NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Episode 24 – The ‘Star Wars’ episode
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 […]
STREAMING: Listen to tracks from every NEPA Metal Meltdown festival band, Day 2
The hottest underground metal festival in Northeastern Pennsylvania, NEPA Metal Meltdown, is just over a week away, so to prepare you for the pit on May 8-9 at Diane’s Deli & Internet Cafe in Pittston, we’re streaming music from every band performing. Last week, we featured Day 1, so here’s Day 2. Bang your head […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Singer/songwriter Jenn Johnson
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 Jenn Johnson on April 28. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]
VIDEO: Watch The Bog in Scranton in animated LEGO form, then celebrate 9 years of Panked
Every last Thursday of the month, Conor McGuigan and Brian Langan host the amazing Panked dance party at The Bog in Scranton, yet for nine years, they’ve managed to make every event fun and unique with various crazy themes and great music. To celebrate their ninth birthday, they’ve enlisted Brooklyn electropop duo Hank & Cupcakes […]
STREAMING: Listen to tracks from every NEPA Metal Meltdown festival band, Day 1
The hottest underground metal festival in Northeastern Pennsylvania, NEPA Metal Meltdown, is just over a week away, so to prepare you for the pit on May 8-9 at Diane’s Deli & Internet Cafe in Pittston, we’re streaming music from every band performing, starting with Day 1. Bang your head to the tracks below, arranged in […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 5, 04/21/15
There were a few less performers than usual at Week 5 of the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition, but the level of talent on display continued to climb on Tuesday, April 21. Jason Vo returned to play his original guitar compositions, but this time he brought along his friend Bryan Banks […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Episode 23 – Music, both live and recorded, and current events with Esta Coda
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: Guitarist Jason Vo and drummer Bryan Banks
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 guitarist Jason Vo and drummer Bryan Banks on April 21. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining […]
Sean Danielsen of Smile Empty Soul will play acoustic show at Thirst T’s in Olyphant on May 21
The Electric City Music Conference and Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant are presenting an intimate acoustic evening with Sean Danielsen on Thursday, May 21. Danielsen is best known as the vocalist/guitarist of California alternative/hard rock band Smile Empty Soul, producing hits like “Bottom of a Bottle,” “Nowhere Kids,” and “Silhouettes.” Danielsen will be […]
NEPA NERDS: X-Man coming out as gay is character development, not a continuity crisis
“Have you tried not being a mutant?” This was one of the best lines in the 2003 film “X2: X-Men United,” making the general metaphor even more obvious in the “X-Men” sequel. Bobby Drake is “coming out” to his parents about being a mutant when his mother poses this question, serving as both a nod […]
