The Top 6 reasons to attend the 6th annual Electric City Tattoo Convention
Presented by the Electric City Tattoo Gallery, the sixth annual Electric City Tattoo Convention at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center is just a few weeks away, so now may be the time that you’re deciding whether or not to attend this ever-growing event in downtown Scranton. We’ve made that decision much easier for you […]
Play ‘Pac-Man’ in the streets of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, or anywhere with Google Maps
Pac-Man has had countless games and reinterpretations since his debut in 1980. He quickly moved from the arcades to the comfort of our own homes and handheld devices, but he’s never quite been this close to home before. As their April Fools’ Day joke this year, Google has turned Google Maps into one big playable […]
VIDEOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 1, 03/24/15
Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we’ll post a few videos of various artists from the night, in addition to photos of all the performers. This is just a small sampling of the 22 local performers who took the […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Skip Monday (Kaylin Karr and Nathan Montella)
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 Scranton indie pop duo Skip Monday on March 24. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Episode 19 – Writing, reading, and performing at poetry slams with the Breaking Ground Poets
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 […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 1, 03/24/15
The local community support for the first-ever NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition on Tuesday, March 24 shattered our expectations, drawing a larger crowd than we ever received at our previous open mic events in Wilkes-Barre and breaking our record number of performers. 22 acts, including performers from the NEPA Scene Talent […]
NEPA NERD: Dear superhero films, embrace the spandex – it worked for Deadpool
In the original “X-Men” film, Wolverine questions the uniforms they’ve donned to fight Magneto and the Brotherhood just before their final confrontation. In response, Cyclops quips, “What would you prefer? Yellow spandex?” Actually, yes. Yes, I would. That was 15 years ago, which seems like a lifetime ago now, and for some young fans, it […]
VIDEO: The Russello Project perform instrumental masterpiece ’54’ live at Lyrics in Carbondale
Scranton guitar-based instrumental rock group The Russello Project just released a live video of their original song “54” from Lyrics Bar, Cafe & Music Venue in Carbondale that shows off exactly why frontman Charlie Russello was named Guitarist of the Year at the 2014 Steamtown Music Awards. The video of the jazzy progressive rock trio […]
PHOTOS: Asialena and Bryan Banks Duo at The V-Spot in Scranton, 03/18/15
Young Scranton singer/songwriter Asialena Bonitz, better known simply as Asialena, joined former Owen’s Grudge drummer and current solo musician Bryan Banks at The V-Spot in Scranton for a night of originals and cover songs ranging from the ’80s and ’90s to the present. Banks also played a few songs by himself on acoustic guitar before […]
Pittston heavy metal band ASHFALL rises again
Rockers return with new lineup at Diane's Deli on Saturday, March 28
Some heavy metal bands are concerned about projecting a certain image, about sounding and looking as intimidating as their mosh pit-inducing sound. Meeting at vocalist/guitarist Johnny Jones’ home, ASHFALL begins their conversation with NEPA Scene by talking about Gary Busey, chicken wings, and Taylor Swift, so it’s clear from the get-go that there are no […]
