NEPA Scene Staff

Some Kind of Jam 15 brings music and camping back to Schuylkill County Fairgrounds April 29-May 2

Some Kind of Jam 15 brings music and camping back to Schuylkill County Fairgrounds April 29-May 2

From a press release: Going back more than 15 years, Jibberjazz has produced over 50 music and camping festivals, including the annual Some Kind of Jam and Meeting of the Minds in Schuylkill County, as well as Madsummer Meltdown, Boogie in the Bungalow, and many other live music events. These gatherings have featured national and […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Briggs Farm Blues Festival plans to move forward with summer 2021 event in Nescopeck

Briggs Farm Blues Festival plans to move forward with summer 2021 event in Nescopeck

From a press release: After 22 consecutive years of bringing the blues to a family farm in Nescopeck, the Briggs Farm Blues Festival was forced to postpone its 2020 event due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival confirmed this week that it is planning to move forward with its weekend of live music and social […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA jamgrass band Cabinet will play both virtual and in-person concerts this summer

NEPA jamgrass band Cabinet will play both virtual and in-person concerts this summer

Whether you’re staying safely at home or venturing outside this summer, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre jamgrass group Cabinet has a live concert experience for you. This weekend, the band will play two back-to-back webcast shows from Ardmore Music Hall in suburban Philadelphia that will be live streamed via nugs.tv. This first on Friday, June 26 will be a […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Musikfest in Bethlehem goes virtual in 2020 with 80 online and TV performances July 31-Aug. 9

Musikfest in Bethlehem goes virtual in 2020 with 80 online and TV performances July 31-Aug. 9

From a press release: More than 80 performers and 30 partners are joining with ArtsQuest to keep the music alive and free for the community during a very different Musikfest on Friday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 9. The 2020 Musikfest will include 40 all-new exclusive concerts shown via musikfest.org as part of Virtual Musikfest, […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

WXPN offers live and prerecorded Philly concerts online after cancellation of XPoNential Music Festival

WXPN offers live and prerecorded Philly concerts online after cancellation of XPoNential Music Festival

From a press release: Philadelphia public radio station WXPN 88.5 FM is producing a summer-long slate of special music programming, with some replacing the WXPN live music events that its members and listeners typically enjoy each summer but have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. In place of its now-cancelled, annual three-day XPoNential Music […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Briggs Farm Blues Festival in Nescopeck rescheduled for July 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic

Briggs Farm Blues Festival in Nescopeck rescheduled for July 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic

From a press release: After 22 consecutive years of bringing the blues to a family farm in Nescopeck, the Briggs Farm Blues Festival has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 8 through Saturday, July 10, 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival intends to host the same nationally and internationally acclaimed lineup scheduled for 2020, […]

 Rich Howells

Both Peach Music Festival and Camp Bisco rescheduled for 2021 at Montage Mountain in Scranton

Both Peach Music Festival and Camp Bisco rescheduled for 2021 at Montage Mountain in Scranton

This rainy Monday morning, the sad news broke that both the ninth annual Peach Music Festival and the 18th annual Camp Bisco at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain and Montage Mountain Waterpark in Scranton are canceled and rescheduled for the same weekends next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The good news is that fans […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Love From Philly virtual music festival features John Oates, Kurt Vile, G. Love, and more playing May 1-3

Love From Philly virtual music festival features John Oates, Kurt Vile, G. Love, and more playing May 1-3

From a press release: Love From Philly, a citywide virtual music and arts festival scheduled for this weekend, has announced its daily lineups. Running Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3, each day of the webcast will present a different stage reflecting the diversity of Philadelphia’s music scene. Confirmed artists include Kurt Vile, Philadelphia Freeway, […]

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Kurt Vile, G. Love, and more play Love From Philly virtual music festival benefiting entertainment professionals May 1-3

Kurt Vile, G. Love, and more play Love From Philly virtual music festival benefiting entertainment professionals May 1-3

From a press release: 30amp Circuit, an award-winning Philadelphia-based nonprofit promoting health and wellness for working musicians, and its producing partners Craig Kaplan of Hashtag Multimedia and Our People Entertainment, have announced Love From Philly, a citywide virtual music and arts festival running Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3. The three-day webcast spread across […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Lehighton rockers Another Day Dawns play virtual Loop.tv Music Festival live on Twitch on April 25

Lehighton rockers Another Day Dawns play virtual Loop.tv Music Festival live on Twitch on April 25

From a press release: Today, Lehighton hard rock band Another Day Dawns announced that they will be performing on the virtual Loop.tv Music Festival on Saturday, April 25 on Twitch, the leading service and community for multiplayer entertainment. The free online festival will live stream performances of both rising and favorite artists, including Hanson, Francesco […]