fire, NEPA music scene bands together in support
Two families lost everything in a fire that destroyed their apartment building in Ashley in Luzerne County early Sunday morning. Unfortunately, one of them was the family of Nick Brandolino, better known to local music fans as Nick Necro, vocalist of Wilkes-Barre “grave rock” band The Curse of Sorrow. Six different fire departments fought the […]
Scranton’s Menzingers get ‘Stoked for the Summer’ with Bouncing Souls in Asbury Park on Aug. 25
New Jersey punk band The Bouncing Souls announced their second annual Stoked for the Summer show at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Friday, Aug. 25 and, this year, they’ve invited The Menzingers from Scranton to join them, along with Lucero, Mickey Rickshaw, and Timeshares. In its inaugural year, Stoked for the […]
Show of the Summer returns with young pop stars to Hersheypark Stadium on Aug. 19
From a press release: The Show of the Summer, featuring young up-and-coming pop stars, will return to Hersheypark Stadium for the third year on Saturday, Aug. 19 at 3 p.m. Tickets, which are $30.10, $44.60, and $64.60, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, April 28 at noon and will be available at the Giant […]
Legendary singer Diana Ross returns to Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Sept. 3
From a press release: It was announced today that Billboard’s “Female Entertainer of the Century,” Diana Ross, will return to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $59.50, $69.50, and $79.50, plus applicable fees, go on sale this Friday, April 28 at 10 a.m. and can be […]
Lady Antebellum headlines Froggy Fest at Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on July 9
From a press release: Announced as part of the 2017 Country Megaticket package at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton back in March, it was confirmed today that Nashville country trio Lady Antebellum will bring their You Look Good World Tour to Scranton on Sunday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m. with special guests Kelsea […]
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre bluegrass band Cabinet parts ways with original drummer Jami Novak
Just two days after announcing the upcoming release of their next album, “Cool River,” and debuting a new single, “Bottom of the Sea,” Scranton/Wilkes-Barre bluegrass band Cabinet has officially parted ways with their original drummer and percussionist Jami Novak. In a message to fans posted on the group’s Facebook page today, Cabinet briefly explained the […]
Guitarist Jimmy Thackery plays the blues at Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on May 4
From a press release: Pittsburgh-born blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter Jimmy Thackery will bring his smokin’ guitar and his band, The Drivers, to the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Thursday, May 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $20, can be purchased on the Opera House website, by calling 570-325-0249, and by […]
PHOTOS: The Lonely Moon debut show with Permanence, Amplifiers, and University Drive in Wilkes-Barre, 04/13/17
The Lonely Moon, a new solo project from Rafael Pimentel, former guitarist and backing vocalist for Scranton post-hardcore band Silhouette Lies, rose last Thursday, April 13 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre, surrounded by friends and former bandmates who joined him for the project’s debut live performance. Another new alternative rock band from Scranton, Permanence, […]
Original Foreigner vocalist and solo artist Lou Gramm sings at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on June 16
From a press release: With their current incarnation set to play the Giant Center in Hershey this summer, the original voice of multi-platinum-selling rock band Foreigner, Lou Gramm, will be performing at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Friday, June 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $25 for regular seating or $30 for premium […]
STREAMING: Cabinet flows to ‘Bottom of the Sea’ in 1st single from new album ‘Cool River’
As Cabinet prepares for a spring tour that includes their fifth annual Susquehanna Breakdown Music Festival at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre bluegrass band has announced that their next album, “Cool River,” will be out on Friday, Oct. 13, releasing a new single, “Bottom of the Sea,” now along with a […]
