A new year, new name, and new diversity turns Jermyn music festival into NEPAPALOOZA
Over 20 local bands perform May 29-30 at Mountain Sky
“Original Music Showcase” just doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as NEPAPALOOZA. But that wasn’t the only reason Mountain Sky changed the name of the Jermyn music festival in its third year – it’s an event that has continued to develop into something worthy of the “palooza” theme. Friday, May 29 and Saturday, […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Episode 27 – The universal appeal of bluegrass music with Coal Town Rounders
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 […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Comedian Ted Hebert
Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was comedian Ted Hebert on May 19. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]
SONG PREMIERE: Silhouette Lies – ‘The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight’
Since the beginning of 2015, Scranton hard rock band Silhouette Lies has been locked in the studio working tirelessly on their debut full-length album. Now NEPA Scene gets to unleash the exclusive premiere of the first haunting single from that album, “The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight.” “Lyrically, the song is about a serial killer and […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Metal Meltdown, 05/08-09/15
The largest underground metal music festival in Northeastern Pennsylvania, NEPA Metal Meltdown, returned for its second year to Diane’s Deli & Internet Cafe in Pittston, drawing bigger crowds, an incredible lineup, and a whole lot of head banging. Friday, May 8 featured performances from Bloodeagle, Dreadful Recognition, Threatpoint, King Bison, Wrath of Typhon, Praise the […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 8, 05/12/15
Peckville singer/songwriter Katie Evans has been attending the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition since Week 1, and as she performed better and better each time, her persistence paid off. After several weeks of coming close, she won the audience vote with her original and cover songs on acoustic guitar on May […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Episode 26 – Brewing craft beer with 3 Guys and a Beer’d
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 […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Singer/songwriter Katie Evans
Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was singer/songwriter Katie Evans on May 12. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]
Scranton author channels Voodoo queen through children’s book ‘Little Laveau’
Book signings held in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, and New Orleans
alking into Erin Rovin’s Scranton home, New Orleans can be seen everywhere, from little trinkets spread throughout to colorful art adorning the walls. Though she’s from the Electric City, a little piece of her has remained in NOLA since her honeymoon. As a writer, she began with celebrity gossip and moved into writing about New […]
VIDEO: Skip Monday covers slow, stripped down ‘House of the Rising Sun’
Scranton indie pop duo Skip Monday just launched their new YouTube channel with a fresh and unexpected take on the traditional folk song “The House of the Rising Sun,” made popular in 1964 by The Animals. Filmed by Imattie Films at Mountain Sky in Jermyn, they were joined on bass by Frankie Polumbo, a.k.a. Your […]
