Added on 03/24/2022
Rich Howells
arts festival , Scranton , Scranton Fringe Festival

When Scranton’s annual St. Patrick’s Parade was canceled in 2020 and postponed in 2021 due to the pandemic, residents of the city’s historic Hill Section celebrated in their own way with the first-ever Scranton PorchFest. Around 78 homes and small businesses became colorful “floats” under the direction of Scranton Fringe Festival organizers, and live music […]
Added on 02/24/2022
Rich Howells
Berwick , crowdfunding , Mechanicsburg , New Jersey , New York , Scranton , Warrendale , Wilkes-Barre

Over the last few days, gold-certified alternative rock band Cold, best known for hits like “Stupid Girl” and “Just Got Wicked,” has announced their coast-to-coast Black Sunday Tour, and Scranton’s own alt rockers University Drive will be sharing stages with them on every date. UD toured the country with Cold in 2019 as one of […]
Added on 02/18/2022
Rich Howells
Archbald , Clifford , Drums , Lake Ariel , Lehigh Valley , Motionless In White , Olyphant , Philadelphia , punk , Scranton , Thirst T's , Weatherly , West Chester

The music of Anytime Soon often captures the sound of growing up on early 2000s punk and emo tunes, Vans Warped Tour, MTV, CKY DVDs, “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater,” “Jackass,” and “Viva La Bam,” so when it came time for the Scranton band to search for shooting locations for their next music video, what better […]
Added on 02/17/2022
Rich Howells
Archbald , Eynon , Northumberland , Plains , premiere , River Street Jazz Cafe , Scranton , Stage West , Wilkes-Barre

Anyone who has seen University Drive knows what a tight band they are, and behind the scenes, the group has become even tighter. Since premiering their first-ever music video on NEPA Scene last October, the Scranton-based alternative rockers have continually rehearsed while playing only a select few shows as they plan to announce something big […]
Added on 01/25/2022
Rich Howells
Karl Hall , Philadelphia , Plains , punk , Wilkes-Barre

After nearly two years, Karl Hall is finally ready to bring concerts back inside. COVID-19 closed the intimate all-ages venue in March of 2020, and while it hosted online shows as well as a massive drive-in concert with the Mohegan Sun Arena, the downtown Wilkes-Barre building remained closed into 2021, instead opting to hold a […]
Added on 01/20/2022
Rich Howells
competition , contest , coronavirus , Finnegan's , Kingston , Mohegan Sun Pocono , Plains , River Street Jazz Cafe , Scranton , V-Spot , Wilkes-Barre

The contest is called “The Big Break,” where seven acts will compete across four stages for some major prizes, but the real challenge has been behind the scenes where Eyal Filkovsky is hoping this experience doesn’t break him. With just days until the first night of live performances is set to begin, musicians have been […]
Added on 01/07/2022
Rich Howells
metal , Olyphant , premiere , Wilkes-Barre

Much like the destructive weapon they are named after, Cruel Bomb packs a lot into a little package. The Wilkes-Barre band’s new EP, “Man Made,” has only five tracks, but it contains all the fierce firepower of a full album of old school trash metal with only three members – vocalist/guitarist Brandon James, bassist Kennie […]
Added on 12/21/2021
Rich Howells
Noir , Scranton , Stage West

Stage West has announced its final event, and it’s as unconventional as the three-year life of the West Scranton music venue. The corner bar will turn the lights down low to host one more sexy Noir Nights event on Saturday, Jan. 1 before the lights go off for good. Created by The Strange and Unusual […]
Added on 12/08/2021
Rich Howells
Scranton , Stage West , State College

In October of 2018, just a few months after The Vault Tap & Kitchen closed after four years in business, the former bank building in West Scranton reopened as Stage West. The historic structure on North Main Avenue was reworked by one of its co-owners, Steve Masterson, into a small, 200-capacity music venue that hosted […]
Added on 12/02/2021
Rich Howells
Christmas , Kingston , The Strange and Unusual

If you’ve been more naughty than nice this year, skip those lines at the mall waiting for Santa Claus and go straight to The Strange and Unusual Oddities Parlor in Kingston to meet Krampus instead on Saturday, Dec. 11. A dark counterpart to ol’ Saint Nick and his rewards for good children, Krampus is a […]