Rich Howells

SONG PREMIERE: Wilkes-Barre’s Brendan Brisk debuts art funk solo album with ‘Sense at All’

SONG PREMIERE: Wilkes-Barre’s Brendan Brisk debuts art funk solo album with ‘Sense at All’

Brendan Brisk has wanted to record an album since the age of 5 when he received his first CD player for Christmas. In 2013, he finally decided to get started. After three years of dedication, the now 24-year-old musician from Wilkes-Barre has released his debut solo record, and he feels that it’s unlike anything the […]

 Brad Patton

Record Store Day limited releases and live performances on April 16 keep local indie stores ‘special’

Record Store Day limited releases and live performances on April 16 keep local indie stores ‘special’

NEPA store owners select this year's hottest items

For the past eight years, the third Saturday in April has made music lovers feel like kids in a candy store. This Saturday, April 16 will be no different as Record Store Day once again brings hundreds of limited edition vinyl records to independent record stores nationwide. Locally, all three locations of Gallery of Sound […]

 Brad Patton

Black Friday by Record Store Day brightens the season for vinyl lovers – and indie record stores

Black Friday by Record Store Day brightens the season for vinyl lovers – and indie record stores

For vinyl lovers, Black Friday is the second best day of the year. An offshoot of Record Store Day, which has been making limited-edition records available every April at independent record stores since 2008, Black Friday by Record Store Day has been coming into its own for the past four years. “We were part of […]