Rich Howells

VIDEO: Scranton’s Menzingers make TV debut on NBC’s ‘Last Call with Carson Daly’

VIDEO: Scranton’s Menzingers make TV debut on NBC’s ‘Last Call with Carson Daly’

The popularity of Scranton punk band The Menzingers has only skyrocketed over the years since they moved to Philadelphia and signed to Epitaph Records, producing acclaimed albums and touring the world, so it was only a matter of time before television caught on and featured them on a late-night program. On Thursday, March 30 (technically […]

 Rich Howells

MUSIC VIDEO: Scranton’s Menzingers show the ups and downs of relationships ‘After the Party’

Scranton punk band The Menzingers have always had a knack for capturing the raw emotions wrapped up in the struggles of youth, particularly in love or lack thereof, and the new music video they released today for the title track of their latest album, “After the Party,” beautifully brings those feelings to life. Directed by […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS/VIDEO: The Menzingers acoustic album release show at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, 02/04/17

PHOTOS/VIDEO: The Menzingers acoustic album release show at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, 02/04/17

Philadelphia punk band The Menzingers returned to their hometown area on Saturday, Feb. 4 to celebrate the release of their new album, “After the Party,” at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, and the Scranton natives were greeted with over 270 fans that nearly reached the small store’s capacity. The band played stripped down acoustic […]

 Rich Howells

Scranton punk band The Menzingers will release new ‘After the Party’ beer with Neshaminy Creek

Scranton punk band The Menzingers will release new ‘After the Party’ beer with Neshaminy Creek

What better way to celebrate the release of a new album called “After the Party” than with some beers? On Friday, Feb. 3, the day their fifth studio album comes out through Epitaph Records, Scranton punk band The Menzingers have already sold out the record release show with singer/songwriter Roger Harvey at Kung Fu Necktie […]

 Rich Howells

STREAMING: Scranton’s The Menzingers debut imagery-filled title track of ‘After the Party,’ due out Feb. 3

STREAMING: Scranton’s The Menzingers debut imagery-filled title track of ‘After the Party,’ due out Feb. 3

As we get closer to the anticipated release of “After the Party” on Friday, Feb. 3, fans of Philadelphia punk band The Menzingers have been piecing together the new album through various song and video premieres since last summer, when they returned to their hometown of Scranton for an outdoor concert and debuted two of […]

 Rich Howells

MUSIC VIDEO: Scranton’s The Menzingers are nostalgic ‘Lookers’ in new live tour video

After seeing colorful characters engaged in a funny food fight in their “Bad Catholics” music video that was released last month (and shot in their hometown of Scranton), it seems that Philadelphia punk band The Menzingers kept it simpler for the new black and white video for “Lookers,” the first single from their upcoming album, […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Scranton punk band The Menzingers will open for Weezer in Bethlehem on Dec. 3

Scranton punk band The Menzingers will open for Weezer in Bethlehem on Dec. 3

From a press release: It was announced today that Philadelphia-by-way-of-Scranton punk band The Menzingers will open for multi-platinum-selling alternative rock band Weezer at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $50 and $75, are on sale now and can be purchased at sandseventcenter.com, the Event Center box […]

 Rich Howells

The Menzingers’ annual NEPA Holiday Show returns to Scranton Cultural Center on Dec. 17

The Menzingers’ annual NEPA Holiday Show returns to Scranton Cultural Center on Dec. 17

After another successful punk rock holiday party last year, The Menzingers will return to the Scranton Cultural Center in downtown Scranton for their annual NEPA Holiday Show on Saturday, Dec. 17. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the all-ages concert (21+ to drink) is standing room only. Tickets, which are $20 in advance or $25 […]

 Rich Howells

MUSIC VIDEO: Menzingers start a food fight at a Scranton church picnic in ‘Bad Catholics’

Over the summer, we were given our first listen to “Bad Catholics,” a new song by The Menzingers, in the very city that inspired it when the punk band returned to their hometown of Scranton for a show in the parking lot of The Vault Tap & Kitchen. Months later, they ended up shooting the […]

 Rich Howells

STREAMING: The Menzingers remember sinful side of Scranton with ‘Bad Catholics,’ new album out Feb. 3

STREAMING: The Menzingers remember sinful side of Scranton with ‘Bad Catholics,’ new album out Feb. 3

When Philadelphia punk band The Menzingers returned to Scranton over the summer for a hometown concert at The Vault Tap & Kitchen, they debuted a new song called “Bad Catholics” that resonated with fans who also grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania. At the time, vocalist/guitarist Greg Barnett said that it was planned for a split […]