PHOTOS: NEPA Scenefest at Backyard Ale House and The Keys in Scranton, 12/09/17

During the NEPA Scene Rising Talent open mic and talent contest, local artists and longtime fans of NEPA Scene surprised founder and editor Rich Howells with a keystone logo cake and the announcement that they had secretly organized the first-ever NEPA Scenefest, a fundraiser to give back to the website and bolster its mission to […]
PHOTOS: Social Distortion and Jade Jackson at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, 08/08/17

One of the longest-running and most popular punk rock bands of all time, Social Distortion, returned to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Tuesday, Aug. 8, playing songs that spanned over three decades while still performing with youthful energy. Fellow Californian Jade Jackson and her band opened the show, fulfilling a longtime dream of the […]
PHOTOS: Eye on Attraction returns with Esta Coda and Katie Evans at O’Leary’s Pub in Scranton, 04/29/17

Anticipation was high at O’Leary’s Pub in Scranton on Saturday, April 29. It had been over a year since progressive/alternative rock band Eye on Attraction had toured with Adelitas Way and parted ways with their second vocalist, and almost two years since they played back in their hometown. That night was also the debut of […]
PHOTOS: Reaper’s Revenge ‘Halfway to Halloween’ party at The Leonard in Scranton, 04/29/17

Anyone who has been to Reaper’s Revenge Haunted Attraction in Scranton knows how passionate the organizers, actors, and crew are about Halloween, so it’s no surprise that they didn’t wait until the leaves started changing this year to dress up and get down. “America’s best haunted attraction” hosted a “Halfway to Halloween Hullabaloo,” a dance […]
PHOTOS: Saliva Live and Unplugged with University Drive and Give Up at The Leonard in Scranton, 04/14/17

While Saliva is best known for their chart-topping hard rock hits featured in movies, video games, and WWE events in the early 2000s, the platinum-selling alternative rock band embarked on an acoustic tour called Live and Unplugged this year to show a different side of the band, stopping at The Leonard Theater in downtown Scranton […]
PHOTOS: Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, and Of Mice & Men at Giant Center in Hershey, 07/10/16

Two of modern metal’s biggest acts, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson, co-headlined a night of musical mayhem at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday, July 10 with metalcore band Of Mice & Men. Speaking about touring with Mason last month, Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor told Rolling Stone, “There’s a positive competition there that we both […]