PHOTOS: Choose your favorite tattoo artist before attending the Electric City Tattoo Convention
It isn’t easy choosing what your first – or next – tattoo will be, and it can be even more difficult to choose an artist to tattoo you. Events like the Electric City Tattoo Convention make this decision a bit easier, allowing attendees to view the work of over 140 artists from many different states […]
NEPA NERDS: ‘Daredevil’ is the superhero TV series with nothing to fear
A few weeks ago, I was going to write a column about how “The Flash” is currently the best superhero show on television, but I hesitated because “Daredevil” was set to premiere on Friday, April 10 on Netflix. By Saturday, the Man without Fear had beaten the Scarlet Speedster for that title – and Barry […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Cello, djembe, and handpan cover of the ‘Game of Thrones’ theme song
The fifth season of the epic fantasy series “Game of Thrones” begins tonight to HBO, so Scranton musicians Steve Werner and Dan King are celebrating with their own epic cover of the show’s main theme music. King, who plays cello in A Fire With Friends, and Werner, the drummer for Blinded Passenger, won the audience […]
3 Guys and a Beer’d and Electric City Tattoo Gallery will debut new tattoo-inspired beer at tattoo convention
3 Guys and a Beer’d Brewing Company and the Electric City Tattoo Gallery have teamed up to debut a brand new brew at the Electric City Tattoo Convention next weekend, and they’ve given NEPA Scene an exclusive first look at this meaningful combination of artwork and flavors. While the official name of beer isn’t finalized […]
PHOTOS: ‘Dizzy with a Dame’ art opening at the Electric City Tattoo Gallery, 04/03/15
The Electric City Tattoo Gallery in downtown Scranton was back on the First Friday map on April 3, just two weeks away from the sixth annual Electric City Tattoo Convention. Scranton artist Lyndsey Hughes displayed her most recent works throughout the gallery in a show called “Dizzy with a Dame,” her vintage pinup style in […]
EXCLUSIVE: Watch video of and stream/download 3 new live studio songs from Skip Monday
Kaylin Karr and Nathan Montella of Scranton indie pop duo Skip Monday joined us on Episode 20 of the NEPA Scene Podcast for an extensive interview and conversation, and while they were in The Stude at TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton, they recorded three original acoustic songs for us that can only be heard at their […]
Local Weezer tribute band No Memories picks their favorite Weezer songs
No Memories, the brand new Weezer tribute band from Northeastern Pennsylvania, is making their debut at O’Leary’s Pub in Scranton this Friday, April 10, so we asked vocalist/guitarist Ed Cuozzo (A Social State, Melded, A Fire With Friends), lead guitarist/vocalist Mike Ghigiarelli (Shattered Sky Productions, Melded), drummer Brad Beneski (Pull the Pin, Melded, Shattered Sky […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Comedian Dan Hoppel
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 Dan Hoppel on March 31. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 2, 03/31/15
The crowd and number of performers continued to grow for Week 2 of the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition on Tuesday, March 31, making it a longer but more interesting night. 25 varied acts took the stage at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, leading to an unpredictable evening that […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Episode 20 – Pursuing a career in music with young duo Skip Monday
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 […]
