ARCHIVES: Courting controversy again, Ted Nugent returns to the Peak on Aug. 14
Ted Nugent’s recent comments in the media have resulted in protests in other states, but when he returns to Pennsylvania tonight, he’s expecting nothing but love. The controversial guitarist will be performing at Penn’s Peak with opener Laura Wilde, starting at 8 p.m. His latest live album, “Ultralive Ballisticrock,” was recorded at the venue in […]
ARCHIVES: Banjos and banter – Steve Martin and Edie Brickell talk ‘Love’ and bluegrass before Wilkes-Barre performance
“He has the enthusiasm of a kid,” Edie Brickell says of her recent musical collaborator, Steve Martin. “I’ve worked with younger bands, younger musicians who have been disheartened or jaded somehow by what they experienced or what they do, and Steve is just bright as can be, like working with a teenager. It brings out […]
ARCHIVES: Captain, We’re Sinking reveals ‘The Future’ at acoustic record release show in Wilkes-Barre
Captain, We’re Sinking’s new album “The Future Is Cancelled” may sound bleak, but the mostly Philadelphia-based punk rockers, who originally started in Scranton, are actually on their way up. After finishing a successful tour with his brother Greg’s band, The Menzingers, guitarist/vocalist Bob Barnett is ready, though a bit nervous, to showcase his banjo picking […]
ARCHIVES: ‘Hell yeah’ – Menzingers are back in Scranton for Steamtown Beer & Music Festival
When The Menzingers were asked if they’d like to play the first-ever Steamtown Beer & Music Festival, guitarist/vocalist Tom May felt the answer was obvious. “We love beer and Scranton, so hell yeah!” While the four punk rockers moved to Philadelphia over five years ago to better network with fellow bands, it was the Northeast […]
ARCHIVES: From Batman to Scranton – writer Scott Beatty celebrates Free Comic Book Day at Comics on the Green
Not only is Comics on the Green in downtown Scranton offering free comics on Free Comic Book Day this Saturday, May 4, but the shop is also offering the chance to meet one of those comic’s writers. Scott Beatty, known for penning characters like Batman, Robin, Green Lantern, Sherlock Holmes, The Shadow, The Phantom, and […]
ARCHIVES REVIEW: Starwood and Mindless Self Indulgence have weird, wild evening in Philly
“Let’s just get this opening band over with!” an impatient Mindless Self Indulgence fan complained from the front row of the Electric Factory stage in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 14. Once the otherworldly members of Starwood took the stage at 8 p.m., however, this cry was quickly silenced and replaced with awe. Opening acts, even […]
ARCHIVES: We are the champions – members of Wilkes-Barre bands Lifer and Breaking Benjamin form Stardog Champion
Heavy-hitting champs Breaking Benjamin and Lifer are two household names in hard rock, particularly in Northeastern Pennsylvania. But with the newly formed Stardog Champion, some of their former members are looking to tour – and take over – the world. Aaron Fink started playing guitar when he was 13. His father was an “avid music […]
ARCHIVES: Punk legends Bad Religion aren’t reliant on their past as they find ‘True North’
Any band with over three decades of history will automatically receive the “legendary” label, but Bad Religion has earned it. What other punk group has not only survived this long, but also stayed as active and prolific as these Los Angeles natives? Touring in support of their 16th studio record, “True North,” the five-piece (not […]
ARCHIVES: The Underground Saints go marching off to final gig at The Rattler in Pittston on March 23
AJ Jump vividly remembers his first time playing with the Underground Saints, and for good reason. Lead vocalist and guitarist John Smith, lead guitarist and vocalist Pat Flynn, and bassist Mark Kiesinger formed the Northeast Pennsylvania-based alternative rock group in 2007, but they were without a drummer by their second gig. Jump was at the […]
ARCHIVES: Everclear vocalist Art Alexakis basks in ‘Afterglow’ before Mt. Airy Casino show in the Poconos
“I can’t remember a time that I didn’t want to play in a rock band – my first letter to Santa, no kidding,” Everclear frontman Art Alexakis recalled in a phone interview with NEPA Scene. “When I was four years old, I asked for an electric guitar and an organ and a drum set. Even […]
