Kali Ra turn negatives into positives with eclectic, experimental debut album ‘Re: Done’
For many of us, “conflict” is a dirty word, something to dread and avoid. However, for Northeastern Pennsylvania musicians Jami Kali and Ray Novitski, who together go by the name Kali Ra, it’s a necessary step in the artistic process. “Conflict is just lurking around the corner all the time,” Kali says, “but it can […]
SONG PREMIERE: Kali Ra plays with pulsing darkness in rhythmic ‘Toy Void’
It has been months, but Kali Ra is finally done. Or, rather, “Re: Done.” Back in October, NEPA Scene reported that local artists Jami Kali (of dreamy folk pop act Mock Sun) and Ray Novitski (of psychedelic prog rockers Signs & Wonders) had formed a new music project called Kali Ra and that they were […]
NEPA ‘black sheep’ musicians hit Indiegogo to fund psychedelic pop project Kali Ra
“We’re kind of black sheep.” Jami Kali doesn’t sugarcoat her thoughts on how she and Ray Novitski fit into Northeastern Pennsylvania’s music scene. She is vocalist for the dreamy folk pop duo Mock Sun and has also released a solo album of trippy trance music under the name Kali Ma and the Garland of Arms. […]
VHS rises from the dead for Electric City Shocker Theater in Scranton
Cult classic films screen on VHS on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Ale Mary's
Flashback time: You’re a kid again. Friday night, you and your friends scour the video rental store racks for the creepiest, bloodiest, most I’m-way-too-young-to-be-watching-this horror flicks you can get your mitts on. Later, you and your buddies huddle around the TV set like cavemen around the first fire, gorging yourselves on junk food and lurid […]
Yardstock III serves as a free ‘mecca for local music’ this weekend in Shickshinny
Third annual indie festival is truly 'all about the music'
52 bands. Two stages. Two days. Zero dollars. What kind of math is that? “I just really like being able to make an impact on the local music scene,” Chris Castillo says, matter-of-factly. Castillo founded and helps organize the annual Yardstock music fest on his own property at 740 Ridge Road in Shickshinny. Presented by […]
Wrestling returns to the former Scranton CYC with Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart, Rob Van Dam, Sabu, and more on June 5
Local wrestler hopes to see the sport make a comeback at the Lackawanna College Student Union Gym
It’s not Madison Square Garden or Korakuen Hall. It’s not even Philadelphia’s Viking Hall. But the building at 500 Jefferson Avenue in Scranton has a long legacy in the history of professional wrestling. Once, it was known as the Scranton Catholic Youth Center, and just about every WWE wrestler from Bruno Sammartino to Mick Foley, […]
Tapes and B-movies live on at Severed Short Film Night and VHS Swap Meet Convention in Stroudsburg
Annual gathering on May 30 is more than just nostalgia - it's a community
When Earl Kess founded the Severed horror film showcase in 2009, he admits he didn’t expect much to come of it. In truth, his ambitions were modest. “I always told everyone that after the first Severed event, that would be all I’d need. I really wanted that experience, and when we had that first show, […]
