Karl Anderson talks Finn Balor and Wilkes-Barre ‘WWE Ride Along’ before Mohegan Sun Arena match on Jan. 26
This time last year, pro wrestlers Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows became the WWE Raw Tag Team Champions during the Royal Rumble pre-show, but they ended up losing the title to the Hardy Boyz at WrestleMania 33 a few months later. Now, after turning face as Finn Bálor’s surprise tag team partners on Jan. 1, […]
INTERVIEW: Honky Tonk Man tells WWE stories and ‘dirty secrets’ at Scranton Comedy Club on Jan. 18
A week before WWE Live returns to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, a WWE pro wrestler from the past who is still hailed as the “greatest intercontinental champion of all time” will bring a different kind of show to the Scranton Comedy Club at the Ramada Inn in Clarks Summit on Thursday, Jan. 18 […]
6 quick questions with Fastball on their 6th album and 20+ years of catchy ’90s rock
Whether you grew up in the ‘90s or just appreciate all the amazing rock music that came out of that decade, songs by Fastball are certainly in your playlist. Hitting No. 1 on the Billboard chart, earning a Grammy nomination, and named one of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1990s by VH1, “The Way” […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Blink-182 bores to death, but Day to Remember delivers in Scranton
One of the most anticipated concerts to come to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton this season was the return of Blink-182, on tour with A Day to Remember and All Time Low after a hiatus and split with founding vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge. Many longtime fans, including myself, were there on Thursday, Aug. 25 […]
CONCERT REVIEW: As Scranton proves, there’s no place like ‘Home’ for Breaking Benjamin
An hour before gates opened to the Breaking Benjamin/Disturbed co-headlining show Friday night at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, it was announced that the show was an official sell-out, having pushed 16,000 tickets. The sold-out crowd on July 29 also caused quite the congestion getting up Montage Mountain. Traffic was backed up over […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Beach Boys ‘Do It Again’ with seamless summertime set at Bethel Woods
While sitting backstage at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York on Friday, July 15 and chatting with Bruce Johnston, the legendary keyboardist/bassist for The Beach Boys, he gets a tap on his shoulder from a stagehand who says to him, “10 minutes ‘til show time, Bruce.” Bruce says to my wife […]
Beach Boys’ Jeffrey Foskett talks ‘Pet Sounds,’ 35 years in the band, and upcoming PA and NY shows
When we caught The Beach Boys back in October at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, they put on an incredible show that felt like summertime “Fun, Fun, Fun” despite that fall chill in the air. Now that the summer is actually here, we caught up with guitarist/vocalist Jeffrey Foskett to talk about his time […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Beach Boys and Brian Wilson touring separately, so which band delivers the most ‘Fun, Fun, Fun?’
As any diehard Beach Boys fan could imagine, I was more than elated to hear a fair share of live classic Beach Boys this weekend. My first stop was to see Brian Wilson and Friends at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City on Saturday, Oct. 24. The venue was the smallest one on […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Breaking Benjamin frontman Ben Burnley and company blow Philadelphia crowd away
As we pulled into the parking lot of Bull Shooters Saloon in Philadelphia at 6 p.m., roughly two and a half hours before show time, the line was already wrapped around the building. It was filled with loyal fans sporting their Breaking Benjamin gear proudly, and even a few people sitting in their cars blasting […]
REVIEW: 2015 Royal Rumble burned out quickly and ignited WWE fans’ rage
The WWE’s 2015 “Royal Rumble” match, held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia last night, started out with a bang but quickly burned out – and the aftermath may prove to be even more disastrous. The kickoff match of the actual pay-per-view saw The New Age Outlaws – Jesse James and Billy Gunn – […]
