Music blog Highway 81 Revisited hosts anniversary show with Lewis & Clarke in Wilkes-Barre on May 12
From a press release: Music blog Highway 81 Revisited will celebrate its seventh anniversary on Saturday, May 12 at Karl Hall, a new venue in downtown Wilkes-Barre, with performances by Delaware Water Gap avant-folk band Lewis & Clarke, Brooklyn singer/songwriter Brother Roy, Philadelphia indie folk act Rosu Lup, and Scranton country/folk singer/songwriter Chris Kearney. Doors […]
New York Bee Gees tribute show gets Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre dancing on May 12
From a press release: FriendlyHart Productions will present the New York Bee Gees, a tribute to the multi-platinum disco-era pop group and the music of the 1970s, at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, May 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $29.50, $39.50, and $49.50, go on sale this Friday, March 16 […]
Philly folk punk singer/songwriter Dave Hause plays at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on June 17
From a press release: It was announced today that Philadelphia-born singer/songwriter Dave Hause, whose sound combines punk rock and Americana, will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Live from the Chandelier Lobby concert series, sponsored by City Market and Café. Tickets, which are […]
Breaking Benjamin and Five Finger Death Punch rock Montage Mountain in Scranton on Aug. 17
From a press release: It was announced last week that Wilkes-Barre’s own Breaking Benjamin and Las Vegas metal band Five Finger Death Punch will return to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton to perform together on Friday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. Today, further details about the show were revealed. Special guests opening the […]
PHOTOS: Alice Cooper at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 03/10/18
Alice Cooper just turned 70 last month, but those who witnessed his return to the F.M. Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, March 10 certainly wouldn’t know it, as he sounded just as great as ever while sparing no theatrics during the sold-out concert. As a giant tapestry adorned with an illustrated closeup of […]
New downtown Wilkes-Barre music venue Karl Hall announces first shows
In the basement of the Polish Union Building in downtown Wilkes-Barre, a new music venue is emerging to bring weekly all-ages shows back to the local music scene. First announced last fall, Karl Hall is finally ready to open its doors to the general public after holding a soft opening concert with Northeastern Pennsylvania rock […]
Legendary rock guitarist Peter Frampton comes alive at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on June 18
From a press release: It was announced today that legendary British rock guitarist Peter Frampton will be live at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m., presented by the F.M. Kirby Center, BRE, and Rock 107. Tickets, which are $50.50, $60.50, and $76, plus fees, go on sale this […]
Railroad Earth singer Todd Sheaffer and Cabinet’s Dylan Skursky jam at Jazz Cafe in Plains on March 17
From a press release: Todd Sheaffer, the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of New Jersey roots rock/Americana jam band Railroad Earth, will perform with upright bassist Dylan Skursky, formerly of Cabinet before the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre jamgrass band went on hiatus and currently of Gatos Blancos, at the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains on Saturday, March […]
Gaslight Theatre presents Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Sunset Limited’ in Wilkes-Barre March 16-25
From a press release: The Gaslight Theatre Company will present Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy’s play “The Sunset Limited,” directed by Dane Bower, on Friday, March 16 and Sunday, March 25 at its theater in the East End Centre in Wilkes-Barre. “The Sunset Limited” is as unique and compelling a theatrical piece as you will […]
