Keith Perks

PHOTOS: 3 Doors Down, Pop Evil, and Red Sun Rising at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 09/07/16

PHOTOS: 3 Doors Down, Pop Evil, and Red Sun Rising at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 09/07/16

Big hits from Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down are always in rotation on most local radio stations on any given day, but there’s noting quite like the live experience, as the band proved at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday, Sept. 7 with supporting acts Pop Evil and Red Sun Rising. Opening […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: XPoNential Music Festival, Day 3 – Brandi Carlile, Old Crow Medicine Show, and more, 07/24/16

PHOTOS: XPoNential Music Festival, Day 3 – Brandi Carlile, Old Crow Medicine Show, and more, 07/24/16

On Friday, July 22 through Sunday, July 24, the XPoNential Music Festival, with a lineup carefully curated by award-winning Philadelphia radio station WXPN 88.5 FM, returned for its 12th year to Wiggins Park and its fourth year to the BB&T Pavilion nearby, both in Camden, New Jersey just outside of Philly. With outdoor and indoor […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: XPoNential Music Festival, Day 2 – Preservation Hall Jazz Band, David Wax Museum, and more, 07/23/16

PHOTOS: XPoNential Music Festival, Day 2 – Preservation Hall Jazz Band, David Wax Museum, and more, 07/23/16

On Friday, July 22 through Sunday, July 24, the XPoNential Music Festival, with a lineup carefully curated by award-winning Philadelphia radio station WXPN 88.5 FM, returned for its 12th year to Wiggins Park and its fourth year to the BB&T Pavilion nearby, both in Camden, New Jersey just outside of Philly. With outdoor and indoor […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Hank & Cupcakes and Katie Kelly at River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains, 08/04/16

PHOTOS: Hank & Cupcakes and Katie Kelly at River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains, 08/04/16

Northeastern Pennsylvania welcomed one of its favorite indie touring acts, Hank & Cupcakes, back to the area on Thursday, Aug. 4 with another riotous concert at the River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains. Joined by Anthony “Shiny” Montini and Mark Dimirco, Wilkes-Barre singer/songwriter Katie Kelly played some of her original “outer-folk” music to get the […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Deftones, Refused, and Spotlights at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, 08/02/16

PHOTOS: Deftones, Refused, and Spotlights at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, 08/02/16

Two groundbreaking yet very different bands, California alternative metal group Deftones and Swedish hardcore punk rockers Refused, brought seemingly limitless energy to their respective performances at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Tuesday, Aug. 2, reminding the packed audience why they’ve both remained relevant since the ’90s. Deftones were touring in support of “Gore,” their […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Chuck Mosley (ex-Faith No More) and Dead By Wednesday in Kutztown, 07/12/16

PHOTOS: Chuck Mosley (ex-Faith No More) and Dead By Wednesday in Kutztown, 07/12/16

Chuck Mosley, the former frontman of Faith No More, Cement, and even Bad Brains for a time, played a free intimate acoustic show at Young Ones Records in Kutztown on Tuesday, July 12 as part of a small cross-country tour called “Reintroduce Yourself: An Evening with Chuck Mosley.” Joined by Doug Esper on percussion, the […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Camp Bisco at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, 07/15-16/16

PHOTOS: Camp Bisco at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, 07/15-16/16

The nonstop party of Camp Bisco took over The Pavilion at Montage Mountain and the water park next door from Thursday, July 14 through Saturday, July 16, returning for its second year to Scranton with the organized chaos of dance music, light shows, and summertime fun. Running since 1999 and curated by Philadelphia electronic jamband […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Vans Warped Tour at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, 07/11/16

PHOTOS: Vans Warped Tour at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, 07/11/16

America’s longest-running touring summer music festival returned to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Monday, July 11 with a diverse lineup that attracted thousands of teenagers as well as adults feeling nostalgic for their adolescent years spent running from stage to stage to watch their favorite punk and hardcore bands play the Vans […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Coney Island Mermaid Parade in New York City, 06/18/16

PHOTOS: Coney Island Mermaid Parade in New York City, 06/18/16

Sebastian the crab may have some compelling arguments in his famous Disney song to remain “Under the Sea,” but he clearly never attended the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, where Ariel and all her colorful friends would fit in quite perfectly. With more than 3,000 registered participants, the Mermaid Parade is the nation’s largest art parade, […]

 Keith Perks

PHOTOS: Rock’N Derby, Day 3 – Shinedown, Megadeth, Coheed and Cambria, Sixx:A.M., and more, 05/22/16

PHOTOS: Rock’N Derby, Day 3 – Shinedown, Megadeth, Coheed and Cambria, Sixx:A.M., and more, 05/22/16

New Jersey-based SLP Concerts and GameLoud, the organizers behind popular festival events like The Bamboozle, Skate and Surf Festival, and Food Truck & Rock Carnival, launched the inaugural Rock’N Derby festival at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds in Schaghticoke, New York on May 20-22, delivering three days of top-notch heavy metal and hard rock, along with a […]