EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Main lineup announced for 2016 Scranton Fringe Festival
The 2015 Scranton Fringe Festival consisted of 48 productions in 12 venues over four days, with 1,800 individual tickets sold and 3,000 unique individuals in attendance. This year, the festival looks to top that with 54 acts from nine states and two countries on Sept. 29-Oct. 2, adding workshops, a short film festival, and more […]
After moving from Wilkes-Barre to Scranton last year, Arts Seen Gallery closing on May 27
In April of 2015, the Arts Seen Gallery was forced to move from its location on Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre to make way for a market and café. It reopened in the 500 block of Lackawanna Avenue in downtown Scranton just two months later on June 5 as the Arts Seen Gallery Co-op & […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 11, 05/10/16
A longtime supporter and unexpected contestant won the audience vote at NEPA Scene’s Got Talent on Tuesday, May 10, proving once again that it’s not only anybody’s game, but that first-time performers can win right alongside more experienced acts every week at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant. Scranton photographer Lisa Petz has been […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Wilkes-Barre blues rock with Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen
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 […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre bluegrass folk rock band Cabinet
Cabinet City: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Genre(s): Bluegrass, Americana, folk rock Years active: 2006-present Sounds like: This is bluegrass for people who didn’t know they loved bluegrass and for longtime fans of the genre who want to experience something more organic and experimental live, like a jam band with country roots. It’s the kind of music that makes […]
SONG PREMIERE: Turn up ‘ShhShhShh,’ the imaginative new single from Scranton’s Jung Bergo
Just a few weeks ago, we told you to listen to Scranton alternative roots rock band Jung Bergo – now we’ve got something brand new for you to hear as we exclusively premiere the first single from their new album, “Everything New Is Old Again,” an abstract track titled “ShhShhShh.” Formed in 2009, Jung Bergo […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Managing bluegrass band Cabinet and organizing the Susquehanna Breakdown festival
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: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 10, 05/03/16
For the second time in Season 3 – and the second time in the history of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent – two performers tied the audience vote on Tuesday, May 3, and since they were both so good, we decided that both of them should win and go on to the Finals Showcase at Thirst […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Wilkes-Barre dream punk band Spur
Spur City: Wilkes-Barre Genre(s): Dream punk rock Years active: 2014-present Sounds like: Spur is punk music to get lost in, tripping down echoing hallways of forgotten emotions and ending up dead center in a bouncing club crowd. As subdued as it is aggressive, this is rock with pop hooks surrounded by indie/alternative ambiance – dream […]
‘Concert for Katchmore’ benefits Behind the Grey singer battling cancer at V-Spot in Scranton on June 11
Scranton metal band Behind the Grey has built a dedicated following over the last few years through their acclaimed debut album, “Through the Grip of Tyrants,” unwavering support of the local music scene, and consistent schedule of intense live shows, so when they started canceling recent appearances, fans knew something was amiss. Last week, the […]
