YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton pop punk band GlowNovember
GlowNovember City: Scranton Genre(s): Pop punk, easycore Years active: 2014-present Sounds like: For those who remember the early 2000s explosion of pop punk, sweating in the midday sun in a Vans Warped Tour mosh pit as you bounced in unison with the crowd screaming lyrics of youthful heartbreak, the songs of GlowNovember will bring all […]
EXCLUSIVE: Scranton illustrator worked on new album artwork for Snoop Dogg, featured on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
Snoop Dogg is a larger-than-life celebrity whose fame extends far beyond his groundbreaking hip-hop career, but with his 14th solo album, “Coolaid,” he says he is returning to his “gangsta rap” roots, and he has recruited Scranton artist Justin Roach to help with the cover art, which features work by Snoop’s cousin Joe Cool, famous […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Protesting Wilkes-Barre Area School District cuts to arts programs
Professionally recorded on Mondays at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com on Tuesdays, 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 […]
PHOTOS: Fine Arts Fiesta on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, 05/19/16
Just before Joe Bonamassa took the stage at the F.M. Kirby Center on Thursday, May 19, NEPA Scene photographer Robb Malloy stopped by the 61st annual Fine Arts Fiesta on Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre to check out its opening day. As its website explains, the free four-day event has a long, rich history in […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 12, 05/17/16
The final qualifying week of Season 3 of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent on Tuesday, May 17 was packed with a variety of acts, some returning from previous weeks and some completely new to the event. In the end, the audience at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant chose a group of young newcomers as […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton hard rock/metal band Behind the Grey
Behind the Grey City: Scranton Genre(s): Hard rock, metal Years active: 2012-present Sounds like: As the artwork on the cover of their debut album implies, this is hard rock that will rip your heart out and haunt the hollow cavity inside. With heavy, driving riffs pulling the soaring vocal melodies into the depths of despair, […]
PHOTOS: Joe Bonamassa at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 05/19/16
With the Fine Arts Fiesta just outside the doors, blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa sold out the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre once again on Thursday, May 19, just four months after headlining two shows at Carnegie Hall. Supporting his 12th studio album, “Blues of Desperation,” that was released in March, the 39-year-old legend from […]
Free screenwriting workshop with local director starts June 9 at Game Chateau in Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: The Game Chateau in Wilkes-Barre has announced its third community writers workshop – screenwriting with local director, producer, and screenwriter Jon YonKondy, MFA. The workshop will run weekly on Thursday nights throughout the month of June starting on Thursday, June 9. It will involve a broad survey of screenwriting as an […]
Scranton-born comedian Samantha Ruddy named one of ’50 Funniest People in Brooklyn’ by Brooklyn Magazine
Comedian Samantha Ruddy, who was born in Scranton and has been living in New York City since 2014, was named one of “The 50 Funniest People in Brooklyn” in an article published today by Brooklyn Magazine. The 24-year-old comic and writer, who may have the funniest Twitter account of anyone from Northeastern Pennsylvania, was a […]
VIDEO: Kingston tattoo artist Ryan Ashley Malarkey competing in Season 8 of ‘Ink Master’
In a special live episode on Spike last night, Arizona tattoo artist Anthony Michaels was named the winner of Season 7 of “Ink Master.” A trailer that debuted soon after revealed that Kingston tattoo artist Ryan Ashley Malarkey will have a chance to compete in Season 8. Malarkey, who is known for her intricate black […]
