NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Episode 2 – The past, present, and future of media distribution
Professionally recorded every Monday at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com every Tuesday, the NEPA Scene Podcast is a free supplement to the website, expanding on the arts and entertainment stories covered on the site and going beyond them to discuss other news and entertainment topics. Each week, the […]
VIDEOS: 5 comedians test their varied material at NEPA Scene Open Mic Night, 11/18/14
NEPA Scene’s inaugural Open Mic Night at The Woodlands Inn in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Nov. 18 featured six funny local comedians, and one of them, Zack Hammond, won the audience vote that night. We have clips of all the performances below (with the exception of Kevin Lepka), in the order they appeared on stage. Who […]
The Gallery of Sound’s Top 8 Black Friday album picks
Record Store Day, an annual celebration of independent record stores, may only come once a year, but music lovers will get a second chance to pick up some special edition vinyls, collectors’ items, and more on Black Friday. While the store owners and employees that organize Record Store Day acknowledge that the idea of Black […]
PHOTOS: Scranton Fringe-tastic Party, 11/15/14
The first-ever Scranton Fringe Festival won’t be held until Oct. 1-4, 2015, but local supporters witnessed a taste of what is to come at a fund/awareness raiser on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the AfA Gallery in Scranton. Performers included Steve Werner playing his handpan, musical duo Daniel Amedee and Sarah Burke from New Orleans, and […]
SHORT FILM PREMIERE: ‘A Fine Dining Experience’ by director Jamie Sutor
Scranton filmmaker Jamie Sutor of Parents’ Basement Productions and NEPA Scene are proud to present the exclusive online premiere of “A Fine Dining Experience,” an abstract short film centering around several patrons in an upscale restaurant. The film is a comedy that plays on the stereotypes portrayed in a typical fine dining atmosphere. Written and […]
SONG PREMIERE: Down to Six – ‘Oceans’
After undergoing lineup changes back in September, Wilkes-Barre alt rock band Down to Six has a new album coming out next month, so in anticipation of that release, NEPA Scene teamed up with the group to offer an exclusive first listen to the lead single, “Oceans.” “The song is about losing your way and realizing […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene Open Mic Night, 11/18/14
NEPA Scene held its first-ever Open Mic Night at The Woodlands Inn in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Nov. 18, and while all types of artists were welcome to participate, comedians filled six of the eight available slots that evening, turning it into a fun and hilarious comedy night. Kevin Lepka, Zack Hammond, Nick Potoeski, Checkout Joe, […]
VIDEO: The gals behind the sights and scents of Alchemy Home Company in Scranton
Japhy Creative, a new Scranton media company, just released a video about another business located in the Electric City – Alchemy Home Company, a “natural potions, perfumes, and oddities” shop. Interviewing founder/owner Stacy Giovannucci throughout, the video has the feel of a short film, artistically portraying the atmosphere of the shop, which she operates with […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Episode 1 – Behind the website and digital journalism
NEPA Scene is excited and proud to unveil even more new original content today – the NEPA Scene Podcast. Professionally recorded every Monday at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com every Tuesday, the free podcast will act as a supplement to the website, expanding on the arts and entertainment […]
Friends of Lackawanna offers tools to fight Keystone Sanitary Landfill expansion
Friends of Lackawanna, a Dunmore-based nonprofit organization formed by concerned citizens, is fighting the Keystone Sanitary Landfill’s proposed Phase III expansion, which, according to the group, “would create a mountain of trash almost as high as Montage Mountain and keep the landfill operational another 50 years.” The above graphic, provided by Friends of Lackawanna, depicts […]
