Ritz Theater in Scranton hosts 4-day Vans Warped Tour music festival on June 12-15

During the heyday of the Vans Warped Tour, Scranton was often a popular stop for the rock festival, including its last national run in 2018. When it was announced last year that Warped would return in 2025, many fans were disappointed to learn that it would only be for a series of festivals in Washington, […]
SONG PREMIERE: Scranton indie folk duo Sweetnest traverses the darkening ‘Forest’

Over half of Pennsylvania is made up of forests, covering the Commonwealth in an expansive green canopy of natural beauty that supports a dynamic ecosystem of vegetation and wildlife while also providing a peaceful landscape for exploration and recreation. As the fall foliage crumbles and the sun sets earlier behind the barren trees of the […]
NEPA SCENE SESSIONS: Mountain Top dark wave/neofolk singer/songwriter Zeu

As clouds gathered and fall weather crept through the darkened window with spine-tingling chills and a lingering sense of dread, Mountain Top singer/songwriter Zeu tore down his haunting collection of gothic dark wave and neofolk tunes with an acoustic guitar and harmonica for Episode 6 of NEPA Scene Sessions, including selections from his new album […]
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal will play first full band show ever in Scranton at Good Things Fest on Aug. 10

Since he was a teenager growing up in Scranton, Adam McIlwee has been experimenting and innovating as a musician, so why would he stop now? He started his first band, Closed Mouth, at age 13, and his career began in earnest in 2005 when he co-founded the band Tigers Jaw, which garnered success in the […]
NEPA SCENE SESSIONS: Scranton indie/alt/punk singer/songwriter Betty White Devil

Scranton singer/songwriter D.J. Baker painted vivid pictures of personal memories with his indie/alternative/punk rock project Betty White Devil in Episode 5 of NEPA Scene Sessions. Wrapping his catchy tunes in quick wit with a wry smile, he shared acoustic versions of tracks from his debut album, “Uranus Ore Mine,” as well as new songs yet […]
NEPA SCENE SESSIONS: Scranton alternative rock singer/songwriter Apollo Putnam

Scranton singer/songwriter Apollo Putnam plays his sagacious alternative rock songs acoustically, which is how they were originally composed, in Episode 4 of NEPA Scene Sessions. This contemplative five-song set of original work includes selections written for his full band, The Apollo Quantum Vision. NEPA Scene Sessions is an acoustic music series filmed live in our […]